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29:39 <electrohead> I'm trying to find a holder tht would suit my setup
33:19 <steve30> "And what Mr Potter says is one of many "rigid" details stipulates the grass must not grow higher than 2.5cm, even in the winter when the playing field is hardly used."
33:27 <steve30> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-68207051
33:27 <EEVBot> [url] PFI contract makes school pay thousands to cut grass - BBC News | www.bbc.co.uk
33:38 <steve30> How do they end up in these situations in the first place?
36:43 <Ysjoelfir> politics
40:42 <electrohead> yay for politics
50:12 <steve30> Bit chute is slow at uploading today
02:43 <electrohead> https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
02:43 <EEVBot> [url] DSL 2024 Information | www.damnsmalllinux.org
02:53 <electrohead> well shit, look what's back
09:05 <steve30> cool
09:18 <steve30> I still have the DSL CD I burned in 2004. Still use it occasaionally on old machines
29:29 <electrohead> yeah me too
29:40 <electrohead> last time I used DSL, was about three or four months ago, roughly
30:22 <steve30> i do have a newer version, but I found the early 2000s version most useful
33:51 * Ampera is back from the DMV
34:00 <Ampera> car should be good now
34:05 <electrohead> how long were you held hostage?
34:28 <Ampera> I was served immediately once I entered the building, and the transaction took about 15 minutes
34:59 <electrohead> well that's rare
35:20 <Ampera> It is if you don't know how to navigate our DMV :)
35:49 <Ampera> dealing with governments and people is a skill, lol
36:10 <steve30> electrohead, you probably needed to be in the queue over there instead ----->
36:24 <Ampera> We don't have separate queues per se
36:30 <Ampera> you go to the window, tell them what you need, and they give you a ticket
36:51 <steve30> All I know about the DMV is what the simpsons has taught me
37:16 Quit: er_ ([email protected]) Ping timeout: 121 seconds
37:27 <electrohead> last time I was at the DMV, took roughly 45 minutes total
37:46 <Ampera> I was the first at the door in the morning and waited around 20 minutes to get in
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39:09 <Ampera> Important part is to fill out the forms before you get there, so I had to waste no time doing that
05:49 <arch> electrohead, my telephone works! along with the ringer!
05:57 <arch> my dad called me from it yesterday
09:42 <Ampera> what did he call you?
09:48 <Ampera> mine calls me all the time
09:56 <Ampera> he calls me a failure
09:58 <Ampera> q.q
10:04 <electrohead> lol
10:09 <electrohead> arch: hell yeah!
11:03 <arch> Ampera, my house came with a Western Electric Model 500 rotary telephone, from 1960
11:14 <Ampera> I have one too
11:15 <arch> but it was missing the ringer, and the wiring was messed up
11:27 <Ampera> Mine is in good condition, but it probably needs a servicing
11:34 <arch> so i fixed it up and bought a ringer for $17 shipped off ebay. the ringer is from 1957
12:31 <Ampera> So you're telling me you got a dead ringer?
18:05 <arch> a dead ringer of a dead ringer
25:15 <arch> need to wait 2 days until next paycheck for next toy to buy
23:30 <MrMobodies> I got a call from the next charity
23:36 <MrMobodies> asked all these strange questions
24:00 <MrMobodies> about my mental health to which I had to remind the lady about the state of this country
24:54 <MrMobodies> I said if you want to help my mental health help get me into a workplace through the back door
25:10 <MrMobodies> then she started asking questions about suicide
25:24 <MrMobodies> I said that, people say these things but they may not always mean it
25:34 <MrMobodies> when they do mean it is too late and they are gone
26:03 <MrMobodies> I know someone in this village who commits a number of drug crimes, he had been waiting for mental health since 2015
26:23 <MrMobodies> so the courts forgive him and setup schemes for him
26:36 <MrMobodies> he is an addict and a seller
27:28 <MrMobodies> but in exchange for working one month without any incident, he'd get the job they offered to drop the case against him
27:35 <MrMobodies> and that's without pay
28:37 <MrMobodies> the last time I tried to get mental health it was in 2017, for the purpose of getting work but they told us they were "bursting to the seams" and they can't help with employment
28:53 <MrMobodies> we were told to go there by the dwp
30:18 <MrMobodies> I said if they think I have things wrong with me, say unstable, do you think they'd want me working there.
32:02 <MrMobodies> the only time there is unstability is due a problem/policies affeting my ability to work with no solution where I try to find a solution followed by poor treatment and an argument where we go around in circles to which point I get booted out.
32:57 <MrMobodies> Just took the Audi out for shopping. Very nice drive there.
33:27 <MrMobodies> Could go round sharp bend at 60mphs comfortably.
34:09 <MrMobodies> compared to the 2016 Volkswagon 1.6L 4 cyclinder car where it struggles and constant gear changes
31:59 <MrMobodies> Got a bit of a problem
32:01 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/xnQ85oY.png
32:10 <MrMobodies> the spades slide out really easily
32:29 <MrMobodies> one of them was really tight but not the three others
33:24 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/lLzbFQP.png
33:36 <MrMobodies> If I tighten them and they come loose again
34:23 <MrMobodies> that's why I don't like those spade terminals I mostly find I have to tighten them up
34:44 <MrMobodies> and with arcing when they come loose do you think I should just bypass the switch?
35:00 <MrMobodies> it a 10 way socket pdu
35:30 <K> hm, wierd, never had spades that were too loose
36:42 <MrMobodies> it seems to happen on all my APC UPS battery connectors
37:03 <MrMobodies> to be fair I remember them being in power supplies heat shrinked down
38:54 <MrMobodies> maybe I'll just tighten those down and check again in future. If I hear it arc and it does it again I have to change my approach and just either rip them out or replace them with a decent brand.
45:24 <MrMobodies> look what I ofund
45:27 <MrMobodies> *found
45:27 <MrMobodies> https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-13065453/Our-energy-meter-reached-end-life-supplier-says-smart-meter-legal-requirement.html
45:29 <EEVBot> [url] Our energy meter has reached the end of its life and our supplier says a smart meter is now a 'legal requirement' | This is Money | www.thisismoney.co.uk
45:39 <MrMobodies> "Its website tells customers: 'It's becoming increasingly difficult to source standard meters. They're slowly becoming obsolete as fewer manufacturers are making them,"
46:31 <MrMobodies> I should NOT need a smart meter to privately record how much power comes out of an inverter
46:43 <MrMobodies> for private installations non feed in I mean
46:48 <MrMobodies> ..."and fewer people want them"
47:39 <MrMobodies> Utter bullshit. It is they can't go back, I read some do when they switch to smaller providers, where they are forced to pay hundreds to have a bog standard one fitted.
47:59 <MrMobodies> that was back in 2019 or so
51:14 <MrMobodies> "EDF says: 'Whilst we would action the customer's request to have a smart meter installed in dumb mode where the scenario permits," Scenario of privacy... Well that is very nice for a change.
52:16 <MrMobodies> In 2011 I don't remember electricity bills being a problem back then.
52:28 <MrMobodies> on a national scale
19:26 <MrMobodies> Hello, I got this document from the Richmond Fellowship charity
19:39 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/i1sMXpy.png
20:40 <MrMobodies> Maybe I am reading it wrong, does that mean they will find an excuse to section under the Mental Health Act?
21:33 <MrMobodies> Risk history, incidents, accidents, substance use, criminary history and convictions, any legal legal restrctions or court orders...
22:31 <MrMobodies> I have never been to police station in my life. It just doesn't sound good, like the service is for me but people who are desperate and morally broken.
22:44 <MrMobodies> ooops *service is not for me
27:45 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/MoKuqc6.png
29:50 <MrMobodies> The language looks to me like they want me to sign to make it easier so they can section me and then lock me up. That's why the lady on the phone was focusing on sucidal thoughts, self harm which is not why I have been signposted there
30:35 <MrMobodies> I told her no.... the only thing is like many people I feel angry with the way thing are like every other human being.
40:44 <MrMobodies> https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/The-Richmond-Fellowship-Scotland/reviews?fcountry=GB&sort=rating_asc
40:44 <EEVBot> [url] Just a moment... | uk.indeed.com
40:50 <MrMobodies> well that says a lot
44:48 <MrMobodies> looks like I am going to have to be careful with them
32:21 <MrMobodies> Tightened up the connectors, put them in, very hard to get in
32:25 <MrMobodies> now they slipped out again
39:49 <rust_collector> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRM1zw_v-NM good night
39:49 <EEVBot> [YouTube] ⁨Nile - Sacrifice Unto Sebek⁩ | 3m 4s | Channel: ⁨Nile Fanpage⁩ | 587,948 views | 2009-04-01 - 15:02:49 UTC
14:39 <Halcyon> Morning blue cheeses
18:47 * Ampera hugs Halcyon
18:48 <Ampera> <3
18:50 <Ampera> How are you doing?
18:56 <Halcyon> Not too bad, how are you AmperA?
19:01 <Ampera> boobs
19:06 <Halcyon> Heh
19:42 <Ampera> waiting for that guy I met to get back from work so we can chat on a discord call
22:29 <Halcyon> Wooo. What does he do for work?
23:13 <Ampera> works at a tech consultancy thing
39:05 <arch> he's a male stripper
39:32 <Ampera> I think you're projecting your own dreams onto him...
39:39 <arch> \o/
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52:37 <electrohead> stop talking about my side jobs, damn it
52:26 * Halcyon throws $1 coins at electrohead 
02:21 * Ampera sleepy
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14:37 <steve30> hi
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27:07 <MrMobodies> hELLO
27:25 <MrMobodies> These use to sell for like £8
27:27 <MrMobodies> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386434149218
27:28 <EEVBot> [url] Parkside WALL HOOK SET, pack of 4 | eBay | www.ebay.co.uk
27:31 <MrMobodies> can't find them anymore
27:46 <MrMobodies> not in that style I want
32:16 <MrMobodies> so I had to improvise
32:25 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/nOuxYa6.png
33:16 <MrMobodies> using some rubber I found around the sharp edges over the metal bracket with some heatshrink around it.
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34:32 <Halcyon> Mew
34:35 <Halcyon> Hello Steve
34:40 <MrMobodies> it's for the disco ligthing
34:46 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/WqslL0O.png
34:51 <MrMobodies> Oh hello
35:18 <Halcyon> On the train into the office again. *sigh*
35:46 <MrMobodies> I was trying to find some hook set to wrap th cables around but could not fin the style I want so had to improvise with some rubber and heatshrink around the bracket to get a similar effect
35:54 <MrMobodies> I mean grip
36:18 <MrMobodies> You have an office on a train?
36:36 <Halcyon> Well my laptop :P
36:48 <MrMobodies> oh, first or business class?
36:50 <Halcyon> But yeh I try and get into the office at least a few days every month or two
37:04 <Halcyon> There is only one class
37:37 <MrMobodies> that's nice they don't discriminate by price
37:58 <Halcyon> Heh nope. You just pay for the distance.
38:22 <Halcyon> I think the roughly 80-100km trip into the city is about $6-7 something like that.
38:25 <MrMobodies> In this country, in my area they pay for distance and class
38:29 <Halcyon> I think it's slightly more in peak times.
38:44 <MrMobodies> to get to Hornchurch station would cost me about £120
39:01 <MrMobodies> by car back and forwards, £80
39:07 <MrMobodies> car works out cheaper
39:08 <Halcyon> Seems expensive. I'd understand if you were doing an overnight trip into another state
39:40 <MrMobodies> in Upminster the C2C seems quite reasonable. They have seats and no class system.
39:51 <MrMobodies> going into London I mean
40:11 <MrMobodies> but it gets busy in there and they fight over seats
40:13 <Halcyon> You can get "classed" trains that go between states here
40:22 <Halcyon> But that's usually because they have sleeper carriages
40:57 <MrMobodies> by car about 2 to 3 hours to get into Hornchurch and Upminster
41:11 <MrMobodies> By train an hour and a half as I remembered when I last looked
41:31 <MrMobodies> I think it is GWR (Great Western Railway)
42:10 <MrMobodies> https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.gwr.com
42:11 <EEVBot> [url] Great Western Railway Reviews | Read Customer Service Reviews of www.gwr.com | uk.trustpilot.com
42:19 <MrMobodies> Not so "great" are they?
42:38 <MrMobodies> 1 star 65% 2 star 5%
43:24 <MrMobodies> the word failure appears 5 times on that page
43:52 <Halcyon> Wow
44:30 <MrMobodies> oooh Reviews 1,776 that seems a lot
46:15 <MrMobodies> (1776/100)*70=1243 unhappy people
46:43 <Halcyon> I guess most people write reviews when they are cranky, not when things are running as expected
47:28 <MrMobodies> select 5 star and "first class" appears 3 times
48:29 <MrMobodies> 2nd page 5 times
48:43 <MrMobodies> looks like those who pay more for 1st class aren't cranky
49:36 <MrMobodies> joke: when they are in luxury
49:57 <MrMobodies> well the C2C in Upminster is nice with seats
50:11 <MrMobodies> no class system but they still get cranky over seats
50:22 <MrMobodies> I got challenged once
50:37 <MrMobodies> I quickly got in a seat inbetween 3 seats
50:51 <MrMobodies> lady opposite me asked "Why you so aggressive?"
51:15 <MrMobodies> "I said sorry I am not aggressive I was just trying to get to a seat with all this luggage and that.."
51:41 <MrMobodies> She shouted "that's isn't my problem" I said, "Well you asked"
52:02 <MrMobodies> then said to me to "Shut up!" in which case I told her to do the same
52:26 <MrMobodies> and a few folks standing up got involved and I just put my headphones on
30:01 <MrMobodies> I am not pleased
30:16 <MrMobodies> someone from what looks like a care home
30:25 <MrMobodies> is using my email address to place orders
30:42 <MrMobodies> they also have the same surname as me and initials
30:48 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/KtE56tb.png
31:58 <MrMobodies> I just sent the a message that I never ordered anything or setup an account and that an email confirmation check should prevent this from happening
32:26 <MrMobodies> https://i.imgur.com/qNLseCS.png
32:36 <MrMobodies> entrance of some care facility
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32:57 <MrMobodies> never had this happening to me before
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