#ubuntu-us-wa 2010-12-24
<valorie> Merry Christmas to all!
#ubuntu-us-wa 2010-12-28
<seattlegaucho> androidbruce: finally got that G1 fully functional ... no simple task
#ubuntu-us-wa 2010-12-29
<RichSEA> Hello Gang
<RichSEA> Hello SG
 * seattlegaucho waves back to RichSEA
<RichSEA> It has been many many years since I have used IRC.
<RichSEA> I just found the Ubuntu web site and a listing for this Channel
<RichSEA> Can you tell me how active the Washington Team is?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2010-12-30
<androidbruce> seattlegaucho, AWESOME
<Ashex> All hail for your chosen dancer has returned
<cj> are we still winning?
<cj> any of you want to rent a place in Everett?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-01
<cj> o/
<tenach> o/
<tenach> Hallo there.
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-02
 * seattlegaucho reporting from his new job
<seattlegaucho> ... now an OSX user
<androidbruce> seattlegaucho, gtfo 
<androidbruce> blasphemy ;) 
<androidbruce> seattlegaucho, congrats on the new gig though. what is it?
<seattlegaucho> sr mysql dba :)
<seattlegaucho> I'm going to be running (k)ubuntu on a VM pretty soon to play w/ my usual tool chain
<seattlegaucho> but at least I got Quassel on the mac 
<bkerensa> :D
<seattlegaucho> Yay! Kubuntu running on a VM ... now to get a server instance running
<Salt> valorie, althara : lfnw reg is open fyi
<valorie> cool
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-03
<anjilslaire> I've actually switched to Kubuntu due to Unity running terribly on my system.
<anjilslaire> KDE running smoother/faster. Whodda thunk?
<valorie> no surprise to ME, lol
<valorie> I've been a KDE user for around 10 years
<ievans3024> if a user is not part of the right groups, would xdm/gdm/kdm not allow that user to log in?
<tenach> Woo, finally made a hackergotchi!
<valorie> riddell made mine, I still don't know how
<tenach> This is the first time I've ever done it. :D
<valorie> I guess I'll see it in planet!
<valorie> if I get time to read it
<tenach> and after I finish setting up planet.
<valorie> I've been promoting 30 hours per day for awhile now, but so far, still stuck with 24
<valorie> not enough!
<tenach> Indeed!
<tenach> What have you been promooting?
<tenach> er, Promoting.
<valorie> longer days, so I can get more done
<valorie> sun keeps setting early though, and the clocks haven't changed
<tenach> Aye..
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-06
<seattlegaucho> who posted the add for the podcast hw? It looks like it has been removed from craigslist â¦ anyone?
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-07
<androidbruce> #gslug
<bkerensa> wish valorie would join us too
<bkerensa> :D
<shannonlucas> valorie: bkerensa is trying to get the Oregon channel population to beat the California channel's :p
<shannonlucas> Anyone have any experience with the System76 laptops?
<ievans3024> i got free stickers from them once
<ievans3024> i also applied to a customer support position for them, but never got a response back
<ievans3024> but i assume you've got a question about the hardware
<shannonlucas> :-p
<shannonlucas> It's getting time to replace my old laptop, and I was considering them as an option
<ievans3024> and a good one, at that
<shannonlucas> Biggest complaint I saw with the Serval was battery life being really short
<ievans3024> yeah, a lot of power/battery technologies are developed by the manufacturers and (from what i understand) rarely shared between computer manufacturers
<shannonlucas> Found a rant by someone about how they don't provide their drivers for other distros.
<ievans3024> if you only intend on using ubuntu and you aren't concerned with software freedom, then i guess that wouldn't be such a big deal
<ievans3024> funny to me though that they would be using hardware that doesn't work on the drivers provided in ubuntu
<shannonlucas> My bigger concern is more along the lines of how long they would continue to maintain their drivers (which are open source)
<shannonlucas> My old ThinkPad still has great driver support, but it uses baseline Intel parts for everything.
<ievans3024> same as my sony
<ievans3024> good luck with your computer purchase, whatever it turns out to be
<shannonlucas> Thanks. I'll probably just agonize over it a few weeks and then just stick with what I have for a while longer. :p
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-08
<anjilslaire> my local ISP just switched me from a static IP to PPoE and cut my connection from ~30mb real DL speed to ~3mb real
<anjilslaire> and says its what all local retailers are providing, after "extensive market research"
<anjilslaire> for $48 month
<anjilslaire> gee, thanks  for giving me notice.
<anjilslaire> and thats on a fiber connection
<anjilslaire> I just called my local cable provider, and switched to their 10mb cable bundled to my TV, and it's only $32 for the internet half
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-09
<shannonlucas> HP is going to release webOS as open source.
<shannonlucas> http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/hp-to-contribute-webos-to-open-source-nyse-hpq-1596936.htm
<bkerensa> yeah I just blogged about that
<bkerensa> :D
<bkerensa> token gesture at best
<bkerensa> and the press release is somewhat laughable
<shannonlucas> Yeah, just saw your post
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-13
<bkerensa> valorie: Hi
<bkerensa> :D
<bkerensa> valorie: I'm interested in doing a interview with you to appear on OMG! Ubuntu! about all the work you do in the greater Ubuntu and FOSS community
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> bkerensa: sorry I've been so elusive
<valorie> between seeing my dad every other day and mondo connection problems with freenode, I've not been here much
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-14
<bkerensa> valorie: Oh its understandable
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-19
<Lancelot> hi everyone
<shannonlucas> Howdy
<Lancelot> how's it going?
<shannonlucas> I'm writing some creative fiction
<shannonlucas> (translation: project time estimates)
<shannonlucas> You?
<Lancelot> packing
<Lancelot> I also proposed a talk for linuxfest
<shannonlucas> The NW LinuxFest or a different one?
<Lancelot> NW
<shannonlucas> Cool. I'm going to try to make it this year.
<shannonlucas> What's your talk on?
<Lancelot> embedded hardware development in linux
<Lancelot> so programming microcontrollers
<shannonlucas> Ooooh
<Lancelot> all I have right now are microchip brands stuff
<Lancelot> I'm getting some atmel things
<Lancelot> and if I can parallax as well
<shannonlucas> Beagleboard?
<Lancelot> I'm hoping for a 2 hour session so I can demo them
<Lancelot> I don't wanna get too fancy
<Lancelot> this is supposed to be a basic intro to using simple micros
<shannonlucas> RaspberryPI then?
<Lancelot> also, the beagleboard doesn't really count...
<Lancelot> it's a computer, not a microcontroller
<Lancelot> same thing
<Lancelot> not a microcontroller >.>
<Lancelot> it's a computer
<Lancelot> the talk is focusing on microcontrollers
<shannonlucas> Oh, you're doing system on a chip
<Lancelot> yes
<Lancelot> like this stuff: http://www.microchip.com/ParamChartSearch/chart.aspx?branchID=8181&mid=14&lang=en&pageId=75
<shannonlucas> So actually running Linux on the SoC, or just using Linux as the dev environment for them?
<shannonlucas> Either way, that'd be worth the drive.
<Lancelot> using linux as a dev envrionment
<Lancelot> microcontrollers don't run operating systems
<shannonlucas> What? You can't shoehorn one in? :p
<Lancelot> usually
<shannonlucas> 8-bit Linux for the win! :p
<Lancelot> I don't see that ending well...
<shannonlucas> hehehe
<Lancelot> micros aren't really meant for that
<shannonlucas> When are they going to announce the session selection?
<Lancelot> in february I think?
<Lancelot> that's when they open up the voting
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-20
<bkerensa> valorie: I hope you are planning on coming down for OSCON and Open Source Bridge this year
<bkerensa> I'm already working on trying to get a booth at both
<valorie> not sure about OSB
<valorie> OSCON for sure
<valorie> life permitting, of course
<valorie> between my dad and my old doggie, I'm jumping, lately
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-21
<bkerensa> valorie: I sent you some interview questions if you are interested in the interview on OMG
<bkerensa> :)
#ubuntu-us-wa 2011-12-28
<bkerensa> :) Happy Holidays Valorie
<valorie> merry Xmas and happy new year to you bkerensa
<valorie> and everybody!
<bkerensa> :)
<valorie> how was your xmas, bkerensa?
<bkerensa> valorie: Very nice... How was yours?
<valorie> started out horrible -- my old doggie died Xmas Eve morning
<valorie> but since I got to spend that evening and the next with family
<bkerensa> valorie: Thats sad to hear =/
<valorie> ended up good\
<bkerensa> good :D
<valorie> I miss him a lot
<bkerensa> valorie: Got a question about UDS sponsorship
<valorie> he would have been 17 next week
<bkerensa> valorie: If a member gets sponsored how do they cover travel and hotel costs?
<valorie> you can ask for either or both
<valorie> and you don't have to be a member
<valorie> how -- you can keep your reciepts and ask for reimbursement, or they will buy your tickets for you
<valorie> hotel is covered and most meals if you are sponsored
<bkerensa> valorie: Ahh so I can indeed ask for them to just buy them for me?
<valorie> yup
<bkerensa> ok good
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> they have a travel bureau
<bkerensa> I'm hoping to go to UDS :D
<valorie> very good
<valorie> cool, me too
<bkerensa> +1
<bkerensa> oh
<valorie> whether or not they sponsor
<bkerensa> valorie: I need some help talking O'Reilly into giving the Ubuntu PNW locos a booth
<bkerensa> ie: WA/OR
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> although staying in the hotel is really nice
<valorie> everything is THERE
<valorie> really?
<valorie> they have always covered that
<valorie> but give me an address and I'll write
<bkerensa> valorie: Yeah.... Well I asked them and they told me something along the lines that "Dot org booths are in high demand so you will have to apply in March"
<valorie> heh
<valorie> we'll get one
<bkerensa> ok
<bkerensa> ;)
<bkerensa> I plan to make this booth good this time (Conference Kit, Sign etc. )
<valorie> when the time comes, please tell me, and I'll write too
<bkerensa> ok :)
<valorie> awesome!
<valorie> sec
<valorie> I got an early xmas present -- a treadmill and walking desk
<valorie> tired tonight, had to quit
<valorie> after spending so much time with my dad after he broke his other hip
<valorie> I NEVER want to end up like that
<valorie> I think he wishes he'd spent less time in a chair in front of his TV
<valorie> (FOX News at 100% volume)
<bkerensa> valorie: Uhh fox news? :D I think I will hold comments :D
<valorie> exactly
<valorie> it was too loud for your comments to be heard, anyway
<valorie> lol
<bkerensa> heh
 * bkerensa is buying stuff off ubuntu store to giveaway to Ubuntu Oregon folks to try and generate more activity
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> that's how I was raised -- fundamentalist right-wing
<valorie> needless to say, once I got some education, I changed my world-view
<valorie> nice
<bkerensa> valorie: I kind of wish the loco's on the west coast got together and did like quarterly buys
<bkerensa> the shipping canonical charges is beyond highway robbery
<bkerensa> :(
<valorie> agreed
<valorie> to get Kubuntu stuff, I had to pay shipping from the UK
<valorie> shipping was actually more than the stuff I bought
<valorie> still worth it though
<bkerensa> better yet if I'm spending money to promote Ubuntu they should give me a discount on shipping that or have a local Canonical person who handles U.S. purchasers :D
<valorie> I'm sure that you could coordinate buys if you write to the lists, plus PNW
<bkerensa> I bought a hat and some pens for christmas and shipping was close to $20 and it took almost two weeks :(
<bkerensa> yeah
<bkerensa> I think Im going to
<valorie> people will want stuff before Scale and LFNW
<valorie> write soon.....
<bkerensa> :D
<bkerensa> kk
<bkerensa> valorie: Did you get my e-mail?
<valorie> oh, let me look
<valorie> haven't been home much
<valorie> wow, lots of questions
<valorie> I'll get to work on it
<bkerensa> :D
<valorie> damn, a week?
<valorie> I'm so sorry
<valorie> xmas has been busy
<bkerensa> valorie: I'm hoping to get the spotlight on some other women contributors in the Ubuntu community
<bkerensa> ;)
<valorie> good deal
<valorie> we need the guys to help in the effort, in order to have success
#ubuntu-us-wa 2013-12-06
<Slyfooker> ahhh, home sweet home
#ubuntu-us-wa 2013-12-07
<valorie> ok......
<ErichEickmeyer> lol
<valorie> ErichEickmeyer: are you another kubuntu user?
<valorie> I see you're on quassel
<ErichEickmeyer> At the moment, I am. I do dual-boot between Ubuntu and Kubuntu, depending on my mood.
<valorie> cool
<valorie> I mean, it's all ubuntu
<ErichEickmeyer> Very true.
<valorie> but you mean Unity and kub?
<ErichEickmeyer> Yep. Between Unity and KDE.
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-12-08
<cj> seattlegaucho: looking forward to seeing you tonight, man!  It's been too long!
<seattlegaucho> cj, you're going to be there ... awesome!
<seattlegaucho> pizzas and beers and on me ;)
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-12-09
<cj> I thought it was on Arjen...
<cj> but I'll accept the pizzas and beers even if they're not on Arjen! :-)
<cj> Salt: you coming?
<valorie> woah, what am I missing?
<valorie> :(
<valorie> not that I could come into seattle tonight no matter what, but, whatever and where ever y'all are meeting up, have fun
<seattlegaucho> valorie, MySQL meetup @ Twitter
<seattlegaucho> right across the street from Westlake mall in downtown Seattle
<valorie> haha, mysql
<seattlegaucho> :)
<valorie> everything but the pizza and beer would be over my head
<valorie> I know just enough to troll
<valorie> "buy why not nosql"?
<valorie> but, I mean
<valorie> postgres forevar!
<valorie> etc.
<seattlegaucho> :)
<cj> One of my friends gave my daughter a blue elephant for her birthday one time.  I saw him sniggering, so I know it was intentional.
<valorie> lol
<valorie> subtle trolling is the best trolling
<seattlegaucho> :D
<seattlegaucho> like when I show up w/ my linux t-shirts at my microsoft's friends homes?
<cj> you probably know him, actually, gerry.  Matt Westervelt is the troll in question :-)
<cj> that's not very subtle... :-)
<seattlegaucho> I think I know who you're talking about
<cj> he has a hacker bar up on Broadway now that's got a bunch of 3d printers and welding stations and things and stuff
<valorie> that's cool
<valorie> there are people working for M$ whose hearts are with open source
<valorie> and ya know .net is now open source, so.....
<valorie> ;-)
<seattlegaucho> msft is the biggest suse distro through azure
<cj> they really do like SuSE there, I've noticed...  I was on the firewall team for a while and they couldn't stop talking about how it was awesome.
<cj> I've been working on open source .NET for a long time...
<cj> and I like to think I'm part of the reason that MS decided to open source their implementation
<seattlegaucho> cj ... you're a cool cat 
<cj> I believe you'll find that this was the first ever piece of debuntu software released with direct upstream support from MSFT:
<cj> http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/lucid/dlr-languages
<cj> seattlegaucho: \o/ I like to tell myself that :-)
<seattlegaucho> wow!
<valorie> debuntu?
<valorie> I love it
<valorie> high fives to you, cj
<valorie> oops, gotta get some dinner before heading to my daddy's nursing home
<valorie> have a great evening, guys!
<seattlegaucho> you too!
<cj> seattlegaucho: https://wp.colliertech.org/cj/?p=1438
<cj> I had more content, but wordpress is a pile of poo and lost it.
<seattlegaucho> :(
 * seattlegaucho checking
<seattlegaucho> nice write up
<cj> hey thanks :-)
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-12-13
<Salt> cj, what did I miss? v_v
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-12-16
<cj> Salt: I blogged... let me grab that for you...
 * cj bludgeons his way in to his VM in PHX
<cj> nope.  ssh server is down.  I might want to reboot...
<cj> I'm going to try getting a console with this java browser plug-in first, though.
<cj> whee.  they've got an expired cert on their console app.  This yak really needed some shaving.
<cj> I like the "use force" checkbox next to the "reboot" button in the stormondemand.com web UI
<cj> https://wp.colliertech.org/cj/?p=1438
<cj> Salt: done and done
#ubuntu-us-wa 2014-12-26
<Salt> thanks cj
#ubuntu-us-wa 2015-12-26
<joe0tac> Hi. I'm hoping this is the right place for me to ask this question. I'm really new to Ubuntu, and this is my first time using IRC. Please be patient with me if I've committed a faux pas. I recently switched OS from Win7 to Ubuntu. I really, really want to use Ubuntu instead of Win7, but I'm having a lot of issues getting it to work with my laptop. I'm hoping to find a good service, ideally...
<joe0tac> ...someone local to my area (Tacoma) to contract to help me solve my problems. I've been using the online Ubuntu support, but it's gotten me no where, so, now, I'm hoping that paid support can, maybe, help. Does anyone here have a recommendation?
<valorie> boo
<valorie> local to me, too
#ubuntu-us-wa 2018-12-13
<Tralfaz> Hi all, I just switched to ubuntu from debian after about 3 years, and found this channel. Is this channel for WA ubuntu developers, users, or what?
<valorie> fooey, left in 2 minutes
<valorie> oh - 3 hours and 2 mins, which is different

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