IRC Log from 2013-06-28

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02:27:14 <ZachThibeau> howdy JohnTHaller
02:27:35 <JohnTHaller> Hola ZachThibeau
02:31:28 <ZachThibeau> how's things?
02:33:08 <JohnTHaller> Busy busy. Revamping the Companion for relaunch (slightly slower write speed, significantly less expensive). Updating apps. Prepping the platform beta for this weekend.
02:34:34 <ZachThibeau> sounds busy alright
02:34:48 <ZachThibeau> I just recently moved to ottawa
02:34:54 <ZachThibeau> like yesterday
02:34:54 <JohnTHaller> Oh yeah? How do you like it?
02:34:58 <ZachThibeau> long
02:35:10 <ZachThibeau> took two days in a moving van
02:38:16 <ZachThibeau> two days and $3400
02:38:45 <JohnTHaller> fun fun
02:39:11 <ZachThibeau> also the furthest I ever been outside of atlantic canada too
02:39:34 <JohnTHaller> move for work?
02:40:08 <ZachThibeau> partly, more to offer in central Canada
02:42:54 <ZachThibeau> on top of that, I wanted to be in a part of Canada I never been to
02:44:53 <JohnTHaller> Cool. Change of scenery can make life more interesting. One of the reasons I moved to NYC after growing up in CT.
02:45:47 <ZachThibeau> it's a dream of mine actually to travel Canada and eventually the world
02:45:56 <JohnTHaller> good dream to have
02:48:36 <ZachThibeau> indeed
02:48:47 <ZachThibeau> though I miss my old provider xD
02:49:08 <ZachThibeau> my old internet provider had fibreoptic connections with no bandwidth caps
02:49:17 <ZachThibeau> now I'm on a shared connection with bandwidth caps
02:50:20 <JohnTHaller> We can't get fiber really anywhere in the states
02:50:32 <JohnTHaller> 50 M down / 5M up for US$100 a month hree
02:51:53 <ZachThibeau> with my old provider I was paying about $50 for 250M down and 50M up
02:53:15 <ZachThibeau> now I have 15M Download and 5M upload with a 300 gig cap
02:53:44 <JohnTHaller> This is the fastest I can get from the only provider that serves me (except slow DSL with only 512K up). And it goes down for at least a few hours about every other month. Plus short few minute outtages every couple days.
02:54:18 <JohnTHaller> Most of the 'unlimited' ones in the states have policies against 300GB of bandwidth in a month
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02:55:48 <ZachThibeau> really there are a few providers up in Canada that has unlimited bw, the Atlantic Provinces having the biggest customer base
02:56:34 <ZachThibeau> ironically I worked for the very provider for a bit doing customer service too lol
03:01:56 <ZachThibeau> and the current provider I worked with before too, but only in their cell phone devision
03:04:02 <JohnTHaller> Heh
03:05:13 <JohnTHaller> Our telecom is a bit off down here. I can get faster uploads from Verizon wireless. But it's $5 per GB.
03:07:46 <ZachThibeau> ouch
03:08:29 <ZachThibeau> anyways, gonna build what I think should be an alpha quality of the new ChillPlayer app
03:08:43 <JohnTHaller> Cool
03:09:28 <ZachThibeau> was originally using sdl 1.2 but I'm using the 2.0 rc of the library and it is much nicer than 1.2
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03:38:35 <ZachThibeau> hey gluxon
03:39:09 <gluxon> Sup ZachThibeau. :)
03:40:50 <ZachThibeau> just moved yesterday, two days 1151km or for those who want it in miles 715.198 miles
03:40:57 <JohnTHaller> hi gluxon
03:41:04 <JohnTHaller> Ok, app updates done for the night. That was a lot.
03:41:11 <gluxon> Hey JohnTHaller.
03:41:32 <gluxon> Meh. I really need to help with app updates more.
03:41:33 <JohnTHaller> 12 updates. (2 mirroring til tomorrow, 3 sans announcement)
03:41:57 <gluxon> ZachThibeau: What was the reason for the move? Bored of your old house already? :P
03:42:10 <ZachThibeau> yes and no
03:42:44 <ZachThibeau> mainly better job opportunities and plus I'm living my dream of travelling Canada
03:43:15 <ZachThibeau> passing through montreal though was a clusterfuck of bridges T_T
03:43:53 <ZachThibeau> got lost a couple of times xD
03:44:09 <ZachThibeau> I have a lot of pictures I'll eventually upload
03:44:23 <ZachThibeau> though, I saw an odd... museum
03:44:35 <ZachThibeau> a museum dedicated to potatoes
03:44:54 <gluxon> Haha. Potatoes :D
03:45:12 <ZachThibeau> it was called potato world xD
03:45:18 <gluxon> XD
03:45:27 <gluxon> I definitely want to see pictures of that.
03:46:40 <ZachThibeau> I missed that picture xD
03:46:47 <ZachThibeau> it went by so fast
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04:27:28 <GordCaswell> ZachThibeau, Ottawa isn't central Canada :P
04:27:34 <GordCaswell> Then again, I am biased...
04:27:45 <ZachThibeau> meh more central than atlantic Canada :P
04:28:06 <GordCaswell> very true
04:29:29 <ZachThibeau> a couple of friends are taking me to town on monday for a few of the Canada Day events
04:30:31 <GordCaswell> nice...i'd love to be there some year for canada day. this year i'm stuck in Brandon, mb for most of the day, until i head home in the evening. Hopefully i cn find something fun to do, other than sleep, during the day
04:30:57 <ZachThibeau> lol I hear you there
04:31:01 <GordCaswell> gluxon: here's the google maps strert view of that place: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&authuser=0&q=Potato+World,+Florenceville,+NB&aq=0&oq=potato+world,&vps=2&sll=49.85633,-99.624255&sspn=1.000468,0.791016&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=Potato+World,&hnear=Florenceville,+Carleton+County,+New+Brunswick
04:31:07 <GordCaswell> *street
04:31:12 <gluxon> Haha.
04:31:18 <GordCaswell> I gotta run, guys, back to work. back later!
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04:31:28 <gluxon> GordCaswell: I read "I'm stuck in Brandon" and wondered what the context was.
04:32:06 <gluxon> BTW, my whois data is lying about my real name. :)
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07:05:57 <GordCaswell|AFK> gluxon: context - I work in Brandon, mb, which is approx 2 1/2hrs from home (Winnipeg, MB), and I take the bus to & from - so I have to wait for the next bus after I get off work - approx 10 hours
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11:05:25 <pabot> Hi pa_5883! Welcome to the PortableApps.com IRC channel. Please ask your question and someone should be with you shortly. If you do not receive an answer wait a bit longer or consider posting it on the forums.
11:06:31 <pa_5883> Hi, Can Portable Apps package a powerpoint show into a standalone (without the need for PPT viewer) file? Or have got the wrong end of the stick?
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12:05:04 <GordCaswell> pa_5883, you can't use any of the software we have to make a standalone presentation in the exact same way as Microsoft Office offers. However, What you CAN do, is open the file in LibreOffice Impress, and then export it as a flash file (SWF), which is similar to what the microsoft office result gives.
12:06:46 <pa_5883> That's great. Thanks for your time.
12:07:24 <GordCaswell> Note that you'll still need a modern browser or have the shockwave player installed on your sytem to play the file still, as far as i can tell.
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