[00:30] <davef> daftykins: you got diddledani's number? 
[00:30] <daftykins> just email
[00:31] <davef> on telegram shows she was online 7:40pm my time
[00:33] <daftykins> there does indeed appear to be life!
[00:33] <davef> want me to ping her?
[00:33] <daftykins> probably just busy - was only a request for a basic website for a pal's new biz
[00:34] <daftykins> if you wouldn't mind, just a confirmation of receipt of said email would be good! i don't think there's any rush on
[00:35] <davef> sent
[00:36] <daftykins> ty sir!
[00:36] <daftykins> all well on your end? have you got a move date yet?
[00:37] <davef> all good. just got the confirmation from the rental company my file is good.. key day is May 30th so I guess I'll be moving in a day or two after that. I'm getting in contact with some moving companies to get quotes.
[00:39] <daftykins> \o/
[00:42] <davef> I'm happy to know I'm getting out of here
[00:43] <daftykins> i'll bet, noisy neighbours are no fun
[00:43] <davef> It's not the neighbours
[00:43] <davef> It's the landlord I can't stand
[00:43] <daftykins> ah
[00:45] <daftykins> i had a funny chat with those AWS guys my pal's biz has asked to consult and do some work, today
[00:46] <daftykins> they asked if i could run a VM in-house to transfer this database to AWS... so i asked what it ran and what system requirements it had, or whether AWS published a Xen compatible image
[00:47] <daftykins> they had no idea on any of those points xD
[00:47] <daftykins> i said umm i don't think we need a whole VM to so an SFTP transfer? 
[00:47] <daftykins> *do
[00:59] <penguin42> but what do they mean by 'transfer this database to AWS' - has it got to land in one of the databases AWS maintains for you?
[01:00] <daftykins> proof of concept is solely a transfer to a bucket of theirs to start with, this is the MUMPS medical database that they will then be looking at trying to squeeze into Athena or some other jazz
[01:00] <daftykins> we have nothing AWS right now
[01:02] <penguin42> just make sure they get their AWS storage config right so that the entire planet doesn't read it
[01:02] <daftykins> :D
[01:02] <penguin42> rclone seems to be popular these days for pushing data into aws or elsewhere
[01:03] <daftykins> ah that might come in useful, thanks!
[01:04] <daftykins> truth be told we still don't know what format we're being sent, so i told 'em it's too early to design around unknowns
[01:07] <penguin42> nod
[01:08] <daftykins> they also haven't spoken to the users they're designing a platform for, so want to convert them into their idea of workflow rather than asking how they work right now
[01:08] <daftykins> i said umm guys maybe you should... speak to them?
[01:08] <penguin42> perfectly normal
[01:09] <daftykins> hah
[01:14] <penguin42> what I often see in stuff I have to use, is stuff that's been designed to make the life of the admins of the software happy rather than the end users; e.g. HR software that's optimised for the HR dept not the many more users who have to schedule a holiday etc
[01:20] <daftykins> hehe
[02:01] <davef> Oh sweet! Both the Jazz Festival and Just for Laughs is back on this year in Montreal! :D 
[02:02] <daftykins> ooh
[02:02] <davef> Going to have to go to this.. https://montreal.hahaha.com/en/shows/british
[02:03] <davef> Last time I went to that show, it was Jimmy Carr hosting
[02:10] <daftykins> never been to any comedy stuff, i saw Dom Joly was over here the other day, but i didn't fancy a public venue
[02:14] <davef> seen a few comedians.. jimmy car, sarah millican, ken dodd, norman wizard, kevin 'bloody' wilson, craig charles to name a few
[02:14] <daftykins> ooh
[02:14] <daftykins> who was your fave?
[02:15] <davef> *I mean normal wisdom lol
[02:15] <davef> ken dodd was just fabulous
[02:15] <davef> but overall, jimmy carr
[02:16] <davef> although i got to meet kevin bloody wilson.. he told me to 'get f**ked' and signed my t-shirt lol.. "to dave, get f**ked, kev"
[02:16] <daftykins> hah
[02:16] <daftykins> not familiar with his work but know the name
[02:17] <davef> his music is rather rude
[09:16] <diddledani> ello daftykins .. sorry about the lack of response. Been struggling with insomnia the past couple of months where I've been reducing medications
[10:41] <davef> diddledani: you are alive!
[10:59] <diddledani> just about ;-p
[11:45] <davef> i take it you got my message then?
[11:49] <diddledani> yup. I was in bed, but I got it
[12:29] <davef> When Lidl launches an AWS competitor.. https://www.stackit.de/en
[12:44] <penguin42> I was confused, I couldn't see the Lidl link in that?
[12:44] <penguin42> oh I see
[12:45] <davef> Check the about us page.. "STACKIT is the digital brand of Schwarz IT and thus part of the IT organization of Europe’s largest retail group, which includes Lidl"
[12:45] <penguin42> it's part of the Schwarz group; and they also own Lidl and Kaufland (whoever they are)
[12:47] <penguin42> hmm, I'm also not seeing how to actually use it - I think it's a ring up and speak to a sales guy
[12:49] <davef> I think it's a B2B provider
[12:49] <zxmpi> if you have to ask you're not big enough :-)
[12:50] <penguin42> but I just wanted a bottle of milk, a block of cheap chocolate and a VM
[12:51] <zxmpi> and you'll leave with the milk, a scuba suit and welding gear just like every time you go there
[13:35] <penguin42> but no VM!
[13:36] <zxmpi> you didn't see it in middle aisle
[13:37] <penguin42> bah, someone must have got it first
[13:48] <zxmpi> you'd think a massive cloud would be obvious to spot
[14:30] <penguin42> it can be difficult to distinguish them in Manchester