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05:53 <@Dolemite> mr0ning, be0tches and h0ez!
05:54  * aestetix hugs Dolemite 
06:10 <@Dolemite> So I decided not to even try to watch any shit show past Monday night.   Time to read up on the craziness of last night's RNC.
06:10 <@Dolemite> Binge watching Lucifer has been much more entertaining
06:24 <@Dolemite> Man, Scott Adams has gone full on crazy at this point.
06:25 <@Dolemite> Have you seen his video explaining how Joe Biden is full of satanic symbolism?
06:28 <@aestetix> wait scott adams?
06:28 <@aestetix> the dilbert guy?
06:28 <@Dolemite> yes
06:29 <@Dolemite> He let some of th crazy out back in 2016 but then went quiet, again...   until now
06:29 <@Dolemite> https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-world-favorite-persuader-scott-adams-sees-satanic-coincidences-in-biden-campaign/
06:29 < PigBot> Trump World Favorite Persuader Scott Adams Sees 'Satanic Coincidences' in Biden Campaign | Right Wing Watch (at www.rightwingwatch.org) http://tinyurl.com/y25rmekm
06:33 <@aestetix> Dolemite: is there anyone you think has good political commentary these days?
06:33 <@Evilpig> don't taint dilbert for me
06:34 <@Dolemite> aestetix: Honestly?   I don't know that such a thing exists, because by its nature, it's biased towards one side or another.
06:35 <@Dolemite> Evilpig: As long as he keeps the politics out of cubicle land, I'm fine
06:35 <@Dolemite> He can be as batshit crazy in real life as he wants to be
07:15 <@Mirage> With statements like that I think batshit crazy is putting it mildly....wtf
07:22 <@Evilpig> I tried hard to make that satire, but it's not?!
07:22 <@_NSAKEY> It's ironic that the creator of the Pointy-Haired Boss is such a fanboy for the real life version of the ultimate Pointy-Haired Boss.
07:26 <@Evilpig> changes your view of the PHB as the villian and makes him out to be the hero
07:27 <@_NSAKEY> Honestly, the PHB would probably be better for us.
07:27 <@Dolemite> Or in this case, the Messiah
07:28 <@_NSAKEY> I saw a link to a Cracked video the other night, outlining why Idiocracy would actually be a utopia. After seeing Mango Man in action for the last few years, I didn't even have to click on it to agree.
07:28 <@_NSAKEY> At least Camacho knew to let the smart guy do all the work and shut up.
07:34 <@Dolemite> On another note, I'm at the milestone where I've used up an entire spool of filament on my 3d printer.   Been printing out parts for the Open Astro Tracker project.
07:37 <@eryc> is that to observe starlink sats?
07:38 <@Dolemite> Fuck starlink
07:39 <@Dolemite> Although fortunately we're at a low enough latitude for it not to affect us, yet
07:40 <@Dolemite> But if I had moved up to PNW or Canada because I wanted to be a hermit and look at the stars, I'd likely be mailing packages of fresh excrement to Elon Musk on a regular basis
07:41 <@_NSAKEY> Musk seems weird enough that he would probably be into that.
07:42 <@Evilpig> his satellites may be all streaky, but at least he's doing something to spread internet coverage.  he's done more than the FCC's failed policies have
07:42 <@Evilpig> the FCCs failure is directly linked to the lobbiests of the telcos
07:47 <@Dolemite> Starlink is still only going to be the viable option for people who are so far removed from civilization that DirectLink is their only option.
07:47 <@Dolemite> Anybody who thinks that it will be competitive in either price or performance to cable or fiber are delusional.
07:47 <@eryc> i'm prepared to be removed from civilization
07:47 <@Dolemite> It may, however, finally stick a fork in DSL
07:48 <@Evilpig> I see it as a possibly option for my step-brother to get connectivity to his mountain cabin out in cali
07:48 <@eryc> as long as i can still post tik toks
07:49 <@Evilpig> Dolemite: there's still "civilized" areas like my parent's old house where the local cable co still thinks that 10Mb down and 512Kb up are "high speed"
07:50 <@Evilpig> and they get away with it because there are no options.  for folks like that, starlink will be a leap up
07:51 <@Dolemite> Those are the ones that will be forced to either lower their prices or increase their performance, so in terms of competition, Starlink would be good for them.
07:52 <@Dolemite> But Starlink isn't supposed to be "the people's internet" and likely won't be in the realm of "inexpensive."
08:22 <@Mirage> It'll be the peoples internet once the Democrats socialize everything!   lol!!
08:28 <@Dolemite> Mirage: so true!
09:09 <@Mirage> ugh, freenas has been off for a while since I haven't been doing anything in my lab environment.  Fired it up this morning and it keeps bugging me about all the updates I need to install.
09:29 <@Dolemite> Oh, man.   Just realized that a FB friend of mine I went to college with goes to the church in Mt. Juliet or Lebanon that has invited Roger Stone to speak.
09:51 <@Mirage> WTF..updates go through the motions, no errors, butu after reboot the version is still the same?!?
09:53 <@Mirage> Should have paid more attention...thought the damned thing was stair-stepping updates on me.  Downloaded the manual update file..maybe that'lkl work,.
09:54 <@Mirage> Keeps up I might have to switch back to local disks on the ESXi host instead of all the VM storage being from the NAS
09:59 <@Mirage> lol...switched to the "old UI" interface and under boot it shows 9 different updates which have been applied and will be active 'on reboot'...which obviously didn't happen.
11:13 <@Mirage> um, yeah..so perviously Capital Vacations said they would issue me a refund for the Special Assessment and this year's maint fees.   Still hadn't seen anything so I called yeterday to see what was going on.  was told the person I needed to talk to was busy and it was almost EOD for them, so I should get a call back today.
11:14 <@Mirage> Just got my call back...now I'm being told that the "Board of directors held a meeting to discuss how to handle refunds to owners and that they would be contacting each of us individually."
11:14 <@Mirage> Wondering if I should consult w/ Corydon on the best lube to buy
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11:49 <@Dolemite> Mirage: From what he says, I think his perspective would be more akin to that of the Board of Directors.
11:50 <@Dolemite> You'd need to call Peaches for the point of view that matches what you'll get
11:50 <@Mirage> true
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13:31 <@Mirage> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/27/2020-election-pelosi-says-there-shouldnt-any-trump-biden-debates/5644923002/
13:31 < PigBot> 2020 Election: Pelosi says there shouldn't be any Trump-Biden debates (at www.usatoday.com) http://tinyurl.com/yyw7mnwr
13:33 <@Mirage> Pelosi's logic is grossly flawed
13:34 <@Mirage> If anything the Democrats should want to have as many debates as possible to increase the opporunities for Trump to make an ass of himself
13:35 <@Dolemite> The problem is that Trump's base doesn't care if he makes an ass of himself, so he can't really lose by participating.   Joe, however, can possibly get rattled or flustered, in which case some undecided voters could possibly buy into the Trumpian Dystopia
13:35 <@Dolemite> However, I also disagree with Pelosi, because you need debates
14:10 <@aestetix> Dolemite: but there haven't been debates in decades
14:10 <@aestetix> I'd love to see an actual debate
14:14 <@Mirage> I'd be fully expecting at least a partial meltdown from Trump as well as a plethora of off-script blame throwing, name calling, and straight up verbal attacks
14:16 <@Mirage> One thing about a Debate is that he wouldn't be in control of it like with all the "briefings" with the media, so he won't be able to change the subject or just walk off when he's asked things he doesn't like.
14:30 <@Evilpig> "I am the greatest president of all time.  this country can only get better with me having another term.  greatest ever.  greatest.  yes i'm amazing.  you all love me.  you do..  you love me"
14:31 <@Evilpig> "i've seen the numbers and i'm up. going to the moon.  we're sky high.  highest of all time"
14:32 <@Evilpig> do we really need a debate?  I think I can put trump words in your heads without one
15:10 <@Mirage> Post by a friend from HS about her kid: building bad bad bad gaming computers. This is the one he currently has up for discussion. Tempered glass front and side panel gaming case with Asrock b450 pro Motherboard
15:10 <@Mirage> Ryzen 5 3600 6 core 12 thread
15:10 <@Mirage> Geforce gtx 780ti superclocked
15:10 <@Mirage> 16gb (8x2) ddr4 3600 ram
15:10 <@Mirage> 1tb m.2 nvme drive
15:10 <@Mirage> 250gb sata t-force rgb ssd drive
15:10 <@Mirage> 7 rgb led fans
15:10 <@Mirage> Still trying to figure out how this equates to "bad bad bad gaming machine" in a wholly good way.  Don't have th heart to point it out.
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16:39 <@eryc> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=671EgmmmsQI
16:39 < PigBot> Trapped on Kazakhstan's Prison Train | Paradise Lost | TRACKS - YouTube (at www.youtube.com) http://tinyurl.com/y2unf9mb
16:43 <@Dagmar> Mirage: The video card is _very_ outdated
16:45 <@eryc> um
16:45 <@eryc> m2 a 8x2
16:46 <@Dagmar> It's not like the 780 card is going to be using up all the lanes
16:47 <@eryc> fair
16:47 <@eryc> let me load geforce experience to see whats in this
16:48 <@eryc> seems to be a gtx 780ti
16:48 <@eryc> that's 3x1080p at 28fps
16:49 <@eryc> off what 1 lane
16:50 <@eryc> i have a 5in fan to replace but it seems the watercooling is doing fine
16:52 <@Dagmar> I'm running a 1660Ti.
16:52 <@Dagmar> I _replaced_ a 760Ti (IIRC)
16:53 <@Dagmar> That "gaming rig" will struggle to play Borderlands 2, and Skyrim and Fallout will be unacceptable at a reasonable resolution
20:08 <@Mirage> Dagmar: no shit
20:14 <@Mirage> Mine hasn't been updated in a couple years, but I've got a Ryzen 7 2700, 32G ram, 1TB Samsung 860 EVO m.2, 480G OCZ Trion150 SSD, Audigy FX audio, NVidia GTX 1060 6GB.
20:17 <@Mirage> RAM is 30000MHz DDR4, and the motherboard is an MSI X470 GAMING PLUS
20:24 <@Mirage> er, 3000 MHz.  lol
21:33 <@Mirage> lol... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/27/biden-domain-trump-403941
21:33 < PigBot> Biden snags 'Keep America Great' domain in latest act of Trump trolling - POLITICO (at www.politico.com) http://tinyurl.com/y4ywcjcw
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