What grinds your gears? - Page 92

MadMax · 11th June 2008, 21:04

no, not really. i'm always hearing how crap sky is. i've asked around if sky is any good. those that have it all say it's not.

zeekiorage · 11th June 2008, 22:14

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Originally Posted by MadMax

people that have sky, complain about it, yet still have it.

Absolutely, if you have Sky but don't like the service then you can switch to the dozens of other satellite TV providers that we have in NZ, oh wait...

StN · 12th June 2008, 15:06

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Originally Posted by StN

Trying to get a vehicle check done on a Saturday.

Local garage? - no, we are too busy doing warrants.
VTNZ? - Nope - Mon to Friday only.
AA Check? - Nope, Mon to Friday only.
On Road? - Nope, Mon to Friday only.

/GRIND MODE+++
AA mobile check? - Nope, we don't go out to outlying towns away from the CBD (What? - It's Rolleston - it will be a suburb in about 10 years time FFS)
Local Rolleston garage? - Nope, Mon to Friday only.
Local garage again, where I take all my vehicles for servicing, pretty please? - NO!, we are too busy doing warrants.

Random garage around the corner from work where I got the fleet vehicle checked last week? - Yep, no worries mate - see you then!
/GRIND MODE----

chiquelet · 12th June 2008, 16:14

Miley Cyrus.

BaM · 12th June 2008, 16:57

cPanel.

SpaceCowboy · 12th June 2008, 17:06

waiting for an upload to begin uploading that never does.

mr selfdestruct · 12th June 2008, 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

no, not really. i'm always hearing how crap sky is. i've asked around if sky is any good. those that have it all say it's not.

That's cos it is shit but there is no alternative......... duhhhhhh!

"I asked around if the IRD were the best company to tax me, turns out they're pretty shit according to most people, dunno why they don't just shop around for someone else if they're not happy with the service"

Solvent · 12th June 2008, 17:27

There's a certain amount of merit from both perspectives. On the one hand no, there is no real alternative to Sky but subscription TV is hardly compulsory. Surely you can understand why some people would be slightly puzzled when they see people complaining about a service they choose to pay for?

Ab · 12th June 2008, 17:35

I cancelled my pay-TV subscription last year and swapped to an alternative digital media provider called "the Internet".

mr selfdestruct · 12th June 2008, 17:37

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Originally Posted by Ab

I cancelled my pay-TV subscription last year and swapped to an alternative digital media provider called "the Internet".

How's it working out for you?

Solvent · 12th June 2008, 17:41

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Originally Posted by Ab

I cancelled my pay-TV subscription last year and swapped to an alternative digital media provider called "the Internet".

I am in complete favour of this, but can understand that due to certain sporting events some people might not find this ideal.

caffiend · 12th June 2008, 17:46

(Badly done) "Intuitive" website menus. Just group all the options under main link headings and expand all the available frickin' links when you click on the group. Don't try and second guess the 'relevant' ones people might want because you're wrong - just show the whole lot.

I'm looking at you, 'My Telecom'.

SpaceCowboy · 12th June 2008, 17:46

i enjoy just flicking the tv on and having 4-5 channels of science stuff. therefore, i pay for sky.

cEvin · 12th June 2008, 18:11

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Originally Posted by Solvent

I am in complete favour of this, but can understand that due to certain sporting events some people might not find this ideal.

stream them.

Solvent · 12th June 2008, 18:18

Can you stream them at 720x576 or higher with no or very minor buffering/general issues? (On the typical DSL connections of most New Zealanders.)

MadMax · 12th June 2008, 18:18

having fun with your gas pedal only to be limited to 59 i mean 50kph

Quote:

Originally Posted by caffiend

I'm looking at you, 'My Telecom'.

that you can't get my telecom (well, the view your bill thingee) & paper reminders in the mail to pay one's bill.

Ab · 12th June 2008, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr selfdestruct

How's it working out for you?

Lovin it. Live sports is the only real downside. For S14 and tests that aren't shown on Aussie free-to-air, I have to wait until someone has recorded the game, encoded it, and uploaded it... then I have to download it... then I get to watch. This hasn't proven to be much of a problem though. For example, the S14 final? I didn't get to watch that until about lunchtime on Sunday, which meant I had to have a media/communications blackout until then (no news, no nzgames, no checking text messages, etc).

cEvin · 13th June 2008, 08:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solvent

Can you stream them at 720x576 or higher with no or very minor buffering/general issues? (On the typical DSL connections of most New Zealanders.)

not sure on exact res, that depends on stream source. it's completely watchable though, and uh... free

SpaceCowboy · 13th June 2008, 09:18

yes, but me streaming video at acceptable quality leads to massive bandwidth use, and lag for everyone else in the flat. so, how do you solve that one?

Baal · 13th June 2008, 11:59

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Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy

yes, but me streaming video at acceptable quality leads to massive bandwidth use, and lag for everyone else in the flat. so, how do you solve that one?

lol flatting

crocos · 13th June 2008, 12:50

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Originally Posted by Baal

lol flatting

x2

Nightcrawler · 13th June 2008, 19:34

Package from 1day was "delivered" but no one in the house has seen said package (people left soon after the time it was supposedly delivered)
NZPost looking into it, no reimbursement, etc etc

My new green/blue sheets seem to be spreading their colour onto me during the night - regardless of being washed before use
My entire back area, hands, feet, and nails are covered in this colour

chiquelet · 13th June 2008, 19:43

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Originally Posted by chiquelet

Now I'd love to see that hot bitch Tori flash his abs on the show.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

He has a girls name.

Turns out his name is Salvatore *swoon*

CCS · 13th June 2008, 19:46

Soo...Sally?

chiquelet · 13th June 2008, 20:45

Thaaanks for that. Now I have Sal from the Sopranos in my head.

CCS · 13th June 2008, 20:57

That's gotta be better than Big Pussy!

flic · 14th June 2008, 00:32

did you soak your pretty coloured sheets in salt water for a day before washing them?

Washing them normally won't make them colourfast.

May be too late now but you could still try it.

Same for new towels, makes them more absorbent.

dead goon · 14th June 2008, 00:37

airlines not putting my bag on a connecting flight, then say they will deliver it to my work the next day but are yet to show up.

Epox · 14th June 2008, 00:46

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Originally Posted by dead goon

airlines not putting my bag on a connecting flight, then say they will deliver it to my work the next day but are yet to show up.

Had that situation arrived in Colorado wearing a hawaian shirt and shorts my bags were on the next flight took two days for it to get to me and it was the worst snowstorm they'd seen in a while thank god for walmart.

Ab · 14th June 2008, 04:11

Silly drunken NZG story of the night. Tim Willits was burned out after the release of Doom 3 (he was lead designer) and Quake 4 (he was executive producer), and so what did he do? He turned up on the doorstep with a bag one day to chill with Ab, Princess, and MHG. OK, that bit about a bag wasn't true, because Qantas lost it. We decided to head out to a restaurant to drink ourselves silly (hey, I said he was burned out) and he of course did not have anything other than the jeans and t-shirt he'd flown in. The jeans he could get away with after a wash, but the t-shirt...? Nup. And he couldn't borrow a shirt of mine, it would have looked like he was hiding in a tent. But by a twist of fate I happened to have one of Incubus's shirts in my wardrobe (don't ask), and it fit. So Princess volunteered to be designated driver for The Boys, and we headed off - The Boys being me, MHG, and the co-owner of id Software and designer of all our favourite Quake levels, he wearing a cheesy blue shirt embroidered with Inc's initials.

It was pretty goddamn surreal.

For extra surreal factor: while his bag turned up a day or so later, Tim got some sort of "oh shit sorry" pack from Qantas with some clean undies and a singlet and a toothbrush and god knows what. To this day I occasionally see Princess walk through the house on a weekend and I have to say "hey, are those Tim Willits's boxer shorts you're wearing...?"

dead goon · 14th June 2008, 04:36

how does it grind your gears though?

Ab · 14th June 2008, 04:52

Dude, I see my chick walking through the house in another man's underwear.

The lost luggage thing was just a segue.

dead goon · 14th June 2008, 06:33

i wouldn't care, the guys a rich old successful gaming nerd.

sounds like CCS!

?>Superman · 14th June 2008, 08:55

Gawd Ab you name-dropper :D

p.s thats awesome.

Rince · 14th June 2008, 09:00

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Originally Posted by Ab

. But by a twist of fate I happened to have one of Incubus's shirts in my wardrobe (don't ask), and it fit.

I have one of his (or is it Jane's?) jerseys in mine.... again don't ask.

JP · 15th June 2008, 11:28

Retards on my msn list who get one of those viruses that causes them to spam me with fake messages to go to some link. And other retards who click that link and get the virus as well so that it spreads through my friends list.

SpaceCowboy · 15th June 2008, 11:55

ordering mexican pizza. not really enjoying said pizza because of lack of, well, anything mexican. spending the rest of the night in the bathroom. fuckers.

Lightspeed · 15th June 2008, 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Silly drunken NZG story of the night.

That's pretty cool.

Spink · 15th June 2008, 13:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy

ordering mexican pizza. not really enjoying said pizza because of lack of, well, anything mexican. spending the rest of the night in the bathroom. fuckers.

That was the mexican part.

Farmer Joe · 15th June 2008, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Spink

That was the mexican part.

lol

11th June 2008, 21:04	#3641
MadMax Stuff	no, not really. i'm always hearing how crap sky is. i've asked around if sky is any good. those that have it all say it's not. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

12th June 2008, 17:06	#3646
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	waiting for an upload to begin uploading that never does. __________________ Peace.

12th June 2008, 17:46	#3653
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	i enjoy just flicking the tv on and having 4-5 channels of science stuff. therefore, i pay for sky. __________________ Peace.

13th June 2008, 09:18	#3659
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	yes, but me streaming video at acceptable quality leads to massive bandwidth use, and lag for everyone else in the flat. so, how do you solve that one? __________________ Peace.

14th June 2008, 00:32	#3667
flic Dee Hast Mish	did you soak your pretty coloured sheets in salt water for a day before washing them? Washing them normally won't make them colourfast. May be too late now but you could still try it. Same for new towels, makes them more absorbent. __________________ In the future, everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes

12th June 2008, 16:14	#3644
chiquelet Mrs Colin Farrell	Miley Cyrus.

12th June 2008, 17:27	#3648
Solvent	There's a certain amount of merit from both perspectives. On the one hand no, there is no real alternative to Sky but subscription TV is hardly compulsory. Surely you can understand why some people would be slightly puzzled when they see people complaining about a service they choose to pay for?

12th June 2008, 17:35	#3649
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I cancelled my pay-TV subscription last year and swapped to an alternative digital media provider called "the Internet".

12th June 2008, 17:46	#3652
caffiend	(Badly done) "Intuitive" website menus. Just group all the options under main link headings and expand all the available frickin' links when you click on the group. Don't try and second guess the 'relevant' ones people might want because you're wrong - just show the whole lot. I'm looking at you, 'My Telecom'. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

12th June 2008, 18:18	#3655
Solvent	Can you stream them at 720x576 or higher with no or very minor buffering/general issues? (On the typical DSL connections of most New Zealanders.) Last edited by Solvent : 12th June 2008 at 18:19.

13th June 2008, 19:34	#3662
Nightcrawler	Package from 1day was "delivered" but no one in the house has seen said package (people left soon after the time it was supposedly delivered) NZPost looking into it, no reimbursement, etc etc My new green/blue sheets seem to be spreading their colour onto me during the night - regardless of being washed before use My entire back area, hands, feet, and nails are covered in this colour Last edited by Nightcrawler : 13th June 2008 at 19:36.

13th June 2008, 19:46	#3664
CCS Stunt Pants	Soo...Sally?

13th June 2008, 20:45	#3665
chiquelet Mrs Colin Farrell	Thaaanks for that. Now I have Sal from the Sopranos in my head.

13th June 2008, 20:57	#3666
CCS Stunt Pants	That's gotta be better than Big Pussy!

14th June 2008, 00:37	#3668
dead goon	airlines not putting my bag on a connecting flight, then say they will deliver it to my work the next day but are yet to show up.

12th June 2008, 16:57	#3645
BaM Freeloader	cPanel.

14th June 2008, 04:11	#3670
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Silly drunken NZG story of the night. Tim Willits was burned out after the release of Doom 3 (he was lead designer) and Quake 4 (he was executive producer), and so what did he do? He turned up on the doorstep with a bag one day to chill with Ab, Princess, and MHG. OK, that bit about a bag wasn't true, because Qantas lost it. We decided to head out to a restaurant to drink ourselves silly (hey, I said he was burned out) and he of course did not have anything other than the jeans and t-shirt he'd flown in. The jeans he could get away with after a wash, but the t-shirt...? Nup. And he couldn't borrow a shirt of mine, it would have looked like he was hiding in a tent. But by a twist of fate I happened to have one of Incubus's shirts in my wardrobe (don't ask), and it fit. So Princess volunteered to be designated driver for The Boys, and we headed off - The Boys being me, MHG, and the co-owner of id Software and designer of all our favourite Quake levels, he wearing a cheesy blue shirt embroidered with Inc's initials. It was pretty goddamn surreal. For extra surreal factor: while his bag turned up a day or so later, Tim got some sort of "oh shit sorry" pack from Qantas with some clean undies and a singlet and a toothbrush and god knows what. To this day I occasionally see Princess walk through the house on a weekend and I have to say "hey, are those Tim Willits's boxer shorts you're wearing...?"

14th June 2008, 04:36	#3671
dead goon	how does it grind your gears though?

14th June 2008, 04:52	#3672
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Dude, I see my chick walking through the house in another man's underwear. The lost luggage thing was just a segue.

14th June 2008, 06:33	#3673
dead goon	i wouldn't care, the guys a rich old successful gaming nerd. sounds like CCS!

14th June 2008, 08:55	#3674
?>Superman	Gawd Ab you name-dropper :D p.s thats awesome.

15th June 2008, 11:28	#3676
JP	Retards on my msn list who get one of those viruses that causes them to spam me with fake messages to go to some link. And other retards who click that link and get the virus as well so that it spreads through my friends list.

15th June 2008, 11:55	#3677
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	ordering mexican pizza. not really enjoying said pizza because of lack of, well, anything mexican. spending the rest of the night in the bathroom. fuckers. __________________ Peace.