--- Log opened Wed Jan 21 00:00:09 2009 00:01 -!- millinao [~millinao@c-71-193-155-217.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 00:07 < ports_> i win 00:07 < ports_> http://www.faniq.com/blog/Pro-Bowl-Cheerleaders-The-Best-Of-The-Best-Blog-17483 00:08 <+krisk> actually, marlina wins 00:11 < ports_> who 00:12 < ports_> lol 00:12 <+krisk> http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/a9901511a42b6edfa0ad7deb4099d6d9.jpg 00:12 < ports_> nah 00:12 < ports_> lindsey wins 00:12 < incubus[> mmm 00:12 < incubus[> brunettes rock 00:13 <+krisk> lindsay has a crazy convicted woman face 00:13 < ports_> krisk, i know 00:13 < ports_> krisk, shes the 'have sex upside down' crazy. 00:15 < incubus[> mmm 00:15 < incubus[> I could get her 00:15 < incubus[> imo 00:16 <+krisk> a “let’s huff paint 00:16 <+krisk> and stalk your ex-girlfriends” kind of way 00:16 <+ix> incubus[: You could get her in your opinion? :-P 00:16 <+ix> Sounds dirty. 00:18 <+krisk> http://24.132.239.72/hot%20vs%20crazy.PNG 00:29 < sir_lewk> http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm :D 00:29 < sir_lewk> THIS IS MY FAVORITE NEW WEBPAGE 00:29 < sir_lewk> gonna file me some compliants against bitches 00:29 < Nikky> haha 00:33 < TD-Linux> ooh thanks for pointing me to that 00:34 < TD-Linux> no I do not need a warranty on my car 00:34 < TD-Linux> particularily because I don't have one atm 00:36 * Nikky gets a warranty on sir_lewk 00:37 < sir_lewk> haha 00:37 < sir_lewk> damn I hate those car warranty shitheads 00:38 < sir_lewk> if I knew where they were calling from, I'd buy a bus ticket and burn them down 00:38 < Nikky> it's me 00:38 < sir_lewk> and yes FBI who is so slyly monitoring my online communications, that IS a threat 00:39 < sir_lewk> eat shit and die 00:40 < Nikky> :( 00:41 < sir_lewk> no, that was to the FBI 00:42 < sir_lewk> they're hatin on my 1st ammendment 00:42 < sir_lewk> I have that back now you'know? 00:43 < Nikky> boo 00:43 < Nikky> I dislike the constitution 00:43 < Nikky> so I voted McCain/Palin 00:44 < sir_lewk> wooo 00:44 -!- Grue__ is now known as Grue` 00:45 < Nikky> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20090119/cartoon20090119.jpg 00:51 < Milyardo> http://pastebin.com/m12f02a75 00:52 < Nikky> haha 00:52 < Nikky> win 00:54 < Nikky> http://nykida.net/images/fascism.jpg 00:56 -!- Ovan [Ovan@dialup-4.252.94.218.Dial1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net] has quit [Quit: ERROR: Win98se is obsolete and had to terminte processes] 00:58 < Milyardo> lol 00:58 < Milyardo> The best part, after that convo I learned he wasn't even American 00:58 < Nikky> lulz 00:58 < Milyardo> he was Dutch 00:58 < Milyardo> and Works for Mircosoft 00:58 < Nikky> what a loser 00:59 < Milyardo> so when I sent him slashdot links, that apperently sent him over the edge 00:59 < Nikky> :) 00:59 < Damakaru> *Wonder why his class is learning using C++ instead of something like Python.* 00:59 < Nikky> because C++ kicks ass? 01:00 < Milyardo> Why not C++? 01:01 < Damakaru> Not that that is a bad thing, for, like, sharpening mental skills, and what not. But I would think you would only need C or C++ when your programs really, really, really need speed, like for a graphics program or a complex game. 01:02 < Milyardo> Thats an often repeated statement, and a fallacy 01:02 < Milyardo> Languages provide one thing, a methodology for expression 01:02 < Milyardo> In a educational enviroment thats all that matters 01:03 < Milyardo> Languages that are most turing complete provide are the best for instruction with 01:03 -!- millinao [~millinao@c-71-193-155-217.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has quit [Read error: Connection timed out] 01:04 < Milyardo> (which is why more Scheme should be taught in Univeristy level Comp Sci classes, but thats MHO) 01:08 < Merthsoft> Damakaru: Because when you grow up and get in the real world, you should know C++ 01:08 < Nikky> I know Merthsoft++, does that count? 01:08 < Merthsoft> yeah 01:08 < Damakaru> (I don't think I'll like this semester so much. Especially since I heard "term paper" come up.) 01:09 < Nikky> papers are good for you 01:11 < ports_> hmm 01:12 < Damakaru> They're easy when you're writing something about yourself, but when you have to write about another person, or, even worse, what they were thinking, then it's like, *Groans:* "Oh, boy..." 01:13 < Merthsoft> 01:15 < Barrett> Wow. Just. wow. 01:15 < Barrett> I complained about my apartment complex not having a sign saying which building I live in (pizza and UPS never find it) 01:15 < Barrett> so they put up a tiny one 01:15 < Barrett> pizza guy still had to call 01:15 <@Andy_J> your fault for not telling the pizza people when you order 01:15 < pyromania> dont pizza guys all have gps nowadays? 01:16 < Barrett> Andy_J: I give them my correct address 01:16 < Barrett> pyromania: wouldn't help... there are a lot of buildings in this apartment complex 01:16 <@Andy_J> you can still give them extra information 01:16 < Barrett> each with different address 01:16 < Barrett> eh.. would be tough 01:16 <@Andy_J> if the address is unique then what's the problem? 01:16 < pyromania> if they all have different addresses then it shouldnt be an issue 01:16 < Barrett> building isn't marked very well 01:17 < Damakaru> People are still dumb. You have to give a friggin' physical description of everything near where you are, so they're like, "Oh, hey, it's that bush that looks like George Washington; this must be that dude's place." 01:17 < Barrett> um... weird... how'd you know my building was called Washington? 01:18 < pyromania> well pizza drivers arent the most brilliant people in the world usually 01:18 <@Andy_J> It's called using it as an example. 01:18 <@Andy_J> It just so happened to be coincidental 01:18 <@Andy_J> for those around for the "open dialog" discussion earlier (krisk, sir_lewk) -- http://ajanata.com/junk/win7/win7-open.png 01:19 < pyromania> glad to see windows 7 still hasnt put back the "up" button 01:19 <@Andy_J> theoretically that's what the buttons in the path breadcrumbs are for 01:20 <@Andy_J> but yeah it's stupid 01:20 < pyromania> msft developers dont have drives like mine then 01:20 <@Andy_J> they change the printscreen button 01:20 < pyromania> you look at my music directory and theres like 400 folders in there 01:20 <@Andy_J> instead of printscreen doing the entire window and alt-printscreen doing the active 01:20 < pyromania> then ive gotta scroll all the way to the top to go up 01:20 <@Andy_J> er, entire screen. 01:20 <@Andy_J> printscreen now does the active window and control-printscreen the entire screen 01:20 <@Andy_J> RETARDED. 01:20 < pyromania> yeah that doesnt make a whole lot of sense 01:21 <@Andy_J> I need to dig out where I saved the key at so I can activate it and send them feedback about that 01:23 <@Andy_J> other than that, it's a nice improvement over vista 01:23 < pyromania> ive yet to try it out 01:23 <@Andy_J> The taskbar is essentially the OS X dock now. 01:23 <+mtgrss111> yo! 01:23 < pyromania> i might dual boot it on here or my desktop 01:23 -!- _Digital [~DC@pool-71-165-124-42.lsanca.fios.verizon.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 01:23 < pyromania> ive heard it runs pretty well on netbooks 01:24 <@Andy_J> the DVD didn't want to boot in this computer 01:24 <@Andy_J> so I had to fix the screwed up vista install on its hard drive and then install from there 01:25 <@Andy_J> bootrec isn't very good at fixing broken bootloaders. 01:25 < pyromania> i doubt ill do it on her, 60gb isnt alot of space for two oses 01:26 < pyromania> *here 01:27 < Damakaru> *Wonders why Windows devs don't just add keyboard shortcut settings like in GNOME/KDE, where they can all be changed.* 01:28 <@Andy_J> because it needs to remain consistent from one computer to another 01:31 -!- _Digital [~DC@pool-71-165-124-42.lsanca.fios.verizon.net] has joined #tcpa 01:32 < sir_lewk> yes, The Man has decreed that individuality is a sin. 01:32 < Milyardo> Because there may be users who change the setting and then cannot remeber that they changed it 01:33 < sir_lewk> and we must catter to the lowest common denominator or course 01:33 < Milyardo> in the unix world lets take screen for example 01:33 < Milyardo> when I was giving instructions on how to split terminals in screen to someone who had changed the escape sequence key 01:33 < sir_lewk> my theory, it's just because microsft is a bunch of egotistical lazy asses who use "uniformity" as an excuse to not implement features 01:34 < Milyardo> they actualy asked wether they had to use the default or the one they chaged it to 01:34 < Milyardo> O.O 01:34 < sir_lewk> idiot 01:35 < sir_lewk> you should have told him to `rm -rf ~/` to reset it 01:39 <+krisk> i like the up button 01:40 <+mtgrss111> hey krisk, you wanted to see that pic? ;) 01:41 <+krisk> im sure printscreen will be changed back during/after beta 01:41 <+krisk> sure 01:42 <+krisk> actually, the up button rocks 01:43 <+mtgrss111> this was taken about 6 months ago 01:43 <+mtgrss111> http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/metagross111/laurie.jpg 01:43 <+krisk> oh metagross, i was wondering what mtgrss was 01:43 <+krisk> cool 01:43 <+krisk> redhead? 01:44 < ports_> whos the girl 01:44 < ports_> oh wait 01:44 < ports_> shes like 12 01:44 <+mtgrss111> more blond, actually. the party had a lot of red lights though 01:44 <+krisk> looks 15 ish 01:44 <+mtgrss111> she's 18 o_O 01:44 <+krisk> yeah i was thinking lights or redhead 01:44 < ports_> krisk, does it matter? 01:44 <+krisk> pic+you make her look younger 01:44 < ports_> shes too young for me 01:44 < ports_> thats all that matters 01:45 <+krisk> the two of you probably look younger because you have braces 01:46 <+krisk> is it just me or do vista/win7 icons suck? so much meaningless white space 01:48 <+mtgrss111> i like them. never found the space a problem 01:48 <+krisk> they look so bland and meaningless 01:48 <+mtgrss111> unless you are looking in thumbnail mode 01:48 <+krisk> i mean the icons of things in windows not files 01:48 <+mtgrss111> desktop? 01:48 <+krisk> http://ajanata.com/junk/win7/win7-open.png 01:49 <+krisk> like the "recent places" and "libraries" icons 01:49 <+mtgrss111> thats win7? 01:49 <+krisk> not to mention the list/details style button in the top right 01:49 <+mtgrss111> vista looks like that unless you tweak the settings, which i did 01:50 <+krisk> and the white arrows from windows95 that now cover 99% of the icon on those folders 01:50 <+mtgrss111> i hate the shortcut icon X[ 01:51 <+krisk> far too much margin/padding around everything too. either the icons should be bigger or the window could be half as big as it is 01:51 <+mtgrss111> lol, i tried to close the window on the pic you sent me ^_^ 01:51 <+krisk> lulz 01:52 < Damakaru> Yeah, there's too much of something... I can see fifteen files at a time in my file prompts, the same size. 01:54 < Damakaru> s:fif:eigh: 01:54 <+krisk> im gonna fix it with gimp and tell microsoft to hire me for 100k/y 01:56 <@chronomex> yeah, good idea 01:57 <+krisk> i'd also like to know who screwed up gimp 01:58 <+krisk> seriously, ctrl+shift+alt+click+drag to move stuff? 01:58 <+krisk> dialog boxes that dont take focus and main windows that always cover them 01:59 <@chronomex> krisk: ctry+shift+alt+drag? wtf? 01:59 <@chronomex> don't you just select the layer and use the move tool? 01:59 <+krisk> nope thats how it used to work 02:00 <@chronomex> crazy 02:02 < Damakaru> Is RSI something that just suddenly happens one day if you type or use the mouse too much? 02:02 <+krisk> no it develops 02:02 <+krisk> its also not just "too much" but position and pressure come into play 02:03 <+krisk> http://24.132.239.72/FFFFFGIMP.PNG 02:04 <+krisk> and yes that toolbar+config window are on top of the opened file window in which i am dragging selection so it should be on top and have focus 02:04 <+krisk> and the config window cant be on top of the toolbox 02:04 < Damakaru> GIMP devs ought to come up with a better way of managing windows. 02:05 -!- Tari_ [~Tari@mke-67-208-58-98.milwpc.com] has joined #tcpa 02:05 <@efneTI92> [Tari_] Remember, remember the 5th of November 02:07 <+krisk> http://24.132.239.72/FFFFFQUITGIMP.JPG 02:08 -!- Tari [~Tari@mke-66-97-117-1.milwpc.com] has quit [Ping timeout: 240 seconds] 02:11 < ports_> http://images.askmen.com/photos/jessica-chobot/48177.jpg 02:12 <+krisk> those realdolls are sure getting advanced 02:13 < ports_> is that not a real person? 02:13 < ports_> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Chobot 02:16 < Damakaru> *Insert link to "girl gamers" on "Questionable Content" here.* 02:32 < Nikky> hahahahahahaha http://larrysinclair-0926.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-fails-to-take-oath-as-required-by.html 02:34 -!- Goplat [~goplat@76-191-156-24.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net] has joined #tcpa 02:34 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Goplat] by efneTI89 02:37 < Damakaru> Can I store a string in a "char," or does it have to be a "char *?" 02:37 <+krisk> http://24.132.239.72/win7-open%20BETTERRR.PNG 02:39 < Damakaru> (I'm trying to use "toupper(word)," but GCC is hitting me on the head because "word" is a string.) 02:39 <@chronomex> Damakaru: char* 02:39 < Tari_> yup 02:39 -!- Tari_ is now known as Tari 02:40 < Tari> a char is 8 bits 02:40 < Tari> just that 02:41 < Damakaru> Now, it is hitting me on the head, screaming, "invalid conversion from 'char*' to 'int'." 02:41 < Tari> paste your code 02:42 < Damakaru> http://tcpa.pastebin.com/d68c21975 02:43 < Tari> try g++ 02:43 < Tari> actually, that's prolly no help 02:43 < Tari> gcc invokes g++ as needed, IIRC 02:44 < Damakaru> *Looks at output window again.* Yep, it says "g++." 02:44 < Tari> what line is that error on? 02:45 < Damakaru> Tari: Thirty-two. 02:46 < Tari> toupper takes a single character as input 02:46 < Tari> not a string 02:46 < Tari> int toupper(int aChar) 02:46 < Damakaru> *Facepalm.* 02:46 < Tari> is the prototype 02:48 < Damakaru> *Rewrites code.* 02:53 < Barrett> is the guy who made the flash TI emulator working on getting it so you can put programs on it? 02:58 < Barrett> whatever happend to TFG? 02:58 < ports_> stupid pizza hut 02:58 < ports_> theyre such a rip off 02:59 -!- tifreak [DanielThor@1Cust5731.an3.ind20.da.uu.net] has joined #tcpa 02:59 < Damakaru> *Waves.* 03:00 < tifreak> hello 03:00 < tifreak> laughing my ass off at the moment, at the posts by kofler on ticalc.. XD 03:00 < tifreak> damn that is some good reading =D 03:03 < Damakaru> You mean he's still on the TIGCC/GCC4TI BS? 03:03 -!- tifreak8x [DanielThor@1Cust112.an3.ind20.da.uu.net] has joined #tcpa 03:03 < tifreak8x> grr.. 03:07 < tifreak8x> anyways 03:07 < tifreak8x> that page is full of laughs.. XD 03:07 -!- tifreak [DanielThor@1Cust5731.an3.ind20.da.uu.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 390 seconds] 03:09 < Damakaru> Swear, that dude really ought to be developing proprietary software. 03:09 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 03:09 < Damakaru> * A Microsoft developer. 03:10 < tifreak8x> kofler is just so damned.. silly... XD 03:12 < Tari> I like how it's mostly kofler and debroux going back and forth 03:12 < Tari> I'm halfway down the page and they're starting to just fling insults... 03:12 * chronomex sighs 03:13 < tifreak8x> lol, it was really amusing to me.. XD 03:13 -!- smart_ [~smart@c-76-110-92-116.hsd1.fl.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 03:15 < Damakaru> I stopped reading once he said "Window$." 03:15 < Merthsoft> There's nothing wrong with windows. And you should learn to use it 03:16 < Merthsoft> if you don't have basic windows skills, what's gonna happen when you go try and get a job, and you need windows skills 03:16 < sir_lewk> mmmm 03:16 < Damakaru> No, once someone puts a dollar sign in "Windows," I automatically consider the rest of what they have to say is crap. 03:16 < sir_lewk> nothankz 03:16 < Merthsoft> oh, someone actually said "window$" 03:16 < Tari> yup, kofler :) 03:17 < Merthsoft> haha 03:17 < i_c-Y> still gcc4ti? 03:17 < Damakaru> Same shit. 03:17 < tifreak8x> he hasn't updated squat in what, 2 years? 03:17 < Merthsoft> basically 03:17 < tifreak8x> why the heck does he care.. <_< sheesh.. 03:17 < Merthsoft> cause he's a baby 03:18 < tifreak8x> i noticed.. 03:18 < tifreak8x> hell, there are several pokemon ports going on 03:18 < tifreak8x> I don't whine about those 03:18 < Merthsoft> right 03:18 < tifreak8x> gives me motivation to work on mine 03:18 < Merthsoft> because you're a cool dude 03:18 < tifreak8x> psh 03:18 < tifreak8x> lol 03:18 < TheStorm> and that fact that yours is the best and closest to the real thing 03:19 < Damakaru> Until someone writes it an Assembly. 03:19 < Damakaru> * in 03:19 -!- krisk [~krisk@j239072.upc-j.chello.nl] has quit [User excited] 03:19 < tifreak8x> Damakaru: not ever gonna happen either 03:19 < tifreak8x> it was started on Maxcoderz, in flash 03:19 < tifreak8x> and.. he hasn't said a word about it in months 03:20 < i_c-Y> I AM ANNOUNCING A POKEMON PORT. 03:20 < i_c-Y> It is written in ASM. 03:20 < i_c-Y> Do NOT use tifreak8x 's under any circumstances 03:20 < i_c-Y> because he has some alleged poor code 03:20 < TheStorm> lulz 03:20 < tifreak8x> really? going to make a Diamond/Pearl port? =p 03:20 < tifreak8x> lol 03:20 < i_c-Y> and by ASM i mean I'm really taking his code and changing a few things 03:20 -!- TheStorm [~TheStorm@CPE-24-167-219-81.wi.res.rr.com] has quit [Quit: Leaving] 03:20 * tifreak8x hugs i_c-Y 03:20 < tifreak8x> =p 03:21 < i_c-Y> also, I REFUSE to update it for atleast a HALF DECADE. 03:21 < tifreak8x> o.O 03:21 < i_c-Y> if ANYBODY asks for a MOVTIVE, it is NOT PMS. i repeat, NOT PMS. 03:21 < tifreak8x> PMS = periodic mounting season.. 03:22 < i_c-Y> i STRONGLY reccomend not to use tifreak8x 's port! 03:22 < i_c-Y> thank you, this has been a test of the emergency KEVIN KOFLER system! 03:23 < Damakaru> "It is inferior to my perfect code, written by my perfect self!" 03:23 < i_c-Y> well, in all honesty, if it was written by someone else, it probably is. 03:24 < Damakaru> In whose eyes 03:24 < Damakaru> ? 03:24 -!- TheStorm [~TheStorm@CPE-24-167-219-81.wi.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 03:24 < Damakaru> * who's 03:24 < tifreak8x> bob, from accounting 03:24 < Merthsoft> In who is eyes? 03:24 < Merthsoft> no no, bad correction there Damakaru 03:24 < Damakaru> Whoops. 03:27 * _Auron_ somehow read those 3 lines as one 03:28 < Damakaru> Maybe I type so good, my mind has to make corrections for me to occasionally type bad, now. :P 03:28 < Damakaru> 03:28 <@_Auron_> no 03:32 < Damakaru> Hmm... maybe having a roommate will not be so bad, after all. Hell, he's not even around most of the time, anyway. :P 03:39 < Barrett> impoll.net is back... 03:39 < sir_lewk> screw all this, I'm sleeping 03:39 < tifreak8x> really? nice =D 03:39 < tifreak8x> =0 03:39 * sir_lewk angry sleeps 03:39 < tifreak8x> night sir_lewk 03:39 < sir_lewk> night 03:43 < Damakaru> *Has designed module designed to hopefully drop some things off his neighbor's shelves next time he leaves his stereo blasting at night.* 03:43 < Damakaru> * a module 03:43 < tifreak8x> must have been an old backup.. there used to be hundreds of votes on these things.. XD 03:44 < tifreak8x> I really do need a new poll though.. 03:44 < Barrett> tifreak8x: yep 03:44 < Barrett> also the code itself 03:44 < Barrett> lots of it is very old 03:44 < tifreak8x> I.. uh.. noticed.. XD 03:44 < Damakaru> It's got a nice beat, too. :P 03:44 < tifreak8x> wow 03:46 -!- patz20091 [~patrick@c-69-247-152-128.hsd1.tn.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 03:46 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v patz20091] by efneTI86 03:46 < tifreak8x> heya patz 03:47 <@_Auron_> mm 03:47 <@_Auron_> it's like children falling from the sky, screaming and crying 03:48 <@_Auron_> not because they're falling to their death 03:48 <@_Auron_> but because everyone else below them is dying 03:49 < tifreak8x> o.O 03:50 < Damakaru> *Gets an idea for a new module from _Auron_'s description.* 03:51 <@_Auron_> This is Michael's subconcious speaking. 03:51 < Damakaru> Myers? 03:52 <@_Auron_> Idiot. 03:54 < Damakaru> *Napoleon Dynamite:* Gah! 03:54 < i_c-Y> _Auron_'s name is michael? 03:54 < Milyardo> _Auron_: There's a emacs macro for that 03:55 < i_c-Y> well shit 03:55 < i_c-Y> theres an emacs macro for everything 03:55 <@_Auron_> i_c-Y: You don't know anything about me do you? 03:55 -!- TheStorm [~TheStorm@CPE-24-167-219-81.wi.res.rr.com] has quit [Quit: Leaving] 03:55 < Milyardo> Ctrl+Alt+M, falllingdeathscreanwtfbbq 03:55 < i_c-Y> you're a gay texan, _Auron_ . i know that much. and you have ops here. 03:55 < i_c-Y> you're white with brown-blondish hair. 03:56 <@_Auron_> brown-blondish? lol 03:56 < Damakaru> *Insert Family Guy reference here.* 03:56 < i_c-Y> err just brown 03:56 <@_Auron_> Damakaru: Can you shut up? 03:57 -!- millinao [~millinao@c-71-193-155-217.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 03:57 < Damakaru> *Closes attic door.* 03:57 < Damakaru> Done. 04:03 -!- JoelS [~JSeligste@204.15.21.168] has quit [Quit: Leaving] 04:04 -!- patz20091 [~patrick@c-69-247-152-128.hsd1.tn.comcast.net] has left #tcpa [] 04:04 -!- mtgrss111 is now known as sir_meta 04:04 <+sir_meta> sup :) 04:05 < millinao> hi 04:06 < tifreak8x> 'lo 04:13 -!- glk [~glk@adsl-70-234-141-110.dsl.tul2ok.sbcglobal.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 04:19 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 04:19 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has joined #tcpa 04:23 -!- glk [~glk@adsl-70-234-141-110.dsl.tul2ok.sbcglobal.net] has joined #tcpa 04:24 -!- TD-Linux [~wheeeeeee@96-42-68-26.dhcp.roch.mn.charter.com] has quit [Ping timeout: 372 seconds] 04:26 -!- sir_meta [~Administr@c-98-194-46-169.hsd1.tx.comcast.net] has quit [] 04:37 -!- Tyler2 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has joined #tcpa 04:37 <@efneTI92> [Tyler2] I no longer speak fluent dialup. 04:37 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Tyler2] by etaonrish 04:42 -!- Damakaru [~winterven@216.117.122.172] has quit [Quit: A-A-A-All all aboard the Fail Train -- whoo-oo-oo! *Hiss, crash!*] 04:46 -!- Merthsoft [~Shaun@140.141.26.108] has quit [Quit: ☮♥♫] 04:49 -!- Barrett [~chavez@75-165-231-115.slkc.qwest.net] has quit [] 05:06 -!- ports_ [~ports@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has quit [Quit: You know, it's the first time someone suggested I go in that direction!] 05:07 -!- ports- [~ports-@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has joined #tcpa 05:09 -!- tifreak8x [DanielThor@1Cust112.an3.ind20.da.uu.net] has quit [Quit: tifreak8x] 05:13 < millinao> holy crap 05:13 < millinao> http://www.peta.org/sea_kittens/book.asp 05:13 < millinao> this has to be a troll 05:13 -!- Damakaru [~winterven@216.117.122.172] has joined #tcpa 05:14 < Nikky> Nope. 05:14 < millinao> no 05:14 < millinao> i know trolls 05:14 < millinao> this has to be one 05:15 < millinao> or is this poe's law 05:16 < millinao> oh they're so silly 05:17 < Nikky> I love trolls. 05:19 < Damakaru> You would. 05:20 < Nikky> shush 05:20 < Nikky> You haven't been here, so you wouldn't know. 05:20 < Nikky> but I've given up trolling 05:21 < Nikky> !quoteurl 05:21 <@efneTI86> http://tcpa.aardy.net/quotes/ 05:21 < Nikky> !qsay 1480 05:21 <@efneTI86> 1480: < prime> nikky - I have put you on a permanent ignore, public and private. I have found you disturbing, rude and generally not worth talking to. According with the people you associate with, it strengtens the effect of wanting to put you on ignore because of my lack of interest in you as a person. This message is not meant to be rude to you, just to inform you that i won't see anything of what you type from now on. [Added Nikky at 2008/12/24 05:23 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 05:25 < millinao> i wonder if he still has that on 05:25 < millinao> or if he ever did 05:25 -!- \BAF64\ [~ferrisr@cpe-74-67-34-29.nycap.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 05:26 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v \BAF64\] by efneTI86 05:28 -!- ports- [~ports-@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has quit [ports-] 05:32 -!- \\BAF\IRC [ferrisr@cpe-74-67-34-29.nycap.res.rr.com] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 05:32 < Damakaru> A "Nikky-less" channel would have gotten to him by now. No one can survive that for long. 05:33 < millinao> yep 05:34 < millinao> tcpa without nikky is like TV without "so you want to be a fifth grader": without the shitty parts, we can not appreciate the good parts 05:34 < millinao> although i can't figure out what the good parts of this are 05:35 < millinao> so i'm assuming its me 05:42 <@_Auron_> cute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g-yrjh58ms&eurl=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11434-robots-with-rhythm-could-rock-your-world.html 05:42 <@_Auron_> didn't know of that 05:42 < Milyardo> You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals 05:42 < Milyardo> So lets do it like they do on the discovery channel 05:45 -!- Buckeye [~buckeyedu@c-24-16-69-63.hsd1.wa.comcast.net] has quit [] 05:47 -!- \BAF64\ is now known as \\BAF\IRC 05:49 < millinao> what wargame should i play if i want to play one but don't want to invest 5000$ in figurines 05:53 < millinao> err, miniature wargame 05:57 -!- leofox [leofox@leofox.student.utwente.nl] has joined #tcpa 05:57 <@efneTI92> [leofox] All we do in hell is play DDR! 05:58 < Milyardo> millinao: is there something else you rather invest $5000 in? 05:58 <@_Auron_> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1H4JlJcIhc&feature=related 05:58 < millinao> more like i don't have 5000$ 05:59 < Milyardo> Then you options are Go and Chess 05:59 < Milyardo> *your 05:59 < millinao> haha 05:59 < Damakaru> *Grumbles.* 06:02 -!- glk [~glk@adsl-70-234-141-110.dsl.tul2ok.sbcglobal.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 06:04 < leofox> I did it you guys 06:04 < leofox> I succesfully reset my day-night rithm, 06:05 < _Digital> RAIN! 06:05 < _Digital> about damn time 06:05 < _Digital> we need somethign cool right now 06:05 < leofox> i woke up at 6Am without any troubles 06:05 < millinao> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_warship_combat 06:05 < Damakaru> "[Apple is] more protective of its branding to an extent of not allowing its computers to be depicted in movies as killing people...." Ha, seriously? 06:05 < millinao> this is really really cool 06:06 < _Digital> leofox. I used to wake up at 1500 on a regular basis. I went to bed around 0500-0600 06:07 < leofox> _Digital thats what i did until yesterday 06:07 <@_Auron_> heh 06:07 < leofox> I woke up at 7AM, made me real tired 06:07 <@_Auron_> lately I've been waking up around 1pm 06:07 < Damakaru> leofox: Lucky you. I still have trouble even waking up at 9:00 AM CST. 06:07 <@_Auron_> well first 10:30am, then I go back to sleep and wake up at 1pm 06:07 < _Digital> now I have ot wake up around 1000 and I get fatigued with it 06:07 < leofox> Well I dont know how long it will last 06:08 < leofox> it was weird waking up when it was so dark 06:08 -!- glk [~glk@adsl-70-234-141-110.dsl.tul2ok.sbcglobal.net] has joined #tcpa 06:10 -!- Tyler3 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has joined #tcpa 06:10 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 06:12 < glk> I will dcc a text Can you read it 06:12 < Nikky> millinao: we are full of good parts 06:12 < millinao> like what 06:12 < Nikky> wow, model warship combat 06:12 < Nikky> AWESOME 06:12 < millinao> i know right 06:12 < millinao> unless you are being sarcastic and in that case fuck you 06:12 < Damakaru> (*Groans.* Aw, man, he's back. :/) 06:13 < Damakaru> *Wishes he could afford an apartment.* 06:14 < Nikky> What's wrong with a roommate? 06:14 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has joined #tcpa 06:15 < Damakaru> I like being to myself. I've been that way every since I can remember. Don't really plan on changing that anytime soon. 06:16 < Nikky> You'll get used to it. 06:17 * _Digital waits for new version of WINE to hurry its ass up and compile 06:17 < Nikky> hah 06:17 < Nikky> what are you emulating? 06:17 * Nikky waits for wine is not an emulator speech 06:18 < millinao> Wine is not an emulator 06:18 < Damakaru> ^ 06:18 < millinao> i seriously started typing that before you said that 06:18 < _Digital> technically not emulation, but I use it for Bryce and I might be using it for CS2 06:18 -!- Tyler2 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has quit [Read error: Connection timed out] 06:18 < Nikky> it works well for CS2 06:18 < Damakaru> If it was not for OpenMPT, I would not even need Wine. 06:18 < Nikky> that's what I use for linux graphics 06:19 < Damakaru> (Or until I can buy Renoise.) 06:20 < Nikky> renoise? 06:20 < _Digital> google 06:20 < _Digital> http://www.renoise.com/ 06:20 < Damakaru> A module tracker-based music composition program for Windows/Linux. 06:22 < _Digital> scrubs got recorded 06:22 < _Digital> but with some significant corruption 06:26 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 06:27 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has joined #tcpa 06:29 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 06:29 < millinao> hahaha 06:29 < _Digital> he has broken tubes 06:30 -!- Spengo [~Spengo@64.251.240.137] has joined #tcpa 06:30 < _Digital> Spengo, you broken? 06:30 < Spengo> yes 06:31 < _Digital> how broken? 06:31 <+prime_> When I installed Linux it asked me for my credit card number. Two days later I got a call from Wachovia asking me if I had purchased $900 worth of Totino's pizza rolls and Mountain Dew (I hadn't). Let this be a warning to all of you out there in the Internet. 06:31 < Nikky> k 06:31 < _Digital> prime_, if that was you, you deserve it 06:31 <+prime_> why? 06:32 < _Digital> whoever was installing linux and they put in their credit card number I'd call vreally stupid 06:32 < Nikky> I did that 06:32 < _Digital> you're stupid 06:32 <+prime_> ah, that isn't how you phrased it 06:34 < pyromania> gotta have coding supplies man 06:34 -!- pyromania [~pyromania@c-98-228-126-113.hsd1.in.comcast.net] has quit [Quit: Outta here] 06:34 * E-J prepares himself to floorball game 06:34 -!- pyromania [~pyromania@c-98-228-126-113.hsd1.in.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 06:34 < Nikky> who was pyromania? 06:35 <@E-J> some maniac 06:35 <@E-J> we should ban him 06:35 < _Digital> he likes fire though 06:35 < pyromania> i would suggest it actually 06:35 < _Digital> and why is that 06:35 < _Digital> my car is getting a free wash right now :D 06:36 <@E-J> it's raining? 06:36 <+prime_> sounds like one of those nigerian car scams 06:36 < _Digital> yup, and it is about time it did 06:37 < millinao> i'm such a pro at pankiller 06:37 <+prime_> where the heck are you that it is raining and not snowing? 06:37 <@E-J> millinao is making his own drugs? 06:37 < millinao> ya 06:37 <+prime_> duh 06:38 <@E-J> !topic Welcome to TCPA | http://www.junemann.nl/maxcoderz/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=2736 | Yesterday! 06:38 -!- efneTI86 changed the topic of #tcpa to: Welcome to TCPA | http://www.junemann.nl/maxcoderz/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=2736 | Yesterday! 06:38 < millinao> haha 06:38 < Milyardo> Yesterday! 06:38 <+prime_> millinao is only one letter away from pillinao which you can cut off to pill 06:38 < millinao> that is the worst reasoning i think i have ever heard 06:38 < millinao> i like it 06:39 <@E-J> from fb: "Josh Gancher ja Ilkka Järstä ovat nyt The Fresh Prince of Bel Airin faneja." 06:39 < leofox> i had this weird dream 06:40 < leofox> Me, a friend and my sister took some weird pill 06:40 <+Netham45> is your sister hot? 06:40 < leofox> it had the immediate effect that we were stoned like a shrimp 06:40 <+Netham45> because that'd make it more intresting. 06:40 < leofox> in a way that was kind of like shrooms and weed combined 06:40 < leofox> people tell me she is Netham45 06:41 < leofox> anyway it went totally wrong 06:41 <+Netham45> pics? :) 06:41 <@E-J> i don't think anyone can judge his own sister 06:41 <+Netham45> :P 06:41 < leofox> like suddenly we had a dog 06:41 < leofox> and he started biting us because he didnt understand our behaviour 06:42 < leofox> my mom started to yell because we did drugs 06:42 < millinao> haha E-J 06:42 <+Netham45> E-J, I think they could, it's just 'taboo'. 06:42 < leofox> it ended with me sitting on a couch not knowing where my sister was while the dog was chewing on my hand 06:42 <@chronomex> sounds awesome 06:42 <+prime_> sounds like everyday of my life 06:43 < leofox> well drugs always have the effect on me 06:43 < leofox> that I end up sitting on a couch not knowing what happened 06:44 < leofox> not wanting to move 06:45 <+prime_> i dont think you are doing them right 06:45 <+prime_> you should be sitting in a pool of your own blood, not being able to move because the sedative hasnt worn off yet 06:46 < leofox> my dream was so weird 06:46 < leofox> I was like 06:46 < leofox> where is my sister 06:46 < leofox> is she OK 06:46 < leofox> it was pretty obvious that she wasnt 06:48 <+prime_> ive had some pretty weird dreams lately 06:49 -!- Goplat [~goplat@76-191-156-24.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net] has quit [Time left until the Apocalypse: 29yrs 4days 20hrs 25mins 14secs] 06:49 <+prime_> just off the wall type of things happening 06:49 * Netham45 is away: Sleep 06:49 <+Netham45> son of a bitch, how'd that get turned on... 06:50 < Damakaru> *Has been on/off-sleeping though the nights, waking with rapid heartbeat.* 06:50 <+prime_> uh ohh, that's a ban 06:50 < _Digital> !k Netham45 go to bed 06:50 -!- Netham45 was kicked from #tcpa by efneTI86 [_Digital: go to bed] 06:50 -!- Netham45 [~Netham45@c-71-229-253-50.hsd1.co.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 06:50 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Netham45] by efneTI89 06:50 < _Digital> someone kick for auto rejion 06:50 <+prime_> _Digital is taking irc seriously 06:50 < _Digital> no 06:50 < _Digital> I just want an excuse 06:50 < Damakaru> What'd he even do? 06:51 < _Digital> he's our kick-toy 06:51 <+Netham45> that's ox40, didn't you get the memo? 06:51 < _Digital> no 06:51 <+Netham45> fail. 06:51 <@E-J> Damakaru: he put the public away on accidentally 06:52 < leofox> hehe faal 06:52 < _Digital> bl, food time 06:52 < _Digital> bbl* 06:52 < leofox> http://www.cafepress.com/detourdesign.237198493 06:52 < _Digital> plus I want to driv eon oil-slicked, wet roads 06:52 < leofox> SUIT UP TED 06:53 <+Netham45> wtf I close a steam window and it randomally starts gmod... 06:54 < Damakaru> s:al:: 06:57 < _Digital> #tcpa, invasion of regex 06:57 -!- millinao [~millinao@c-71-193-155-217.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has quit [Leaving] 07:00 < Damakaru> Damn. I gotta start using Aria as my download manager. 07:01 < Damakaru> I hit seven and a half megabytes a second. 07:02 <@E-J> are you sure it wasn't errorous peek? 07:02 < Damakaru> It stayed there for quite a while, then it went to six, than to four, than the download was finished. 07:05 < Damakaru> *Imagines being able to download stuff at USB 2.0 speeds.* 07:09 < Damakaru> (Or, even better, the whole gigabit. :P) 07:10 <@E-J> well, maybe i go to play that game 07:12 < Damakaru> *Goes away to sleep before Mr. Boom starts up his stereo again.* 07:13 < _Digital> Damakaru, just use /me to appear to look like you know how to use irc 07:14 <+prime_> srsly 07:15 <+prime_> you wouldn't want to violate the irc consortium's standards with an invalid markup 07:16 -!- Damakaru [~winterven@216.117.122.172] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 07:17 < pyromania> cant those chinks just buy it from the factory in taiwan 07:18 < pyromania> aww theres no .co.uk 07:20 < pyromania> waaay too many windows open right now 07:21 < glk> I have the time 07:23 <@chronomex> pyromania: .... irc.co.uk? 07:24 < pyromania> no i was talking on another network about how china has their own newegg 07:24 < pyromania> tabbed to firefox and when i came back it switched windows on me 07:24 <@chronomex> oh 07:29 < leofox> I can sometimes download at the full 100 mbit 07:39 -!- pen is now known as blankie 07:39 -!- blankie [~myname@d207-6-186-113.bchsia.telus.net] has quit [Connection closed] 07:52 -!- Damakaru [~winterven@216.117.122.172] has joined #tcpa 07:53 < Damakaru> *Grumbles* Fuck. 07:54 < Damakaru> The one night that it is quiet would be the one night I can't sleep. 07:56 <@chronomex> hah :D 08:00 -!- blankie [~myname@d207-6-186-113.bchsia.telus.net] has joined #tcpa 08:06 < Damakaru> On a note, I should probably worry if I keep waking up to a pounding heart,,, 08:23 < Damakaru> How many nested posts does Ticalc.org's forum software allow one to make? I see one on there that looks like it's about to cram up into a single-character wall if it continues. 08:24 < Milyardo> 255 08:24 < Milyardo> I've already tested that 08:24 < Milyardo> years ago 08:24 < Damakaru> Yeesh. 08:31 < Damakaru> *Goes off to try to sleep again.* 08:31 -!- Damakaru [~winterven@216.117.122.172] has quit [Quit: A-A-A-All all aboard the Fail Train -- whoo-oo-oo! *Hiss, crash!*] 08:49 -!- bs[PA] [~NinjaDrag@d60-65-200-180.col.wideopenwest.com] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 09:00 -!- glk [~glk@adsl-70-234-141-110.dsl.tul2ok.sbcglobal.net] has quit [grahamkendall.net/ my url] 09:08 < leofox> haha kkofler is being a douche 09:51 -!- Netham45 [~Netham45@c-71-229-253-50.hsd1.co.comcast.net] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 09:52 -!- Slayer__ [~dickinson@c-75-73-124-15.hsd1.mn.comcast.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 09:54 -!- Netham45 [~Netham45@c-71-229-253-50.hsd1.co.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 09:54 -!- Slayer__ [~dickinson@c-75-73-124-15.hsd1.mn.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 09:54 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Netham45] by SnowCrash 10:42 -!- Tyler3 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has quit [Ping timeout: 240 seconds] 10:47 -!- sir_lewk [~jlg95@tux64-02.cs.drexel.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 372 seconds] 10:53 <@E-J> and back from game, eating and shopping 11:01 <@E-J> nicolas: in finland average wage for M.Sc. (Techn) was last year 4772 euros per month 11:01 -!- benryves [~benryves@host81-157-218-48.range81-157.btcentralplus.com] has joined #tcpa 11:01 -!- mode/#tcpa [+o benryves] by efneTI86 11:02 <@E-J> start wage is 3134 euros per month 11:02 < nicolas> E-J: i definitely should come there! 11:02 < nicolas> it would be a good improvement over my situation 11:02 < nicolas> got any good places I could apply to ? 11:03 <@E-J> nokia was hiring some linux+c -programmers some days ago 11:04 <@benryves> Heya E-J, nicolas 11:05 <@E-J> heya benD 11:05 <@benryves> E-J: Hah, I should never have mentioned it. :P 11:16 < nicolas> hey ben 11:16 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@c-24-11-113-194.hsd1.mi.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 11:16 <@efneTI92> [rivereye] Is it time to go fishing? 11:17 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v rivereye] by etaonrish, efneTI86 11:19 -!- rivereye[ [~Rivereye@c-24-11-113-194.hsd1.mi.comcast.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 240 seconds] 11:20 -!- rivereye[ [~Rivereye@c-24-11-113-194.hsd1.mi.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 11:20 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v rivereye[] by Remius 11:24 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@c-24-11-113-194.hsd1.mi.comcast.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 11:55 <@E-J> http://koti.mbnet.fi/elianora/time-breakdown-modern-web-design.png 12:00 <@benryves> E-J: Heh, three years old, I guess you could reduce the yellow bit these days. 12:07 -!- aardvarc [tgAardvark@student3113.student.nau.edu] has joined #tcpa 12:12 <@E-J> benryves: and increase violet? 12:13 <@E-J> http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=timebreakdownmodernwebdri2.jpg 12:14 -!- aardvarq [tgAardvark@student3113.student.nau.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 556 seconds] 12:17 <@benryves> Haha :D 12:21 <@E-J> http://www.lintukoto.net/lintukoto/webcam/ hmmm, that other picture is same place year ago 12:47 -!- TD-Linux [~wheeeeeee@96-42-68-26.dhcp.roch.mn.charter.com] has joined #tcpa 13:08 -!- TD-Linux [~wheeeeeee@96-42-68-26.dhcp.roch.mn.charter.com] has quit [Ping timeout: 372 seconds] 13:59 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 14:05 -!- ports- [~ports-@abl13.foods.uiuc.edu] has joined #tcpa 14:18 < ports-> hi 14:18 <@benryves> Heya ports- 14:22 -!- mtgrss111 [~Administr@c-98-194-46-169.hsd1.tx.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 14:22 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v mtgrss111] by SnowCrash 14:24 <+mtgrss111> yo! 14:24 -!- sir_lewk [~jlg95@tux64-01.cs.drexel.edu] has joined #tcpa 14:24 <@efneTI92> [sir_lewk] http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~jlg95 I have much DATA in VELOCIRAPTORS AND PHILOSOPH 14:24 < sir_lewk> sup #tcpa? 14:24 -!- krisk [~krisk@j239072.upc-j.chello.nl] has joined #tcpa 14:24 <+mtgrss111> sup, sir_lewk? 14:25 <@benryves> Hi mtgrss111, sir_lewk 14:25 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v krisk] by efneTI85 14:25 < sir_lewk> sup krisk mtgrss111 benryves 14:25 <+mtgrss111> sup krisk :) 14:25 <+mtgrss111> sup, benryves 14:25 <+krisk> lo sir_lewk mtgrss111 benryves 14:25 < sir_lewk> sup *? 14:25 < sir_lewk> ;) 14:25 <+mtgrss111> wow, everyone just got on all of a sudden o_O lol 14:26 < ports-> hrm 14:26 <+mtgrss111> sup ports- 14:26 < sir_lewk> yerp 14:26 < sir_lewk> sup ports-babe 14:26 < ports-> have you people noticed that if you buy 2 cotton shirts of the same material/style. like polos but of different colors.. they shrink differently? 14:26 <+mtgrss111> im only on because i felt terrible and stayed home from school :/ 14:26 <@benryves> Heya krisk 14:27 <@benryves> 'lo ports-, and no, can't say I have, but then I've never shrunk my shirts. 14:27 <+mtgrss111> ports-: no, your gonna have to tell me about that 14:27 < sir_lewk> ports-: perhaps the dyeing process involved different tempuratures so they shrunk different to start 14:27 <+mtgrss111> lol sir_lewk stop sounding mart :P 14:27 < sir_lewk> or multiple dyes or something 14:27 <+mtgrss111> *smart >_> 14:27 * sir_lewk brainkicks mtgrss111 14:28 * mtgrss111 brainfarts 14:28 < sir_lewk> lawdy 14:35 < ports-> idiots 14:36 <+mtgrss111> I'll grant that I'm one. 14:36 < ports-> i kind of miss my wisdom teeth 14:36 < ports-> because mine were fully exposed in the back.. so they were actually useful for chewing 14:36 <@benryves> You are no longer wise, ports-? 14:36 < ports-> benryves: 3rd molars 14:36 <@benryves> I know what wisdom teeth are. :) 14:37 < sir_lewk> mine were never going to come in apparently 14:37 <@benryves> I had my premolars out years ago so hopefully don't have to have my wisdom teeth removed. 14:37 < sir_lewk> being that my body is of a more modernized make and all ;P 14:38 < ports-> sir_lewk: you mean youre young 14:38 < sir_lewk> nah, apparently all people used to get wisdom teeth and be fine 14:39 < sir_lewk> jaw and skull structure are adapting over time and lots of people can no longer fit the extra teeth in 14:39 < sir_lewk> neanderthal skull :P 14:39 <@benryves> Hehe 14:40 < sir_lewk> nah, I hate having mine out, now I have scartissue/holes back there 14:40 <+mtgrss111> geez, i hope thats one operation i'll never need o_O 14:40 < sir_lewk> it's healed and stuff, just feels different now though 14:41 < sir_lewk> heh, it's not really that bad mtgrss111 14:41 < sir_lewk> if you get general at least 14:42 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 14:52 <+mtgrss111> lol 14:52 <+mtgrss111> !qsay 1504 14:52 <@efneTI86> 1504: is the White House gonna be renamed when Obama moves in? [Added _Digital at 2009/01/16 16:35] 15:00 -!- snowman [~snowman@72.35.100.141] has quit [Ping timeout: 240 seconds] 15:00 <+krisk> hehe 15:01 -!- krisk [~krisk@j239072.upc-j.chello.nl] has quit [User excited] 15:02 -!- snowman [~snowman@rdbk-13593.mtaonline.net] has joined #tcpa 15:14 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has joined #tcpa 15:25 -!- krisk [~krisk@j239072.upc-j.chello.nl] has joined #tcpa 15:26 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v krisk] by SnowCrash 15:29 < sir_lewk> from the manpage of awesome: 15:29 < sir_lewk> BUGS 15:29 < sir_lewk> Of course there´s no bug in awesome. But there may be unexpected behaviours. 15:30 -!- Netham46 [~Netham45@c-71-229-253-50.hsd1.co.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 15:30 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Netham46] by efneTI81 15:30 <@efneTI92> [Netham46] Narf! 15:30 <+krisk> *n*x has awesome? 15:31 < sir_lewk> sure 15:31 < sir_lewk> http://awesome.naquadah.org/ 15:32 <+krisk> why is awesome and "LEGEN- wait for it.. DARY" associated with anything software development? : ( 15:33 < mokomull> This is great. 15:33 <@Andy_J> naquadah lol 15:33 < mokomull> One of the classes I'm in is scheduled in the same room at the same time as another class. 15:34 <@Andy_J> wut 15:34 <+krisk> sounds like poorly configured database tables : ) 15:36 < ports-> lol 15:36 -!- Netham45 [~Netham45@c-71-229-253-50.hsd1.co.comcast.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 15:36 <@E-J> heh 15:37 <+krisk> http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/community/barney_blog/index.php 15:38 <@E-J> btw, in helsinki university, at UI course, they use Second Life as one of the study enviroment 15:38 < i_c-Y> lolz 15:38 < mokomull> Yeah I get there and there are like 80 people in a 70-person room and I was just like "wtf...? 15:38 < i_c-Y> haha. 15:38 < mokomull> Especially since our lecture is supposed to be 3 16-person sections ... 15:39 < mokomull> and I just checked the registrar's website and yes that's the way it is 15:39 <+krisk> hehe we have it with tests sometimes, 2 different tests in the same room but that's not unhandy 15:39 < mokomull> Yeah, this is two lectures :) 15:39 <+krisk> yeah i dont see that working too well 15:40 <@E-J> mostly we have 3 or more exams at same room 15:40 <@E-J> if it's not basic course 15:41 <+krisk> our rooms are too small for more than 2 :P 15:41 <@E-J> ah 15:42 <@E-J> btw, which is easiest way to get old glue off from plastic 15:42 < sir_lewk> 2nd life is soo 2003 15:42 * E-J is changing grips to his floorball sticks 15:42 < sir_lewk> or 2005 probably 15:43 <@E-J> 14 years same grips and now they were in bad shape enough 15:44 < i_c-Y> a knife 15:44 < i_c-Y> putty knife 15:44 < i_c-Y> soap and maybe mineral spirits 15:44 < i_c-Y> and / or 15:45 <@benryves> E-J: Methylated/white spirit 15:46 < i_c-Y> http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/20/ipod-touch-mounted-on-m110-sniper-rifle/ i cant decide if thats awesome or not 15:46 <@E-J> maybe i try first just hot water 15:46 <@E-J> no alcohol here 15:46 < i_c-Y> mineral spirits are cheap 15:46 < i_c-Y> like 2 or 3 dollars for a gallon and half 15:50 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-232-190.slkc.qwest.net] has joined #tcpa 15:52 < ports-> i_c-Y: not 15:53 < i_c-Y> ? 15:56 < Nikky> not cool 15:56 < Nikky> because guns are lame 15:56 <@benryves> Agreed on both counts. 15:59 < sir_lewk> Nikky is a carebear 15:59 <+krisk> not awesome and i hope the military would use something a billion times superior to the ifailtouch 16:00 <@benryves> The UK and US military use Xbox 360 controllers. :) 16:02 <+krisk> yeah. its wierd because you would expect them to use something with the same design maybe but a lot more sturdy and fail proof 16:02 -!- Goplat [~goplat@76-191-156-24.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net] has joined #tcpa 16:02 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Goplat] by SnowCrash 16:03 <@Andy_J> 360 controllers are pretty sturdy 16:03 <@benryves> On the other hand, that would require lots of investment in product development - whereas the off-the-shelf controller has already had that done and is being tested by millions of gamers. 16:04 * benryves wonders why MySQL appears to be allergic to right double quotes. :| 16:04 <+krisk> i guess its enough for the few remote controlled vehicles or whatever 16:05 <+krisk> wouldnt want an ifailtouch as an important asset in your basic sniper kit though 16:05 < Nikky> I love Microsoft. 16:05 < Nikky> So much better than those retards at Apple. 16:05 <+krisk> yes 16:05 < Nikky> Who stick shitty software and quality engineering in a shiny overpriced package. 16:05 <+krisk> and they should do their calculations in their head anyway 16:06 <+krisk> quality engineering? 16:06 < Nikky> Yeah 16:06 < Nikky> I meant bad quality 16:06 <+krisk> oh 16:06 < Nikky> but "bad" got lost somewhere 16:07 < Nikky> Unfortunately Microsoft can't afford to crush Apple. :(( 16:07 <@benryves> The Xbox 360 itself is hardly known for good quality engineering. :P 16:07 < Nikky> That's a value added feature. 16:07 <+krisk> value for microsoft yes 16:07 < Nikky> At least it doesn't blow up or dispel toxic gases. 16:07 < Nikky> Apple products are known to do that. 16:07 <+krisk> actually that would make that controller a lot better for the army 16:07 <@benryves> Nikky: The Dell/Sony laptop battery fiasco? 16:08 < Nikky> Maybe. 16:08 < Nikky> But other major incidents as well. 16:08 <@benryves> Oh, yes, I remember. 16:08 <@benryves> That - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/01/leberation_claims_mac_pros_emit_toxic_fumes/ 16:08 < sir_lewk> oh shush Nikky 16:09 < sir_lewk> your panties are all twisted up at apple because greenpeace tells you to hate them 16:09 < Nikky> False. 16:09 < Nikky> Although that is part of it. 16:09 <+krisk> dont we hate greenpeace as well? 16:09 < Nikky> No. 16:09 < sir_lewk> and they have as much admitted that they only go after apple because it gets them press, not because they are particularly bad 16:09 < Nikky> JUST FUCKIN' STOP 16:09 < Nikky> JUST FUCKIN' STOP 16:09 <+krisk> but theyre dropping concrete blocks on our pretty seacreatures 16:10 < sir_lewk> krisk: yes, greenpeace is a bunch of masterbating hypocrites 16:10 <+krisk> what is apple doing wrong according to greenpeace? 16:10 < sir_lewk> bad enviromental record or whatever 16:10 < sir_lewk> basically just not releasing stats when greenpeace demands them 16:11 < Nikky> Shut up. 16:11 < sir_lewk> greenpeace is just a bunch of ecoterrorists, I hope obama throws them in gitmo 16:11 < Nikky> Apple is still evil. 16:11 < Nikky> No, we must close Gitmo! 16:11 <@benryves> Microsoft are the evil ones, according to the EU. 16:11 < Nikky> !!! 16:11 <+krisk> of course it is 16:11 < Nikky> benryves: the EU hates everyone who isn't from Europe. 16:11 < Nikky> Example: Boeing 16:11 <+krisk> Boeing is awesome 16:12 <@benryves> Nikky: There's another antitrust thing kicking off here (again). 16:12 < Nikky> I know. 16:12 < sir_lewk> the EU hates microsoft because they are big, where apple the same size they'd hate them even more 16:12 < Nikky> Who cares. 16:12 < Nikky> You wonder why nobody likes the EU. 16:12 < sir_lewk> I don't give a shit about the EU 16:13 < sir_lewk> seeing as I'm not in europe... 16:13 <@Andy_J> No, I don't wonder that, Nikky. 16:14 < sir_lewk> if I *was* in europe I would dislike the EU because they come off as a bunch of nosy nannystate politicians 16:15 <+krisk> im from eu and hate apple, even the ipod stuff, and like microsoft dont hate me : ( 16:15 < sir_lewk> perhaps if I lived in europe I'd have a different point of view though 16:24 < sir_lewk> aaaaanyways 16:24 < sir_lewk> anyone working on something cool? 16:25 < ports-> sir_lewk: i just farted 16:25 <+krisk> myself 16:25 < ports-> i think microsoft should stop selling windows in the EU 16:25 < ports-> thatd be really funny 16:26 < ports-> because the EU keeps fucking with them on antitrust stuff 16:26 < sir_lewk> lol, that it would be. might help out linux a bit 16:26 < ports-> not at all 16:26 < sir_lewk> though I'm opposed to shoving linux down people's throats 16:26 < ports-> in 2 weeks the EU would beg MS to come back 16:26 <@benryves> ports-: Opera should stop being dickheads, basically. 16:26 < sir_lewk> krisk: whatcha working on? 16:26 < Nikky> I love opera 16:26 < ports-> heres my question 16:27 <+krisk> sir_lewk: the cool thing im working on is myself 16:27 < ports-> if Windows doesnt come bundled with a browser 16:27 <@benryves> Nikky: I love the product. I don't like the company. 16:27 < sir_lewk> if MS didn't ship windows with IE, who could people (realistically) download Opera? 16:27 < Nikky> I liove the company 16:27 < Nikky> all hail opera 16:27 < ports-> how do you get online? 16:27 < ports-> sir_lewk: you bitc 16:27 < sir_lewk> hmm? 16:27 < ports-> opera doesnt really distribute on cds 16:27 < ports-> neither does firefox 16:27 <@benryves> Opera should be badgering the OEMs, anyway. This is not relevant to Microsoft. 16:27 < ports-> IE and Netscape used to come on floppies and cds 16:27 < sir_lewk> no 16:27 < ports-> so how far back would that set us? 10 years? 16:27 < sir_lewk> OEMs stick enough shit on preinstalls 16:28 < ports-> sir_lewk: preinstalls are a different story 16:28 < ports-> and still.. OEM's use Internet Explorer 16:28 <@E-J> [18:23:51] Cthulhu(); // the call of Cthulhu 16:28 <+krisk> doesnt the Windows+IE issue originate from US trials? 16:28 < sir_lewk> and rightfully so, that's on there by default 16:28 <@benryves> E-J: Pfft. :D 16:28 < sir_lewk> bloatware is bloatware, despite the best of intentions 16:29 < sir_lewk> krisk: I think that was just windows+WMP 16:29 < sir_lewk> lol E-J 16:29 <@Andy_J> no, IE was part of it 16:30 <+krisk> wait where do those people come off whining about bulding anyway? os x and linux distros come with everything and a lot more than windows 16:30 <+krisk> *bundling 16:30 <@Andy_J> krisk: You can easily get rid of stuff on those. 16:30 <@Andy_J> You can't easily get rid of WMP and IE on Windows. 16:30 <@benryves> krisk: They're not as big as Microsoft. 16:30 < Nikky> go after apple then 16:30 <@E-J> Andy_J: you can hide them 16:30 <@Andy_J> If I don't want Safari, I just drag Safari into the Trash and that's it. 16:30 <+krisk> true and it would be nice if wmp and ie could be removed 16:31 <@E-J> evil triangle apple - itunes - quicktime 16:31 < Nikky> ^ 16:31 <+krisk> but i only from a minimalist pro user who uses better stuff anyway point of view, not any laws 16:31 <@benryves> The bit of IE that's integrated into the system is the HTML renderer, so there is nothing really stopping MS from removing IE. 16:31 <@Andy_J> Can still get rid of those (at least the UI. You can't get rid of the QuickTime library because that's kind of important....) 16:31 <+krisk> +1 for E-J 16:32 <@Andy_J> well I guess you can dump QTKit too 16:32 <@Andy_J> but then shit starts breaking all over 16:32 <+krisk> you can remove wmp though cant you 16:32 <@Andy_J> It's not like windows where it won't even let you 16:32 <@benryves> That said, even if you did remove the actual web browser bit of IE lots of stupid apps that are hard-coded to use IE would fall over. 16:32 < Nikky> nobody care 16:32 < Nikky> there's no difference in the end 16:32 <+krisk> well if it breaks the os it shouldnt let you do it 16:32 < Nikky> apple lets you remove it and your system crashes 16:32 < Nikky> microsoft doesn't let your system crash 16:32 < Nikky> big fat difference 16:32 <@Andy_J> and Linux distros aren't for-profit anyway so you can't really get them for monopolizing 16:33 <@Andy_J> Nikky: I never said the system will crash. 16:33 <@Andy_J> Just that stuff (read: applications) will break 16:33 < Nikky> nobdoy cares 16:33 <@Andy_J> and microsoft has their fair share of that problem too 16:33 < Nikky> we don't listen to apple users 16:33 <+krisk> benryves: yeah like live messenger opens hotmail in IE. though mine is broken and launches an empty ie window and the opens live mail with firefox O_o 16:33 < Nikky> their opinions are useless 16:33 <@Andy_J> You're doing an exceptionally bad job of trolling today. 16:33 <+krisk> haha 16:33 < Nikky> shut up fanboy 16:34 < Nikky> it's not our fault you dumped 1.5k down the wrong company 16:34 < Nikky> so you have to act all "zomg apple is wonderful" on us 16:34 <@Andy_J> Right, I'm the fanboy with Vista and Windows 7 being what I'm using right this moment... 16:34 < Nikky> yeah,. you sure aren't 16:34 < Nikky> way to lie 16:34 < Nikky> pitiful 16:34 <@benryves> krisk: Heh, my problem is that most modern MS software (finally!) opens links in your default browser. This is a problem when Help->Check for Updates uses Windows Update (IE only) or you're trying to debug a web app by hooking into IIS+IE. 16:35 <@benryves> That said, I really wonder how software manages to run IE, as that's much more work than just opening a link in the default browser. 16:35 <@Andy_J> how can I make a fair assessment of win7 if I don't use it extensively? :) 16:36 <@Andy_J> benryves: They also assume everything ever is on C: 16:36 < sir_lewk> Andy_J: screw fair, just spread FUD like the rest of us 16:36 < sir_lewk> ;P 16:36 <@Andy_J> sir_lewk: win7 >>>>>>>> vista 16:36 <@Andy_J> granted it's got the same shit under the hood 16:36 <@Andy_J> but the UI is so much better 16:37 <@benryves> Andy_J: So, some sort of Shell("C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe http://example.com/"); instead of Shell("http://example.com/"); ? Stupid. :P 16:37 <@Andy_J> I can actually stand using it since it has a dock now :p 16:37 <@Andy_J> benryves: probably 16:37 <@benryves> Beggars belief. :\ Oh well. 16:37 <+krisk> benryves: yup they actually have to hardcode it in there Andy_J: i have yet to run into an app that assumes c: and i would know because my c:\ is hidden and only has the page file on it, windows is on d: 16:37 <@Andy_J> Some game update patches epically fail if the game isn't in the default install directory 16:38 <@Andy_J> why even let you choose where to install it if the patcher assumes where it is?! 16:38 <@benryves> Andy_J: As is evidenced by the junction point Documents and Settings under Vista. :( 16:38 <@E-J> krisk: some programs think that cd driver is d 16:38 <@E-J> for me it's i 16:38 <@Andy_J> and then there are programs that default to install outside of program files 16:38 <@Andy_J> I would assume to get around the fact that only admins can write to program files 16:38 -!- tifreak [DanielThor@1Cust4705.an3.ind20.da.uu.net] has joined #tcpa 16:38 <@Andy_J> but that is not an excuse 16:39 <@benryves> Andy_J: And that's "Program Files", as everyone uses a US English installation of Windows of course. 16:39 <@Andy_J> and then they break if you make them install into program files 16:39 <+krisk> i find that in windows xp all aps use the set paths for my documents or program files, which should be correct unless you broke windows 16:39 <@E-J> in finnish xp it's "Ohjelmatiedostot" 16:39 <@Andy_J> krisk: they're still supposed to ask the shell where those locations are 16:39 <+krisk> which they do 16:39 <@Andy_J> for, as benryves mentioned, localization 16:39 <+krisk> and that works 16:39 <+krisk> at least for as far as ive seen 16:40 <@Andy_J> I've seen plenty of broken apps. 16:40 <@Andy_J> And plain retarded apps. 16:40 <+krisk> my default program install point is e:\, program files is on d:\program files my docs is on x:\ 16:40 <@Andy_J> Steam isn't entirely excused since it still writes to program files ... but at least they use a service and don't require you to run it as an admin all the time 16:40 <@benryves> I also wish apps would stop putting their settings in My Documents/Documents. 16:40 <+krisk> but steam is fail for many other reasons :P 16:40 <@Andy_J> steam doesn't fail :p 16:41 <@benryves> (As opposed to AppData, I'm stick of apps constantly creating silly "My Games" directories). 16:41 <+krisk> benryves: oh yeah, half my games have a .bat now that moves the folders around on start/exit 16:41 * tifreak cautiously waves 16:41 < tifreak> 'lo gents.. 16:41 <@benryves> 'lo tifreak, come join the rant against crappy software. 16:41 <+krisk> start red alert and it first moves the folder back into my docs, then when red alert closed it moves it to the red alert install dir 16:41 < tifreak> lol 16:41 < sir_lewk> and people say linux is complicated... 16:42 < tifreak> what software are we ranting about? =p 16:42 <@Andy_J> it is 16:42 <@Andy_J> it just dump EVERYTHING into your home folder 16:42 <@benryves> krisk: Mm, settings shouldn't go in program files. 16:42 <@Andy_J> and expects you to like it 16:42 < sir_lewk> yeah, nice and simple 16:42 <@E-J> c and d are hdds, e,f,g and h are memory card reader, i is dvd writer, j is virtual dvd and y and z are nas drives 16:42 < sir_lewk> configs go in dotfiles, everything else you organize how *YOU* want 16:42 < sir_lewk> what could be simpler? 16:42 <@Andy_J> The dotfiles shouldn't be directly in ~ 16:43 -!- Mwyann [~Mwy@88-123-70-233.rev.libertysurf.net] has joined #tcpa 16:43 < sir_lewk> I don't see why not 16:43 <@Andy_J> that or they should try to mandate ~/documents or something 16:43 <@Andy_J> it's just messy 16:43 <+krisk> ~ should be kept virtually empty apart from what you put there intentionally imho 16:43 <@benryves> sir_lewk: The problem is that Windows started with a rather sloppy approach and though they've finally started fixing it lots of apps still don't honour these changes. 16:43 <@Andy_J> I love how the "My Documents" shortcut in ~ on vista is "access denied" 16:43 < sir_lewk> I have my own ~/files it's not that hard to make a directory yourself 16:44 <+krisk> benryves: you want configs save games and screenshots in the docs and settings user dir? 16:44 < sir_lewk> benryves: yup. imho they should drop backwards compatibility with *everything* and tell people to go screw themselves if they don't like it 16:44 <@Andy_J> krisk: they go in appdata. 16:44 <@benryves> krisk: Yes. 16:44 < sir_lewk> people would keep using windows even if they did that 16:44 <@Andy_J> sir_lewk: and that is precisely why they will never do that 16:44 <@benryves> sir_lewk: That's what they started doing with Vista, and look how many people cried. 16:45 <@Andy_J> they *can't* break backwards compatibility 16:45 <+krisk> i hate that, too far away from where the aps and games are installed for me 16:45 < sir_lewk> yeah, but what choice do people have? switch to linux? 16:45 < sir_lewk> a few will but it's pretty insignificant 16:45 <@Andy_J> sir_lewk: there are a lot of business-essential apps that companies use that they no longer have the source code for 16:45 <@Andy_J> and shit like that 16:45 <@Andy_J> you can't just break EVERYTHING 16:45 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Microsoft seem keen to go down the "virtualisation for backwards compatibility" route. 16:45 <@Andy_J> because then people will never upgrade their OS 16:45 <@Andy_J> and have security holesforever 16:46 <+krisk> i dont see a better solution than virtualisation 16:46 < sir_lewk> so what, if people arn't paying for your product anymore, who cares what happens to them? 16:46 <@Andy_J> They do need to do the virtualization 16:46 <@Andy_J> that's how Apple did it with Classic, and it worked well enoguh 16:46 < sir_lewk> yeah, but classic was never as bad as the older windows 16:47 <+krisk> sir_lewk: the people who's business and income depends on that product care 16:47 < sir_lewk> krisk: but microsoft shouldn't care if they care 16:47 <+krisk> microsoft should if they want their business 16:47 < sir_lewk> I don't really see why they do, unless we suppose that they really do have a good heart 16:47 <@Andy_J> http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/03/01/82103.aspx 16:47 <@Andy_J> ^ read that 16:47 < sir_lewk> I'm arguing that microsoft has an assured place in the market, nomatter what they do 16:48 <+krisk> they'd lose a lot of business if they werent backwards compatible in any way whatsoever 16:48 <@E-J> http://unreasonablefaith.com/2009/01/21/how-to-stump-anti-abortionists-with-one-question/ 16:48 < sir_lewk> they could probably package a dead baby with each copy of win7 and it'd still outsell macs and linux 16:49 < sir_lewk> it would be rough for the first release or two, but in the long run it'd be for the best 16:49 <+krisk> thats more because macs are horrible and linux is too awesome for casuals 16:49 <+krisk> but theyd lose a good number of business 16:49 < sir_lewk> or is windows going to have backwards compatibility with versions that are 3 decades old? 16:49 <+krisk> and microsoft being as big as they are i kinda think they know their business engineering better than you do ; ) 16:49 <@Andy_J> sir_lewk: it HAS TO HAVE that compatibility 16:49 <@Andy_J> Read the blog post I linked. 16:50 <@Andy_J> And stfu until you do. 16:50 < nicolas> eh, yeah, I have doing "ls -la" and having a super long list of dotfile/dotdirs in my home 16:51 < nicolas> I like the way OS X has it organized 16:51 <@Andy_J> ^ 16:51 < nicolas> have = hate* 16:51 < sir_lewk> yeah, I just read it 16:51 < sir_lewk> we obviously have a differing definition of "have to" 16:51 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 16:51 < tifreak> so, benryves, how have you been doing? =p 16:51 <@benryves> Microsoft are in a bit of a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't position; maybe you remembered the furore over X-UA-Compatible in IE 8. 16:52 <@benryves> tifreak: Pretty busy, yourself? 16:52 < sir_lewk> microsoft is big enough that they could tell everyone to go fuck themselves and they'd still be fine 16:52 < tifreak> amazingly happy at the moment 16:52 < tifreak> I just got a timing belt put on a car that takes 2 people to normally do it.. all by my lonesome =D 16:53 <@benryves> Ah, good work. :D 16:53 < tifreak> and have been kinda busy.. hopefully this paycheck on saturday reflects it well enough.. ^^ 16:53 <+krisk> sir_lewk: haha no 16:53 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Except it isn't. You can't have missed Vista. 16:53 < sir_lewk> indeed I haven't 16:53 < sir_lewk> they seem to be still kicking though 16:53 < sir_lewk> I'm not saying it wouldn't be a bitch at first 16:54 < nicolas> sir_lewk: sure, but as you noticed with vista, it was a bitch at first and 90% of the people went back to XP 16:54 <+krisk> it would hurt them big time 16:54 <+krisk> you dont think theyll survive on desktop users alone do you 16:54 < sir_lewk> all microsoft has to do is wait those people out 16:54 < sir_lewk> they can run on fumes a lot longer than people can use the same computer 16:55 <+krisk> its not about home users with windows x os 16:55 < sir_lewk> no shit 16:55 <+krisk> its the gazillions of businesses from tiny to microsoft hueg that will ditch their products if they dont work in their environment 16:56 < sir_lewk> ditch for what? 16:56 <+krisk> ditch for what they already have 16:56 < sir_lewk> they can't use the same computer for 30 years 16:56 <+krisk> yes they can 16:56 < sir_lewk> I disagree 16:57 < tifreak> lol, I still use a 500Mhz compaq laptop for paperwork at my shop.. =p 16:57 <+krisk> the problem is actually that a lot of critical systems are that old and simply will not be replaced 16:57 < tifreak> it is running win2k 16:58 <+krisk> so as soon as windows doesnt support working with those legacy systems any more its not gonna sell anywhere near enough 16:58 < sir_lewk> all microsoft has to do is turn off their activation servers for old shit, push the new shit into schools (like they have been doing since forever), and let the old computers go the way of COBOL 16:58 < sir_lewk> sure there is still some legacy shit out there on COBOL, but who cares 16:58 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Wait for someone to write a .NET compiler for them? :P 16:58 <+krisk> and their stocks down the drain with it 16:59 <+krisk> there really are a lot more legacy systems out there than you think 16:59 < sir_lewk> mmhm 16:59 <@benryves> Heh, I'm still reliant on 16-bit apps. :P 16:59 <+krisk> take any company and theres a good bet its still relying on some old system somewhere in its environment 16:59 < sir_lewk> I don't argue it 17:01 <+krisk> i dont think microsoft would survive it right now 17:02 < nicolas> yeah, prolly not the righttime to take any too big financial risks 17:02 < sir_lewk> I don't think linux is ready or apple willing, to replace microsoft 17:02 <+krisk> they dont have to replace microsoft 17:02 < sir_lewk> I'd argue better now, then later when a competitor might be in a more dangerous position 17:02 <+krisk> what works already exists 17:03 < sir_lewk> they have to do it *eventually* 17:03 < sir_lewk> unless windows 9k is going to virtualize all 45 versions of windows before it or something stupid like that 17:03 <+krisk> well 17:04 <+krisk> say in 30 years they cut support of todays legacy systems 17:04 <+krisk> theyll still have to support todays modern systems which will be 9k's legacy systems 17:04 < sir_lewk> mmhm 17:04 < nicolas> is 9k as subtle reference to HAL ? 17:04 < sir_lewk> and people will wonder why something that worked on vista doesnt work on 9k, even though there other vista stuff does 17:04 < sir_lewk> nicolas: yes :D 17:05 <+krisk> yeah for example 17:05 <+krisk> no longer needing backwards compatiblity really comes down to how stuff is engineered today 17:05 <+krisk> and then maybe in many years it wont be nessecary any more 17:06 <+krisk> or at least not an issue any more 17:06 < sir_lewk> "cloud computing" or whatever the current favorite buzzword is 17:06 < sir_lewk> that is true 17:06 <@benryves> Heh, that old chestnut. 17:07 < sir_lewk> personally cloud stuff just sounds lame imho. basically just saying that someone else will manage my computer instead of me. (a task I have no problem doing myself) 17:07 < sir_lewk> but whatever 17:07 < sir_lewk> gamechanging developments come out of nowhere 17:08 <+krisk> such as? 17:08 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Yes, and 2009 is the year of the Linux desktop. :P 17:08 <+krisk> really? 17:09 <@benryves> krisk: As was 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, ... 17:09 < sir_lewk> krisk: personal computing I'd say in general 17:10 -!- rivereye[ [~Rivereye@c-24-11-113-194.hsd1.mi.comcast.net] has quit [Leaving] 17:10 < sir_lewk> (THIS_YEAR + 1) is the year of the linux desktop! 17:10 < sir_lewk> also, the internet. telephones, electricity 17:10 < sir_lewk> I'm looking at a large scale 17:10 < sir_lewk> progress is accelerating 17:11 -!- Mwyann [~Mwy@88-123-70-233.rev.libertysurf.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 17:11 < sir_lewk> [INSERT RANTING ABOUT TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY HERE] 17:12 <+krisk> hehe i was thinking about 2006 17:12 <+krisk> linux needs a step like windows xp made from 98 17:13 <@benryves> What, scrapping the whole thing and replacing it with a different OS? 17:13 <@E-J> what way, stability there is already 17:13 < nicolas> meh, i'm off, going home 17:13 <+krisk> benryves yeah something like that 17:13 < nicolas> bye lads 17:13 < sir_lewk> I don't think linux should ever go mainstream like windows 17:13 <@benryves> See you, nicolas. :D 17:13 <+krisk> like, linux2 or something 17:13 < sir_lewk> It's just not meant for that 17:13 <+krisk> nonsense 17:14 <@benryves> krisk: Heh, I'll sit here all smug as I went straight from 95 to 2000. :P 17:14 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-232-190.slkc.qwest.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 255 seconds] 17:14 <+krisk> ghehe 17:14 < sir_lewk> I think any decently copetent computer user would be fine on linux, or could be with some work at least 17:14 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Well, Ubuntu seems to be trying pretty hard. 17:14 < sir_lewk> there are *A LOT* of people that wouldn't be though 17:14 < sir_lewk> benryves: yeah 17:15 < sir_lewk> I don't like ubuntu zealots that thing everything should use ubuntu/linux 17:15 <+krisk> thing is, if someone less than a decently competent computer user would be fine on it then the decently competent user would be in paradise 17:15 <+krisk> once your average 14 year myspace slut can make use of linux, imagine how nice it would be for you to use it 17:15 < sir_lewk> the point of linux isn't "to win" or "beat the man", like so many ubuntu types think. it's just supposed to be a good OS for those who want to use it 17:16 <+krisk> which doesnt exclude winning over other OSes 17:16 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Oh how I wish more people shared that mentality. :P 17:16 < sir_lewk> it *could* beat the man, but I don't think that should be a goal 17:16 < sir_lewk> benryves: so do I >.< 17:16 <+krisk> why not 17:16 < tifreak> I think we should totally write our own OS, based off of the newer star trek movies.. =D Think of the millions of trekies out there that would buy it.. bwhahaha 17:17 <+krisk> im actually surprised if there isnt a third party frontend that shows linux or os x that way 17:17 < sir_lewk> making "market penatration" a goal instead of "quality" is going to sacrifice things, mainly quality. if market penatration comes about *because* of quality, then fine 17:17 <@E-J> sir_lewk: there are same kind of people in every os fanatics 17:17 -!- Mwyann [~Mwy@88-123-70-233.rev.libertysurf.net] has joined #tcpa 17:18 <@E-J> some mac people think everyone should use osx 17:18 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 17:18 <@E-J> some windows people think everyone ... 17:18 < sir_lewk> yup, they all annoy me to no end 17:18 <+krisk> mac people are worst though 17:18 <+krisk> starting with apple itself 17:19 <+krisk> just look at the ads, do you see windows or linux advertising itself that way? 17:19 <@benryves> It probably doesn't help that Apple's own advertising revolves around telling us how much Windows sucks, rather than on the quality of Mac OS X itself. 17:19 < sir_lewk> I use it because I like it. some times I suggest it to others because I think they might like it too. I DO NOT suggest it to others so linux can get closer to "winning" 17:19 < sir_lewk> don't get me started on Apple. that's a religion in every sensible definition of the term I can think of 17:19 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-235-248.slkc.qwest.net] has joined #tcpa 17:19 <+krisk> sir_lewk: good. but what if linux evolves to win through quality and compatibility and all the nice things? that should be a fine goal no 17:19 < sir_lewk> cult more like. you have to buy yourself in 17:20 <+krisk> like scientology 17:20 < sir_lewk> yup 17:20 < sir_lewk> and that'd be fine 17:20 < sir_lewk> I just think "quality" should be the goal. not "winning" 17:20 <+krisk> surely thats what ubuntu is doing 17:20 < sir_lewk> no, I'm pretty convinced ubuntu is trying to "win" 17:20 < sir_lewk> at least that's the mentality of most of it's users. 17:20 <+krisk> by being superior, theres no other way to win right now 17:21 <+krisk> thell have to give windows AND os x a run for its money 17:21 <+krisk> cant do that if it isnt kickass quality 17:21 < sir_lewk> the ubuntu zealots ignore and deny it's shortcomings though. that's the difference 17:21 <+krisk> yeah but theyre not the devs are they 17:22 < sir_lewk> truthfully, very little of ubuntu is devs 17:22 < sir_lewk> most of the stuff ubuntu has is from redhat or novel 17:22 <+krisk> i think the devs approach to ubuntus marketing kind of caught fire with the linux zealots resulting in what are now ubuntu zealots 17:22 < sir_lewk> thats another rant though... 17:22 < sir_lewk> yeah 17:22 <+krisk> which is fine anyway because thats how linux goes, take stuff here and there turn it into a nicer package 17:22 <+krisk> hell thats how all oses go now 17:23 < sir_lewk> mmhm, mac osx is a prime example of that 17:23 <+krisk> and vista/win7 17:23 < sir_lewk> they made a BSD user friendly to entirely nontechnical types. that is one hell of an acheivement 17:24 < sir_lewk> granted, I can't stand the thing, but whatevs, opinions are like assholes 17:24 <+krisk> its not friendly to the technical types though :P 17:24 < sir_lewk> yeah :) 17:24 <+krisk> at least its not friendly to me 17:24 < sir_lewk> agreed, it's a pain imho. not for "complicated technical BSDy" reasons though 17:26 <@Andy_J> how is it unfriendly to technical types? 17:26 < sir_lewk> not customizable 17:26 < sir_lewk> graphically 17:26 < i_c-Y> meaning... 17:26 <+krisk> which isnt a problem if it looks fine to begin with 17:26 < sir_lewk> perhaps that's a strech of "unfriendly", but it bugs me 17:26 <@benryves> And techies like to graphically customise their OS? :P 17:27 <@Andy_J> techies would rather ditch the GUI altogether 17:27 <+krisk> thats worse with xp though, imagine having to use the default ui settings for it O_o 17:27 <@benryves> Andy_J: I have to disagree with you there. 17:27 < i_c-Y> depends on what they're doing. 17:27 < i_c-Y> but you have to admit having 10 xterms open side by side is pretty useful 17:27 < sir_lewk> I like GUIs, they let me easily manage all my xterms :P 17:27 <@benryves> krisk: Quite. I use the default settings unless they're hideously ugly. :P 17:27 <@Andy_J> What's wrong with Aqua? The widgets are small and unobtrusive 17:28 < i_c-Y> its made by apple 17:28 < sir_lewk> I don't like the colors 17:28 < sir_lewk> I prefer dark themes 17:28 <+krisk> i think apple's theme is pretty good 17:28 < sir_lewk> and the window decorations are pretty bleh 17:28 < sir_lewk> it's good, it's just not my cup of tea 17:28 <+krisk> yeah 17:28 * benryves grumbles at Microsoft's unwise decision to promote skinning under WPF. 17:28 <+krisk> what really bugs me is how the os respodns to what im trying to do 17:28 <+krisk> it just constantly gets in the way with silly things 17:29 -!- Mwyann [~Mwy@88-123-70-233.rev.libertysurf.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 17:29 <@benryves> What, like UAC krisk? 17:29 < sir_lewk> yeah, responsive OSs for the lose :P 17:29 < sir_lewk> ^_^ 17:29 <@Andy_J> At least they kind of fixed UAC in win7 17:30 <+krisk> well interface thigns really, like stuff popping up, the os coming alive to do things it assumes i want to do but can do fine by myself 17:30 < i_c-Y> if you have a problem with it, disable it. 17:30 <@Andy_J> defaults to not bugging you about changing windows settings but still bugging you about other programs 17:30 <@Andy_J> which is how it should have been done in the first place 17:30 <@benryves> Andy_J: Mm. I don't have major issues with UAC itself, but then again I only see a prompt maybe once or twice a week. 17:30 <+krisk> things like expose really get on my nerves 17:30 <@Andy_J> krisk: so turn it off? 17:31 <+krisk> yeah ill just compeltely overhaul everyone's os x settings whenever i have to just change a little router thing on their mac or something 17:31 <@benryves> The one thing I wish UAC had was a way to whitelist particular applications. 17:31 <@Andy_J> so don't activate it? 17:31 <@Andy_J> it's not that hard to avoid f9 17:32 < sir_lewk> I like my 'su'. to hell with that UAC nonsense ;P 17:32 <+krisk> it appeared to come up whenever i put my mouse somewhere on the screen corners 17:32 <@Andy_J> well that's their own setting 17:32 <@Andy_J> you can't blame apple for that 17:32 <@benryves> sir_lewk: runas in Windows parlance. 17:32 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 17:32 <+krisk> fair enough 17:32 <+krisk> its behaviour and toolbars are just not compatible with me though 17:32 <@Andy_J> all of the expose/spaces/dashboard stuff defaults to only keys 17:33 <@Andy_J> with settings for screen corners (which is handy sometimes) 17:33 <+krisk> yeah i had some screen corner settings with compiz 17:33 <@Andy_J> I've got command+top-right to be "display sleep" 17:33 <+krisk> os x also seems to leave crazy folders everywhere 17:33 <+krisk> like on my mp3 player or removable drives 17:33 <@Andy_J> yeah, .DS_Store is annoying. 17:34 <@Andy_J> and the other stuff 17:34 <@Andy_J> but .DS_Store is more common 17:34 < sir_lewk> and what is up with that UNIX stuff too? doesn't apple realize that unix is soooo '70s?!? 17:34 <+krisk> some finder utility on someones laptop put .files all over the directory structure of my mp3 player 17:34 <@Andy_J> but it has to do *something* for filesystems that don't support alternate streams 17:34 < sir_lewk> eww 17:34 < sir_lewk> macs use zfs right? 17:35 <@Andy_J> lolno 17:35 < ports-> hehe 17:35 <@Andy_J> still journaled hfs+ 17:35 < sir_lewk> oh? 17:35 < sir_lewk> weird 17:35 < ports-> a black man now controls the nuclear football 17:35 < Zeropod> someone version me 17:35 < ports-> goodbye KFC 17:35 <+krisk> well whatever it did wasnt nessecary at all, which is pretty descriptive of how os x is for me 17:35 < ports-> now 3 men will know your 8 secret herbs and spices 17:35 < sir_lewk> silly ports-, racisim is for southerners 17:35 -!- Mwyann [~Mwy@88-123-70-233.rev.libertysurf.net] has joined #tcpa 17:35 <@Andy_J> krisk: you think it's unneeded, but from the OS's point of view, it is =\ 17:35 < ports-> sir_lewk: i wasnt being racist just ridiculous 17:35 < sir_lewk> I know :P 17:36 <@Andy_J> I understand your point. 17:36 <+krisk> yeah, im sure i could learn to work it the way it wants me to, but there are many things i would never want to be accustomed to 17:36 < ports-> theres a good CNN article about how Obama/family isnt The Parkers or Wayans Brothers kind of black 17:36 < i_c-Y> no response, Zeropod 17:36 < Zeropod> damn 17:36 <@Andy_J> But the OS does need to store more information somewhere, and the filesystem doesn't support alternate streams like hfs+ does 17:36 <+krisk> im not sure what it needed to store on my mp3 player 17:36 < sir_lewk> ports-: lolwat? 17:37 < sir_lewk> link me up 17:37 <+krisk> i just needed to copy a ppt from it to the os x desktop thats all 17:37 <+krisk> apparently that requires filling every folder with .files for indexing something 17:37 <@Andy_J> Metadata. 17:37 < sir_lewk> and I could have sworn macs used zfs now 17:37 <@Andy_J> Finder stores all sorts of metadata on every folder you open in it 17:37 <@Andy_J> sir_lewk: it was going to be in leopard but it didn't make it 17:37 <+krisk> yeah, cant it make a /metadata/device_x/ on its own drive? 17:37 < i_c-Y> whats the point then? 17:37 <@Andy_J> krisk: no, it needs to store it on the drive itself so other macs can see it too 17:37 <+krisk> i didnt open anything in it but the root folder, all folders had finder stuff in them 17:38 < ports-> sir_lewk: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/obama.family/ 17:38 <+krisk> other macs can then do it themselves imho 17:38 <@Andy_J> it WOULD store it in alternate data streams inside the file but FAT doesn't support that 17:38 <+krisk> what does finder need to store there for other macs? 17:39 <@Andy_J> The size of the window, if you set any 'colors' for any files (this is the big one) 17:39 -!- JoelS [~JSeligste@204.15.21.168] has joined #tcpa 17:39 <@benryves> Andy_J: Does Mac OS X support NTFS fully? 17:39 <@Andy_J> benryves: read support 17:39 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 17:39 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 17:39 <+krisk> cant it just make a single .failosxsettings in the root dir of the drive 17:39 <@benryves> krisk: Thumbs.db 17:39 <@Andy_J> dunno if it supports the alternate data streams on it, but it's moot because it can't write 17:39 <@benryves> Something that Vista has (mostly) fixed. 17:39 <+krisk> yeah like that, only not in every single folder of the drive it apparently automaticalyl ocmpletel tries to index 17:39 <@Andy_J> krisk: no, because when you delete the folder those settings should go too 17:39 <@benryves> Andy_J: Aye, that's what I was wondering about. 17:40 <@Andy_J> which can only happen if it's in the folder itself 17:40 < sir_lewk> does mac osx have fuse or something simular? 17:40 <@Andy_J> you can build fuse on os x, yes 17:40 <@Andy_J> and make ntfs write with that 17:40 <@Andy_J> but it wouldn't support alternate data streams 17:40 <+krisk> well if it contains settings for a nonexisting folder im sure a highly advanced if statement in os x can detect that it doesnt exist and not blow up 17:40 <@Andy_J> krisk: but what if you delete the folder on windows? 17:40 <+krisk> what about that? 17:40 <@Andy_J> you're wasting space storing information about a folder that doesn't exist anymore 17:41 <@Andy_J> and windows doesn't know to get rid of it 17:41 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Client Quit] 17:41 <+krisk> surely its not much more than a couple of lines of text per folder 17:41 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 17:41 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Client Quit] 17:41 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 17:41 <@Andy_J> .DS_Store isn't exactly tiny 17:41 <@Andy_J> but it isn't huge either 17:42 <@Andy_J> the one in my ~ is about 15K 17:42 < ports-> sir_lewk: done reading? 17:42 <@Andy_J> ... which is curious that it's there and not in alternate streams 17:42 <+krisk> hmm os x is like a collection of obtrusive annoying third party apps that i would never ever keep on windows after finding out how obtrusive they are 17:42 <@benryves> Andy_J: Does Mac OS X have a bundled zipper? 17:42 < sir_lewk> halfway though, this is lulz 17:42 < sir_lewk> it makes a decent point though 17:42 < Zeropod> ben, yes 17:42 <@Andy_J> krisk: you like to be in control too much, that's all (not saying it's a bad thing) 17:43 <+krisk> actually i like to not to even have to be in control much 17:43 <@Andy_J> Zeropod: I wouldn't say "yes" 17:43 <@Andy_J> It lets you make a .zip out of a folder 17:43 <@benryves> Just wondering why these Mac OS zip files I'm using are filled with .DS_Store files/folders all over the place. 17:43 <@Andy_J> but you can't really make a .zip any other way 17:43 <+krisk> if i do one little thing then i dont want everything cluttered with index files and dialogs and crazy toolbar behaviour 17:43 < sir_lewk> in soviet russia, YOU USE MAC OSX!!! 17:43 <@Andy_J> benryves: the same metadata 17:43 < i_c-Y> can't stuffit do it, Andy_J ? 17:43 <@benryves> (And, for some reason, Windows thinks the files are encrypted). 17:43 <@Andy_J> i_c-Y: stuffit hasn't been used since classic, pretty much 17:43 -!- mtgrss111 [~Administr@c-98-194-46-169.hsd1.tx.comcast.net] has quit [] 17:44 <@Andy_J> maybe 10.2 17:44 <@Andy_J> it hasn't been included for ages 17:44 < Zeropod> andy, I still use stuffit 17:44 <@benryves> Windows no longer comes with Hyper Terminal. :( 17:44 < Zeropod> stuffit 11 was installed when I installed 10.4 17:44 <+krisk> windows xp lets me do one task and expect everything to look feel and behave exactly the same way the next time i do it 17:44 <@Andy_J> Zeropod: I find that hard to believe 17:45 <@Andy_J> There was no point in them including stuffit once they got .dmg going 17:45 < Zeropod> why not? 17:45 < ports-> sir_lewk: done reading?'] 17:45 <@Andy_J> I've never seen it on any of the discs I've had 17:45 < ports-> im using osx right now 17:45 < sir_lewk> yeah 17:45 <@Andy_J> Because that's all stuffit expander was needed for 17:45 < ports-> osx isnt the greatest 17:45 < Zeropod> i still find brand new files for os x in zip and rar 17:45 -!- ports- was kicked from #tcpa by Andy_J [bold] 17:46 < i_c-Y> benryves: dealwithit. you can use putty or something. 17:46 -!- ports- [~ports-@abl13.foods.uiuc.edu] has joined #tcpa 17:46 < ports-> Andy_J: hey 17:46 < sir_lewk> bold is for bitches 17:46 < ports-> sir_lewk: my phone is Bold. 17:46 < Zeropod> for the record, this irc client sucks balls 17:46 < sir_lewk> lemme guess 17:46 <+krisk> hmm maybe i should make some room for some vms with os x and win7 on them 17:46 <+krisk> try some stuff out 17:46 < ports-> Andy_J: ps... fuck off. i cant tell when im using bold or colors on colloquy 17:46 < sir_lewk> your phone also doesn't have a spacebar? 17:46 <@Andy_J> That isn't an excuse. 17:47 < ports-> Andy_J: refer to words 2 and 3. 17:47 <@Andy_J> "Oh, my speedometer is broken, I didn't know I was goin 80 in a 50 zone" 17:47 <+krisk> is there a amd 64 bit os x release? 17:47 <+krisk> :P 17:47 < sir_lewk> next time well kick you for using a shit client then 17:47 < ports-> sir_lewk: heh 17:47 < ports-> id prefer windows 17:47 <@Andy_J> krisk: no more 64-bit than the standard OS X 17:47 < sir_lewk> :P 17:47 <@Andy_J> which is kind of 64 bit but not really 17:47 < Zeropod> andy, "ircci" some client for the iphone/ipt that can do landscape 17:47 < ports-> but using osx on this macbook is better.. 17:47 <+krisk> werd 17:47 < ports-> since windows has issues with getting the mousy to work properly and a few other small annoyances 17:47 <@Andy_J> it'll be better in snow leopard 17:47 < ports-> im not saying i like osx. 17:48 <@Andy_J> krisk: but if you have an AMD proc, good luck getting anything decent running 17:48 <+krisk> is there a snow leopard beta? 17:48 * sir_lewk is getting foodz 17:48 <+krisk> ? why is amd a problem? 17:48 < i_c-Y> sse3 is on the amd procs now. 17:48 <@Andy_J> well apple uses intel so of course it'll work best on their procs 17:48 < Zeropod> I like Mac OS X, not a huge fan of OS X. 17:48 <@Andy_J> it's doable but it isn't as good 17:48 < i_c-Y> thhe problem used to be when sse2 was on the amd's but not sse3 17:48 < i_c-Y> i dont think they're using ssse3 17:49 <@Andy_J> vmware won't do it justice anyway 17:49 < Zeropod> apple half-crippled OS X, needs more Mac components 17:49 <@Andy_J> rosetta uses sse3 a lot 17:49 < i_c-Y> ya. but not ssse3 17:49 < Zeropod> stupid iphone/ipt 17:50 < i_c-Y> and amd is being fagish and making "sse5" which isnt a superset of sse4 17:50 < i_c-Y> hint: let intel make the sse's 17:50 <@Andy_J> how about we just ditch all legacy x86 and start over 17:50 < ports-> sir_lewk: and i have all color/font adjustments filtered out in colloquy. 17:51 < Zeropod> my webhost is GAY 17:51 <@Andy_J> do we really still need to be able to run 8080 code? 17:51 < i_c-Y> hell yeah 17:51 <@Andy_J> er, well, 8086 17:51 < ports-> sir_lewk: same thing in Adium.. i removed all color/formatting from peoples AIM messages.. so it displays them on my white background, with size 11 verdana font, with black letters. 17:51 < i_c-Y> hell yeah 17:51 < Zeropod> they want me to fax my state ID to enable shell access 17:51 <@Andy_J> Zeropod: a lot of places do that 17:51 < ports-> Zeropod: odd 17:51 <@Andy_J> that does not make them homosexual 17:51 <@benryves> Andy_J: Heh, I hard-locked Vista by accidentally double-clicking on a CP/M (8080) binary. 17:51 < Zeropod> i can't fax 17:52 <@Andy_J> go to kinko's or something 17:52 < Zeropod> in the mountians in PA? 17:52 <@benryves> Zeropod: No access to a regular phone line? :\ 17:52 < Zeropod> ben, no fax machine 17:52 <@Andy_J> benryves: that implies computers still have modems :p 17:52 < i_c-Y> Zeropod: so? 17:52 < i_c-Y> use yo pc's modem 17:52 < ports-> YAY 17:52 < ports-> i just got Vista 64bit 17:53 < i_c-Y> i have a modem in my laptop 17:53 < Zeropod> icy, what pc? 17:53 < Zeropod> the one 500 17:53 <@Andy_J> Zeropod: so take a picture and email it to them 17:53 < Zeropod> miles away? 17:53 <@Andy_J> and tell 'em that's the best you can do 17:53 <@Andy_J> and if they dont' take it, take your business elsewhere 17:53 <@benryves> Andy_J: Mm, I was sad when this PC didn't, had to cannibalise it out of the old one. 17:53 < Zeropod> andy, how can I take a pic? 17:53 <@Andy_J> the 'pod doesn't have a camera? lame 17:54 < Zeropod> it's a mp3 player, not a phone or something 17:54 <@benryves> Haha 17:54 <@Andy_J> right, it's an mp3 player ... and web browser ... and video player ... and can play games .... 17:54 <@benryves> Why would a phone have a camera if an MP3 player doesn't? The iPhone doesn't even do MMS! :P 17:54 <@Andy_J> and can send email ... 17:54 <@Andy_J> I think you see my point :p 17:54 < Zeropod> ben, ehh 17:55 <@E-J> i have mp3 player that has video camera 17:55 <@Andy_J> benryves: that's what email's for 17:55 < ports-> mmm 17:55 <@E-J> benryves: or copy paste 17:55 <@benryves> Andy_J: Mm, MMS is more usual on mobile phones. 17:55 < ports-> my blackberry bold does email, copy paste, full awesome keypad, wifi, gps, 17:55 <@E-J> or forwarding sms 17:55 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-235-248.slkc.qwest.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 255 seconds] 17:56 < Zeropod> the iPhone was designed around being a phone, the ipod touch was redesigned with music being the main focus, thus the better battery and such 17:56 < ports-> Zeropod: liar 17:56 <@E-J> ports-: i wouldn't call blackberry keypad awesome 17:56 <@Andy_J> no, it has better battery life because it doesn't have a cellular radio 17:56 < ports-> the iphone/itouch were designed as one device 17:56 < ports-> they just split out functions to create 2 devices 17:56 < Zeropod> ports, nope 17:56 < ports-> Zeropod: they just happen to look the same? 17:57 < ports-> E-J: the Bold keypad is great for me... i have small hands though 17:57 <@Andy_J> the ipod is a significally different casing 17:57 < Zeropod> and internals 17:57 < ports-> Andy_J: ipod touch? 17:57 <@Andy_J> yes 17:57 <@E-J> ports-: i have big fingers so i like e90 more 17:57 < ports-> Zeropod: the internals are just modular 17:57 <@Andy_J> it's a lot thinner 17:57 <@Andy_J> the internals are probably almost identical except the lack of the phone stuff 17:57 < Zeropod> close 17:58 < Zeropod> but still 17:58 <@benryves> E-J: What about voice recognition? 17:58 < Zeropod> i need a eye-fi sd card 17:58 < ports-> Zeropod: still what.. stfu 17:58 < ports-> E-J: id like a E71 17:58 <@benryves> (I assume the iPhone has voice recognition?) 17:59 < ports-> benryves: no it doesnt 17:59 < Zeropod> ben, you need a 3rd party app 17:59 <@Andy_J> I don't htink so 17:59 <@benryves> ports-: Pfft. Gets worse and worse. 17:59 <@Andy_J> not many phones do 17:59 < ports-> heh 17:59 < Zeropod> true 17:59 <@Andy_J> winmo is the only thing with decent speech recognition 17:59 < ports-> my old sony phone 4 years ago had awesome voice recognition 17:59 <@benryves> Andy_J: Meh, I'm just using low-end Nokia S40s as a reference point. :P 17:59 <@E-J> and i don't think they sell blackberries here except on grocery store where fruits and vegatables are 17:59 < ports-> you set it up with a "code phrase" 17:59 < ports-> so the phone was always listening to you 17:59 <@Andy_J> most phones that have anything are just trained voice-activated dialing 17:59 <@Andy_J> not proper speech recognition 17:59 < ports-> randomly in a sentence you could just say "Captain Picard Call Judy" 18:00 < Zeropod> if I had an eye-fi sd card i could upload the pics directly 18:00 < ports-> itd detect that and do the command 18:00 <@benryves> Andy_J: Aye, my very old phones (when screens were still black and white) had voice activated dialling that you had to train. 18:00 < ports-> totally hands free 18:00 <@Andy_J> neat, ports- 18:00 < ports-> SE T637 18:00 <@Andy_J> benryves: my moto v220 (my previous phone) had VAD 18:00 <@Andy_J> I've got Voice Command on my winmo phone now and I love it 18:01 < Zeropod> i hate voice shit 18:01 <@benryves> Mm. :) My current one has voice commands and text-to-speech for confirmation. 18:01 <@Andy_J> "what is my next appointment" "play judas priest" "dial 800 589 6499" "what is the battery level" etc. 18:01 < Zeropod> it never works for me, and i like dialing numbers 18:01 <@Andy_J> "what song is this" 18:01 -!- Goplat [~goplat@76-191-156-24.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net] has quit [Time left until the Apocalypse: 29yrs 4days 9hrs 12mins 41secs] 18:01 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-227-248.slkc.qwest.net] has joined #tcpa 18:01 <@benryves> Zeropod: Rather useful for hands-free operation. 18:01 < Zeropod> ben, i like hands on 18:02 <@Andy_J> with text to speech confirming for dialing numbers, and for answering questions 18:02 <@benryves> Which is illegal in this country when driving, for starters. 18:02 <@Andy_J> I wish we'd have that. 18:02 < Zeropod> i never call while driving 18:02 <@E-J> in this country too 18:02 < Zeropod> increases accident proneness by 4x 18:02 <@Andy_J> It shouldn't just be hands-free 18:02 <@Andy_J> the driver shouldn't be allowed to use a phone at all 18:02 < Zeropod> i agree 18:02 <@E-J> though both my father and brother use phone without handsfree while driving (and both are cops) 18:03 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 18:03 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 18:03 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@198.110.88.149] has joined #tcpa 18:03 < Zeropod> stupid buggy client 18:03 <@benryves> Andy_J: That would be ideal, but that's the slippery slope that leads to banning sat nav, radios, other passengers... 18:03 <@Andy_J> I should get a bluetooth headset at least 18:04 <@Andy_J> The problem isn't with people not having their hands on the wheel 18:04 <@Andy_J> It's them not paying attention to what's going on around them. 18:04 <@Andy_J> Using hands-free devices doesn't make them pay more attention. 18:04 < Zeropod> andy, could be worse 18:04 <@Andy_J> 'nobody' would use radios 18:04 <@Andy_J> other people in the car isn't nearly as bad 18:04 < ports-> lol 18:05 < Zeropod> I can't drive without music 18:05 < ports-> i dont use hand free 18:05 <@Andy_J> I use 'nobody' to mean that people that don't currently would continue to not. 18:05 < ports-> id wager.. 50% of the time i am in the car i am on the phone 18:05 <@Andy_J> ports-: take the bus, then., 18:05 < ports-> Andy_J: you take the bus 18:05 < ports-> im a safe driver. 18:05 <@Andy_J> I don't use my phone while I drive, so I don't have to. 18:06 < Zeropod> i need a working cellphone again :( 18:06 < ports-> but i spend 10+ hours a week in the car driving places.. 18:06 <+krisk> people in cars on public roads should not be allowed enjoyment through distractions of any kind 18:06 <+krisk> dont like, dont drive 18:06 <+krisk> *it 18:06 <@Andy_J> Music is required. 18:06 < ports-> thats 10 hours when im not doing anything else.. so i call people and catch up on my calling 18:06 <@Andy_J> It'd be too easy to fall asleep otherwise. 18:06 -!- _Digital [~DC@pool-71-165-124-42.lsanca.fios.verizon.net] has quit [Quit: _Digital] 18:06 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 18:06 <@Andy_J> ports-: no, you are doing something else. Driving. 18:06 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 18:07 < ports-> fuck driving 18:07 < ports-> i could do it in my sleep 18:07 <@Andy_J> Then back to my original point: Take the buss. 18:07 < Zeropod> damn buggy client 18:07 <@Andy_J> And therein lies the problem. 18:07 < ports-> Andy_J: whats your problem? 18:07 < ports-> Andy_J: i didnt ask you for suggestions. 18:07 <@Andy_J> You not using hands-free while driving. 18:07 < ports-> so what 18:07 < ports-> my state does not require it. 18:08 <@Andy_J> That doesn't make it safe. 18:08 < ports-> i dont care 18:08 <@Andy_J> You are not a subjective judge of your own safe driving abilities. 18:08 < ports-> Andy_J: youre an idiot 18:08 <@Andy_J> That's like saying "I can drive while I'm drunk" 18:08 < ports-> i am not an objective judge. 18:08 < tifreak> lol 18:08 < tifreak> oh come on.. 18:08 < ports-> I AM A SUBJECTIVE judge 18:08 < Zeropod> i so wish i could ssh into my home box 18:09 <+krisk> natural selection will take care of it 18:09 < tifreak> its funny, the state of Indiana claims that if you are not wearing your seat belt, you might as well be a drunk driver.. =D yay for stupid shitty laws! =D 18:09 <@Andy_J> krisk: and take out innocent bystanders in the process. 18:09 <+krisk> just drive on a lot of roads with trees next to them please ports 18:09 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 18:09 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 18:09 < i_c-Y> Andy_J: i'm all for population control. 18:09 < i_c-Y> hopefully, it will take out ports- too. forever. 18:10 <@Andy_J> I wish it worked that wya. 18:10 < ports-> lol 18:11 < ports-> if we were to play survival of the fittest.. you guys might want to think this over.. 18:11 < ports-> im the engineer... odds are im going to win 18:11 <@Andy_J> You also use your cellphone while you drive without hands-free. 18:11 <@E-J> i have been in army and i'm almost engineer 18:11 <@Andy_J> Which makes you less likely to win ;) 18:12 <@Andy_J> Clearly shows your IQ isn't really that high. 18:12 < ports-> E-J: i think itd be a close match between you and i. 18:12 < Zeropod> stupid freakin webhost... 18:12 < ports-> Andy_J: again. youre an idiot 18:12 <+krisk> i live in a country without many guns, i think ill have the best shot of anybody here to survive anarchy 18:12 <@Andy_J> Am I, now? 18:12 <@E-J> actually engineer with university degree 18:13 < Zeropod> they should have means one can prove they are themselves to enable shell access 18:13 < Zeropod> i never had to show my ID before 18:13 <+krisk> how does engineering improve your chances at survival of the fittest? 18:13 <@Andy_J> They need to be able to pass the buck off to you if you do something naughty on their computer 18:13 <@Andy_J> they're just covering their own asses 18:13 < Zeropod> they have enough of my info 18:13 <@E-J> krisk: they are mcgyvers 18:14 <@Andy_J> Zeropod: but they need a photo ID to seal the deal 18:14 <@Andy_J> They can't prove it's you otherwise 18:14 < Zeropod> name, dob, cc#, phone# 18:14 <@Andy_J> That isn't proof. 18:14 <@Andy_J> That's just identifyable information./ 18:14 < Zeropod> everything but the ssn 18:14 <+krisk> if anything youre just more likely to die in an industrial accident so ha 18:14 <@benryves> You could have made that up. Here you usually have to submit your passport, utility bills, bank statement &c. 18:14 <@Andy_J> Exactly. 18:15 < Zeropod> i'm not a fan 18:15 <@Andy_J> baw more. 18:15 <@E-J> here most things only need web bank access 18:16 <@E-J> only place i had to send copy of my passport was when i was going to australia and needed visa 18:17 < Zeropod> here I am with no PC access, and can't even access server space I paid good money for 18:17 <@Andy_J> again, baw more. 18:17 <@Andy_J> You should have looked into this before you signed up 18:17 < Zeropod> i did 18:17 < Zeropod> never mentioned photo id for shell access 18:18 <@benryves> Surely you can find somewhere to fax from? :\ 18:18 < Zeropod> ben, not in this town 18:18 < sir_lewk> Taco Bell should break into the telephoney business 18:19 < Zeropod> there are less than 50 people here right now, well maybe over 50, less than 100 for sure 18:21 < Zeropod> i am so buying an eye-fi card my next chance 18:21 <+krisk> take quality picture, email to person with fax machine, person faxes 18:22 < Zeropod> krisk, how do I take the pic and email it? 18:22 <+krisk> digital camera with usb cable 18:22 < Zeropod> i have a digicam, yes. but no PC 18:22 <+krisk> or a phone with such functions 18:22 < Zeropod> and my cell died last week 18:22 <+krisk> ok 18:22 <@E-J> sucks to be you 18:23 <+krisk> find person with smartphone, let person take picture, let person send mail to person with fax, let person fax 18:23 < sir_lewk> fuuuuuuuuck I ate to much 18:23 <+krisk> impossible 18:24 <@benryves> Unless you're Mr. Creosote. 18:24 < Zeropod> krisk, well, first I'd need to build a cell tower here to get reception, then convince someone here that they need a cell phone, the. teach them how to use it 18:24 < Zeropod> *then 18:25 < i_c-Y> is tere a staples near by? you could get an AIO printer from there. problem solved. 18:25 <+krisk> ok so first find suitable ground to buy, get some contractors, ... 18:25 < Zeropod> icy, tiny town in the mountians of PA 18:25 < sir_lewk> eww :( 18:25 < sir_lewk> PA is lame, I grew up there 18:26 <@benryves> Public Address? :\ 18:26 <+krisk> lol 18:26 < sir_lewk> pensylviania 18:26 < sir_lewk> state 18:26 <@benryves> Oho. 18:26 < Nikky> Ohio? 18:26 < sir_lewk> everyone calls it PA because it's name is far too unweildly 18:26 < Nikky> PA sucks. 18:26 < Nikky> Sorry to say. 18:26 < sir_lewk> I'm not 18:26 < Zeropod> closest staples is pittsburgh, about 100mi away on the tur pike 18:26 < sir_lewk> it really does suck 18:26 < Zeropod> err, turnpike 18:27 < sir_lewk> ah, you're up in that area 18:27 < tifreak> Zeropod: use the power of the interwebz, and order online =p 18:27 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Not as bad as Massachusetts - there's a state with its teeth taken out. 18:27 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@198.110.88.149] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 18:27 < sir_lewk> lol, true 18:27 <@E-J> do they use PA systems in PA? 18:27 < Zeropod> tifreak, i own and aio printer, and I am here for like a week 18:27 < sir_lewk> :P 18:27 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@198.110.88.149] has joined #tcpa 18:28 < Zeropod> it just annoys me with having to use shitty irc client from hell 18:28 < i_c-Y> your aio printer doesnt have a fax function built in? 18:28 < Zeropod> icy, it does, 500mi away, at home, connected to my computer 18:29 <@E-J> in finnish PA means that you don't have any money (acronym means "perse auki" which can be translated as "ass open") 18:29 < sir_lewk> faxes are so ghetto 18:29 < sir_lewk> O.o 18:29 <@benryves> sir_lewk: We still use 'em. 18:29 < Zeropod> i can also email it they say 18:29 < sir_lewk> yeah, faxes are pretty common around here too 18:29 < Zeropod> i have them on the landline phone. 18:29 < sir_lewk> it's a good solid tech 18:29 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Well, to communicate with clients who still use faxes. 18:30 < Zeropod> but they insist on me faxing or emailing photo id 18:30 < sir_lewk> my dad works for the USDA, he says most of the time instead of faxing stuff around they just get on their computers and print stuff out on printers in other states :D 18:31 <@benryves> sir_lewk: Higher quality, at any rate. :D 18:31 < sir_lewk> seems kind of absurd you can even do that, but it's pretty funny :) 18:31 < Barrett> yayyy, got rsync to work 18:31 < sir_lewk> it was broken? 18:32 < Barrett> never worked in the first place 18:32 < sir_lewk> how so? 18:32 < Barrett> I finally sat down and figured out how to do the configuration and pull and everything 18:32 < sir_lewk> ah 18:32 < sir_lewk> coolio 18:32 -!- rivereye[ [~Rivereye@198.110.88.149] has joined #tcpa 18:33 < sir_lewk> some day I want to set up a user on my laptop that has it's $HOME as a autofs+sshfs setup 18:33 <@E-J> sir_lewk: when i was working as "commissionaire" on some hospital in helsinki, we got every morning patient numbers from every unit by fax and we added them to one page which we faxed to several different places 18:33 <+krisk> teehee DARE: Drugs Are Really Exciting 18:33 <@E-J> after that all paper went to shredder 18:33 -!- PollTroll [~berto_cha@75-165-231-227.slkc.qwest.net] has joined #tcpa 18:34 <@E-J> that was just 5 years ago 18:34 < sir_lewk> E-J: that's how a lot of places around here operate too I think 18:34 < sir_lewk> sup PollTroll? 18:34 < Zeropod> it's ironic that i can fax my ID when I get home, but by then i'll have access to my home computer and won't need shell access to my webhost 18:34 < PollTroll> nothing... either something's wrong with my internet or something's wrong with xs4all 18:35 < sir_lewk> hmmkay 18:35 -!- benryves [~benryves@host81-157-218-48.range81-157.btcentralplus.com] has left #tcpa [] 18:35 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 18:35 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 18:35 <+krisk> +1 for using efnet.xs4all.nl 18:35 < Zeropod> fucking shitty irc client 18:36 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-227-248.slkc.qwest.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 255 seconds] 18:37 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 18:37 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has joined #tcpa 18:37 -!- Zeropod [~NinjaDrag@fiber-64.201.86.139.lhtot.com] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 18:38 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@198.110.88.149] has quit [Read error: Connection timed out] 18:46 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 18:57 -!- Tyler2 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has joined #tcpa 18:57 <@efneTI92> [Tyler2] I no longer speak fluent dialup. 18:57 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Tyler2] by Remius 19:00 -!- Tyler2 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 19:00 -!- Tyler3 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has joined #tcpa 19:06 <+krisk> "When talking about how Apple cannot influence the future of computers, you also forgot to mention that the internet was created on a network of macs to start with. Thats why ever online PeeCee has a MAC code. Even my PSP needs a MAC code to get online...." 19:08 <@Andy_J> *facepalm* 19:09 < sir_lewk> ...wat 19:09 <@Andy_J> morons. 19:09 < sir_lewk> ohmygawd 19:10 < Nikky> sounds like a typical mactard 19:11 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has joined #tcpa 19:11 <+ix> obvious troll is obvious 19:12 < Nikky> wow, it's like I'm in July 2008 again 19:12 * sir_lewk feeds ix to the troll 19:12 -!- PollTroll [~berto_cha@75-165-231-227.slkc.qwest.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 255 seconds] 19:12 < Nikky> omnomnom 19:19 < V200> gosh 19:19 < V200> I was gonna ssh to home but now I have no way of knowing the IP address 19:20 <+krisk> http://disc.420chan.org/tech/src/1232380590160.png 19:20 -!- Tyler3 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 19:22 < Nikky> haha 19:22 < Nikky> what a loser 19:24 < V200> it was automatically reconnecting 19:24 < V200> until I left, of course 19:24 < V200> I have the worst luck 19:26 -!- Barrett [~berto_cha@75-165-233-86.slkc.qwest.net] has joined #tcpa 19:31 -!- likeWOAH [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has joined #tcpa 19:34 <@Andy_J> interesting, win7 has powershell 19:34 <+krisk> oh cool 19:36 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 19:36 < sir_lewk> and yet still no xterm 19:36 < sir_lewk> I'll be willing to bet it doesn't support half the nice features that xterm has 19:37 <@chronomex> like middle-click paste? 19:37 < sir_lewk> like 256 colors I was thinking 19:38 <@Andy_J> it's a terminal, it doesn't need 256 colors 19:38 < sir_lewk> middleclick paste is more of a windowmanager feature 19:38 < sir_lewk> of course it does 19:38 < sir_lewk> who else will you use Vim with 256 color mode? 19:39 <@E-J> how 19:39 < sir_lewk> err, yeah 19:39 -!- likeWOAH is now known as i_c-Y 19:39 < sir_lewk> you could say "it's a terminal, it doesn't need 16 colors", but that doesn't make 16 colors a pointless feature 19:40 <+krisk> you know that in a graphical environment you can use superior editors than text based ones right 19:40 < sir_lewk> if I extend my right arm too far my elbow cracks :O 19:41 <+krisk> so dont extend it too far :o 19:41 <@chronomex> krisk: does _your_ text editor let you wear red/blue 3d glasses to edit in 3d? 19:41 < sir_lewk> it was a bit past 180 19:41 <+krisk> wouldnt that make much more sense as an OS/graphics driver feature? 19:41 < sir_lewk> and vim kicks ass, I can *maybe* agree with you if you consider gvim though 19:42 <@chronomex> krisk: no, of course not 19:42 < sir_lewk> but personaly I prefer vim in an xterm 19:42 < sir_lewk> are 3d movies a feature of the projector hardware, or just what the film displays? 19:42 < sir_lewk> (old 3d movies, red/blue) 19:42 <+krisk> film 19:42 < sir_lewk> exactly 19:43 < sir_lewk> so I'd proposit it's the editors job to display weird stuff like that 19:43 <+krisk> so if you get software to show any image in that red/blue you can use and text editor in 3d 19:43 < sir_lewk> also, is there actually an editor that does that?!? 19:43 <@Andy_J> there should be, if there isn't 19:43 < sir_lewk> someone should get on that 19:44 < sir_lewk> opengl or sdl clearly, platform independant 19:44 < sir_lewk> a terminal wouldn't work because you wouldn't get the proper spacing 19:45 -!- rivereye[ [~Rivereye@198.110.88.149] has quit [Quit: Leaving] 19:45 < sir_lewk> I wonder how hard the math for that would be, probably not too bad... 19:48 <+krisk> or, http://www.google.nl/search?q=windows+stereo+graphics+driver 19:49 < sir_lewk> that'd be overkill and require special setup though 19:52 < V200> wait, so according to the man page, the arguments I'm using make sure that it remembers who the owners of files are 19:52 < V200> but the owner is still showing up as the user who ran rsync to pull the files 19:52 -!- x86ricer [Mibbit@74.93.245.173] has joined #tcpa 19:53 < x86ricer> Hello all. 19:53 < sir_lewk> hello x86ricer 19:53 < x86ricer> I have a question about using a USB thumb drive with a TI-84 19:54 < sir_lewk> shoot 19:54 < x86ricer> I noticed that there was an artical on the web about how to do this (wish I read it) but i was wondering can you run aplications from the thumb drive? 19:55 < sir_lewk> hmm, good question 19:55 * sir_lewk pokes BrandonW 19:55 < x86ricer> Also.. Have you heard of anyone ditching the plastic case on the thumb drive and installing it on the inside of the TI case? 19:55 < sir_lewk> BrandonW would know 19:55 < V200> ah, got it.. had to sudo 19:56 < V200> man rsync is fast 19:56 < sir_lewk> I have not heard of such a thing, but if you try it upload some pics for us! 19:56 <+krisk> "Wain is known for his anthropomorphic cats." 19:56 * sir_lewk offers BrandonW cake if he wakes up 19:57 < x86ricer> Could you point me to where I can find some info on the software to get a ti84 to use a usb thumb drive? 19:57 <+krisk> "Emily soon began to suffer from cancer, and died only three years after their marriage. It was during this period that Wain discovered the subject that would define his career. During her illness, Emily was comforted by their pet cat Peter, and Wain taught him tricks such as wearing spectacles and pretending to read in order to amuse his wife." 19:57 <+krisk> : ) 20:01 < sir_lewk> x86ricer: look around http://www.brandonw.net/calculators/ I guess 20:01 < sir_lewk> http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/390/39064.html 20:02 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 20:02 < x86ricer> Nice. Thanks for the info. 20:02 < sir_lewk> np 20:03 < x86ricer> I am going to give this a try. If it works to my liking I will try to integrate the flash drive into the calculator body. 20:03 < sir_lewk> that'd be sweet 20:17 -!- plover [~irchon@205.155.5.93] has joined #tcpa 20:18 -!- plover [~irchon@205.155.5.93] has left #tcpa [] 20:18 <+krisk> so 20:19 < x86ricer> Wow. 20:19 < x86ricer> What a pain in the butt. 20:19 <+krisk> i think switching dinner with breakfast makes mcuh more sense 20:19 < x86ricer> The gains arn't worth the work. 20:20 < x86ricer> I have a HP 49G+ and I was looking for a way to ad similar function (near unlimited storage for programs) to the TI84 or 89. 20:21 < x86ricer> A cool program non the less, but not worth the trouble. 20:21 < x86ricer> Thanks for the help guys with pointing me to the right files. 20:23 < x86ricer> This brings me to another question. Why doesn't TI just add memory exp. to their calcs? 20:23 < x86ricer> Or at least add it to the new Nspire calcs. 20:26 -!- x86ricer [Mibbit@74.93.245.173] has left #tcpa [] 20:29 <+krisk> attempt at leofox highlight 20:45 -!- leofox [leofox@leofox.student.utwente.nl] has quit [] 20:49 -!- Tyler2 [~nexon@residence-204-172.henday.ualberta.ca] has joined #tcpa 20:49 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v Tyler2] by efneTI80 20:50 <@efneTI92> [Tyler2] I no longer speak fluent dialup. 20:51 <+krisk> [21:29] <+krisk> attempt at leofox highlight 20:51 <+krisk> [21:45] * leofox (leofox@leofox.student.utwente.nl) Quit 20:51 <+krisk> heh 20:52 <+krisk> hmm, wearing a baseball hat makes underneath headphones is much more comfortable than either seperately 20:55 <@E-J> krisk: have you already tested that room scent that banned in germany as a drug 20:56 <+krisk> :o havent heard about it 20:56 <@E-J> i don't know how much you understand german but http://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article3060078/Modedroge-Spice-wirkt-noch-staerker-als-Cannabis.html 20:57 <+krisk> i can probably get the gist of it by reading 20:59 <@E-J> i understand that much that topic says it's stronger than cannabis 20:59 <+krisk> yeah 20:59 <@E-J> http://www.conscious.nl/page/shop/flypage/a/product_id/e/614 20:59 <+krisk> it says it contains synthetic cannabinoid cp-47,497 which is stronger than THC according to some publication 21:00 <@_Auron_> this song is a nice mix of retro, rock, and funk I guess :P 21:01 <+krisk> E-J: the article warns for OD by using that Spice stuff along with similar products (ie pot) 21:01 <+krisk> (though I dont think you can OD on cannabinoids but w/e) 21:01 -!- Tari [~Tari@mke-67-208-58-98.milwpc.com] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 21:02 <@E-J> krisk: you can od with water, so i think you can od with everything 21:02 <+krisk> well yeah 21:02 -!- Tari [~Tari@mke-67-208-58-98.milwpc.com] has joined #tcpa 21:03 <+krisk> but these work on neuroreceptors 21:04 <+krisk> so anything above a certain treshhold should simply be expelled by the body 21:04 <@_Auron_> or you fall asleep 21:04 <+krisk> (both) 21:05 <@E-J> wikipedia says dose that will overdose with kannabis is about 13 kg 21:05 <+krisk> lol 21:05 <@_Auron_> um./ 21:06 <@_Auron_> typically you smoke like, a sixteenth of an ounce at once 21:06 <@_Auron_> 13kg = 458oz 21:06 <+krisk> i guess it can affect things like heart-rate and stuff so if you could physically take such a dose it could be lethal 21:06 <@_Auron_> if you had 13kg of cannabis in you, you wouldn't have much else at all 21:07 <@_Auron_> unless you took a needle to yourself and forcibly injected it, it's not possible to get to that amount.. anywhere near. 21:07 <@_Auron_> so OD generally is not possible 21:08 <@E-J> they say here that using cannabis increases possibility to have scitzofrenia 21:08 <@E-J> +h somewhere 21:08 <+krisk> hehe 21:08 <@_Auron_> riiight 21:08 <@_Auron_> so does working under an asshole for a manager 21:08 <@_Auron_> lots of things can 21:09 <+krisk> there are cases but they cant prove its actually caused by cannabis/lsd/shrooms/mdma/whathaveyou 21:09 <@_Auron_> yar 21:09 <+krisk> its likely to act as a catalyst though 21:09 <@E-J> + ohter psychoses 21:09 <@E-J> other* 21:10 <@E-J> alcohol causes also psychoses 21:10 <@_Auron_> oh and I didn't know you could use a hand saw as an instrument 21:10 <@_Auron_> but it makes sense 21:10 <+krisk> yeah, any substance that affects your state of mind will probably affect mental problems you might have 21:11 <+krisk> woah that spice stuff is expensive too, 20 euro for 3gr 21:11 <@_Auron_> that's not expensive 21:12 <@_Auron_> sounds normal 21:12 <+krisk> well not expensive for its kind of product no 21:12 <+krisk> but im not gonna buy it just to have either 21:12 <+krisk> if its like 5 euro then sure 21:13 <@_Auron_> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF4bOho_qZY&feature=related 21:14 <+krisk> would be cool if they had something for in those aroma dispensers 21:14 <+krisk> or incense 21:16 <+krisk> haha 21:17 < sir_lewk> I freaking love this setup 21:17 <+krisk> setup? 21:17 < sir_lewk> the command `tux` logs me into my CS account, and attaches me to my screen session with irssi running 21:17 <+krisk> cool 21:17 <+krisk> http://files.shroomery.org/files/08-27/495213713-history-of-the-universe.gif 21:18 <+krisk> wat are those pacmans and "The Desert" supposed to be? 21:18 < sir_lewk> and that account is automatically mounted at ~/mounts/sshfs/tux/ so I can use any local app on any remote file 21:18 -!- rivereye [~Rivereye@c-24-11-113-194.hsd1.mi.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 21:18 <@efneTI92> [rivereye] Is it time to go fishing? 21:18 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v rivereye] by efneTI92 21:18 * mokomull roots sir_lewk's machine and takes over his CS account 21:19 < sir_lewk> :O 21:19 < sir_lewk> yeah, that would be an issue 21:19 < sir_lewk> I trust the security of my machine though, if I can't do that much them I'm screwed already 21:20 < sir_lewk> anyways, <3 keyed ssh logins 21:29 <+krisk> omg this bridge: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/371831/234ab678/engste._brug._evah.html 21:45 -!- TD-Linux [~wheeeeeee@96-42-68-26.dhcp.roch.mn.charter.com] has joined #tcpa 21:46 < ports-> i love the internet 21:46 < ports-> theres so much information on here 21:46 <+krisk> i love cute girls 21:46 < ports-> basically with 2-3 points of information, and some general knowledge.. you can find out anything about anyone or any place 21:47 < Nikky> creeper 21:47 < ports-> Nikky: its business. 21:47 < Nikky> no, it's being a creeper 21:48 -!- Slayer__ [~dickinson@c-75-73-124-15.hsd1.mn.comcast.net] has quit [Read error: Operation timed out] 21:48 < ports-> ive got someone offering to partner with my company and they said they have a factory that they can buy for us to set up shop in... but he wont tell me where the factory is, what it used to be, what its doing right now 21:48 < ports-> i found the factory in about 10 minutes online.. and in about an hour ill have 10 years worth of tax records, and a lot more on the place. 21:48 <+krisk> ok.. 21:48 <+krisk> hehe 21:48 < Nikky> or you could ask to just see it in person... retard 21:49 < ports-> Nikky: cant see something in person if you wont tell me where it is 21:49 < Nikky> then it doesn't sound like a good deal 21:49 < Nikky> you don't need to stalk someone to figure tha tout 21:49 < Nikky> unless you have zero common sense 21:49 -!- Slayer__ [~dickinson@c-75-73-124-15.hsd1.mn.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 21:49 < ports-> no its a trust issue 21:50 < Nikky> that's what I said 21:50 < ports-> our companies cant be equal partners if we keep secrets, etc.. and we're just in preliminary talks right now. 21:50 < sir_lewk> if some guy refuses to tell you were a factory is, then it's probably staffed by illegal immigrant babies or something 21:50 < Nikky> ports-: Yes, I know. 21:50 < ports-> sir_lewk: no, the factory is closed. 21:50 < Nikky> So why bother spending an hour? 21:50 < sir_lewk> riiight 21:50 < sir_lewk> officially 21:50 < Nikky> You could figure that out in 2 seconds. 21:50 < sir_lewk> at night babies work in it handling dangerous chemicals 21:50 < ports-> because i want the factory. 21:50 < Nikky> "Where is it?" "We won't tell you" "Oh, I'll spend an hour figuring it out. You seem like nice guys." 21:51 < sir_lewk> yeah really 21:51 < ports-> he'll tell me all about the factory and whatnot as soon as we ink our some more agreements and exchange money. 21:51 < sir_lewk> don't go for it 21:51 < ports-> right now theres nothing really stopping me from walking away from the deal 21:51 <+krisk> sounds like a really wierd shady deal 21:51 < ports-> well.. my boss from walking away 21:51 < ports-> its not my decision either way.. 21:51 < sir_lewk> clearly he has something to hide about the factory 21:52 <+krisk> could be hiding a good thing though 21:52 < ports-> sir_lewk: not about the factory.. its fine.. just out of business so its not operating. 21:52 <+krisk> like, surprise! its actually a magic pie factory! 21:52 < Nikky> whoo 21:52 < sir_lewk> it's probably deserted and run down as fuck 21:52 < sir_lewk> 2 weeks from being condemned 21:52 < ports-> sir_lewk: thats possible 21:53 < ports-> the factory was originally small... and in the midst of upgrades it changed ownership and went bankrupt 21:53 < ports-> so ive tracked down the old factory manager... and we shall see what happened 21:54 < sir_lewk> I haz a factoree, no uz kant sea it, I can haz monies frist plzkthx 21:54 <+krisk> cool 21:54 < ports-> until deals get finalized.. no one shares a lot of information in big business deals. 21:54 < ports-> but if you have some decently smart people working for you... nothings a secret.. 21:54 < ports-> the awesome thing about the government... they fucking write everything down and save the paper 21:55 < ports-> we tried to buy a factory... the owner told us that he owned the property.. we were able to find a 50 year old lease agreement that said his cousin actually owned it. 21:57 < sir_lewk> lol, nice 21:58 < ports-> that deal fell through 21:58 < ports-> because the lease agreement said that if anyone bought the business... the business would be kicked off the property. 21:58 < ports-> we cant just buy a factory then pick it up and take it away 21:58 <+krisk> no kidding 22:01 < ports-> heres some good advice 22:01 < ports-> people call it due dilligence... make sure you actually check the shit out.. or your boss is just going to take it out on you and fire you 22:02 < Nikky> wow, u sur r smrt 22:03 <+krisk> so thats what ive been doing wrong 22:03 <@_Auron_> god 22:03 <@_Auron_> black people are fucking stupid 22:03 <@_Auron_> 22:03 < ports-> _Auron_: what? they run out of chicken at kfc? 22:03 <@_Auron_> was driving home and stopped behind this lady at a red light 22:04 <@_Auron_> it turned green and there was a line of people behind me 22:04 <@_Auron_> she was on her cellphone talking 22:04 < ports-> _Auron_: you idiot 22:04 <@_Auron_> I honked at her because she didn't seem to care that the light was green 22:04 < ports-> you know what you just did? 22:04 <+krisk> people are fucking stupid* fixed 22:04 <@_Auron_> she looked back at me, then kept talking 22:04 <@_Auron_> I honked again for like 3x longer and she ignored me 22:04 < ports-> you gave that clown andy_j another reason to bitch about people on the phone 22:04 < ports-> lol that sucks 22:05 < ports-> clearly her poor driving wasnt the problem 22:05 <@_Auron_> so I drove around her (I needed to turn right there and the bitch was in the way) 22:05 <@_Auron_> and then she went forward 22:05 <@_Auron_> fucking bitch 22:05 < ports-> you should have reported that 22:06 <@_Auron_> then like, not even 15 seconds later I stopped at a stop sign behind another lady (this time one in an SUV) and she was stopped behind someone else, but apparently she let off the brake and went forward then slammed on the brake and her car jumped 22:06 <@_Auron_> the car in front of her floored it to gtfa from her 22:06 < ports-> ahaha 22:07 < sir_lewk> _Auron_: this is not about black people being bad drivers 22:07 < sir_lewk> it's women being bad drivers 22:07 < sir_lewk> we all know this already 22:07 <@_Auron_> no 22:07 < sir_lewk> yes 22:07 <@_Auron_> in this area, the majority of women that fail at driving are black women 22:07 < sir_lewk> the boobs get in the way I think 22:08 < sir_lewk> :P 22:08 <@_Auron_> they're also the ones that bitch about everything the most 22:08 < sir_lewk> in this area the majority of women that fail at driving, drive SUVs 22:08 <+krisk> http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/371721/632b8d14/weg_met_die_vetrandjes_.html 22:08 <+krisk> ahahaha 22:08 <@_Auron_> here if someone drives a truck they always drive 15mph+ faster than everyone else on the highway/street 22:08 <@Andy_J> 95% of the people that drive SUVs have no need to be driving a fucking SUV 22:08 < ports-> meh 22:09 < ports-> i dont like driving suvs... my family owns 4 22:09 < sir_lewk> "<@_Auron_> here if someone drives a truck they always drive 15mph+ faster than everyone else on the highway/street 22:09 <@_Auron_> Andy_J: but they like having all the extra room that they never use! :P 22:09 < sir_lewk> " yeah, don't you hate slow trucks? 22:09 < sir_lewk> I'm usually 30mph over :P 22:09 < Nikky> Wow, what's with all the swearing. 22:10 < ports-> i try not to speed in town 22:10 < Nikky> What is this, New York City? 22:10 * _Auron_ hugs Nikky 22:10 < Nikky> I don't drive. 22:10 < Nikky> Don't touch me, racist. 22:10 < sir_lewk> Maryland people suck at driving if the road is a straight shot for 3 miles and posted at 40mph, I'm probably doing 70 22:10 <@_Auron_> :( 22:10 < ports-> sir_lewk: that could be bad 22:10 < sir_lewk> meh, screw it 22:11 < sir_lewk> maryland has artificially low speed limits 22:12 * sir_lewk --> home 22:13 <@_Auron_> and the albertson's down the street has a giant "GOING OUT OF BUSINESS" sign :X 22:14 <@_Auron_> I guess kroger won 22:14 < ports-> sweep the leg johnny 22:14 <@_Auron_> ? 22:16 < ports-> have you heard that song before? 22:16 < ports-> its a riff on the karate kid 22:18 <@_Auron_> no 22:21 < ports-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlQNtL8F9s 22:21 < ports-> watch that video its actually pretty good 22:21 -!- tifreak [DanielThor@1Cust4705.an3.ind20.da.uu.net] has quit [Quit: ack, gots moar work to do.. <_<] 22:27 -!- ports- [~ports-@abl13.foods.uiuc.edu] has quit [ports-] 22:33 -!- Netsplit ny.us.hub <-> hub.efnet.us quits: Barrett, Grue`, +rivereye, JoelS, @_Auron_, ryantmer, @efneTI80, mokomull, Slayer__, @efneTI81, (+7 more, use /NETSPLIT to show all of them) 22:34 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has joined #tcpa 22:35 -!- Netsplit over, joins: +rivereye, BrandonW, @efneTI81, @efneTI80, @chronomex, Slayer__, TD-Linux, Barrett, JoelS, +\\BAF\IRC (+7 more) 22:51 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 22:56 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has joined #tcpa 23:03 -!- i_c-Y [~Icy@dhcp03.ee.cooper.edu] has quit [Ping timeout: 335 seconds] 23:07 <+krisk> :o :( 23:16 -!- TheStorm [~TheStorm@CPE-24-167-219-81.wi.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 23:16 <@efneTI92> [TheStorm] Yes rivereye, it is time to go fishing. 23:24 -!- i_c-Y [Icy@cpe-69-204-242-163.nyc.res.rr.com] has joined #tcpa 23:28 < Milyardo> EEEVIL 23:29 < Milyardo> eerr 23:29 < Milyardo> eeeVIL 23:32 -!- ports_ [~ports@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has joined #tcpa 23:35 < ports_> hehe 23:35 < ports_> learn more about ass effects today 23:35 -!- ports_ [~ports@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has quit [Client Quit] 23:36 -!- ports_ [~ports@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has joined #tcpa 23:42 < sir_lewk> soooo 23:43 < sir_lewk> apparently my 2002 honda accord is limited to 105mph 23:43 <@_Auron_> wow 23:43 < sir_lewk> where is tifreak, I need to remedy this 23:43 <@_Auron_> my friend went 115mph on the highway once in his '94 honda 23:43 <@_Auron_> didn't feel like we were going that fast though 23:43 < sir_lewk> yeah, I was pretty disappointed 23:44 < i_c-Y> you know that hondas explode at 106, right? 23:44 <@_Auron_> lol 23:44 <+krisk> why would you need to go faster? 23:44 < ports_> badger badger 23:44 <+krisk> want to finance the state? 23:44 < sir_lewk> mmmmm 23:44 <+krisk> SHROOM SHROOM OMNOMNOMNONMONMasuhdruigkw34t 23:44 < sir_lewk> I commute on the autobahn? 23:44 < i_c-Y> i got ticketed in PA 23:45 < i_c-Y> for doing 80 on an empty road 23:45 < ports_> for being a dirty jew? 23:45 < ports_> hah close 23:45 <@_Auron_> dragon warrior 2 is brutal when it comes to items 23:45 < i_c-Y> !k ports_ racism. 23:45 -!- ports_ was kicked from #tcpa by efneTI86 [i_c-Y: racism.] 23:45 -!- ports_ [~ports@170.49.146.64.transedge.com] has joined #tcpa 23:45 < ports_> lol 23:45 <@_Auron_> your equipment uses up item slots, the required keys to open doors in the game take up item slots, and quest items take up item slots 23:45 < sir_lewk> lol 23:45 <+krisk> well, if youre on an empty road and decide to loose control over your car and die, thatll cost the state a lot more money so them trying to prevent that makes sense doesnt it 23:46 * sir_lewk rawrs at nannystates 23:46 < ports_> krisk, nah the jew should have died 23:46 <@_Auron_> you have 3 characters and each has 8 item slots, that's 24 items 23:46 < ports_> he would cost the gubment less in welfare and bailouts 23:46 < sir_lewk> exactly 23:46 < ports_> and by jew i mean madoff 23:46 <+krisk> _Auron_: I cant even think of an rpg that doesnt work that way though usually with more item slots because well dnd need more items 23:47 <+krisk> items slots + weight limits 23:47 < sir_lewk> you know why seatbelts are often mandated but you can still often drive motorcycles without helmets? 23:47 <+krisk> lets not get started about STALKER 23:47 < sir_lewk> car accident without seatbelt == badly injured 23:47 < ports_> mm stalker 23:47 < sir_lewk> motorcycle accident without helmet == dead 23:47 < ports_> dead 23:47 < sir_lewk> badly injured costs teh state more 23:48 < sir_lewk> and insurance companies, who lobby politicians 23:48 <@_Auron_> minus 4*3 because of equipment, so you have half that.. minus the 3 keys (silver, golden, jailor) that's 9, then I have a watergate key for a quest, that's down to 8.. dew's yarn (quest item part of two items), 7.. cloak of wind, down to 6.. echoing flute for finding crests (main part of the game), down to 5 23:48 <+krisk> lolcapitalism 23:48 < sir_lewk> lolocracy 23:48 <+krisk> cant you drop quest stuff you dont need any more? 23:48 <@_Auron_> krisk: not until you use them 23:49 <@_Auron_> and generally, no 23:49 <@_Auron_> the watergate key is used up when you use it since it's a one-time use, but the other keys open different doors throughout the entire world 23:50 <+krisk> ah 23:50 < ports_> ommm nom nom nom 23:50 < ports_> string cheese 23:50 <@_Auron_> lol 23:51 < ports_> im drinking a beer and eating string cheese 23:53 -!- mtgrss111 [~Administr@c-98-194-46-169.hsd1.tx.comcast.net] has joined #tcpa 23:53 < sir_lewk> excellent 23:53 -!- mode/#tcpa [+v mtgrss111] by Remius 23:53 <+mtgrss111> I just found an awesome vid. 23:53 <+mtgrss111> Only if jello was this cool 23:53 <+mtgrss111> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxjFb8YBd7g 23:56 -!- Damakaru [~winterven@216.117.123.145] has joined #tcpa 23:57 <+krisk> with audio effects! 23:58 -!- neo22 [~nicholasm@72.82.227.170] has joined #tcpa 23:58 <+mtgrss111> lol 23:58 -!- Merthsoft [~Shaun@140.141.26.108] has joined #tcpa 23:58 * neo22 goes hunting for some programs for the AB calc test --- Log closed Thu Jan 22 00:00:09 2009