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01:37:00 <IoTPanic> Oh yeah, what hollywood movie used DaVinci Resolve?
01:40:55 <Ampera> Earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska, 4.9 magnitude
01:48:24 <IoTPanic> Well damn. Take notes California.
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02:56:12 <BurtyB> Ampera, that "13:37" quake showed up on my raspberryshake here in the UK :)
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06:48:02 <coppice_> Ampera: That's more of an aftershock than an earthquake
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06:52:35 <Ampera_> Stated by the USGS to be a unique earthquake: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak20556108/executive
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07:37:35 <WebChatUser> Hey
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07:38:11 <randohinn> I recall some of us have done max485 based DMX projects?
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07:39:40 <randohin> Hmm, connection issues
07:39:50 <randohin> so, as I recall, some of us have built dmx stuff
07:39:59 <randohin> I have constructed this http://fritzing.org/projects/arduino-to-dmx-converter/
07:40:33 <randohin> and am now seeing a weird case, where all my max485 chips will heat quite a bit, and will not transmit any dmx
07:40:48 <randohin> so basically one chip dying after another
07:41:22 <randohin> which is weird, normally the MCU would die (aswell), if something weird came onto the line
07:41:26 <randohin> as google suggests
07:41:48 <randohin> And yes, I do have the 120 ohm resistor across the dmx wires
07:41:57 <randohin> :/
07:43:47 <randohin> iirc, should have common ground as well
07:46:51 <Halcyon> Morning all
07:46:53 <randohin> I'll hook up an oscope tomorrow
07:47:39 <randohin> Oh.. i did just realize
07:47:55 <randohin> I'm powering the transmitter side from my laptop's USB port
07:48:07 * randohin facepalms
07:48:14 <Halcyon> *grin*
07:48:27 <randohin> 99.999% my issue is either
07:48:30 <randohin> power delivery
07:48:34 <randohin> or grounding
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07:52:37 <Ampera_> hi Halcyon
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08:21:12 <rust_collector> moaning people!
08:22:00 * Ampera_ moans at rust_collector
08:22:18 <Ampera_> hold on just one fuggin second
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08:22:26 <Ampera> when did that happen
08:22:48 <rust_collector> oh, hello Ampera. I didn't notice it was you
08:22:49 <Halcyon> Hey Ampera
08:22:56 <Ampera> what in the fuck
08:23:05 <Halcyon> What's wrong?
08:23:20 <Ampera> the moment I change my user back to normal people stop ignoring me.
08:23:28 <Halcyon> :P
08:23:34 <Ampera> how do Halcyon
08:23:34 <Halcyon> I only walked back into the room
08:23:43 <Halcyon> Yeh not bad, still finishing my coffee/waking up
08:23:52 <Ampera> it's past my bedtime
08:23:54 <Ampera> 16:27
08:24:01 <Halcyon> It's always past your bed time
08:24:04 <Halcyon> It's 0830 here
08:24:08 <rust_collector> I just got home from a nice 14.5hour day at work
08:24:21 <Halcyon> I'm getting my property valued this morning so had to be up early *grumbles*
08:24:22 <Ampera> I just got back from the bank and Aldi.
08:24:28 <Halcyon> Yay Aldi :D
08:24:38 <Ampera> yay german supermarkets!
08:24:49 <Halcyon> I still haven't shopped at my local Aldi
08:24:53 <Halcyon> But they have some good things there
08:24:54 <Ampera> I could live from no other store but Aldi.
08:25:06 <Ampera> so much good stuff.
08:25:10 <Halcyon> They have nice cheeses
08:25:14 <Halcyon> I wouldn't buy their electronics though
08:25:32 <Ampera> If I had infinite money, I would shop at Price Chopper (local chain), because they are the posh, have everything, perfect service store, but they charge way to much on almost everything.
08:25:49 <Ampera> It's all OEM stuff, so on rare occasion they have alright things.
08:25:50 <Halcyon> You get what you pay for though (except Apple)
08:25:59 <Ampera> We bought an electric smoker from them that was really really good
08:26:00 <Ampera> 80 bucks
08:26:36 <rust_collector> we had lidl here for a few years… That is the germanest store we have had
08:26:42 <rust_collector> didn't work out
08:26:53 <Ampera> Lidl would be neat, I've only seen them in Germany, but never here in the US
08:26:58 <Ampera> although I know they exist a bit south from me.
08:27:32 <rust_collector> was great if you needed lots of cabbage or onions
08:27:50 <Ampera> well so is Aldi
08:27:55 <Halcyon> Hahaha, do they not normally stock cabbage and onions at your local supermarket/grocer?
08:27:57 <Ampera> but they sell more than cabbage and onions.
08:28:12 <Ampera> they do, but Aldi (and presumably lidl too) have particularly cheap cabbage and onions.
08:28:30 <rust_collector> and BIG sacks of them
08:28:33 <Halcyon> *checks*
08:28:48 <Halcyon> Onions here are about $2/kg
08:28:50 <Ampera> Almost everything at Aldi is cheaper than anywhere else, they just don't have as big of a selection (although they do have a lot), and can be out of things sometimes
08:29:05 <Ampera> idk how much they are here, let me check
08:29:07 <Ampera> I'd presume less
08:29:23 <Halcyon> Whole cabbage are $2 each
08:29:29 <Halcyon> So 1.5-2.0 kg >?
08:29:48 <Ampera> oh nice, see price in store
08:30:16 <Halcyon> In fact my local supermarket has 7 different variety of cabbage and it's not even German
08:30:24 <Halcyon> Maybe it's because of all the old people?
08:30:46 <rust_collector> onions are $2 and up here,
08:31:06 <rust_collector> looks lik emost are 3-4
08:31:16 <Ampera> best price I could find is from 3 years ago, 69c per 3 pound bag
08:31:18 <Halcyon> Sidenote, I seriously love this chat room. I can't believe we're discussing the unit price of onions and cabbage.
08:31:28 <Ampera> 1.36kg
08:31:42 <rust_collector> what else would you discuss on irc?
08:31:48 <Halcyon> *shrug*
08:31:54 <Halcyon> I was just making an observation
08:32:01 <Halcyon> It's about as off-topic as you can get
08:32:13 <Ampera> I'd have to go to Aldi to look at it though.
08:32:21 <Ampera> I'd say probably a similar, if not cheaper price though.
08:32:27 <Halcyon> Ill check our Aldi site
08:32:33 <Ampera> they don't have prices for that there
08:33:09 <Halcyon> They don't have everything listed but what is listed has prices
08:33:11 <Halcyon> Which is a bit weird
08:33:16 <rust_collector> I am sure onions have electrons... not sure about cabbage
08:34:10 <Halcyon> Cabbage can be converted into gasses though
08:34:18 <rust_collector> oh yes
08:34:25 <Halcyon> Some flammable
08:35:16 <Ampera> Ah, this may help, I can get the local flyer
08:35:22 <rust_collector> cabbage powered car... might be a bit much, but maybe a mower?
08:35:27 <Halcyon> Ah nice one
08:35:31 <Halcyon> They usually have onions in it
08:35:48 <Halcyon> Mmm, I think a mower would be less efficient?
08:36:11 <Ampera> don't list onions
08:36:15 <rust_collector> yeah, but probably still needs less cabbage
08:36:16 <Halcyon> Stupid Aldi
08:36:16 <Ampera> tomatos 99c/lb
08:36:46 <Halcyon> That's pretty good
08:36:47 <Ampera> Celery 99c a bushel
08:36:52 <Halcyon> The cheapest I can find is $3/kg
08:36:55 <Halcyon> Fuck Celery
08:36:59 <Halcyon> Celery can die
08:37:12 <Halcyon> (lol at "bushel" though)
08:37:15 <Ampera> 16oz bag of pretzels for 59c
08:37:26 <Ampera> idk what you call a set of celery stalks
08:37:30 <Halcyon> A bunch?
08:37:32 <rust_collector> just boil it until it dissolves. it is nice filler material
08:38:03 <Halcyon> I'll eat most things but celery, nope.
08:38:13 <Ampera> 3$/lb for cherries
08:38:26 <rust_collector> hmm, what was the "white carrots" called in engrish?
08:38:27 <Halcyon> I don't mind it if its in a rich sauch, like bolognese for example, but not raw or in salads etc...
08:38:30 <Ampera> 2.49/4lb for oranges
08:38:39 <Halcyon> *sauce
08:38:39 <Ampera> a parsnip?
08:38:45 <rust_collector> hmm, ,aybe
08:38:54 <Ampera> well they aren't carrots
08:38:56 <Ampera> they just look like them
08:39:10 <Ampera> well, they are also related
08:39:11 <rust_collector> that is what counts
08:39:21 <Halcyon> Yeh Parsnip would probably be what they are known as here
08:39:40 <rust_collector> sounds right
08:39:56 <Ampera> 16" boneless pizza for 5.99
08:40:03 <Halcyon> WTF is a boneless pizza?
08:40:10 <Ampera> a pizza without bones in it
08:40:16 <Halcyon> What pizza has bones in it?
08:40:21 <IoTPanic> Have you had a boned pizza? XD
08:40:21 <Ampera> a bone-in pizza
08:40:26 <Halcyon> Wha!?
08:40:34 <Ampera> I don't get the confusion
08:40:37 <rust_collector> I could sell stuff like that
08:40:43 <Halcyon> Why would order a pizza with bones
08:40:47 <Halcyon> *who
08:40:59 <Ampera> someone who doesn't want a boneless pizza
08:41:00 <Halcyon> Why is a boney pizza even a thing?
08:41:24 <Ampera> why is a boney steak or boney chicken a thing?
08:41:28 <Ampera> it just has bones in it..
08:41:36 <Halcyon> Because they are a thing in themselves
08:41:47 <Halcyon> A pizza you just nom on, you shouldn't have to pick bones out of it
08:41:52 <IoTPanic> Yeah
08:41:52 <Halcyon> That's just... no
08:42:00 <IoTPanic> I have NEVER seen a pizza with bones in it
08:42:03 * Ampera shrugs
08:42:18 <IoTPanic> I mean, if you like it good, Ive just never seen that
08:42:45 <Ampera> 64oz carton of pineapple juice for 3.89
08:42:58 <Ampera> I've never seen a bone-in pizza neither.
08:43:12 <rust_collector> if you started to sell pizza with rotten fish and bones, I am sure it could become a hipster thing
08:43:18 <Ampera> 51oz bottle of Ampera style olive oil for 9.99
08:43:36 <Halcyon> You wouldn't have Coriander-free custard or tentacle-free ice cream, I think it's implied.
08:43:50 <Halcyon> Ampera style?
08:43:51 <Ampera> but I like coriander in my custard....
08:43:55 <Ampera> yeah, extra virgin.
08:43:58 <Halcyon> ROFL!
08:44:00 <Halcyon> Well done sir
08:44:49 <Halcyon> Anyway I need to go do a few things, back later, then later later I'm driving to Canberra
08:44:51 <Halcyon> \o/
08:45:24 <Ampera> enjoy your time in Wales, Halcyon.
08:45:28 <rust_collector> oooh, fancy capitol and stuff
08:45:29 <Halcyon> Hehehe
08:45:43 <Ampera> Take a picture in llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch for me if you're close.
08:45:45 <Halcyon> It's really not that fancy
08:45:49 <Halcyon> It's just a small version of Sydney
08:46:02 <Ampera> more or less racist?
08:46:07 <Halcyon> More or less
08:46:11 <Halcyon> ~
08:46:29 <Halcyon> Actually probably more, the politicians are all down there.
08:46:30 <Ampera> how's the audacity of the caucacity scaling there?
08:46:51 <rust_collector> well, our capitol up here is a shithole, so I guess it would be... uuh, not as shitty
08:47:08 <Ampera> are you in the United States of Apathy, rust_collector?
08:47:25 <rust_collector> noooo, but it feels like it
08:47:32 <Ampera> Snow Mexico?
08:47:37 <rust_collector> no way
08:47:40 <rust_collector> +r
08:47:43 <Ampera> well then where
08:47:45 <Ampera> oh
08:48:07 <Ampera> I live in the US.
08:48:31 <Ampera> interesting thing, the capital city of the metro I'm in has a population of 100% Albanians.
08:48:53 <rust_collector> heh
08:49:25 <rust_collector> do they build little round bunkers, all over, to feel more like back home?
08:49:32 <Ampera> they are home
08:49:40 <Ampera> I live near Albany.
08:50:05 <Ampera> the demonym is Albanian
08:50:15 <rust_collector> hmm, interesting
08:50:36 <Ampera> We also have the city of Troy nearby, home of Uncle Sam Wilson, and full of Trojans.
08:51:06 <rust_collector> you used to have lots of trains in albany?
08:51:08 <Ampera> it's also a hipster town and ghetto (sort of like San Fran, but less Asian).
08:51:14 <Ampera> used to? we still do have trains
08:51:24 <Ampera> I recently was on an Amtrak train through Albany/Renssalear
08:51:40 <rust_collector> I think it used to be sort of a big railway hub or something
08:51:43 <Ampera> We're the site of the US's first chartered railroad.
08:51:55 <Ampera> they were, because of Schenectady, home of GE.
08:52:00 <Ampera> well, former home.
08:52:16 <Ampera> Lotsa industry, so trains were a significant part of the area.
08:52:31 <rust_collector> I like trains
08:52:38 <rust_collector> for some reason
08:52:46 <Ampera> We still have trains though, and cargo trains are more prevalent in the US than Europe.
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08:52:57 <Ampera> because trains a cool as shit
08:53:01 <Ampera> *are
08:53:07 <rust_collector> not so much the new ones. they are like modern cars.
08:53:24 <Ampera> You might like Amtrak trains, they are very nice trains, but aren't too new.
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08:54:10 <rust_collector> I don't remember if I told you about me owning a train engine, some time ago?
08:54:41 <rust_collector> anyway, it was an emd 16 cylinder.
08:54:52 <rust_collector> you should be familiar with that sound
08:55:27 <rust_collector> I can not remember is it was a 567 or 610
08:56:04 <Ampera> You did tell me, or at least I saw you post it.
08:56:49 <rust_collector> hmm, probably a 567, I am not sure if there was a 610. could be that I mix it up with the 710
08:56:52 <rust_collector> arrgh
08:57:12 <rust_collector> anyway, they sound really nice when you make them work hard
08:57:12 <Ampera> 734 239 538 264
08:57:20 <Ampera> 129 242 928 648
08:57:34 <Ampera> So do Mexicans.
08:58:08 <DHess_US> I rented a diesel train engine and drove it around once.
08:58:38 <Ampera> Do you have to get permissions/co-ordinate with companies to operate it?
08:58:46 <rust_collector> gm diesels are named by number of cylinders, and the cylinder size. so a 16-567 has 16 567cui cylinders
08:59:17 <rust_collector> if you have your own space with rails, you can run as many trains as you like, no?
09:00:02 <Ampera> well not everyone can just have their own rail system
09:00:15 <Ampera> so either you're particularly loaded, or you have to run the train on someone else's system
09:01:49 <rust_collector> I used to play around in the "local" train repair shed. Good times. I did learn to weld with a wirefeed machine there.
09:02:37 <DHess_US> Ampera, https://wplives.org/ral.html
09:02:42 <rust_collector> I had always used an old stick welder. it was a new religion
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09:03:47 <rust_collector> oh oh oh!!! go for the gp9, always
09:03:50 <Ampera> well I presume you could do that, but rust_collector owns his own locomotive
09:04:12 <DHess_US> The GP9 wasn't running when I did it.
09:04:12 <rust_collector> no no, I own(ed) a locomotive engine
09:04:15 <Ampera> and I presume he actually uses it at some point.
09:04:20 <rust_collector> arrrgh
09:04:22 <Ampera> regardless
09:04:27 <Ampera> I presume you actually used it
09:04:40 <Ampera> so that just perplexes me, where would you do that?
09:04:54 <DHess_US> If you are ever in the area, this is great fun. https://www.roaringcamp.com/
09:05:08 <Ampera> was it just a peice hauled in from elsewhere to look at it, did you just own it as an asset and charter it to another service/
09:05:33 <rust_collector> nope, we rebuilt the thing, then the snow blower project it was done for was canceled, so I got the thing for... I guess around $10
09:06:16 <Ampera> no to what? I mean a train isn't exactly a car you can just drive around just like that.
09:06:35 <Ampera> DHess_US, I don't want to step one toe inside of California unless it was on significant monetary insentive.
09:07:39 <rust_collector> you only get cancer if you are californian. the rest of the world is immune to 99% of what they warn you about. don't worry
09:10:04 <rust_collector> Kackerstrasse...
09:10:10 <rust_collector> sounds kinky
09:11:24 <Ampera> https://i.redd.it/quv613bh5v621.png
09:13:14 <DHess_US> Ampera, California was nicer back then.
09:13:25 <Ampera> When there weren't any people?
09:13:27 <Ampera> I'd guess.
09:13:39 <DHess_US> Before the dark times. Before the Democrats.
09:13:54 <Ampera> don't tell me you're a republican
09:14:16 <Ampera> I hate republicans
09:14:26 <Ampera> they are almost as bad as democrats.
09:14:58 <DHess_US> https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2018/12/27/7327e2e54640a92b.mp4
09:15:15 <DHess_US> Oh, so it has to be one or the other? You're the problem.
09:15:27 <Ampera> I hate myself too, thank you very much.
09:15:49 <Ampera> I hate everything, everyone, and all concepts, ideas, and abstract thoughts.
09:16:06 <Ampera> There is not an entity within this world I do not have a seething, undying, mortal resentment for.
09:16:11 <DHess_US> I worked election security for two years before I left California. They threw away third party ballots instead of counting them.
09:16:29 <Ampera> I don't vote for third parties
09:16:32 <Ampera> in fact I can't even vote.
09:18:05 * Ampera is tired, and when Ampera is tired, Ampera doesn't think well anymore.
09:18:40 <rust_collector> HEY!
09:18:46 <rust_collector> tomorrow is friday!
09:18:47 <Ampera> YEH?
09:18:57 <Ampera> no, today is Friday
09:18:59 <Ampera> just ask Halcyon
09:19:09 <rust_collector> blah, he is cheating
09:19:12 <Ampera> you're behind the times my dude
09:19:19 <rust_collector> as usual
09:19:24 <Ampera> lol
09:20:21 <rust_collector> well, that is good. then I have tomorrow off
09:21:45 <rust_collector> at least until boss call, and say it is yesterday again
09:31:54 <rust_collector> haha, kid is going to a zz top concert,
09:32:03 <rust_collector> sounds cool
09:32:11 <rust_collector> but he is going with grandma
09:47:06 <rust_collector> meh, good night.
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09:53:54 <Halcyon> Hmm?
11:01:22 <Halcyon> Does anyone know if Crapple supports EXT4 partitions?
11:05:17 <Halcyon> Anyway guys I'm off, back in a few days...
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11:52:14 <seaner> :)
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13:30:00 <DHess_US> Huh. One of my favorite movies. https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a25654064/sci-fi-movie-brainstorm-natalie-wood-final-film/
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15:53:58 <IoTPanic> I just read my cities water report from last year "The water is so pure from sebago lake, Portlad acquired a permit not to have to use filters... the trees are our filters... Contamination of sebago lake has been determined to be of moderate risk of contamination" then lists how they can do better. I am buying a filter
15:54:41 <IoTPanic> Like.... who wrote this....
16:11:10 <DHess_US> Reverse Osmosis - It is the only way to be sure.
16:31:20 <coppice> Reverse osmosis sucks
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18:59:12 <ThunderSqueak> hi
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19:50:39 * T3sl41 glomps ThunderSqueak
19:51:06 * ThunderSqueak is glomped.
19:51:07 <ThunderSqueak> hi :D
19:51:27 <T3sl41> the pub was cromulent tonight
19:51:32 <T3sl41> entertaining, even :)
19:51:44 <ThunderSqueak> ah
19:52:02 <ThunderSqueak> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DvbLZDYWkAE_5-8.jpg
19:52:11 <ThunderSqueak> what sort of picnic do they go on?
19:52:20 <ThunderSqueak> o.o
19:52:38 <T3sl41> https://i.imgur.com/DHMfpjS.jpg
19:56:20 <T3sl41> dear god...
19:56:39 <T3sl41> i had chili, blended the chili in my fridge with some canned chili my dad made last year
19:56:51 <T3sl41> he made the mistake of making it with some scorpions
19:57:08 <T3sl41> i blended it down about 2:1 but damn, it's still hot
19:59:31 <ThunderSqueak> ah
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20:05:39 <Ampera> my god, the US was on fire today/yesterday
20:05:56 <Ampera> All of CenturyLink went down, knocking a lot of 911 services offline
20:06:05 <Ampera> Cohen was proven to have gone to Prague
20:06:29 <Ampera> and recently a transformer went supernova in NYC, making the sky blue across much of the city.
20:06:55 <Ampera> https://twitter.com/jtchan77/status/1078485463667757056
20:07:01 <Ampera> That last one is particularly fucking insane
20:07:10 <Ampera> https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1078487594923712514
20:12:40 <ThunderSqueak> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_NQlmOwqM
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20:40:47 <T3sl41> Ampera: anyone know what size that sucker was?
20:40:58 <T3sl41> guessing that wasn't your ordinary pole pig o.o
20:41:07 <Ampera> Some people were murmuring about it in general chat
20:41:38 <Ampera> some guy said 138Kv, possibly 345Kv
20:41:49 <Ampera> *Kv -> kV
20:47:51 <T3sl41> yikes, those things don't go often
20:48:33 <Ampera> 911 in all of Washington is down
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21:04:12 <DHess_US> That's what they look like. You can see it a lot in the southern California urban areas when they have an earthquake which causes the power lines to swing back and forth and touch.
21:07:10 <Ampera> yeah, but that's in stinky cali
21:07:23 <Ampera> transformers don't just eat shit in the middle of NYC on a regular basis
21:08:58 <DHess_US> I've seen a few pole and underground ones spontaniously explode.
21:09:16 <DHess_US> Actually, transformer failures are pretty common in NYC.
21:09:26 <DHess_US> They have a lot of old and poorly mantained ones.
21:09:49 <Ampera> Like I would know, I've only ever been there once in my life
21:10:23 <DHess_US> They make the news.
21:10:35 <DHess_US> NYC has a lot of old infrastructure.
21:11:41 <DHess_US> https://nypost.com/2017/02/13/dogs-zapped-after-stepping-on-electrified-manhole-cover/
21:11:45 <Ampera> Up here with the Albanians we sort of try to forget they exist.
21:12:51 <DHess_US> https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/06/nyregion/after-a-death-tests-show-high-voltage-dangers-lurking-on-the-streets.html
21:13:52 <DHess_US> https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/02/03/heres-why-manholes-explode-each-winter-in-new-york-city/
21:16:24 <Ampera> well that happens here too.
21:16:44 <DHess_US> I've only read about it happening around and in New York city.
21:17:05 <Ampera> I've seen it happen. Manhole cover in downtown just flew up into the air.
21:17:13 <DHess_US> Everyplace else it was a transformer explosion inside of a vault.
21:17:41 <Ampera> It can be a variety of reasons, buildup from sewer gasses, and then just a spark from somewhere.
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21:26:21 <DHess_US> No, these were transformers that exploded inside underground vaults which had nothing to do with the sewer or drains.
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21:27:15 <Ampera> I'm saying in general, for what happened where I live.
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22:55:27 <aram> last month I bought unix.dev for $16/yr, but because Google and Gandi are fuckers, they took it back, and now want €13359.02/year.
22:55:31 <aram> typical operating strategy.
22:56:29 <aram> they didn't even give me a real refund, they just credited me back in their system.
22:59:21 <aram> of course I knew it was too good to be true, but I expected to lose it because of trademarks or something. not mafia thugs "give us more money".
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