04:26 <whitequark> DocScrutinizer05: hahaha

04:26 <whitequark> http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4002-6174631858.14.GSHH4a&id=16392156803

04:26 <whitequark> a chinese-made etching bath

04:26 <whitequark> it's an aquarium heater and aerator in an epoxy-glued acrylic enclosure

04:27 <whitequark> which is literally exactly how I wanted to do it

09:25 <DocScrutinizer05> not even the chinese found a cheaper more cheesy solution?

09:25 <whitequark> I suppose

09:25 <DocScrutinizer05> dang, it must be some sweetspot in design and comcept and expense

09:25 <DocScrutinizer05> :-)

09:25 <whitequark> heh

09:26 <DocScrutinizer05> comrad.de and issel are selling exactly same

09:27 <DocScrutinizer05> conrad

09:34 <whitequark> DocScrutinizer05: conrad.de link?

09:34 <whitequark> and what is issel?

09:38 <DocScrutinizer05> http://kleinanzeigen.quoka.de/modellbau-hobby/elektronik/v_1_cat_45_4380_ad_102470798.html?utm_source=www.quoka.de&utm_medium=Detailansicht&utm_campaign=Redirect2Archiv Isel seems to be out of business

09:40 <DocScrutinizer05> http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/530328/Proma-Spezial-Aetzmaschine-mit-Heizung-Typ-2030-141030/?ref=detview1&rt=&rb=1

09:42 <whitequark> DocScrutinizer05: wow, on conrad.de it is seven times more expensive

09:42 <whitequark> no, wait, not seven. more than ten

09:44 <DocScrutinizer05> sure thing, they are selling german stuff and then they are still way more expensive than anybody else on that

09:44 <DocScrutinizer05> (germ stuff) here in this case

09:44 <DocScrutinizer05> aiui

09:45 <DocScrutinizer05> on rj45 crimp tool they are 15 times more expensive than another shop 2km away from them

09:46 <DocScrutinizer05> conrad is for idiots basically

09:47 <DocScrutinizer05> fsckng conrad.de always brings my konqueror to a grinding halt

09:48 <DocScrutinizer05> one of the worst webpages ever

10:34 <whitequark> hahah

10:34 <whitequark> I bet that chinese thing is underpriced though

10:34 <whitequark> not *entirely* unusable, but requires some severe hacking before it would actually work well

15:22 <wh1tequark> DocScrutinizer05: http://top.rbc.ru/incidents/25/08/2014/944909.shtml

15:22 <wh1tequark> this makes me sad

15:56 <DocScrutinizer05> what exactly?

15:57 <DocScrutinizer05> https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=ru&tl=de&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftop.rbc.ru%2Fincidents%2F25%2F08%2F2014%2F944909.shtml is pretty hard to parse and get the actual meaning

15:57 <DocScrutinizer05> sounds like Putin continues his path towards a new cold war

16:04 <DocScrutinizer05> >> "Wir wollen nicht die Mühe sie. Die Tatsache, dass sie ihre Kämpfer zu erhöhen, wenn auch steigen, werden wir vorbeigehen. Wir wissen nicht stört sie, keine Probleme machen " << is quite funny and not clear what exactly the guy said

16:05 <wpwrak> a politician ? nothing then ;-)

16:10 <DocScrutinizer05> (not only the last part I quoted)

16:11 <DocScrutinizer05> it seems like showing up here that google can't use EU parliament protocols to train their translator's russian capabilities

16:12 <DocScrutinizer05> and obviously russian grammar is quite different to anything like English or German

16:55 <whitequa1k> DocScrutinizer05: RU routinely invades into airspace of EU countries

16:55 <whitequa1k> basically, yes

20:16 <nicksydney> wpwrak: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/anelok/tmp/case1-coins.jpg the oz 50c stands out :)

21:14 <wpwrak> yeah, it's pretty impressive ;-)

21:14 <wpwrak> pity i don't have a 5 swiss francs coin at hand. that one would be similarly huge.

22:39 <wpwrak> grmbl. more of this storm and i'll get seasick :-(