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Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
12:01 PM
@JourneymanGeek Figures. Gotta try to keep the chains on.
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@JourneymanGeek Wrong again :)
> In 2009 Apple relented somewhat agreeing to allow third party browsers -- but only if they used Apple's own WebKit browser framework. A year later Apple went a step further, approving Norwegian browsermaker Opera Software ASA's (STO:OPERAO) Opera Mini, a browser based on a none-WebKit custom rendering chain (Opera later switched to WebKit).
 
user226528
@DavidPostill This comes from where?
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@FleetCommand dailytech.com/…
 
Burgi
Burgi
@DavidPostill if they all use webkit then you might as well stick with safari
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@Burgi The point is at least one browser didn't (although it does now).
 
Burgi
Burgi
12:06 PM
Firefox for iOS
Firefox for iOS is a browser from Mozilla, for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch mobile devices. It is the first Firefox branded browser to not use the Gecko layout engine as is used in Firefox for desktop and mobile. Due to iOS security restrictions chosen by Apple (specifically the inability to set writable pages executable which is essential for just-in-time compilation), Firefox has to use the built-in iOS WebKit-based rendering framework instead of Gecko. Firefox for iOS supports Firefox Sync and is able to sync Firefox's browsing history, bookmarks, and recent tabs. == History =...
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
ah. Outdated I suppose
but not totally wrong
@DavidPostill opera mini is still presto I think
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
@DavidPostill Where's the Doritos?
 
user226528
@JourneymanGeek Only for server-side rendering. On the client side, it is on Blink.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
0_0
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
12:09 PM
 
Burgi
Burgi
 
Run5k
Run5k
@FleetCommand, we were discussing this review yesterday and I was hoping to solicit your feedback on it:
 
Burgi
Burgi
that was an actual flying pig
and it shut heathrow
 
user226528
@Run5k Oh, that. I approved it because I felt it unnecessarily ties the question to Windows Server 2003 64-bit.
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
errr
update your link :)
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
12:20 PM
@djsmiley2k There is nothing wrong with my link.
 
Run5k
Run5k
@FleetCommand, from my perspective (as well as everyone who chimed in yesterday), it seem like an unnecessary edit. That text set the stage for the rest of the question, and beyond that this question has stood the test of time: it is over seven years old, has 96 up-votes and more than 137,000 views. The suggestion seemed rather superfluous.
 
user226528
@Run5k Okay. Duly noted. Do I need to know anything else?
 
Run5k
Run5k
...apparently not.
 
Burgi
Burgi
pigs can fly, its just a matter of thrust...
 
user226528
This is an example of what I hate the most: superuser.com/a/1191929/477799. I make a comment and someone else downvotes without a comment! That makes me the culprit.
 
user226528
12:24 PM
Oh, hell. I am downvoting too.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
hm
 
Burgi
Burgi
there is not context in the answer, it needs a flag to close as NAA
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Ermm no
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@FleetCommand ruins it how?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
It is an answer, is not malicious, and isn't exactly self deleting if it isn't in a file in the first place
 
user226528
12:26 PM
@JourneymanGeek Overwrites its contents with "127.0.0.1 localhost".
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@FleetCommand That's exactly what's supposed to be in a normal, unruined hosts file
 
user226528
This entry is not even required.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
which, iirc what a default host file looks like
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Well on Linux, Windows just has an example line with 127.0.0.1 localhost
IOW resetting a hosts file to the default standard state isn't exactly ruining it
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
@Run5k FWIW I think part of what was removed should have been kept. The fact that it's a thrid-party package, and that it's server 2003. There may be tools that would work in high/low versions, but not 2003, and some tool might only work on official MS packages, not 3rd-party. The actual name of the package isn't needed - yet doesn't need to be removed either.
 
user226528
12:28 PM
<blockquote># localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.</blockquote>
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@DavidPostill what I posted isn't your link
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
QUestion seems unclear
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
If someone knows enough to modify their hosts file then they wouldn't need this answer
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
67
Q: What is required for a question to contain "enough information"?

FlykThis is the question edition of What is required for an answer to be high quality? One of the key problems that I see Software Recommendations having, is people asking extremely vague and simple questions that ultimately boil down to one of the two close reasons we see on the rest of the network...

discussion faq question-quality questions
 
user226528
@JourneymanGeek Apart from that, my HOSTS file for example, has one valid entry.
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
12:29 PM
Will that do what the OP asks?
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
Gives SSL error.
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@djsmiley2k Got it. Thanks.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Answer is about as clear as the question
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
Having stepped through this, its somewhat elegant, and not malicious. Also badly written as far as an answer goes
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
np
was about to link you to the question xD
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
12:29 PM
@GypsySpellweaver depending on what's causing the user problem
@djsmiley2k that's SR though
we had unique issues to do with quality
 
Run5k
Run5k
@GypsySpellweaver, thanks for the feedback. That seems to be the consensus opinion. Again, I know that the person proposing the edits has the best of intentions, but that really seems to be unnecessary.
 
Boris_yo
Boris_yo
@satibel Depends on what I archive... 100GBs of data for 21 DVDs. How much? 50-pack for $10 versus $60 WD external HDD
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@djsmiley2k lol
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
Don't the red "X" on network connection mean "no connection"? How will change in HOSTS make the "X" go away.
 
Boris_yo
Boris_yo
@TOWMN Sounds like striptease or porno... No, I don't advocate that!
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
12:30 PM
Same goes for a self-piercing Galaxy Note 7 battery tbh
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@TOWMN SICENCE. HOW DOES IT WORK?
 
user226528
@GypsySpellweaver It doesn't.
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
yah, but laptops are were allowed.
wait till they realise phones also have this function
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@FleetCommand it could in very specific circumstances
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
So are were Galaxy Note 7's :-P
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
12:31 PM
 
user226528
@JourneymanGeek I am listening...
 
Boris_yo
Boris_yo
@JourneymanGeek They are a brand that sell fancy and trendy audio stuff.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
You're still allowed "medical devices" with much larger batteries, funny enough
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@FleetCommand iirc, MS has a connectivity check site. If you can't connect, you have a red X
if your hosts file has that, and you can't connect...
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek WRONG!
It's a yellow triangle
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
12:32 PM
@TOWMN As always, it's a fight to the bottom of the idiots
 
user226528
@JourneymanGeek Wrong. If you can't connect, you will have a yellow ! mark.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Red X is for media disconnected
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@TOWMN in which case, it won't work at all
buuuuut the question is a bit muddy anyway
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
who's more stupid, the people partially banning devices, or the terrorists who haven't worked out how to use them properly improperly yet.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@djsmiley2k All you need is an errorist with sleep apnea...
 
Bob
Bob
12:33 PM
@JourneymanGeek NCSI
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
my sleep apnea machine is plugged in :(*
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
swap half the cells in a li-ion pack with bombs, problem solved
 
Bob
Bob
I linked it just this morning :P
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
Do planes not have plug sockets now?
I generally don't move around much while sleeping...
 
Bob
Bob
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
12:33 PM
@djsmiley2k Most long haul ones do but they tend to be unreliable. Nobody needing a medical device should ever rely on working sockets on a plane.
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@TOWMN I was thinking using the battery as the litteral attack
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
There was an actual terrorist attack with a explosive laptop
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
It'll make a nice zebra pattern on the x-ray machine too
 
Burgi
Burgi
> but was taken off the plane after it became disruptive
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
One person died. THe terrorist.
 
Burgi
Burgi
12:34 PM
too much duty free
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@Burgi lol
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
The plain answer is A: plug in the cable, or B: disable the interface. either will remove the icon from the tray
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
'Pigs are more intelligent than dogs'
yeah, the pig knew it couldn't fly.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek And said laptop bypassed airport security by being smuggled on by airport staff
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
lul
 
user226528
12:35 PM
@GypsySpellweaver Or update your NDIS driver, if you have an Android phone connected. Remember my question?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
No.
!!no
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@TOWMN so essentially they're blocking a threat that has never worked.
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@JourneymanGeek I'm happy with that
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
2 days ago, by TOWMN
Airport staff manage to smuggle a bomb past security by bypassing screening so we ban security screened passenger electronics. Logical.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
indian airlines make you turn on the laptop to show it works
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
12:35 PM
it's funny tho, because they are only blocking part of the problem
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek Eh, random guy in Doha made me do that too
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
Laptop batteries explode!
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Same for my DSLR. But both were not at the security checkpoint
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
1. if we have plugs on planes, you don't need a battery unless your laptop is crap
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@JourneymanGeek But ... "I'm taking it home to repair it. It's cheaper in India" ...
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
12:36 PM
@djsmiley2k its really more about risk mitigation and identification rather than security theater
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
My laptop turning on for 30 seconds doesn't preclude me having replaced 90% of the battery or filled the second battery bay with explosives
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@DavidPostill why is it not in checked luggage?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@djsmiley2k Or said plugs are unreliable
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@DavidPostill hah. actually might be true for phones.
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
@FleetCommand Don't remember _your_question, no. just the OP's
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
12:37 PM
@TOWMN then it comes odwn to how important is tht flight for you
no laptop, or no flight
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@djsmiley2k Ironically the answer to the laptop ban is "put laptops in checked baggage" yet batteries are already banned in checked luggage because they explode a lot
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
lol
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
And by a lot I mean enough to make kneejerk panic reactions
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
is that not because the depressuirsation of the luggage?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@djsmiley2k Luggage compartment is pressurized the same as the cabin compartment
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
12:38 PM
it is?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
(Hence why they sometimes keep pets in there)
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
mostly kneejerk reactions
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
aww boring.
 
user226528
@GypsySpellweaver When tethering an Android device with a USB cable, a bad NDIS driver causes half an hour delay in updating the X icon to a healthy network icon.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Also why planes explode when the luggage compartment door accidentally opens
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
12:38 PM
@djsmiley2k Because the insurance is horrendously expensive for laptops in check in baggage (the baggage handlers just chuck your baggage onto concrete as we all know)
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
the only Li Ion batteries I remember exploding was... from a boeing 787
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
There have been crashes because of that, now they put pressure relief valves between the passenger and baggage compartments, so the floor doesn't explode when the baggage door blows off accidentally mid flight
If aircraft baggage containers are designed to be bombproof I'm sure they can survive a hissing battery
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
@FleetCommand Missed that completely somewhere.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Worst case these days is you'll have a small hole, a bit of mist, and an unscheduled landing
 
Boris_yo
Boris_yo
This recognizes faces. Do screenshots from movies suffice to recognize actor?
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
12:40 PM
test it
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
I think the baggage compartment battery ban is more cause of the danger of fires being lit by the battery, rather than the battery itself
Fire = baaaaad
Most planes that catch fire crash and kill everyone on board
Most planes that crash outside an airport catch fire and kill everyone on board
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
@TOWMN Fire = Goood, a: not into raw meat :( B: no fire, no flight
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Most people who survive a plane crash and still die, catch fire and still die.
 
Gypsy Spellweaver
Gypsy Spellweaver
uncontrolled fire = not so good
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
or those people run over by firetrucks
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
12:43 PM
Eh, controlled regular combustion on a plane isn't generally called fire.
Even in an engine fire = bad
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
so we can't just surround the entire baggage compartment with fiberglass, and land with some roasted dog horse?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Engines have blown up cause of fires. Controlled combustion in an engine, I wouldn't call it a fire because it's non-self-sustaining
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
It exists under C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts on every Windows machine. — hgiesel 1 min ago
wut
wwhy would you be editing that o_O
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
people do it to block spam
oddly enough
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
is that where it's stored now?
Last ime i edited hosts file was windows XP most likely
and it was like c:\windows\hosts
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
12:50 PM
wiki says its in %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
yup
 
Burgi
Burgi
this conversion tracking company we use appears to made up of idiots
> we will send you the javascript code
sends 1x1 pixel
 
allquixotic
allquixotic
@DavidPostill no browsers on iOS use any rendering/layout/JS engine other than Apple's
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@allquixotic My point was that Opera Mini did not (at one point).
 
user226528
@djsmiley2k No such folder has ever existed in Windows.
 
user226528
news.softpedia.com/news/let-s-chat-what-went-wrong-with-windows-phone-514218.shtml
 
Rahul2001
Rahul2001
1:04 PM
@FleetCommand FTFY
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@FleetCommand Really? :)
There is at least one that exists ...
 
user226528
@DavidPostill Ha! Ha! Very funny. You can make folders! In Windows folder too...
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Urgh 20Mbps 3G is so crap. Can't even watch Youtube 4K60
 
Rahul2001
Rahul2001
@TOWMN Whaaaat. Stop complaining about having decent internet. Seriously.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@Rahul2001 20Mbps on a mobile is hardly decent
I had 200Mbps yesterday
Though the bigger issue really is it's metered and inconsistent
 
Rahul2001
Rahul2001
1:14 PM
*blocks @TOWMN because max you get here is like 3 mbps on 3g and now I'm jealous*
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Worse is having to constantly juggle between 3 phones 4 SIMs, 12 bands and 2 VPNs depending on where I am, what I'm doing, and how much I feel like being ripped off for the privilege.
Would be nice to have "just works" and unlimited home Internet/WiFi
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
heh.
I have that ;p
Even have ipv6
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Heck sometimes just having a chair to sit on while using the Internet would be nice.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
0_0
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
I have at least 5 joints in pain now because of all the awkward positions I've had to contort myself into just to get a signal while also holding a 4kg laptop in a useble position
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
1:23 PM
get a long usb cable
ur crying about it, but it's not like you couldn't just actually get a jorb
@DavidPostill yus
Not just me that remembers there's more than just windows 7
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@djsmiley2k (whoosh)
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Jobs might give me a company car but I don't have a license so I don't see how that'd help with the chair/home problem.
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@TOWMN Normally 5 joints would remove all pain ;p
 
Paul Vargas
Paul Vargas
Deal of the Day March 24: Half off C# in Depth, Fourth Edition. Use code dotd032417au at http://bit.ly/2mTRMZy
Tweeted by jonskeet on March 24, 2017 at 8:36 AM
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@DavidPostill 0_0
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
1:33 PM
@JourneymanGeek I'm speaking from experience - after having my wisdom teeth (with a extra root - I'm a mutant) removed many years ago ;p
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
all 4 of my wisdom teeth shattered, that was fun.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@DavidPostill I would have no idea. ;p
Singapore's drug laws are strict
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@djsmiley2k Mine may have done as well. I wasn't awake to notice ...
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
:D
my dentlist looked at them and went 'well i could try and take them out, then send you to hospital. Or we could just get you booked in at the hospital'
so i went for the 2nd option.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Also not sure how it'd help with the 4-6 week wait + 18 month contract to get a home broadband connection problem
@djsmiley2k Did you get punched a lot? Or just bad luck?
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
1:36 PM
roaccutaine + overcrowded mouth
I'm at a count of 8 teeth removed, (including wisdoms) and still over crowded
 
satibel
satibel
@Boris_yo 10$ for 50 dvds probably won't get you archive quality dvds, or it's a good deal.
(heyo)
 
DavidPostill
DavidPostill
@djsmiley2k Similar for me. But I only had 2 upper teeth removed. They grew behind the others ...
 
satibel
satibel
talking too fast makes so chat unhappy x)
 
Bob
Bob
@allquixotic @JourneymanGeek whoops. gitter isn't part of github, it's part of gitlab
O_O
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Morning (evening?) Bob
 
Bob
Bob
1:38 PM
@TOWMN eh... both? :P
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@Bob which is odd since its tied into github
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Urgh I don't get why connecting and disconnecting from a WiFi network needs Windnows to freeze for a second to power up my dGPU
 
satibel
satibel
because windows 8+ is dumb and "needs" the dGPU for mundane tasks
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
It "needs" the dGPU to unshow a menu that's already been rendered by the iGPU?
facepalm
 
satibel
satibel
the difference for my laptop is 4 hours on 7 and 2 on 10, because 10 (ab)uses the dGPU.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
1:43 PM
My laptop does 15 hours on 10. Never tried 7
Vista used to get me 50% more battery time than XP, back when everyone hated it so much I loved it :-/
Better battery life, much better SSD and RAID performance, and DX10
 
satibel
satibel
vista isn't bad, just that on some pc, it was crashing, because min ram req was 512mb when it should have been 1G
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Yeah
Most people were just moaning it was slow, I be like, get a better PC dude(tte)
I had 4GB of RAM and it was fine.
Mind you, the wireless menu/UI was still crap nomatter how good your PC
 
XKCD
XKCD
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
... that's an outrage... Only 3g?
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek It's a new country
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
1:52 PM
@TOWMN a country needs to start on the right foot.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek Yeah. Well, might just be the iPhone's fault for not supporting all the necessary roaming bands
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
then our neightbours get better reception and 4g on their flags. WE CANNOT ALLOW FOR A SIGNAL GAP!
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
@DavidPostill the pressure on my wisdom teeth is partially what caused them to crack
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
My mom punching me in the face is what caused my teeth to crack
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
:(
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
1:59 PM
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
> When news that Nokia is planning to bring back its iconic 3310 with updated hardware this year, consumers all over the world wanted to know when they could get their hands on their devices.
One major roadblock stands in the way of the Nokia 3310 reaching the US market: US carriers don’t support the 900-MHz GSM band. HMD Global, who currently owns the Nokia brand, is still in the process of negotiating with carriers to sell Nokia-branded phones to ensure that these compatibility issues are ironed out.
Ermm, it'd better not be 2G only, or it won't be supporting any bands in Australia soon
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
I think its 2g only
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
is the australia market big enough to care about?
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@djsmiley2k big chunks of the developed world are dropping 2g
and the nostalgia factor's mostly in this countries.
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
:O
 
Bob
Bob
2:19 PM
Mar 9 at 0:58, by Bob
@Burgi no 3G, so you can't even do network
been there said that :P
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@Bob derp
Kinda a really stupid decision imo
They had robustly built Nokias in the mid 2000's with 3G and 14+ days battery life.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
yup
I think they just rebadged a cheapie in a new shell
I don't think they expect to sell that many either
 
Bob
Bob
@TOWMN 'cept it's not Nokia anymore :(
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
this is like bond isn't bond
it is, just a different one
 
satibel
satibel
"hey [It guy] my scanner isn't sending me mail"
"ok, I'll see what's wrong"
"see, when I click 'recieve' I get an err... no, never mind, it works now."
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
2:27 PM
magic
 
satibel
satibel
wololo
though, for battery life, I like my tank.
http://images.frandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/oukitel-k10000-12.jpg
with 4G and touchscreen.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
I'm pretty happy with my op3
and I have a large xiomi powerbank in my backpack
 
satibel
satibel
5-10 days without powerbank is nice ^^
 
Burgi
Burgi
summer has arrived!
did you know the sky is actually blue?
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@satibel my old nokia did 3 weeks
 
satibel
satibel
2:30 PM
5 days is medium-heavy use, music all day and 4 hours of playing.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
0_0
@satibel that's impressive
 
satibel
satibel
though 350grams
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
there's always a tradeoff
 
satibel
satibel
but I have a headset.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
I have occationally answered calls through my watch ;p
 
satibel
satibel
2:33 PM
it's a pretty good 125$ phone with an aluminum shell and 10Ah battery.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@Burgi Nope, never seen it
@satibel So weighs more than my phone and a powerbank combined?
 
satibel
satibel
@Burgi tommy Edison says nope.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Hardly impressive to get the same battery life as my phone with a powerbank, when you have a phone with a powerbank strapped to the back of it
 
Burgi
Burgi
@TOWMN i can't be held responsible for the grey skies of doom that infest scotland
 
satibel
satibel
it's just easier to carry than a phone + pb
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
2:36 PM
@satibel I disagree
powerbank goes in the backpack
phone goes in my pocket.
 
satibel
satibel
and if I don't have a backpack? :p
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Even if it was, I could get better battery life by gluing 1.5 powerbanks' worth of additional batteries into the back of my phone for the same weight...
Though quite what the airlines would say to that after the Note 7 debacle I wonder
 
satibel
satibel
honestly, I just forget the battery bank at home.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Back when I was younger nobody batted an eyelid when I trudged around a nokia with two bare 18650 cells duct taped to the back with wires sticking out
Back then nobody thought an Asian could be a terrorist
 
satibel
satibel
@TOWMN reminds me when I retrofited a couple of those on my old LG, with duct tape and hot glue
and epoxy
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
2:39 PM
Now that I'm an asian-british immigrant I'm clearly far more dangerous
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@satibel I forgot mine in my bag
and was wondering why it was so heavy
@TOWMN other kind of asian tho.
I'm more likely to get mistaken for one.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Eh, you wouldn't be able to feel the weight of my powerbank in my bag, since it's got my 3.5kg laptop + 1kg power adapter in there most of the time
 
satibel
satibel
was that one
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Powerbank adds an additional what, 3-4% weight?
@JourneymanGeek mistaken?
You mean CAUGHT
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@TOWMN ethnic indian. Oh and my human's passport says cylon ceylonese.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
2:40 PM
Any dog wearing a hat is clearly trying to hide something
 
satibel
satibel
cyclonese?
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@satibel my dad grew up in Jaffna
Jaffna
Jaffna (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் Yalpanam, Sinhalese: යාපනය Yāpanaya) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th largest city. Being strategically located and known for rich cultural heritage and natural beauty, Jaffna is approximately six miles (9.7 kilometres) away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical antiquity. Jaffna's suburb Nallur served as the capital of the four-century...
 
satibel
satibel
> Jaffna
bless you
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
I don't know what any of those words mean, so I'll assume it's dog language
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
For some reason, since we kept the colonial racial classifications, I'm legally "ceylonese" or sri lankan tamil
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
2:43 PM
My dad grew up in your mom his mom
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@TOWMN dude, Not your best work
 
satibel
satibel
I am "berrychon".
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek Really?
What would be my best work then?
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
hm. Actually its all terrible.
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
Also I've never been to Sri Lanka. I'd never even Google Maps'd it till today
@JourneymanGeek That;d be why I'm out of a job then
 
satibel
satibel
2:44 PM
gonna go, bye.
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@TOWMN actually, you totally need a day job, comedy isn't for you
 
satibel
satibel
see you next time I connect.
 
Burgi
Burgi
@JourneymanGeek fracking ceylon! ;)
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@JourneymanGeek Hahaha
So funny
You know what makes me laugh? Indians being mistaken for terrorists.
Hahaha
I'll get my coat.
Coat... of FUR
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
@TOWMN don't forget your hat. and boots. And green eggs and spam.
 
Burgi
Burgi
2:47 PM
our customer keeps sending me their database to import in the wrong format
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
@Burgi A 1x1 blank pixel?#
 
Burgi
Burgi
no something else
 
TOWMN
TOWMN
An encryptoed photo of a cat?
Cause that's totally whwat I'd do
 
Burgi
Burgi
its a list of their consumer suppliers to upload to their website
 
djsmiley2k
djsmiley2k
i really really need to sit down, get a laptop working, and setup a bag to go
 
Burgi
Burgi
2:51 PM
it needs to be in a certain format so i can generate the geocodes but they keep ignoring my instructions
last time 17 of them failed to generate geocodes
 
Journeyman Geek
Journeyman Geek
 
Burgi
Burgi
so it got sent back to them and they've returned it just now but they "corrected" the wrong addresses and not done enough of them
@JourneymanGeek nice work
 
Boris_yo
Boris_yo
XiiaLive depleted my phone of battery life and I failed to wake up early...
It's a radio streaming app that I left in the background. It does not have "Exit" option so I couldn't "kill" it/
Probably spiked CPU which led to depletion.
 
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