Root Access

I did not.

Although, I did not participate... so there's probably a reason I didn't...

1:12 AM

Huh just got a firmware update on my Galaxy S5, kernel dated August 2018, Android security patch level August 2017. Odd and unexpected...

Stock?

Yeah.

Must have been something bad for them to release an update over a year after EOL, yet only the kernel was updated. It's still on Android 6.01 mind, and I don't know if Google are still providing security updates for Android 6.

Samsung aren't the best for providing long term support for their older devices in any case, not even the flagships, which is why this came as a surprise. Especially given the S6 is already EOL'd and hasn't had a similar update.

##s/S6 is already/newer S6 remains/

I Am A Bot

@noitsbecky Samsung aren't the best for providing long term support for their older devices in any case, not even the flagships, which is why this came as a surprise. Especially given the newer S6 remains EOL'd and hasn't had a similar update. (source)

There we go

(Mind you when I say "just" I mean it was released sometime this month; it's been pending for a while but you all know what I'm like for deferring updates...)

> We have been working hard on a special perk for our Premium Gold and Platinum members. All of you are now eligible to claim a free branded SamMobile case for your Samsung device as part of the membership.

All existing and new Premium Gold and Platinum members can claim a case only once per account/username. We are offering cases for a wide variety of Samsung smartphones including but not limited to the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9 and S9+, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 2017 among others . All cases will be shipped through regular postal service and yes, we’re shipping the…

Huh nice

CC @Bob (If you still have your premium membership)

@Burgi I has no Bitcoin wallet and have no intention of making one.

@Burgi Oops, fixed.

1:33 AM

@noitsbecky I think I ditched it when I stopped rooting

@Burgi Also there's still @Aibobot, though I'm not sure that counts

@Bob Want a free Sammobile branded case for your S9+ anyway?

They're not offering them for my S5 and I already plenty cases for my S7.

Journeyman Geek

@noitsbecky nope. For now

@noitsbecky Thanks, but I think I'll keep running caseless for now :P

@Bob :-o

Looked at Spigen stuff before, didn't really like the bulk

1:40 AM

I'd been mostly caseless and screen-protector-less and insurance-less for a decade but stopped after my annual repair bills exceeded my annual new phone spend.

sammobile.com/premium Huh apparently you can't download old firmwares anymore without a premium subscription. Also a maximum download limit of two per day for free members :-o

1:52 AM

 1 directories scanned
 9728 directories created
26428 image files updated
122616 image files unchanged

Woo!

RogUE

morning guys...

my laptop has lost about 5% of it's charge overnight while turned off.

Is that a normal figure for a new laptop?

Was it off, or just hibernating?

Could also be Fast Startup keeping something alive to ensure a speedy boot.

Canadian Luke

2:10 AM

Evening all

RogUE

2:24 AM

@MichaelFrank It was turned off. Debian 9, no Windows.

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3:44 AM

You know you're an electronics nerd when it takes 20 minutes to brush your teeth after coming back from holiday because your electric toothbrush is dead from having turned itself on on the plane, and you then have to spend 15 minutes fixing the battery connector on your backup toothbrush because that's also electronic.

Horn OK Please

4:21 AM

holy shit, I did that photo 4.5 years ago

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6:10 AM

> very poop

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7:44 AM

@noitsbecky should of just mocked up a 12V battery to it.

8:00 AM

morning

8:10 AM

@noitsbecky you know you can use an electric toothbrush without power, right?

@noitsbecky then how do you trade your bitcoins?

Photoshop, how are you so magical!

wow

8:34 AM

@MichaelFrank whoaa

I've always wanted to park on the train tracks!

Perspective... right?

9:16 AM

so.... i'm on my own for the next 3 weeks

my minion has gone back to india for davali

Journeyman Geek

10:00 AM

seems a bit early

Dewali/deepavali is nov 6th

10:36 AM

she is gone for a month

Journeyman Geek

11:03 AM

Ahhh

11:26 AM

can anyone explain this banksy thing to me?

it sounds like it was faked

11:40 AM

It wasn't supposed to stop.

I Am A Bot

HAMMERTIME!

Boris_yo

@noitsbecky Hello. What is the best Bitcoin guide for newbies?

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1:49 PM

tamahive.spritesserver.nl

2:30 PM

is it hometime yet?

3:00 PM

tell me about it :>

3:41 PM

@Burgi It will be re-sold by a much higher price.

"ORIGINAL BANKSY SHREDDED STENCIL - ONLY OF ITS KIND - 10 MILLION"

@Burgi there's a video explaining it on his Instagram

i'll hunt it down later

instagram.com/p/BomXijJhArX/…

banksy.co.uk ← better version

@Burgi ^

@Burgi Sooooooo the video he posted on instagram of him installing the shredder was fake, however there really was a shredder, in a painting frame which really shredded something.

The idea the painting was brought in 2002 and the shredder was in situ then, is likely fake

3:56 PM

sometimes i struggle with art...

i'm going to start tidying up...

I'm a art student, and I sometimes struggle with it.

VERY slowly....

@Burgi in the hope yuor gf might do some?

That's nothing. A few years ago one or two dudes who were not Banksy set up a street stand with paintings labeled "Not Banksy". They sold all of them for a HUGE price.

no to waste time before hometime

3:59 PM

> Not-Banksy Art Now Selling for Banksy Level Prices (Video)
By Drew Grant • 10/21/13 5:31pm

Over the weekend, artists Dave Cicirelli, George Gross Lance Pilgrim held a sidewalk sale for forty canvases that resembled the work of British street artist Banksy. Each piece came with a certificate of “Inauthenticity” so you can tell your friends that you definitely did not accidentally purchase some ten thousand dollar piece of street art over the weekend. Perfect for people who hate Banksy. (Unless selling fake Banksys turns out to be part of a Banksy instillation? AH!)

HOMETIME

STOP!

HAMMERTIME!

STAPH!

END IT!

4:04 PM

MALLET TIME!

XKCD

4:51 PM

They're limiting the playtesters to type A3 V stars, so the games will all end before the Sun consumes the Earth.

weeeeeeeeee.

5:14 PM

Wife got me some toffee apple cider, it's THE BEST

5:26 PM

@XKCD "Everything was good, until the Large Igneous Province attacked!"

5:51 PM

@noitsbecky Press down to highlight the option with the arrow, and press tab to search

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6:52 PM

Can someone explain how this works to me? civil.co/about

(Someone who understands what the blockchain is, that is)

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8:42 PM

@rahuldottech lol

so remember how voting is clearly broken in america (amongst other places?)

> What sets Civil apart from anything else out there today is that no single entity will be in charge on Civil. All activity is driven by community consensus, or, a popular vote. Votes are, in turn, informed by a core set of journalistic ethics to which all participants in the network agree to adhere.

Surrrrreeeeeeeeeeee in a world where your job remains by lying, cheating and other bad stuff to keep those stories coming, a trust based system will work.

you buy 'tokens' (bitcoin) and use them to 'vote' (spend) on something.

This appently means something

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