[02:13] <waldo323> cool! what was your change?
[12:56] <cmaloney> Good morning
[12:58] <_stink_> that thunder was loud last night
[13:01] <cmaloney> Yeah it was
[13:01] <cmaloney> My compuer UPS turned off
[13:01] <cmaloney> naturally this is the day that JoDee is starting a different school (OCC Southfield)
[13:01] <cmaloney> yes, on a Saturday
[13:14] <cmaloney-exile> OK, this UPS is now a liability
[13:24] <_stink_> hah
[13:30] <cmaloney-exile> Think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and just get a new one when Microcenter opens
[13:30] <cmaloney-exile> Dammit, only 30 minutes to go
[13:31] <cmaloney-exile> And then see how this one can be fixed and if so I'll move it onto the network equipment
[13:31] <cmaloney-exile> at the very least the cable modem has its own battery
[13:31] <cmaloney-exile> Might need a new battery, even though it claims it's cool
[15:17] <cmaloney> Geez, replacement battery for this UPS is ridiculous: https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups/replacement-batteries/?filter_product-models=cp1350pfclcd
[17:53] <greg-g> lithium?
[17:54] <greg-g> cmaloney: you... should be able to find a much cheaper option... unless that size is impossible to find other places (by size I mean dimensions).
[17:54] <greg-g> cmaloney: a 7ah 12v battery shouldn't be 92 dollars
[17:54] <jrwren> might as well just get a new ups.
[17:54]  * greg-g is specing out a 'solar generator' right now
[17:54] <jrwren> its the old printer/ink business model.
[17:54] <jrwren> greg-g: what makes it a "generator" ?
[17:55] <greg-g> jrwren: attaching to solar panels
[17:55] <greg-g> basically, a battery with a lot of good ports (usb, cigarette, inverter) and solar panels
[17:56] <greg-g> my current amazon list with some redundancy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1XGV50DQI1JGF/ref=cm_wl_huc_title
[17:56] <greg-g> basically, I'm making a really ugly but way cheaper, version of https://www.rei.com/product/862518/goal-zero-yeti-400-portable-power-generator
[17:59] <cmaloney> I did get a new UPS
[17:59] <cmaloney> and Amazon has replacement batteries for $70
[17:59] <cmaloney> so I might pick one up to revive it for a little while longer
[18:00] <cmaloney> it's 5 1/2 years old so that's typical for a battery
[18:00] <cmaloney> but yeah, the battery is half of the cost of a new unit
[19:47] <jrwren> greg-g: sounds fun!
[19:56] <jrwren> https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/05/malware-found-in-ubuntu-snap-store.html  i hate snaps.
[19:56] <jrwren> ruins linux
[21:37] <cmaloney> snaps are awful
[22:18] <_stink_> huh i never even heard of them
[22:19] <cmaloney> _stink_: Give it a bit; you'll hear they're being discontinued
[22:37] <_stink_> hah, my favorite kind of fad... the one i miss.
[22:52] <cmaloney> exactly