// #eevblog — 2019-10-31
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18:20:13 <T3sl4> Ampera: https://i.redd.it/i2wych466pv31.png
18:21:08 * orbii raises an eyebrow
19:56:55 <Halcyon> Evening all
19:56:58 <Halcyon> Hey Ampera
20:02:22 <orbii> heya Halcyon
20:03:32 <steve30> hi Halcyon
20:03:43 <Halcyon> Hey Steve
20:05:12 <steve30> I've been able to get SIP working in Ekiga.
20:10:52 * steve30 needs coffee
20:29:42 * DogWomble peers in
20:29:55 * DogWomble sends steve30 a large latte
20:30:01 <steve30> yum
20:55:03 * Ampera pokes Halcyon
20:55:37 <Halcyon> :)
20:55:44 <Ampera> good morning
20:56:03 <Halcyon> Hey friend
20:56:19 <Ampera> how are you doing
20:59:01 <Halcyon> Not too bad, hiding from trick-or-treaters
20:59:03 <Halcyon> You?
20:59:13 <Ampera> Wasn't aware that Australia celebrated Halloween
20:59:36 <Halcyon> It's not a huge things overall, but every year, some families still go around door to door
20:59:50 <Halcyon> It's bigger in some areas more than others. It's quite tame where I live.
21:00:06 <Halcyon> I didn't get home from work until 1930 and by then I just CBF
21:00:19 <Ampera> I mounted my scope back on my rifle, but I've yet to completely zero it in
21:01:00 <Halcyon> So good day then?
21:01:48 <Ampera> well I just woke up
21:01:51 <Ampera> today is not a good day.
21:02:02 <Stiff> what combo ampera
21:02:21 <Ampera> Stiff, only the cheapest BB gun available, Stiff
21:02:23 * Halcyon cuddles Ampera
21:02:29 <Ampera> since that's all I can easily acquire and keep.
21:03:08 <DogWomble> well yay for having tomorrow off
21:03:15 <DogWomble> though i am going back to night shiftr
21:03:23 <Ampera> Yay for having tomorrow off, but my issue is I have today on.
21:03:31 <Ampera> and I slept maybe 4 hours, effectively less.
21:03:33 <Stiff> thats ok ampera we all start somewhere :)
21:04:36 <Ampera> As far as BB guns go, it's not a terrible one, it's a Daisy Powerline 880
21:04:58 <Ampera> capable of firing .177 BBs and pellets, with BBs up to 750fps
21:05:02 <Stiff> ahh yeah they still a .117
21:05:18 <Stiff> plenty powerful enough
21:07:25 <Stiff> what kind of scope you running with it? would a 4x15 be pretty standard on bb's?
21:08:30 <Ampera> Stiff, yeah it's a 4x15
21:08:40 <Ampera> to be honest, the ironsights are probably more accurate
21:11:36 <Stiff> well could be, unless your bolting on some awesome glass
21:12:06 <Stiff> you plinking targets with it?
21:12:39 <Ampera> I'm using MDF targets so that I don't get ricochets, my yard is fairly small.
21:13:33 <Ampera> Halcyon, we got a new printer, Epson EcoTank inkjet, as I believe I told you
21:13:37 * orbii cracks neck
21:13:38 <Ampera> but it's pretty damn good.
21:13:52 <Ampera> print quality is excellent, and for an inkjet the print speed is excellent.
21:14:18 <Halcyon> You did indeed
21:14:38 <Halcyon> How is it?
21:14:48 <Ampera> "but it's pretty damn good"
21:14:57 <Ampera> Way smaller than our old colour LED
21:15:11 <Halcyon> Oh sorry, I have a few things going on this end
21:15:20 <Halcyon> Still trying to get the firmware on this damn IBM server updated
21:15:25 <Halcyon> Their website SUCKS
21:20:54 <Stiff> did you sort out your switch halcyon?
21:21:17 <Halcyon> Not yet, haven't had much time over the last few days
21:21:28 <Halcyon> It will be a job for the weekend (in between work)
21:26:23 <Ampera> Will you be up at the turn of the hour, Halcyon?
21:27:14 <Halcyon> I will
21:27:17 <Halcyon> I'm off tomorrow
21:28:17 <Ampera> Alright, well I must be off then.
21:28:21 <Ampera> Be back in about 40 minutes.
21:29:03 <Halcyon> Copy
21:30:34 * orbii prefers 'QSL'
21:30:52 <DogWomble> Quebec Seniors Lounge?
21:31:24 <orbii> it's amateur radio speak for 'i confirm receipt of your transmission'
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21:36:13 <DogWomble> i wouldn't midn geetting into that sorta stuff
21:36:22 <DogWomble> I've got a CB radio that i pull out occasionally
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21:36:52 <DogWomble> don't really pick up anything on it, mainly use it for when we do multi-car road trips with friends, and for the occasional interstate car trip where we tune into the trucker channel
21:37:47 <orbii> it's pretty straight forward to get your amateur radio license in australia - you'd typically start off getting a 'foundation' license - and upgrade if you need it/have more interest (nothing stopping you from getting a higher one straight up, but most dont)
21:38:14 <orbii> no good for interstate road-trip conversations, but you could potentially use it for other things
21:38:27 <orbii> (ie: if you had cars in convoy)
21:38:32 <Halcyon> I feel dirty
21:38:36 <Halcyon> I'm installing Windows 10
21:39:47 * Stiff shudders
21:40:24 <Halcyon> It's only so I can install IBM UpdateXpress so I can update this damn system
21:40:32 <Halcyon> Then it's getting wiped
21:56:38 * Ampera air to surface missiles Halcyon
21:57:31 <Halcyon> Mean
21:57:41 <Ampera> how do Halcyon
21:58:30 <Halcyon> Alright
21:58:42 <Ampera> it's still dark out here
21:59:02 <Ampera> but I'm at school, with an hour to spare before my first class
22:02:07 <Halcyon> Why so early?
22:02:42 <Ampera> Halcyon, because I took the bus here
22:02:44 <Ampera> because rain
22:03:25 <Halcyon> OK ?
22:03:40 <Halcyon> There isn't a later bus?
22:04:35 <Ampera> Why would I take that when I can simply leave around the same time I normally do.
22:05:01 <Ampera> It's not like there's anything wrong with being here early, the school doesn't really close.
22:06:17 <Ampera> How is your brid doing, anyways, Halcyon?
22:07:03 <Halcyon> Jerry? He's good
22:07:47 <Ampera> My cats are all quite happy.
22:07:58 <Ampera> They're incredibly nice cats.
22:08:37 <Halcyon> Stupid cat
22:08:49 * Ampera shoots Halcyon in the left knee
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22:08:59 <K> hello
22:09:21 * Ampera offers K a small, cute, cuddly, black cat
22:09:40 <Halcyon> Hey K
22:11:59 * orbii watches the cat suspiciously
22:12:14 * Ampera 's cat watches orbii suspiciously
22:14:19 <K> hmm, a cat
22:14:30 <orbii> ikr?
22:14:38 <K> not a big fan of pet animals in the city
22:16:45 <Ampera> I love my cats, and if anyone has a problem with that I will force them to rape me.
22:16:58 <Halcyon> It's not rape if you're willing
22:17:02 <orbii> ^
22:36:26 * Halcyon noms on steamed dim sims
22:36:52 <Ampera> what is a dim sim
22:37:24 <Ampera> besides what I now will refer to you as
22:37:25 <Halcyon> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sim
22:38:16 * orbii chuckles
22:38:30 <Halcyon> Don't encourage him orbii :P
22:38:44 <orbii> he doesnt need encouragement
22:38:59 <Halcyon> I suppose you're right
22:39:14 <Ampera> you're a dim sim with a slim jim, Halcyon
22:39:27 * Halcyon googles "slim jim"
22:39:33 * orbii shrugs, confused
22:39:39 <orbii> something for breaking into cars?
22:39:50 <Ampera> greasy pre-packaged snack sausages
22:39:51 <Halcyon> It looks like a turd
22:40:00 <Halcyon> Yehhh no
22:40:00 <Ampera> that's because it is a turd
22:40:02 <orbii> pretty sure it's for breakinginto cars
22:40:12 <Ampera> orbii, it's for that too
22:40:14 <Halcyon> We don't eat stuff like that here (well, rarely)
22:40:18 <Ampera> but we make edible varieties.
22:40:30 <orbii> im not sure how they get the sausage to convince the car door open
22:40:35 <orbii> but i guess in america, anything is possible
22:40:42 <Halcyon> Also, Ampera, tried those noodles I sent you yet?
22:41:00 <Ampera> no not yet, but I have not forgotten, I am still simply trying to find a good time to eat them
22:41:04 * orbii tsks
22:41:08 <Ampera> since I am A. lazy B. feckless B. busy
22:41:20 <Halcyon> orbii: I send him a care package from AU and he just dismissed me
22:41:22 <Halcyon> ;-)
22:41:25 <orbii> typical
22:41:49 <Halcyon> Although I did send him minties as well, I'd eat those before ramen
22:42:06 <Ampera> I ate them all
22:42:07 * orbii makes another note about Ampera
22:42:07 <Ampera> long time ago
22:42:17 <Ampera> also I tried the wasabi mustard
22:42:25 <Halcyon> Oh yeh? What did you think?
22:42:50 <Halcyon> I usually put it on toasted sandwiched with ham, cheese and red/white onion
22:42:58 <orbii> noice
22:43:23 <Ampera> I had it on a hot dog, and it was alright. Fairly mild.
22:43:32 <Halcyon> Yeh it's not meant to be hot
22:43:37 <Halcyon> It's meant to be tasty
22:43:48 <Ampera> "double trouble extra spicy, watch out there's a fuckin shark on it" is not meant to be hot
22:43:49 <Ampera> gotcha
22:43:56 <orbii> sounds right
22:44:04 <Halcyon> orbii: I sent him this: https://thechillifactory.com/chilli-chili-chile-product-posheat-Double%20Trouble
22:44:13 <Ampera> I also ate nearly all the jerky
22:44:19 <Halcyon> Ampera: Most people are chilli wusses
22:44:28 <Halcyon> "Hot" is not hot
22:44:45 <Halcyon> Their 10+/10 is my 6/10
22:45:08 <Ampera> that was a 10+/10?
22:45:14 <Ampera> for me it was more like a 3.5/10
22:45:21 <orbii> i imagine they're overrating it for the scare-factor
22:45:30 <orbii> lots of places do
22:45:34 <Ampera> regardless, it was good mustard.
22:45:35 <Halcyon> Yup
22:45:49 <Halcyon> Although the chilli jerky I sent him did have a bit of kick.
22:46:00 <Ampera> and as a german, my blood is 75% mustard by volume
22:46:00 <Halcyon> Not initially but if you eat a whole bag it's quite spicy
22:46:16 <Ampera> it blew my dad's head off, Halcyon
22:46:20 <Halcyon> Heh
22:46:27 <Ampera> also I liked the roo jerky, but everyone else hated it
22:46:32 * orbii has yet to have jerky that was proper hot
22:46:32 <Halcyon> I think you have more of a refined palate than your father
22:46:49 <Ampera> lol that's a fucking stretch if I've ever heard one
22:46:51 <K> roo meat requires refined palate?
22:46:51 <orbii> even the ghost chilli one wasnt too impressive :(
22:47:15 <Ampera> K, it tasted like how a pig farm smells (literally), but it was still good.
22:47:35 <K> eeh
22:48:00 <Ampera> also, Halcyon, I like the flaming chili animated GIF they have there
22:48:27 <Halcyon> It's so 90's
22:48:46 <Halcyon> orbii: https://www.thejerkyshop.com.au/shop/beef-jerky-packs/after-burner-chilli-jerky
22:48:56 <Halcyon> It's not stupidly hot but has a nice heat to it
22:49:39 <orbii> i tried https://originalbeefchief.com/products/creeping-reaper recently, and it was super-disappointing
22:50:03 <orbii> only carolina reapers, but still
22:50:20 * Ampera throws a chocolate bhutla at orbii
22:50:46 <orbii> nice
22:50:55 <Halcyon> I mean, I love chilli like the next person, but it's as much about flavour as it is about heat
22:51:11 <Halcyon> I don't rate the "novelty" chilli products, they tend to taste chemically
22:51:36 <Ampera> I've never ever tasted something that tasted chemically
22:51:41 <Ampera> outside of literal soap and bleach
22:51:42 <orbii> there's often flavor, if you've developed your heat handling though
22:52:08 <orbii> you want to avoid raw capsacin or extracts n shit tho, no point - no flavor
22:52:31 <Halcyon> Yup
22:53:11 <Ampera> Cheap spicy noodle soups tend to have raw capsaicin/chili extracts and it abuses the shit out of your throat for no reason
22:53:24 <Ampera> I find myself adding tobasco to my spicy ramen just so that it smooths it out
22:53:36 <Halcyon> That's basically what the ramen is I sent you :P
22:53:41 <Halcyon> But it does have a decent flavour
22:53:45 <orbii> sounds like you need some Samyang Ramen Hot Chicken 2x Spicy
22:53:51 <Halcyon> That's what I sent him :P
22:53:59 <Halcyon> I love that stuff
22:54:03 <orbii> that shit is da bomb. especially if you make it properly. most people try and make it into a broth instead of doing it properly, as per the instructions
22:54:07 <Ampera> yeah yeah yeah I'll try it tomorrow then
22:54:19 <Ampera> and I'll follow the instructions
22:54:21 <Halcyon> Yep, you have to almost stir fry it
22:54:47 <orbii> i drain it all off, put in some sesame oil and the flavor sachet, and then put it back on the heat
22:55:04 <Halcyon> Although I sometimes add some frozen peas just for some other texture
22:55:17 <orbii> it's only like 8-12k SHU tho, so nothing too crazy - but amaaaaazing flavor and a good solid bite.
22:55:33 <Halcyon> It's a very fake flavour in my opinion
22:55:38 <orbii> yeah?
22:55:41 <orbii> i dont think so at all.
22:55:43 <Halcyon> But not bad by any stretch
22:55:50 <orbii> i also honestly dont understand people who think it's too hot
22:56:14 <Halcyon> Oh, I completely do. Most people can't do chilli
22:56:40 <orbii> i'm slowly breaking my partner on spicy food .. heh heh
22:56:57 <Halcyon> It takes time
22:57:12 <Halcyon> Once you realise the pain is a good pain, it's so much more fun
22:57:30 <Ampera> what is good pain, Halcyon?
22:57:34 <Halcyon> Chilli
22:57:36 <Ampera> all I know is suffering
22:57:47 <Halcyon> Not like steve30, he likes the spankings :P
22:57:52 <orbii> i really like the noodles they use in the samyang, it's good
22:57:55 <Ampera> spankings are fucking gay
22:58:00 <orbii> they sure is
22:58:04 <Halcyon> orbii: Do you shop at Costco ?
22:58:08 <orbii> sure
22:58:18 <Halcyon> They do these amazing "hand cut
22:58:22 <Halcyon> " noodles
22:58:27 <orbii> i dont tend to buy much food there, too much hassle
22:58:37 <orbii> local asian groceries where i get the good stuff
22:58:37 <Halcyon> Their texture is amazing. Almost like an al dente pasta
22:58:42 <coppice> orbii: samyang is OK, but there are better Korean noodles
22:58:44 <orbii> aha, cool
22:58:50 <Halcyon> coppice, agreed
22:58:51 <orbii> coppice: got any recommendations?
22:59:03 <orbii> that said, i think the combination of noodle and spice is what does it for me
22:59:07 <Ampera> Anyways, I'm about to start class
22:59:09 <coppice> orbii: not ones whose name I know in English
22:59:13 <Ampera> so I'll talk to you tomorrow, Halcyon
22:59:13 <Halcyon> orbii, next time I go, I'll buy a pack and send everyone in the channel some
22:59:15 <orbii> useful
22:59:18 <Halcyon> You off Ampera ?
22:59:20 <Ampera> aye
22:59:24 <Ampera> ciao
22:59:27 <Halcyon> Have a good day *cuddles*
23:02:15 <coppice> orbii: this brand https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_8a01f46d-bd2b-46db-b2f5-22b41573f9f2?wid=488&hei=488&fmt=pjpeg is really popular in Asia
23:02:37 <orbii> yup, i get shin ramyun locally
23:02:43 <orbii> prett sure i got a 5-pack in the cupboard
23:03:19 <orbii> good recommendation :)
23:04:07 <coppice> I was really refering to the maker, Nongshim. They make quite a variety of noodles, not just that one
23:04:13 <orbii> sure.
23:04:17 <orbii> but they're all available here
23:05:23 <coppice> do you get them in ordinary stores, or do you have to go to an Asian grocer?
23:05:29 <orbii> ...
23:05:36 <orbii> depends entirely on the product
23:05:54 <orbii> shin ramyun you can even get at costco here in a big box
23:06:42 <coppice> sounds like being here. we can get the shin ramyun in the local supermarket, but they are cheaper and there is a lot more variety in Chinatown
23:11:31 <Halcyon> https://www.groceryvan.com.au/products/wumu-hand-pulled-noodles-2-1kg
23:11:32 <Halcyon> These
23:11:38 <Halcyon> From Costco are delicious!
23:12:56 <coppice> flat noodles are never hand pulled
23:13:15 <Halcyon> Oh I know, it's all a wank
23:13:25 <Halcyon> But the texture and flavour are really nice
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