< 1130895726 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer) < 1130896048 0 :kipple!n=kipple@168.80-202-98.nextgentel.com JOIN :#esoteric < 1130901552 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :It's amazing how different the Freenode culture is from the rest of the IRC universe. < 1130901585 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Explain that to me < 1130901599 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Because you're not the first I've seen make that observation < 1130901611 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Well for one, 13,09they're never out to burn out your eyes in Freenode. < 1130901618 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :That color combo wasn't as bad as I intended ... < 1130901622 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Well for one, 13,11they're never out to burn out your eyes in Freenode. < 1130901631 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Well for one, 09,11they're never out to burn out your eyes in Freenode. < 1130901633 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh fuck < 1130901634 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :There we go. < 1130901636 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :you are teh evil < 1130901646 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :In fact, colors on freenode are rare. < 1130901656 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :which is just fine < 1130901658 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Two, though most people don't use grammar, "u" and "r", etc are quite rare. < 1130901668 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I LOVE that < 1130901729 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :And overall, it just has some sort of nonquantifiable difference. < 1130902079 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :$t0p wh1n1ng n00bz0rz!!!! fr33N00B iz teh g4y3zt < 1130902089 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :;-) < 1130902119 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Wonderful. < 1130902163 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :now if you only add leet to egobot.... < 1130902211 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :um, l33t I mean... < 1130902258 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yes, a language with networking, that sounds genius. < 1130902277 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hehe. < 1130902310 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hmm. l33t is not in the normal language list nor the joke list (in the wiki) < 1130902324 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :which one is appropriate, I wonder < 1130903049 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Gregor, what was that code server you're on, again? < 1130903054 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :my dev server is having issues :/ < 1130903140 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :...? < 1130903152 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I asked you about it shortly after first coming in here. < 1130903160 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :some hosting account with code in the name < 1130903167 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :codu? < 1130903178 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think it had code in the name. wasn't codu < 1130903185 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :To the logs! < 1130903188 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :ah yes < 1130903351 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'll find it. question: what's the simplest way to clear a file in *nix, while not actually deleting it < 1130903390 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :cat /dev/null > filename ? < 1130903443 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :ok < 1130903444 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :thanks < 1130903463 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :it was a suggestion, there could be easier ways... < 1130903471 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :that's easy enough < 1130903485 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :a massive log file put me over quota. < 1130903497 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :So why didn't you want to actually delete it? < 1130903520 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I wanted to know how to clear it for future reference, if nothing else < 1130903530 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Mmm < 1130903542 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yeah, cat /dev/null > it is a pretty effective way. < 1130903609 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :But awesome rox0r C users just write this program: int main(int argc, char **argv) { int i; FILE *fl; for (i = 1; argv[i]; i++) { fl = fopen(argv[i], "w"); if (fl) fclose(fl); } return 0; } < 1130903715 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes. < 1130903777 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Oh wait, I just remembered that there's a truncate syscall :P < 1130903784 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :what a lot of code to do something so simple. here is a nice brainfuck program to do it: . (just run bf clearfile.b > filename) < 1130903820 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hmm, no that wouldn't make it completely empty. forget about that < 1130903824 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :int main(int argc, char **argv) { int i; for (i = 1; argv[i]; i++) truncate(argv[i], 0); } < 1130907413 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1130908523 0 :calamari!n=calamari@ip68-226-23-83.tc.ph.cox.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1130911019 0 :fizzie!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :open(argv[i], O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC) would be a lot more impressive than some puny fopen(). Although there is that truncate. < 1130911131 0 :fizzie!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :And to abuse: main(c,v)char*v;{while(++v)truncate(*v);} < 1130911145 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Hey yeah XD < 1130912705 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Proof that Gregor has too much free time: I just made a minute-long ASCII-art pr0n. < 1130912769 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :We didn't need proof. < 1130912771 0 :Robdgreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :;) < 1130915863 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Woah, #asciipr0n was not a good place to join XD < 1130917580 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :did it get you too excited? < 1130918399 0 :clog!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :ended < 1130918400 0 :clog!unknown@unknown.invalid JOIN :#esoteric < 1130919723 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1130939926 0 :jix!i=jix@F30c0.f.strato-dslnet.de JOIN :#esoteric < 1130940892 0 :kipple!n=kipple@168.80-202-98.nextgentel.com JOIN :#esoteric < 1130947322 0 :nooga!n=nooga@ip-50.net-41.rev.inter-c.pl JOIN :#esoteric < 1130947325 0 :nooga!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hi < 1130947941 0 :nooga!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :;p < 1130949248 0 :nooga!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :i wonder when i'll finally meet tokigun ;p < 1130949686 0 :nooga!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Leaving" < 1130953006 0 :mtve!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1130956334 0 :mtve!i=mtve@mtve.vm.jvds.com JOIN :#esoteric < 1130959160 0 :calamari!n=calamari@ip68-105-130-108.tc.ph.cox.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1130959193 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :calamari: No, it did not get me "too excited", it was just the pocket of usual-IRC-world in Freenode. < 1130959209 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hehe < 1130959210 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 wat d o u have < 1130959211 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR What do you mean? < 1130959213 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 hard pumpin house or hard house < 1130959215 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR Ummmmm ............. neither? I don't even know what you're referring to ....... < 1130959216 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 k < 1130959217 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 mp3? < 1130959219 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR .................................. why? < 1130959221 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 plzx < 1130959222 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR Well, no, I don't actually, I don't really listen to much music other than the radio, but I'm confused as per when it was suggested that I would send some sort of music or something ... < 1130959224 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 nerd < 1130959225 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR OK *shrugs* < 1130959357 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm proud of my ASCII pr0n, but that encounter was just scary XD < 1130959398 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :bah, hard house sux < 1130959429 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :At the time I didn't even realize that by "house" he meant the musical style. < 1130959452 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 u gonna hax me or wat bra < 1130959453 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 ???? < 1130959456 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR ..............................? < 1130959457 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :[ERROR] No match for “br”. < 1130959458 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 i c < 1130959460 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR is now quite confused. < 1130959461 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 u got some house 2 trade bra? < 1130959463 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 ??????? < 1130959464 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR I'm trying to decipher that .... and failing ... < 1130959465 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :
ACTION runs "apt-get install libc6" not something you can do every day :)
< 1130959466 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 house < 1130959468 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 plz < 1130959469 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR House? < 1130959471 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 k < 1130959473 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 send < 1130959474 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 send < 1130959476 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 send < 1130959477 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :drew0 send < 1130959480 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :GregorR How? DCC, FTP, what? < 1130959486 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :lol < 1130959488 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Awesome. < 1130959541 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :finally got all my prblems worked out.. so now I can finally build a real system < 1130959549 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :how long did that take < 1130959577 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :seems like I've been messing with it for more than a week < 1130959582 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :lol < 1130959592 0 :GregorR!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :
ACTION leaves for class - see y'all later.
< 1130959598 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :cya GregorR < 1130959960 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :lol, it requires me to run a perl script to complete the install < 1130961104 0 :Sgep!n=sgeo@ool-182e9882.dyn.optonline.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1130962167 0 :duerig!i=tyrecius@xmission.xmission.com JOIN :#esoteric < 1130962515 0 :duerig!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :"There you have it folks, all Microsoft ever wanted was love. That and billions and billions of dollars." -Wes Borg < 1130962585 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :well, in that respect they are not exactly alone... < 1130962604 0 :duerig!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :True. < 1130962635 0 :duerig!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Its just a funny line. :) < 1130963766 0 :duerig!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Remote closed the connection < 1130965994 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :yay, now I have libc6, installing coreutils :) < 1130966045 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :my hacked version of dpkg doesn't omplain as much as the original ;) < 1130966071 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :ahh that was fast.. now to install the real dpkg < 1130966658 0 :jix!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Bitte waehlen Sie eine Beerdigungnachricht" < 1130967502 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :
ACTION notes that packages dependency lists are incomplete, especially where scripts are concerned
< 1130967903 0 :puzzlet!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 113 (No route to host) < 1130969109 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :there, finalyl dug myself out.. packages seem to be installing without any complaints now < 1130971144 0 :GregorR-L!n=chatzill@131.252.200.65 JOIN :#esoteric < 1130971770 0 :GregorR-L!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :*yaaaaaaaaaaawn* < 1130973393 0 :graue!n=graue@ip68-100-130-21.dc.dc.cox.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1130973872 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hi graue < 1130973885 0 :graue!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I have been learning m4, the UNIX macro language, lately < 1130973896 0 :graue!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :it is in a class of languages that are pretty esoteric but still useful < 1130973898 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hehe still don't have the official /etc/inittab.. not sure what package it's in < 1130973909 0 :graue!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :there should be more languages like that < 1130973959 0 :graue!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :too many esolangs are still following the old "hard to program in, easy to implement" formula, but since Brainfuck there has been little true innovation there < 1130973980 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :well < 1130973986 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :the language also has to be easy to learn < 1130973999 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :otherwise nobody would have enough of an attention span to try that. < 1130974006 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :m4 probably doesn't qualify there. < 1130974020 0 :graue!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I had enough of an attention span to try it < 1130974066 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :m4 at least has some real world uses. < 1130974067 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I should learn awk sometime < 1130974203 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :wow, these debian packages really know how to use up disk space :) < 1130974369 0 :GregorR-L!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :It's a talent of Debian packagers < 1130974828 0 :kipple_!n=kipple@168.80-202-98.nextgentel.com JOIN :#esoteric < 1130974921 0 :kipple!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)