Random Thoughts II - Page 403

p-b · 27th November 2009, 23:08

Does anyone else get the feeling of an increasing festive air of the holiday working period? (work weeks leading up to and around Christmas)

People are starting to talk about their holiday plans starting mid-december (I'm working all the way up to and including new years eve and then will be back on the first day after new years

).

It feels as though the festive mood is setting in and productivity and efficiency slowly decreasing.

I like working the last few days up to Christmas sometimes. It's really cruisy and quiet and everyone is in a good and playful mood.

Kryten · 27th November 2009, 23:19

Ask me again after the Christmas brownouts kick in - right now it's crunch time with everyone wanting to get their things done before the holidays.

Shazam · 28th November 2009, 00:49

I just noticed that the new telecom logo looks exactly like part of the logo and the favicon that Meteor (Irish mobile phone provider) uses, as seen here - http://www.meteor.ie/

It's also the avatar that the mods on their forum use, http://forums.meteor.ie/index.php?showuser=2

A Corpse · 28th November 2009, 01:09

Nice spotting. Cue damage control from Telecom?

dylan · 28th November 2009, 01:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shazam

I just noticed that the new telecom logo looks exactly like part of the logo and the favicon that Meteor (Irish mobile phone provider) uses, as seen here - http://www.meteor.ie/

It's also the avatar that the mods on their forum use, http://forums.meteor.ie/index.php?showuser=2

Other than the fact it's a 6-pointed asterisk, it's not that similar. It's a different colour, different style, and used in a different way than the meteor one

Torka · 28th November 2009, 01:38

Really it just shows how fucking generic and meaningless the new logo is.

Thomas Meatball · 28th November 2009, 01:53

Haha, that's some funny shit!

Nice scribbled asterisk, guyz!

Spoon1 · 28th November 2009, 02:05

Lens flare for the win however.

Thomas Meatball · 28th November 2009, 02:14

Pfft, make them greyscale and they may as well be the same.

Hurtuso · 28th November 2009, 03:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoon1

Lens flare for the win however.

Word · 28th November 2009, 09:21

RIP mininova

Frouse · 28th November 2009, 09:55

A total douche speaks:

From the comments section of Stuff's review of last night's Pearl Jam concert:

"I'm the ginger cornrows guy that dominated the moshpit. i havent moshed that hard for ages - youse put up some good moshes but as always i won. wished i had paid a bit more attention to the songs though, some sounds ok. wyatt420"

GINGER CORNROWS? Why go to a concert you've been waiting 11 years for just to bounce around hitting people and not hear the songs? *facepalm*

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...am-in-Auckland

chiquelet · 28th November 2009, 10:18

Tiger Woods seriously injured in car crash:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/27/tiger.woods/index.html

So over the past couple of days info has been leaking that Woods is a cheating dirtbag, and then he pulls out of his driveway at 230am and crashes into a fire hydrant? Coincidence or conspiracy? Still, hope the guy isn't as badly hurt as all that.

tarzan007 · 28th November 2009, 10:40

I currently have a cannula in my arm, and am doing food testing for Auckland Uni. I wasn't concerned until I found out that their client is Fonterra........

lektronimo · 28th November 2009, 10:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarzan007

I currently have a cannula in my arm, and am doing food testing for Auckland Uni. I wasn't concerned until I found out that their client is Fonterra........

Have yourself insured...

A Corpse · 28th November 2009, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiquelet

Woods is a cheating dirtbag

Whut?

doppelgänger of someone · 28th November 2009, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiquelet

So over the past couple of days info has been leaking that Woods is a cheating dirtbag

Wait wait wait, his wife is pretty HAWT already:

chiquelet · 28th November 2009, 14:11

It's not like a hot spouse has ever stopped someone from cheating. The story has been doing the rounds in the gossip world for the past couple of days.

http://www.laineygossip.com/Tiger_Wo...atID=0&CelID=0

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 14:27

Horah!

doppelgänger of someone · 28th November 2009, 14:29

So Tiger Woods can't get enough at home and instead want this:

I find that hard to believe. Not impossible, just hard to believe.

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 14:34

Well, I think its a truism that affairs don't result in marriage breakdown, marriage breakdown result in affairs. Unless you're married to a psychopath.

Helious · 28th November 2009, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Word

RIP mininova

lol, POS site anyways~ probably used it 3 times in 2 years!

lektronimo · 28th November 2009, 15:12

So where do people torrent nowadays? I find that TPB has the most inefficient search, and it's incredibly slow in queries (maybe since being bought out?).

Shazam · 28th November 2009, 15:14

iptorrents.

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 15:17

Torrenting seems to be pretty shaky for the time being. I don't have any idea how these magnet link thingees work yet. Might have to fall back to Usenet for the time being.

One thing I know, in my mind I have solidly concluded that it is immoral to pay for media with how the industry in the state it's currently in. I steadfastly refuse to support it.

I think the new Mininova is the seed for how the new industry is going to end up, once the current industry inevitably collapses.

Baal · 28th November 2009, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by doppelgänger of someone

I find that hard to believe. Not impossible, just hard to believe.

Maybe she can suck a tennis ball through a garden hose or something.

crocos · 28th November 2009, 15:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by lektronimo

So where do people torrent nowadays?

Mainly at specialty sites - HongFire for anime, EZTV for TV, Mininova for music, etc... But usually only when I can't find it on RapidShare.

herp · 28th November 2009, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by crocos

Mainly at specialty sites ...Mininova for music, etc...

Good luck with that.

I've switched to ahashare + piratebay, but mininova was the best for new stuff + decent(ish) comments sections for quality ratings. Dam shame.

DrTiTus · 28th November 2009, 15:53

I use google personally.

p01s0n · 28th November 2009, 16:01

i just use torrentz.com for everything. it seems to search all the major torrent sites and gives you a solid result for just about any "linux iso's" you might need.

crocos · 28th November 2009, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by herp

Good luck with that.

It was a joke. I guess I was trying to be too subtle.

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by p01s0n

i just use torrentz.com for everything. it seems to search all the major torrent sites and gives you a solid result for just about any "linux iso's" you might need.

Linux isos? I download TV shows recently aired and movies that have been released on DVD/Bluray. I mean, what's my alternative? Pay for DVDs that provide a significantly inferior product/service and support an industry I think is immoral?

p-b · 28th November 2009, 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by doppelgänger of someone

So Tiger Woods can't get enough at home and instead want this:

I find that hard to believe. Not impossible, just hard to believe.

Lol

http://dlisted.com/node/35002

p01s0n · 28th November 2009, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Linux isos? I download TV shows recently aired and movies that have been released on DVD/Bluray. I mean, what's my alternative? Pay for DVDs that provide a significantly inferior product/service and support an industry I think is immoral?

hint: Linux isos is codeword for warez

Nightcrawler · 28th November 2009, 17:33

I still use TPB (when the stuff isn't on scenetorrents), and fall back on torrentz

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by p01s0n

hint: Linux isos is codeword for warez

I know. I was suggesting we're beyond using codes, that there is a legitimate and moral reason for downloading media you haven't paid for.

p01s0n · 28th November 2009, 17:57

so you knew what i meant, but still chose to be a dick about it. nice.

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 18:02

What? How do you translate what I said into being a dick? I certainly wasn't trying to being a dick. I was just making a point about being open about what we are all actually torrenting.

p01s0n · 28th November 2009, 18:23

stop being a dick.

Lightspeed · 28th November 2009, 18:56

Hey, I'm just trying to be an adult, if being an adult means being a dick to you, well there's nothing I can do about that.

28th November 2009, 01:09	#16084
A Corpse talkative lurker	Nice spotting. Cue damage control from Telecom? __________________ Broke my addiction! Bye bye Eve, hello Minecraft. Wait... >_<

28th November 2009, 15:53	#16109
DrTiTus HENCE WHY FOREVER ALONE	I use google personally. __________________ Finger rolling rhythm, ride the horse one hand...

27th November 2009, 23:08	#16081
p-b	Does anyone else get the feeling of an increasing festive air of the holiday working period? (work weeks leading up to and around Christmas) People are starting to talk about their holiday plans starting mid-december (I'm working all the way up to and including new years eve and then will be back on the first day after new years ). It feels as though the festive mood is setting in and productivity and efficiency slowly decreasing. I like working the last few days up to Christmas sometimes. It's really cruisy and quiet and everyone is in a good and playful mood.

27th November 2009, 23:19	#16082
Kryten	Ask me again after the Christmas brownouts kick in - right now it's crunch time with everyone wanting to get their things done before the holidays.

28th November 2009, 00:49	#16083
Shazam	I just noticed that the new telecom logo looks exactly like part of the logo and the favicon that Meteor (Irish mobile phone provider) uses, as seen here - http://www.meteor.ie/ It's also the avatar that the mods on their forum use, http://forums.meteor.ie/index.php?showuser=2

28th November 2009, 01:38	#16086
Torka	Really it just shows how fucking generic and meaningless the new logo is.

28th November 2009, 01:53	#16087
Thomas Meatball	Haha, that's some funny shit! Nice scribbled asterisk, guyz!

28th November 2009, 02:05	#16088
Spoon1 Mmm... Sacrilicious	Lens flare for the win however.

28th November 2009, 02:14	#16089
Thomas Meatball	Pfft, make them greyscale and they may as well be the same.

28th November 2009, 09:55	#16092
Frouse	A total douche speaks: From the comments section of Stuff's review of last night's Pearl Jam concert: "I'm the ginger cornrows guy that dominated the moshpit. i havent moshed that hard for ages - youse put up some good moshes but as always i won. wished i had paid a bit more attention to the songs though, some sounds ok. wyatt420" GINGER CORNROWS? Why go to a concert you've been waiting 11 years for just to bounce around hitting people and not hear the songs? facepalm http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...am-in-Auckland

28th November 2009, 10:18	#16093
chiquelet Mrs Colin Farrell	Tiger Woods seriously injured in car crash: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/27/tiger.woods/index.html So over the past couple of days info has been leaking that Woods is a cheating dirtbag, and then he pulls out of his driveway at 230am and crashes into a fire hydrant? Coincidence or conspiracy? Still, hope the guy isn't as badly hurt as all that.

28th November 2009, 10:40	#16094
tarzan007	I currently have a cannula in my arm, and am doing food testing for Auckland Uni. I wasn't concerned until I found out that their client is Fonterra........

28th November 2009, 14:11	#16098
chiquelet Mrs Colin Farrell	It's not like a hot spouse has ever stopped someone from cheating. The story has been doing the rounds in the gossip world for the past couple of days. http://www.laineygossip.com/Tiger_Wo...atID=0&CelID=0

28th November 2009, 14:27	#16099
Lightspeed	Horah! __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

28th November 2009, 14:29	#16100
doppelgänger of someone	So Tiger Woods can't get enough at home and instead want this: I find that hard to believe. Not impossible, just hard to believe.

28th November 2009, 14:34	#16101
Lightspeed	Well, I think its a truism that affairs don't result in marriage breakdown, marriage breakdown result in affairs. Unless you're married to a psychopath. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

28th November 2009, 15:12	#16103
lektronimo	So where do people torrent nowadays? I find that TPB has the most inefficient search, and it's incredibly slow in queries (maybe since being bought out?). __________________ Minimalism = White people trying to be Japanese => My Minimalist Flickr Account <=

28th November 2009, 15:17	#16105
Lightspeed	Torrenting seems to be pretty shaky for the time being. I don't have any idea how these magnet link thingees work yet. Might have to fall back to Usenet for the time being. One thing I know, in my mind I have solidly concluded that it is immoral to pay for media with how the industry in the state it's currently in. I steadfastly refuse to support it. I think the new Mininova is the seed for how the new industry is going to end up, once the current industry inevitably collapses. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

28th November 2009, 16:01	#16110
p01s0n	i just use torrentz.com for everything. it seems to search all the major torrent sites and gives you a solid result for just about any "linux iso's" you might need. __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

28th November 2009, 17:33	#16115
Nightcrawler	I still use TPB (when the stuff isn't on scenetorrents), and fall back on torrentz

28th November 2009, 17:57	#16117
p01s0n	so you knew what i meant, but still chose to be a dick about it. nice. __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

28th November 2009, 18:02	#16118
Lightspeed	What? How do you translate what I said into being a dick? I certainly wasn't trying to being a dick. I was just making a point about being open about what we are all actually torrenting. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

28th November 2009, 18:23	#16119
p01s0n	stop being a dick. __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

28th November 2009, 18:56	#16120
Lightspeed	Hey, I'm just trying to be an adult, if being an adult means being a dick to you, well there's nothing I can do about that. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.