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15:09.17sodaplayerLibreSSL's site hurts me a bit on the inside: http://www.libressl.org/
15:09.58sodaplayer"This page scientifically designed to annoy web hipsters." xD
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15:23.56goozbachstands up tall!
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15:24.14youtahSo.... I took this photograph over the weekend....
15:24.15youtahhttps://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/10011944_10152017444020060_5650356924747163452_o.jpg
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16:14.19youtahBOOM! Guess who's now an official Stringer Photographers for USA Today?!?!?!
16:15.44sodaplayerDunno -- is it youtah?
16:16.05youtahYou sir win two skittles! See jima for payment
16:16.22sodaplayer:D
16:16.27sodaplayerWhat flavors?
16:16.55youtahThat will have to be worked out with Q_Continuum .... and then delivered by jima
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16:52.12youtahhttps://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/t1.0-9/1491688_638544679550296_342022872660992969_n.jpg
16:59.21youtahhttp://htwins.net/scale2/
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17:36.53jxqzI'm trying to do an `rsync --filter "+ **one/path/stuff**" --filter "- **one/path**" a b`, but the rules refuse to work
17:36.58jxqzas documented
17:37.09jxqzor even work opposite as what is documented
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17:42.10jxqzgah, rsync filter logic suxorz, once again
17:42.23jxqzmight as well just use cp -r
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19:36.34youtahSomeone is asking for help because their MAC crashed
19:36.38youtahgasps
19:36.43youtahMacs don't do that!!!
19:37.17jxqzugh
19:37.28youtahInvalid B-Tree node... so very charming on a 3TB drive..
19:37.28youtahDisk Utility- Fail
19:37.28youtahDisk Warrior - Fail
19:37.29jxqzyou can keep your grody macs, dude
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20:40.16programmerqhas anyone done any research on network-enabled sprinkler controllers?
20:40.41programmerqit seems like there should be a sprinkler controller that has some of the same advantages/features of the NEST thermostat.
20:42.11programmerqand it does look like several exist
20:42.21programmerqbut they could be really bad fairly easily.
20:42.28tomstokesThese guys are local, but appear to be a bit on the vaporware side so far: http://www.skydrop.com/
20:42.54tomstokesAlso $299 is a lot for something you're not exactly going to change very often.
20:43.07programmerqthere's also this project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/173231925/lono-sprinkler-controller
20:43.09programmerqthey are local
20:43.13programmerqnot shipping until summer though
20:43.16programmerqnot the best timing
20:43.27programmerq(they have preorders on their site up as well)
20:43.41tomstokesI remember another local company doing an automatic sprinkler controller, too, but I can't remember the name.
20:43.56programmerqI'm not thinking that I would want to change it often. I'd like to save some money by having it check weather online or whatever.
20:44.19programmerqgonna rain this afternoon? skip this morning's watering
20:44.25programmerqshrugs
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20:56.56RyanEThere are a few 'advanced' sprinkler controllers, but most are pretty expensive:
20:57.09RyanEhttp://rayshobby.net/cart/os   <--- OpenSprinkler
20:57.16RyanEhttp://www.irrigationcaddy.com/
20:57.26RyanEhttp://www.wgldesigns.com/rain8pc.html
20:57.34RyanEhttps://www.cyber-rain.com/
20:57.46RyanEMost of these are controllable / settable via webpage.
20:58.14RyanEPersonally, I'd probably go with OpenSprinkler, just because, as open source, you could probably build your own expansion boards...
20:58.24RyanEand it's probably the least expensive of these options.
20:58.28programmerqyeah, I did run across that one in my research.
20:58.35programmerqI'll have to play with the software.
20:58.45RyanEIrrigation Caddy was on sale at Home Depot a week or so ago, but I don't know how much it was for.
21:09.30unumanyone have any good softphones they like
21:13.17Jaycekickstarted the lono, waiting for that
21:15.23goozbachblink lite is decent
21:15.25goozbachenough
21:16.49unumfound the old email thread on it
21:16.53unumtaking a look at that now
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21:21.17programmerqunum: I have used x-lite before. it worked well enough for making calls.
21:21.24programmerqI was mostly playing with it rather than *using* it.
21:21.27programmerqif that makes sense.
21:32.13programmerqirrigation caddy's marketing video shows a dude on vacation getting a text saying that it didn't rain after all, and then shows him manually turning his sprinklers on
21:32.23programmerqso I guess that means it doesn't try to check the weather for you?
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21:39.49unumprogrammerq: we've been using that but some users are complaining about an issue related to the pause button, trying to get more details on that as I explore other options
21:40.02unumnice thing about blink lite is that the linux version is also free
21:40.17unumprogrammerq: I'm working it ;)
21:41.08unumin the meantime you can use landscape watering guide currently availiable on google play for android
21:42.01RyanEprogrammerq: unfortunately, I don't have first-hand experience in any of them.  They're just the options our automation dealers are looking at for controlling with Control4.
21:42.59unumwe started to build one with a raspberry pi
21:43.22unumyou can purchase usb relay boards for $35(iirc)
22:01.58jxqzwhat's so hard about a raspberrypi and a cronjob?
22:02.29jxqzif you've already got a sprinkler controller in place, it's a 30 minute hardware upgrade
22:04.06programmerqsimple cron is probably worse functionality than my current controller.
22:06.19tomstokesAlso more maintenance
22:08.15RyanEyeah, and the nice thing about something smarter than cron jobs is it can take rain info from a rain sensor and weather info / rain info from the Internet.
22:08.22RyanE(in theory)...
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22:15.54youtahharleypig, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY
22:15.58youtahYOU MUST CLICK LINKY
22:16.01youtah"MEN cannot sexisamism a RAPE woman if she is LESBIENAMANISM and done a HITLER!" uh........... http://imgur.com/gallery/3xzo5Az
22:17.11fozzmoohttp://rayshobby.net/cart/ospi
22:17.48fozzmooblinks at youtah
22:18.20youtahfozzmoo, you click the linky?
22:18.44fozzmoolooks left, then right
22:18.46youtah's reaction -> http://i.imgur.com/P7pifXD.gif
22:18.47unumour current plan is to tie our service to the irrigation caddy's cloud service
22:18.48fozzmoomaybe.
22:18.55fozzmooPretty much.
22:19.00unumso our service will turn off your sprinklers based off the forecast
22:20.28jxqzprogrammerq: I've never seen a sprinkler controller that's better than a cron job
22:20.44youtahhey fozzmoo can you throw something at harleypig?!?!?! He's not responding
22:20.54fozzmoo~lart harleypig
22:20.54infobottakes harleypig to the vet for a "special" visit
22:21.01youtahROFL
22:21.32jxqz"it is a rule universally verified that sprinkler controllers are junky crap"
22:22.37unumjxqz: some of them have sensors that detect rain and turn off
22:23.21harleypigyoutah: woah ... that's funny
22:23.22youtahOMGosh that has to be the funniest one larts I have seen
22:23.27harleypigthe expression on the last pic makes it
22:23.31jxqzunum: the ability to detect rain does not make a sprinkler controller better than a cron job running on a single board computer
22:23.39youtahharleypig, perfect use of the bottom two gifs
22:23.43harleypigI'm already neutered ... I'm divorced!
22:23.45youtah<PROTECTED>
22:24.17jxqzunum: to prove this, try to set the time on your controller
22:24.26jxqztwice a year, because DST
22:24.35jxqzactually 3 times because clock drift
22:25.18jxqz3 times a year you waste 15 minutes of your life trying to get the clock right, assuming you can even know what you're doing
22:25.22programmerqeither way, the best solution is going to be an end-to-end solution that can sense, detect, sync time, adjust to weather conditions and have some sort of interface
22:25.35programmerqwhich would be single board computer + cron + a bunch of other software
22:25.44programmerqand it's the bunch of other software that would make it better
22:26.02jxqzprogrammerq: no way, it's just a script here and there that will do the job for you :)
22:26.48programmerqmy motivation is to try to optimize and save a bit of cash. I don't see all the time I'd put into building my own actually doing that
22:26.50programmerqshrugs
22:27.26jxqzprogrammerq: a unified software solution is obviously better than some cron scripts
22:28.03jxqzbut in my experience *anything* is better than an legacy controller
22:28.12programmerqeh, I have a newish controller
22:28.16unumjxqz: why would I care if my controller is off an hour between oct and mar?
22:29.10unumI agree with programmerq's statement
22:30.54jxqzprogrammerq: well, I haven't seen newer controllers, I guess
22:31.29jxqzunum: legacy sprinkler controllers are always a major annoyance in my experience
22:31.38programmerqthe one at my last house was terrible
22:31.42programmerqhad to google the manual
22:32.02programmerqthis one I was able to figure out most stuff in about 2 minutes, including setting time
22:32.16programmerqI did peek through the manual to see how to run a predefined program immediately
22:32.19unummine is really simple
22:32.43unumsetting the time is similiar to setting my car clock iirc
22:32.52unumnot sure I've actually done it...
22:33.31unumnone the less I'm likely to replace it with opensprinkler pi, because I'm like that
22:33.44programmerqmodern car clocks should be set with a low cost GPS module, if they haven't started doing that already.
22:35.35jxqzunum: you're not supposed to agree with programmerq.  You're supposed to be convinced your thinking was egregiously erroneous because of my superior fiat and logical extravagence
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22:37.01youtahwonders if Nacho Cheese can be sprayed via a Super Soaker.
22:37.25youtahthink of the possibilities
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22:40.29harleypigyoutah: only if it were warm
22:40.44harleypigAnd they were wearing bikinis
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