[00:45] <greg-g> le sigh
[13:51] <cmaloney> morning
[14:07] <brousch> indeed
[14:28] <cmaloney> \m/
[14:47] <waldo323> cheers
[15:15] <jrwren> Good morning.
[16:03] <cmaloney> waldo323: Hey, long time no see! :)
[16:03] <cmaloney> (in IRC that is)
[16:03] <cmaloney> Finally got JoDee's phone back from LG
[16:03] <cmaloney> glad they fixed it, but a little upset those fsckers stole the original box I shipped it in.
[16:04] <cmaloney> since it had the lovely little sim removal tool. :(
[16:06] <waldo323> cmaloney, good to be back.  tough lesson regarding the phone, typically I'll only send the phone and any specified parts otherwise I hold on to them
[16:07] <jrwren> ya know... that is a good point. I sometimes save original boxes for that purpose, but i've never had one returned to me. They won't save it and return it to you.
[16:10] <mrgoodcat> seem sort of silly tbh
[16:10] <mrgoodcat> i'm almost surprised they don't send it back in the normal packaging anyways
[16:10] <mrgoodcat> since its like purpose built to protect the phone in shipping
[16:11] <cmaloney> Probably because it's fedex and they pay by the mm or some shit
[16:11] <mrgoodcat> haha
[16:11] <mrgoodcat> i hate fedex
[16:11] <mrgoodcat> it actually prevents me from using certain online stores
[16:12] <mrgoodcat> i'll do just about anything to use ups instead
[16:12] <cmaloney> Yeah, no kidding
[16:12] <mrgoodcat> ups has a key to my apartment building. fedex does not. also i've now had twice where i stayed home to receive a package from fedex and it was marked as "unable to deliver, recipient not home" with no door tag left
[16:13] <mrgoodcat> which is just downright unacceptable
[16:13] <cmaloney> The delivery dude knocked and was literally holding the "sucks to be you" tag, ready to affix on the door
[16:13] <cmaloney> Sorry bud, but that is not an atomic operation
[16:13] <mrgoodcat> i wouldn't mind if that was the case so much. i understand the dudes in a hurry i guess. but i mean i was home and nobody ever knocked or buzzed and there was no door tag left
[16:14] <mrgoodcat> they simply didn't come
[16:14] <cmaloney> and then he hands me a pen to write on their device to sign
[16:14] <cmaloney> so I likely scratched it.
[16:14] <cmaloney> mrgoodcat: I really hate that mentality
[16:14] <mrgoodcat> i've read online that the drivers will mark deliveries as unsuccessful if they're running behind because then they aren't held accountable for the late delivery
[16:14] <mrgoodcat> because they're penalized for not delivering their quota
[16:15] <cmaloney> But yeah, I've had instances where fedex was "unable to deliver" when they barely made any ripples near the porch
[16:15] <cmaloney> I'm still al little salty about the CD that Amazon sent that somehow got lost in Romulus
[16:15] <cmaloney> I hope you enjoy Revocation, ya bastards
[16:15] <mrgoodcat> fedex takes a coveted spot above comcast and verizon for "most hated company" in my house
[16:16] <cmaloney> I think DHL is somewhere in that mix
[16:16] <mrgoodcat> ah i've not had too much experience with dhl
[16:16] <cmaloney> That's in part because they're the one company that sucks worse than Fed Ex
[16:16] <mrgoodcat> haha
[16:17] <cmaloney> FedEx is great for businesses because they make packages disappear better than anyone
[16:17] <cmaloney> DHL is just a burden on both sides of that transaction
[16:17] <cmaloney> So I understand why FedEx gets used a lot, but they're a pain for anyone that isn't a business.
[16:18] <mrgoodcat> amazon uses ups at least for my address so that's 99% of my online spending covered
[16:18] <mrgoodcat> and ups can deliver to my apartment when i'm not home so i don't have to stay home for a day
[16:23] <jrwren> i get lots of USPS from amazon now.
[16:33] <cmaloney> I <3 usps when they don't completely fuck up
[16:34] <cmaloney> eg: send a priority-mail package to Florida instead of Texas
[16:34] <cmaloney> I can understand why though: they totally look the same. ;)
[17:37] <cmaloney> Got my first consulting check today. W00t!
[17:37] <cmaloney> I'm no longer a complete burden to society!
[17:37] <cmaloney> \o/
[17:49] <_stink_> o/o/
[18:19] <mrgoodcat> |m|/
[19:16] <mrgoodcat> rick_h: oh i missed your response (even though it was only like 2 minutes after my question). thanks for letting me know. i'm currently going through the process of agonizing over bike choices :)
[19:17] <mrgoodcat> ideally i'd be going for a short travel FS carbon 1x or possibly 2x with components taht aren't too garbage
[19:17] <mrgoodcat> like SRAM GX or Shimano SLX or better
[19:18] <mrgoodcat> i'll probably have to compromise to stay within budget though
[19:22] <rick_h> mrgoodcat: always happy to chat bikes. Yea I just got my Ibis mojo 3, 1x eagle
[19:23] <rick_h> mrgoodcat: but yea, eagle gx is good stuff in the more entry bikes
[19:23] <rick_h> mrgoodcat: what are you looking at? Giant has some good budget offerings.
[19:23] <rick_h> Good price to perf, diamondback has a new one that's carbon as well.
[19:24] <mrgoodcat> yea diamondback has some really good deals
[19:24] <mrgoodcat> i get a corporate discount on their website too
[19:24] <mrgoodcat> varies bike to bike but the overdrive carbon pro 29er is only 1904 after the discount
[19:24] <rick_h> Nice, they've got a build a bike thing on their site which is cool
[19:25] <rick_h> I was thinking release 3? I'd have to look.
[19:25] <mrgoodcat> i've also got a line on a 20% discount at ACF (which means trek)
[19:25] <rick_h> Cool
[19:25] <mrgoodcat> yea the release is their FS that i was looking at
[19:25] <mrgoodcat> i'm a bit torn between FS and hardtail at the moment
[19:26] <mrgoodcat> I think i've pretty much come to grips with the fact that my budget will probably dictate an aluminum bike if i go FS
[19:26] <rick_h> So I've been on hardtail for 2years and fs for a month, FS feels better downhill but that's about it.
[19:26] <rick_h> On anbig down hill I can do it faster.
[19:26] <mrgoodcat> yea i've been on both. learned on a HT diamondback, switched to a trek FS, now i'm on a norco revolver HT
[19:26] <rick_h> But it's not like "I couldn't do that before I had a FS"
[19:27] <rick_h> Gotcha
[19:27] <mrgoodcat> actually my bike is still a trek
[19:27] <mrgoodcat> but its taken apart
[19:27] <rick_h> Hah
[19:27] <mrgoodcat> and i've been riding the norco
[19:27] <mrgoodcat> which is my dads
[19:28] <rick_h> Ibe got some spare parts if you want. Carbon bar, xt brakes, etc. Been hacking on things.
[19:28] <mrgoodcat> current frontrunners are trek procaliber 9.8 (carbon ht), trek top fuel 8 (aluminum FS), diamondback overdrive pro carbon (carbon HT)
[19:29] <mrgoodcat> did you get the carbon bar for the weight reduction or do you notice its any more comfortable to ride? i've only used aluminum bars
[19:29] <mrgoodcat> i know a lot of people say the carbon bars have more flex though which can reduce hand fatigue
[19:31] <rick_h> Yea I got it for width and testing how it felt different
[19:32] <rick_h> My ibis came with an I is bar but I've bought my own before so not using the Ibis carbon
[19:33] <mrgoodcat> got it
[19:33] <rick_h> I like how it feels but with grips and gloves can't tell a ton
[19:33] <mrgoodcat> the mojo 3 is a 27.5?
[19:33] <rick_h> 27.5+
[19:34] <rick_h> I've got minion 2.8s on there
[19:34] <mrgoodcat> oh man i was looking at plus bikes
[19:34] <mrgoodcat> they look so fun
[19:34] <rick_h> Yea, with my weight and around here I wanted to go plus
[19:34] <rick_h> So I looked at all of them
[19:35] <rick_h> Really really happy with it so far
[19:36] <mrgoodcat> glad to hear
[19:40] <rick_h> Grip has been great in leafy covered stuff the last month
[19:41] <mrgoodcat> yea the wide tires have crazy grip
[19:41] <mrgoodcat> the only thing i've heard is that plus tires can get slippery in mud really quick
[19:42] <mrgoodcat> but that's fine since i usually try not to bike in the mud too often
[19:50] <rick_h> Yea not looking to shower off in the cold before going in the house.
[20:30] <brousch> cmaloney: Congrats! Who are you consulting with?
[20:30] <cmaloney> A friend's company
[20:30] <rick_h> cmaloney: what's this?
[20:30] <cmaloney> not sure how much I can reveal at the moment. :)
[20:31] <cmaloney> rick_h: I got paid today. :)
[20:31] <rick_h> cmaloney: woot woot
[20:31]  * cmaloney is not a freeloader. :)
[20:31] <brousch> Is it for development?
[20:31] <cmaloney> brousch: Yeah
[20:31] <cmaloney> and interesting development at that
[20:31] <brousch> That's good enough to satisfy me
[20:33] <mrgoodcat> congrats!
[20:33] <cmaloney> Thanks!
[20:33] <cmaloney> If anything this has taught me that I need more sources of income
[20:33]  * cmaloney starts planning out Typing Monkey Omnimedia
[20:33] <cmaloney> ;)
[22:49] <Scary_Guy> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication