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01:00:41 <rust_collector> if I answer with meow, and they meow back...
01:45:00 <steve30> :p
01:48:02 <rust_collector> arrf, I just went thru this little oil filled heater thing, and it just has a bad overtemp switch. that is annoying
01:58:11 <K> ask for a refund
01:58:51 <rust_collector> I am not even sure if the company who sold this still exist
01:59:35 <rust_collector> it is from the early 90s I think, so I can not complain too much
02:03:48 <K> i am moraly obliged to say "weak."
02:13:02 <rust_collector> yes, I should put a paperclip across that, and make it stronk
02:14:27 <Ysjoelfir> I am still annoyed that the volvos wheel bearings started to fail after just 477Mm. Very unsatisfied with the swedish idea of quality
02:16:12 <K> laughable.
02:16:47 <K> mm or Km or what m ?
02:16:49 <rust_collector> 477 megameters
02:17:22 <K> oh.
02:17:24 <K> is that a thing?
02:17:28 <rust_collector> so, the bearings were from portugal?
02:17:48 <rust_collector> K, it is a thing if you use it
02:18:10 <K> i mean why not yes
02:18:42 <rust_collector> so, are these skf?
02:19:28 <Ysjoelfir> they were from an unknown unidentified brand since they were so dirty I didn't bother looking at them any longer than neccessary :P
02:19:42 <Ysjoelfir> the new ones are volvo original, so probably from poland or whatever
02:21:06 <rust_collector> volvo used skf. because of historic reasons. volvo was skf, until they got big enough to be a separate company
02:21:20 <Ysjoelfir> oh
02:21:24 <Ysjoelfir> never knew that
02:27:42 <rust_collector> so, the wife cleaned up the bedroom, and put up some new shelf things, so now I have to store my desktop somewhere else. I might set it up and use it again.
02:28:14 <rust_collector> I have been using a laptop since just before christmas
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02:30:09 <rust_collector> good late morning mr pony
02:30:52 <Kuschelpony> yes?
02:31:30 <rust_collector> yes, that is a direct order. you better have a good time...
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02:36:19 <rust_collector> oh really?
02:36:37 <rust_collector> what did you do, electrohead
02:38:29 <rust_collector> bompibomp
03:02:38 <Ampera> who split the net
03:02:46 <Ampera> ya klutzes
03:02:59 <Ampera> rust_collector, I blame you
03:03:06 <Ampera> you and your collection of rust
03:03:10 <Ampera> and fish trucks
03:04:44 <rust_collector> yeh, you might have a point there
03:10:55 <electrohead> I swear I didn't do it
03:10:58 <electrohead> lol
03:11:29 <rust_collector> nah, it was me, sorry. I will plug in the internet again when I get home from work
03:12:59 <electrohead> ahh, ok
03:13:25 <rust_collector> if i remember
03:15:24 <rust_collector> I wonder if I should find a nice tupperware box, and glue an usb cable to it, and give it to some old people, so they can have internet
04:39:27 <Ampera> gotta say, this channel is nice when it doesn't have all of those annoying other people in it
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05:08:37 <Ysjoelfir> I wonder what is going on with austnet. thats a pretty long netsplit
06:18:30 <Ampera> austsplit
06:25:18 <Ysjoelfir> yes, seems like it
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06:40:41 <T3sl4> :O
06:40:51 <Ampera> oh great
06:40:57 <Ampera> and we were enjoying the peace and quiet
06:48:14 <electrohead> shhh, they're back
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07:16:27 <electrohead> https://i.imgur.com/GjdN3j6.jpg
07:16:35 <electrohead> enjoy the green beer
07:16:38 <electrohead> heh
07:22:35 <Ysjoelfir> ew o.o
07:23:02 <Ysjoelfir> that doesn't look like something you should drink
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07:34:55 * T3sl4 luck o' the irishes electrohead
07:35:18 <Ampera> it seems very weird that the irish would be deemed particularly lucky
07:35:20 <electrohead> I had to get it, lol
07:35:29 <Ampera> wasn't very lucky being fucked in the ass by England for hundreds of years
07:35:37 <electrohead> the mint flavor is.. umm, interesting
07:35:57 <Ampera> I just went food shopping and got very many things
07:36:01 <Ampera> including lamb >:D
07:36:10 <Ampera> lamb is so hard to get here it's not even funny
07:37:00 <Ampera> I got some shoulder chops for an alright price, but those aren't considered great cuts, and were more expensive than sirloin
07:37:04 <Ampera> much more expensive I think
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09:04:11 <MrMobodies> Hello
09:05:18 <MrMobodies> Would anybody here feel comfortable riding this thing?
09:05:20 <MrMobodies> https://ibb.co/x1KJq0q
09:05:26 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Retweet: Dan Held: Bitcoin isn't Myspace. https://t.co/ljIob1ti52
09:05:32 <MrMobodies> https://ibb.co/vxFY8bJ
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10:47:44 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Retweet: Peter Schiff: It's probably nothing to worry about, but... https://t.co/noB5BdcYUK
11:02:29 <rust_collector> I would. well, if it is big enough, so I fit on it
11:05:25 <rust_collector> that thing is probably safer than a vauxhall zafira, if fire and such is what you are worried about. and I know there are at least 3 or 4 of those who have not caught on fire (yet)
11:11:58 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: Someone in Sydney is accepting #Bitcoin for an apartment. https://t.co/E74gixHO43 Even if you lived in it though & it's a personal use asset, I think you'd still get hit with capital gains tax on the bitcoin: https://t.co/Ed2arbsA3r https://t.co/EKRpeEaO6b
11:14:40 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: I love how the Australian government have now relented to using the term Fiat Currency: https://t.co/dqlXY2iTS8
11:18:23 * rust_collector is loving the air fryer, after he put oil in it
11:25:30 <Ampera> rust_collector, you are my favorite character on this TV show
11:25:47 <Ampera> your writing is extremely relatable, and I would do many of the things you were written to do
11:27:07 <rust_collector> haha, you just wait for the next season....
11:28:21 <rust_collector> i am trying to make them write abe simpson into it
11:29:00 <Ampera> I'm surprised they didn't cancel the simpsons yet for being too white
11:29:43 <Ampera> there was some people I'm talking to in another IRC server/channel, talking about water heaters
11:29:43 <T3sl4> yellow*
11:29:46 <rust_collector> yellow is too white now? aaaaaaaaahh back in my day, all the chinks were already almost black
11:29:58 <Ampera> lol
11:30:12 <Ampera> anyways, the guy installing one was from China, and he said he was putting in a new gas heater
11:30:17 <Ampera> so I asked him instant, tank, or hybrid
11:30:22 <Ampera> then someone else said, I don't think they have tanks in china
11:30:39 <rust_collector> only for riot control
11:30:57 <Ampera> I wanted SO BAD to make a joke about the Tiananmen Square massacre
11:31:03 <T3sl4> on this site in 1989, nothing happened
11:31:03 <rust_collector> good good
11:32:58 <rust_collector> anyway, I think they have almost everything in china, depending on their wealth, and location, and if they are related to someone in the party
11:33:44 <coppice> Ampera: we own at least one large tank in China. A septic tank.
11:34:01 <rust_collector> t72
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12:11:57 <MrMobodies> Hello
12:17:07 <rust_collector> Hot Air Gun 8858 Micro Rework Soldering Station LED Digital Hair Dryer
12:19:17 <rust_collector> https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jXkAAOSwbG5gQIkG/s-l1600.jpg
12:19:41 <steve30> hi
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12:20:20 <rust_collector> ooh, you are anti-meghan. that is handy
12:25:57 * T3sl4 ponders a dewelding station
12:27:21 <rust_collector> I am thinking about those "wowstick" screwdrivers. perhaps it would make me put all the screws back in, at least a bit more often
12:31:27 <rust_collector> Maximum torque up to 0.16Nm torque ensure high working efficiency. yes yes yes
12:32:01 <rust_collector> https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMVgxMDAx/z/N9AAAOSwFu1gIXwY/$_10.JPG
12:32:55 <steve30> There's a telephone box about 2 miles away which hasn't had a telephone in it for about 3 years. Well, I noticed the other day, that one appeared in it!
12:33:48 <rust_collector> heh. I have not seen a phone box anywhere in a least 15 years
12:38:43 <steve30> They wanted to remove this one a few years ago citing "lack of use", but the council vetoed it saying it could be beneficial in an emergency due to being on a busy road.
12:39:09 <steve30> Its not surprising it had a lack of use, there was no telephone in the box for the last couple of years.
12:39:33 <steve30> Nor for the next couple of years either, meaning you couldn't use it in an emergency even if you wanted to.
12:56:14 <rust_collector> well, if you have a flock of mean birds chasing you...
13:01:01 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: MIPS is back? https://t.co/C7l2SZyBNE
13:02:54 <MrMobodies> Hello
13:02:54 <EEVBlog> Hello there, MrMobodies!
13:03:22 <rust_collector> heh, hello?
13:03:23 <EEVBlog> Hello there, rust_collector!
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13:56:23 <guest012> Is there any reason why there are multiple part numbers for a 5.6V Zener? e.g. 1N4734A / 1N5232B / 1N752A. Are all of these similar?
13:58:51 <rust_collector> well, they have different...uhm, power ratings, maybe there are other differences, but I do not know a lot about anything
14:02:26 <guest012> The 1N4734A appears to have a higher power rating but for the other two the power rating appears to be the same
14:02:28 <guest012> https://www.mouser.ca/ProductDetail/ON-Semiconductor-Fairchild/1N5232B/?qs=SSucg2PyLi4ZKR4rPI0NNQ%3D%3D
14:02:41 <guest012> https://www.mouser.ca/ProductDetail/ON-Semiconductor-Fairchild/1N752A?qs=SSucg2PyLi6BMJ%2FD0lshDA%3D%3D
14:03:54 <guest012> your right, there appears to be other differences
14:05:39 <rust_collector> the "zener current" is one thing I see. am sure there are other things too. but otoh, in your project, maybe any of them would do the job. I guess some things are more complicated than other things, so you need to dig deeper in the datasheet, lol
14:06:45 <guest012> ok. thanks!
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14:08:32 <rust_collector> Maybe someone else will come around with some details. as I said, I don't _______________________ expect guests to hang around long enough to get a real answer
14:09:05 <rust_collector> oooh, a free 8Gb sd card
14:09:14 <rust_collector> that is handy
14:11:38 <rust_collector> and it started snowing again...
14:12:32 <rust_collector> well, good night
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14:42:02 <T3sl4> buh
14:42:40 * steve30 pets T3sl4
14:42:52 * T3sl4 purrs
14:49:16 * steve30 watches Dave's old new lab video
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15:21:39 <T3sl4> steve30 must be feeling horn-y https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingBros/comments/m0lafj/rhinos_dont_get_along_with_other_animals_that/
15:33:44 <T3sl4> Halcyon1 Ysjoelfir: kinda relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/m0txcg/homemade_cajun_pasta_with_chicken_cutlet/
15:37:24 <T3sl4> Ampera too https://www.reddit.com/r/TIHI/comments/m0mtvt/thanks_i_hate_art/
15:38:25 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: PISS. OFF. https://t.co/TAsvnBTaS3
15:41:07 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: Found a box of like 50 of these in the dumpster https://t.co/2LUFwTEBXD
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18:34:04 <Lord_of_nothing_> omg
18:34:06 <Lord_of_nothing_> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIckQ5TRwq4
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19:28:10 <hsn> T3sl4, u got energy today
19:28:43 <T3sl4> do i?
19:29:28 <K> hello buckwheat
19:31:18 <T3sl4> hello sassafras
19:31:19 <EEVBlog> Hello there, T3sl4!
19:33:39 <EEVBlog> New EEVBlog Tweet: Chess question for @Kasparov63 and others from 5yo Huxley. What has been the most number of pawn promotions in a game ever for one player?
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19:59:23 * Halcyon prods electrohead
19:59:47 <steve30> A Halcyon!
19:59:56 <Halcyon> Herro Steve :)
20:14:37 * Ampera hugs Halcyon
20:20:56 <Halcyon> :D
20:21:02 * Halcyon cuddles Ampera and spanks him on the butt
20:21:39 * Ampera vomits on Halcyon
20:24:47 <Ampera> I was planning on sleeping for a couple more hours, but I've been dealing with severe heartburn all night, to the point where I now have semi-bad nausea
20:24:54 <Ampera> so I think that's enough laying down for me
20:33:12 <K> it is the unconscious guilt and shame bout that thing you did many years ago.
20:33:24 <Ampera> which one
20:33:38 <Ampera> I did at least three things many years ago
20:33:41 <Ampera> maybe four, I'm not sure
20:33:43 <K> yeah, my point exactly
20:40:26 <Halcyon> T3sl4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzbRffi-qDw
20:40:43 <T3sl4> cozy af
20:41:04 <Halcyon> :P
20:42:48 <Ampera> I think I actually burnt my throat last night
20:43:10 <T3sl4> that's what you get, fellating satan
20:43:55 * Ampera would laugh, but would probably throw up
20:44:09 <T3sl4> which would burn your throat even more
20:44:16 <T3sl4> puke is the devil's semen
20:45:21 <Ampera> I never knew you were an expert on luciferian oral sex.
20:45:31 <K> T3sl4 feeling quite pentacostal today, eh
20:45:58 <T3sl4> pantycostal
20:47:16 <Ampera> for whatever insane reason, I decided to browse imgur's front page
20:47:27 <Ampera> was a right blast from the past, so many memes I haven't seen in ages
20:47:41 <K> getting old, Ampera
20:47:50 <K> it has begun.
20:47:56 <Ampera> good to know there are people in this world who will laugh at the same joke until the day they die
20:48:44 <T3sl4> it's dickbutts all the way down
20:49:20 <Ampera> sadly not, there was a depressingly low quantity of soft porn available
20:50:03 <Halcyon> What did you do Ampera?
20:50:10 <Ampera> huh?
20:50:14 <Halcyon> I guess more to the fact, what did you swallow
20:50:21 <Ampera> my own stomach acid
20:50:26 <Halcyon> Oh right
20:50:48 <Ampera> I was practically feasting on heartburn medication last night too, for all the no good it did me
20:51:03 <Ampera> My heartburn tends to come in waves, sometimes it'll be really bad for a few days, and then fine for a while more
20:51:04 <Halcyon> :(
20:51:47 <Ampera> This one probably wasn't helped by eating popcorn before going to sleep, though it's not the core cause
20:52:06 <Halcyon> Probably not idea
20:52:15 <Ampera> oh, I purchased flesh imported from your nation, Halcyon
20:52:16 <Halcyon> I always eat too much popcorn then it expands :P
20:52:19 <Ampera> yesterday
20:52:28 <Halcyon> Whose flesh?
20:52:32 <Ampera> a lamb's
20:52:42 * Halcyon bleats at Ampera
20:52:48 * Ampera eats at Halcyon
20:52:52 <Halcyon> You can get lamb in the post?
20:53:01 <Ampera> no, australian meat is commonly sold in the store
20:53:10 <Ampera> it's either very cheap because nobody likes it, or very expensive because nobody likes it
20:53:14 <Halcyon> Oh right
20:53:21 <Halcyon> Hahah
20:53:39 <Ampera> it's the grass fed thing, most people don't enjoy the different taste
20:53:40 <T3sl4> well you aren't going to get pre lamb
20:53:48 <Ampera> I don't care, meat is meat
20:53:59 * Halcyon offers his meat to Ampera
20:54:21 <Ampera> I'll never finnish it.
20:54:38 <T3sl4> well, obviously
20:54:41 <T3sl4> that's rust_collector's job
20:54:52 <Halcyon> Eyyyyy :)
20:55:00 <Ampera> no, there's a reason nobody goes near finland
20:55:08 <Halcyon> Because it's cold and dark?
20:55:29 <Ampera> no, because, being a nation comprised of gun enthusiasts, invaders are rarely given warm receptions
20:55:32 <T3sl4> just like their metal music
20:55:39 <Halcyon> Good thing I have family there
20:55:44 <Halcyon> I should visit one day
20:55:47 <Ampera> I have the right to live and work there
20:55:49 <Ampera> if I wanted to
20:55:52 <Halcyon> Same
20:56:00 <Ampera> ah, so you are an EU citizen too
20:56:09 <Halcyon> Well... if I filled out the paperwork
20:56:19 <Ampera> So you have to claim it?
20:56:32 <Halcyon> *shrug* I assume so. How else would they know?
20:56:33 <Ampera> With German citizenships, it's a state of being from birth
20:57:02 <Ampera> fortunately they don't tax extraterritorially
20:57:07 <Halcyon> That's all great and stuff, but I don't even own a passport
20:57:21 <Ampera> I actually do have a german "passport"
20:57:29 <Ampera> which is so old it's not a passport, and no longer issuedf
20:57:48 <Halcyon> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_XhRdWdphU
20:57:58 <Halcyon> a 4 kg keyboard
20:58:03 <Ampera> I'm not impressed with it
20:58:11 <Ampera> the price is excessive, even for a good quality keyboard
20:58:15 <Halcyon> It looks boring as fuck
20:58:18 <Ampera> and the layouts are just awful
20:58:39 <Ampera> if I'm paying hundreds for a keyboard, it better fucking 1. come working out of the box 2. have at least as many keys as the one I have now
20:58:49 <Halcyon> They could have at least shelled out for a numpad
20:58:55 <Ampera> I'm happy with the one I have no, my Matias Tactile
20:59:03 <Ampera> *now
20:59:25 <Halcyon> Aw man, Made in China
20:59:29 <Ampera> Well, I don't mind if they have varying layouts, and I can appreciate the expense in developing the technology from scratch, unlike Unicomp which inherited all the designs and tooling from Lexmark
20:59:32 <Halcyon> That's disappointing
20:59:49 <Ampera> trust me, it means nothing
20:59:53 <Ampera> Unicomp boards are made in Kentucky
21:00:11 <Ampera> which is probably even poorer than some significant parts of china
21:00:22 <Halcyon> My point is, they make stuff in other parts of the world without resorting to China
21:00:45 <Ampera> I don't care where it's made, so long as it's decent
21:00:48 <Ampera> and it does not look decent
21:00:53 <Ampera> not for the price
21:01:11 <Halcyon> I don't buy Made in China out of principle where I can help it
21:01:28 <Halcyon> I'd rather pay more for locally made, or at least UK/US/EU
21:01:33 <Ampera> It is good knowing the world is slowly starting to be done with China's authoritarian bullshit
21:02:00 <Ampera> Even if you buy tech made locally, though, half the components are still likely made in China
21:02:15 <Halcyon> Maybe so, but I try my hardest to avoid it
21:02:46 <Ampera> I'm gonna need a laptop later in the year, which macbook should I buy
21:02:53 <Ampera> >:D
21:02:59 * Halcyon hisses at Ampera
21:03:07 <Halcyon> Buy a good Macbook.... oh wait... :P
21:03:16 <Ampera> I am actually considering buying one of the new macbook pros later in the year if they're any good
21:03:33 <Ampera> I'd like a mac around for work in general, and I have no means to do anything that requires a mac at the moment
21:03:56 <Halcyon> We have some of the current Macbook Pro's at work. They just feel... kind of Chinsy
21:04:10 <steve30> Halcyon, I uploaded the video with the cute guy
21:04:12 <Halcyon> Also, I hate that feeling you get of 50hz mains when you touch the shell
21:04:13 <Ampera> can't be worse than the horrible fucking Lenovo I have
21:04:18 <Ampera> fuck Lenovo, I'm not buying their gear again
21:04:22 <Ampera> terrible quality twice in a row
21:04:29 <Halcyon> I only buy their Thinkpad line.
21:04:35 <Halcyon> steve30, link?
21:05:04 <Ampera> If they can't give me a laptop that literally doesn't rattle itself apart on its own volition for consumer prices, I don't want to give them /more/ money for a business class laptop
21:05:14 * steve30 has his IBM ThinkPad 570 on today
21:05:15 <Ampera> especially when I have far fewer CPU/GPU options because of it
21:05:39 <Halcyon> Yeh but you can't write off a whole brand just because of a few quality issues with select models
21:05:43 <Halcyon> If that was the case, Apple would be broke
21:05:44 <Ampera> I am not happy with my Lenovo laptop, the top case to the top right corner of the keyboard has a big crack straight through the case
21:05:59 <steve30> Halcyon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi5sibc58ZA
21:06:00 <Ampera> none of the screws have loctite, and they are so tiny, they literally fall out
21:06:12 <Ampera> the thing in general is just scuffed up and scratched to hell despite almost never leaving my bedside
21:06:14 <Halcyon> Add Loctite?
21:06:21 <Ampera> I shouldn't have to
21:06:40 <Ampera> and no matter how much loctite I use, it's not gonna fix the screw that's now gone forever
21:06:43 <Halcyon> To be fair, almost no laptops have Loctite
21:07:12 <Halcyon> And if you want to talk about quality, Apple products are literally glued together
21:07:12 <Ampera> which would be fine if their cases didn't flex so bad regular handling caused the TINY screws they used (seriously, 1-2 mm long) to just fuck off
21:07:20 <Ampera> Glue doesn't rattle apart
21:07:43 <Halcyon> No but once you open it, you have to replace the entire lot
21:08:00 <Ampera> and I'm not saying Apple is brilliant quality, but I'd expect a damn sight more from something made out of metal than whatever trashbags this laptop is made of
21:08:24 <Ampera> no reason to open it anyways, not like you can upgrade them
21:08:29 <Halcyon> True
21:08:40 <Ampera> I'm not set on a macbook, but it's a key contender as they are insanely promising on paper
21:08:50 <Ampera> and at least as far as the M1 Macs are concerned, impressively priced
21:09:09 <Ampera> I've also heard rumor that they might have GPU paravirtualization, which would be an almost instant sell for me
21:10:35 <Ampera> in other news, I've bought a new optical drive
21:10:38 <Ampera> spent a hundred bucks on it too
21:11:02 <Ampera> oh, and it's coming in today too
21:11:10 <Ampera> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079LTC6ML
21:12:06 <K> macbooks are not glued, have tiny scews with a dab of screw glue
21:12:19 <Halcyon> K: That's if the screws haven't been lost :P
21:12:31 <K> hm, haven't lost any
21:12:45 <Halcyon> Almost all of the ones I've touched have missing screws
21:12:49 <K> maybe there are some goblins stealing the screws over there
21:12:55 <Halcyon> Which are all bloody different sizes too
21:12:57 <Halcyon> Just to be cunts
21:13:10 <K> hm, just 2 types of screws
21:13:18 <Halcyon> Depends on the model
21:13:21 <K> for the bottom
21:13:23 <Halcyon> Some have several more
21:13:45 <Ampera> That's better than what I have now
21:13:46 <Halcyon> iPhones are even worse
21:13:50 <Ampera> I have tiny screws with no glue at all
21:13:56 <Ampera> well iPhones aren't computers
21:13:58 <K> well, i've owned 3 different (1st gen intel, 2012? 17" and now 2014 15"), same screws for all
21:14:05 <Ampera> they're glorified feature phones
21:14:18 <Halcyon> Pretty much
21:14:32 <Ampera> even if they weren't, they just don't compete on hardware
21:14:38 <K> dont care about iphones
21:14:48 <Ampera> even the once insane CPU advantages they had have sort of been eroded by the greater ARM market
21:15:33 <Halcyon> Apple laptops would be OK if it weren't for the bloody operating system
21:15:46 <Halcyon> But I only mean OK
21:15:50 <Ampera> The Intel ones are fine, you can put whatever you want on them
21:16:02 <Ampera> the ARM ones aren't so diverse, but they'll get there
21:16:04 <Halcyon> They keyboards are horrible to use
21:17:42 <Halcyon> Anyway, it's probably bed time
21:17:50 <Halcyon> Since I didn't get much sleep last night
21:17:54 * Ampera tucks Halcyon in
21:18:05 <Halcyon> :D
21:35:05 <hsn> Sup Arm boys
22:24:35 <hsn> ok :(
22:24:41 * hsn is alone
22:25:22 * Ampera hugs hsn
22:28:11 <K> how is sand, hsn?
22:31:53 <hsn> all good .. how is ur snow
22:32:00 <hsn> Ampera, how r u today
22:32:09 <Ampera> terrible, thanks very much for asking, I appreciate it
22:32:26 <hsn> <3 hope u get less terrible
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22:48:05 <K> snow is ass.
22:48:34 <K> if it could fuck right off, that would be great.
22:49:11 <Ampera> seconded
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23:32:14 <hsn> K, hot is asser
23:32:38 <hsn> i have cooling fan infront of me
23:32:47 <hsn> with lots of vibration noise
23:35:55 <K> dunno man
23:50:30 <hsn> K https://imgur.com/a/AnIU7v9
23:51:21 <hsn> ah no soun
23:51:21 <hsn> d
23:53:31 <K> ooh, integrals
23:53:36 <K> (bzzzzt)
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