[12:26] <daftykins> Friday has landed!
[12:28] <penguin42>  >splat <
[12:29] <daftykins> hehe with all the grace of an overfed flightless bird
[12:29] <penguin42> nod
[12:29] <daftykins> what's new at penguin HQ?
[12:38] <penguin42> meh, not much
[12:39] <daftykins> ah har
[12:40] <daftykins> i'm continuing to gear up for this dentists job, making lots of purchases
[12:41] <daftykins> 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] <daftykins> i always find this so strange
[12:51] <diddledani> "we're the experts in *thing*. Tell us what to do for *thing*"
[12:53] <penguin42>  <sigh> I really should see a dentist
[12:58] <daftykins> :D
[12:58] <daftykins> uh oh, tooth trouble?
[13:00] <penguin42> oh I never see a dentist so they're a bit of a disaster
[13:00] <daftykins> i'm not one for routine, but they've told me in the past they're pretty good! 
[13:01] <daftykins> 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] <daftykins> there are about 3 dentists within 150m of me
[13:10] <daftykins> 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] <daftykins> zxmpi: what time d'you call this, then? :P
[16:50] <zxmpi> time for me to make my pi accessible from outside my home network :-D
[16:51] <daftykins> crikey!
[16:51] <daftykins> got a nice dynamic DNS going and a port opened?
[16:51] <zxmpi> just that it opens a security hole into your network no matter how small and secure
[16:52] <daftykins> certainly whilst you're exposing your IP like that 
[16:53]  * daftykins gasps
[16:53] <zxmpi> 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
 who the hell are you? what do you want?
[16:54] <daftykins> :D
[16:55] <zxmpi> the avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote - kosh
[16:59] <zxmpi> 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] <daftykins> heh
[17:01] <zxmpi> palm os made beaming fun and insanely useful
[17:03] <zxmpi> if i could bring back irda and have it replace bluetooth i would
[17:03] <daftykins> i always saw cables and cradles before ir
[17:03] <daftykins> heh it would no doubt be an improvement, yet another security issue with bluetooth in the news today i think i saw
[17:04] <zxmpi> it's not secure but it is short range and line of sight. it was good enough
[17:07] <zxmpi> 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] <penguin42> they're setting up for the Parklife concert across the road
[18:44] <daftykins> ooh
[18:44] <daftykins> 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] <zxmpi> had an expensive electic label maker. pain in the backside constantly finding batteries for it. replaced it with a manual jobbie
[18:47] <daftykins> heh, i did see they sell a manual embosser type thing but everyone says 'AVOID'
[18:48] <zxmpi> a pain to use but nobody wastes the tape as it's slow and it requires no charging. my 2c :-)
[18:49] <daftykins> yip certainly worthy points, although i'm already into tool battery hell with my network tester and cable tracers xD
[18:49] <zxmpi> doesn't mention what batteries it uses so is it recharageable. how many years before those batteries die?
[18:50] <daftykins> 4 x AA
[18:50] <zxmpi> 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] <penguin42> you'd think everything would run off USB now
[19:41] <zxmpi> usb-c for those of us lucky to be in eu in 2024 :-P
[19:50] <penguin42> it's OK, we'll use those quaint round pinned 3 pin plugs
[19:51] <daftykins> i wonder if the UK one holds the top spot for most-pain inflicted upon stepping on
[19:54] <penguin42> I find the bigger problem with them is the pain when dropped in an uncomfortable location
[20:01] <daftykins> weeeell, we warned you about the post-shower nude juggling!
[20:04] <penguin42> that's why it's dangerous to use electrics in the bathroom