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[14:39:26] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[14:39:28] linuxuser/rizon !reload

[14:39:30] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[14:39:42] linuxuser/rizon wof: you also watching Cyberpunk: Edgerunner ?

[14:39:57] linuxuser/rizon I'm on episode 8 at the moment

[14:40:51] linuxuser/rizon hey ComputerTech

[14:41:39] linuxuser/rizon eh, about the usual

[14:42:11] linuxuser/rizon you?

[14:46:32] linuxuser/rizon .yt chillin killin

[14:53:42] linuxuser/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PfC1TEqS2Y

[14:59:01] linuxuser/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLXTBbMRxK8

[15:52:09] linuxuser/rizon wof: ah, I have it on PS4

[15:52:25] linuxuser/rizon it was so fucking buggy when it came out

[15:52:35] linuxuser/rizon people were returning it and getting refunds. lel

[15:53:30] linuxuser/rizon it was cyberpunk

[15:53:49] linuxuser/rizon they just did a new Cyberpunk anime

[15:53:55] linuxuser/rizon Piba: Cyberpunk 2077

[15:54:02] linuxuser/rizon .w cyberpunk 2077

[15:54:27] linuxuser/rizon .yt lil jon get low

[15:54:36] linuxuser/rizon kek

[15:54:54] linuxuser/rizon homo dance will never stop being funny

[15:55:41] linuxuser/rizon anyway

[15:55:49] linuxuser/rizon Cyberpunk is kinda my thing

[15:55:58] linuxuser/rizon high tech, low life dystopia

[15:56:10] linuxuser/rizon y'know... like the real world

[15:56:13] linuxuser/rizon lel

[15:56:24] linuxuser/rizon the game would have been OK if it just wasn't so buggy at launch

[15:56:29] linuxuser/rizon at least on PS4 anyway

[15:56:43] linuxuser/rizon I could have returned it and gotten a refund

[15:56:56] linuxuser/rizon I played it through within about 48 hours

[15:57:04] linuxuser/rizon despite the frequent crashes

[15:57:22] linuxuser/rizon lel

[15:57:30] linuxuser/rizon yeah, it was kinda fitting actually

[15:57:41] linuxuser/rizon if you like cyberpunk in general as a genre

[15:57:50] linuxuser/rizon I have two book recommendations

[15:58:12] linuxuser/rizon Daemon and FreedomTM by Daniel Suarez

[15:58:24] linuxuser/rizon actually I think I have them in epub somewhere if you want me to DCC you copies

[15:58:40] linuxuser/rizon yeah, that'll work too

[15:58:54] linuxuser/rizon or #bookz on undernet

[15:59:13] linuxuser/rizon oh hell yeah

[15:59:16] linuxuser/rizon nah

[15:59:21] linuxuser/rizon #bookz on undernet still going strong

[15:59:35] linuxuser/rizon I prefer epub to all other formats

[15:59:41] linuxuser/rizon but in a pinch I'll take .mobi

[15:59:51] linuxuser/rizon hmm

[16:00:03] linuxuser/rizon idgaf what amazon support

[16:00:15] linuxuser/rizon MoonReader+ on Android

[16:00:24] linuxuser/rizon or FBReader on PC

[16:00:34] linuxuser/rizon will read pretty much anything

[16:01:06] linuxuser/rizon but yeah, Daemon and FreedomTM by Daniel Suarez are top notch

[16:02:33] linuxuser/rizon the only book I can think of off the top of my head that I've read that was originally published in German...

[16:02:46] linuxuser/rizon is probably Chariots Of The Gods? by Erich Von Daniken

[16:02:53] linuxuser/rizon but of course I read the English translation

[16:04:31] linuxuser/rizon Piba: that home-made electric ignition shotgun the Japanese ex-PM got assassinated with... That's cyberpunk af

[16:05:00] linuxuser/rizon it's not just a game

[16:05:05] linuxuser/rizon it's an entire genre

[16:05:23] linuxuser/rizon stuff like Ghost In The Shell is classic cyberpunk

[16:05:39] linuxuser/rizon not the live-action version either

[16:05:42] linuxuser/rizon the anime

[16:07:42] linuxuser/rizon anyway, Cyberpunk is a genre. It's about a high-tech, dystopian future. Like we're heading into with the Great Reset

[16:08:34] linuxuser/rizon dystopian cyberpunk thrillers are my all-time favourite genre

[16:09:03] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[16:09:05] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[16:09:07] linuxuser/rizon !reload

[16:09:08] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[16:12:44] linuxuser/rizon William Hertling's Singularity series was also pretty good

[16:13:11] linuxuser/rizon and the Nexus series by Ramez Naam

[16:21:45] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[16:21:47] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[16:21:50] linuxuser/rizon !reload

[16:23:31] linuxuser/rizon butt seriously

[16:24:22] linuxuser/rizon I'm drinking brandy and mountain dew

[16:24:26] linuxuser/rizon RIP my teeth

[16:28:30] linuxuser/rizon who do you think I am, Pamela Anderson?

[16:29:28] linuxuser/rizon yeah, I'mma be honest with ya

[16:29:46] linuxuser/rizon I probably won't spend the money it would take on dental implants

[16:29:59] linuxuser/rizon last I heard, Pamela Anderson married Julian Assange

[16:30:05] linuxuser/rizon (not kidding)

[16:31:26] linuxuser/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_O1oIqVq3g

[16:32:16] linuxuser/rizon man I'm so fucking disgusted with the lack of action from the Australian government on doing anything about Assange

[16:32:45] linuxuser/rizon I mean, it's typical of the Australian government, they'll throw anyone and everyone under the bus for the slightest personal gain for themselves

[16:32:57] linuxuser/rizon which is par for the course, but it still disgusts me

[16:33:49] linuxuser/rizon yeah, well

[16:34:15] linuxuser/rizon it's because we have a few US-owned nuclear weapons stationed in some strategic positions in Australia

[16:34:20] linuxuser/rizon and Pine Gap

[16:34:46] linuxuser/rizon although the US-owned nuclear missiles aren't officially acknowledged

[16:35:04] linuxuser/rizon the nukes aren't stationed at Pine Gap

[16:36:54] linuxuser/rizon mostly at US naval bases in Western Australia and South Australia

[16:37:57] linuxuser/rizon it depends on what they're targetting

[16:38:18] linuxuser/rizon and when they're targetting China, Australia is a hell of a lot closer

[16:39:54] linuxuser/rizon anyway, to answer your question, I'll give you one

[16:40:17] linuxuser/rizon U.S. Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt, Western Australia

[16:40:47] linuxuser/rizon and they've been there since the 70's

[16:43:38] linuxuser/rizon that's the point, they don't officially exist, so you're not going to see them

[16:47:04] linuxuser/rizon we've also hosted UK nuclear weapons, but only briefly, for testing

[16:47:10] linuxuser/rizon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nuclear_tests_at_Maralinga

[16:51:11] linuxuser/rizon heh

[16:51:51] linuxuser/rizon until 2019 the US was still running command and control systems for some of their nuclear weapons on machines that had to be booted from 8-inch floppies

[16:51:59] linuxuser/rizon https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/nuclear-weapons-floppy-disks.html

[16:54:46] linuxuser/rizon I'm pretty sure they're phasing out all the land-based missiles they have stationed in Australia for mobile, submarine-launched stuff anyway, and have been for a while

[16:55:37] linuxuser/rizon right now, yeah

[16:55:47] linuxuser/rizon which is why the US station a few here

[16:56:00] linuxuser/rizon but that is due to change relatively soon

[16:56:03] linuxuser/rizon https://news.usni.org/2022/07/14/australia-to-pick-nuclear-submarine-design-in-early-2023-says-official

[16:56:48] linuxuser/rizon we recently caused a bit of an issue with France when we cancelled an order of submarines from them

[16:57:25] linuxuser/rizon https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220611-australia-announces-compensation-deal-with-france-over-scrapped-submarine-contract

[16:57:48] linuxuser/rizon >He also stunned Paris by announcing a secret deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered submarines, a major shift for a country with little domestic nuclear capability.

[16:58:11] linuxuser/rizon our problem is mainly political

[16:58:41] linuxuser/rizon the radical left "greens" faction has convinced the majority of the Australian public that anything nuclear is going to instantly turn into Chernobyl

[16:58:59] linuxuser/rizon despite the fact that we're in the top 3 producers of uranium in the world

[16:59:16] linuxuser/rizon and have a nuclear reactor running at Lucas Heights in suburban Sydney, and have had it for many years

[16:59:19] linuxuser/rizon without incident

[16:59:27] linuxuser/rizon in fact most Australians don't even know it exists

[17:00:55] linuxuser/rizon decomissioned in 2007 according to Wikipedia

[17:01:06] linuxuser/rizon but definitely was an actual reactor

[17:01:21] linuxuser/rizon anyway, the point remains

[17:01:39] linuxuser/rizon of all the countries in the world, the best one to do nuclear power in would be Australia

[17:02:00] linuxuser/rizon geographically stable, so no crazy earthquakes like what happened at Fukushima

[17:02:16] linuxuser/rizon huge uranium reserves, so easy to mine and refine the materials needed

[17:02:48] linuxuser/rizon and also, most Australia is completely barren desert for thousands of kilometres in every direction

[17:02:49] linuxuser/rizon so

[17:03:02] linuxuser/rizon plenty of space to safely store depleted uranium

[17:03:45] linuxuser/rizon but the "greens" faction of the left has demonized the shit out of nuclear here, so the public will never go for it

[17:04:12] linuxuser/rizon even though places like Sweden have conclusively proven it can be done safely and effectively

[17:04:42] linuxuser/rizon ya

[17:04:49] linuxuser/rizon well the point there is...

[17:05:14] linuxuser/rizon we have the expertise required to run a reactor already too.

[17:05:26] linuxuser/rizon Because we've done it already a couple of times.

[17:06:04] linuxuser/rizon well it was pretty bad, but also Japan has a bit of a history of nuclear fuck-ups due to poor training and poor safety practices.

[17:07:00] linuxuser/rizon then again, as Fukushima showed, it is possible also to just plain be unlucky

[17:07:59] linuxuser/rizon anyway, the big problems Australia has are mostly the same ones as the rest of the West has...

[17:08:27] linuxuser/rizon political stupidity being the #1 problem

[17:08:58] linuxuser/rizon although political stupidity isn't exactly unique to the West

[17:10:23] linuxuser/rizon well

[17:10:28] linuxuser/rizon I'm not a nuclear engineer

[17:11:06] linuxuser/rizon I'm just certain that we have people in Australia who have the expertise required to run reactors and safely dispose of (store) the waste product

[17:11:34] linuxuser/rizon obviously, I'm not one of them

[17:11:46] linuxuser/rizon but I'm sure they exist, because we've had reactors running here before

[17:12:28] linuxuser/rizon our major mistakes, politically, are two things

[17:12:34] linuxuser/rizon 1.) Giving in to leftists

[17:12:54] linuxuser/rizon 2.) Selling off our natural resources instead of developing our own manufacturing capabilities

[17:13:03] linuxuser/rizon ya, that's what I'm talking about

[17:13:04] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[17:13:06] linuxuser/rizon shit

[17:13:09] linuxuser/rizon anyway

[17:13:27] linuxuser/rizon yeah, that's what I'm talking about when I say the Greens here have convinced the majority of people to never allow nuclear

[17:13:52] linuxuser/rizon they've convinced them that it can never be done safely

[17:14:09] linuxuser/rizon of course the truth is there's some level of risk to *everything*

[17:14:45] linuxuser/rizon but to say that a country like Australia can't do nuclear power as safely as Sweden for example, just makes no sense

[17:14:51] linuxuser/rizon there's no reason we couldn't

[17:15:21] linuxuser/rizon except a lack of political will to do so

[17:15:42] linuxuser/rizon well, the concentration does matter

[17:15:50] linuxuser/rizon but

[17:16:02] linuxuser/rizon the same people who are rabidly politically anti-nuclear

[17:16:22] linuxuser/rizon are the kind of people who have absolutely no idea that walking outside into sunlight is exposing them to nuclear radiation

[17:17:02] linuxuser/rizon "NO TO NUCLEAR! We need GREEN energy, like solar!"

[17:17:11] linuxuser/rizon bitch please, the sun is a giant nuclear reaction

[17:17:15] linuxuser/rizon lel

[17:18:11] linuxuser/rizon especially when you consider the amount of "fossil fuels" and rare-earth materials it takes to manufacture a single solar panel

[17:19:29] linuxuser/rizon I'm pretty sure nuclear still works out more efficient, given the lifespan of a modern nuclear power plant design

[17:20:42] linuxuser/rizon well, efficiency isn't everything

[17:20:57] linuxuser/rizon I *love* Class A audio amplifiers

[17:21:04] linuxuser/rizon even though they're the least efficient

[17:21:35] linuxuser/rizon because a well-designed one, coupled with reasonably efficient (relatively) speakers... gives you the best possible sound quality

[17:21:48] linuxuser/rizon Class D is great for powering subwoofers on their own

[17:22:07] linuxuser/rizon great power efficiency, and limited bandwidth of frequency reproduction required

[17:22:28] linuxuser/rizon but if you want the most linear signal reproduction in a wideband (full range) system, Class A is still unbeaten

[17:23:05] linuxuser/rizon wat

[17:23:20] linuxuser/rizon what volume do you usually listen at though?

[17:23:40] linuxuser/rizon tbh, I don't know how loud my whole PA setup is

[17:23:51] linuxuser/rizon I have an SPL meter, but it tops out at 130 dB

[17:24:02] linuxuser/rizon and the needle was off the end of the meter when I tried to measure it

[17:24:29] linuxuser/rizon to put that into perspective, the loudest concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia was Linkin Park at 119 dB

[17:24:30] linuxuser/rizon lel

[17:25:10] linuxuser/rizon yeah

[17:25:15] linuxuser/rizon I like my music LOUD

[17:25:22] linuxuser/rizon yep

[17:25:36] linuxuser/rizon well

[17:25:53] linuxuser/rizon after a party I held in the early 2000's once, some people woke up the next morning with itchy ears

[17:26:02] linuxuser/rizon turned out it was due to dried blood in their ear canals

[17:26:07] linuxuser/rizon literally made their ears bleed

[17:26:08] linuxuser/rizon lol

[17:26:21] linuxuser/rizon but I have glue-ear, so that's never been a problem for me

[17:26:33] linuxuser/rizon although I did once get the system so loud I got a nose-bleed from it

[17:27:08] linuxuser/rizon heh

[17:27:15] linuxuser/rizon you will never know

[17:27:23] linuxuser/rizon the sensation of your auditory nerve overloading

[17:27:43] linuxuser/rizon (feels like a giant blowfly is buzzing inside your inner ear)

[17:28:22] linuxuser/rizon you've heard something so loud it completely overloaded your auditory nerve to the point where you feel it "buzz" like a giant blowfly is buzzing against your eardrum?

[17:29:06] linuxuser/rizon ah, well then you didn't truly overload the auditory nerve

[17:29:27] linuxuser/rizon #1 track I've had that happen with is AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll)

[17:29:31] linuxuser/rizon when the bagpipes kick in

[17:29:48] linuxuser/rizon like I said, my SPL meter tops out at 130 dB

[17:29:58] linuxuser/rizon but I'd estimate it was probably hitting 145+ dB

[17:30:07] linuxuser/rizon maybe 150ish

[17:30:52] linuxuser/rizon truly a testament to the abilities of the Klipsch K-55-M midrange driver and K-400 horn assembly

[17:31:45] linuxuser/rizon lel

[17:31:57] linuxuser/rizon Klipsch K-55-M midrange drivers, mounted on K-400 horns: https://photographs.leonardauction.com/max/195368.jpg

[17:35:42] linuxuser/rizon as used in the Klipsch La Scala

[17:35:46] linuxuser/rizon eg. https://us.v-cdn.net/5021930/uploads/editor/uo/nijw9zjs6coc.jpg

[17:38:04] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[17:38:48] linuxuser/rizon apparently Jerry Garcia from The Grateful Dead gave the Hells Angels a pair of Klipsch La Scala speakers

[17:39:02] linuxuser/rizon that they used at their Richmond, California clubhouse for parties

[17:39:06] linuxuser/rizon until 2019

[17:39:25] linuxuser/rizon (the speakers were bought in 1966 or '67)

[17:39:44] linuxuser/rizon https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends/hells-angels-party-stereo-system-including-the

[17:39:56] linuxuser/rizon I have a 1974 pair

[17:40:13] linuxuser/rizon that I think my father bought in about '76

[17:42:34] linuxuser/rizon Klipsch rate them for a maximum of 124 dB

[17:42:41] linuxuser/rizon but that's obviously very understated

[17:43:34] linuxuser/rizon offload the low-end to subwoofers instead, reduce the load on the 15" woofer in the La Scalas and you can basically just keep cranking them up until ears are literally bleeding

[17:52:27] linuxuser/rizon this guy has them way too close together

[17:52:37] linuxuser/rizon and is definitely NOT cranking them up 120+ dB

[17:52:40] linuxuser/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roXnoRyHslA

[17:59:36] linuxuser/rizon hmm

[17:59:44] linuxuser/rizon better separation, still not quite ideal

[17:59:45] linuxuser/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW43RKswuJw

[18:00:07] linuxuser/rizon also lol @ using Spotify as the source

[18:01:23] linuxuser/rizon but it sort of gives you an idea of how 'live' they sound

[18:28:01] linuxuser/rizon whoa, cool it with the naziphobia, bigot

[18:28:44] linuxuser/rizon .w fu manchu

[18:30:28] linuxuser/rizon so much hate

[18:32:54] linuxuser/rizon anyway, I'm proud to be a cunt

[18:33:00] linuxuser/rizon because you are what you eat, you dick

[18:33:22] linuxuser/rizon lel

[18:33:28] linuxuser/rizon .yt dicks pussies assholes

[18:34:12] linuxuser/rizon .yt everything is racist

[18:34:17] linuxuser/rizon bah

[18:34:20] linuxuser/rizon not the clip I was after

[18:34:25] linuxuser/rizon .yt everything is racist lego movie

[18:34:29] linuxuser/rizon there we go

[18:39:52] linuxuser/rizon everyone, obviously

[18:40:08] linuxuser/rizon but especially you, for asking

[18:41:49] linuxuser/rizon ikr, you like cycling? you're a cyclist. You like racing? Suddenly everyone hates you :(

[18:42:55] linuxuser/rizon https://i.redd.it/vk5e4yqrlzg21.png

[18:43:03] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[18:43:06] linuxuser/rizon !BANG

[18:43:08] linuxuser/rizon !RELOAD

[18:43:10] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[18:43:27] linuxuser/rizon !topduck

[18:43:30] linuxuser/rizon gah

[18:43:34] linuxuser/rizon Peorth way out in front

[18:43:52] linuxuser/rizon lies

[18:43:56] linuxuser/rizon he's a slut

[18:44:03] linuxuser/rizon ...you have to pay whores

[18:44:06] linuxuser/rizon :P

[18:44:24] linuxuser/rizon phonekait gets it

[18:44:44] linuxuser/rizon ohai

[18:45:36] linuxuser/rizon trying to sell my new sitcom, but none of the network execs are saying yes :(

[18:45:42] linuxuser/rizon this wouldn't happen to Ray Romano

[18:45:56] linuxuser/rizon btw, my new sitcom is called Everybody Loves Anal

[18:47:45] linuxuser/rizon it's OK, Piba

[18:47:50] linuxuser/rizon don't be upset

[18:47:54] linuxuser/rizon I'll dry out in an hour

[18:48:13] linuxuser/rizon because deadly thew a bucket of water on me

[18:48:21] linuxuser/rizon <DuckHunt> deadly > You throw a bucket of water on linuxuser in exchange for 10 xp points, thereby forcing him to wait for 1h for his clothes to dry out before he can hunt again.

[18:48:47] linuxuser/rizon how've you been anyways, Piba?

[18:49:49] linuxuser/rizon I keep getting spam calls from some UK number

[18:50:25] linuxuser/rizon haven't answered them yet, but I might start answering them and putting the phone on mute and just seeing how long it takes them to hang up, just to waste their money

[18:51:40] linuxuser/rizon What do you do for work?

[18:51:54] linuxuser/rizon maybe

[18:51:58] linuxuser/rizon but I'm drinking

[18:52:01] linuxuser/rizon remind me?

[18:52:21] linuxuser/rizon hmmm

[18:52:26] linuxuser/rizon ohhh yeah

[18:52:29] linuxuser/rizon graphic design

[18:52:34] linuxuser/rizon now I remember

[18:53:01] linuxuser/rizon sorry, I've drunk about a half a bottle of brandy in the last couple of hours

[18:53:12] linuxuser/rizon lewis capaldi

[18:53:14] linuxuser/rizon hmm

[18:53:20] linuxuser/rizon not familiar with him

[18:53:28] linuxuser/rizon but my playlist says I have some of his tracks

[18:54:13] linuxuser/rizon https://i.imgur.com/Yh1tv1G.png

[18:55:14] linuxuser/rizon the name makes me think of this tho

[18:55:16] linuxuser/rizon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PJjaA8j-kE

[18:55:35] linuxuser/rizon lol I know

[18:55:51] linuxuser/rizon I apparently have some Lewis Capaldi songs: https://i.imgur.com/Yh1tv1G.png

[18:55:58] linuxuser/rizon don't think I ever listened to them tho

[18:56:41] linuxuser/rizon https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_900596/napoleon-1875-vsop-french-brandy-700ml

[18:57:32] linuxuser/rizon I'm drinking it mixed with Mountain Dew at the moment

[18:58:01] linuxuser/rizon goes better with just plain lemonade, but the missus likes lemonade and not Mountain Dew, so I'm drinking the Mountain Dew

[18:59:43] linuxuser/rizon dunno, never tried brandy with cola

[19:03:00] linuxuser/rizon I like Red Bull with voda

[19:03:02] linuxuser/rizon vodka*

[19:04:11] linuxuser/rizon there's no need to be rude

[19:44:02] linuxuser/rizon ah

[19:44:12] linuxuser/rizon I got sidetracked re-organizing my multimedia collection

[19:44:21] linuxuser/rizon I need to rewatch the last 2 episodes

[19:45:10] linuxuser/rizon re-organizing my multimedia collection and then I'll run an fserve for it on IRC

[20:11:15] linuxuser/rizon !bang

[20:15:50] linuxuser/rizon still got a long way to go to catch up to Peorth

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