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| 1/2001 | 2/2001 | 3/2001 | 4/2001 | 5/2001 | 6/2001 | 7/2001 | 8/2001 | 9/2001 | 10/2001 | 11/2001 | 12/2001 | | 1/2002 | 2/2002 | 3/2002 | John - Thu Mar 28 14:41:57 2002 Dont worry John! You're my Dr Hawkins. You're my A! dsp - Thu Mar 28 14:30:17 2002 One of the papers I submitted a couple of months ago was rejected, I just heard. I'm pretty fucked off about it, I got some pretty patronising reviews which is always extremely annoying because these things are anonymous so I can't even argue the point. Oh well. Having tried recently to claw back some enthusiasm for my PhD I think I sodding well hate it again now. John - Thu Mar 28 14:22:53 2002 Many other people were having exactly those same thougths yesterday Tom. You almost certainly should still be able to use your ITV Digital box for the free to air channels, and the chances of them coming to collect it are exceedingly minimal (but not totally impossible). John - Thu Mar 28 13:58:42 2002 If ITV-Digital "rent" these boxes and go bust, will they go around and collect the lot? I doubt it. So can the ITVDig boxes be used with the BBC digital programming? rowanboy - Thu Mar 28 10:52:06 2002 Kebab for tea makes Simon a very smelly boy. Simon - Thu Mar 28 08:09:31 2002 Hmmm....interesting....thanks for the info (regarding DTT etc) Simon - Thu Mar 28 07:53:53 2002 Digital tv stuff:- Even if Itv-Digital do go belly up, the bbc will still keep broadcasting their DTT(digital terrestrial) stuff. There is a new 100 quid DTT box that is coming out very shortly, which should increase take-up of DTT in general, as at the moment it is practically impossible to buy a set top box to recieve DTT (most people 'rent' theirs from Itv-Digital). Plus the government is far too keen on DTT taking off to let it die out. Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Thu Mar 28 01:32:10 2002 DSP: oddly, i'm in the same boat as simon, in that i'm actually trying to make things more documented etc... I'm trying to argue for having a "maintainer" for each project we work on, who maintains a "stable" cvs branch of the software we're working on, and rejects patches that are too wanky. This is mainly my reaction to their being an influx of crap programmers on the project I'm working on at the moment. Graf <Graf@altavista.net> - Thu Mar 28 01:24:55 2002 you’ve ever been burned like me applying for dumb home work jobs only to find out there’s some kind of catch or they want you to pay money before they give you the job, then you should for sure go to www.homeworkers.org/index.html. They even have a story about home jobs scams. I really trust they have legitimate work at home companies Bobby Joe <bobby_joesmith@hotmail.com> Hamilton, Canada - Thu Mar 28 00:29:03 2002 It's all an evil conspiracy, the government has (allegedly) already sold the analogue airspace to wireless technology companies (principally for mobile phones). The government might end up in a sitaution where it is forced to buy some people free set top boxes when the analogue signal gets turned off, but this is relatively small cash considering how much it made from all that heavy duty bandwidth flying about all over the place and giving us all brain tumours. John - Wed Mar 27 16:44:35 2002 John: Why? Will they be able to get everyone to get a digital receiver, particularly if it requires a dish or cable? Or is Sky going to transmit on something that could be received via a normal(ish) aerial? Simon - Wed Mar 27 16:05:59 2002 Simon - analogue terrestial's days are numbered... John - Wed Mar 27 15:59:15 2002 Tim - did you in fact know that the guy controlling the ITV monkey on the adverts and so on is none other than Rob's uncle! John - Wed Mar 27 15:58:39 2002 Yeah, but surely BBC and ITV will just continue transmitting on analogue terrestial and it won't make that much difference to a lot of people? Simon - Wed Mar 27 14:51:28 2002 Did you know that the ITV Digital Money was the creation of Jim Henson's workshop? dsp - Wed Mar 27 14:21:59 2002 Hey boys and girls, ITV Digital has just gone into administration. This has a number of interesting consequences:
John - Wed Mar 27 14:07:06 2002 dsp: No, it's the other extreme here, believe it or not we are trying to add more documentation (not too much) in order to keep track of what's been done and how it works etc. I guess the ideal is somewhere in between. Simon - Wed Mar 27 13:54:09 2002 I've never filled in a single form in my whole time at Softel. I think I must be one of those rare (and possibly sick) people that actually likes their job. John - Wed Mar 27 13:43:14 2002 dsp: The Goverment likes paper. I don't. Bastards! rowanboy - Wed Mar 27 13:18:42 2002 Simon and Andy: Is your work ridiculously bureaucratic? It takes an absolute mountain of paper work to even take a piss here, its shite. Or is this just me? Rowanboy: Is it like this being self-employed? Do you insist on huge amounts of paper work? ps. Oh my God, what is the point? dsp - Wed Mar 27 13:12:48 2002 NICE SIMON!!!! dsp - Wed Mar 27 10:25:17 2002 Uncle Rocking Chair - Wed Mar 27 10:21:36 2002 Partial Nudity: I had my face uncovered? rowanboy - Tue Mar 26 18:18:50 2002 Yeah. The website IS a virtual server... and they have cookies attached (I believe) to make the access logging work for the virtual servers. Not sure I like the idea of handing out cookies like that, but thats beyond my control. rowanboy - Tue Mar 26 18:18:26 2002 Also, those guitar pics of Rowanboys have cookies attached. Simon - Tue Mar 26 16:41:57 2002 Rob: I think it's time you did some more artistic magazine covers, because they were bloody funny. Simon - Tue Mar 26 16:12:55 2002 Fozzie on the quiz that is, not partially nude or on Tom's website.... Uncle Rocking Chair - Tue Mar 26 16:10:52 2002 And so am I. Simon - Tue Mar 26 16:03:11 2002 Interestingly Tom, those pictures of you playing guitar are flagged as "artistic or partial nudity" and therefore blocked by our firewall. Is rowanboy.co.uk a virtual domain? I.e. are there other sites using the same IP address? John - Tue Mar 26 15:47:26 2002 No. I am Fozzi.. rowanboy - Tue Mar 26 12:22:01 2002
dsp - Tue Mar 26 12:10:35 2002 I got the Swedish Chef too. P.S. No offence to the south east - actually I'm really addressing England, no, in fact basically modern society. John - Tue Mar 26 12:04:41 2002 I'd like to stave off any north/south arguments before they happen, please. Also, Alex sent this url to me today, post up who you are. I was The Swedish Chef and Alex was Gonzo: Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Tue Mar 26 11:58:12 2002 I've been to Edinburgh a few times now - it's brilliant. The architecture is really nice, there's some really good restaurants, it's quite easy to find your way round, all the pubs open late and (although it's a bit of a cliche) the people are really friendly - the first time I went we sat at a table minding our own business and loads of people came and sat down and talked to us. This sort of thing is pretty rare in the south east. John - Tue Mar 26 11:49:51 2002 Ah. Ambiguity rules...! rowanboy - Tue Mar 26 11:35:34 2002 I dont know why its one of your favourite cities! dsp - Tue Mar 26 11:31:11 2002 re: Edinburgh. One of my favourite cities. Why? rowanboy - Tue Mar 26 11:29:19 2002 I feel hungover, but I didn't touch a drop last night. Been to the Doc's. "It's going around." Bah. Humbug. rowanboy - Tue Mar 26 11:28:53 2002 Does anyone like Edinburgh? Or know anything about the place? dsp - Tue Mar 26 11:17:50 2002 Sounds bad. I hope it was worth it! I've got a big night out tomorrow, followed by a 12 hour ferry journey on Thursday.....could be a bit grim..... alex - Tue Mar 26 11:07:02 2002 Getting better thanks - I think I've just about got through the feeling really ill stage, so now I've got tiredness, lethargy, confusion over whether or not I'm hungry, and a general sense of wretchedness to look forward to. John - Tue Mar 26 11:01:37 2002 Disgraceful. And to think he's related to a zoologist! How's your hangover then John? alex - Tue Mar 26 10:57:15 2002 Next you'll be telling us pastry is the same thing as bread Rob! John - Tue Mar 26 10:45:00 2002 Flippin eck little bro....bats are marsupials??? what you need is a BBC series that tells you all about Mammals and I think I know just the one..... alex - Tue Mar 26 09:59:50 2002 I have a hangover that is bordering on criminal. Plus I'm at work. These things don't add together too well. Bugger. John - Tue Mar 26 09:24:37 2002 Bats aren't marsupials. No pouch. John - Tue Mar 26 09:21:45 2002 He could try formmail graf <graf@altavista.net> - Mon Mar 25 17:07:10 2002 Techi question: Justin has a website on SUMA3 here at Uni. Hee needs to send an email via a Perl cgi, is it possible, if so, how? Thankyou in advance for your nerdiness. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Mon Mar 25 12:22:48 2002 And Batman, he's fucking ridiculous. It's a bloke in a rubber suit whose loaded. No special bat powers. No sonar range finding, no furry skin. That's a pretty shit bat to me. Any eccentric muppet can put a skin tight suit on these days and called themselves 'Flying-marsuipial-man' and become a super hero. Nothing actually super about them. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Mon Mar 25 10:32:11 2002 But sticky.. rowanboy - Fri Mar 22 11:15:53 2002 spider mans costume was cool Chris Rowan - Fri Mar 22 11:10:25 2002 Right. Spiderman. He can climb up walls and that because he has sticky hands (plus maybe feet), ok? BUT when he's got that funny costume on, he's clearly wearing gloves (and shoes). What's going on there? Who are they trying to kid? John - Fri Mar 22 10:21:16 2002 I don't make mistakes. I'm made from wood. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Thu Mar 21 14:19:43 2002 Yeah Simon Wimborne, Dorset - Thu Mar 21 13:55:49 2002 What would be even more handy is if it did a little preview of the message before you submit it, so that you could check for dodgy img srcs or unterminated html commands before buggering up the board with them....of course it's only for foolish boys like me who make those sort of mistakes! Simon - Thu Mar 21 13:03:58 2002 Oh this is handy the messageboard submission thingy Simon Wimborne, - Thu Mar 21 13:00:39 2002 What's wrong with grey skin? EH BOY!? John Major - Thu Mar 21 12:04:13 2002 No, my skin will always be skin coloured. Not grey. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Thu Mar 21 11:27:53 2002 Ah well, we'll both be grey one day eh??? rowanboy - Thu Mar 21 11:09:32 2002 Rather ginger than goldenboy. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Thu Mar 21 10:58:07 2002 Just ginger. rowanboy - Thu Mar 21 10:53:46 2002 I don't have Linux. I don't want it. Does that make me unclean? Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Thu Mar 21 10:51:10 2002 FYI: I live here  dsp - Wed Mar 20 17:59:20 2002 Nope, i've got a mr coffee unfortunatly. Not that you can hear it over the other machines in the room it's in at the moment. Btw, how did the party go? Sorry we couldnt make it :( will have to pop over sometime to drop off your pressies :) Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 17:22:12 2002 Nope, i've got a mr coffee unfortunatly. Not that you can hear it over the other machines in the room it's in at the moment. Btw, how did the party go? Sorry we couldnt make it :( will have to pop over sometime to drop of your pressies :) Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 17:22:07 2002 dsp: I am using XP right now, and it is fine for running Office... ;-) rowanboy - Wed Mar 20 17:18:18 2002 I thought you got a Krups? Not a Mr Coffee??? rowanboy - Wed Mar 20 17:17:52 2002 Your javastation may be silent, but my cheapie one is only quiet... Amusing mp3s of the day Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 16:59:55 2002 Silent not quiet ;-) rowanboy - Wed Mar 20 16:41:40 2002 JavaStations are diskless sun boxes. They boot off the network, and were originally designed to run JavaOS, an operating system written in java and with apps written in java too. But it flopped so you can pick them up cheap on ebay. They are quite slow, but quiet, and you can run linux on them. Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 16:26:19 2002 Java stations? WTF? dsp - Wed Mar 20 16:18:46 2002 I use my Java stations for a cheap simple quiet web browser systems and mp3 playing.. rowanboy - Wed Mar 20 16:14:21 2002 Sadly not - the gimp icon is the thing in the top right hand corner of the webpage at gimp.org. It might be a meant to be a dog, but i'm not sure Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 16:07:45 2002 Does Gimp actually have a gimp icon, as in 'bring out the gimp.....the gimp's asleep.....' etc?! Simon - Wed Mar 20 16:02:41 2002 I use linux for all my home computing needs. I play games (return to castle wolfenstein at the mo), surf the web, make mp3s out my cds and listen to those mp3s. Download piccies of my digital camera, and edit them using the gimp which is a free photoshop type program. I use it to burn cds and watch DVDs. Just all the normal stuff you do with a home computer really. Andrew Grafham <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 15:57:34 2002 Tim, I use Unix for many many wonderful things, including Firewall stuff. The power to look cool with a couple of Sparcs. er........ um........ and also to have 2 monitors on my desk. jon E - Wed Mar 20 15:40:22 2002 Are you all secretly running Pop11? dsp - Wed Mar 20 15:37:14 2002 I am severeley missing the point, I think. dsp - Wed Mar 20 15:36:53 2002 So apart from Linux being free, faster, stable and supporting a DVB API, why use it? Andy, what do you use Linux for? Likewise, JonE/rowanboy, what do you actually use Unix for? MP3? Games? dsp - Wed Mar 20 15:35:38 2002 Is Linux faster and stabler? Is it really? dsp - Wed Mar 20 15:33:01 2002 I think the question is really - why would anyone want to use windows when theres a faster, stabler and cheaper solution. Andrew Grafham <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 15:30:38 2002 Oh, look what my work has just sent out as part of the social club: Brunel Rooms - live Mis-teeq on stage Friday 29th March Bring the Noise! (BTN) - celebrating Brunelrooms 29th Birthday Tickets £15 on the door or £12 in advance doors open at 10pm to 3am With live Show by Mis-teeq If interested and you require more details, please contact James Fisher by email> May I please glass my own shins? Jon E - Wed Mar 20 15:26:28 2002 Sorry John I have no idea, what is this Tape thing that you are talking about? I have been known to copy gramaphone records, by using a very sharp needle, and chisseling into it. Jon E - Wed Mar 20 15:11:01 2002 As long as his mum walks in and asks him what he is doing (audible, but muffled on final recording) Simon - Wed Mar 20 15:00:19 2002 Nope. Jon records it to wax discs first, then plays it back on a gramophone, then records that down a telephone and taps the line onto the second tape recorder. rowanboy - Wed Mar 20 14:48:32 2002 Jon: when you record a tape for one of your mates, do you do it by putting two of those eighties style tape recorders with built in speakers next to each other in your bedroom, pressing play on one and record on the other? John - Wed Mar 20 14:42:39 2002 Jon E: I believe that idea has been patented. dsp - Wed Mar 20 14:22:20 2002 John with this DVB to Analgue converter that you are creating, surely it would be easier, to have a digital decoder and a television which displays the picture. Then have a camcorder pointing at the television , which in turn feeds the other televisions around the house? Jon E - Wed Mar 20 14:20:02 2002 NICE Ellis, NICE! rowanboy - Wed Mar 20 14:09:04 2002 Linux: It's a P.C. user's way of trying to redeem themselves for not getting a SUN box in the first place. Jon E - Wed Mar 20 14:06:57 2002 So, apart from the fact that its free, and that there's an API for your DVB card. Why would anyone want to use Linux? dsp - Wed Mar 20 13:57:25 2002 Apparently DVB modulators are really expensive. Analogue modulators on the other hand are dirt cheap. So, for example, you could have a PC receiving DVB then outputting a few channels of decoded analogue TV down an aerial lead to distribute to any old TV in your house. John - Wed Mar 20 13:44:11 2002 John - There are over 100 W.A.Y. tracks on www.limewire.com Rusty - Wed Mar 20 13:28:21 2002 If you mean "broadcast" round your computer network, then yes. If you mean broadcast so that other people with digital tv recievers can watch the no - encoding is a lot more tricky than decoding. Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Wed Mar 20 13:13:35 2002 Would it be possible to tinker with the APIs and jury rig your box to actually broadcast your own MPEGs? dsp - Wed Mar 20 12:07:03 2002 Yep that is one possible app. Alternatively, given a cheap PC with a video out, you could write a DIY set top box. John - Wed Mar 20 12:01:39 2002 Does that mean you (with help from your fancy Linux API) would be able to record broadcast signals to file? Surly that would be like digital video? dsp - Wed Mar 20 11:59:11 2002 Can anyone recommend a good place to download Weird Al Yankovich MP3s...? John - Wed Mar 20 11:56:34 2002 Nope that's a bare faced lie. It's all MPEG-2 which has nothing to do with AVI. John - Wed Mar 20 11:55:43 2002 I heard a rumour that picture and sound broadcasts are bases on the AVI file format. Is this true? dsp - Wed Mar 20 11:25:33 2002 But whats it good for? dsp - Wed Mar 20 11:24:39 2002 VBI (Teletext) can be inserted into digital TV transmissions, but it's a bit sick and a bit unnecessary and none of the UK broadcasters are doing it, thankfully. John - Wed Mar 20 11:24:30 2002 Sort of. It lets me pick up full digital terrestial transmissions on my PC - video, audio plus all the ancillary stuff. John - Wed Mar 20 11:22:38 2002 Is that Digital Tele Teletext? dsp - Wed Mar 20 11:06:30 2002 Ermmm, my only real motivation was that it would let me write applications for my DVB-T card, which Windows wouldn't. That is, an API was released under Linux but not under Windows. John - Wed Mar 20 11:05:14 2002 Appart from it being free, why would I want to use Linux? dsp - Wed Mar 20 10:05:08 2002 They're just not trying are they? John - Wed Mar 20 10:02:03 2002 Bugger! That would explain a lot! Rusty - Wed Mar 20 09:34:33 2002 Apparently, fish can't breath air. rowanboy - Tue Mar 19 23:12:02 2002 Is that a chocolate bar converted so you can put lots of shopping, a couple of dogs or say, a small stepladder in the back...? John - Tue Mar 19 17:27:21 2002 Shit, actually I am. I own a Mars estate. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Tue Mar 19 17:12:19 2002 Don't you Esq me, young man. I'm no damn land owner. Bold-boy. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Tue Mar 19 17:11:46 2002 Zoom zoom zoom dsp - Tue Mar 19 15:33:29 2002 At least that all makes no sense whatsoever then. John - Tue Mar 19 14:41:35 2002 Shhhh. It was supposed to be a secret Mr. Lang (Esq.). However now that you have noticed my mistake, I'll er... hide in the corner. Jon E - Tue Mar 19 13:46:49 2002 And Jon, I may have been the victim of a virus, but at least I can write HTML properly. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Tue Mar 19 13:43:02 2002 Nice Rob, Nice. I've heard a rumour that I am star along side DSP in a hollywood movie entitled "Volvo, it's a shag wagon". - Tue Mar 19 13:41:26 2002 Yes, the messageboard is distinctly odd of late Simon - Tue Mar 19 13:40:06 2002 It wasn't me. Some twat at the server end decided to allow viruses onto the server. No we have all aparently sent these emails around. Which is a lie. I even sent myself a virus. Alex: Ha ha. Mum hasn't told me yet, but I'm sure she will. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Tue Mar 19 13:37:38 2002 Oh, and I managed to get my Linuxy thing working in the end, so I don't hate Linux any more... (much) Hoorah. John - Tue Mar 19 13:34:46 2002 It's all a bit monkeyish if you ask me. John - Tue Mar 19 13:34:11 2002 Bonus points will be made available to Jon Ellis for blagging his way onto the set of a Los Vegas adult movie as the leading lady. (dressing gown and full makeup and evry'fing) dsp - Tue Mar 19 08:59:07 2002 sooty@bullet-systems.com has just sent me a virus, which is nice. Now where is that Lang? OI Lang NO. You may be a top notch cyberneticist but that doesn't give you the right to attack my machine with your self propergating virus. W32.Klez.E@mm.enc Detected as: W32.Klez.E@mm.enc Aliases: None Characteristics: Wild Characteristics = wild. A bit langish I think. Jon E - Tue Mar 19 07:42:36 2002 We need several 18 + age female models to film in Las Vegas and Wendover Nevada in the adult entertainment any takers get back as soon as you can several movies being done, Email me and let me know,(notions22@yahoo.com) Thanks Director:(kiss the girls) Andrew <notions22@yahoo.com/notions22@hotmail.com> s.l.c., ut - Tue Mar 19 03:28:05 2002 Ooooooh Micheala Strachan. John - Mon Mar 18 19:57:00 2002 Perhaps Timmy Mallet could release a version with Micheala Strachan and Anne Diamond on backing?? rowanboy - Mon Mar 18 18:59:49 2002 ...or a selection of ITN/BBC newsreaders... John - Mon Mar 18 18:45:03 2002 A version by the three Tenors would be quite great too. John - Mon Mar 18 18:41:12 2002 Hmmm, a curious audio/visual contrast Rusty - Mon Mar 18 17:43:52 2002 I suspect it would sound good being shouted out of the top of a mosque by a Mullah(s). rowanboy - Mon Mar 18 17:33:48 2002 Yeah. NICE! rowanboy - Mon Mar 18 17:30:52 2002 What, like a funeral? Rusty - Mon Mar 18 17:27:10 2002 Or perhaps better still in a Church environment? rowanboy - Mon Mar 18 17:25:39 2002 God yeah, it's best with at least three people doing the different parts, preferably in an office environment. Simon - Mon Mar 18 17:23:44 2002 Or even John. John - Mon Mar 18 17:16:17 2002 Or even accompanied. john - Mon Mar 18 17:15:59 2002 Simon - that clearly needed to be accompanies by dug diggadiggadiggadiggadiggadiggadiggadigga dug diggadiggadiggadiggadiggadiggadiggadigga etc. - Mon Mar 18 17:15:36 2002 Russ - probably they picked up your address from the message board then. John - Mon Mar 18 17:14:26 2002 "A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.." Simon - Mon Mar 18 17:12:57 2002 Erm, I received a mail addressed to the advertising executive of M-D-S. Something which confused me considerably... Rusty <azoth99@hotmail.com> - Mon Mar 18 17:08:21 2002 I have one you can borrow... rowanboy - Mon Mar 18 17:06:13 2002 Actually, the handle broke off after a particularly vicious attack. The head remains in the bottom of my toolbox! Simon - Mon Mar 18 16:59:05 2002 Simon: Where's your engineering hammer?? dsp - Mon Mar 18 16:16:27 2002 I'm well appreciating the return of Simon getting irritated by stuff. GOD YEAH! John - Mon Mar 18 16:03:44 2002 'We have read your letter 'Dear Sir/Madam' and found that you didn't put enough f***ing useful content in. This could jeopardise your ability to sell your crappy overhyped service.' Simon - Mon Mar 18 14:52:54 2002 I find the sentence 'We have visited your website: www.maison-de-stuff.net and found that you didn't register it with enough search engines' intensely irritating. Simon - Mon Mar 18 14:50:39 2002 I've not really checked the internet since last Thursday, so I missed your greetings. Cheers guys. John - Mon Mar 18 14:13:34 2002 Hi Rob Guess what, I left my bloody keys at home! Mum and Dad are now severely taking the piss. alex, memory queen Alex Griffiths <alexandra.griffiths@bbc.co.uk> - Mon Mar 18 11:45:26 2002 Happy Birthday John, sorry if it's a bit late I couldn't remember which day it was on, but happy birthday anyway. Simon - Mon Mar 18 11:43:17 2002 Dear Sir/Madam, We have visited your website: www.maison-de-stuff.net We will try our best to publicize your website. Best Regards, Melissa Kahley Sales & Marketing 1 Question though, how did they find it? Jon E - Mon Mar 18 07:49:59 2002 hey how are u are u good good kenny - Sun Mar 17 23:55:15 2002 "" rowanboy - Fri Mar 15 17:41:07 2002 HB J.Rob Lang <sooty@bullet-systems.com> Thales Research, Reading - Fri Mar 15 11:33:32 2002 Could I please be the first person to wish John a Happy Birthday! dsp - Fri Mar 15 09:24:21 2002 Hi, I am looking for goood friends, Rajesh Rajesh <rajesh.francis@mind-infotech.com> India, Delhi - Fri Mar 15 09:10:46 2002 John, there is an issue with the preview function of the web log. I added a huge long addition to 'Violence' and then pressed the back button as it advised, the form that was displayed on the right was empty. The whole lot was lost. I am now not enclined to post it again as it took me a good 20 minutes to reply. :( Rob Lang <r.i.w.lang@rdg.ac.uk> Thales Research, Reading - Fri Mar 15 09:08:48 2002 Has anyone phoned the entry line for the Jubilee concerts at Buckingham palace? Maybe I'll see you there. Apparantly its a draw, so putting you name down does not guarentee tickets. Shame. But at least we are am in with a chance. dsp - Fri Mar 15 08:52:32 2002 I was thinking of just going on the Saturday... Although it would have been nice to see The Strokes as well. Of course, in reality, I'm not going at all. John - Thu Mar 14 17:37:30 2002 Coachella looks pretty cool. Unfortunately there is a lot of pap there (Oasis) amongst some top acts (Cake). Shame realy. Rob Lang <sooty@bullet-systems.com> Thales Research, Reading - Thu Mar 14 17:15:05 2002 Nope. Why do you ask? John - Thu Mar 14 17:10:19 2002 Are you at South Bank tomorrow? Simon - Thu Mar 14 16:44:10 2002 I've decided I'd like to go to Coachella this year. Unfortunately it's in California. Rather a long way to go for the weekend. John - Thu Mar 14 16:08:55 2002 Today seems to be bordering on the most craptastic day so far this year. The weather is crap. I'm at South Bank and I really don't want to be. I don't feel well. I'm bloody bored. Linux is a pain in the bloody arse. I have generally no enthusiasm for anything, it's all a bit shit generally. John - Thu Mar 14 15:17:18 2002 Bah, why is television so shit? Rob Lang <sooty@bullet-systems.com> Thales Research, Reading - Thu Mar 14 08:40:56 2002 Well Done Chie-san! I'm just happy that my van is in the garage. Keep death of the roads, drive on the pavement. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Wed Mar 13 16:36:22 2002 Nice! Simon - Wed Mar 13 16:13:54 2002 Chie's just passed her driving test! Wahey!!! John - Wed Mar 13 15:21:00 2002 6 strings are gay. Rob Lang <icar@icar.co.uk> MADLAB, Reading - Wed Mar 13 14:14:26 2002 Rowanboy you are cookiesboy. Uncle Rocking Chair - Wed Mar 13 14:10:11 2002 Suddenly your move to self employment makes so much more sense Tom :) John - Tue Mar 12 15:13:37 2002 I had a pink one of those. It got ruined when someone grabbed it off me (with his teeth -POP!) to stop me doing a solo while dancing on the table. That was a company do BTW.... I suspect they weren't SO sad to see me leave! rowanboy - Tue Mar 12 14:18:11 2002 Arrr, but my guitar is an air guitar. It's inflatable! Uncle Rocking Chair - Tue Mar 12 12:53:07 2002 Graf: http://www.rowanboy.co.uk/technotes.html rowanboy - Mon Mar 11 16:35:44 2002 And me too.. We're all at it!  rowanboy - Mon Mar 11 16:33:47 2002 And me too.. We're all at it!  rowanboy - Mon Mar 11 16:33:39 2002 Extreme Xmas Guitar Session:  rowanboy - Mon Mar 11 16:28:22 2002 Nice! John - Mon Mar 11 16:11:38 2002  Uncle Rocking Chair - Mon Mar 11 16:08:21 2002 Isn't now the cue for a random obnoxious American to put a message on the board attacking us all for being too nerdy? John - Mon Mar 11 15:41:52 2002 Actually, sadly <monkey>ActiveHTMLxp</monkey> has made itself obsolete because of a badly defined recursive improvement clause in the requirements document that spiralled off to infinity and became far too silly. John - Mon Mar 11 15:39:43 2002 Plans have been announce to add SOAP, BizTalk, CHEeze(tm) and BizSquawk.net support in the next warm-sticky release. dsp - Mon Mar 11 15:35:30 2002 Its not all bad news though! A patch has just been made available that makes all <monkey>ActiveHTMLxp</monkey> backwards compatably with any MIDI and MOD files written prior to the release of <monkey>ActiveHTMLxp</monkey>. For all developers itching to get their hands on the <monkey>ActiveHTMLxp</monkey> SDK, it is downloadable from: http-ook-ook://%34$34%76$23%87*3www!.wahwahwah%xml%.$54%55%21%22&22^%223/~sdk.aaa_html_aspxpa dsp - Mon Mar 11 15:33:17 2002 Sorry Tim, but ActiveHTMLxp was obsolete 23 minutes before it was released given the introduction of <monkey>ActiveHTMLxp</monkey>, which is almost exactly the same as ActiveHTMLxp, but entirely specified in the now standard monkey variant of XML (even down to the title it seems). Despite only being released today, there are already 28 million billion certified monkey engineers. John - Mon Mar 11 15:20:49 2002 I have just completed a very successful launch of my new ActiveHTMLxp which supercedes HTML++ and HTML.net Lots of key players from the Industry have jumped on board, and are really driving the project! dsp - Mon Mar 11 15:02:47 2002 Rowanboy: nope i haven't played with XP - it was the xp activation thingy that finally pushed me onto using linux. And a very good decision that was too :)
So, what's the plan for the weekend then tom?
John - Tue Mar 5 16:08:19 2002 John: I can't seem to get PhotoStudio to create external thumbs.. I get a file called (unknown) which IS a jpeg.. Hmmm. rowanboy - Tue Mar 5 16:00:40 2002 http://www.handyscripts.co.uk/trubador_egg.htm I am the EGGMAN... - Tue Mar 5 14:56:27 2002 Finally got a proper version of the kernel built, and managed to (apparently) get the driver for my dvb-t card built and installed. Not really sure if it is working or not yet though, got to mess about with tuning now... John - Tue Mar 5 10:28:12 2002 Theres generally a seperate source cd, which you sometimes don't get depending on how you buy redhat. In fact, looking at linuxemporium it seems that the source is now two cds worth. graf <graf@altavista.net> - Tue Mar 5 09:57:18 2002 Surely the Kernel source ought to be included on my two distribution CDs...? John - Mon Mar 4 17:55:24 2002 There seems to be a link to it from redhat here... Not that i'm an expert in navigating the redhat site, just good at hitting google Graf <Graf@altavista.net> - Mon Mar 4 17:54:01 2002 Allegedly, I need kernel-source-2.4.9-7.i386.rpm, although I can't seem to download it from redhat's site. John - Mon Mar 4 17:10:12 2002 Come to think of it, you could just say sod it to the redhat package stuff and just download the source and untar it into /usr/src/linux. Find out which kernel version you are running and download it from Kernel.org. It probably only needs modules.h or whatever so it knows how to form a module that can be inserted into the current kernel. Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Mon Mar 4 16:52:29 2002 I don't really know the redhat way of doing things, but it's normally worthwhile to build your own kernel to suit the hardware in your machine. Theres a nice menu based configurer, so all you have to do is untar the source, then do "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" depending if you want an X based menu or just a console based one. Alternatively, you can look for an rpm with the source of the kernel you are running on rpmfind.net - i just searched for "kernel source" and got a bizallion hits so you'll need to pick the one for your kernel version - "uname -a" should tell you iirc. This way is probably a lot easier actually. Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Mon Mar 4 16:31:37 2002 Why is Debian's UK mirror all in Japanese? John - Mon Mar 4 15:43:53 2002 Andy, I'm using Redhat. Maybe it was the wrong choice? It installed really nicely, but I got really stumped when actually trying to do what I wanted with it. I want to build a driver for my dvb-t card. The source code for the driver needs to have the linux kernel sources in /usr/src/linux or something. I messed around for ages at the weekend trying to find the right package to get them in there and totally failed in the end. I've downloaded some documentation from the web but have a feeling when I get home I'm just going to fail all over again. Maybe I'm just not such a linuxy person after all... John - Mon Mar 4 15:41:17 2002 Rob, I don't think tonight is much good for me... sorry! John - Mon Mar 4 15:33:08 2002 Pinch punch- oh shit, missed it. Johnny boy, fancy fezzing tonight? Ah go on... etc etc Rob Lang <r.i.w.lang@rdg.ac.uk> Thales Research, Reading - Mon Mar 4 15:03:17 2002 John, which linux distribution are you using then? I heartily reccommend debian, although this evening i'm gonna try out IP cop on my firewall machine. Graf <graf@altavista.net> - Mon Mar 4 14:04:45 2002 A bit quiet around here again... John - Mon Mar 4 11:53:36 2002 - Fri Mar 1 17:08:09 2002 Why John? Why? dsp - Fri Mar 1 16:28:44 2002 Hmmm I think I shall be having a quiet night in tonight - still feel a bit hungover from last night... John - Fri Mar 1 16:24:07 2002 Good thanks John, lots of roadworks on the way home tonite, ganno have to leave early. :) How about urs John? Any plans tonite? I am out on the razzle dazzle! Way hay! dsp - Fri Mar 1 15:25:24 2002 Tim: how is your Friday afternoon going? John - Fri Mar 1 15:21:39 2002 This weekend, I will be mostly installing Linux. John - Fri Mar 1 14:55:48 2002 Alight Johnny BoY! dsp - Fri Mar 1 14:54:54 2002 Hey boys and girls, it's March 1st. John - Fri Mar 1 14:52:42 2002 |
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