[07:37] * daftykins yawns [07:38] this... this is a morning from the conventional side, eh [07:43] morning people will try and tell you how wonderful it is. [07:44] different breed, those [07:45] glad to hear my pal's spare little AMD CPU made it to penguin HQ yesterday intact \o/ that means he can get diagnosing his machine on Friday [07:45] nice [08:01] i wonder if it will turn out to be CPU death [08:02] good morn bigcalm \o [08:05] Hey ho === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm [08:41] So Virgin Media didn't get any better from last night. Still using 4G today [08:48] amazing how comapnies can sell a wonky service and get away with it [09:13] * bigcalm_ shakes fist [09:13] VM are great when they work. They just have occasional upsets [09:14] As I've worked from home for the last 13 years, and need to have a 'net connection all the time, I have a router with 4G fail over. [09:15] So I stay online, but get to grumble about it [09:15] Oh, new kernel - time to reboot [09:41] Is there a way to have hexchat auto regain a nick after reconnecting? [09:49] Alternative would be to have irssi running on my home server, have it use the keepnick.pl script, and use it as a proxy for hexchat [11:10] some pals have moved to trying out "thelounge" for a self hosted IRC that you can still use a GUI client to connect into, but also has a web frontend for when you're on other devices as i understand it [11:13] u wot? you don't use a java app on your dumb phone to connect to irc?! :-) [11:13] xD [11:14] oi put the nokia away, it's barely afternoon! [11:18] nokia battery laughs at your measurments of time less than weeks [11:19] noooo, my one weakness! [11:20] nokia chuckles and leaps off a tall building and plummets to the ground destroying pavement [11:25] :D [11:26] of course being an elderly 9 year old nokia the back pops off and the battery falls out but is fine once it's put back in and turned on [11:36] well worth the price of admission! it just wants to worry you, so you'll value its' life [11:57] this was a phone sold to me with a 30 day warranty from a grey importer. like it could be damaged :-P [11:57] no wait, 90 days [12:16] * bigcalm_ shakes fist at Three [12:16] Connections don't last long, do they? [12:18] VM's fix estimate is for 3pm [12:18] * bigcalm_ keeps fingers crossed [12:18] fingers crossed [12:18] Which will make eating lunch somewhat tricky [12:19] surely you're not using Lunch over IP? ;) [12:19] Lunch as a Service [12:20] Has anybody's NHS dentist started doing appointments again? Mine haven't, which is annoying me somewhat [12:20] cooking the pigeons meant for rfc2549 ip over avian [12:21] i know my dentist mate here in ireland never closed, just doing emergency work though for last year. probably opening up again soon by irish rules [12:23] I'm a teapot [12:23] i had heard rumours [12:23] ;D [12:23] diddledan: happy hump day! [12:23] * diddledan humps [12:24] * diddledan been fixing packages.u.c: Parse Ubuntu Ports more completely [12:24] err https://salsa.debian.org/webmaster-team/packages/-/merge_requests/19 [12:24] Merge 19 in webmaster-team/packages "Parse Ubuntu Ports more completely" [Opened] [12:24] bad copy-pasta, bad! [12:25] * copy-pasta twists into fusilli and runs away [12:30] spot the difference: [12:30] packages.u.c: https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/Ev53PK1c/image.png [12:30] my copy: https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/NWjjArkl/image.png [12:32] ooh you're taking java and infecting more archs with it D: [12:32] :-p [12:32] can't tell if i should congratulate or condemn! [12:32] ;D [12:33] the non-x86 arches weren't indexed properly [12:34] so they're on there but unusable? [12:34] nah, the packages were usable, but packages.u.c didn't show them [12:35] ah i see [12:35] openjdk is just the one that prompted me to fix it [12:35] .. 'cos it confused someone asking for help [12:39] ooh [13:06] Netflix is totally jumping the shark at this point: https://twitter.com/NetflixUK/status/1407669844594642948 [13:08] the joke is the prosthetics make them look more human :-) [13:09] you're not wrong there [13:10] didn't just hit every branch falling out of the ugly tree but climbed back up a few times to go again :-P [13:11] "weeee" [13:11] or rather "wee-ow. wee-ow" [13:13] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57583363 [13:15] it's the wrong sea, gromit! [13:18] launch wensleydale interceptor! [13:24] :D [13:31] wow Sonic is 30 today [13:44] 15 minutes until the 3pm fix estimate gets here [13:45] * bigcalm__ drums fingers [13:47] heh VM are the worst [13:47] is that 3pm allowing for tea breaks? :-P [13:47] client just had a potential buyer enquire about his Spain apartment, the lady asked what the internet connection speed was like due to her 'super important Zoom calls' [13:48] i replied to the estate agent and said it's symmetric fiber up to gigabit, not gonna have much trouble! [13:48] the listing with pics of all the rooms didn't have a jpg of speedtest.com showing internet connection? :-P [13:48] Fibre would be nice :) [13:48] hehe [13:49] assuming when the occupant sells up and new person moves can get the fibre if it hasn't been reallocated in the local cabinet [13:49] well amusingly his setup has been down for months and the remote hands lad we know down there never replied with results when i asked him to pop in [13:49] s/Fibre/Fiber [13:50] i've notice both used so much i can't commit to one or the other [13:50] *noticed [13:50] bran muffins for everyone \o/ [13:50] well, i always write fiber but others seem to mix it up [13:50] Google has me confused as to the correct spelling [13:50] * bigcalm__ hands out prunes [13:51] prune juice. a drink for warrirs. - because he's worf it [13:53] :D [14:44] Is this getting boring for anybody else, or just me? [14:45] hm? [14:48] My connection dropping every hour because I'm stuck on Three 4G for the time being [14:48] VM have updated their fix estimate from 3pm to 11.40pm [14:50] oh, that [14:51] The hourly drop reminds me of dial-up days [14:51] Where local phone calls were free for up to 1 hour [14:51] don't mind - not your fault :) [14:51] So your ISP would drop you after 59 minutes [14:51] Fair do. Sorry for the quit/join spam [14:52] a pal in Lebanon imitates a lady of the nights drawers - now that gets on the nerves :D [14:52] Interesting comparison [14:54] i toned down the phrasing slightly from the common one xD === bigcalm__ is now known as bigcalm [15:17] Yesterday I saw mince pies on sale in Aldi. What's that all about? [15:18] "Due to Covid" [15:18] That's the answer to everything [15:22] lol [15:23] ooh nice, (ex-MS employee) Dave Plummer's Oxford talk is up \o/ https://youtu.be/KclSIRRuBIE mostly recap but seems good so far [15:58] VM being down for the day reminds me of how pants 4G is here (not the worst, just pants for the job I do). Now considering putting a directional 4G antenna on my roof [15:59] :( what does your spot look like on ofcom's coverage maps? [16:00] i used those recently to check a client's home options [16:06] I HATE ALLERGIES SO MUCH [16:11] If I could get up to my TV antenna, I could see if I have enough elevation to the local EE cell tower. I just don't have 1. a head for heights, 2. a long enough ladder [16:14] Stick a webcam on a stick. === bigcalm is now known as Guest9974 === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm [16:27] Well, I can get onto my garage's flat roof. So that might be possible - if I can find a long enough stick [16:28] It's just the thought of going from the garage roof to the house roof that causes a puddle under my chair === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm [17:20] I worked out how to get HexChat to auto-regain my nick [18:09] That's good news, right? [18:10] yup [18:11] popey: what's new, all well? [18:11] Hullo! Yes, all is well. [18:11] How's the islands? [18:12] pretty good ta :D wee bit sunnier today than the last few [18:12] also i'm working on a pizza, so \o/ === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm [18:13] Perfect [18:15] I like that I auto-regain my nick, but I wouldn't say that it's perfect ;) [18:36] now you just need to find Hexchat's feature to light a fire under Virgin Media employees :) === bigcalm is now known as Guest832 === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm === bigcalm_ is now known as bigcalm