I'll have a bash on the work machine tomorrow.
especially when the game-chomping Pacmans turn up just as everyone in the vicinity turns into nyancat
*cowers*
[edition] by which I was referring to myself, It would appear there have been numerous quakes since my last visit here so I couldn't rightly remember what my old login was
[edition] by which I was referring to myself, It would appear there have been numerous quakes since my last visit here so I couldn't rightly remember what my old login was
at school so we could play during IT practical lessons.
There's another health scandal, in Bolton this time. It feels like they're closing in!
There's another health scandal, in Bolton this time. It feels like they're closing in!
the boss of Borland (turbo pascal creator) Philippe Khan invented the cameraphone. Fact. The first pic sent over the internet was his newly born daughter.
possibly because it's the only one I've spent a serious amount of time with, but I knew it well and loved it.
I keep meaning to try free pascal but suspect that either it'll be a time sink or I'll hate it because of the inferior ide.
I keep meaning to try free pascal but suspect that either it'll be a time sink or I'll hate it because of the inferior ide.
My wife would like an 'internet radio'. A small device capable of playing iplayer radio programmes and probably mp3s too.
Any suggestions?
Edit: Also, free photo editing software? Nothing as fancy as photoshop and needs to be straight forward.
Any suggestions?
Edit: Also, free photo editing software? Nothing as fancy as photoshop and needs to be straight forward.
state that it plays iplayer stuff and that's essential. I'll have to dig deeper.
as are Roberts, & I've read good things about the Logitech Squeezebox range. Or get a Sonos.
Re edit: Gimp?
Re edit: Gimp?
I think gimp might be overkill and a bit beyond him. I'll have a play with it this evening though
or copies of PC Pro / PC Plus magazine always have an older version of one on the cover DVD.

?
is much easier than gimp
Actually, nothing new is loading. Looks like the DNS has fallen over.
for that you'll need something that runs a web browser or at least Android, so need more than just a small internet radio
alternative would be a dab/wifi radio that can stream off e.g. a smartphone
alternative would be a dab/wifi radio that can stream off e.g. a smartphone
battery life. Those Pure ones look good, but it depends whether they play the iplayer stuff. The expensive one does facebook and twitter so is presumably capable of iplayer, but I think it's going to be a trip to Lewis's to have a look at them.
but as you suggest it's going to be very device-specific as to how well those are implemented and accessed
the devices won't say iPlayer as that's not what they're running, but you should be able to access the same content. I'm not sure any of these Pure-type devices are that good at it from what I've seen.
I'd just get an old android phone and a speaker docking station myself.
the devices won't say iPlayer as that's not what they're running, but you should be able to access the same content. I'm not sure any of these Pure-type devices are that good at it from what I've seen.
I'd just get an old android phone and a speaker docking station myself.
playing i'd get a cheapo tablet or even a kindle and grab/sync.
streaming is always going to be a batter hog so like other say an older android with a new (bigger) battery or a cheapo tablet again or theoretically you could fire up a usb stick into a tin with a battery and use xmbc with a tiny remote
streaming is always going to be a batter hog so like other say an older android with a new (bigger) battery or a cheapo tablet again or theoretically you could fire up a usb stick into a tin with a battery and use xmbc with a tiny remote
i'd have to have a mooch around. if i was buying, id get a nexus 7
flan'd be your man for the more esoteric and cheaper stuff
flan'd be your man for the more esoteric and cheaper stuff
im suprised we dont have a 3.8" form factor android none phone mini-tablet doing the round akin to the USB sticks but with a screen stuck on
http://www.notebookche...
http://www.notebookche...
that would do the job I'd have thought. May involve some hackery but was cheap as chips.
Not cutting edge, but good screen, good battery life, decent memory & an actual proper-sized usb connection
They've gone up a bit since I bought mine - http://www.debenhamspl...
They've gone up a bit since I bought mine - http://www.debenhamspl...
Asda are selling the acer iconia for about £100 but I don't have a clue as to whether that'd be any good or not.
but judging by the 91 reviews on Amazon it's pretty good, the RK3066 chipset is the best of the dual core budget SOC's at the moment.
The USB dongle approach is another option, but steer clear of the MK802 (single core), MK808 (dual core, but shit wifi) ones, the MK808B is the better one, or there's some quad core ones starting to appear now, not got my hands on one of those yet as it's chinese new year and his missus has just sprogged.
The USB dongle approach is another option, but steer clear of the MK802 (single core), MK808 (dual core, but shit wifi) ones, the MK808B is the better one, or there's some quad core ones starting to appear now, not got my hands on one of those yet as it's chinese new year and his missus has just sprogged.
that will allow you to use a USB to RJ45 doofah, but you also need to plug it in via a powered hub.
The wifi problem on the 808's is in the kernel and there's no source code been released, so no fix, but you can slap a USB wifi adapter in there
The wifi problem on the 808's is in the kernel and there's no source code been released, so no fix, but you can slap a USB wifi adapter in there
I was talking to mrsjam about a small thing for iplayer (rather than using a console) and that'd probably do though a pi might be cheaper.
is a piss poor CPU and GPU compared to the RK3066, the 3066 is virtually a Galaxy S2, but running at 1.6 instead of 1.2
http://www.amazon.co.u...
But, as I said, the wifi caps out at 65 if you use the built in wifi, the B has bluetooth, the stock 808 didn't, but I just use an RF MCE remote on mine
But, as I said, the wifi caps out at 65 if you use the built in wifi, the B has bluetooth, the stock 808 didn't, but I just use an RF MCE remote on mine
the 100mbps upgrade means the consoles stream iplayer HD stuff well enough for us not to need to try something else.
normally for damaged filesystems I use EasyRecoveryPro for getting back deleted files but the drive I'm trying to get stuff off has too many errors and keeps barfing.
Anyone got any alternatives? Your prize is no tomatoes.
Anyone got any alternatives? Your prize is no tomatoes.
I once had a 60GB drive die on me. I spent a long time recovering all the data onto a second 60GB drive I had. The next day that second drive died. I found a third 60GB HDD and spent a long time recovering all the data onto that third drive. It too died the day after.
The drives had sequential serial numbers, and rather than making sure I don't back up a failed drive onto one from the same batch I simply don't recover data and I don't buy IBM drives any more.
The drives had sequential serial numbers, and rather than making sure I don't back up a failed drive onto one from the same batch I simply don't recover data and I don't buy IBM drives any more.
that everyone recommends but i can never remember its..
now i have..
photorec
http://www.cgsecurity....
now i have..
photorec
http://www.cgsecurity....
one now, ta. It doesn't like unpartitioned disks though :/
Still, put a basic partition on it and it should find all the deleted files!
Still, put a basic partition on it and it should find all the deleted files!
(like loose parts of the disks flying around inside) you should remove it from power and ask a professional recovery company. I had a mate of mine blowing 600€ on the only copies of his wedding pictures once.
Otherwise, here are two programs mentioned in Koroush Ghazi's Tweak Guide, who I trust:
http://www.piriform.co...
http://www.snapfiles.c...
Otherwise, here are two programs mentioned in Koroush Ghazi's Tweak Guide, who I trust:
http://www.piriform.co...
http://www.snapfiles.c...
but it wasn't a happy bunny. photorec is currently winning and restoring my cow-orker's videos \o/
but I'm fucked if I can remember what it was. it was called No somethingorother recovery or something like that.
[edit] Zero Assumption Recovery. It pulled tonnes of stuff off a knackered SD Card.
[edit] Zero Assumption Recovery. It pulled tonnes of stuff off a knackered SD Card.
Hit a badger tonight . . straight kill (luckily) but Sarah is pretty cut up about it and the front of the car isn't too happy either :(
I'll throw TOTD in here now: Chrome Hoof - Krunching Down (On The Skull Of A Newt) - http://youtu.be/8KcgVE...
I'll throw TOTD in here now: Chrome Hoof - Krunching Down (On The Skull Of A Newt) - http://youtu.be/8KcgVE...
but on the other hand, I suspect the car would be in far worse condition
that local butchers here have them in. They're cheap (he got a whole one, minus head, hooves, skin and innards, for £30) and tasty apparently. And shot as vermin.
if you are in before half 7 you often see one or two.
Apparently deer population has doubled over the last decade or something
Apparently deer population has doubled over the last decade or something
and combine 3 boxes of instant mash with an equivalent amount of water
serve across the face of the lodger
serve across the face of the lodger
as ever, it is time that's the factor. For many of them the only point when they're open and I'm not at work/commuting is Saturday morning. When I'm often either busy or too bone-idle to leave the house.
i know you can't eat it (good reason to travel in tandem in the sticks.. free food!)
You're not allowed to take dead wildlife whether you run it over or the chap in front of you did.
Either the animal is owned so it's "theft by finding" (Larceny Act, 1916), or it's not owned and so it's wildlife which is covered by either poaching acts or the Countryside and Wildlife act, which makes it illegal to take or possess almost anything wild, no matter however you came by it.
Either the animal is owned so it's "theft by finding" (Larceny Act, 1916), or it's not owned and so it's wildlife which is covered by either poaching acts or the Countryside and Wildlife act, which makes it illegal to take or possess almost anything wild, no matter however you came by it.
the laws change depending what animal it is, deer, for example, are specifically covered by the 1991 Deer Act, it's unlawful to let deer meat enter the human food chain after an accident, only properly hunted or farmed ones are allowed.
Other animals, especially those classed as vermin, can be fair game.
Other animals, especially those classed as vermin, can be fair game.
I use Styx, because I like the 'edge of the world' parallel.
I remember, years ago, hitting a dog in East London . . . it was late, dark and none of us in the car was brave enough to get out to see if it was OK . .
which felt pretty bad
nothing I could have done though, needed new pants
nothing I could have done though, needed new pants
(I now have the Mr Burns, See My Vest tune stuck in my head - http://youtu.be/7nYbKi...)
dragging itself along the side of a road. So she smashed its brains in.
I have a sofabed, a chest of drawers and an Ikea armchair for sale. I'd link to my Facebook post but I can't work out how. But the details are on Facebook.
Came round a bend, headlights caught two possums fucking in the middle of the road, mr possum looked round as he banged away... I saw his eyes widen just before the car hit them.
we're positively encouraged to kill the little 'Stralien shits
I once had to help finish off (with a large rock) a possum that a colleague was trying to kill with an ice axe, up the top of Mt Ruapehu. What the fuck a possum was doing 2600m up a large volcano, fucks knows.
I once had to help finish off (with a large rock) a possum that a colleague was trying to kill with an ice axe, up the top of Mt Ruapehu. What the fuck a possum was doing 2600m up a large volcano, fucks knows.
ice axe was an accessory, plenty of snow/ice up in the crater
having spotted said possum trying to make good its escape back under a hut, said colleague improvised
the funniest thing about it all, was the horrified look on the the face of ze German we had with us...he was not a happy bunny
having spotted said possum trying to make good its escape back under a hut, said colleague improvised
the funniest thing about it all, was the horrified look on the the face of ze German we had with us...he was not a happy bunny
on my bicycle years ago. Was an awful thud, stopped pretty sharpish and looked back to find it flipping around on its head. Figured I was going to have to finish it off when it shot up into the air and then ran up a tree.
anyone fancy it? There's some horse racing then madness play. We can put people up.
edit: I've listed my broken kindle on ebay. I've realised what particularly disturbs me about considering it dead is that the screen doesn't die. It looks like it's alive and well.
edit: I've listed my broken kindle on ebay. I've realised what particularly disturbs me about considering it dead is that the screen doesn't die. It looks like it's alive and well.
we used to go to Newmarket for some racing and a band in days gone by, which included Blondie (excellent) and the Hollies (meh). We couldn't go the Quo year, which would have been awful, but entertaining
More to the point, Half Man Half Biscuit are playing the Junction in Cambridge on July 4th...and we are planning on being there. So should you!
More to the point, Half Man Half Biscuit are playing the Junction in Cambridge on July 4th...and we are planning on being there. So should you!
it was great but they didn't do 'In the Army Now'. Bees and Witchy were talking about HMHB on that twitter, I didn't register.
I had only mentioned it in passy to Witchy and Violetlobster...
hadn't said too much about our trip back to Yurp yet, as we haven't really worked out what we are doing (other than arriving into Dublin on Jun 24th, and leaving Barcelona on Jul 27th)
hadn't said too much about our trip back to Yurp yet, as we haven't really worked out what we are doing (other than arriving into Dublin on Jun 24th, and leaving Barcelona on Jul 27th)
(i heard a blondie cover track in a shop and asked who it was.. i already hated it.. "1direction innit".. cruel cruel world)
hmhb sounds like a brilliant idea
hmhb sounds like a brilliant idea
but i do commend them live and also the wearing of a pith helmet / explorers outfit... much better than the fez
for this year's Secret Garden Party, it may also do service at the Chap Oympiad
KLF: Chaos Magic Music Money
For now, only on Kindle as far as I know though there's a paperback in the works.
It is a history of the KLF. It is therefore a rambling mindfuck that explains the financial crash of the early 21st century. Sort of.
For now, only on Kindle as far as I know though there's a paperback in the works.
It is a history of the KLF. It is therefore a rambling mindfuck that explains the financial crash of the early 21st century. Sort of.
A right rollicking read...I just feel sorry for anyone who thinks they're trying to tell people something serious. It's just crazy Pynchonesque nonsense...
...or is it?*
*yes, yes it is
...or is it?*
*yes, yes it is
goes fairly heavily into the history of the books and discordianism in general. Especially to do with who shot JFK (probably not Bill Drummond)
see also:
http://en.wikipedia.or...
one of whose founders was a man named Drummond...coincidence? I think not!
http://en.wikipedia.or...
one of whose founders was a man named Drummond...coincidence? I think not!
(the guy who filmed the money burning) when he roadied for Killing Joke . . Odd bloke

My speedtest now:

That's the blistering difference a new modem and upgrade to 100mbps has made!
To be fair the chap did say it'd take about 48 hours to get up to speed and I'd need to be wired in for it rather than wiffy.
or rather.. if i run that speedtest now, i'd get about 30mb. if i go and download a file from a site that is unlikely to be cached i can easily hit 50 seconds later, also pings are rarely quicker from test sites one would deem closeR presumably due to routing and the like
I've just gone and wired myself into the modem and topped 87mbps.
edit:
- it got over 98mbps on that one
edit:

the very best you'll achieve over wifi is 54mbps, assuming your router is wireless g. The higher speeds of wireless n seem to be mythical, or atleast very rare. Then you've overhead, error correction and other usage on the network, and once you have 30-35mbps seems pretty good.
but I think that you can get great speeds on n, but the chances are that your n-capable router is in fact configured to run g, and even if it was set up for n, it would default back to g (or worse) if you have any non-n compatible device on the network.
I think.
I think.
I simply abbreviated it to "mythical, or at least very rare"
In reality, you don't need much more than G, but I'd be mighty pleased if I could get my two APs to run their wireless backbone in N.
Sadly, as one of them doesn't support N, this is more than just unlikely.
In reality, you don't need much more than G, but I'd be mighty pleased if I could get my two APs to run their wireless backbone in N.
Sadly, as one of them doesn't support N, this is more than just unlikely.
I've checked and the connection thinks its 18mbps so I might have to play with the settings, or possibly run the "superhub" in modem mode and use my dd-wrt router instead.
I'll see how the powerline adapters play with the 100mbps.
Edit: I'm pretty sure VM wouldn't supply me with a new hub for the switch from 50 to 100 if it only did wireless g. This laptop, on the other hand, might only be g.
I'll see how the powerline adapters play with the 100mbps.
Edit: I'm pretty sure VM wouldn't supply me with a new hub for the switch from 50 to 100 if it only did wireless g. This laptop, on the other hand, might only be g.
and I'm right, the speed of any n router will be halved if you have any g (or some older n, i.e. pre-2010) devices attached, as [science noise]
http://www.itworld.com...
http://www.itworld.com...
in 1996 when they supported Killing Joke on the Pandemonium tour . . good live band
but I thought they were a very underrated band. Skin had an awesome voice too, if a tad scary
this has made me laugh today -
http://sniffpetrol.com...
Edit: Quiet today . . . . TOTD - http://youtu.be/6E8FlG... (Opeth - Nepenthe)
http://sniffpetrol.com...
Edit: Quiet today . . . . TOTD - http://youtu.be/6E8FlG... (Opeth - Nepenthe)
if you've got the runs
I'll throw TOTN in here - http://youtu.be/Nz8CpY... - Cardiacs - Pip As Uncle Dick But Peter Spoiled It
I'll throw TOTN in here - http://youtu.be/Nz8CpY... - Cardiacs - Pip As Uncle Dick But Peter Spoiled It
i don't get it.. it's possibly like the eurovision pisstake thing over here but fuckinghell most of those films reallyreally sucked..
at least with eurovision we acknowledge that
oh another 'try this music if you like that music' thing www.letsfathom.com/#/a...
be warned can give off some weird results (nww != chris)
at least with eurovision we acknowledge that
oh another 'try this music if you like that music' thing www.letsfathom.com/#/a...
be warned can give off some weird results (nww != chris)
with eurovision you haven't already seen the songs so it's relatively new.
have oscar obbsesives seen all the filums?
have oscar obbsesives seen all the filums?
i think it's the red carpet and onstage screw-ups they're really into
hollywood is their 'royalty' after all and even if they hate it as much as we do our royals i guess there's some perverse attraction/rubbernecking
hollywood is their 'royalty' after all and even if they hate it as much as we do our royals i guess there's some perverse attraction/rubbernecking
is watch an hour of sailing coverage (video autoplays)