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Bob
11:00 AM
O_O
@qasdfdsaq eh... huntsmen are friends :P
(still kinda scary but they won't really hurt you... just shoo them away)
 
That's like attempted rape won't hurt you
IT FUCKS YOUR MIND
 
Bob
The goanna is also kinda meh
 
@qasdfdsaq You had better clean your desk - there may be one hiding somewhere ;)
 
Bob
though I prefer blue-tongued skinks
 
I prefer no creepy things at all thanks
 
Bob
11:04 AM
The toilet spider ... ok, he's fucked.
 
Admittedly neither is as bad as a black mamba but still that's the kind of shit that puts me off visiting australia
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq Eh, eastern cities (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne) are fine.
If you stay within urban areas you don't really see these.
 
But everyone has to see the red rock
 
Bob
Even more rural areas on the east coast are fine.
@qasdfdsaq I've never seen it :P
Too far away. And too hot. And too middle-of-nowhere.
 
You're not a European tourist in Australia
 
Bob
11:07 AM
There's so much nice stuff to see elsewhere! :P
Though the twelve apostles aren't exactly twelve anymore.
 
All I know about Australia is there's a big rock, lots of scary animals, and a few cities dotted around that are several days drive apart, through lots of scary animals.
 
Bob
lol
@qasdfdsaq the animals you're likely to encounter on the road are of the furry sort
 
Did you know Kangaroos never stop growing?
 
Bob
though I wouldn't want to pick a fight with a red kangaroo...
 
And burnt Eucalyptus trees ;)
 
11:15 AM
The only mammal that never stops growing!
EVEN THE KANGAROOS ARE GIANT AND BADASS
 
Bob
I picked up these fancy water dancing speakers for $5
o.O
let's see how shit they sound
 
Good luck!
I'm just trying out my new headphones with some proper high-end output for the first time
 
@Bob Water dancing?
 
Bob
dammit they use mini usb
'cept mine look distinctly crappier
 
o_0
ok now wtf
Round here you can't even get a power adapter for a speaker for $5, let alone any actual speakers
And all that shiny shit on top? The speakers would have to cost -$20 to get that here
 
Bob
11:18 AM
@qasdfdsaq they're USB-powered :P
clearance
 
Just stick a Lava Lamp on top of your speaker ;)
 
You couldn't get a USB cable for $5 >_>
@DavidPostill Even a cheap lava lamp is like £30
 
Bob
I wanted the $9 DAB+ radio (portable too) but that was out :(
@qasdfdsaq eh... same here. instore they're $10 min, often over $30
 
@qasdfdsaq And just as tacky ;)
 
Bob
I buy USB cables online :P
 
11:20 AM
I must say I'm quite happy with these headphones
Still haven't finished reading those Piston reviews, kinda fell asleep last night
 
Jet lag?
 
Jet? Yes. Lag? No.
 
Bob
Ah these are mine
 
Nice pic.
 
Bob
lol
well that's what they look like anyway
 
11:22 AM
They look practically the same
The only difference I can tell is the speaker surround and cone are inverted colours
Should check to see if I can find out how much my headphones actually cost
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek ^
 
Lol!
 
Bob
...should probably get rid of that
 
£65.82
What's wrong with knowing JMG's address?
 
Bob
...also found a business card from my 2011 Hong Kon trip...
that was the place I bought my extra laptop battery, I think
 
11:26 AM
King Power Duty Free-Donm, Bangkok
3390.00 BAHT THAILAND
Transaction Fee £ 1.91
Retailer name: King Power Duty Free-donm
Business type: Duty Free Stores
Town: Bangkok
Country: Thailand
Payment method: Recurring/Instalment/Standing Order
PIN Used: No
Cardholder: XXXX
Forex amount: 3390.00 Baht
Exchange rate: 51.50
Should I be concerned everywhere in Thailand and Singapore is charging me as a recurring payment//standing order instead of PIN/Signature? :-/
 
Bob
I can't tell if that's a good or bad exchange rate :P
ok, it's a bad one
 
It's pretty decent
 
@qasdfdsaq Only if they charge you again in a months time ;)
 
Bob
shrug even though I don't travel, I have a 0% fee/mastercard-exchange-rate card
mostly used for US$ purchases
crap I can't tell which speaker is left and right
 
Put it this way, the foreign exchange place sells at 49.2
Admitteldy 51.5 is 4% off the mid-market rate for the 4th, weird.
Ah, that's including the foreign transaction fee.
 
11:30 AM
Left / Right (Stereo) Sound Test
 
Bob
@DavidPostill still in the process of hooking them up
 
(Also, debit cards have a tendency to charge you £1.50 per transaction around here, whereas my credit card is 1.99% flat fee and mid-market rates
 
Bob
oh wow those bursts of water are pretty powerful
 
@Bob Video?
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq I'd need to tidy my desk more first LOL
 
11:32 AM
...
Oh c'mon it can't be worse than mine
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq ...it probably is. which is why my goal is to make it at least slightly better than yours first :D
so I don't get starred for the messiest desk award :P
3
 
£3 minimum fee for cash withdrawals plus 3% fee is typical for UK cards
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq yea, that's about standard
this particular card is special
 
There are some zero fee ones too, my flatmate has one of those "special" ones
 
@Bob You have credit cards named after the temperature?
 
11:34 AM
1.99% flat on my main card isn't bad, especially back when it had some really decent benefits (90 days worldwide insurance for all electronic purchases, free travel insurance on tickets purchased on the card, and price guarantee)
They've taken all those benefits away now :(
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq :(
time for a new card? :P
 
There isn't much better.
Getting a new current account though, and ditching my shitty savings account
 
Bob
why do I have a lollipop here o.O
80% of this mess is cables...
 
Huh my Santander account can be linked to Apple Pay so I can pay for stuff with an Apple Watch.
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq but that would require owning apple products
 
11:39 AM
Yeah, that...
Why can't they support... well... anything else?
 
Bob
hm. any preferred music for the video? :P
"Pairing..."
oh shit that's loud
dammit I have them swapped
 
Bob
so, yea. someone pick a song :P
hm. there's always that classic test track
 
Anything Taylor Swift? :p
 
Bob
11:46 AM
dammit it doesn't fire unless it's loud enough
and it's 11pm
 
Lol, was gonna say...
11am is perfectly fine and OH WAIT IT'S 11AM WHERE I AM?!
It feels like 9pm.
Then again, where I just flew from it is 8pm...
 
Bob
DAMMIT the volume controls take photos
 
LOL
On my phone that's a setting that I enabled specifically for Singapore
 
Bob
god. fucking. dammit.
starting a video stops the music
 
LOL
Just play something from your laptop/pc/whatever?
 
Bob
11:48 AM
whyyyyyyyyy
brb connecting 3.5mm to pc
it's pretty shit tbh
basically standard desktop speakers with crappy effects
I've seen better variants that actually fire with the beat
crap where did I put that cable
 
Well these headphones sound pretty good up to at least 50% volume
 
Bob
huh. it works a lot better with the 3.5mm than BT
nah it's the volume
@qasdfdsaq ^
oh god that looks like crap
 
> This video is private.

Sorry about that.
 
Dat youtube post-processing...
 
Bob
11:58 AM
the 1080p is up now
 
> If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
 
Bob
:\
 
Uhh yeah. Try encode faster and not blaming my device, YouZnoobe
 
Bob
I just uploaded straight from my phone lol
cbf'd re-encoding with premiere. nothing to edit this time anyway
 
It takes them 5-10 minutes to encode and distribute it properly.
 
Bob
11:59 AM
well, that's that. shoddy, but for $5 I can't complain
not that I'd ever use it :P
 
During that period it's hit and miss what resolutions show up and how well it plays
 
Bob
might give them to my brother
@qasdfdsaq yea, it came up with 360p for me first. I thought my camera broke
1080p showed up a bit later
 
Seems to precache but still not actually play at my end
Ah, it works in Firefox. Ahaha you actually used the song :D
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq I did ask for suggestions!
 
Ahh that actually looks pretty damn cool
 
Bob
12:01 PM
also picked up an $8 BT speaker for laughs
@qasdfdsaq there's higher quality versions, obviously
kmart just had these pieces of crap on clearance :P
 
Not bad for $5
I miss the old days when Winamp visualisations were the shizz
 
Bob
hm, it's about the size of a UE Boom (the $8 BT speaker)
 
Nowadays nobody seems to care about visuals to go along with their music, unless in a nightclub
 
Bob
WHY ARE THE VOICE NOTIFICATIONS SO LOUD D:
 
lol
I think the UE Booms were one of the ones my bluetotoh speakers were compared to
 
Bob
12:03 PM
ugh, it has fancy coloured light bands
 
I like fancy coloured lights
 
Bob
box says "64 LEDs lights"
 
Why do you get all the cool stuff i want xD
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq I'd ship them over but shipping would be 3x the price :P
you can probably order this shit from china for the same price
 
Heh
 
Bob
12:05 PM
oh cool I can turn off the lights
...but there's no sound
 
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Bob
why does it have to announce mode changes at max volume
BLUETOOTH MODE
 
Lol
 
Bob
AY YOU ECKS [AUX] MODE
 
Mine's the opposite, nomatter what volume you set, it announces things at like, 20% volume
 
Bob
12:09 PM
FM MODE
 
Can't shit just announce at whatever volume you've got it set to? :-/
 
Bob
POWER OFF
Eh. $5 and $8. Sound quality is pretty average. Not terrible, not great.
(sounds worse in the videos... that'd be the phone mic)
 
@Bob The lights seem cool, but seem to bear no relation to the music :-/
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq ikr?
they added them to make it look fancy :P
trying to upload the photo of the all-lit mode
but I accidentally did it on adsl
so my net's gonna be slow for the 10 mins it takes -_-
and, yes, that monitor in the back is the old 17"
that I only ever use when I'm using RDP :P
@qasdfdsaq would've been nice if htey could brighten/dim with volume
 
Yeah
 
Bob
12:17 PM
but the water one was pretty bad at it... it doesn't have adjustable volume so you really have to hit the max for it to figure out it should fire
it's gimicky party crap, not everyday listening stuff
hm... now I have to see if anyone I know wants these :P
 
12:42 PM
Oh we have fleas. How nice
 
WiGig has range of just a few metres, and those tight 60GHz signals are attenuated by anything thicker than a sheet of paper.
fucking useless
 
Bob
O.o
Fleas?
 
o0 Don't those cause the plague and all
 
Yeah, my flatmate's wife imported them into the flat a few months ago. We've been getting mystery bites since and I've only just identified them
We've been trying to figure out what's been biting us for ages. Just pwnd one:
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq Oh god.
 
12:55 PM
@HackToHell Uhh... not really.
They can spread diseases from person to person but I don't know anyone living nearby who has the plague so...
 
@HackToHell "Don't those cause the plague and all" Only if you have rats as well as fleas ;)
Fleas are very hard to get rid of. They can survive for some weeks without a food source ...
 
Easier than bed bugs though
Also they die pretty quickly underwater. Probably explains why washing my shoes in Singapore got rid of them pretty quick.
 
Bob
@qasdfdsaq ...so much for quarantine
 
Top 10 Home Remedies to Get Rid of Fleas rapidhomeremedies.com/remedies-to-get-rid-of-fleas.html
@qasdfdsaq Are you hoping your house will get flooded? ;)
 
@DavidPostill Err at this rate I wouldn't be surprised.
 
1:28 PM
@qasdfdsaq front line works well. Oh wait, you're not a dog....
 
2:01 PM
@JourneymanGeek I'm a cat, and Frontline works on cats too. But apparently it's not as effective these days
 
@qasdfdsaq oh, we also use something called bravecto, an ultrasonic repeller (I think) and some essential oil concoction involving coconut oil, that incidentally works as an insect repellent
We do not approve of ticks ;p
 
Heh, there seem to be dozens of ways.
I'm just glad that I managed to squidge one and finally identify it. It's been months
We were near the point of just saying fuck it, we'll use every single bug treatment there is.
 
2:21 PM
posted on January 08, 2016

Surely, humanity has so little experience with marijuana, that they never noticed that most incurable diseases plaguing it can be cured with cannabis oil. Also, I’ve seen some pushy dealers, but never one who openly advertised on the Internet.

 
you should
Well if it were ticks...
I'd suggest spiders. And fire.
Mostly fire.
 
I'd love to use the "Nuke it from orbit" solution but unfortunately I still need to live somewhere
 
You might have to move out for a short time anyway. http://humanfleabites.co.uk/building-fumigation-an-effective-way-to-exterminate-fleas/ "
No one should be inside the building during the process.
All plants should be removed.
All pets and animals should be kept out the area.
Food, medications and other essentials must be sealed in plastic.
No vehicle should be exposed to the gases.
Mattresses and sofa pillows should be removed.
Medicines not sealed in metal or glass containers should be removed.
@qasdfdsaq
You should also contact your local government
https://www.gov.uk/report-pest-problem
 
@Bob Arn't you allergic to cheese? ;p
 
Contact your council to find out if they provide pest control services to remove pests like wasps, rats, mice and bedbugs.
 
Bob
2:34 PM
@JourneymanGeek Nah, just lactose intolerant.
@JourneymanGeek wait why are you replying to that vid? o.O
 
@Bob cause the lighting is cheesy
 
All matters of concern relating to pest control in Aberdeen City will be responded to during normal working hours (ie. Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, excluding public holidays). On Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays matters of concern which are left on the answer machine (01224 523737) will be responded to by our Duty Officer.
 
its a bad joke ;
 
Bob
-_-
 
2:39 PM
> We’ve benchmarked Remix OS’ performance using Remix OS for PC against some of the best Android hardware in the business.
!!orlmnte
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy That didn't make much sense. Use the !!/help command to learn more.
@ThatBrazilianGuy That didn't make much sense. Maybe you meant: orlmente
 
> Remix OS for PC (Processor: Intel Core i7 4790 Quad-Core) : 214218
Breaking news: a core i7 4790 is faster than a Nexus 6!
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh
 
Wheee.
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy Command dontsay learned
 
2:42 PM
!!dontsay
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy Input not matching /http:\/\/i.stack.imgur.com\/Fauo3.jpg'/. Help: User-taught command: '<>
 
!!forget dontsay
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy Command dontsay forgotten.
 
@Hennes nice
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy more that its a skin that's actually usable on a PC
 
2:44 PM
@Hennes A pentium processor ?
 
Aye. 2 cores only, no turbo
Slower than my i7-920
 
@JourneymanGeek Nic Cage is a PC skin?! plz use the reply function properly
 
Mostly to be used as a second PC to play with.
If I want to compile or run VMs than I will use my old PC
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy nick cage is BEES.
 
@JourneymanGeek Yes, I am actually quite interested and will download and test it as soon as it's released
 
2:46 PM
@ThatBrazilianGuy I got a mini
 
For some people, a desktop experience with a mobile interface could be interesting.
And I really like to play with tech toys :P
 
its not bad, but I cannot get it to do 4k, which is an annoyance
@ThatBrazilianGuy its pretty much desktopised.
 
Two cool things I've never seen IRL: snow and 4K :(
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy I'm so sorry
 
I use a 1440 x 900 monitor at home, two 1440 x 900 at work, a 5mbps ADSL at home, and 200 MB / day LTE 4G really shitty 4G that feels like 3G and it's really overpriced
 
2:49 PM
yeaaah
Its supposed to do it though
and I tested all 3 of the HDMI ports with my desktop and they all do 2160p60
 
The price I'd pay for dual-4k hardware
BRB, gotta sell both my kidneys, both lungs and both livers
 
@ThatBrazilianGuy If you were willing to tweak a bit... about 700 USD + taxes
and whatever the customs guys feel like ripping you off
 
> and whatever the customs guys feel like ripping you off
 
I did have to pay taxes on this + a "processing fee" but I'm not even going to complain about that to you
 
Import taxes here are, IIRC, it's 50% or 60% over the (product + shipping + taxes)
yeah, taxes on top of taxes. yay.
 
2:57 PM
Its 7% (GST) + 10 dollars (processing fee)
and only cause this was over 300sgd
 
@JourneymanGeek 1 USD = 4BRL, so 700 USD is a bit more than what I make in a month.
Tell me your current PC setup and I'll tell you how much it would cost to build it here, with current prices, converted into minimum-wage-percentages
 
lol
Might be a bit hard, its a mishmash of parts
 
Every PC I ever built was the same.
Optimized for cost/benefit :P
 
Monitors are
accessories.us.dell.com/sna/… (~600usd) and a crossover 289k
@ThatBrazilianGuy I'm probably overestimating but I think my last set of upgrades was ~7000 of your reals
course this was ~ a month or two salary for me, though I planned this out over a few months
Well last major set...
my last upgrade was 4 dollars + random shit I had lying around.
 
3:22 PM
> Intel / Core i7-3770 R$ 1.050,00
Samsung 2x 8GB DDR3 R$ 400,00
ASUS P8Z77-V R$ 950 (*)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti R$ 1100 (*)
DELL P2715Q (3840x2160@60Hz) R$ 2000
289K (3840x2160@60Hz) R$ 2300 (*)
Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 (SATA): not found
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 (SATA): R$ 310
Samsung SSD 840 Series (SSD): 950

(*) not for sale, latest available prices used
Total: R$ 9060 or 10.29 times the mimimun wage.
 
Oh, and that if I bought everything in full cash.
 
does that include official and "customs officials are arses" taxes?
 
No, that's if I bought it in small selling kiosks in a techie mall
 
ahh
pretty sure that's a fair bit more than what I paid.
 
3:24 PM
That usually sells for almost the same price as DX, sometimes a bit more, but I pay cash and get the stuff without having to wait literally 4 to 6 months
 
lol
I don't use dx for proper hardware most of the time
 
49 secs ago, by Journeyman Geek
pretty sure that's a fair bit more than what I paid.
30 mins ago, by That Brazilian Guy
BRB, gotta sell both my kidneys, both lungs and both livers
 
yeah
this has parts from...
 
@JourneymanGeek Neither do I, but these kiosks sell stuff from 3USD to 1000USD
 
lets see, 2 old builts ;p
@ThatBrazilianGuy my usual parts places are in our equivilent for that
there's a few stores I favour
Dell's direct, and the korean monitor was off ebay
 
3:26 PM
They have a HUGE advantage from more shiny looking stores
I suspect they get their parts in ahem not-so-reputable ways
 
But I have to pay in cash to get their lowest prices
 
which is usually fine.
 
@JourneymanGeek Yeah, but lately I have seen a few counterfeit items.
 
ahh
we've had scams happen in SLS to foreigners
 
3:28 PM
Sure, I can only attest about the lowest-priced stuff (flash drives, SD cards).
And it was a nearly-perfect counterfeit. I only realized it because I ran `badblocks` on it, 80% was bad, let's look at the support URL...
 
they sell you a phone. And suddenly overpriced insurance
 
... www.sarnsumg.com
that was the only typo on an otherwise perfect packaging
the kiosk guys gave me back my money the next day, I was kinda surprised
But I think I only got counterfeit stuff twice on the last decade or so (that I am aware of)
And I usually go for the 2nd-cheapest parts
 
lo
yeah
apparently happens a lot in china
its uncommonish here
 
stoats are oddly adorable killing machines
 
Bob
3:44 PM
 

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