| daftykins | phew still got aches today xD | 10:26 |
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| daftykins | if i did work like that more often, i would probably invest in some proper knee pads for all the floor time | 10:27 |
| daftykins | hmm so nvidia outed nothing at their computex event, or at least not the new generation of consumer graphics cards the rumour mill was expecting | 10:28 |
| zxmpi | next time aldi or lidl have a garderning sale get a foam kneeling pad https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/371241560370-0-1/s-l1000.jpg | 10:32 |
| zxmpi | costs a fiver or less and is much more comfy to kneel on while working | 10:33 |
| zxmpi | doesn't take much space in bag and will add protection beside laptop | 10:33 |
| daftykins | ah yeah i think i've seen my parents have one similar, don't have those shops here though mind | 10:35 |
| daftykins | so i mostly focussed on that cupboard and the office it was in yesterday, but the big cheese's desk has two cables i can't locate the other ends of xD bit of a dealbreaker at present | 10:36 |
| zxmpi | life without access to aldi or lidl? what do you do when you want to go for a pint of milk and come home with scuba and welding gear?! | 10:36 |
| daftykins | still got to head out across all 4 storeys of the property and replace white plastic sockets for his silly new metal ones | 10:36 |
| zxmpi | but any gardening place should have the foam kneelers | 10:37 |
| daftykins | yeah that's true | 10:37 |
| daftykins | hmm wonder how to track down the missing one | 10:38 |
| zxmpi | or even a bigger kneeler that's also a seat which might suit having to sit/kneel in awkward places for hours at a time | 10:38 |
| daftykins | even with a tone generator clipped onto a single wire, i was finding nothing in the cupboard end D: | 10:39 |
| zxmpi | you may be working under the assumption that a wire has 2 ends :-P | 10:44 |
| daftykins | :D | 10:44 |
| daftykins | it is quite funny that there's a set of 4 that neither me nor the electricians can work out where lead to (they predate both our involvement with the property though) | 10:44 |
| zxmpi | a common fallacy that any electrician will quickly correct | 10:45 |
| daftykins | the pair i'm lost on were previously something else and have been repurposed, so it could be that i should be checking the telephone box, hrmm | 10:46 |
| daftykins | his PA's desk is fine :D all 4 were brand new! | 10:47 |
| zxmpi | get a metal detector and try and follow them in wall/floor? | 10:50 |
| daftykins | too close to everything else really | 10:52 |
| zxmpi | and your tricorder project isn't complete then? :-P | 11:04 |
| daftykins | something something supply chain :( | 11:07 |
| zxmpi | getting your mitts on tachyon tubes is next to impossible at the best of times :-P | 11:07 |
| daftykins | have you given that "Strange New Worlds" Trek a try yet? | 11:09 |
| zxmpi | watched first episode of st:std and was put right off. in no hurry to watch new series not even lower decks thingy | 11:10 |
| daftykins | what's that, Discovery? that's another of the hollywood-ised action packed junk i won't touch | 11:10 |
| daftykins | SNW is great though :D ye olde style | 11:10 |
| zxmpi | if they had of called it something else other than trek i would have watched and enjoyed. but once the trek label is on it it will be compared to every trek before it | 11:11 |
| zxmpi | now when series ends and is on dvd i might find it in bargin bin and buy and like it. kinda what happen with voyager where i gave up on it while it was on air | 11:12 |
| daftykins | i'd be surprised if that continues to happen in future | 11:16 |
| zxmpi | yeah, i can see dvd releases being fewer and further between. but paramount makes a fortune on box sets i would think | 11:18 |
| daftykins | certainly a preference to my mind, not like they can disappear from your shelves :D (aside from theft or loaning to unreliable individuals) | 11:19 |
| zxmpi | tos on vhs kerching, dvd ditto, blu ray remasters again. 3 sales for the cost of 1 series | 11:19 |
| zxmpi | probably some bugger still trying to get it on betamax :-D | 11:20 |
| daftykins | heh | 11:20 |
| daftykins | who did i see repairing a VCR the other day, i think it was Adrian Black... classic | 11:21 |
| zxmpi | remember laserdisc is the best version of first star wars movie as it's the highest rez version where hans shoots first and no tacked on cgi | 11:21 |
| zxmpi | took me ages to rip all of ds9 to my mac mini at the time. but those files sit on my phone 24x7 along with voyager, enterprise, animated plus a dozen other tv shows | 11:24 |
| daftykins | seems like such a bad medium, but then i'm no fan of the content either (: | 11:24 |
| zxmpi | star wars is... nice. i liked it as a kid and i'd watch it again. but i'm not a star wars fanboy. a trekkie yes. | 11:25 |
| daftykins | hmm maybe i'll visit the cabling job again today, unanswered questions and unfinished tasks just sit and prey on my mind until i do! | 11:26 |
| zxmpi | drives you bonkers till you reach the end of your cat-5 cable :-P | 11:27 |
| daftykins | 6! 5 is ancient :P | 11:51 |
| zxmpi | solid reliable. almost as good as co-ax :-D | 11:51 |
| daftykins | no you wouldn't pick an older standard just 'cause you think it's somehow reliable, times moved on | 11:54 |
| daftykins | price difference is negligible too | 11:54 |
| zxmpi | i don't know. this new fangled wish washy namby pamby cat 6... :-P | 11:55 |
| daftykins | hmm thinking more, maybe i won't go up there today... have to cook tonight and i don't want to be similarly knackered xD that can be Wednesday's job | 11:56 |
| zxmpi | get a foam pad. your knees will thank you | 11:56 |
| zxmpi | even a block of polystyrene in a pinch | 11:56 |
| daftykins | i had taken up a pair o' trousers yesterday but it was too hot to work in them, i knelt on those instead xD | 12:04 |
| zxmpi | time to break out the cargo pants of tech support :-) | 12:36 |
| daftykins | some 3/4 length shorts with many pockets might work well | 12:37 |
| zxmpi | and the brown sandals of unix geekdom | 12:41 |
| daftykins | davef took my allocation of questionable footwear ;) | 12:42 |
| * daftykins ducks | 12:42 | |
| davef | that maybe so, but at least i'm comfortable | 12:45 |
| davef | I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took a croc to the knee. | 12:46 |
| daftykins | xD | 12:46 |
| daftykins | zxmpi: hey there's a guy near you selling a 'QuikLoader' card for the Apple II :D https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125328658604 | 17:44 |
| zxmpi | based in ireland is... vague. could be in arse end of donegal or kerry. about 12 hours away be car and 10 years of time dilation :-P | 19:33 |
| zxmpi | when our gopher had to drive to donegal or kerry he added a few hours to drive though sheep, geese, cattle, llamas to reach destination :-) | 19:34 |
| daftykins | but it says Ratoath! | 19:36 |
| zxmpi | ah missed that bit | 19:36 |
| daftykins | pretty funny name | 19:36 |
| zxmpi | rath means ring and so it means ring of tó | 19:37 |
| zxmpi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratoath | 19:37 |
| zxmpi | a solid hour out of dublin | 19:38 |
| daftykins | :D | 19:39 |
| daftykins | so that's 1.33 laps o' Guernsey | 19:39 |
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