[10:26] <daftykins> phew still got aches today xD
[10:27] <daftykins> if i did work like that more often, i would probably invest in some proper knee pads for all the floor time
[10:28] <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
[10:32] <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
[10:33] <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
[10:35] <daftykins> ah yeah i think i've seen my parents have one similar, don't have those shops here though mind
[10:36] <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
[10:37] <zxmpi> but any gardening place should have the foam kneelers
[10:37] <daftykins> yeah that's true
[10:38] <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
[10:39] <daftykins> even with a tone generator clipped onto a single wire, i was finding nothing in the cupboard end D:
[10:44] <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)
[10:45] <zxmpi> a common fallacy that any electrician will quickly correct
[10:46] <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
[10:47] <daftykins> his PA's desk is fine :D all 4 were brand new!
[10:50] <zxmpi> get a metal detector and try and follow them in wall/floor?
[10:52] <daftykins> too close to everything else really
[11:04] <zxmpi> and your tricorder project isn't complete then? :-P
[11:07] <daftykins> something something supply chain :(
[11:07] <zxmpi> getting your mitts on tachyon tubes is next to impossible at the best of times :-P
[11:09] <daftykins> have you given that "Strange New Worlds" Trek a try yet?
[11:10] <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 
[11:11] <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
[11:12] <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
[11:16] <daftykins> i'd be surprised if that continues to happen in future
[11:18] <zxmpi> yeah, i can see dvd releases being fewer and further between. but paramount makes a fortune on box sets i would think
[11:19] <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
[11:20] <zxmpi> probably some bugger still trying to get it on betamax :-D
[11:20] <daftykins> heh
[11:21] <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
[11:24] <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 (: 
[11:25] <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.
[11:26] <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!
[11:27] <zxmpi> drives you bonkers till you reach the end of your cat-5 cable :-P
[11:51] <daftykins> 6! 5 is ancient :P
[11:51] <zxmpi> solid reliable. almost as good as co-ax :-D
[11:54] <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
[11:55] <zxmpi> i don't know. this new fangled wish washy namby pamby cat 6... :-P
[11:56] <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
[12:04] <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
[12:36] <zxmpi> time to break out the cargo pants of tech support :-)
[12:37] <daftykins> some 3/4 length shorts with many pockets might work well
[12:41] <zxmpi> and the brown sandals of unix geekdom
[12:42] <daftykins> davef took my allocation of questionable footwear ;)
[12:42]  * daftykins ducks
[12:45] <davef> that maybe so, but at least i'm comfortable
[12:46] <davef> I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took a croc to the knee.
[12:46] <daftykins> xD
[17:44] <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
[19:33] <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
[19:34] <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 :-)
[19:36] <daftykins> but it says Ratoath!
[19:36] <zxmpi> ah missed that bit
[19:36] <daftykins> pretty funny name
[19:37] <zxmpi> rath means ring and so it means ring of tó
[19:37] <zxmpi> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratoath
[19:38] <zxmpi> a solid hour out of dublin
[19:39] <daftykins> :D
[19:39] <daftykins> so that's 1.33 laps o' Guernsey