// #eevblog — 2019-08-25
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01:49:54 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: RT @S73AMPUNKCA7: Hey @eevblog we found a solar road at #CCCamp19 https://t.co/PkPjREHC7s
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09:10:47 * Halcyon coffees
09:10:56 * Halcyon sprinkles coffee beans on Steve
09:22:55 <DHess_US> We should breed coffee which causes stains on the lips.
09:26:03 <DHess_US> https://www.teepublic.com/mug/2965120-mentat-mantra
11:40:11 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: The (extremely limited) mechanical engineer in me doesn't trust this bike rack at all. The huge levers resulting in swaying and twisting of the bikes scares me. Paranoid? Yakima brand. https://t.co/3azBytMeVZ
12:38:36 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: Response please @yakimaracks Is your bike rack supposed sway and twist like this? https://t.co/oAXTzibrsK
13:41:02 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: NEW Video on EEVblog2! Car Bike Rack Mechanical Design Paranoia https://t.co/OKStt7t102
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16:00:18 * steve30 pets Halcyon
16:00:28 <Halcyon> Hey Steve :D
16:02:28 <DogWomble> meow :)
16:16:19 * steve30 curls up on Halcyon's lap
16:24:38 <steve30> I think I'll go back to bed for a bit
16:25:22 <Halcyon> Aw goodnight Steve :)
16:38:58 <Ampera> hi Halcyon
16:38:59 <Ampera> how do
16:39:20 <Halcyon> Hey Ampera, I'm good, you ?
16:40:58 <Ampera> awful
16:41:06 <Halcyon> Aw why ?
16:41:14 <Ampera> I already feel like shit every day, but this one was a bit worse.
16:41:29 <Ampera> I just want nothing to do with my dad's girlfriend, but he put me in the position of having had made a huge turkey dinner
16:41:40 <Ampera> I didn't end up eating any, and just had the leftovers of what I had made
16:41:59 <Ampera> but I ended up hiding out in my room, and waiting quite a bit until I was able to go when nobody was in the kitchen
16:42:06 <Halcyon> :(
16:42:11 <Halcyon> *hugs*
16:44:56 <Ampera> hopefully she just leaves soon so I can get on with my shitty fucking life.
17:00:35 * steve30 feels better for having a bit of extra snuggle time
17:01:25 <Ampera> I do not have any one to snuggle with.
17:01:32 * T3sl4 hugs steve30
17:01:40 * T3sl4 offers Ampera a fresh coffee to snuggle
17:01:47 <Ampera> coffee makes me feel sick
17:01:52 <steve30> me neither, but i can wrap up in duvet
17:02:05 <Ampera> I don't own a duvet
17:10:37 <steve30> i think i'll go out for a walk
17:15:45 <Halcyon> Ampera, want to play cards?
17:15:49 <Ampera> eh
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17:15:57 <Ampera> idk
17:16:09 <Halcyon> Suit yourself
17:20:22 * steve30 passes Ampera a snuggly Halcyon
17:20:30 <Halcyon> \o/
17:20:40 <Ampera> :/
17:20:43 * Halcyon gets Ampera's frizzy hair caught in his mouth
17:20:54 <Ampera> I don't have frizzy hair
17:21:00 <Halcyon> Did you get it cut?
17:21:05 <Ampera> no, it's just not frizzy
17:22:42 * Halcyon cuddles Ampera
17:24:11 <Ampera> :/ :/ :/
17:24:55 <Halcyon> I'm putting the finishing touches on your package this week Ampera
17:25:03 <Ampera> :)
17:25:12 <Halcyon> Just waiting on more jerky to arrive... I may or may not have opened a bag meant for you :P
17:26:38 <Ampera> I'm actually eating jerky right now.
17:26:46 <Halcyon> What kind?
17:27:18 <Ampera> Teriyaki
17:27:22 <Halcyon> Oh yum
17:32:06 <Halcyon> So you have your choice of BBQ jerky, Piri Peri, Galic, Pepper Steak and "After Burner" on top of what I'm also going to send you
17:32:11 <Halcyon> *garlic
17:32:27 <Ampera> After burner?
17:33:06 <Halcyon> I'm guessing stupidly hot?
17:33:14 <Ampera> I'll have that one then.
17:33:20 <Halcyon> Probably more of a gimmick product that something you would actually eat
17:33:25 <Ampera> I'll have that one then.
17:33:38 <Halcyon> Aww man, they don't have it :(
17:33:44 <Ampera> >:(
17:33:53 <Ampera> Garlic then.
17:34:02 <Halcyon> I'll get you regular chilli instead, I'll source another supply of stupid hot chilli
17:34:11 <Ampera> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
17:34:28 <Ampera> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa-p5D_FfbA
17:42:51 <T3sl4> mmm, chili
17:42:58 <Halcyon> Anal burner chilli
17:43:06 <Halcyon> I've emailed them asking if I can still get it
17:43:08 <T3sl4> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok9xMibI3fA
17:43:10 <Ampera> just before you said that Halcyon
17:43:17 <Ampera> I walked out of the bathroom to find my anus is bleeding
17:43:28 <Halcyon> What did you do to it?
17:43:34 <Ampera> shit
17:43:34 <T3sl4> https://i.imgur.com/RuFWuwm.gif
17:43:45 <Ampera> it just happens on occasion.
17:43:53 <Halcyon> Was it a particularly solid or runny one?
17:44:03 <Ampera> My shits are almost always very solid.
17:44:11 <Halcyon> Probably just hemorrhoids
17:44:13 <T3sl4> need more fiber
17:44:16 <Ampera> The issue is that I have an incredibly industrious digestive system.
17:44:18 <Halcyon> Was it bright red?
17:44:22 <Ampera> I shit fast and hard.
17:44:30 <Ampera> The blood? Yes. The shit? No.
17:44:35 <Halcyon> That's fine then
17:44:42 <Halcyon> Dark red blood, I'd be worried
17:44:50 <Ampera> Eh, I want to die anyways.
17:45:02 <Ampera> I dream about it almost every day.
18:20:53 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: I wonder how many inverters they sell? #OnlyOnAlibaba https://t.co/l6fVh62unQ
18:41:01 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: RT @cobbbblers: @eevblog It's buried in the old garage, but here's an ebay picture of the cover. Other than the incredibly high idle power…
18:59:18 <steve30> I went for another lie down :)
19:18:46 <Halcyon> You're terrible Steve
19:27:40 <steve30> I like snuggling up in my duvet when i'm tired
19:27:49 <Halcyon> It's daytime there though
19:27:55 <Halcyon> Has been for quite some time :P
19:28:23 <steve30> So? Duvets are cosy.
19:28:34 <Halcyon> I guess :P
19:28:50 <Halcyon> I can't sleep when it's daytime temperatures though, I like it cold
19:29:05 <Halcyon> Cold outside and warm under the covers
19:29:35 <steve30> it was 30C here last night
19:29:39 <Halcyon> Yuck
19:29:41 <Halcyon> I hate it
19:29:50 <Halcyon> This is why air conditioning is a thing
19:29:52 <steve30> same here now
19:30:24 * steve30 lurks under Halcyon's air conditioning
19:30:41 <Halcyon> Heh no, it's winter here
19:30:48 <Halcyon> A balmy 22 degrees inside
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20:15:15 <rust_collector> mornings
20:21:17 <Halcyon> Hey rust_collector
20:21:29 <rust_collector> hola Halcyon
20:21:57 <rust_collector> how are you this winter uuh, day/night
20:22:05 <rust_collector> something
20:23:05 <Halcyon> Winter, night
20:23:08 <Halcyon> (just)
20:23:17 <Halcyon> Doing well, although work tomorrow :(
20:23:28 <rust_collector> yup. that work thing...
20:23:40 <Halcyon> I have SO much on at the moment, I need a holiday
20:23:48 <Halcyon> However if I don't do it, no one will
20:23:57 <Halcyon> So it will be waiting for me when I get back
20:24:04 <rust_collector> I start at 3.30 tomorrow. but at least I will be home around 11
20:24:30 <Halcyon> Yuck
20:24:54 <Halcyon> Starting anything at 0300 should be illegal
20:25:51 <rust_collector> I agree, because if I could start at 2.59, I would get the night shift extra pay until the end of the shift, lol
20:26:11 <rust_collector> from 3.00 and later, I just get that until 6
20:28:51 <rust_collector> So, you have a job that is "yours" and no one else does that... That is good/bad. We have a guy in the office, that pretty much does all the important stuff, and if he is on vacation, well... The rest of us might as well take some time off too
20:30:27 <rust_collector> In one way, it is his fault, because he does much more than he should, because it streamlines his work, and he does not have to worry about other people messing up his plans, by doing their part of the job.
20:30:47 <Halcyon> I work in a small team
20:31:16 <Halcyon> The trouble is, being in cyber security, we each have our own specialist skills
20:31:24 <rust_collector> right
20:31:25 <Halcyon> So I have a queue of jobs which are allocated to me.
20:31:41 <Halcyon> Whether they take 2 weeks or 2 years, they are mine
20:31:59 <rust_collector> oh, you have a government job, ok
20:32:03 <Halcyon> Yup
20:32:28 <Halcyon> Short of being injured on duty, annual leave doesn't reduce the work load
20:32:43 <rust_collector> you can do like they tried to up here.... just hire a team of indians, lol
20:32:44 * Ampera sprinkles some parmesan cheese on Halcyon
20:33:25 <Halcyon> Hah, the issue there is, cheap Indian workers won't go to court to give evidence when subpoenaed
20:33:28 <Halcyon> Mmm cheese
20:34:10 <Halcyon> I made an awesome chicken and rice curry recipe Ampera
20:34:19 <Halcyon> I think you would like it, only needs one pan too
20:34:24 <Halcyon> (I cooked it in a wok)
20:34:26 <Ampera> ew pansexuals
20:34:51 <rust_collector> So, cyber security... injury. what is that typically? I don't know your job, but do you go places much, or is it usually in the office?
20:35:12 <Halcyon> Well officially I'm a sworn Police officer, so I still have a firearm etc...
20:35:21 <Halcyon> But my specialist is in cyber
20:35:46 <Halcyon> So I basically go to work in a lab. My gun is locked in a safe either at home or at work.
20:35:47 <rust_collector> officially, I am still in the army. Not that I have heard from them since 2000
20:36:08 <rust_collector> right
20:36:21 <Ampera> My gun is next to my bed
20:36:23 <Ampera> loaded
20:36:47 <rust_collector> I am such a nice person, that I do not need a gun
20:36:47 <Halcyon> So bascally I work in a lab, but have the same powers as any Police officer
20:36:54 <Halcyon> I wish I didn't have one
20:37:04 <Halcyon> But it would mean resigning and finding a job as a civilian
20:37:22 <rust_collector> Meh, as long as you can keep it in a safe...
20:37:34 <Halcyon> Having to do qualifying shoots and bullshit training every year sucks
20:37:52 <Halcyon> Yeh, I only wear it when I'm working out of the office, or in uniform
20:38:05 <rust_collector> yeah, but if not this, you would be sent to some other training
20:38:37 <Ampera> If it was a firearm I'd be a bit more careful about where I had it, and wouldn't keep it loaded.
20:39:18 <rust_collector> I remember dad having the recoil spring(I think it is called) in out spice rack
20:40:31 <rust_collector> In some ways, he was similar to you. he was in the navy, so he had to have a gun. But his job was playing a clarinette
20:40:53 <Halcyon> I would never go back to front-line Policing
20:40:57 <Halcyon> Dealing with the public was shit
20:41:07 <Halcyon> 5 years of that was enough fo rme
20:41:09 <Halcyon> *for
20:41:39 <rust_collector> I have a difficult relation to the police up here
20:42:06 <Halcyon> Seems to be a common trend in America
20:42:18 <Halcyon> I've had many discussions with Ampera, and it's a different world here
20:42:21 <rust_collector> most are great, but they still make me nervous, and when I am nervous, I am not as nice
20:42:32 <rust_collector> yeah, but I am not in america
20:42:40 <Halcyon> Nervous is fine
20:42:52 <Halcyon> I still get a little nervous when highway patrol pull up behind me
20:43:01 <Ampera> Here the police are people you trust to do their jobs.
20:43:07 <Ampera> They're people like any other, but they're also authority.
20:43:33 <Ampera> I respect them, and I think they do a heck of a service for the nation, but there are limits to what they should be able to do to me.
20:43:47 <Ampera> America has had a /bad/ time with authority being a dick to us, so that's where the spirit comes from.
20:43:54 <Ampera> We like our freedom for the sake of freedom.
20:46:48 <rust_collector> I like firemen and ambulance people. I am always suspicious about police. I am not sure why, but.
20:47:55 <rust_collector> I have always been like that
20:49:29 <Halcyon> Ambo's are hawt
20:50:05 <Halcyon> rust_collector, do you use Whatsapp?
20:51:38 <rust_collector> nope, I do not use any kind of sicial things. Just irc. hmm, and telegram for 2 people
20:52:18 <rust_collector> what's whatsapp, really? if it a different facebook?
20:52:28 <Halcyon> No, it's an encrypted chat program
20:52:33 <Halcyon> Text and Voice/Video
20:52:52 <rust_collector> ok, so similar to telegram, I guess
20:53:17 <Halcyon> Runs on Android/iOS
20:54:28 <rust_collector> I had facebook, and twatter, I never figured out twitter, and i got tired of seeing peoples dinner on facebook, so I quit all the social things.
20:54:38 <Halcyon> I don't use social media
20:54:41 <Halcyon> It's a bit bullshit
20:55:08 <Halcyon> Anyway the reason I ask was I could show you what I look like, put a face to the name
20:55:17 <rust_collector> Oh right
20:55:31 <Halcyon> Signal is the only other thing I use
20:55:39 <Halcyon> (Which is a bit more secure than Whatsapp)
20:57:22 <Ampera> I get annoyed at those programs for requiring a smartphone
20:57:24 <steve30> o/
20:57:30 <Ampera> not even just an android device, a straight up phone with modem and number
20:57:58 <Halcyon> It's just most people have a mobile device and a data service
20:58:01 <steve30> The white paint I bought 5 years ago is a rather mucky colour :/. My Mum has had to go out and buy some new stuff.
20:58:07 <Ampera> I don't have a data service at all
20:58:08 <Halcyon> Unlimited mobile data is almost expect now
20:58:10 <Ampera> and 40 minutes of calling
20:58:17 <Ampera> Unlimited mobile data is like 100/mo here
20:58:24 <Ampera> and is also not unlimited
20:58:27 <rust_collector> steve30: try mixing it up anyway. it might be ok
20:58:28 <Halcyon> I pay AUD$39/month
20:58:40 <Ampera> this is 150AUD/mo
20:58:40 <Halcyon> For unlimited everything except for international phone calls
20:58:55 <Ampera> last I checked for a mobile plan from Deutsche Telekom.
20:59:29 <Halcyon> I've said it before, but our mobile networks are friggin awesome
20:59:46 <steve30> rust_collector, she put some up on the wall already and it looks worse than the white paint that was already there
20:59:56 <rust_collector> ok then
20:59:58 <Ampera> We don't need them because (some areas) we have decent landline service
21:00:01 <Ampera> that isn't DSL
21:00:17 * steve30 feels a tad guilty about Halcyon's international call charges :)
21:00:33 <Ampera> guys just talk over SIP
21:00:52 <Ampera> it's literally the same thing you're already using, but without being charged
21:00:58 <Ampera> you're literally just paying for the number
21:01:31 <steve30> I don't have any VoIP stuff set up. I actually pondered porting my telephone number over to a VoIP service last year, but I never did.
21:01:34 <Halcyon> Pretty much
21:01:45 <Halcyon> But my number links me to multiple services
21:01:57 <Ampera> anyways I have to sleepy
21:02:01 <Ampera> good night frens
21:02:06 <Halcyon> Night Amps
21:02:40 <rust_collector> have enjoys
21:02:51 <Ampera> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ncY3j8ZsXF4/XWFzeyQFh4I/AAAAAAAAAzE/qBoQNlEbyW0oCQIc4J8VFFe4S5KnqA_1wCK8BGAs/s0/2019-08-24.jpg
21:02:53 <Ampera> also big bun
21:03:21 <Halcyon> .Awwww fluffy
21:07:43 <rust_collector> arrrr. ok, I will try this whatsapp... Halcyon what do I do? It is installed
21:08:42 <rust_collector> Oh crap, it is in norwegian.
21:09:29 <Halcyon> It is
21:09:29 <Halcyon> ?
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21:10:09 <rust_collector> yeah, the app is. let me see
21:10:22 <Halcyon> Is it detecting your phone language?
21:10:34 <rust_collector> yep
21:10:56 <Halcyon> Check your PMs
21:11:02 <Halcyon> (on IRC)
21:14:23 <rust_collector> I think I have? can you see my reply there?
21:23:18 <rust_collector> heh, my selfie skills are not great
21:28:10 <rust_collector> Ok, that was interesting.
22:10:30 <rust_collector> So, our local crazy cat lady is outside, looking for her dead cat, again. Her memory is not awesome, so she does this every week or so. I am not sure how I should handle this. I just say I will let her know if I see it.
22:35:26 <steve30> that's probably the best, if she's forgetful
22:35:36 <steve30> When did the cat die?
22:35:37 <rust_collector> I think so
22:35:50 <rust_collector> ah, 4-5 months ago
22:37:37 <rust_collector> at least, now she can hope she will find it.
22:38:47 <rust_collector> But I am thinking that now she is worried about the cat forever, but if I say it is dead, she will be sad forever. I dunno. I guess worried is less bad
22:43:48 <steve30> its difficult when people don't remember
22:43:55 <rust_collector> yup
22:44:01 <steve30> Does she have any family who could help her to remember that the cat is dead?
22:44:15 <rust_collector> Not as far as I know
22:44:31 <rust_collector> she is just the crazy cat lady
22:44:38 <rust_collector> with no cat
22:47:53 <steve30> Maybe she needs a new cat
22:48:16 <rust_collector> do you think I should paint some random cat, to look like hers?
22:48:58 <steve30> that would be a bit too weird
22:51:06 <rust_collector> many years ago, there was a green cat here
22:51:23 <rust_collector> it looked like they used proper hair dye
22:51:29 <steve30> meow?
22:52:54 <rust_collector> MEOW!
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