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satibel

5:02 PM

I'm happy, my father was a great guy when he wasn't drunk.

Burgi

my dad is ok, he is a dick but he's ok overall

satibel

Though, smoking and drinking got him.

Also he was drunk only a few times, but half a glass got him drunk.

Oliver Salzburg

That's what grown-ups say to their kids when they already had half a bottle when the kids didn't see it

Er, I mean, that's what I heard. I would never lie to kids

satibel

5:29 PM

No, he was alcoholic, got cured, but one drop of alcohol would make him drunk.

Like alcohol based medecin was almost too much.

djsmiley2k

u dont get cured

ts like my depression, there's no cure

satibel

Well, he was drinking a lot, went into rehab or something I don't know the name. And then stopped drinking.

djsmiley2k

nod

Avery

@Burgi 1

jokerdino

5:46 PM

o.O

bwDraco

5:58 PM

@allquixotic, any idea why this item is listed as export-controlled? bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1336260-REG/…

> This item may require a license or other authorization from the U.S. Government to be exported from the United States*. Without limitation, anyone purchasing this item is solely responsible for determining applicable export licensing requirements and for obtaining any licenses or other authorizations from the appropriate agencies of the U.S. Government necessary for exporting it, such as the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of State.

*Subject to control by the U.S. Commerce Control List (set forth in the Export Administration Regulations) or the U.S. Munitions List (set…

William Hilsum

@OliverSalzburg This isn't the EZPC support room! :P but yeah, looks like you have it then, tbh, never really needed that - I mess around with a few connectors and integration features, but, I barely touch exchange once it is up!

bwDraco

Probably EAR. ITAR is very unlikely for a product of this sort.

William Hilsum

still, did a lot of on prem work, so, I do know things and happy to help when I can

satibel

Because it's a tactical flashlight (don't mistake this a for an e.)

allquixotic

@bwDraco I don't know -- I have a flashlight that's extremely similar to that in design and capabilities (battery size, lumens output, physical size, etc.) but Amazon didn't tell me it was export controlled

mine's ThruNite brand and maxes out at 1050 lumens instead of 900

bwDraco

6:04 PM

I've had a Nitecore SRT7 for the last three years and I'm not aware of it being export controlled.

Oddly, the similarly-equipped P12GT is not listed as such.

This might be an error on B&H's part, but the mere idea that a flashlight could be export-controlled is surprising.

I highly doubt it's ITAR, at least. EAR just means it can't go to certain countries and entities like the DPRK.

satibel

Eh, a 3ds can be, so ...

allquixotic

> Meeeee!!!!

-Nikki, my cat

> Me.

also Nikki

bwDraco

I did a bit of research a while back and it's possible that this is export-controlled under EAR.

allquixotic

Nikki likes EAR scratches

bwDraco

Oddly, B&H is the only dealer I'm aware of that's saying that the item may be export-controlled.

allquixotic

6:42 PM

I'm a cat.

Avery

@satibel why do I know what that means

satibel

@Avery because you're as pure and innocent as I am :p

Avery

Aw shucks

Your sarcasm is very visible

Burgi

@bwDraco it can be used as a re-entry vehicle for nuclear missiles

satibel

Sarcasm? No, you indeed might be as innocent as I am, which would be not.

Burgi

6:54 PM

@satibel how can she be pure and innocent? her ex had a fracking bluetooth enabled... Adult Insertion Device!

satibel

@Burgi Eh, my ex said happy international woman's day to me, so about as pure and innocent as me.

Burgi

when is that?

this fucking smoke alarm is STILL beeping

satibel

Have you seen deadpool?

Burgi

once every 65 seconds since sunday

Avery

that means that the battery is low.

satibel

7:02 PM

@Burgi for reference m.youtube.com/watch?v=8C9-RPaqG8k

Burgi

@Avery yes i know

and i reported it on sunday

Avery

@satibel oh THAT scene.

Burgi

@satibel thats actually now more information than i could possibly want

OK MARK THE TIME!

Avery

@Burgi it's one of those things that you have to feel to understand

Burgi

the landlord said they will be calling me back within one hour

satibel

7:06 PM

Poor burgi has seen too much info.

Burgi

@Avery i'm going to leave that and pretend its cute foreign talk for something benign

Avery

@satibel they saw nothing

Burgi

i have a reference number for this callout

satibel

I want to post something about that, but it's nsfw, so look for freddy in ghastly comic.

allquixotic

@Burgi noise canceling headphones? BeoPlay H8 are awesome

Avery

7:10 PM

@satibel #whatcouldpossiblygowrong

Burgi

@allquixotic or i can actually get the landlords to fix the problem rather than ignoring it

i pay them enough

Avery

:38611859 baka

Burgi

7:23 PM

apparently a failing smoke alarm is not an emergency

satibel

Ok.

Burgi

even one that has been going off for FIVE DAYS

satibel

Well, it's not, if the building was on fire that'd be one.

Avery

@Burgi it's not

their batteries last months even after the beeps start

in some cases, years.

Burgi

dude

you are not listening to me

its REALLY loud

and goes off EVERY 65 seconds

satibel

7:27 PM

It's annoying, yes. But not an emergency.

Burgi

for FIVE DAYS

thats roughly 7200 fracking beeps

satibel

Eh, we have a thingy on wheels that beeps every 5seconds whenever it moves.

And it moves a lot.

Oliver Salzburg

@WilliamHilsum I just assumed you would be hanging out around here more frequently now :D

Burgi

you try sleeping with a really loud beep going off in your home every minute

Avery

you get used to it

Burgi

7:30 PM

o.O

its like saying "oh after a while you get used to being water boarded"

That REDACTED Guy

@Burgi How to Find a Beeping Smoke Detector If You Don’t Know Where It Is

satibel

Well, you either get used to it, die, or change the battery.

That REDACTED Guy

> If you’re reading this article, you’re probably frustrated by the fact that, somewhere in your house or apartment, a smoke alarm with a dying battery is beeping, and beeping, and beeping—usually once every 60 seconds—but you cannot figure out where the alarm is located.

> When I asked how long it had been beeping, one of them responded: “Six months. Maybe longer.” They’d simply grown accustomed to the sound.

DavidPostill

@ThatREDACTEDGuy Do keep up :)

yesterday, by DavidPostill

@Burgi How to Find a Beeping Smoke Detector If You Don’t Know Where It Is

That REDACTED Guy

Oh, so there's where I got it from. 🤔

Burgi

7:35 PM

the least helpful article ever!

That REDACTED Guy

> How to Find a Beeping Smoke Detector If You Don’t Know Where It Is

> 1) Look for it 2) Find it!

Yeah, really helpful.

DavidPostill

> It was in the cabinet beneath the sink, toward the very back, obscured by a rather large canvas bag of sand. The bag’s color (dark gray) and shape (or lack thereof) had blended very well into the back of cabinet, whose interior and exterior were painted black, while its weight had made it seem like nothing else was there.

> Someone who used to live in the same apartment had placed it there because he or she had been trying to cook an elaborate dish in the kitchen, which was right next to the bathroom, but kept setting off the fire alarm with the cooking fumes. Placing the alarm in a different room, within a cabinet, under a heavy bag of sand, would have almost certainly prevented the smoke alarm from detecting those fumes.

Burgi

the other thing that annoys me is that i am clearly not the only one that can hear it but i'm the only one trying to do something about it

That REDACTED Guy

> prevented the smoke alarm from doing it's very purpose

Burgi

its not in my flat

That REDACTED Guy

7:46 PM

O_o

File a complaint somewhere. You're English, you should be a master at stupefied complaints!

Burgi

i shut all the windows and doors and it goes muffled

I HAVE!

you go out into the car park and its REALLY loud

i did and the guy hung up on me saying "its not an emergency"

i tell you what, if it were in his house it'd be a fucking emergency after 5 DAYS!

That REDACTED Guy

@Burgi Buy a pack of annoyatrons and hide one at each neighbour, one at the building manager, and one at the guy who hanged up.

Avery

> annoyatrons

hearthstone flashbacks

DavidPostill

@Burgi Are you sure it's not an alarm on the outside of the building like a burglar alarm?

Avery

@DavidPostill beeps every 65 secs

Burgi

7:49 PM

@DavidPostill it might be

That REDACTED Guy

One burglar per minute? That's a lot of burglars.

Burgi

regardless its driving me potty

That REDACTED Guy

It's making you go to the bathroom?!

DavidPostill

@DavidPostill So? Maybe it's a burglar alarm that need maintenance. Or a faulty car alarm.

We don't know it is a smoke alarm.

Burgi

@ThatREDACTEDGuy oh that reminds me... i need to call the water company as my water pressure is still low

its not a car alarm

satibel

7:54 PM

@Avery helooooo

Burgi

my car was the only one in the carpark and it was still happening

satibel

Hello! Hello! Hello!

DavidPostill

UPS systems can also beep ...

Burgi

not like this...

i have to take the rubbish out i'll record it

djsmiley2k

call the council

file a noise complaint

also the police can break into somewhere if an alarm is constantly going off

.....wait

did it start when the water went off?

or at least the pressure originally went low?

Burgi

8:03 PM

no

djsmiley2k

awww

Burgi

wait what?

djsmiley2k

though I'd solved the mystery

it's a low presure allarm for the pumping station in your flats

if you're higher than 2 floors, you'll have a pumping station on site

so 1. the water company likely won't do anything about your pressure, you're likely fed from a gravity feed on the roof

2. it may have alarm

Burgi

it'll be on youtube in about 3 minutes

djsmiley2k

ok

if it's a gravity feed on the roof, it's a large tank

allquixotic

8:05 PM

Annoy-o-Tron card sounds in 12 languages -Hearthstone✔

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djsmiley2k

if the tank runs low, the pressure drops to all the flats (top most ones being most effected)

if it's not recovered because the water company actually DID something, you may find you run outta water again too

of course i might be completely wrong

Burgi

the YT app on my phone is playing up

djsmiley2k

but it's not the first time i've heard of a pumping station with a audible alarm

it could also be the sewage tank pumping alarm...

@Burgi is it high rise flats?

Burgi

converted office block

djsmiley2k

how high?

Burgi

8:10 PM

3 stories, ground floor is an undercover carpark

djsmiley2k

that'll definately have sewerage pumping at least

I'd call the water company, they'll either own the pumping station themselves, or know who to contact to get it checked. Once that's reset, if it's still bleeping then it's time to gte out the shotgun.

Burgi

i'm probably going to be reported for filming someones window

djsmiley2k

LOL

DavidPostill

LOL

djsmiley2k

or like i said, environmental health at the council

who i believe will call the police to enter somewhere if they need to

8:14 PM

That doesn't sound like a smoke alarm...

ooo ooo you can do a live stream, we can tell you to go higher or lower depending on the sound

Burgi

i don't have enough data for that

djsmiley2k

#1stworldproblems

Burgi

can you tell me the time index you hear the first one?

allquixotic

we could do "Solve Burgi's problem via Twitch"

Burgi

8:17 PM

lol

DavidPostill

@djsmiley2k I have to agree. That's not a smoke alarm.

djsmiley2k

0:20

@Burgi is there any sign of a pumping station in the car park#?

small green box simular to what BT use?

Burgi

nope

the water went off 2 days ago and affected the entire town, this started on sunday

allquixotic

almost sounds like a cat bird mimicking a car alarm

DavidPostill

@Burgi Do you have lifts?

Burgi

8:19 PM

@DavidPostill no... well... sort of....

have you seen The Big Bang Theory?

DavidPostill

@Burgi No

djsmiley2k

lol

Burgi

ah well we have a lift like theirs

djsmiley2k

your lift contains liquid nitrogen?

Burgi

heh

djsmiley2k

8:20 PM

;)

Burgi

its broken and has red and white tape covering the doors

DavidPostill

@Burgi Is it louder if you stand outside the lift doors?

Burgi

on the inside?

DavidPostill

@Burgi I presume if the lift is broken you can't get into it ...

Burgi

correct

the carriage is parked on the car park level

DavidPostill

8:23 PM

@Burgi Not really. Use your judgement.

Burgi

i can go check

you need a video?

DavidPostill

@Burgi Not really. Use your judgement.

Burgi

wha'!!! judgement sandwich!

brb

djsmiley2k

:O

DavidPostill

I'm just wondering whether the broken lift is making the noise.

djsmiley2k

8:25 PM

you think it's the intercomm on the lift~?

WHO'S IN @BURGI'S LIFT :O

DavidPostill

@djsmiley2k Something like that.

Burgi needs a ~~crowbar~~ lift key to open the lift doors

allquixotic

Bird Mimics Chainsaw, Car Alarm and More | World's Weirdest

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Burgi

@DavidPostill its quieter in the stair well next to the lift

DavidPostill

@Burgi Hmm. Is there an electrical room somewhere on that level?

Burgi

not that i know of

i think it is outside

i was creepily lurking by the fire escape in the dark

djsmiley2k

8:38 PM

door alarm?

Burgi

maybe?

DavidPostill

@Burgi We already know that if it is louder in the car park than inside your flat :)

Burgi

its louder in the carpark than by the lift

djsmiley2k

follow the sound

close ur euyes]

Burgi

the car park echoes too much

DavidPostill

8:44 PM

Wouldn't it be funny if it was the low battery alarm on @burgi's phone :)

Burgi

lol

no

:(

allquixotic

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Burgi

I heard one just as the light dimmed at 1:14

*1:12

Burgi

that was the second one

the lights are motion sensitive

var firstName

Are you sure its not a bird?

Burgi

8:53 PM

yes

var firstName

100% sure?

Burgi

too consistant and been going on since sunday

var firstName

is it louder inside the carpark?

do you live in an apartment?

it's probably your asshole neighbor's fire alarm

how often does it beep?

Burgi

every 65 seconds

var firstName

prob fire alarm then

you could call your fire department's non-emergency line to check it out mayb

Burgi

8:56 PM

the landlord is sorting it tomorrow

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djsmiley2k

9:32 PM

to the PUB!

(I'm at work now :(

That REDACTED Guy

10:10 PM

allquixotic

10:24 PM

@ThatREDACTEDGuy nice photoshopping

That REDACTED Guy

Apparently it's real

DavidPostill

Burgi

which dave do they smell like?

That REDACTED Guy

> Love the way Dave makes my skin feel

> I love the way Dave smells.

Burgi

> Dave brought me out in a rash

That REDACTED Guy

10:33 PM

> I need Dave, I'm a dirty girl!

> I want a bunch of daves to be released at my funeral

DavidPostill

That REDACTED Guy

> Someone opens a cage and a dozen middle-aged slightly balding men panickingly run out in every direction. Some of them settle in a nearby tree to watch the preceedings.

> middle-aged slightly balding men

Well...

So it's the name then? The cure for both aging and balding lies at the ID issuing department?

bwDraco

le sigh

djsmiley2k

well that meta is almost as terrible as the original question

bwDraco

10:50 PM

Uncooperative customers during a shopping trip today, throwing merchandise at me and stalking me.

Store staff took care of it.

DavidPostill