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Session Start: Sun Apr 15 00:00:00 2007
Session Ident: #help
[00:00] <Kalagaraz> To help expanding broadband penetration
[00:00] <Kalagaraz> It's not real rural, about 7 miles outside a large city
[00:00] <Osc> got any mom&pop isps?
[00:00] <Kalagaraz> mom&pop isps?
[00:00] <Osc> local access only
[00:00] <Osc> local dial in
[00:00] <Kalagaraz> nope
[00:01] <KOJV> How can I rip a song from the MySpace live player to an mp3 on my hard drive?
[00:02] <Osc> Kalagaraz: if your cable tv company doesn't provide access, then it's prolly wa
[00:02] <Kalagaraz> There is no cable TV :)
[00:02] <Osc> you could move <g>
[00:03] <Kalagaraz> I'm going to check with what Deww said with speakeasy
[00:03] <Kalagaraz> Satellite based is probally cheaper to setup
[00:03] <Osc> KOJV: I'd have to see a myspace page to give you any idea, and I don't have an
[00:03] <Kalagaraz> Might be able to lease a giant satellite, and then break the bandwith int
[00:04] <KOJV> Osc, you don't need an account.
[00:04] <Osc> KOJV: example page is?
[00:06] * rox is now known as rox-
[00:06] <KOJV> Osc http://www.myspace.com/laurasweden
[00:08] <Osc> looks like it's flash
[00:08] <Osc> yeah. you would have to extract the music from the flash
[00:09] <Osc> to which I'd refer you to videohelp.com
[00:09] <dnl> Unless it is streaming.
[00:09] <Osc> flash can stream?
[00:09] <dnl> (try a flash decompiler)
[00:09] <dnl> Yes, flash can stream.
[00:09] <dnl> (With full DRM support)
[00:09] <Osc> wow. learn something new every day =]
[00:10] <dnl> Osc: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/fvss/
[00:11] <Osc> ahh. some firefox addon I have grabs the flv for me
[00:11] <Osc> never knew why it seemed to take such a long time to grab
[00:11] <dnl> Which addon?
[00:11] <Osc> Ook? Video Ook! 0.6.5
[00:12] <Kalagaraz> umm stupid question but
[00:12] <Kalagaraz> How can I find out my own phone number? :)
[00:12] <Osc> works like a charm on youtube
[00:12] <dnl> Kalagaraz: Call your cell phone.
[00:12] <Osc> Kalagaraz: call your cell phone
[00:12] <AnubisWrk> Kalagaraz: call your cell phone
[00:12] * Kalagaraz slaps forehead
[00:12] <dnl> (rofl..)
[00:12] <Kalagaraz> good idea :)
[00:12] <Osc> oh, and, your cell phone: call
[00:13] <Kalagaraz> I should of been a jackass and said I didn't have a cellphone
[00:13] <Osc> call 911 or look it up in the phone book or call someone with callerid
[00:14] <Osc> dnl: also, the info lister add-on is nifty
[00:14] <Kalagaraz> 911?
[00:16] <Osc> dnl: example http://tinyurl.com/3codss
[00:16] <Osc> Kalagaraz: 911 knows where you are calling from
[00:16] <Osc> so they can send a cop to arrest you for usuless use of 911 services
[00:16] <Osc> =]
[00:17] <Kalagaraz> I dislike 911
[00:17] <Kalagaraz> I called one time cause my dad had a heartache
[00:17] <Kalagaraz> I explained the whole situation and they go
[00:17] <Kalagaraz> "Ok let us transfer you to the right region"
[00:17] <BlackMons> Would there be any problems if Earth's moon did not exist?
[00:17] <Osc> BlackMons: no tides, for one
[00:17] <Kalagaraz> and they transfer me and make me explain it all over again
[00:18] <Kalagaraz> The earth would drift into the sun
[00:18] <Kalagaraz> and get eaten by sun mutants
[00:19] <BlackMons> oh
[00:19] <BlackMons> do you think we would survive without the moon?
[00:20] <Kalagaraz> If you can call that surviving...
[00:20] <Osc> yes, we would
[00:21] <Luck> BlackMons, http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060616031451AA5hxTS
[00:23] <BlackMons> interesting
[00:23] <BlackMons> thanks
[00:25] <eBeavis> neato
[00:33] <dnl> A better question would be: can we survive after the Milkey Way and Andromeda g
[00:34] <dnl> er.. s/Milkey/Milky/ (it's late)
[00:40] <Kalagaraz> Is a 4% loan good?
[00:41] * Osc changes topic to 'General Help. JUST ASK! NO Illegal/Bots/Scripts/Homework/Msging Ops
[00:41] <Osc> yep
[00:42] <Osc> not as good as cash, but
[00:42] <dnl> It's not good if it's based on an inflated purchase price.
[00:43] * EFinet hi all
[00:43] * EFinet Please Help Me.
[00:44] <Osc> EFinet please read the topic, thanks
[00:44] <RBL> efinet: If you have a question or problem, just specify your actual problem in
[00:44] <s0bral> i'm getting errors when i start any (non-ms) program that attempts to access
[00:45] <Hastor> is there a way to use windows xp "disk cleanup" utility and have it skip cal
[00:45] <Osc> such as?
[00:45] <s0bral> mirc
[00:45] <s0bral> firefox
[00:45] <s0bral> i started up imgburn
[00:45] <s0bral> then told it to check for an update and then an error came up
[00:46] <Osc> did you check for the update?
[00:46] <s0bral> 'the update'?
[00:46] <Osc> Hastor: I uncompress all files and do my own "disk cleanup"
[00:46] <dnl> Hastor: I don't believe there is any way to skip that step. The last thing you
[00:46] <Osc> s0bral: to the application and the OS
[00:47] <dnl> Hastor: I would recommend using another method to free disk space.
[00:47] <s0bral> i'm running the latest version of firefox
[00:47] <s0bral> tried uinstalling & reinstalling
[00:47] <s0bral> and it's not just one program, it's any non-ms program
[00:47] <Osc> s0bral: you just said imgburn, not firefox
[00:47] <s0bral> (02:44:41) | s0bral| mirc
[00:47] <s0bral> (02:44:42) | s0bral| firefox
[00:48] <Osc> so, lets go back to OS updates. done them yet?
[00:48] <s0bral> yes
[00:49] <Osc> what error do you get when starting mirc?
[00:50] <s0bral> "The Instruction at "0x001370711" referenced memory at "0x01bce000". The mem
[00:50] <s0bral> similar errors for other programs
[00:52] <Osc> when did this start?
[00:52] <Hastor> dnl: windows disk cleanup is just a convenient way to do a lot of things i'd
[01:10] <phraser> hey is there an op who can give me a trust for my bouncers
[01:11] <IRWolfie-> ask an oper on the server
[01:11] <IRWolfie-> you want
[01:11] <phraser> ok i should ask the owner of the efnet server iam connecting to?
[01:12] <IRWolfie-> yes
[01:12] <Xodus989> I'm trying to get my old MY Documents folder
[01:12] <Xodus989> I just installed vista ultimate
[01:12] <Xodus989> but it says I dont' have permission, press continue to fix or whatever
[01:12] <Xodus989> and I do that, and it opens an empty window
[01:12] <phraser> IRWolfie-, Ok i can change the server iam connecting to,do you know anyone
[01:12] <Xodus989> With a blank address bar
[01:13] <IRWolfie-> /stats p servername
[01:13] <IRWolfie-> will give you a list of opers on that server
[01:13] <phraser> okay thx
[01:15] <RogerRabb> Xodus989 right click on the folder, then goto properties
[01:15] <RogerRabb> then from there security
[01:15] <RogerRabb> make sure your user has full control
[01:16] <RogerRabb> you can also try taking ownership of it, and all subsequent files by clic
[01:16] <RogerRabb> then clicking the owner tab int he new window that opens
[01:16] <Xodus989> RogerRabb, I'll try
[01:17] <phraser> IRWolfie-, no operator is answering me
[01:18] <Xodus989> I'm changing the owner
[01:18] <Xodus989> .. That was weird, the screen went black
[01:18] <Xodus989> and like an _ was flashing in the top left of the screen
[01:18] <Xodus989> then it went back to normal.
[01:18] <RogerRabb> should be vista asking for administratrive power
[01:18] <IRWolfie-> phraser be patient :)
[01:19] <IRWolfie-> they do have lives too
[01:19] <Kalagaraz> Why is satellite internet so expensive
[01:19] <Xodus989> RogerRabb, yeah that's what I think it was, but I'm also deleting a shit l
[01:19] <phraser> yes i know
[01:19] <phraser> :P
[01:19] <IRWolfie-> make sure the person you are pming is the least idle
[01:19] <IRWolfie-> (should be idle time beside their nick)
[01:19] <phraser> yes i see
[01:19] <phraser> the first one has got 7secs
[01:19] <RogerRabb> Xodus989 vista isn't exactly microsofts most reliable or stable os yet
[01:19] <phraser> then the second 70
[01:20] <Xodus989> Heh
[01:20] <Xodus989> I wish aero worked in full scren though
[01:22] <RogerRabb> personally I can't stand it.. Still has bugs that existed in xp, while al
[01:22] <RogerRabb> but when you attempted to change owner, it should have changed to a diffe
[01:22] <RogerRabb> to confirm you have the rights
[01:22] <Xodus989> nope?
[01:23] <Kalagaraz> Xodus989 smokes pot
[01:23] <RogerRabb> the screen went blank instead and then the owner didn't get changed?
[01:23] <Xodus989> I don't think so
[01:24] <Xodus989> wait
[01:24] <Xodus989> it worked :/
[01:24] <RogerRabb> oh well
[01:24] <Xodus989> lol
[01:24] <Xodus989> That's windows for you :P I better get used to it
[01:27] <RogerRabb> I'm in the slow process getting more familar with linux as a desktop, as
[01:33] <Xodus989> anyone got that article on installing xna on vista?
[01:34] <RogerRabb> not working for you?
[01:34] <Xodus989> It wont'
[01:34] <Xodus989> I tried it last time, and you had to do it a special way
[01:35] <RogerRabb> http://www.defyallchallenges.com/
[01:35] <RogerRabb> ah
[01:35] <RogerRabb> sorry
[01:35] <Xodus989> rofl
[01:35] <RogerRabb> Only supported on Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 (all editions) at this time.
[01:36] <Xodus989> it works
[01:36] <Xodus989> you have to jsut do a work around
[01:36] <RogerRabb> okay, well just got that from microsoft.com
[01:36] <Xodus989> I know
[01:37] <Xodus989> they don't support it
[01:37] <RogerRabb> http://letskilldave.com/archive/2007/02/08/Getting-XNA-Game-Studio-Expres
[01:38] <Xodus989> that's it
[01:38] <Xodus989> please tell me you didn't google that?
[01:38] <Xodus989> I couldn't find it
[01:39] <RogerRabb> yep, second link
[01:39] <RogerRabb> heh heh
[01:39] <RogerRabb> "xna vista" as the search term..bet you feel bad!
[01:39] <Xodus989> rofl
[01:39] <Xodus989> I did installing xna on vista
[01:41] * Osc changes topic to 'General Help. JUST ASK! NO Illegal/Bots/Scripts/Homework/Msging Ops
[01:43] * Disconnected
Session Close: Sun Apr 15 01:43:10 2007

Session Start: Sun Apr 15 01:43:44 2007
Session Ident: #help
[01:43] * Now talking in #help
[01:43] * Topic is 'General Help. JUST ASK! NO Illegal/Bots/Scripts/Homework/Msging Ops/Idle Chat -
[01:43] * Set by Osc!osc@irc.packetmonkeys.com on Sun Apr 15 01:41:04
[01:45] * Disconnected
Session Close: Sun Apr 15 01:45:31 2007