Root Access

It's annoying me that I can't get that video to stream... oh well, Im going to leave it... hate to get beaten, but, I don't have the time to muck around :(

Tom Wijsman

12:27 AM

Hmm, just protected my own question as it was generating answers from people that don't read the question.

I don't know whether they qualify as "not an answer" though...

Simon Sheehan

@TomWijsman its an answer...just a crappy one :P

Tom Wijsman

@SimonSheehan: Argh, now I had to remove the "NO NO NO!!!" part from my comment. Reminds me of Closer To The Edge... xD

Simon Sheehan

@TomWijsman haha. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Tom Wijsman

30 Seconds To Mars cancelled their headlining appearance at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium.

They will however be at the Sport Palace of Antwerp, I'm still undecided whether I'm going...

I skipped on Bruno Mars yesterday because I only like 1 or 2 songs while not liking the others.

Waiting in line just for getting the goosebumps of Grenade? No.

Simon Sheehan

I'm not much of a fan of his :P

Tom Wijsman

12:37 AM

Hmm, I should get ear protection if I decide to go. Last time at the Sport Palace the music was way too loud and I decided to stand front line (it was some 90s party)...

Although it's in a near-by arena, so I don't know for sure. One thing is sure, if I decide to go 30STM it's gotta be front line...

Simon Sheehan

I have no condensed all my IM'ing to one client!

Tom Wijsman

Now? Not? No no no no?

Simon Sheehan

Twitter, jabber, and MSN, all on Bitlbee.

Oh, and IRC

One client for everything

Tom Wijsman

What about Chat Stack Exchange and Facebook and Google+?

Simon Sheehan

Facebook chat? blah. Google+ sort of handled.... Stack Exchange chat needs an API!

Tom Wijsman

12:40 AM

I've once started a Sourceforge project for combining all social networks into a single client, didn't work out well, not enough attention.

Simon Sheehan

Maybe Github would get you farther these days :p

Tom Wijsman

Dunno, not into them...

@studiohack: No more thanks? :D

studiohack

@TomWijsman what do you mean? :P

Tom Wijsman

Thanks for deleting the thanks everywhere. ^^

Simon Sheehan

Because being polite when asking questions is overrated :P

studiohack

12:53 AM

@TomWijsman you just now picked up on that?

Journeyman Geek

@SimonSheehan: the thing with SE chat is though, the single most useful feature is unique to it, and i'm not sure how that would work with a traditional IM client

studiohack

most people who say thanks have a low-qual post, so I improve in a number of ways most of the time

Journeyman Geek

(the history/editing feature)

Simon Sheehan

@JourneymanGeek indeed :P

Journeyman Geek

oops

superuser.com/questions/348905/… bad answer by me ><

studiohack

1:02 AM

@SimonSheehan did you crash? ;P

or Bitlbee? lol

Simon Sheehan

@studiohack I just sent a message to you...did you get it?

@studiohack still there? :P

Everything is alive again

studiohack

yup, got it @SimonSheehan :P

Journeyman Geek

1:42 AM

ooh

google.com.sg/…

Tom Wijsman

2:13 AM

@studiohack what do you mean? :P

studiohack

@TomWijsman did you just now notice that I have done lots of edits with thanks?

Tom Wijsman

@studiohack: No, I know you do it more than now. But I usually don't meet these...

studiohack

meet these @TomWijsman?

Tom Wijsman

@studiohack /meet/see/

As in: I'm not around the time you do those.

studiohack

@TomWijsman ah right. I do them mostly on the weekends

Tom Wijsman

2:21 AM

@studiohack I remember once doing them simultaneously with you...

@studiohack You might want to sort your search by vote count...

Hmm, harmonica thanks us?!

78

Q: Virtualization. For your girlfriend

Or boyfriend. It's all good. Here's a brief description of the issue at hand: Said girlfriend knows how to download torrents (of Linux ISOs) (...) despite multiple warnings from Boyfriend regarding random fun things like spamalware Girlfriend disregards advice "OMG what are these naked ladies...

studiohack

@TomWijsman where did that question come from? its one of my best answers

@TomWijsman I'll try that, thanks

Tom Wijsman

@studiohack Highest voted when searching for thanks. Although I dunno whether it should be removed in this case...

Simon Sheehan

3:04 AM

@studiohack the answer I got so far on my MSO questions is phenomenal

3

A: Full list of Moderators

Stack Overflow (10): Bill the LizardMSO / GumboMSO / Jonathan SampsonMSO / KevMSO / Lasse V. KarlsenMSO / Michael MyersMSO / Robert HarveyMSO / SLaksMSO / Tim PostMSO / WillMSO Stack Apps (1): George Edison Server Fault (7): Chopper3 / Kara Marfia / Mark Henderson / mrdenny / Sam / splattneGerm...

studiohack

3:25 AM

@SimonSheehan whoa!

Tom Wijsman

William Hilsum

@TomWijsman I tried something like that years ago!

Tom Wijsman

@WilliamHilsum Well, my nightstand serves that purpose. It's the right size for my laptop and also the right height... :)

Journeyman Geek

lol. I have piece of MDF with glued on legs for that. also serves to raise the laptop while typing

Journeyman Geek

3:51 AM

@SimonSheehan: Number of moderators named Mark: 8 - i smell a markist conspiracy!

Journeyman Geek

4:01 AM

superuser.com/questions/348148/razer-naga-problems ow. just OW.

William Hilsum

4:32 AM

@JourneymanGeek the answer is brilliant!

Sathya

@JourneymanGeek :| @Wil

William Hilsum

4:56 AM

@Sathya well... it is funny :/ not sure if it should be changed because of the language

Sathya

@WilliamHilsum no changes, but it was like a WTF

Journeyman Geek

5:19 AM

@WilliamHilsum: it didn't have the picture earlier

Tom Wijsman

5:34 AM

I'm wondering why a web developer is using a gamer mouse, weird...

Well, tried to answer his question anyway.

Well, he takes Don't fix it if it ain't broken a bit too literally by breaking it first...

Journeyman Geek

5:58 AM

@TomWijsman: prolly the macros

William Hilsum

I just don't get why Razer hardware is so popular all of a sudden - I seem to hear about it all the time recently!

Journeyman Geek

They are blingy

yanno, macros, flashy lights etc

William Hilsum

Right... Shower then meeting - Bye!

... Makes me so depressed... £15 for a travelcard to get to London... I hate this country.

Journeyman Geek

the all day ones?

William Hilsum

6:16 AM

Yeah

Sathya

6:32 AM

@WilliamHilsum they were all over NYTimes, thanks to their ad campaigns

Diago

6:44 AM

@WilliamHilsum Bloody hell that's cheap, we don't even have a public transport system you can talk off, let alone use.

DMA57361

7:29 AM

@WilliamHilsum £15?!, lucky you, tis the wrong side of £30 here - or about £4k/yr once I start commuting for my new job

although I think @Diago "wins" the worst-public-transport competition... :/

Sathya

DMA57361

do they usually have decorations on the front..?

Sathya

here's from phase 1 of Bangalore's newly constructed Metro railway, launched couple days ago

DMA57361

no metro / underground / etc there previously I assume?

anyway, got to run to class, be back later

Sathya

7:56 AM

@DMA57361 we did have bus, but right, nothing previously

@DMA57361 no.. the floral decorations were put because of the inauguration

DMA57361

9:10 AM

@Sathya yeah, I'd guessed as much when you said it was new

@Sathya it could be pretty handy then?

Sathya

yep, but only phase 1 is done, distance is about ~7kms

DMA57361

there quite a big roll-out planned?

Sathya

total distance to be covered is I believe ~42kms, in upcoming 2 phases

DMA57361

f/e

Linker3000

11:05 AM

Found during server room archive check - a few sets of each of these....

3

Journeyman Geek

11:51 AM

lol

never know when they will come in handy? ;p

Boris_yo

12:12 PM

I still have diskettes.

Don't know what to do with them...

William Hilsum

4:00 PM

@Sathya Thanks

@Diago ... Ok sorry... Maybe I complained a bit to quickly... but, I just envy my time in KL when I could get a tram in to town for 30p!

@DMA57361 DAMN! wow... I don't suppose you can get a student card or anything for a discount?

@Linker3000 +1 brilliant! .... I have something really sad here... I have got Windows 1 disks (or "Windows graphical environment") 5 1/4 floppies that are signed by Steve Ballmer... I have seen him a few times and thought what the hell, I will ask!!! Haven't managed to get Bill Gates to sign them though :/ ... One day!

Linker3000

4:25 PM

@WilliamHilsum That's interesting. I used to have some 1.x disks 'somewhere' but not any more I expect.

William Hilsum

I'm just a gadget/computer hoarder :/

I think those disks are special, but, I really need to chuck things away

Linker3000

Well, I was having a clearout but I've kept a pile of 5.25" and 3.5" diskettes just in case someone asks for any.

William Hilsum

or there is a crisis and we have to revert back to old technology! ... That is the excuse I use to justify keeping mine!

Linker3000

...hmm! I had to revert to an older desktop PC yesterday - I docked my laptop, there was a loud beep and it's dead! Purchased 22nd october 2010 so in warranty!!

William Hilsum

wow!

Linker3000

4:30 PM

It's just gone back to Lenovo. Oh, and my HTC Desire died 4 days ago so that's gone away too - I'm waiting for #3 breakage - hopefully not the car!

Time to hit the road - see you later

William Hilsum

@Linker3000 Ouch, good luck.... HTC repairs were on Watchdog recently - I still have my HTC wizard ~7+ years on... Love it! but, the camera LED stays on which drains the battery!

@Linker3000 Bye... safe journey!

DMA57361

4:50 PM

@WilliamHilsum that is with a "discount" for buying annually, it more quarterly/monthly/etc, so that's as low as it goes. But, well, London pays more anyway so it balances out in the long run

Simon Sheehan

7:50 PM

Evening all

DMA57361

@SimonSheehan evenin'

Simon Sheehan

How goes it @DMA57361 ?

DMA57361

not bad... probably good

new job lined up and will probably get to keep the redundancy pay from the old one... just waiting on paperwork to be sure

you?

Simon Sheehan

Its going well enough. Working on yanking this old copy of iDVD off an install DVD

DMA57361

fair enough

there's also cake :9

William Hilsum

8:06 PM

@DMA57361 Bloody hell... I thought you were only in Essex/there abouts?

DMA57361

@WilliamHilsum I am only in Essex...

it's 45mins from here to Lnd Liverpool Street

(by train, obviously)

William Hilsum

One of my friends who lives in Birmingham and works sometimes in London, he gets a discounted return euro tunnel ticket to France (usually around £40 if booked in advance) and just stops in London/chucks the France bit as it is cheaper than a regular return!

DMA57361

to be fair I spend at least £1k/yr on petrol plus about ~£700/yr on parking at the moment, so £4k/yr is only a little more than double my current annual commute costs

William Hilsum

Are you outside zone 6 then? (I am Petts Wood which is zone 5)... this country is just crazy... I mean, £15 is bad enough, but, I just hate that it doesn't even get a seat! I had to stand for 30 minutes... I just think it is a disgrace... (Despite what Diago said!)

DMA57361

@WilliamHilsum waaay outside zone 6, other side of Chelmsford

so when I'm talking costs I'm referring to mainline trains plus zone 1

William Hilsum

8:12 PM

@DMA57361 Ok... Well, I still think it is a disgrace for you! IMHO, Public Transport should be a no brainer - it should always be cheaper/easier... Sometimes when I travel up to London (especially when there is a ~15+ minute walk the other side), I always consider driving instead as it is £15 for a travel card or about £19 for petrol (I have a 4x4 petrol sucker, but, pay no congestion charge - handy!)...

DMA57361

@WilliamHilsum shrug it's never been cheap. As said thou, London pays more - and from here it's usually enough to cover the trains and a little extra

William Hilsum

Couldn't you get a yearly/gold card from chelmsford to the nearest zone 6 station, then a zone 1-6 travel card? :/ 1-6 should be around 2k per year...

sorry, you probably already looked at it all... I just know friends who do tricks like this and I hate to see people spend more money than they have to!

DMA57361

@WilliamHilsum I haven't - but I'd rather not have to ride out to the edge of Z6 and try to get on a packed mainline train, easier to get on the mainline where it starts

I think Stratford is the furthest place to swap between main and tube in this direction

William Hilsum

@DMA57361 Oh... No changes or anything... For example, My brother had a zone 1-6 travel card when he went to school in Tonbridge... When he visted friends who lived a few stops out, he would just use his regular travel card and buy an extension from Tonbridge to where he was going and it would only work out like 50p extra per journey... Much cheaper and all easy/official

there must be a national rail station within the zonal system? Petts Wood is zone 5/main line

DMA57361

@WilliamHilsum Stratford is zone 3 I think...

William Hilsum

8:18 PM

Here we go... The white/train lines :/ tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/…

DMA57361

yep, Stratford it is then - I'm further up the line on the right that points to Shenfield

William Hilsum

In that case, a zone 1-6 (central to Harold Wood) is ~£2000 ... I would check how much an annual from Your place to Harold Wood is... It maybe unlikely, but, you never know - as I said, a friend does something similar and I know he saves around 1k a year

DMA57361

yeah, I don't think it makes a difference on price

@WilliamHilsum here to Harold Wood is £2,724.00/yr not including any tube zones

William Hilsum

+ £2016 (just checked) for a 1-6 travelcard

DMA57361

I see what you're trying to do, but frankly I doubt there's any real savings to be made

William Hilsum

8:24 PM

hehe... ok... well, the friend that does this trick lives in Liverpool... maybe over that distance it is different then! If you do want me to look up any tricks for you, let me know... but... good luck with your job and everything!

DMA57361

I'm already consigned to having to pay, took it in to account for pay negotiations and will get a interest-free loan from my new employer after my probation period, so it's hopefully covered

William Hilsum

Again... Good luck with everything - and... I'll chat to you later... Stressful week, going to try and have a lie down!

DMA57361

thanks; and yeah - go get yourself some sleep, from what I read you don't get nearly enough :P

William Hilsum

lol :( I try not to, but, so much work... and... with so much on my mind, I just lie in bed, so, I get up and do it and only go to sleep when I am well and truly exhausted. It is a very bad cycle... really should look at sleeping tablets or something... but, I am hoping that this big load of work will be over soon.

DMA57361

yeah, it's not pleasant in the slightest... good luck, I guess

tombull89

9:08 PM

@WilliamHilsum I went to essex (Harlow) with some friends two weekends back as we know some people that live down there. From Bristol Temple Meads it was £22 single or £50 return so it was cheaper for us to drive down. We also went into london on the tube (from Epping) which compared to Bristol public transport is pretty awesome. Think it was about £8 for all tube zones all day, unlimited which I was seriously impressed at.

Simon Sheehan

10:30 PM

1 more hour until I can vote... I feel deprived of voting privileges! And have been for 22 hours :/

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