00:00 <Rookie_69> HNY to those in EST.
00:11 <efc> HNY
00:12 * Rookie_69 doesn't expect to last until central.
00:12 * efc sets the furniture on fire
00:14 * Rookie_69 wonders about some of the new year's customs...
00:15 <Rookie_69> Replacing furnishings every January second might be good for the economy...
00:16 <Rookie_69> ... but hard on the pocketbook.
00:17 <efc> Its not my furniture.. I think its xcamel's or wdsmia's
00:18 <PovAddict_> hny
00:18 <efc> I'm gonna give you lots of taco-flavored kisses
00:20 <efc> HNY Pov
00:21 <Rookie_69> I'd say ditto if I thought I could type it...
00:23 <PovAddict_> there's such weird people on irc... in another channel I had to say 'celebrating new years by discussing functional languages? thanks, you make me feel normal in comparison'
00:24 <PovAddict_> (they really are talking about ocaml and scheme right now)
00:27 <efc> how exiting
00:27 <PovAddict_> I wonder why I hang out in there
00:28 <efc> Thats between you and your shrink.
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05:32 <TheGasGiant> big storm heading my way -> http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml#skip
05:32 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/d6nfxo> (at www.bom.gov.au)
05:32 <TheGasGiant> got some good video of the approaching lightning
05:33 <TheGasGiant> &weather ymml
05:33 <Romulus> TheGasGiant: Temperature: 64°F / 18°C | Humidity: 88% | Pressure: 29.75in / 1008hPa | Conditions: Thunderstorms and Rain | Wind Direction: ENE | Wind Speed: 12mph / 18km/h | Updated: 9:00 PM EST; Overcast. High:77 ° F.; Chance of a Thunderstorm. Low:59 ° F.; Chance of Rain. High:71 ° F.; Overcast. Low:50 ° F.; Partly Cloudy. High:69 ° F.; Scattered Clouds. Low:50 ° F.;
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06:30 <TheGasGiant> off to bed...nn
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08:36 <xcamel> 'lo
08:43 <ELGono> lo jay and happy new year!!
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09:00 <xcamel> HNY to you too..
09:30 <xcamel> &wx 12074
09:30 <Romulus> xcamel: Temperature: 27.7°F / -2.4°C | Humidity: 94% | Pressure: 29.98in / 1015.1hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Light Snow | Wind Direction: ENE | Wind Speed: 0.0mph / 0.0km/h ; Today - Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely this morning. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph...becoming northwest around 5 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent.; (1 more message)
09:30 <xcamel> &more
09:30 <Romulus> xcamel: Tonight - Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely...mainly after midnight. Snow accumulation up to an inch. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.; Saturday - Light snow likely. Additional snow accumulation up to an inch. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.;
09:30 <xcamel> at least it's nice out temp wise..
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10:02 <xcamel> that was weird...
10:19 <CoderForLife> morning Jay
10:20 <CoderForLife> HNY
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11:37 <xcamel> damn I wish this sinus headache would go away...
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14:54 <wdsmia> &wx 50319
14:54 <Romulus> wdsmia: Temperature: 8.3°F / -13.2°C | Humidity: 73% | Pressure: 30.60in / 1036.1hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Light Snow | Wind Direction: West | Wind Speed: 2.0mph / 3.2km/h ; Rest of Today - Mostly cloudy. Very cold. A chance of light snow before noon...then scattered flurries in the afternoon. High 5 to 10 above. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.; Tonight - Mostly clear. (1 more message)
14:54 <wdsmia> &more
14:54 <Romulus> wdsmia: Bitterly cold. Low 5 to 10 below. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 15 to 20 below.; Saturday - Sunny. Bitterly cold. High zero to 5 above. North wind around 5 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the morning.;
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15:00 <Tank_Master> &zipcode 50319
15:00 <Romulus> Tank_Master: Des Moines, IA
15:01 <Tank_Master> damn cold out that way
15:01 <wdsmia> yes it is
15:01 <Tank_Master> &wx 97123
15:01 <Romulus> Tank_Master: Temperature: 48.9°F / 9.4°C | Humidity: 94% | Pressure: 29.94in / 1013.8hPa (Rising) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: SSE | Wind Speed: 2.3mph / 3.7km/h ; Today - Showers with small hail. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers may be heavy at times. Highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s...coolest near The Gorge. South wind 15 to 25 mph except east 10 to 15 mph near The Gorge (1 more message)
15:01 <Tank_Master> &more
15:01 <Romulus> Tank_Master: into the early afternoon.; Tonight - Showers likely. Lows 40 to 45. South wind 15 to 20 mph early then 5 to 15 mph.; Saturday - Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.;
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16:29 <PovAddict> zombie67: the projects directory hasn't been in C:\Program files\BOINC since 6.0 :)
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16:33 * TheGasGiant yawns
16:34 <wdsmia> *lo Paul
16:34 <TheGasGiant> heya Doug Happy New Year
16:37 <wdsmia> Brrr its cold out there
16:37 <TheGasGiant> a little chilly here as well.....lol
16:37 <TheGasGiant> &weather ymml
16:37 <Romulus> TheGasGiant: Temperature: 59°F / 15°C | Humidity: 88% | Pressure: 29.86in / 1011hPa | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: SW | Wind Speed: 10mph / 17km/h | Updated: 8:00 AM EST; Unknown. High:66 ° F.; Chance of a Thunderstorm. Low:50 ° F.; Chance of Rain. High:71 ° F.; Overcast. Low:50 ° F.; Partly Cloudy. High:71 ° F.; Scattered Clouds. Low:53 ° F.;
16:37 <wdsmia> &wx 50319
16:38 <Romulus> wdsmia: Temperature: 7.5°F / -13.6°C | Humidity: 70% | Pressure: 30.62in / 1036.8hPa (Rising) | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: North | Wind Speed: 5.0mph / 8.0km/h ; Tonight - Mostly clear. Bitterly cold. Low 10 to 15 below. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.; Saturday - Sunny. Bitterly cold. High zero to 5 above. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind (1 more message)
16:38 <TheGasGiant> had some nice thunder storms here for the past 2 evenings
16:38 <TheGasGiant> wow that's cold
16:38 <TheGasGiant> brb coffee
16:38 <wdsmia> &more
16:38 <Romulus> wdsmia: chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.; Saturday Night - Partly cloudy. Bitterly cold. Low around 10 below. North wind around 5 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.; Wind Chill Advisory for Polk County in effect until 9:00 AM CST on January 02, 2010;
16:43 <TheGasGiant> i can't fathom that sort of weather
16:44 <PovAddict> &wx eze
16:44 <Romulus> PovAddict: Temperature: 77°F / 25°C | Humidity: 69% | Pressure: 29.83in / 1010hPa | Conditions: Scattered Clouds | Wind Direction: WNW | Wind Speed: 5mph / 7km/h | Updated: 6:00 PM ART; Scattered Clouds. High:86 ° F.; Clear. Low:60 ° F.; Scattered Clouds. High:86 ° F.; Clear. Low:64 ° F.; Clear. High:89 ° F.; Scattered Clouds. Low:73 ° F.;
16:44 * PovAddict high-fives TGG, as fellow south-hemispherian
16:45 <TheGasGiant> heya Pov
16:46 <TheGasGiant> happy new year
16:50 <efc> Moo TGG POV
16:50 <TheGasGiant> moo eddie
16:51 <TheGasGiant> happy new year
16:51 <efc> This year is like 1/720th used.. I want a new one.
16:52 <TheGasGiant> lol..that bad a start?
16:52 <PovAddict> &grab efc
16:52 <Romulus> PovAddict: The operation succeeded.
16:53 <PovAddict> [18:52] <PovAddict> [18:51] <efc> This year is like 1/720th used.. I want a new one.
16:53 <PovAddict> [18:52] <Rainier> you can't return it once you've broken the seal ...
16:56 <efc> You know, I have a repeated temptation to obliterate the printer business.
16:56 <efc> Simple, cheap printer, open drivers.
16:57 <PovAddict> I'd Invest In That
16:57 <efc> I don't think it would actually make a lot of money but it would sure cost the big guys a lot
16:57 <PovAddict> in my opinion, you don't have to make a lot of money
16:58 <PovAddict> as long as your balance stays positive, you're doing fine :)
16:58 <efc> we got a (*$# lexmark laser, prints great but its got 4 carts, it won't print if ANY of them are out, or even low (low becomes out after a while even if not using)
16:59 <efc> around $70 each, quite small cartridges
16:59 <TheGasGiant> lol...tell me about! We made the mistake of getting an epson photo printer inkjet....5 cartridges...big money!
16:59 <PovAddict> TheGasGiant: epson cartridges are cheap compared to HP
16:59 <efc> The toner (or ink) is pitifully cheap
17:00 <TheGasGiant> if you don't use it for a while the cartridge is fubar and you have to replace it to get any sort of quality
17:00 <efc> Yep, ink will dry out ( you might be able to clean it with alcohol and revive it)
17:00 <efc> they could prevent that with an alcohol wipeoff but.. no reason for them to
17:01 <TheGasGiant> so we purchased a little brother laser printer...best thing around
17:01 <efc> They do make continuous inking systems for inkjets - about $100 and your printer runs off big tanks of cheap ink
17:01 <TheGasGiant> and print photos at the shop
17:02 <TheGasGiant> hmmm....interesting. We tried generic inks once...what a frackin disaster
17:03 <TheGasGiant> anyone travelling soon> -> http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-truth-about-airport-body-scanners-20091231-lkhb.html
17:03 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/yffauul> (at www.theage.com.au)
17:04 <efc> Hehe, they could make extra money selling tourists bodyscan photos!
17:04 <efc> And for even more money they can make some.. enhancements of your choice
17:05 <efc> Sir, we'd like to recognize the Enormous Package you are bringing on the plane - would you like a photo for $9.95?
17:05 <TheGasGiant> lol...sell celebrity scans!
17:08 <efc> Would you like to supersize that?
17:10 <Tank_Master> its already supersized...
17:10 <PovAddict> TMI
17:10 <Tank_Master> lol
17:12 <efc> This is business genius
17:12 <TheGasGiant> anyone travelling soon? -> http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/treating-everyone-as-suspect-is-absurd-20100101-llti.html
17:12 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/yzbs3xt> (at www.theage.com.au)
17:13 <efc> I wonder how they determine your religion
17:13 <efc> If you have to self-declare that has obvious problems
17:14 <efc> I will self-declare as "Infidel"
17:14 <TheGasGiant> lol
17:15 <TheGasGiant> if you declare as agnostic, does it mean you get to sit at the front or the rear of the plane?
17:17 <efc> You get the cargo hold
17:19 <TheGasGiant> ahhh...for real blasphemers
17:25 <TheGasGiant> anyone know of a decent kvm switch that has dvi and usb in it? (I don't want the ol PS2 verions)
17:26 <efc> If I could find a print head assy thats been generically cloned already I wouldn't even have to develop that part..
17:26 <Tank_Master> how meny comps?
17:26 <efc> TGG: haven't seen one myself. Bet they aren't cheap yet.
17:26 * PovAddict uses VNC :P
17:26 <Tank_Master> you want a 42 port?
17:27 <TheGasGiant> 2 port
17:27 <TheGasGiant> but would consider 4 port
17:28 <Tank_Master> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010290143%201112808982%201305648318&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=PRICE
17:28 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/yljfb8f> (at www.newegg.com)
17:28 <TheGasGiant> hmmm Pov you might be on to something.....does VNC work OK with BOINC GPU apps?
17:28 <PovAddict> I don't do GPU crunching
17:29 <PovAddict> bbl
17:29 <Tank_Master> 2 port for $20
17:29 <PovAddict> TheGasGiant: but I guess it should work
17:29 <TheGasGiant> looks good. shame newegg doesn't ship international
17:29 <PovAddict> bbl4sure →
17:29 <Tank_Master> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010290143%201112808988%201305648318&name=D-Sub%2c%20USB
17:29 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/yzyfn7p> (at www.newegg.com)
17:29 <Tank_Master> 4port for $40
17:29 <Tank_Master> still might get you an idea what to look for
17:30 <TheGasGiant> yep..I'll search for those in Oz :)
17:30 <efc> bleh, this $100 cart has a )$(#$# 1000 page yield
17:30 <Tank_Master> some also have audio
17:39 <efc> $0.40/page for 5% spot color. super.
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18:08 <desti> http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolomargari/1678539089/sizes/l/
18:08 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/ygwmclz> (at www.flickr.com)
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18:22 <wdsmia> finnished shrink wraping the living room bay windows
18:26 <wdsmia> should keep it a bit warmer in here
18:43 <TheGasGiant> doug, just add another i7 computer with a couple of HD5970
18:44 <wdsmia> ok send me the $
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20:11 <Rookie_69> &wx yaw
20:11 <Romulus> Rookie_69: Temperature: 24.4°F / -4.2°C | Humidity: 95% | Pressure: 29.80in / 1009.0hPa | Conditions: Light Snow | Wind Direction: ENE | Wind Speed: 8.5mph / 13.7km/h | Updated: 9:11 PM AST;
20:14 <TheGasGiant> hola Glenn...Happy New Year
20:15 <Rookie_69> Hi, Paul... Ditto.
20:15 <TheGasGiant> did you end up going sailing?
20:16 <Rookie_69> Almost... We sat on the boat and had a beer after deciding that the ice was a bit thick to try and plough through.
20:17 <TheGasGiant> much more sense
20:17 <Rookie_69> About an hour later, a powerboat came in and opened up a channel.
20:18 <TheGasGiant> did they have someone water skiing behind them ;p
20:19 <TheGasGiant> ...just a little carzier than trying to go sailing with ice around...
20:19 <TheGasGiant> crazier
20:20 <Rookie_69> The only ice is in the cove where fresh water freezes on top of the salt water... and no skiers that I know of.
20:21 <Rookie_69> The ice at the end of the dock was about one inch thick and about as hard as warm chocolate.
20:22 <TheGasGiant> brrrrrh
20:24 <Rookie_69> A floater suit and a couple of extra sweaters and a pair of warm boots and a touque and you're all set.
20:25 <TheGasGiant> lol..I'm used to sailing with shorts, tee shirt and a sun hat!
20:30 <Rookie_69> That's a more ideal situation...
20:31 * wdsmia thinks its been over a year since he's been sailing
20:32 <Rookie_69> I'm gonna try a reboot... BBS.
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20:33 <TheGasGiant> i think the beers are a better idea...
20:34 <wdsmia> if a Duffie in the marina is considered sailing
20:34 <TheGasGiant> lol
20:35 <TheGasGiant> the last time I was 'sailing' was on a tall ship about 2 yrs ago...
20:37 * wdsmia is a long ways from any tall ships
20:38 * wdsmia is a long way from any open water
20:39 <wdsmia> Ice we have
20:39 <TheGasGiant> but you have snow....
20:39 <TheGasGiant> we have hot days, warm day, cool days, rainy days, windy days and all of them in one day
20:40 <wdsmia> dont like the weather wait 5 min and it will change
20:41 <TheGasGiant> you got it
20:43 <wdsmia> Hmmm Glenn must have got caught by the MS$ update shutdown
20:45 <TheGasGiant> i just plugged in my wifes new ipod...things may slow down here
20:46 <wdsmia> lol
20:46 <TheGasGiant> remin dme to disable auto opening of itunes...
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20:47 <wdsmia> wb
20:47 <TheGasGiant> he's baaaaack
20:48 <Rookie_69> Idunno... Reboot didn't help. An update was available from logitech... That wasn't compatible. I unplugged camera and plugged it back in and now it works.
20:51 <wdsmia> help desk material if I ever saw one
21:00 <wdsmia> &wx 50319
21:00 <Romulus> wdsmia: Temperature: -1.0°F / -18.3°C | Humidity: 78% | Pressure: 30.68in / 1038.8hPa (Rising) | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: NNW | Wind Speed: 2.0mph / 3.2km/h ; Tonight - Mostly clear. Bitterly cold. Low 10 to 15 below. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.; Saturday - Sunny. Bitterly cold. High zero to 5 above. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind (1 more message)
21:00 <wdsmia> &more
21:00 <Romulus> wdsmia: chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.; Saturday Night - Partly cloudy. Bitterly cold. Low around 10 below. North wind around 5 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.; Wind Chill Advisory for Polk County in effect until 9:00 AM CST on January 02, 2010;
21:01 <wdsmia> getting colder :(
21:04 <TheGasGiant> big brrrrh
21:08 <PovAddict> back
21:14 <TheGasGiant> wow Doug...1mill RAC!
21:15 <PovAddict> bah
21:15 <TheGasGiant> oops..1mill credit in a day
21:15 <PovAddict> credits keep losing meaning with GPUs
21:15 <TheGasGiant> lol....GPU envy
21:15 <wdsmia> lol
21:18 <wdsmia> more crunching though superior hardware
21:43 <PovAddict> "Socialism is three wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Capitalism is one sheep telling three others that fences deprive wolves of liberty."
21:54 <Rookie_69> ... so, Argentina is a matriarchy now???
21:55 <wdsmia> Monarchy is one channel op kicking one Argentinian butt out of the room
21:56 <Rookie_69> The grim reapers shows his bony face...
22:00 <PovAddict> Rookie_69: we're happy enough to call it a "corruption"
22:03 * Rookie_69 thought that was the proper term for anything government related.
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22:50 <jasong> Yay, the given Ubuntu chat client is so non-intuitive, I didn't actually realize I was already connected
22:50 <jasong> apparently, the phonepad number sign is supposed to signal that I'm connected
22:51 <jasong> I'm assuming no one remembers me since I've been gone from here for many months
22:51 <Rookie_69> We remember...
22:51 <jasong> lol, not sure if that's good or bad
22:51 <wdsmia> wish we didnt :P
22:52 <jasong> I don't think the recession started affecting me until sometime after I left here, thought I was immune at the time
22:54 <Rookie_69> The recession had no effect on me... I've been poor too long.
22:54 <jasong> My job is 7 hours a week at a little above minimum wage, if I'm super lucky, before that it was a minimum of 12 hours for a very long time
22:54 <jasong> (I'm on a government check so will never totally starve)
22:55 <jasong> anybody here an expert on distributed computing and graphics cards?
22:55 <jasong> I couldn't find an obvious place to do research, meaning benchmarks
22:56 <jasong> I'm trying to strike a balance between gaming and crunching
22:56 <Rookie_69> Graphics cards can be used for gaming???
22:56 <jasong> my present graphics card was slightly above average about 3-4 years ago
22:57 <jasong> It doesn't even show up with boinc, not sure why that is, I'm thinking it isn't advanced enough
22:58 <Rookie_69> That would be my guess.
22:58 <PovAddict> you have extra drivers to install afaik
22:58 <PovAddict> what card is it?
22:58 <jasong> Does the code E6600 ring a bell? I forget the name?
22:58 <PovAddict> &google e6600
22:59 <Romulus> PovAddict: Error: Error connecting to Google.com.
22:59 * PovAddict slaps Romulus
22:59 <jasong> I'll look it up to make sure I'm right
22:59 * wdsmia pushes PovAddict into a crevasse
22:59 <jasong> oops, maybe that's my cpu
22:59 <Rookie_69> Welcome to my crevasse, Pov.
23:00 <jasong> just a sec, going to do some physical contortions to look at the graphics cards
23:00 <Rookie_69> Pull up a rock.
23:01 * wdsmia dumps a box of deadly crevasse spiders into the hole
23:01 * Rookie_69 covers his eyes.
23:03 <jasong> It's NVIDIA, but I'm not sure how many cards I'm looking at. Well, I am, just not sure how to differentiate. It's an independent graphics, meaning it doesn't use Intel integrated stuff, that was a requirement to get it to work
23:04 <jasong> errr, independent graphics card
23:05 <Rookie_69> http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_learn_products.html
23:05 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/2psf5g> (at www.nvidia.com)
23:05 <jasong> apparently, I had a spider at some point, and there's a very green and very dead bug at the bottom of my machine, but not a ton of dust
23:05 <jasong> thanks
23:06 <jasong> Yeah, geforce rings a bell, I'll start with that
23:07 <wdsmia> If you want to crunch big numbrers go with ATI
23:09 <jasong> I'm a big fan of Charlie Demerjian, so any upgrade will DEFINITELY be ATI
23:09 <jasong> (I don't expect you to know who he is, but I love his site)
23:10 <jasong> I can't for the life of me find any sub-brand marks on the card, like geforce or anything like that
23:10 <jasong> would the UPC stuff be helpful in google?
23:18 <jasong> http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce_600i.html This looks right, research continues
23:18 <Romulus> Title: nForce 600 Series for Intel (at www.nvidia.com)
23:20 <Rookie_69> Should be a model number somewhere...
23:20 <jasong> apparently, it was fairly awesome 3 years ago, judging from the news report I just found
23:21 <jasong> oh, I'll check
23:21 <wdsmia> re read moore's law
23:21 <jasong> lol, I said 3 years ago, there's a good reason for that
23:22 <Rookie_69> If it's in the box you're using, power down before removing it...
23:22 <jasong> I think it might be better to leave it in so that I don't have to screw up when I put it back
23:23 <wdsmia> HD5870 Code Name: RV870
23:23 <wdsmia> Process: 40nm
23:23 <wdsmia> Shaders: 1000+ (1.5+ TFLOPS)
23:24 <wdsmia> http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/show_host_detail.php?hostid=30425
23:24 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/yh634j8> (at milkyway.cs.rpi.edu)
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23:26 <jasong> are the last few posts from wdsmia supposed to inform me about my card, or is it just an aside?
23:27 <wdsmia> aside
23:27 <jasong> (sorry for speaking in the third person, my brain is a little abnormal when it comes to attempting cerebral stuff)
23:28 <Rookie_69> ... his new baby...
23:28 <jasong> oh, awesome
23:28 <wdsmia> it does some serious crunching
23:34 <jasong> was it expensive?
23:34 <wdsmia> yes and no
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23:35 <jasong> did I just leave the chatroom?
23:35 <jasong> this irc client is horibly unintuitive
23:35 <PovAddict> yes
23:35 <jasong> okay, thanks
23:35 <Rookie_69> No, it was your evil twin brother.
23:35 <PovAddict> do you have kde or gnome?
23:36 <jasong> I've never been able to differentiate, it's standard Ubuntu 9.10
23:37 <jasong> http://www.buy.com/prod/xfx-nforce-680i-sli-lga775-ddr2-atx-motherboard-xfx-nforce-680i-sli/q/loc/101/204338556.html
23:37 <wdsmia> then stay away from the ATI cards they hate Ubuntu
23:37 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/yl5w83k> (at www.buy.com)
23:37 <jasong> really?
23:37 <jasong> damn
23:38 <jasong> Maybe I'll build a machine just for the graphics card, reinstall windows every 30 days and thumb my nose at bastard Microsoft for trying to force me to repay for something I barely got any use out of
23:39 <wdsmia> http://www.boincstats.com/signature/user_100947_project-1.gif
23:39 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/3lpnan> (at www.boincstats.com)
23:39 <jasong> can windows be convinced to boot off of a thumb drive?
23:39 <wdsmia> all of it ms$
23:40 <jasong> maybe I can find an ubuntu forum post that can recommend an ati card that's less likely to complain than others
23:40 <wdsmia> I live *nix at w@$% dont do it for boinc
23:42 <jasong> I'm thinking maybe I should by a dual-core cpu, put it in my main computer. and dedicate my quad-core and soon to be bought ATI card to gaming and distributed computing
23:43 <jasong> set it up so that if any viruses get on it, I just delete the whole thing and start from scratch
23:43 <jasong> no access to anything other than the internet
23:47 <TheGasGiant> 2/01/2010 3:46:45 PMMilkyway@homeMessage from server: Server error: feeder not running
23:47 <TheGasGiant> i hate this 60 min backoff when you can only cache 30 min of work
23:48 <wdsmia> try a 58XX much less than 30 min
23:49 <TheGasGiant> stop bragging doug
23:49 <TheGasGiant> ;p
23:50 * wdsmia pushes TheGasGiant into a crevasse
23:50 * wdsmia dumps a box of deadly crevasse spiders on TheGasGiant's head
23:51 * TheGasGiant screams then closes mouth quickly
23:51 * Rookie_69 offers TGG a rock to sit on.
23:51 * TheGasGiant spits out a crevasse spider
23:52 * TheGasGiant sits on rock and breathes asigh of relief that MW is back up
23:53 <Rookie_69> Not a spider, but a web... http://lledgerock.com/boinc_logs/boinc-current.png
23:53 <Romulus> <http://tinyurl.com/6ymwsn> (at lledgerock.com)
23:55 * Rookie_69 talks to wdsmia just to complete the pentagram.
23:56 <wdsmia> and you mama wore army boots :P
23:56 <Rookie_69> My momma??? Your Momma!!!
23:58 <wdsmia> your momma was so...
23:58 <wdsmia> :P
23:59 <Rookie_69> Your momma had to tie a steak around your neck so the dog would play with you.
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