[10:26] phew still got aches today xD [10:27] if i did work like that more often, i would probably invest in some proper knee pads for all the floor time [10:28] 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 [10:32] 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 [10:33] costs a fiver or less and is much more comfy to kneel on while working [10:33] doesn't take much space in bag and will add protection beside laptop [10:35] ah yeah i think i've seen my parents have one similar, don't have those shops here though mind [10:36] 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] 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] still got to head out across all 4 storeys of the property and replace white plastic sockets for his silly new metal ones [10:37] but any gardening place should have the foam kneelers [10:37] yeah that's true [10:38] hmm wonder how to track down the missing one [10:38] 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 [10:39] even with a tone generator clipped onto a single wire, i was finding nothing in the cupboard end D: [10:44] you may be working under the assumption that a wire has 2 ends :-P [10:44] :D [10:44] 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) [10:45] a common fallacy that any electrician will quickly correct [10:46] 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 [10:47] his PA's desk is fine :D all 4 were brand new! [10:50] get a metal detector and try and follow them in wall/floor? [10:52] too close to everything else really [11:04] and your tricorder project isn't complete then? :-P [11:07] something something supply chain :( [11:07] getting your mitts on tachyon tubes is next to impossible at the best of times :-P [11:09] have you given that "Strange New Worlds" Trek a try yet? [11:10] 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] what's that, Discovery? that's another of the hollywood-ised action packed junk i won't touch [11:10] SNW is great though :D ye olde style [11:11] 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 [11:12] 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 [11:16] i'd be surprised if that continues to happen in future [11:18] yeah, i can see dvd releases being fewer and further between. but paramount makes a fortune on box sets i would think [11:19] 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] tos on vhs kerching, dvd ditto, blu ray remasters again. 3 sales for the cost of 1 series [11:20] probably some bugger still trying to get it on betamax :-D [11:20] heh [11:21] who did i see repairing a VCR the other day, i think it was Adrian Black... classic [11:21] 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 [11:24] 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] seems like such a bad medium, but then i'm no fan of the content either (: [11:25] 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. [11:26] 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! [11:27] drives you bonkers till you reach the end of your cat-5 cable :-P [11:51] 6! 5 is ancient :P [11:51] solid reliable. almost as good as co-ax :-D [11:54] no you wouldn't pick an older standard just 'cause you think it's somehow reliable, times moved on [11:54] price difference is negligible too [11:55] i don't know. this new fangled wish washy namby pamby cat 6... :-P [11:56] 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] get a foam pad. your knees will thank you [11:56] even a block of polystyrene in a pinch [12:04] i had taken up a pair o' trousers yesterday but it was too hot to work in them, i knelt on those instead xD [12:36] time to break out the cargo pants of tech support :-) [12:37] some 3/4 length shorts with many pockets might work well [12:41] and the brown sandals of unix geekdom [12:42] davef took my allocation of questionable footwear ;) [12:42] * daftykins ducks [12:45] that maybe so, but at least i'm comfortable [12:46] I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took a croc to the knee. [12:46] xD [17:44] zxmpi: hey there's a guy near you selling a 'QuikLoader' card for the Apple II :D https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125328658604 [19:33] 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 [19:34] 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 :-) [19:36] but it says Ratoath! [19:36] ah missed that bit [19:36] pretty funny name [19:37] rath means ring and so it means ring of tó [19:37] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratoath [19:38] a solid hour out of dublin [19:39] :D [19:39] so that's 1.33 laps o' Guernsey