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lsiunsuex

11:53

@TheEvilGreebo if its a "murder room" why even put outlets in the room? there are battery powered sawzalls, drills, etc... sinks don't require power and for sure could get battery powered lights

Tester101

12:25

Need to plug the wet/dry vac in somewhere.

The Evil Greebo

12:47

this reminds me of my ex-wife

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Q: What type of replacement windows can I use on my log home?

I'm stumped as to what style of window to pick for my log home (replacement). The current windows are aluminum frame, and are trimmed flush on both sides with wood, so all you see is a very thin strip of aluminum on either side. The current windows are up/down sliders. It seems like the only re...

We were updating our living room - had replaced the floor and were getting ready to paint

I had a commute that was 1 hour each way, and she worked part time, so I asked her to go to the store and get the paint in a color she liked

she found the color cards ok but she bought no paint. I asked her why.

"All they had was white"

that woman wouldn't go up to the counter and ask a question to save her life

lsiunsuex

hahahaha

my wife is like that - won't call to order pizza, won't go into the restaurant to pick it up. and they call nerds sociopaths. pfft!

BMitch

13:02

@TheEvilGreebo haha, funny.

The Evil Greebo

I thought so. She didn't appreciate just how long I laughed about it.

It was 10+ years ago and I still laugh about it ;)

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Chris Cudmore

14:15

My wife won't let me negotiate price with contractors. I'm there to spec the work to be done. She's the deal maker. Because she has no shame. She'll ask for things that I'd be embarrassed to ask for. And she gets them.

Tester101

14:28

google.com/intl/en/takeaction

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lsiunsuex

17:33

anyone have a script / program / app that i can feed a list of html / php files and it can tell me what .css, .js, .jpg / png files are used ?

Tester101

Try asking on StackOverflow, I think they like it when you ask for code.

lsiunsuex

NO! their mean :(

Tester101

* They're *

lsiunsuex

god i can't wait until telepathy evolves. no more grammer nazi's

Tester101

You need grammar check with your spell check.

Telepathy?! I can't even stand IM, I couldn't imaging people pushing messages directly into my brain.

lsiunsuex

17:44

woah, this is really weird

@Tester101 you got a copy of chrome installed ?

Tester101

yep

lsiunsuex

67.207.152.208/ignitedds open that in chrome - does it make the screen turn a touch blue-er ?

(or change the color of the screen any color? to me it looks blue)

Tester101

Not that I can notice.

Aaron

(CNN) -- The Netherlands is reeling from the death of a volunteer soccer official at an amateur football match over the weekend which has led to three Dutch teenagers being charged with manslaughter.

yikes

lsiunsuex

hmm - screen shot doesn't capture the blueness - video driver problem maybe

did just install mountain lion...

Aaron

17:58

@lsiunsuex no, it doesn't look blue to me

lsiunsuex

weird

Tester101

wax eagle

@Tester101 it works!

lsiunsuex

18:27

its flash thats causing the blueness, and its only in chrome

Tester101

19:02

I thought flash was dead?

wax eagle

@Tester101 not until it gets pried from angry web developers cold dead fingers.

let's not forget all the silverlight apps hanging around

lsiunsuex

mine included - takes less time to convert a .mov to .flv than it takes to convert it to .mp4, .ogv and .webm cause all 3 of the major players (re: assholes) can't decide on a single format

wax eagle

@lsiunsuex that's a pain (we don't do video and I'm happy for that)

lsiunsuex

we're starting to do a lot more - the dslr isn't cutting it anymore (nikon d9000 or something) and i'm trying to convince the boss to buy a prosumer one but hes not going for it ($4000, no lens) so our next event i think i'll rent one

the nikon only captures 30 minutes at a time and our next event in january will be around 90 minutes... rather not pause after every 30 minute segment and switch SD cards - rather do it in 1 shot

borrowlenses.com/product/camcorder_vid/…

Tester101

19:36

I need one more hose clamp.

The Evil Greebo

19:48

clearly

Aaron

holy hell

pulling up these nails in the attic plywood sucks

a dremel with the high speed cutter bit lets me cut out some of the wood around it to get the hammer in, though

is there a better, smaller prybar for pulling up nails?

The Evil Greebo

many

wax eagle

@Aaron can you not get a cat's paw in there?

The Evil Greebo

@Aaron lots of prybar styles out there

wax eagle

you pound it up under the nail and pull the nail out

Aaron

19:50

@waxeagle URL?

wax eagle

@Aaron amazon.com/Shark-21-2225-10-Inch-Prybar-Puller/dp/B0000224TY/…

Aaron

same idea?

The Evil Greebo

amazon.com/Stiletto-FB5-Titanium-Multifunctional-Flatbar/dp/…

smaller

wax eagle

@Aaron yep

The Evil Greebo

most box stores have an assortment on hand

Aaron

19:52

I think this is just a prybar though

The Evil Greebo

we have about half a dozen various sizes at home now

Aaron

Buried the nail the wrong board? No worries, just dig it up with the Death Stick Exhumer. Lose your circular saw wrench? No problem, the Exhumer's got one built right into it. Need a drink? The Exhumer comes with a handy bottle opener.

nice ad copy

wax eagle

@Aaron yes, nowhere to hit that with a mallet/hammer

Niall C.

Anyone else getting a 403 Forbidden from the link in this question: diy.stackexchange.com/q/21252/22

Chris Cudmore

@NiallC. Nope. FF on W7.

@NiallC. http 403 Error: Oh Damn. Not this asshole again.

Niall C.

20:05

@ChrisCudmore So mean! Are you channeling Greebo today?

Chris Cudmore

Well, he's not holding up his end on the Evil front today.

The Evil Greebo

sorry, busy, get someone else to be your ass today

;)

lsiunsuex

o o ME ME ME!!!

Chris Cudmore

I second the nomination of lsiunsuex

wax eagle

@ChrisCudmore when I get 403s it's usually our filter being stupid

lsiunsuex

20:13

think i might tear down a wall tonight so i have something to talk about during PUT

wax eagle

20:24

@lsiunsuex lol, if this is your only reason for tearing down the wall then you might have a problem.

lsiunsuex

i have a few plaster and lath ones left

thinking about demo'ing the last bedroom over the winter so i can throw it all out while it snows, then remodel it when the spring comes - get a head start so to speak

hate drywalling in the winter - with the windows closed, its rather dusty.

Chris Cudmore

@lsiunsuex youtube.com/…

lsiunsuex

nice

Chris Cudmore

That was such an awesome show.

Aaron

20:49

Stanley or generic?

The Evil Greebo

21:08

@ChrisCudmore out of curiosity - why "this asshole"?

Chris Cudmore

No reason in particular.

The Evil Greebo

Tease

Chris Cudmore

@waxeagle We send out a lot of 403s. Usually it's a proxy server not playing nice with logins.

wax eagle

@ChrisCudmore yeah that's basically my experience, I get logged out of the web filter at a certain time (8 hrs after login I think) and then if I don't get logged back in i get 403s until it decides to load the login page