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01:33:22 * electrohead delay films the valve-ry
02:02:11 <arch> rc-garage, the engine is from 1987 and looks like it was ran quite frequently. most end users never adjust valves. i do, but i've only done it to overhead valve engines. in any case i will open it up next week. electrician is coming this week so i need to have a functional generator to test out the L14-30P outlet box he will be installing outside the house
02:08:39 <rc-garage> mkay, have fun with that
02:10:18 <Kuschelpony> ehm, i hope he installs an inlet box...
02:10:42 <Kuschelpony> otherwise, my gratulations for bringing that generator back to life
02:14:27 <arch> lol you know what i meant Kuschelpony :p
02:15:28 <Kuschelpony> you are someone i have some more trust, other people not so much
02:15:47 <rc-garage> heeeeeey!!!
02:18:15 <arch> loool
03:04:28 <T3sl4> Halcyon: https://www.reddit.com/r/parrots/comments/1s0lymj/same_energy/
03:48:55 <arch> T3sl4, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMz_u96BaTE
03:48:56 <EEVBot> [YouTube] Red bird meme but it's Majima | 7s | Channel: InhumanRampage | 1,888,404 views | 2021-06-24 - 15:43:31 UTC
08:26:00 <MrMobodies> https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/369078/ev-drivers-save-ps12-charge-landmark-vat-ruling-could-be-huge
08:26:00 <EEVBot> [url] EV drivers to save £12 per charge? Landmark VAT ruling could be huge | Auto Express | www.autoexpress.co.uk
08:26:02 <MrMobodies> HYPOCRITS
08:26:36 <MrMobodies> " Charge My Street, has won a ‘first-tier tribunal’ questioning whether electric-car drivers should be forced to pay 20 per cent VAT "
08:26:46 <MrMobodies> "It’s understood that HMRC now has 56 days to appeal the judgement"
08:27:51 <MrMobodies> This government encouarging the use of electric cars and how "greener" and cheaper tax and road tax it'd be.
08:28:38 <MrMobodies> now they ignore everything else and want to charge the full rate on what I mean't about hypocrisy.
08:29:13 <rust_collector> why not be annoyed by this stuff? https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/features/369119/are-car-headlights-too-bright-how-hi-tech-led-lights-prioritise-driver-while
08:29:13 <EEVBot> [url] Are car headlights too bright? How hi-tech LED lights prioritise the driver but risk dazzling everyone else | Auto Express | www.autoexpress.co.uk
08:30:08 <MrMobodies> Yes, I brought a hat recently down the charity shop for £2, cotten felt, made in England so when they blind me I just turn the sides down
08:30:58 <MrMobodies> similar to this
08:30:59 <MrMobodies> https://www.cotswoldcountryhats.com/fedora-cowboy-wide-brimmed-hat-crushable-safari--with-removable-feather-10442-p.asp
08:31:00 <EEVBot> [url] Fedora Cowboy Wide Brimmed Hat Crushable Safari with Removable Feather | www.cotswoldcountryhats.com
08:31:16 <MrMobodies> but it doesn't stick out as far as that, just enough to block the light
08:33:40 <MrMobodies> they should put the control of the lights back to the driver to be able to override and even turn the brightness down especially of being BLINDED in bright daylight something unheard of 10 - 20 years years ago for a car
08:35:45 <MrMobodies> Maybe they should look at the idea of putting the bright lights under the car to illuminate the road without blinding people where they cannot directly see the bulbs.
08:37:53 <MrMobodies> thanks for finding that article, it seems full of facts compared to the others that mention "oh well everyone percieves light different so it won't affect everyone etc.
08:38:00 <MrMobodies> "lighting regulations, which are based on laboratory measurements of luminous intensity [the amount of light emitted by a source] rather than the luminance [the amount of light hitting a surface or structure] experienced by drivers, are no longer sufficient with modern headlight technology.”"
08:39:27 <MrMobodies> that quote seems well sad in reflection of the the issue
08:39:33 <MrMobodies> oops *said not sad
08:39:58 <rust_collector> in my experience, the lights are ok, but they are no fun, when they are used in a world that is not flat.
08:41:11 <K> i think car mounted automatic paintbaal device is the solution
08:42:54 <rust_collector> those roof mounted old browning m2 things would be a good alternative.
08:43:10 <K> loud
08:43:13 <rust_collector> very
08:44:08 <rust_collector> but, they would turn off bright headlights well enough
08:45:22 <MrMobodies> so brighty white they'd go through the paint and still illuminate well enough
08:46:34 <MrMobodies> Someone gave me an "EE Smart Hub" 12v 2a 24w. Good sign that it is not efficient and power efficiently targets haven't been aggressively applied to the performance
08:47:00 <MrMobodies> No so SMART as the used LAN SWITCH PORT 4 for the WAN.
08:48:07 <MrMobodies> which I'd imagine would be something like "policy based routing", which add overhead on the CPU and possible won't get good performance
08:49:19 <MrMobodies> same thing with the Fritzbox my sister was given as an "upgrade" from Zen in 2020 and she reverted to Zyxel which had a proper WAN port. 80Mbps fibre and it could only manage up to 30mbps whereas the Zyxel managed the full 80mbps
08:50:00 <MrMobodies> if it's got an 5GHZ AC wifi, that'd be useful
08:50:09 <MrMobodies> just to use as it as an access point
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09:43:15 <arch> put a sentry turret on the hood of your car
10:11:12 <Halcyon> Cute birb T3sl4
10:46:49 <MrMobodies> I wonder how long in British hospitals whem they start censuring phones or blocking mobile signals under some excuse about security or "sensitive communication"
10:46:51 <MrMobodies> https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25721059.family-condemn-couples-nhs-care-deaths-17-days-apart/
10:46:53 <EEVBot> [url] Family condemn couple's NHS care before deaths 17 days apart | Eastern Daily Press | www.edp24.co.uk
10:47:03 <MrMobodies> "Fearful and confused in the hours before her death, Barbara dialled 999 and made a “distressing call to the police” from her hospital bed. Her family was never informed of this call. "
10:47:57 <MrMobodies> They didn't do any checks when the husband had stomach cancer and instead they called him stubborn.
10:49:34 <MrMobodies> not only didn't they manage the wife's condition or even medication properly and timely, they were arrogant to do any checks on the husband.
10:50:23 <MrMobodies> I know they were busy and stretched but should be no excuse for arrogance in refusing to run medical tests
10:51:04 <MrMobodies> but they seem very quick with the Do Not Resuciate forms like that was for more important than running tests.
10:52:50 <MrMobodies> Recently in the UK had been trying to bring out "the right to die" law but with the way things are that's no longer necessary. Just walk into one of those places and either make or just leave you to do.
10:53:22 <MrMobodies> oops "they'd either make or just leave you to die".
10:54:10 <MrMobodies> organised by the administration upstairs or hundreds of miles away through at some head office through a tickeing system
13:54:56 <MrMobodies> Just finished tidying up Window 11 with explorer patch and a bunch of other tools... SO MUCH better
13:55:51 <MrMobodies> Uninstalled that stupid oversized BLOATED Notepad and pathetic commad prompt thing from the "APPSTORE" and then the old one reappeared without doing anything else
13:56:33 <MrMobodies> a bar appeared in the mice small simple notepad, that a new version is available respond "F off"
13:58:31 <MrMobodies> time for disk image
13:59:24 <MrMobodies> got so angry yelling getting rid of sh*t (think the developers made it like that as if I am too stupid or don't use the things I need to get to) that I started to see patterns in my left eye
14:00:04 <MrMobodies> The friend Diane was pleased with the laptop, it is an E15 but she insists on Windows 11. It came with Pro
14:00:17 <MrMobodies> oops Lenovo E15
14:00:59 <MrMobodies> but she was not happy with Windows 11, show I showed her mine, ltsc supported for about another 4 years
14:01:23 <MrMobodies> so I agreed to put both one on two different M.2 drives
14:01:37 <MrMobodies> she was all confused when I switched it on
14:02:00 <MrMobodies> I showed her mine customized windows 10 on this T490 and straight away she can see things and navigate easily
14:02:56 <MrMobodies> tonight I spent 4 really frustrating hours finding registry fixes for things partially removed and little addons to restore certain things like the QUICKLAUNCH that she uses too
14:07:19 <MrMobodies> I don't know how long it'd last with the next update
14:07:20 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/8P8PQ7wd/1.jpg
14:07:54 <MrMobodies> Now do you think that Windows 11 looks more usable?
14:08:47 <MrMobodies> now I did a backup I'll apply the colors and metrics to the windows
14:15:19 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/Hn62MqS7/2.jpg
14:15:40 <MrMobodies> Nope colour change didn't work but the sizes of the toolbar has reduced
14:15:59 <MrMobodies> but a LOT BETTER than the way it was before.
14:19:06 <MrMobodies> Looking so nice, simple, I could use it myself, offline.
14:19:59 <MrMobodies> I'd have to spend a long time and effort altering or removing that Updater Orchestrator or it's replacement for it to be useful to e
14:20:12 <MrMobodies> but that's what the LTSC edition was for
14:21:32 <MrMobodies> Disabled that Co Pilot from group policy and it seems to have disappeared from Edge
14:21:51 <MrMobodies> I thought I'd have to do a whole load of things to disable or remove it
14:26:11 <MrMobodies> After office install final disk image then copy all the stuff across
14:26:15 <MrMobodies> and i'd be at peace
14:26:28 <MrMobodies> then I;ll look at a windows 10 LTSC install
14:26:42 <MrMobodies> if the Windows 11 updates and gives her grief
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15:00:11 <MrMobodies> After installing Office 2024 LTSC and restart the window colours started to work
15:00:12 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/bwRLQ2sY/7.jpg
15:00:18 <MrMobodies> Now how does that look?
16:50:27 <Halcyon> Really going for that Windows 9x colour scheme aren't you?
16:56:38 <steve30> does it perform illegal operations? :p
17:05:56 <Halcyon> Hahaha don't miss those days
17:06:01 <Halcyon> Remember Norton CrashGuard?
17:14:36 <steve30> nope
17:15:02 <Halcyon> It was supposed to intervene if a program crashed, so you could at least save your document or whatever. It almost never worked.
17:15:57 <steve30> its amazing how reliable stuff is nowadays
17:17:01 <Halcyon> Oh yeah we've come a long way. Although I was using Windows 11 for the first time in ages the other day and explorer seems far more flakey than it used to be
17:17:29 * steve30 pets the windows 2000 explorer
17:17:38 <Halcyon> Oh yeah that was rock solid
17:17:49 <MrMobodies> oooh I just saw it
17:17:55 <MrMobodies> and thought okay
17:17:59 <MrMobodies> the color scheme
17:18:05 <MrMobodies> https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/windows-11-is-dying/msg6219889/#msg6219889
17:18:05 <EEVBot> [url] Windows 11 is dying.... - Page 34 | www.eevblog.com
17:18:32 <steve30> i had 2000 on one of my thinkpads, but i switched it to XP as I wanted to run newer xp-only software
17:19:05 <MrMobodies> Joke: When someone is being arrested and handcuffed "This program has performed an illegal opetation and shall be closed."
17:19:35 <MrMobodies> Joke: Now You'll be sent to prison and put in "protected mode" where you can't harm the public anymore.
17:20:19 <MrMobodies> I always though, XP = Xtra Petty
17:20:34 <MrMobodies> with the that blue theme
17:21:59 <MrMobodies> Steve30 I am worried about something
17:22:17 <MrMobodies> when I blink rapidly I sometimes, see fog, during blinking rapidly
17:22:43 <MrMobodies> I am worried I got cataracts
17:25:06 <MrMobodies> Well I am pleased I got over that and the horrid panels.
17:25:26 <MrMobodies> but a lot of work, anger and frustration.
17:25:43 <MrMobodies> maybe I'll use that disk imagine as a template
17:26:11 <MrMobodies> I see "EEVblog®" put a registered trademark on his name.
17:26:52 <MrMobodies> the person getting it is in her 70's by the way
17:27:02 <MrMobodies> so I think she might apppreciate it
17:27:46 <MrMobodies> if it stays like that after the updates. another time I'll install my template Window 10 LTSC on another drive when she comes over net
17:28:20 <steve30> I like the XP luna theme
17:28:31 <steve30> although i prefer the standard theme
17:29:56 <MrMobodies> Steve30 I use to use Windows 2000 server on this old Toshiba Portege 7020ct laptop that i got for a £1 down the bootsale in 2001
17:30:00 <MrMobodies> used it till 2010
17:30:13 <MrMobodies> I still remember the key
17:30:30 <MrMobodies> RBDCD-VTRC8-D7972-J97JY-PRVMG
17:30:37 <steve30> cool
17:30:58 <MrMobodies> yep still remember it correcty
17:30:59 <MrMobodies> https://forum.winworldpc.com/discussion/6677/new-serials-compilation/p2
17:30:59 <EEVBot> [url] New Serials Compilation - Page 2 — WinWorld | forum.winworldpc.com
17:31:35 <MrMobodies> and a Windows 2003 where, it wasn't a crack, just winlogon altered to make it look like it was in safe mode avoiding th activiation stuff.
17:31:54 <MrMobodies> that worked past service pack 1
17:32:27 <Halcyon> Apparently there is a program that generates Windows XP activation IDs from installation IDs. https://www.xpforums.com/threads/windows-xp-activation-algorithm-cracked.934798/
17:32:27 <EEVBot> [url] Windows XP activation algorithm cracked | Windows XP Forums | www.xpforums.com
17:32:28 <MrMobodies> aah Windows 2003 Enterprise it was
17:32:40 <Halcyon> Not sure how legit it is, so in case it's malware, probably run it in an isolated VM
17:32:47 <MrMobodies> oh yes I saw it a few months ago
17:32:59 <MrMobodies> I have just used that
17:33:17 <MrMobodies> for a duo core motherboard I got, with the ISA slot
17:33:47 <steve30> i think i've only ever used XP with a crack.
17:33:54 <MrMobodies> so I can use it to search for music whilst playing, with the old pentium 3 was struggling to do in the discos where I just use it to power up the isa sound card and control a bunch of sound cards
17:34:17 <MrMobodies> for the line in and line out
17:34:37 <MrMobodies> Well I am going to replace the cracked ones soon on the virtual machines
17:34:53 <MrMobodies> I don't trust them where I have to set permission on pfsense
17:35:38 <MrMobodies> once i remove them off the disk (many stay hidden when loaded like a rootkit) the activation reappears)
17:40:10 <steve30> my smartphone got a call from someone in "Messolonghi" yesterday
17:41:15 <MrMobodies> oooh
17:43:15 <MrMobodies> Did they dial the wrong number?
17:44:56 <MrMobodies> https://i.postimg.cc/rcZxh4tD/Duo-Core-ISA-motherboard.jpg
17:45:50 <MrMobodies> One PCI sata SSD bracket in the back for the OS (Windows XP), another for the music, one on the side so I can copy and backup things.
17:46:08 <MrMobodies> glad it supports DDR3 too
17:47:44 <MrMobodies> oh, that Chrome like THING on Windows 11 (Webview) they are trying to replace explorer with justs looks so bloated to me
17:47:50 <MrMobodies> and horrid
17:48:06 <MrMobodies> I inefficient to use for the htings I wnat
17:48:16 <MrMobodies> with things so spaced out
17:48:50 <MrMobodies> fortunatly they left the components in this build so a registry key seems to change it back
17:49:31 <MrMobodies> bloated looking command prompt and notepad with things unwanted to me that takes up even more room, the tabs
17:50:07 <MrMobodies> and the UI again so spaced out, so there's less density and wasted space
17:52:42 <MrMobodies> I feel mentally exhuasted
17:52:58 <MrMobodies> it's not often I feel like that
17:53:35 <MrMobodies> waiting for this lady to wake up, she's spent the weekend with us, so she can test it out and go home with it today if she is happy with it
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20:02:32 <MrMobodies> https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/yet-another-franlab-crisis/3025/
20:02:32 <EEVBot> [url] FranLab is getting evicted - Page 122 | www.eevblog.com
20:02:37 <MrMobodies> Oh dear
20:02:49 <MrMobodies> everytime I see this thread emerge
20:02:56 <MrMobodies> it can be of nothing good
20:03:24 <MrMobodies> with reading from the end it sounds to me like she moved again or was forced out
20:17:59 <K> hello rackmount bolts
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