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Journeyman Geek

00:16

@rahuldottech things never go to plan

Michael Frank

02:42

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Q: Can 'sudo apt-get remove [write]' destroy my Ubuntu?

I am pretty new in this ubuntu domain so please be gentle :o) I wanted to remove my 'write' app, so I found this on a site: To remove a package type: sudo apt-get remove [package_name] So I typed: sudo apt-get remove [write] And afterwards I agreed on the prompt: 'yes, do what I say!' or so...

apt

WOW

CowperKettle

03:10

Michael Frank

It's a pity there isn't a BBQ there with her meatsuit on it.

Burgi

08:13

morning

CaldeiraG

10:41

morning

bwDraco

11:10

roar

allquixotic

12:56

imgur.com/t8Oy3jm

caption: In the cats vs dogs cold war, mazedog is like Russia's 100 megaton supersonic nuclear torpedo

djsmiley2k

Doggo level 9000+

Bob

@allquixotic a cat would probably just knock them over. slowly.

allquixotic

lol

Burgi

13:13

@Bob or send a human to do it

@bwDraco a pen and notepad work best in every situation

bwDraco

True. IME nothing beats a good ol' fashioned notebook and a fountain pen.

Burgi

apart from a biro ;)

bwDraco

(because that's precisely how I took notes, though I also had a laptop alongside me to look up stuff during the lecture)

Burgi

fountain pens are needlessly messy imho

djsmiley2k

biro ftw

because when i wanna write stuff down, I want to write it on the back of my wrist.

bwDraco

13:22

I've worked with fountain pens long enough to know that it's a lot better for writing lots of text than a ballpoint. It's much less stressful on the hand since you don't need to apply pressure to the paper.

Burgi

what about when it leaks all over your notes?

bwDraco

13:38

I've never had that happen before.

Burgi

o.O

i stopped using a fountain pen in high school because they always leaked over my homework

Bob

13:59

@Burgi rollerballs are king :P

pressure of a fp with reliability of a ballpoint

though modern fps have gotten better about leaking

Burgi

what is the difference between a rollerball and a ballpoint?

ah, just the ink

well tbh i'm a messy person to begin with so fountain pens are just asking for trouble

bwDraco

@Bob Heard of the Uni Jetstream?

Bob

yes, why?

bwDraco

Ballpoint pen, but uses a special, thinner ink fed through a dual-ball mechanism to ensure consistent ink flow.

Burgi

14:14

and i didn't think RA could get nerdier :D

Bob

eh

bwDraco

It's much smoother than the typical ballpoint, and it writes closer to a rollerball pen. The ink isn't as watery, and it's also tamper-resistant (marketed as uni Super Ink here in the US) making it ideal for writing checks (cheques) and other secure documents.

Bob

at that point it's basically just another rollerball

man

the last time i wrote a cheque was ... I don't even know how long ago

Burgi

people still write cheques?

Bob

the us is basically the only country with an obsession with those bits of paper

bwDraco

14:17

Yeah, I haven't used checks in a long time, either. My cable bill is paid through my credit card these days.

Burgi

i think i have only written about 4 or 5 in my life

Bob

@Burgi I think I last did one when I had to get a birth cert replacement

suppose it does beat cash through mail

Burgi

and none in the last 15 years

bwDraco

I never even finished my first order of checks.

Bob

or writing card details on a form... never liked that

but yea, if I'm gonna use ballpoint it'll be a bic atlantis

rollerball... probably a uniball eye

Burgi

14:19

my bank did a special offer where if you return all the paper documents to them (excluding statements) they would recycle them and give you £50

tbh i just use whatever pen is closest

usually a freebie from a marketing event

Bob

@Burgi true, it's more the pens I buy

which usually translates to the ones nearby

if it's something else, eh. if it writes.

been a few years since i wrote heavily enough to care :\

Burgi

i hate it when a biro has a scratchy nib

bwDraco

Heck, if I need to reimburse my mom for a large purchase, I just do it through online banking and do an ACH push (direct deposit) to my mom's account.

Burgi

the biggest question about pens is....
Blue
Black
or Blood... ?

bwDraco

lol

I've got purple ink in one of my fountain pens.

Burgi

14:25

my GF has pink gel ink with glitter in it that she writes notes to her students in, but only if they've done exceptionally well at something

bwDraco

reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/afbhms/…

Burgi

i accidentally used it to make a note of a phone number...

bwDraco

(yes, that's me)

Burgi

i still don't think i have been forgiven

bwDraco

lol

rahuldottech

15:08

> Proving yet again that the "Internet of Things" won't work until the "Local Area Network of Things" works. If the "thing" requires the Internet to work, these kinds of failures will continue plaguing them for eternity.
Sadly the "IoT" market is practically predicated on selling some hideously expensive service that you don't want or need on top of a piece of hardware that would be perfectly happy working against a home edge gateway rather than "the cloud". Approaching a VC asking for money for digital lightbulbs and dimmers that work against a local server running on a Wifi-router-like-bo…

XKCD

Luckily, the damages were partly offset by the prize money we got from accidentally winning the nearby water skiing championship tournament.

bertieb

15:29

@Burgi As long as it wasn't another woman's number ;-P

Burgi

heh

Bob

@Burgi blue-black!

Burgi

do you remember those pens you had as a kid that had 4 different coloured biros in them?

djsmiley2k

15:45

I have a cup of biros on my desk here at work

any time i'm forced to crawl around under peoples desks.... I steal all the pens

Burgi

how many still work?

djsmiley2k

ALL OF EM

some are a bit chewed tho

Burgi

thats the risk with stealing pens

djsmiley2k

meh

i'm hardcore, i'll survive :D

hmmmmmm when you remove the route which is supposidly breaking the traffic

and it makes ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE

bwDraco

16:01

@Bob My pens will never be allowed to touch ferrogallic ink.

Bob

@bwDraco meh. the vast majority of modern blue-black isn't iron gall

bwDraco

Hmm. Montblanc Blue-Black, which was probably one of the last broadly-available ferrogallic inks, was discontinued several years ago.

rahuldottech

RaspberryPi Featured on UK Postage Stamp

bwDraco

(my Pelikan M200 has Montblanc Lavender Purple in it)

rahuldottech

Ew man I just work with Rs. 5 ball pens

That's 71 cents

Canadian Luke

16:22

Morning all

bwDraco

pcgamesn.com/intel/… (the quote is mostly false, but read on for relevant information)

Jan 29 '18 at 3:38, by bwDraco

AMD simply does not have the money to develop niche or specialized devices like NVIDIA's tensor cores or DRIVE PX modules, let alone get a custom semiconductor fabrication process to manufacture a chip as large as GV100.

Feb 17 at 7:38, by bwDraco

You get the idea. AMD simply does not have the money to compete on level ground with both Intel and NVIDIA simultaneously. Something has to give.

AMD can deliver great products but it lacks the resources to produce fully-integrated solutions with broad developer adoption.

Products != solutions.

rahuldottech

16:49

"but it'll only create a WTG install if the USB drive shows up as fixed/non-removable." Rufus developer here. That is certainly not correct. The fixed/non-removable issue was a Microsoft limitation that used to exist with Windows 8 and very early Windows 10 ISOs, but that Microsoft removed with later versions. If you use a recent ISO of Windows 10, Rufus will happily create a Windows To Go drive, even on removable/non-fixed media. — Akeo 2 hours ago

Ooooh

The rufus dev responded to my meta thread

allquixotic

the past page or two of this chat is awesome with s/n/ni/g (don't try this at home)

bertieb

What... I... oh...

rahuldottech

lol

@allquixotic can you run the bot's s/././ command on a particular message?

allquixotic

yeah

however, please don't, because it can get the bot suspended for saying bad things

whenever mods notice the bot saying bad words they ban the bot, not the people who told the bot to say the thing

rahuldottech

@allquixotic eugh

Mods are stupid! Get rid of 'em! We don't need any rulers!

bertieb

16:58

How will we measure things without rulers?

allquixotic

we'll use the Measure app on iPhones

bertieb

But I don't have $9.99 !

allquixotic

it accurately measured my room dimensions, box dimensions, bed dimensions, etc down to the inch

it's free

it comes with your phone

bertieb

Heh, those two phrases

Maybe the app costs £499 and the hardware etc is free? :P

allquixotic

obviously if you don't have an iPhone it's not free

only 499 gbp for an iPhone? that's a steal!

bertieb

17:01

Instructions unclear, arrested for shoplifting

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bwDraco

lol

Let's talk about power banks. Anker recently started using LG INR21700 M50 cells; they're featured in the latest 5,000 mAh and 10,000 mAh power banks. Your thoughts on the use of this new battery technology?

There's 3mm of extra thickness, but you're getting a lot higher energy density. Is it a worthwhile tradeoff?

rahuldottech

@bwDraco If I'm carrying a big powerbank anyway then I don't think I'd mind a few extra mm of thickness for better capacity/performance

djsmiley2k

as long as it doesn't set my butt on fire

bwDraco

Mom has a PowerCore 5000 that I got for her as a gift last year and she really likes it.

djsmiley2k

but..... why would i need a power bank, in general?

i have one for when i'm in the car on a long drive...

but other than that...

bwDraco

17:10

I have power banks that can charge my laptop.

djsmiley2k

i have plug sockets :O

rahuldottech

@djsmiley2k I carry one when I go biking around the city

Also when travelling between Bhutan and India

@bwDraco I have this amazon.in/Mi-20000mAH-Li-Polymer-Power-White/dp/B077RV8CCZ/…

bwDraco

Looks like six 18650 cells. Used to have something like this; I lost my Anker PowerCore 20100 a while back.

rahuldottech

@bwDraco I'm thinking I'll buy this now: amazon.in/Mi-10000mAH-Li-Polymer-Power-Black/dp/B077RV8CCY/…

It's half the capacity, which means it should be easier to carry while biking and stuff

bwDraco

17:39

Hmm. Anker has a few LiPo-based power banks, but those carry a price premium.

rahuldottech

17:54

@bwDraco LiPo as compared to what?

NiCd?

bwDraco

18:10

Cylindrical Li-ion, e.g, 18650 or 21700.

LiPo delivers high energy density, high power density, and a thin profile not constrained by a metallic cylinder. It's the battery type found in nearly all smartphones today.

But it's a bit more expensive than cylindrical cells.

rahuldottech

I knew that it's used in smartphones but not about the advantages

TIL, thanks

(They also catch fire when they're pierced! Cool stuff. Also, dangerous.)

bwDraco

(there's also prismatic cells, which are also flat, but use a rigid rectangular case rather than a pouch, even though LiPo cells are sometimes encased in a rigid frame for stability)

Prismatic cells are sometimes found in compact digital cameras.

Larger cameras typically use a pair of smaller cylindrical cells. The Canon LP-E6, Nikon EN-EL15, and Pentax D-LI90 all use this type of cell internally.

(a handful of top-tier cameras use a large battery pack containing three 18650 cells, e.g. Canon LP-E19, Nikon EN-EL18)

bwDraco

18:44

(the "smaller cylindrical cell" is 18500)

rahuldottech

19:04

> Currently your bank is unable to process card payments due to technical issue. Please use an alternate payment method

Amazing

Michael Frank

@rahuldottech youtube.com/watch?v=KMudkRcwjCw

rahuldottech

@MichaelFrank If it's a UWP app I will shoot my PC

Also, I don't have the time to watch the entire video right now

But I'll catch up on it later. Thanks for the link.

rahuldottech

19:29

Love the XKCD reference @ 9:35

rahuldottech

19:41

fossbytes.com/localhosts-ip-address-127-0-0-1-meaning

eugh

> Source: Super User

Yeah, don't even attribute the authors, which you're legally obligated to do

Michael Frank

19:53

@rahuldottech Those comments though...

rahuldottech

@MichaelFrank IT'S A FUCKING UWP APP

Michael Frank

@rahuldottech Ha, really?

rahuldottech

@MichaelFrank ...I don't see any under the article

@MichaelFrank It really looks like on in the video

ewwww

Michael Frank

rahuldottech

@MichaelFrank I don't know why I don't see that, but boy am I glad that I don't

Michael Frank

19:57

Apparently it's a Facebook plugin

Not sure why I see it either though...

I'm actually kinda interested in what font they're using in terminal demo.

specifically the WSL shell he opens.

rahuldottech

20:34

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19866584

Hey look Google doing typical Google things

(see my comment too)

@MichaelFrank is it not monospace/consolas?

Michael Frank

@rahuldottech I don't think so. It's got some quite identifiable glyphs though...

djsmiley2k

714075

wtf is going on

works there, doesn't work in a console o_O

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