[19:13] <daftykins> a client drops his smartphone in a toilet and despite many overheating issues to start with, insists on continuing to use it since... hrmm
[19:19] <zxmpi> there isn't a mobile device on the planet i'd keep using after that drop
[19:20] <daftykins> :D
[19:20] <daftykins> on calling me, his primary concern was whether he could call for an uber in London in the morning
[19:23] <daftykins> from the same device, i mean xD
[19:24] <zxmpi> what's the range of a bt headset again. just how far away can you be while using it? :-)
[19:24] <daftykins> with it in a fireproof box!
[19:25] <zxmpi> when my brother was running his drain unblocking business he frequently dropped his phones in drains. people insisted on ringing while he was standing over open cesspit
[19:26] <daftykins> little case tied to a dog lead, sorted!
[19:26] <daftykins> dog collar, i mean
[19:27] <zxmpi> he paid top insurance on his phones and just reported them as lost on those occasions. on one occasion the phone compasny insisted he bring in the phone for repairs. he cleaned it as best he could and dropped it in sealed in plastic bags. the engineer toook a few days off afterwards
[19:27] <daftykins> xD
[19:28] <zxmpi> you're wearing overalls, heavy gloves and are short pockets and dexterity. hard to juggle phones and equipment
[19:33] <daftykins> that felt like the intro to a text adventure ;)
[19:33] <daftykins> hey i managed to breathe life back into a 2012 iMac! unfortunately i had already sunk money on an ebay motherboard before i learnt that just the WiFi + BT module was faulty, preventing power on
[19:33] <daftykins> £9 part i could have unplugged vs. a full board at £58 i didn't need
[19:34] <zxmpi> put it on ebay as steve jobs own motherboard :-P
[19:39] <daftykins> heh
[19:39] <daftykins> if only it were practical to sell on there, when you live here
[19:40] <zxmpi> start digging a tunnel to france :-D
[19:47] <penguin42> or a tunnel to a tunnel to france?
[19:48] <daftykins> hehe
[19:48] <daftykins> any BBC progress, penguin42?
[19:49] <penguin42> not attacked it much more yet
[19:50] <penguin42> I'm going to try it on composite and/or RGB - but I want to know if I can get it a bit more stable;
[19:53] <daftykins> RGB \o/
[19:58] <daftykins> hmm second mystery firmware update applying on that iMac, must be the obsolescence killswitch going on ;)