#ubuntu-us-ar 2010-11-21
<TommyT> greetings... I see ubuntulog2 has joined the channel
<TommyT> Is ubuntulog2 a bot or a user?
#ubuntu-us-ar 2010-11-22
<TommyT> apparently ubuntulog2 is a bot: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2010/11/21/%23ubuntu-us-ar.html
<TommyT> and of course, soylent green is people
<r2d2rogers> I'm waiting for soylent blue instead
<TommyT> finest kind!
<r2d2rogers> Otherwise I'm wishing I wasn't back at work tomorrow. my wife and sons are home from school for the week
<r2d2rogers> how's it up in arkansas?
<r2d2rogers> I heard the hogs pulled it out again
<TommyT> not much of a Razorback watcher, myself, but they must have done OK or we would have heard about it
<TommyT> weather-wise, it has turned really warm today but they expect 27 degrees thanksgiving night
<r2d2rogers> I read my facebook status feed and hear all about it
<r2d2rogers> nice, I like the cooler weather, but that might be a bit cold for me too.
<r2d2rogers> late supper here, TTYL if you're on late
<TommyT> I'm about to hang it up for the night; was just seeing how/why we have a new bot
<TommyT> log bot
<TommyT> ubuntu-eu was hosting the old one and something happened to that organization
#ubuntu-us-ar 2010-11-24
<DoubleB> log bot is back
<zillah> DoubleB: wow that was fast
<zillah> good evening all
<DoubleB> netbook running linux ftw!
<zillah> lol
<DoubleB> mad boot times bitches!
<zillah> i should have just gotten on with the laptop so i could use BitchX
<DoubleB> ha
<DoubleB> is your laptop running linux?
<zillah> i do like Colloquy though
<zillah> no, freebsd under vmware
<DoubleB> cool
<zillah> i think i wanna get a bigger hdd and dual boot though
<DoubleB> so you are not in Leather face's room?
<zillah> LMFAO
<zillah> no not yet
<zillah> i should keep one of those crt monitors and have an irc feed going to the bedroom down there with it
<DoubleB> yeah
<DoubleB> hey can't we have a c-name like irc.neacug.com point to freenode or geekshed?
<zillah> yeah
<zillah> i was going to ask if you think we should set up a channel for it
<zillah> and which network to put it on
<DoubleB> will it load our channel some how?
<DoubleB> well isn't freenode for opensource projects and stuff? or can you have any type of channel?
<zillah> no, it would just point to that server
<zillah> afaik you can have whatever kind of channel
<zillah> and i'm not partial to any network considering my fav network is almost dead
<DoubleB> well geekshed is a good network and the website has easy to navigate documentation
<DoubleB> freenode is more hardcore geeks maybe?
<zillah> http://freenode.net/policy.shtml
<DoubleB> i guess we would be a PDCP
<zillah> yeah i think so
<zillah> i went ahead and registered #neacug
<zillah> http://freenode.net/primary_groups.shtml
<zillah> hi az7
<az7> hey whats up
<zillah> not much how about you?
<az7> nm, were you on for the 9:30 chat?
<zillah> yeah
<zillah> and have just been idling here since lol
<az7> yeah, i got here a little late.. i recently rebuilt the comp i use for irc
<zillah> ah, what are you running on it?
<az7> arch actually, but i run ubuntu a bit as well
<zillah> i've never tried arch
<az7> it has its pros and cons, its very educational
<DoubleB> arch has gained popularity.
<az7> thats true, so where are you guys from in arkansas?
<DoubleB> Northeast
<az7> northwest here
<DoubleB> we are working on our user group site over in #neacug
<zillah> yeah, sorry i'm not very active in here, i'm fighting sleep and making changes to drupal
<DoubleB> and I am doing <sarcasm>
<az7> i think they have a central arkansas lug and a northwestern arkansas lug.  i haven't been to either one, sadly.
<DoubleB> ah well we just want to hang out with locals and talk tech and see where it goes from there.
<az7> that would be really cool
<DoubleB> we thoiught about an ubuntu loco of our own but decided it wasn't broad enough
<DoubleB> you can't talk about one thing all the time
<zillah> brb
<az7> maybe just the lug to start out with, or maybe like the all-encompasing computer club
<DoubleB> well we are thinking a computer user group
<DoubleB> then you can talk about tech in general
<az7> thats probably a good way to go about.. then maybe have lug night, python night, .NET night, etc..
<zillah> do you do much coding az?
<DoubleB> yeah
<az7> a little bit of programming, yes
<zillah> cool. i started out wanting to be a programmer but i don't think i'm cut out to be more than a hobby coder
<az7> quite a few people started out as hobbyists i'm sure
<zillah> yeah. so what kind of work do you do?
<az7> mostly everything with a keyboard or network cable attached
<zillah> many hats, eh?
<az7> of course.. what about you guy?
<zillah> i have a computer repair store
<az7> awesome, you probably have a hat collection too then.
<zillah> oh yeah. trying to narrow them down one by one though
<zillah> well az it was nice to meet you. i've got to head to bed. will you be on next week?
<az7> probably so.. have a good one.. i'm out as well
<zillah> you too ttyl
<az7> good luck with the NE AR comp group
<zillah> thanks  you ever get over this way?
<r2d2rogers> az7: I'm reading the log and several hours late, but what about a hackerspace ( vs. LUG or Computer club)
#ubuntu-us-ar 2010-11-25
<az7> @r2d2rogers oh, just talking to doubled about a NE computer club /lug/etc
<zillah> hey az7
<az7> hey whats up
#ubuntu-us-ar 2011-11-09
<kwadroke> I miss anything?
<kwadroke> I'm guessing not
<module000> you miseed it all
<module000> there was a furious 10 minutes of chat; life, the universe, and everything - was deduced
<kwadroke> figured as much :)
<module000> slow night though ;]
<module000> kwadroke: did you take rhce on rhel6 yet?
<module000> was going over prep guide for it and wondering how it stacked up to the rhel5 test, work is bugging me to renew early
<kwadroke> no I haven't
<kwadroke> work hasn't offered to pay for it yet
<module000> i think my work is only offering because the end of the year budget doesn't have enough junk,b ut i'll take what i can get i suppose
<kwadroke> I'm hoping work will do something soon so I can get mine
#ubuntu-us-ar 2011-11-16
<az7> chat night !
<snide_> zzzzzzzzzzz
<snide_> lol wakee wakee]
<az7> so when/where is the lug meet?
<snide_> dunno
<snide_> iemailed back in response to that question today, but kwad hasn't moderated it yet
<az7> nwalug is kind of quiet too
<snide_> probably could talk kwad into it at the game store
<snide_> they all are
<snide_> it's super-hard to keep interest up in these groups
<snide_> we have a dcg, and let me tell you, it takes many people & a lot of work to just keep it going
<snide_> but don't give up! that's the key
<snide_> speaking of interest, its nice & cold, pouring rain... it's DAMNED difficult to stay awake here
<snide_> redwing4146392643
<snide_> wtf?
<az7> yeah the weather has been crap lately
<snide_> so have you gone to a carlug meeting?
<az7> nah, only 2600 meetings so far
<snide_> really? where do you live?
<snide_> do you mean fs2600?
<az7> yup
<snide_> ah. i promised to make it to one of those, but yeah, loooong drive
<snide_> love to get a 2600 going in cark, but...sigh no time
<az7> not so bad, we came down for pyarkansas last month
<snide_> yeah that's another group that needs formation here. just hard to do
<snide_> how is pyarkansas doing?
<az7> it was a blast.. won some free books and all that
<snide_> man that's awesome!
<snide_> the only time ive been in nwa is to see a hogs game
<snide_> that's been awhile
<az7> you guys should carpool it up to fs2600 some time
<snide_> yes we definitely should
<snide_> many of us really wanna go
#ubuntu-us-ar 2011-11-23
<az7> chat night !
#ubuntu-us-ar 2011-11-30
<az7> woo chat night!
<zillah-home> :)
<az7> what is up?
<zillah-home> not too much here, just wishing centurylink could get it together lol
<az7> that bad?
<zillah|> oops
<zillah-home> looks like suddenlink isnt doing well tonight either
<zillah-home> i have some stuff i
<zillah-home> would like to work on but my upload speed at the store is like 0.01k right now
<zillah-home> i'm having problems even typing on ssh
<zillah-home> so where is everybody at these days?
<az7> northwest arkansas
<zillah-home> no i mean, what happened to all the people that were coming in here
<az7> dunno?
<snide_> they were all turned to bots
<snide_> in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions
<az7> possibly
<zillah-home> lol
<snide_> there is growing evidence that kwadroke has recruited every available geek in the state for artemis crew, so that is one possible cause
<az7> artemis crew?
<snide_> http://artemis.eochu.com/
<az7> ah, that thing
<snide_> its very cool; i so wish i had time to play
#ubuntu-us-ar 2012-11-06
<module000> i'm still trying to find a php/javascript programmer for a north little rock AR job if anyone here is interested
#ubuntu-us-ar 2012-11-07
<TommyT> Maybe we should try a Chat Day for folks who can't be online at 9:30pm
#ubuntu-us-ar 2012-11-13
<Cchadwicka> little rock in da house
<Cchadwicka> anyone here
#ubuntu-us-ar 2012-11-14
<TommyT> Greetings -- Anyone here for "Chat Night"?
<TommyT> I guess not. :-(
<TommyT> Greetings Num83rGuy!
<TommyT> Not much "chat" on Chat Night!
<Num83rGuy> Hello TommyT
<Num83rGuy> It seems there rarely is.
<TommyT> Yes I was just looking through the logs. We even had a job announcement back in October, which has been met with silence
<TommyT> module000 announced an opening at his place in NLR
<TommyT> a few days ago he said it was still open
<Num83rGuy> Hmm, too bad I live nowhere near there
<TommyT> I'm in Conway. What part of the state are you in?
<Num83rGuy> Work would be the hight of great right now.
<Num83rGuy> Near Batesville.
<TommyT> I think we have kindof a cluster of Ubuntu folks in that direction.
<TommyT> Back when we could post our location on launchpad, it seemed there were several active members around there.
<Num83rGuy> Realy!? I wish i could find more than one person who knows how to turn one on much less use it.
<TommyT> Of course, I'm drawing kind of a sweeping arm across a swath of the state. My geography stinks, too.
<Num83rGuy> Ha!
<TommyT> I just pulled up batesville on maps.google.com... I think the folks I'm thinking of are closer to Mountain Home. Or Mountain VIew.
<Num83rGuy> Yeah That sounds about right.
<TommyT> Over the years we have had less and less activity here in Conway, too.... our biggest activist moved off to Seattle.
<TommyT> years ago
<TommyT> I would like to get a LITTLE more activity going.
<TommyT> Do you ever travel for computer-related events?
<Num83rGuy> I seem to remember there was a LUG in Batesville some time ago.  If I recall there were nearly 50 in the state but, a few years ago it seems the tech and it followers flew the coop.
<TommyT> I guess as we get more "connected" (virtually) we see less need to be connected in person
<Num83rGuy> I have never been to a meeting, by the time I learned of them I was too busy with work and family. Now I am just too broke to get gas to go. :(
<TommyT> Maybe linux / Ubuntu is too dull now ... I hardly have any trouble that I would head to a meeting to discuss
<Num83rGuy> Ha, I agree.  I am having more trouble out of hardware than non-Windows software these days too.
<TommyT> Do you drive as far as Newport or Heber Springs? Or is that too far (gas or time wise)?
<TommyT> I'm just trying to get a sense of what seems far in that part of the state.
<Num83rGuy> Blew two power supplies in a month and now having HDD problems.  I rarely go to Newport My car is literally falling apart.  I have hat to pick up parts off the road.
<TommyT> I grew up in a little town in Texas and the nearest movie theater was 70 miles away (this was before VCRs or even cable TV)
<Num83rGuy> Bates ville is about my limit for now.  ( ~30 miles )
<Num83rGuy> I know that feel.
<TommyT> Are you on DSL?
<Num83rGuy> Yeah, 1.5Mib down 256Kib up $60 a month.
<Num83rGuy> The fastest I can get.
<TommyT> oof. $60/mo is pricey.
<TommyT> but you probably don't have much choice
<Num83rGuy> Yep, and the phone Co. cays be glad I have it.  They are the only provider other than Huges net. Same price but, with a cap. Blagh.
<TommyT> My brother had Hughes for awhile. Terrible. They hit the cap as soon as any kid in the household loaded up their iPod
<TommyT> Besides they were often losing signal due to weather or whatever.
<TommyT> Fortunately a
<Num83rGuy> Yeah, and the wife plays MMOs so that would be gon in a day or two.
<TommyT> fortunately ATT decided DSL would reach his house from Conway
<TommyT> and it did
<Num83rGuy> The part that frustrates me is that there is a wireless provider just a half mile away.
<TommyT> WiMax or WiFi?
<Num83rGuy> Faster and cheaper. I'm just out of range.
<Num83rGuy> I don't rember.
<Num83rGuy> *Remember.
<TommyT> Half a mile is theoretically doable with a directional antenna, if it's WiFi
<Num83rGuy> Someday....
<TommyT> WiMaxx or whatever they call it is supposed to go farther, but I know nothing about it.
<TommyT> You could try building a Pringles can antenna.
<TommyT> OR even a "fry basket" antenna
<TommyT> I think some folks have even repurposed their satellite dishes.
<Num83rGuy> I plan on it. Just too busy.  That and the wife gets nervious if I play with the net too much.
<TommyT> Yeah, speaking of... I just got notice from my wife that it's almost bed time
<Num83rGuy> LOL all right Nite.
<TommyT> I should feel lucky, though. When I was young my bed time was 8 pm.
<Num83rGuy> http://www.connect-arkansas.org/home
<Num83rGuy> I have talked with a guy who works o this good info.
<TommyT> cool -- I think I know some of the folks who started that years ago
<TommyT> But Conway put in fiber all over town and the price is just low enough I got lazy.
<Num83rGuy> Lucky.
<TommyT> Yeah, it was a huge relief to give up the dialup... that was probably 1996 or 1997
<TommyT> They also rolled out wireless around town
<Num83rGuy> Let me see..., 4 years ago.
<Num83rGuy> Ha I just looked at the map.  Wireless is at the end of my street.
<Num83rGuy> I still can't get it , yet
<TommyT> You could probably work with them to become a node on their network.
<TommyT> Do you have any nearby neighbors who might share your bandwidth?
<Num83rGuy> Well Later I gotta go as well Kids are getting too rowdy.  I think i will give them a call tomorrow.
<TommyT> Good luck and good night!
<Num83rGuy> Have a good night.
#ubuntu-us-ar 2012-11-22
<TommyT> Happy Thanksgiving!
#ubuntu-us-ar 2012-11-25
<factor> Hello anyone active
#ubuntu-us-ar 2014-11-04
<TommyT> anyone here this AM?
#ubuntu-us-ar 2014-11-07
<TommyT> JonathanD: are you at the keyboard?
<TommyT> Just in case you see this later, I was just polling.
<TommyT> I see your name connected to the channel when I look.
<TommyT> I will try to look at the logs later. (I rarely leave irc connected.)
<TommyT> Let me know i f you have thoughts about the channel
<TommyT> actually you can probably contact me via launchpad
<TommyT> I'm tommy-trussell on launchpad
<TommyT> or via the forums.
<TommyT> we have a place in the forums, and an email list, and a loco group in launchpad
<TommyT> courtesy Ubuntu
<JonathanD> TommyT: hi
<TommyT> howdy
<TommyT> Do you leave ubuntu-us-ar open pretty much all the time?
<TommyT> I rarely do. I was considering whether I might set up a bot to follow the channel
<TommyT> JonathanD: Let me know if you have any suggestions or thoughts on ubuntu-us-ar
<JonathanD> TommyT: I don't close channels I'm in.
<JonathanD> TommyT: I mean, unless I'm leaving them for good.
<TommyT> JonathanD: Thanks.
#ubuntu-us-ar 2016-11-07
<zxfJGSL> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EsJLNGVJ7E & https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/15893, https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/23561, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foundation-idUSKBN12Z2SL & https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3774 (ctrl+f qatar) - please don't let these be buried

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