[12:26] Friday has landed! [12:28] >splat < [12:29] hehe with all the grace of an overfed flightless bird [12:29] nod [12:29] what's new at penguin HQ? [12:38] meh, not much [12:39] ah har [12:40] i'm continuing to gear up for this dentists job, making lots of purchases [12:41] just got an email about a pen test a pal's business is seeking for some NHS compliance, the company is asking us what we want tested, lol [12:41] i always find this so strange [12:51] "we're the experts in *thing*. Tell us what to do for *thing*" [12:53] I really should see a dentist [12:58] :D [12:58] uh oh, tooth trouble? [13:00] oh I never see a dentist so they're a bit of a disaster [13:00] i'm not one for routine, but they've told me in the past they're pretty good! [13:01] probably about 7 years since i visited xD when this quote began i did drop in to see their hygienist for a scrub, though [13:01] there are about 3 dentists within 150m of me [13:10] i had to tell that same company that the anti-malware built into Windows 10 didn't meet a thing they claimed it did as well, concerns me when they don't know their job :( [16:49] zxmpi: what time d'you call this, then? :P [16:50] time for me to make my pi accessible from outside my home network :-D [16:51] crikey! [16:51] got a nice dynamic DNS going and a port opened? [16:51] just that it opens a security hole into your network no matter how small and secure [16:52] certainly whilst you're exposing your IP like that [16:53] * daftykins gasps [16:53] it's why i love my psion. i'd like to see the bugger who can hack that remotely :-P [16:54] * daftykins positions himself within infrared line of sight [16:54] who the hell are you? what do you want? [16:54] :D [16:55] the avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote - kosh [16:59] don't think i ever beamed on a psion. i remember trying with a psion 5 but the irda adapter i had on windows did nothing but make a bong noise and did nothing else [17:00] heh [17:01] palm os made beaming fun and insanely useful [17:03] if i could bring back irda and have it replace bluetooth i would [17:03] i always saw cables and cradles before ir [17:03] heh it would no doubt be an improvement, yet another security issue with bluetooth in the news today i think i saw [17:04] it's not secure but it is short range and line of sight. it was good enough [17:07] plus you had apps where you could draw remote controls on your palm and assign each button a code from a remote you pointed at it :-) [17:24] they're setting up for the Parklife concert across the road [18:44] ooh [18:44] think i might pick up one of these for work tasks - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dymo-LetraTag-LT-100H-Starter-Handheld/dp/B08BSW25K2/ [18:47] had an expensive electic label maker. pain in the backside constantly finding batteries for it. replaced it with a manual jobbie [18:47] heh, i did see they sell a manual embosser type thing but everyone says 'AVOID' [18:48] a pain to use but nobody wastes the tape as it's slow and it requires no charging. my 2c :-) [18:49] yip certainly worthy points, although i'm already into tool battery hell with my network tester and cable tracers xD [18:49] doesn't mention what batteries it uses so is it recharageable. how many years before those batteries die? [18:50] 4 x AA [18:50] sounds like the one we had. and when we needed it 2-3 times a year the batteries would be knackered and need replacing [19:01] you'd think everything would run off USB now [19:41] usb-c for those of us lucky to be in eu in 2024 :-P [19:50] it's OK, we'll use those quaint round pinned 3 pin plugs [19:51] i wonder if the UK one holds the top spot for most-pain inflicted upon stepping on [19:54] I find the bigger problem with them is the pain when dropped in an uncomfortable location [20:01] weeeell, we warned you about the post-shower nude juggling! [20:04] that's why it's dangerous to use electrics in the bathroom