Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

RobFowl

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It's the contents of that special package that you administered to us...

The chef's own sauce

RobertFoster

Beasty wrote: »

I witnessed a Boardsie breaking a red light on his training spin this morning .....

Are you allowed use the ban hammer for RL infractions?

Beasty

RobertFoster wrote: »

Are you allowed use the ban hammer for RL infractions?

That would require me to identify the Boardsie in question, which would be completely inappropriate, particularly as his brother is also a regular around here


:pac:

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

That would require me to identify the Boardsie in question, which would be completely inappropriate, particularly as his brother is also a regular around here


:pac:

Well, it wasn't me and I'm pretty certain the other fella can't afford to pay for a super injunction so it must be the other fella!

CramCycle

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Well, it wasn't me and I'm pretty certain the other fella can't afford to pay for a super injunction so it must be the other fella!

Which one of you was sleeping with the other ones wife?

Lusk_Doyle

CramCycle wrote: »

Which one of you was sleeping with the other ones wife?

She would rather I didn't say.

Fighting Tao

Moved office yesterday and drive to it today as I had stuff to take from old place. 6.6km of a distance and it took bloody 45 minutes! That's a staggering 8.8kph!

I wouldn't mind if I was going through the city centre. I was heading away from it. Can't wait to be on my bike again next week.

CramCycle

My son asked me for lights for his bike last night. He is 3. I was so proud.

tomasrojo

CramCycle wrote: »

My son asked me for lights for his bike last night. He is 3. I was so proud.

That reminds me; my four-year-old daughter was watching a DVD and a character stopped somewhere on a bike and went in. She said: "He didn't lock the bike!"

Eamonnator

http://www.stickybottle.com/coaching/23-very-clear-signs-youre-in-a-hardcore-cyclists-house/

I was a bit surprised, when I realised how many of these signs applied to me.

Beasty

Eamonnator wrote: »

http://www.stickybottle.com/coaching/23-very-clear-signs-youre-in-a-hardcore-cyclists-house/

I was a bit surprised, when I realised how many of these signs applied to me.

I could have let them have a far better photo than that one .....

CramCycle

Beasty wrote: »

I could have let them have a far better photo than that one .....

I was going to ask was it yours. They could have went all out and done a Cyclists version of MTV Cribs around yours.

ThisRegard

Anyone use a 4g sim to set up a hotspot in order connect a laptop to do a bit of work on for a few days? I have a 4g tablet so no need for a dongle, but I don't want a contract either, so basically a PAYG 4g sim with data, if that's a possibility. I'm just about within Dublin so coverage shouldn't a massive issue.

CramCycle

ThisRegard wrote: »

Anyone use a 4g sim to set up a hotspot in order connect a laptop to do a bit of work on for a few days? I have a 4g tablet so no need for a dongle, but I don't want a contract either, so basically a PAYG 4g sim with data, if that's a possibility. I'm just about within Dublin so coverage shouldn't a massive issue.

Yep, I am doing it at the minute. I fluctuate between hotspot or tethering my phone. Nice and simple. Would buy data rather than buy a sim if you have a smart phone.

Eamonnator

I've just got an email payment notification from C.R.C.
It says it's from "Chain Reaction Cycles Ireland Limited"
Is the "Ireland" in the title new?

ThisRegard

CramCycle wrote: »

Yep, I am doing it at the minute. I fluctuate between hotspot or tethering my phone. Nice and simple. Would buy data rather than buy a sim if you have a smart phone.

Cheers, it's a tenner for 5gb with the plan I'm on which theoretically is plenty but as it's a corporate laptop they randomly push out various updates which would eat into that. I'll get onto the helpdesk and have them take mine out of the loop for a while if they allow it, otherwise they're being billed for it.

Chuchote

What is this hotspot? Never heard of the concept. How does it work? More importantly, where does it work - is it a replacement for city-style proper broadband?

Lusk_Doyle

Chuchote wrote: »

What is this hotspot? Never heard of the concept. How does it work? More importantly, where does it work - is it a replacement for city-style proper broadband?

The mobile internet version of a hot flush. It can happen anywhere amd when you least expect it!

magicbastarder

a hotspot is basically turning your phone into a router to allow other computers to use the connection.

e.g. i sometimes turn the hotspot on on my phone, which allows my laptop to connect to it via wi-fi, and use the mobile broadband connection on the phone to browse the internet.
it chews the phone's battery, though.

Chuchote

magicbastarder wrote: »

a hotspot is basically turning your phone into a router to allow other computers to use the connection.

e.g. i sometimes turn the hotspot on on my phone, which allows my laptop to connect to it via wi-fi, and use the mobile broadband connection on the phone to browse the internet.
it chews the phone's battery, though.

Ah, not the same as tethering? Which I seem to remember risked costing you a fortune on mobile data?

magicbastarder

i *think* tethering usually refers to USB or bluetooth connects; mobile hotspot would be a wi-fi connection between the devices.

seamus

It's the same thing. You're "tethering" another device to your phone's data connection. That can be through USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Whether your carrier will crucify you on data is hard to say. But I think most have stopped the practice now.

Chuchote

Still puzzled. If there's wifi, can't the computer use it anyway? Or are you saying the phone is somehow creating the wifi?

Lumen

Chuchote wrote: »

Still puzzled. If there's wifi, can't the computer use it anyway? Or are you saying the phone is somehow creating the wifi?

Yes, the phone creates the wifi. What a time to be alive! :pac:

buffalo

Chuchote wrote: »

Still puzzled. If there's wifi, can't the computer use it anyway? Or are you saying the phone is somehow creating the wifi?

Yes.

Your phone is communicating with the Internet over 3G/4G.

Your computer is communicating with your phone over USB/bluetooth/wifi, and onwards to the Internet.

CramCycle

Chuchote wrote: »

Still puzzled. If there's wifi, can't the computer use it anyway? Or are you saying the phone is somehow creating the wifi?

Phone creates the wifi, so your phone connects to 3G/4G, the same way your router at home connects to the broadband line, then creates a wifi signal that others can join, the same way your router does.

ThisRegard wrote: »

Cheers, it's a tenner for 5gb with the plan I'm on which theoretically is plenty but as it's a corporate laptop they randomly push out various updates which would eat into that. I'll get onto the helpdesk and have them take mine out of the loop for a while if they allow it, otherwise they're being billed for it.

I just got 15Gb for 15 as my broadband at home is not set up yet (still). I presume you can charge it back with an explanation.

Chuchote

Ah, googled it:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-set-up-your-iPhone-as-a-Wi-Fi-mobile-hotspot-iOS-10-tutorial_id50579

magicbastarder

i just ran a speedtest on my phone (working at home) - 68Mbps down, 13 up, 6ms ping on UPC cable.

on vodafone mobile data, 127Mbps down, 41 up, 23ms ping.

that's some difference.

ThisRegard

CramCycle wrote: »

I just got 15Gb for 15 as my broadband at home is not set up yet (still). I presume you can charge it back with an explanation.

They're pretty tight when it comes to such things, they'd usually want a good business justification so they can bill to clients. Plus the fact there's an office within Dublin so they'd want to know why I don't go there when needed.

I'm in the same boat as yourself, home broadband not activated despite me believing it would be.

Edit, ironically tethering seems to be blocked on my company phone.

magicbastarder

any way of finding out what the most popular strava segment in ireland is? i notice that one i passed through today has nearly 7,500 cyclists recording a time:
https://www.strava.com/segments/10619343

and over 8,500 in the opposite direction:
https://www.strava.com/segments/10854051