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djsmiley2k

15:00

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HackToHell

And being surrounded by smart people really helps. I would suggest looking into both, if you get a good college in India go there or if it's a better foreign university, you should probably take that.

Rahul2001

It sucks that your education and not skills dictate your professional life

HackToHell

yes, I study in a super crappy college. The only reason my computer skills are OK is cause of this place and a couple of chat rooms, where I truly understood how bad I am.

And college can get pretty boring when you are the only one who can speak computer. So try and get into a good one.

@Rahul2001 You can bypass that bias, but it takes a lot of hard work. Good college means they have to work less

Ah @jokerdino is here, he can add in too.

jokerdino

hmm

djsmiley2k

@Rahul2001 didn't mine

I have no english GCSE

\o/

Rahul2001

15:05

@HackToHell Ah, okay, thanks

jokerdino

Studying in a good place helps, yes.

djsmiley2k

When I asked the uni about it, they laughed and went 'You can build a computer right?'

HackToHell

@jokerdino Are you in slack.devup.in ? If not do join, it's fun there \m/

jokerdino

No :P

I am not a dev anymore. I am just a noobie.

Burgi

my sister has turned and is causing chaos

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djsmiley2k

15:07

current reading: owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet

Burgi

turned up

djsmiley2k

turned?

XD

HackToHell

@jokerdino :O

djsmiley2k

tbh @Burgi it sounds like she needs a slap :/

Burgi

turned up

Journeyman Geek

15:08

turned.

Question is vampire, zombie or werewolf?

Burgi

heh

HackToHell

or dementor?

Journeyman Geek

@HackToHell most unis are terrible ;p

Burgi

i'll let her leave then do what i was trying to do an hour ago

HackToHell

@JourneymanGeek You have quite the experience with it :D

Journeyman Geek

15:11

yup

HackToHell

@jokerdino Join nevertheless :P

Journeyman Geek

and yeah, uni's are a great place to network

and the paper you get opens doors

especially in asian cultures

@Rahul2001 in a very real sense, the uni's the last phase of your life when you need to study

Burgi

in the UK degrees are almost meaningless

Journeyman Geek

You have a little freedom, but unless you're lucky, you're not learning anything

Rahul2001

@Burgi I wish it was that way here

Journeyman Geek

15:13

@Burgi oh, its the difference between "maybe" and "absolutely not"

jokerdino

@HackToHell Done

djsmiley2k

@JourneymanGeek disagree strongly

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k study as opposed to learn

djsmiley2k

Especially if you're in a computer related field, especially especially if it's some research/cutting edge aspect

Oh, you meean memorise?

Burgi

they are promoting apprenticeships a lot here now

djsmiley2k

15:14

I didn't memorise anything for uni :/

@Burgi and much better they are too

seeing the people we get here, most of them are actually pretty good

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k I once failed a module

Burgi

i would have done that too if the option had been around when i was studying

Journeyman Geek

went back, basically copy pasted my answers from the internet.

Passed.

djsmiley2k

@JourneymanGeek I failed lots, mostly by choice.

So your uni was worse than mine, wow

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k I suck at structured schooling.

djsmiley2k

15:15

@Burgi I'd like to think somone would of pushed me to do it

@JourneymanGeek 50% attendence in my final year of school

Journeyman Geek

amusingly I have 9 months of OJT and courses to do

djsmiley2k

walked out with the 'average' number of GCSE's

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2k dropped out twice from different unis

Personal issues tho

djsmiley2k

dropped outta college twice

4 years at uni

yah, mental illness here.

Took me a long time to get my head around things

Journeyman Geek

finally studied part time, and it mostly worked since I picked a major I kinda knew my shit about, and another major 'in case'

djsmiley2k

15:16

I majored in 'computers' :D

Journeyman Geek

heh. I'm pretty certain I had anxiety attacks

djsmiley2k

Other than the programming I did alright

Same, just didn't realise at the time!

Journeyman Geek

I'm convinced it was agoraphobia, parents think no, but in that case it was stress

djsmiley2k

I'm clastrophobic, have been since i was a little kid and had a scary incident with a lift

I still don't know exactly what happened, but i got scared xD

Journeyman Geek

lol

I think it's noise, and somewhat getting overstimulated

djsmiley2k

15:18

dang right

WHATEVER Dave

I thought I was clastrophic, but ended up being more of an introvert instead.

Journeyman Geek

Its not like serious autistic folk. I have it under control mostly

WHATEVER Dave

I misdiagnosed myself :D

Journeyman Geek

Just not with other issues

djsmiley2k

yup same

i bet most of us in this room are @JourneymanGeek

Journeyman Geek

15:18

lol

djsmiley2k

I'm an introvert too

but the manic side of my depression isn't

Journeyman Geek

I think there's only one extrovert in my family

djsmiley2k

I'm the introvert, who's the life and soul of the party, go figure

Journeyman Geek

and he's adopted ;p

WHATEVER Dave

I have no joy / love for parties, dance clubs, being social...

That Brazilian Guy

15:19

To be honest, who in this chatroom isn't an introvert? (Dog doesn't count, obv)

djsmiley2k

I do sometimes, and don't most of the time.

Journeyman Geek

lol

Rahul2001

I'm an introvert, but I've managed to overcome my fear of talking to strangers and feeling conscious about what others think of me

WHATEVER Dave

Friends used to call me every weekend to hang out when I was a teen and I always gave them the story (but I want to study study study -- which was true)... they still loved me though and understood.

Journeyman Geek

The only 'social' events I felt not quite that arkward were bristol lug meetings ;p

djsmiley2k

15:20

Oh I think @dog is just a complusive lyre. :D

@WHATEVERDave good friends are great

we used to go out most weekends, I'd leave the club early

or take my mp3 player, and be headbanging to RATM while they were all raving it up

WHATEVER Dave

hehe yea right on.

That Brazilian Guy

> a complusive lyre

Journeyman Geek

isn't that a harp?

djsmiley2k

YAS.

I wrote lier, lierrer, lye, lire.....

screw it, lets go with lyre :D

Journeyman Geek

Liar ?

That Brazilian Guy

15:23

@JourneymanGeek Liars should be kicked out of the room, then they'll be outliars.

WHATEVER Dave

lifehack.org/articles/communication/… <-- soo true

That Brazilian Guy

@WHATEVERDave Okay, maybe I'm not an introvert, just shy... >_<

WHATEVER Dave

heh

djsmiley2k

I'm the weirdo who learn to seem excited and happy and woo

and sometimes I genuinely am too lol

Journeyman Geek

lol

I'm kinda entusiastic about computers

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to the point where I had a few of my co-workers suggest I not be

Rahul2001

15:27

@JourneymanGeek I would've never guessed

Journeyman Geek

and I was like "duuuuude"

@Rahul2001 I have hidden depths.

That Brazilian Guy

^--- I really like this hat :P

Rahul2001

xD

DavidPostill

@JourneymanGeek Did you see my +15 comment? ;)

@frostbite I personally don't like frostbite as it would make my appendages drop off and I love my appendages. Can you please change your name? :) — DavidPostill yesterday

Journeyman Geek

Yeah ;p

Rahul2001

15:35

lol

djsmiley2k

16:04

Oh the joys of my first P1 without anyone to guide me

That Brazilian Guy

@djsmiley2k P1?

djsmiley2k

as in red alert and flashing lights and stuff

Journeyman Geek

priority 1 ticket

djsmiley2k

aye

That Brazilian Guy

Oh

djsmiley2k

16:08

woo ooo woooo oooo

That Brazilian Guy

@djsmiley2k FUUUUUUUUU

djsmiley2k

:(

:D

Burgi

@ThatBrazilianGuy you look like the business in that hat

djsmiley2k

/me escalted it, they didn't answer

so i went higgggher

That Brazilian Guy

@Burgi Wouldn't I looke like business if I wore (yuck!) suit and tie?

djsmiley2k

16:09

lime green suit plz

Burgi

you look like the duuuuuude then

That Brazilian Guy

I hate the businessman look / attire, I think I've ever wore suit and tie once (at a friend's marriage).

Burgi

another 45 rep and i'll rep cap

@ThatBrazilianGuy what about at your wedding?

Journeyman Geek

nice

@Burgi I hope to avoid that

That Brazilian Guy

But this once, I looked so sharp, I could have kissed myself in the mirror.

@Burgi Well, haven't had a big proper marriage ceremony yet ($ome $mall con$traint$)

Also, we plan something unorthodox so maybe we'll be in a boat wearing swimsuits ;p

Journeyman Geek

16:13

lol

Burgi

venus is really close to the cresent moon, looks brilliant

That Brazilian Guy

> NET::ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRED
Subject: www.netflix.com
Issuer: Symantec Class 3 Secure Server CA - G4
Expires on: 2 de nov de 2018
Current date: 2 de jan de 2017

> Why Chrome 53 is Rejecting Chase Bank's Symantec Certificate

> Despite the fact that redaction, practically speaking, does not exist, Symantec forged ahead and grafted redaction onto the original version of Certificate Transparency. The result is a Franken-certificate that works fine in browsers that don't support Certificate Transparency, but fails to validate in Chrome.

That Brazilian Guy

> Subject: www.netflix.com
Issuer: Symantec Class 3 Secure Server CA - G4...

> Chrome users can simply restart Chrome to avoid the bug. Chromium users must upgrade.

...but I am running Chromium 54! :o

Downgrade it is, then... sigh

djsmiley2k

@Burgi i'll glance up as i get in mah car :O

can't you just ignore the invalid cert?

Burgi

@djsmiley2k almost directly south, quite high in the sky

north and low on the horizon for antipodeans

djsmiley2k

16:24

the sun isn't set here

by the look of things

the sky is still very yellow at least

Burgi

its just setting here

That Brazilian Guy

Meanwhile, I'm having lunch at 14:24

DavidPostill

Rep capped. 1 more to go for the hat ;)

Burgi

+50 votes no DVs

DavidPostill

@Burgi I got a dv on my great answer :)

Burgi

16:33

i think that was draco

DavidPostill

@Burgi Probably. And I uv him ...

Burgi

i think yours is the better answer but the community think dracos is so i'm a bit stuck...

DavidPostill

@Burgi You are the only person who can award the tick. You should select the answer which helped you most or most closely answered the question in your judgement. It is usually the highest voted answer - but not always - and it doesn't have to be. It is entirely up to you.

Mokubai

18:17

@Burgi HNQs often seem to be the first good answer gets most votes while other good answers (or better answers, I make no judgement in this case) get less

As David states, in the end it's your choice as to which you feel gives better value and answers your query better.

djsmiley2k

i was the dv btw

because i felt you didn't answer (you may of revised it by now)

ill recheck shortly

DavidPostill

@djsmiley2k It's been through several revisions :)

DavidPostill

18:57

Hmm

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Q: Someone reading my email

How can someone I did not sent an read me email seconds after I sent it to someone else. How are they doing that? Our email system call First Choice is set up by our I T department on a private server.

email

bwDraco

19:18

Rumors but may very well be groundbreaking tech: wccftech.com/amd-vega-features

AMD is in a position to leapfrog NVIDIA, but whether this actually happens remains to be seen.

Burgi

25 rep away from repcapping...

bwDraco

Given that Polaris is about as efficient as Maxwell, and that Pascal is about twice as efficient as Maxwell, we are looking at a GPU that is probably competitive with NVIDIA.

Pricing will probably be the deciding factor, as before.

HBM2 on the high-end parts, which is not present on any consumer NVIDIA graphics card, is probably enough to close the gap.

"4x the performance per watt!" sounds too good to be true, but it looks like AMD is pulling some new tricks to maximize utilization of every last shader core in the chip.

Of course, we will see just what AMD has achieved in the Radeon Vega Architecture Preview in a few days.

jokerdino

@Burgi For hats?

bwDraco

Lots of "ifs" floating around.

Burgi

19:34

@jokerdino i won't get a hat from it. just nice for the rarity value :)

jokerdino

Hmm, #2 in your life.

Burgi

yup

well 3rd, my sock repcapped on security

once

DavidPostill

20:01

@jokerdino I need 1 more rep cap for the hat :)

6 days to go ...

Burgi

i'm 7th in the hat thing

DavidPostill

@Burgi Hehe. I'm =17th across the whole network ;p

1 more hat for =12th

Looking for Tumbleweed questions to answer ...

Dog

20:17

The hat is a lie

Burgi

i could probably get another 2 easily

bwDraco

2 days ago, by bwDraco

Add me to the list of medically afflicted. Dropped a door from a damaged cabinet while it was being moved, fell on my bare left little toe. I'm not sure as to the extent of the damage, but I must assume that a fracture had occurred (even if minor) to avoid further complications.

Burgi

are you fishing for sympathy?

bwDraco

Toe isn't deformed in any way, but there is tenderness and pain in the injured area. Should I suspect a partial fracture (cracked or chipped bone)?

@Burgi lol

...well, I will continue to monitor the injury. If it takes more than a few days to heal, chances are good it's a fracture.

There is no obvious indication of bruising in the affected area.

Burgi

20:36

i'm going to have a beer then bed early for the world of crazy that is work tomorrow

DavidPostill

@Burgi nn

Bob

22:05

floof

DavidPostill

o/

ooer. My first HNQ question

Dog

@Burgi Yes

DavidPostill

2

Q: Cooking time for steaming vegetables "Al Dente'?

I have a pack of mixed vegetables (peas, broccoli pieces, green beans and diced leek) that I want to steam in a two pan vegetable steamer (the bottom of the top pan is perforated). The pack contains vegetables that are mixed together (and cannot be easily separated) and they are fresh not frozen...

vegetables steaming

Dog

22:30

I am Doge.

Ben N

23:04

How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk | Will Stephen | TEDxNewYork

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Burgi

23:23

ugh

my mum is convinced my car will be stolen tonight becaue some kids came down our road and were a bit noisy taking photos of our neighbours mustang

people don't steal cars any more you silly old woman!

DavidPostill

@Burgi Really?

Burgi

at least not without the keys

DavidPostill

"Over 370,000 cars are stolen each year in the UK, which has the highest (per capita) number of stolen cars in Europe. Car crime is a huge and profitable business, costing billions of pounds a year and representing around a third of all reported crime. It’s estimated that some 70 per cent of stolen cars are broken up and sold for spares, while the rest are given a false identity and sold (many are exported to the Middle and Far East)."

They burgle your house to get the keys ...

Burgi

exactly

basically with those two up all night coughing and walking about complaining nobody is going to break in

also every year the daily mail trots out the story about car crime spiking in cold weather because idiots leave their cars running in cold then go back inside the house for a full cooked breakfast or whatever it is these idiots do

DavidPostill

@Burgi On the other hand they don't need the keys any more This $30 device defeats almost any keyless car or garage door

Burgi

23:32

luckily i don't have a keyless car :)

DavidPostill

This device may allow a thief to steal your car

Burgi

iirc VW took some students to court because the encryption key on the car keys was too weak and they had cracked it in an hour or so for their thesis

and if you have a Fiat/Jeep someone can wirelessly hack the ECU while you are driving

> “Officers and locals initially orchestrated a line of wheelie bins in an attempt to funnel him back towards the water, but it became clear he wasn’t keen to move,” the Queensland Police Department said in a statement. “Perhaps due to a broken navi-gator?”

usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/02/…

DavidPostill

lol

Burgi

dinosaur was taunted by a wall made from his dead ancestors

wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway

DavidPostill

@Burgi Reminds me of one of my favourite movie one-liners "You're luggage!"

Oh and "You call that a knife?"

Burgi

23:45

basically some marketing idiot at fiat went "HEY! lets use the computer that controls the engine to power the infotainment system"

Psycogeek

@DavidPostill here border patrol watches as truck after truck full of cars heads off to mexico, but dont try to cross the same border with an orange :-)

Burgi

they should be separate devices. ideally airgapped but if you REALLY must have the car data shown the screen in the car use some sort of firewalled API

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