Root Access

12:12 AM

I don't think it should be. Certain types of video simply wouldn't work

Yeah. It's kinda weird that it does detect everything. If it just didn't work at all, I'd chuck it down to a broken or bad adaptor.

But the fact that I get supported resolutions, model information, correct refresh rate, etc, just makes it weird that all I'm missing is the picture.

Ohh, I got it working!

Embarrassingly the cable was loose. I guess it was connected briefly, resulting in Windows knowing what display was there, but not then got loose.

Well ... thanks for being my rubber ducks for a bit. :P

Journeyman Geek

Woof

cutrightjm

1:22 AM

Was reading about TempleOS, read about it some, and some of Terry's old blog posts. Found Evan on StackExchange, seems he has a bit of history on here. It's been an interesting night of research

Also, seems like some members of the chat haven't changed over the years lol

bwDraco

4:19 AM

@WilliamMariager lol @ "rubber ducks"

*quack*

@WilliamMariager HDCP shouldn't be the issue. HDCP only comes into play when you're trying to play protected video content, not when you're only on the desktop.

rahuldottech

4:39 AM

Lol all DRM is pointless

You can find 4K rips of all shows and movies on the internet

So what purpose does it even solve if this stuff can be pirated anyway? It had one job, and it failed at that.

DRM does nothing except make life so much tougher for legitimate users

Michael Frank

8:56 AM

@rahuldottech Amusingly, I think the advent of streaming media killed DRM more than anything else.

The very thing it was meant to protect.

rahuldottech

@MichaelFrank Killed DRM as in helped pirates defeat DRM?

Michael Frank

Yes

"What's that? you're sending the video I'm trying to pirate directly to my computer?"

rahuldottech

Ah lol. Yeah, I agree.

Michael Frank

"I don't have to try and capture it in between my cable box and my TV?"

rahuldottech

Google and Netflix and all crazy about Widevine, but at this point it's completely pointless when it comes to DRM

Now it's just being used by Google to stifle competition in the browser space

See: blog.samuelmaddock.com/posts/google-widevine-blocked-my-browser

CaldeiraG

9:24 AM

@rahuldottech +1, DRM is useless

Journeyman Geek

11:35 AM

@cutrightjm not really no 😁

@MichaelFrank apparently there was a 4k capable capture box that ignored hcdp.

Journeyman Geek

12:00 PM

And that kinda was used by a lot of the release teams. Also one reason 4k is slightly rare. They stopped making them once big media caught on

bwDraco

1:28 PM

> Never SWIPE AGAIN again.

> Pay your fare and watch cat videos with the same device.

(advertisements for OMNY on R160A train serving the R, BMT Broadway Line Local)

I can't wait for the MetroCard phaseout...

Sep 23 '19 at 21:12, by bwDraco

PLEASE SWIPE AGAIN

(see context)

Burgi

2:03 PM

thats much cleaner than the trains i caught in NYC

did you get one fresh from the depot? ;)

bwDraco

@Burgi Like I said, that's an R160A, one of the newer trains in the fleet.

We still have loads of very old trains in the subway, and just recently, all the R179 trains were sidelined over a door safety problem, forcing the MTA to deploy the positively ancient R32s in the affected lines.

Burgi

have you been to the subway musuem in brooklyn?

bertieb

@bwDraco Heh, sounds like Pacer trains here in the UK

decades old "buses on train wheels"

bwDraco

@Burgi I haven't had a chance to visit the New York Transit Museum...

Burgi

goo.gl/maps/MeJe8De4TUcov2aX9

its really good

bwDraco

2:10 PM

(one incident involved a door opening by about four inches while the train was in motion, triggering the emergency brakes. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN)

Burgi

they've got subway cars from the turn of the 19th century

we did brooklyn bridge at 9am, finished it 20 mins later and were "well its too early for brooklyn pizza..."

had a little wander and found that museum

then found a great pizza place for lunch

my GF needed paracetamols so we went to a real american drug store, marvelled at the ridiculous prices then caught the train to 9/11

i found it facinating, because my GF is a little too young to have grasped the reality of it at the time

and if you do go to 9/11, do NOT listen to the answer machine messages

they are very very grim

avazula

@Burgi how old was she?

I was 6 but I have a vivid memory of it

Journeyman Geek

I was having exams :D

I am pretty sure I was in JC

17... ya, sounds about right

Burgi

@avazula 12

Journeyman Geek

maybe 18.

Burgi

2:24 PM

@JourneymanGeek me too

i don't think college had restarted after the summer break yet

avazula

Darn. I feel like a kiddo.

Burgi

my GF was actually on holiday in florida when it happened

Journeyman Geek

@avazula we're old :D. Not as old as a certain other mod but old :D

Burgi

they got an extra 2 weeks in florida

Journeyman Geek

then again time flies

Ash is 15 in april ._.

avazula

2:27 PM

This doesn't relieve the pain of feeling like an ol' pal being trapped in a young body :D

Burgi

swap ya! ;)

avazula

It is Friday after all... I should ask my mother

haha

(now I'm afraid you won't get the reference ._.)

Burgi

i didn't, but thats ok i don't watch much tv

avazula

Me neither ... But I saw that movie once when I was a teen

Freaky Friday (2003 film)

Freaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon, based on Mary Rodgers' 1972 novel of the same name. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as a mother and daughter, respectively, whose bodies are switched by a mysterious and magical Chinese fortune cookie. The film was released in theaters on August 6, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures. It received largely positive reviews from critics and earned over $160 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. It was Disney's third film adaptation of the novel...

Basically it's mother & daughter swapping bodies for a day and then by the time the sun sets they've realized how hard it is to be in each other's shoes

Journeyman Geek

"I don't watch TV. Its a cultural wasteland filled with inappropriate metaphors and an unrealistic portrayal of life created by the liberal media elite"

Blog bot

2:38 PM

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Burgi

@avazula i have heard of it

avazula

@JourneymanGeek amen? :p

Journeyman Geek

@avazula Its a quote from a TV show :D

avazula

sweet irony. haha

Burgi

@JourneymanGeek i know that quote but i can't place it....

is it from fraiser?

Journeyman Geek

2:44 PM

@Burgi babylon 5

Burgi

ah the one i never watched

they had a guy named after a biscuit

Journeyman Geek

0o

Funny thing that

this line was a response to that guy

though Ivanova had the best lines

"Once I fought against imperialism. Now I am the expanding russian frontier!"

Burgi

part of the issue, for me atleast, was it lacked polish

Trek had set the production bar very high

bertieb

I heard the writing was top-notch tho

Keep meaning to go and watch B5

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi actually while the DVD versions had some wierdness... It was great on the whole

Burgi

2:55 PM

i also think in the UK, it was on channel 4 at a weird time

trek was on at 6pm on BBC2

Journeyman Geek

lol

So...

I watched half the first season

and half the third as a preteen

they would start sci fi shows at saturday afternoons

then change them to past midnight. Halfway through a season

Burgi

tuesdays and thursdays was TNG, wednesdays was DS9 and voyager

fridays was robot wars

Journeyman Geek

So when I first got a cable connection, I bought a new hard drive and...

I've binge watched it 3-4 times over the last decade or two :D

and as much as I love other shows

I don't quote them from memory

Burgi

its fairly niche but did you ever watch spaced when you were here?

Journeyman Geek

No

Actually didn't watch very much TV

Burgi

3:02 PM

its a sitcom with simon pegg, nick frost and edgar wright

Journeyman Geek

Was basically struggling through school and a bunch of personal issues

Burgi

it clicked with the zeitgeist of my social group

we still quote it at each other

its worth a watch

Journeyman Geek

lol

At the moment I need to ... checks

Finish watching killjoys, catch up on 3 seasons of the expanse and season 2 of the orville :D

Burgi

its a UK tv sitcom so 30 min episodes, 6 episodes a season, only 2 seasons

bwDraco

Burgi

3:07 PM

@JourneymanGeek but yeah.... finish the expanse

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi I'll.. see about that

@Burgi ya. I need to

my spoon drawer has been a bit empty :D

as is my free time

Burgi

my boss watches them on the train while commuting.

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi I usually sleep

I get a ride back from day shift (mainly for the dog)

Burgi

while i think they should be watched on a large TV with good sound in the dark it is an option

Journeyman Geek

I'm usually too tuckered out after night shift

@Burgi my new monitors are ace :D

Burgi

3:10 PM

@JourneymanGeek you are a commuting pro

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi I'm tired

New job is not that good for that

I take a inter-terminal train, 1 train for 1 stop to get to another line, 14 stops, then a bus

Burgi

when i caught public transport to uni i'd be so scared to fall asleep and miss my stop

Journeyman Geek

Old job... get on a train, sleep, wake up one stop before.

like a boss

@Burgi happened once or twice

djsmiley2k TMW

@JourneymanGeek I was... in college at the time

doing graphic design

Burgi

same :(

djsmiley2k TMW

3:15 PM

We went to the news agents during a break

they had a TV on, it was showing the news, but we thought it was a movie at first

and then the shopkeeper said 'nah, this is real'

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi but old office was basically the last station and the trains were empty

djsmiley2k TMW

we were all like :O

Burgi

i once woke up in huddersfield

Journeyman Geek

and the fact that it was a straight train...

lol.

djsmiley2k TMW

went back to college, told lecturer, they found out some info and sent us all home

Journeyman Geek

3:16 PM

@Burgi I know how to get home from 2-4 stations in each direction of my usual stop :D

that line in that area has a lot of stops

Burgi

oh i knew how to get home, it was just expensive

Journeyman Geek

oh, this is singapore :D

Burgi

after nights out i have fallen asleep on last train and woken up well on my way to liverpool

Journeyman Geek

I'd just take the train in the opposite direction without getting out of the station

Burgi

in the UK they check your ticket on the train

djsmiley2k TMW

3:18 PM

@JourneymanGeek hah, I never did it

i once got on a train going entirely the wrong direction, at high speed, with very few stops

ended up halfway accross the country in the wrong direction.

Burgi

@djsmiley2kTMW really?

djsmiley2k TMW

i'd sleep, but never missed my stop

Burgi

you've never fallen asleep on the bus or train?

ah

Journeyman Geek

well

In india we sometimes take overnight trains

(protip, in tamil nadu, go second class, day time trains ;D)

Burgi

why not first class?

Journeyman Geek

3:21 PM

Airconditioning sucks

the windows don't let you see out

Open the windows, get the fresh air, old timey seats...

Burgi

@JourneymanGeek i've seen the simpsons, its because of all the people clinging to the outside, right?

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi oh that's the north

the southern states are less nutty other than the politics :D

Burgi

once on the night bus, again after a night out, i fell asleep and the driver did a terrible job of checking if it was empty and we were halfway back to the depot when i scared the life out of him

djsmiley2k TMW

hahah

Journeyman Geek

Should be going there before april

(and who knows, maybe I'll have news)

Burgi

3:28 PM

i'll buy a hat

Journeyman Geek

(also got some other logistics to work out if it happens. If anyone wants an invite, coming or not...)

djsmiley2k TMW

3:40 PM

you need to stream it tbh

i'll raise a drink to you

it's not .... bad to drink on your behalf is it? :D

Burgi

as long as it isn't liquidised cow i'm sure it'll be fine

basically no bovril or gravy

djsmiley2k TMW

omfg my head ¬_¬

Burgi

4:06 PM

you ok?

brb beer o'clock#

djsmiley2k TMW

4:53 PM

i did have a pounding head ache

but it's gione again now

5 min til beer o' clock

tho really, need to wait til kids in bed ¬_¬

Journeyman Geek

@djsmiley2kTMW might happen and I'll try to put the cheesyass official video somewhere 😁

XKCD

5:29 PM

LOOK, THE LATENCY FALLS EVERY TIME YOU CLAP YOUR HANDS AND SAY YOU BELIEVE

2

bwDraco

> I'm fine and I believe in ghosts now!

Burgi

7:01 PM

@XKCD sounds about right

djsmiley2k TMW

7:36 PM

o/

it's drinking time

kids are sleeping (well youngest is)

Networking works by magic and prayer. yes.

can confirm.

plz plz plz let cod work now

I wanna shoot some people in the face.

Nope. FFS

Ah now the market place actually loads and there's an additional 9Gb download, thanks cod, you peice of utter balloney

Canadian Luke

8:22 PM

I'm really appreciating the Code Review SE site right now :)

bwDraco

9:03 PM

I wish DeWalt made a cordless soldering iron...

(Milwakee has an M12 soldering iron but I really don't want to buy into a second power tool platform)

*Milwaukee

djsmiley2k TMW

9:49 PM

you seen adam savages soldering station?

Canadian Luke

The wood one?

djsmiley2k TMW

yah

with the de walt battery...

is what I was rferring to ;)

bwDraco

@djsmiley2kTMW Is that battery "20V Max" or "18V XR"?

(because that's the tool platform I use; legacy 18V batteries have a stem that is inserted vertically into the handle, while "20V Max"/"18V XR" batteries slide horizontally into the tool)

djsmiley2k TMW

10:11 PM

Dunno

northerner

11:34 PM

What exactly is the name of the cable that plugs into Elements hard drives? shop.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/… Is it USB micro type B or type C or what?

bwDraco

@northerner That connector is Micro-B.

northerner

thanks

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