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jrg

01:40

@Joshua yeah, we're getting storms.

@Flabricorn nope, not really.

i got sidetracked into building my own wiki, and apps to solve my own problems.

like puppet scripts that will create redmine instances - granted, I'm not done with that, but i'm getting there... :)

Journeyman Geek

that reminds me

oh crap, the sites are down ;p

jrg

I can't moderate! I can't view flags! I can't... eek!

Journeyman Geek

lol

jrg

i'm going into withdrawal!

Journeyman Geek

totally

jrg

02:05

Stack Exchange is currently doing a failover from NYC to their other data center. Don't panic. ETA is 1 hour, or 11PM EST.

@JourneymanGeek want a stackoverflow careers invite? I've got 50. :P

Journeyman Geek

@jrg: couldn't hurt, but I've got nothing to put there for now

jrg

@JourneymanGeek ok. bit.ly/Q34QL2 is the signup link.

Journeyman Geek

02:21

signed up, need to figure out what to put on it ;p

Joshua

02:40

@jrg I just heard on the news that Chicago is getting 20-25 foot waves due to the hurricane coming off lake Michigan...

jrg

02:58

@Joshua no clue what Cleveland is getting off Lake Erie, but its probably higher.

Roland Taylor

mycleanpc.com

^fake, crappy, fake...

Roland Taylor

03:40

@jrg @Joshua you guys doing okay in terms of Sandy?

Joshua

04:17

@RolandTaylor as far as I can tell it is only intermittently disrupting internet/cable service around here... I suspect a bunch of ran later this week though...

Roland Taylor

@Joshua cool

Joshua

Well time for me to go to bed, talk to ya later

Roland Taylor

04:33

cya

K.K Patel

06:11

o /

Mochan

08:56

No! The chat room is dead?!

jokerdino

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Achu

\o

Takkat

(: ~ö~ :)

<-- herewith undeaths himself

jokerdino

lol

Achu

@Takkat you know server side security. right?

Takkat

09:00

I know of unsecurities only..

Achu

Good, that's i meant ;)

Mochan

Ohai

Takkat

Outch - Sandy hit New York quite badly (: Hope they'll make it.

> It could take anywhere from 14 hours to four days to get the water out of the flooded subway tunnels

Achu

OH! NO!

Stefano Palazzo

morning guys :)

Takkat

09:03

Hi @StefanoPalazzo

Mochan

Oh man. America, I hope you're doing OK. -sent facebook prayers on facebook this morning-

Achu

Hey @StefanoPalazzo

Mochan

@StefanoPalazzo Good evening.

jokerdino

Ask Ubuntu session is today..

Stefano Palazzo

I was just going to say that :)

summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/meeting/21178/…

jokerdino

09:07

At 1600 CET. That's like 6 hours away?

Stefano Palazzo

maybe I'll try to hook up the AU chat to the projector, if there are a lot of you here

otherwise just use irc. it's the future

jokerdino

I'll be on IRC. No problem.

Stefano Palazzo

@jokerdino yes

jokerdino

I'll try to attend the session if I don't fall asleep already.

Stefano Palazzo

there's another one tomorrow (I think)

jokerdino

09:09

The community one yes.

Looks like it is on Thursday.

Achu

<--- don't know what "Ask Ubuntu session" for

jokerdino

summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/meeting/21179/community-r-askubuntu

@Achu UDS.

Mochan

Wah. Why can't I see my usb in gparted? D:

Achu

@jokerdino Thanks

Mochan

10:00

Is @Takkat around?

jokerdino

Perhaps.

Takkat

Takkazombie is here.

<-- workload makes my head flat

Mochan

Nice. Thanks! I have a question

jokerdino

He is busy. :|

Mochan

About your question

Takkat

10:01

He likes to be interrupted

Mochan

Oh good! Thanks!

OMG. I think I just won the Lottery...

Takkat

That is not a question, that is a fortune!

<-- once won 3$ in a lottery

<-- bought icecream from the money

Mochan

LOL. Anyway. I was in VM trying to put Ubuntu on my USB stick in your answer to the question 'How to install a USB key'

Takkat

Why didn't it work then?

Mochan

I think I may have won maybe $17k...

@Takkat Oh yeah. I forgot that part (*facepalm*) when I try to mount the USB, VM thinks there is no USB there (not listed)

Takkat

10:11

Thats a reason. You won't need VMs then, buy bare metal!

Mochan

@Takkat +1

Takkat

@Mochan Guest Additions installed?

Mochan

@Takkat LOL no. It needs to be?

Takkat

Well, depending on VBox version its needed for proper USB support. Without you have no USB 2.0

Is the stick mounted in Ubuntu?

(or whatever OS your VM runs in)

Mochan

Yes, it is. But my hardware is USB 3.0 lol

Journeyman Geek

10:15

Morning

Mochan

Oh lol. I think I only won $50, actually. -Sweargoeshere-

@JourneymanGeek Evening

Have you done the assignment yet, @JourneymanGeek?

Journeyman Geek

well, its quarter past six, but I'm too loopy to care

@Mochan: no :/

Mochan

@JourneymanGeek Yaaaaay me neither~

Journeyman Geek

been doing everything totally at home

Mochan

LOL

Journeyman Geek

10:16

and got sick today cause I got caught in the rain

Takkat

@Mochan Hmmm. I don't know how VBox handles USB3.0 - it should at least see it as 2.0... but I never tried that (lack of lottery wins and lack of new hardware here)

Mochan

@Takkat Hahaha. I'm not lucky, as it turns out. But this is a new computer.

2 mins ago, by Mochan

Oh lol. I think I only won $50, actually. -Sweargoeshere-

Takkat

Is your USB stick 3.0 at all? If not it should be mounted as USB2.0 and it should be seen from VBox manager.

@Mochan There are people who have to work two months in the mines for that.

Mochan

@Takkat I know. I suppose I am pretty lucky.

Takkat

I never ever won that much money.

The best I won was a Sennheiser headphone from the Coke Fridge.

It was crap.

Mochan

10:23

LOL, I also won about 30 dollars before. This is the Australian Lottery, though :P

@Takkat Ah OK. I'll try it.

@Takkat nope, it's still not there ;A;

Takkat

@Mochan Is it not there or is it just greyed out? It should be there! It has to be, I told it to. Do you have another USB drive to try it it's there?

Mochan

@Takkat LOL. It says 'No USB devices connected'. I'll try out another one. One sec

K.K Patel

@jokerdino o /

jokerdino

What?

Mochan

It also doesn't think there is over 4GB of space or an internet connection, @Takkat

Takkat

10:32

This tells me it is not playing fair with us.

Mochan

I'm going to try setting up a new VM

Takkat

@Mochan will not help.

Forget about Guest Additions.

Its the Extension Pack you need.

Mochan

OK. Please tell me I don't have to pay for it.

Takkat

Its free, but not Open Source (PUEL).

virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Mochan

It's not a good thing for a Ubuntu user to say, but: I don't mind if it's not open :P

@Takkat ty

Takkat

10:35

@Mochan Open minded people don't mind closed source but prefer it to be open.

Mochan

@Takkat Yeah, sounds like me. I am running 4.1.18, do I download the 4.1.22 supported EP or the 4.0.16 version?

Takkat

If you have the version from the repos, I don't know. The 4.1.xx may work but in case there is some Ubuntu customization, I don't know...

jokerdino

Jorge is active. I am going off for dinner.

Takkat

...never did that. I always use the most recent version from Oracle.

Dinner != inactive - enjoy!

Mochan

ty

jokerdino

10:40

@Takkat hehe. :P

Journeyman Geek

@Takkat: eheh. I actually got asked if i 'hated' MS servers at an interview

I was like 'no, but since I was self learning, linux was cheaper to install'

Mochan

Truedat

Takkat

++1 :)

How can a man hate a machine anyway

Journeyman Geek

(guy was a MS server guy)

Takkat

Hating MS server people is another topic... :P

Journeyman Geek

10:41

I believe in the pragmatic approach to computers (go for what does what I need best) rather than a stallmanian dogma

Mochan

LOL

Journeyman Geek

@Takkat: The best tool is the one I know how to use. The tool I know how to use is the one I can get my hands on most easily

Takkat

@JourneymanGeek same here - that's why I use Ubuntu ;P

Mochan

I'm more loyal to things. I was better with Windows. I was such a noob, but I love Linux and am now loyal to it. It will take a heck of an OS to have me betray it ;)

Journeyman Geek

lol

I use both

actually need to get a full time K ubuntu box back up next hols

Takkat

10:43

Here at work its Windows... I am a noob there.

Mochan

@Takkat it's failing

Journeyman Geek

@Takkat: server or desktop?

Mochan

^ +1

Takkat

@JourneymanGeek desktop - servers are Unix.

Mochan

@Takkat I liked playing with the registries as a source of fun.

Journeyman Geek

10:44

@Takkat: oh, its not that hard then

Mochan

@Takkat You'd hope so.

@JourneymanGeek ~_~

Journeyman Geek

@Mochan: eheh. You do realise SE runs totally on windows, and their main servers are down due to a storm right now ;p

Mochan

@JourneymanGeek Then how are we using them?

Journeyman Geek

@Mochan: failover went perfectly

Takkat

@Mochan Here our admins locked away everything. Can't even change wallpapers-

Mochan

10:46

Repositories, registries, I'm getting confused.

@Takkat Ouch. That sucks. What do you work as?

Hi @fossfreedom

fossfreedom

o/

Stefano Palazzo

blog.serverfault.com

Takkat

<-- back to my work, it piles a bit (nothing with computing)

Mochan

@JourneymanGeek shrug

@Takkat OK then. See you Takkat~

jokerdino

<-- going off for dinner

Journeyman Geek

10:47

@StefanoPalazzo: I was both happy to see that, and annoyed It didn't come up when I was doing information security management

Stefano Palazzo

I'm just thankful I don't have to do this kind of thing

:D

Journeyman Geek

@StefanoPalazzo: wierdly? Dream job

Mochan

Agh. Ubuntu crashed for the first time ;A;

Jorge Castro

11:04

Can someone meta the UDS AU session?

summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/meeting/21179/community-r-askubuntu

K.K Patel

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Q: How to set UEFI on my Ubuntu 12.04 for better performance?

I want to set UEFI on my Ubuntu 12.04. My specifications are Intel Core i3 540M Intel DH55TC Chipset motherboard 500 GB HDD 2 GB RAM

fossfreedom

@JorgeCastro I would if I could - but its refusing my launchpad login. Probably because I'm not signed up to the UDS stuff :/

Jorge Castro

what's your lp id?

fossfreedom

launchpad.net/~fossfreedom

Jorge Castro

launchpad.net/~ubuntu-etherpad

apply for that team

actually, you might want to put that in the post

people need to be in that group to read the notes

fossfreedom

11:16

ok - now in - meta in prep.

@JorgeCastro - is 1500:1600 central european time?

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: This question gave me a solution but now I have another issues

I wanted to make usefull an old Dell c600: started this question: Install lubuntu 12.04 on an old Dell c600 : Video issues Fixes the issues with my video with the puppy idea, but now I'm tryng to get to work a modem 3g... that another issue I know but It works on my ubuntu intalation.. What I d...

discussion

jokerdino

@fossfreedom Yeah

It starts in 40 minutes right?

fossfreedom

Nov 1st 1500 - 1600

jokerdino

oops.

Jorge Castro

it's tomorrow

jokerdino

11:23

We have another session later today.

@JorgeCastro nov 1 is day after tomorrow.

Jorge Castro

oh, right

jokerdino

the app developer site integration is in 2 hours I guess

summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/meeting/21178/…

3 and a half hours later.

Mochan

11:45

Journeyman Geek

lol

Mochan

It's true, as a user of all three (reluctantly)

Journeyman Geek

lol

solaris "OWOW, NOT SO HARD"

Mochan

I rate Linux an A-, Windows a B, and Mac a F.

jokerdino

Linux user: Hey, I wrote that fix.

Mochan

11:47

@JourneymanGeek That's what she said.

Journeyman Geek

(since you need a support contract for that, and they killed off the free version)

Mochan

@jokerdino +11111111111

Journeyman Geek

@Mochan: cough Thats what I insinuated.

Mochan

@JourneymanGeek LOL I know. I just wanted to say it. I don't get to much.

Journeyman Geek

lol

jokerdino

11:48

I don't ever remember a girl saying that. -_~

Mochan

BTW Linux is A minus because it sometimes gets bugs

Journeyman Geek

@jokerdino: you don't know the right sorta girl

Mochan

@jokerdino LOL. I'm half boy. :P

jokerdino

@JourneymanGeek I don't know any girl.

@Mochan tomboy?

Mochan

That was a joke. Obviously. I'm full girl... just saying...

Journeyman Geek

11:48

lol

Mochan

@jokerdino ~(-.-)~ more like geek

Journeyman Geek

@Mochan: I think geek transcends gender

Mochan

@jokerdino ME.

Journeyman Geek

(or the love of computers)

jokerdino

@Mochan You don't know any girl too? o.O

Mochan

11:49

@JourneymanGeek LOL. Eurgh I keep pressing the star by accident.

Journeyman Geek

lol

Mochan

@jokerdino No, I mean "What about me?"

But just... more bluntly...

Journeyman Geek

@Mochan: you're words on a screen ;p

jokerdino

@Mochan oh

I don't count you as a girl.

Mochan

Thanks.

Why, may I ask? I don't really care, but FWIW

jokerdino

11:50

I can't put a face to words.

Journeyman Geek

yup

which is why @jokerdino is convinced I'm a dog.

jokerdino

:)

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: UDS-R 2012 - Attend the AskUbuntu UDS event Nov 1st 1500-1600 CET

This year Ubuntu Development Summit has a session specifically to discuss AskUbuntu integration into all things related to Ubuntu Development. You are cordially invited to attend! how to Using your launchpad account - sign up to join the Etherpad team https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-etherpad...

discussion featured uds

Mochan

I hope you can't. I can put a face to your words, because I've seen your real face (on Google Plus)

@JourneymanGeek Yeah. You're a dog.

jokerdino

@Mochan That pic is outdated.

Journeyman Geek

11:52

@jokerdino: less than a year ;p

Mochan

@JourneymanGeek LOL

I'm leaving. I'm trying to get to sleep by 11. I doubt it will happen, but I'll try.

Journeyman Geek

lol

I slept all afternoon T T

no choice though, I was sick

jokerdino

@JourneymanGeek No. more than a year.

Journeyman Geek

whatever ;p

jokerdino

At least 2 years I think.

Journeyman Geek

11:53

its the most recent pic of me online ;p

Mochan

@JourneymanGeek Awh. Hope you're feeling better.

jokerdino

But it doesn't make much of a diff :P

Journeyman Geek

can't be THAT long

jokerdino

oh wait, I was talking about my pic. I don't know how old your pic is.

Journeyman Geek

it was also tiredness from doing all the housework this week

@Mochan: slightly

july 2011 according to the tags o0

Mochan

11:55

That's not long ago. Hold on a sec.

Back.

jokerdino

recent pic of me can be found on FB.

and that can be found on G+

Mochan

Nah. I don't add people I don't know in rl on facebook.

jokerdino

Neither do I.

Mochan

Oh. I get you now.

Journeyman Geek

I have no pictures of me on FB ;p

jokerdino

11:58

@Mochan You do?

Funny because I don't.

Mochan

I do. But also of the girl on my pp on AU. However, different photos.

jokerdino

@JourneymanGeek I don't upload. i just get tagged :|

Journeyman Geek

lol

@Mochan: Those don't count ;p

Mochan

I g2g. Bye

jokerdino

bye

I guess the line between my RL and internet life is quite blurred.

Journeyman Geek

12:09

lol

I only let out on my internet life what I don't mind being known

ColorfulTrauma

Well hello.

jokerdino

hi

Marco Ceppi

12:35

Here's the "final" answer on the Nexus/Mobile issue.

jokerdino

yay

Hm, end of month. Need to post another boring monthly update :|

Marco Ceppi

@jokerdino I'm sorry :{}

jokerdino

Hm, not anyone's fault.

I just need to write fancy stuff.

Marco Ceppi

Don't forget birthday!

jokerdino

Oh yeah.

And the 100k answers?

Marco Ceppi

13:01

oh, yeah good point

a big month for us

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First how I got in this situation: I had an RAID5 array with disks each 2TB (external USB-disks), I then wanted to create a larger encrypted array. Therefore I got 2 additional disks (also 2 TB each) and the plan was to run the original array in degraded mode, set up the new encrypted array, copy...

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I need to forbid ssh access (except localhost) for specified user. So. ssh localhost should work. ssh hostname from outside should not work for that user. Thanks.

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smartboyhw

Hi @jokerdino @MarcoCeppi

jokerdino

hi

Marco Ceppi

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smartboyhw

13:19

@StackExchange That event crashed my schedule (though participating remotely)

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jrg

13:37

Hmmm... not sure if I'll be able to make it to the session today... :-(

Marco Ceppi

That's fine, it's actually in the app-devel track and not community

the one thursday will be more Ask Ubuntu

jrg

Go figure, Thursday I'm pretty booked too. Le sigh. I'll try and make something work. :-)

Marco Ceppi

I heard that all the sessions are being recorded via Google hangout

so they'll be up sooner or later

also, we'll keep the pads up to date

jrg

Oh, cool!

jrg

13:56

@RolandTaylor i'm doing alright, power outages in various places nearby, but nothing "major".

Roland Taylor

@jrg cool

Amith KK

appears

jrg

the lake is pretty cool though.

Amith KK

What's the Sandy News :P

jrg

5

that picture was taken across a 4-lane highway, a huge front yard and from the top of a roof.

Amith KK

13:58

O.o

jrg

for scale, those white trucks are still 50-100 feet away from the waters edge.

Amith KK

Next to come: Ivy :P

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