[06:44] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[06:44] <knightwise> good morning brobostigon
[06:44] <brobostigon> morning knightwise
[06:45] <knightwise> hows it goin dude
[06:47] <brobostigon> first coffee of the day dissappearing quickly, mostly asleep, and you?
[06:48] <knightwise> havent had coffee yet , still on tea
[06:49] <brobostigon> :)
[06:52] <knightwise> Just posted the new podcast: https://knightwise.com/kw1302-a-look-at-knightwises-kindle/
[06:56]  * brobostigon has knightwise's blog setup in his tt-rss installation, :)
[06:58] <knightwise> :)
[06:58] <knightwise> yeah ,  we have shows lined up untill mid october :)
[06:58] <brobostigon> :)
[07:00] <knightwise> been preparing a "retro 80's cartoon themesong cover episode"
[07:02] <brobostigon> https://taylorworld.one my work in progress, :)
[08:01] <knightwise> oooh RPG
[08:11] <brobostigon> :)
[08:23] <knightwise> Hmm.. been buying some of those BDM magazines in the shop
[08:23] <knightwise> computerbooks about coding, raspberry pi etc
[08:23] <knightwise> pretty low level but well done.
[08:23] <knightwise> 180 page magazines full of projects and instructions
[08:24] <knightwise> only now found out they are also available as online pdf's for half the price
[08:29] <brobostigon> thats a big difference, magazines like that are inheritly expensive here, thats why my brother still buys the C'T magazine for me, which is 4.9 euro, which is £4.37, a magazine like that here would be 4 times that price.
[08:32] <knightwise> I think i payed 19 euro's for the edition i got yesterday
[08:32] <brobostigon> ouch.
[08:32] <knightwise> But i would prefer to have the digital versions
[08:36] <knightwise> I'm realy into digital reading
[08:36] <knightwise> things kicked up a notch when I found an old kindle fire at the dump this weekend :)
[08:36] <knightwise> now I have a small tablet to read pdf's and stuff :)
[08:37] <brobostigon> :)
[09:04] <knightwise> amazing what people throw away
[09:04] <brobostigon> oh yes.
[09:07] <knightwise> Its a secret hobby of mine.
[09:07] <knightwise> going to the recycling center, dumpsterdiving in the electronics bin and bringing home stuff just to fix it up and give it away
[09:07]  * knightwise loves that
[09:08] <brobostigon> :)
[09:14] <knightwise> hmm. now I just need to look for a Sonos replacement for the office
[09:15] <knightwise> been thinking about using musicbox on a pi
[09:48] <knightwise> or I might just install mopidby on an old imac I have lying around
[12:02] <zxmoy-pi> i've had a few ereaders from 7" cool-er to 5" kobo and a few inbetween.  i usually just switch back to using phone after a while.
[12:02] <knightwise> Nah , cant read on a phone
[12:04] <zxmoy-pi> my first ereader was a palm iiix so i'm used to small screens. these days i use my nokia 3310 2017 edition for reading
[12:04] <zxmoy-pi> the battery life is near infinite on the bugger :-)
[12:04] <knightwise> yes ! Same for me
[12:04] <knightwise> read a TON of books on that one
[12:05] <knightwise> Palm
[12:05] <knightwise> handspring visor
[12:05] <zxmoy-pi> i tried reading on my earlier pda a psion 3a but it wasn't as comfy to hold to read a book
[12:05] <knightwise> ipaQ (yes , that s a q)
[12:05] <knightwise> then the Sony PRS 505
[12:05] <knightwise> a kobo, a kindle and now a kindle oasis
[12:05] <zxmoy-pi> i remember the compaq ipaqs. one of the better pocket pc devices iirc
[12:06] <knightwise> yes
[12:06] <zxmoy-pi> still dreadful but way better than the rest
[12:06] <knightwise> I read the entire han solo trilogy on the iPaq
[12:06] <knightwise> and then some , a lot by arthur c clarke and of course star trek novels
[12:07] <zxmoy-pi> i have all clarke and star trek on my nokia :-)
[12:07] <zxmoy-pi> about 10gb of ebooks
[12:08] <knightwise> Rama was probably my favorite (the first one)
[12:09] <zxmoy-pi> i like the sequels but the series should have stopped after the first one alright
[12:14] <knightwise> yep , never got through the second one
[12:14] <knightwise> this weeks podcast is about "what am i reading"
[12:20] <zxmoy-pi> the last line in the first one left it a wonderful anticipation....
[12:28] <knightwise> yep , but then the second books tanks
[12:28] <knightwise> enjoyed the space oddissey series too
[12:38] <zxmoy-pi> 2061 is the weak one of that series and i still enjoyed it... they keep saying they're going to make the film....
[12:44] <diplo> Morning all
[12:44] <diplo> Afternoon even
[12:46] <knightwise> 2061  ? I thought that was the best one
[12:47] <zxmoy-pi> 3001 > 2010 > 2001 > 2061 would be my order
[12:48] <zxmoy-pi> but i suspect the movie version of 2010 really made me like it a bit more as it was so good
[12:50] <zxmoy-pi> especially the way 3001 was left open for a sequel as i read it...
[12:59] <knightwise> yep , but never finished
[12:59] <knightwise> I thought the book was way better then the movie
[13:01] <zxmoy-pi> it was but the movie did the ships well... they did zero gravity well, the aerobraking looked fantastic....
[13:01] <knightwise> that is true
[13:01] <knightwise> and the guy who did the lead (the guy from jaws) great lead
[13:01] <knightwise> great cast
[13:01] <zxmoy-pi> yup
[13:26] <knightwise> teehee :) I found an old kindle fire at the dump yesterday ,
[13:26] <knightwise> turns out the thing supports bluetooth keyboard and mouse ! hilarious
[13:27] <zxmoy-pi> if it's new enough you should be able to plug in a usb keyboard and mouse via an otg cable....
[13:28] <knightwise> ah ! i have one of those lying around too
[13:32] <knightwise> sshd in via the fire :)
[13:32] <knightwise> ha
[13:34] <knightwise> insane that this thing even has a mini kb and mouse
[19:43] <diddledan> seagulls are coming home to roost
[19:43] <diddledan> big weird when the nearest sea is 50 miles away
[19:43] <zxmoy-pi> very noisy outside as i walked home earlier.  suggests rain
[19:44] <zxmoy-pi> about 2m from sea
[19:44] <brobostigon> oh yeah https://photos.app.goo.gl/tqL6iLLYzif15Nf76 :)