Session Start: Mon Aug 29 00:00:00 2011 Session Ident: #glitchpc [00:00] * Now talking in #glitchpc
[00:00] * Topic is 'Welcome to #glitchpc chat. Profanity, trolls, and impersonation are not welcome here. Street1 has become a Silent Keyboard. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=139870551'
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[10:13]<Tux2> Hi jacky!
[10:13]<@jacky> Tux2: Hello
[10:15]<+camerongray> Hey jacky and Tux2
[10:15]<Tux2> hi camerongray
[10:15]<@jacky> camerongray: Hello
[10:21]<Tux2> Finally getting the phone box fixed today outside so I can stop borrowing internet from the unsuspecting neighbor...
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[10:27]<@jacky> then somebody else can "borrow" it from you?
[10:27]<@jacky> <g>
[10:29]<Tux2> lol! No way. ;) My WiFi access points I set up are a little way beyond just being "secure". This person left their wireless completely open...
[10:29]<+camerongray> lol
[10:29]<@jacky> heh
[10:30]<+camerongray> I wish I knew more about low level electronics - Had a really good idea (Probably going to patent it) but it's confusing :P
[10:30]<@jacky> I know basics, but I'm very rusty
[10:30]<@jacky> what was the question... just for fun
[10:30]<+camerongray> Basically involves those wireless power transmitter thingys
[10:30]<@jacky> what about them?
[10:31]<+camerongray> As in, how do I make one :P
[10:31]<+camerongray> Just 2 coils?
[10:31]<@jacky> not quite
[10:31]<+camerongray> :(
[10:31]<@jacky> is it absolutely necessary to home brew it from scratch?
[10:31]<@jacky> that's the first question
[10:31]<@jacky> if it is not, then go buy something
[10:31]<+camerongray> Probably
[10:31]<@jacky> it will save you time
[10:31]<@jacky> ok
[10:31]<@jacky> then study radio. heheehe
[10:31]<+camerongray> Could buy one and take it apart :P
[10:32]<@jacky> you need an oscillator to generate the rf
[10:32]<+camerongray> Ahh
[10:32]<@jacky> then some small amplifeir to bring up the signal
[10:32]<+camerongray> That doesn't sound too hard
[10:32]<@jacky> you need to be able to modulate it somehow
[10:32]<+camerongray> Just need to figure out how to patent it
[10:32]<@jacky> google for Amateur Radio
[10:32]<@jacky> or Ham Radio
[10:32]<+camerongray> Without spendins tonnes of money
[10:32]<@jacky> and some of their books.
[10:32]<+camerongray> spending*
[10:33]<@jacky> you could google for just that, too. a small, low pwer transmitter
[10:33]<@jacky> you need to have some idea of what frequency you want it on
[10:33]<@jacky> that affects the components,
[10:33]<@jacky> and to get around interference
[10:33]<@jacky> heck... can you just modify a garage door opener?
[10:33]<@jacky> :)
[10:34]<@jacky> how much range do you need?
[10:34]<@jacky> distance
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[10:48]<@jacky> oh well
[10:48]<@jacky> be back later
[10:48]<@jacky> :)
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[12:03]<Tux2> lol, the only local computer guys in Rawlins Wyoming that are in the phonebook are out of business!
[12:03]<@BC_Programming> lol
[12:03]<Tux2> I guess that means I can set my rates to whatever I want and people would "have" to pay. ;)
[12:04]<@BC_Programming> heh
[12:04]<Tux2> Yeah, some of the computers in Rawlins are in really bad shape...
[12:05]<+camerongray> lol
[12:05]<Tux2> I had one kid come up to me yesterday at church and he said: "You should fix the computers at such and such place, they have soooo many viruses on them."
[12:06]<+camerongray> lol
[12:06]<+camerongray> Same here - People think that they are cheap disposable things
[12:06]<+camerongray> Microsoft are running an advertising campaign here that basically tells parents to buy their kids a new PC every year
[12:06]<Tux2> lol, more like too poor to get new ones, too poor to get them repaired 150 miles away...
[12:06]<+camerongray> ahh
[12:07]<+camerongray> And there is also one that says "This is (not sure of the name), she thinks her 4 year old computer is good enough"
[12:07]<Tux2> Yes, that's how close it is to a decent computer repair place...
[12:08]<+camerongray> And then they show a picture of a Dell desktop - Probably Core2Duo based
[12:08]<+camerongray> I'm like - It's fine - NO need to replace it
[12:08]<Tux2> lol! They are still "good enough" if you do them up
[12:08]<Tux2> ugh...
[12:08]<+camerongray> yeh
[12:08]<Tux2> I wasn't supposed to send that...
[12:09]<+camerongray> But people here tend to buy the cheapest pcs they can find and then complain when they break and buy new ones
[12:09]<Tux2> I have a 4 year old computer at home... still running strong...
[12:09]<+camerongray> Same
[12:09]<+camerongray> No need to replace it - 4 years isn't that old for basic office use
[12:09]<Tux2> lol! I build "cheap PCs". Only difference: I build quality cheap PCs
[12:09]<+camerongray> Yeh
[12:09]<@BC_Programming> a four year old computer would be fine
[12:10]<+camerongray> None of that Foxconn+Sempron+No name case with free 400w PSU stuff :P
[12:10]<Tux2> My laptop is still not as powerful as my 4 year old desktop!
[12:10]<@BC_Programming> mine is three years old now, I think, but I also doubt that a lot of people would ever really tax the system for anything but games
[12:10]<@BC_Programming> I mean the average person doesn't run eclipse or Visual Studio or photoshop or 3ds max
[12:10]<Tux2> lol! I know!
[12:10]<+camerongray> I'd love to start a computer repair business but there is too much competition here - http://www.idealcomputing.co.uk/ - Can't fault them
[12:10]<Tux2> I keep taxing my laptop...
[12:11]<Tux2> heh, you just need to offer something that they don't do...
[12:11]<+camerongray> But they do everything :P
[12:11]<Tux2> I did computer repair in Denver, CO. Competition is FIERCE down there...
[12:12]<+camerongray> Repairs, screen replacements, new builds, parts, peripharels
[12:12]<+camerongray> Staff that know what a computer it
[12:12]<Tux2> Sure, they do EVERYTHING, but do they do everything well?
[12:12]<+camerongray> yeh :P
[12:12]<+camerongray> PCs come all cable managed
[12:12]<+camerongray> Same day repairs
[12:13]<Tux2> Are their staff friendly and polite, building relationships with their clients?
[12:13]<+camerongray> Yeh :P
[12:13]<Tux2> Yeah, real problem there...
[12:13]<+camerongray> Can't fault them in any way
[12:13]<Tux2> Do they do linux repairs, pbx phone systems?
[12:14]<+camerongray> Nope :P
[12:14]<+camerongray> I think they do linux actually
[12:14]<+camerongray> Except for the time they misspelt "great" on the customer testimonial thing - "Greate"
[12:14]<Tux2> lol!
[12:15]<Tux2> Hey, they are hiring... might want to just get a job there...
[12:15]<+camerongray> lol
[12:15]<+camerongray> Was going to in the summer but then I got the job doing PHP development
[12:15]<Tux2> ah...
[12:16]<Tux2> Yeah, in Denver there were many computer places and many computers, so plenty of computers to go around... up here there are no computer repair guys and plenty of broken computers...
[12:16]<Tux2> You should move out here. ;)
[12:16]<+camerongray> lol
[12:16]<+camerongray> I'm thinking about starting a company that manages all the IT for small businesses - Pay a monthly cost and that covers all their systems - Repair and maintain, set up new systems, set up networks with domains .etc
[12:17]<+camerongray> Could also do webdesign for them
[12:17]<+camerongray> Build custom applications
[12:17]<Tux2> Now that would be something that they don't advertise.
[12:17]<+camerongray> Yeh
[12:17]<+camerongray> Could be quite good - So many places here use home use PCs with no proper LAN
[12:27]<@BC_Programming> DragOriginPoint = (from n in SelectedPath.PathPoints where n.Selected orderby n.Location.X ascending select n).First();
[12:27]<@BC_Programming> yay LINQ
[12:28]<@BC_Programming> adding ability to edit paths to BASeBlock
[12:28]<@BC_Programming> not fun
[12:28]<+camerongray> lol
[12:29]<@BC_Programming> but will be cool to be able to use the editor, draw a abstract shape and have a block follow it as a path
[12:54]<Tux2> lol, the qwest guy is really late.... I called qwest and they said that he is going to be 3 hours late because of a problem on a job before us.
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[15:30]<cameron_touchpad> Hi all
[15:31]<@BC_Programming> greetings
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[22:33]<Tux2> howdy BC_Programming and sonicrules1234
[22:33]<@BC_Programming> sup tux
[22:33]<@BC_Programming> I made another wallpaper :P
[22:34]<Tux2> Cool!
[22:34] * Tux2 got the internet and wifi up at his new place finally!
[22:34]<@BC_Programming> heh cool
[22:34]<@BC_Programming> http://bc-programming.com/images/other/mlp/wallpaper/rarity1440.png
[22:34]<@BC_Programming> http://www.bc-programming.com/images/other/mlp/wallpaper/pinkie1440.png
[22:35]<@BC_Programming> I think I showed you the second one already though
[22:35]<Tux2> you always make the coolest mlp wallpapers:)
[22:35]<@BC_Programming> heh thanks :D
[22:35]<Tux2> oh, and no you never showed me the second one either
[22:35]<@BC_Programming> was probably mulreay I showed it to
[22:36]<@BC_Programming> takes longer to make wallpapers than it does to make signature bars
[22:36]<Tux2> The Qwest guy fought for an hour and a half going all the way back to the hub making the wire as short and unconvoluted as possible to make sure I got the best connection. ;)
[22:36]<@BC_Programming> nice
[22:37]<Tux2> Yeah, then I got to fight an uncooperative wifi router...
[22:38]<Tux2> For some reason the router didn't like my laptop... as soon as I did it from my phone though it popped....
[22:39]<@BC_Programming> I use my own router, although I think they would have given us one had I not already bought it
[22:39]<@BC_Programming> but I wanted wireless-N :P
[22:40]<Tux2> lol, same here, I bought a new dd-wrt wireless N router...
[22:42]<Tux2> thing was, it's cantankerous
[22:44]<Tux2> Hey BC_Programming, are you publishing these wallpapers anywhere?
[22:44]<@BC_Programming> not yet, I've got a draft blog post that I'm going to put it all up on
[22:45]<Tux2> ah...
[22:45]<Tux2> Make sure to watermark them!
[22:46]<@BC_Programming> :) yeah
[22:47]<Tux2> irc://irc.synirc.net/ponygoons <---- ever been there?
[22:47]<@BC_Programming> nope
[22:48]<@BC_Programming> y
[22:48]<Tux2> Just wondering... It's an MLP chat... they might give some good feedback on your wallpapers... (just watermark them first...)
[22:49]<@BC_Programming> ok, I want to make a few more first though :P
[22:50]<Tux2> lol, okay. :) I'll be here.
[22:50]<@BC_Programming> they aren't actually 1440x900, the "originals" are 2880x1800
[22:56]<Tux2> Nice!
[22:57]<@BC_Programming> yeha I made them super huge so that they could be scaled
[22:57]<Tux2> I would love the originals for my desktop
[22:57]<@BC_Programming> I'll probably upload them somewhere... at some point
[23:13]<@BC_Programming> uploaded the full res versions here http://bc-programming.com/images/other/mlp/wallpaper/fullres/
[23:17]<Tux2> cool. Thanks. :)
[23:18]<@BC_Programming> put my web address in the corner too, and added something to the rarity wallpaper
[23:19]<Tux2> :) I knew something was different with the rarity one. :) you put the face in the background. ;)
[23:20]<@BC_Programming> yeah
[23:24]<@BC_Programming> I'm keeping the psd's though, :P
[23:25]<Tux2> lol, I just read your blog post "The MLP:FIM three point rebuttal" I laughed really hard at the end...
[23:26]<@BC_Programming> it's true
[23:26]<@BC_Programming> :P
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