Random Thoughts II

[Lightspeed]

In one year, one month and 10 days the new Star Wars film will be out:
Star Wars: Episode VII to Open December 18, 2015

[Ab]

Star Wars is dead to me. DEAD.

[Trigger]

Leaked scene to show off new 4D special effects.




How the...? wow... truly amazing

[CCS]

[Lightspeed]

I think there's a clue to the origins of life in the queue at the local cafe...

You see, the space in the shop is organised like an L with the counter at the corner, and the short side of the L opening to the street. The long part of the L is fairly narrow, about the minimum width two people could comfortably pass. At the top of the L is ice cream, the long end facing out is food. Coffee is picked up on the end of the short side of the L.

So to get to the ice cream and food you have to pass the counter. Most days the queue is just disorganised. Some people go straight to the counter, others want to pass and look at food or ice cream, and people try to queue in random directions, wait in random places. And it's super busy.

But on a rare occasion somehow the volume and organisation of people is just right that an organised rotating queue spontaneously forms. The queue starts behind the person being served, then moves up to the ice cream and then back down past the food to the counter. It's magical.

[BoyWonder]

I've pretty convinced that Chris Farley never actually died. He went into hiding and somehow got elected as the mayor of Toronto.

[madmaxii]

Honest brands


http://www.artfido.com/blog/if-brand...gans-would-be/

[StN]

Originally Posted by BoyWonder

I've pretty convinced that Chris Farley never actually died. He went into hiding and somehow got elected as the mayor of Toronto.

That thought also occurred to me.

[fixed_truth]

Outrage at campaign to reclaim swastika

The campaign has drawn emotional reactions from the Jewish community.

"I believe that a symbol that was once something else, but which the Nazi took hostage, cannot just be washed clean," President of the Jewish Congregation of Copenhagen, Finn Schwarz, told Metroxpress.

Mr Schwarz added that Madson's attempt to reimagine the symbol was just "cheap".

But Madson said that while he understands the outrage from the Jewish community, he "refuses to let evil keep this symbol".

I guess it could work if it became a thing.

[Nothing]

I dunno, I reckon to get a swastika tattoo you'd have to be either a racist, or a fucking moron, or both.

[leadinjector]

whenever i hear of people doing that i just think- why? what possible reason do they have for feeling the need to "take it back?" like there arent enough symbols in the world or something?

[Cyberbob]

"It's cool, I'm taking it back"

[mpx]

totes got a new keyboard at work.

[CCS]

Originally Posted by mpx

totes got a new keyboard at work.

Jeah!

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Nothing

I dunno, I reckon to get a swastika tattoo you'd have to be either a racist, or a fucking moron, or both.

[Ab]

Originally Posted by fidgit

I got de-friended on Facebook (yeah yeah...) by a friend of about 10 years, because I got into argument with her American husband that started because he posted a photo of Obama getting off an aeroplane with the book "Beyond America" in his pocket (or some such, I can't actually recall what it was called - it's a book about the world as it will be going forward, with the US not being the only superpower). During this discussion/argument with him, I found out that we should be sending tributes to the US in thanks, because it is them, and only them, that are keeping us safe. From the Russians. He was deadly seriously that they were the number one risk to the world and only through pro-active American military might were they being held in check.

Yep, he watched Fox.

Post a picture of Raptor Jesus and feel the lols.

[Cyberbob]

Figured it wasn't worthy of a new thread, but are any nzg'ers in the 09 registered sparkies, or can recommend one that can do a job on the shore?

Just need a couple of power points wired up

[aR Que]

Bro! Power is like 3 wires. Dat shit is redic easy.

[Spink]

Originally Posted by aR Que

Bro! Power is like 3 wires. Dat shit is redic easy.

What does DIY power points do to insurance though?

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by aR Que

Bro! Power is like 3 wires. Dat shit is redic easy.

Death is easy. :p

[Spoon1]

Originally Posted by Ab

Post a picture of Raptor Jesus and feel the lols.

I love how they think you're white chick.

Keep up the good work

[Macca@Work]

Any cricket fans going to watch?I'm way more excited about the Ashes than I am about the Black Caps.
Looking forward to watching Meetch have a bowl.Too bad the first test isn't at the Wacca.

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

In two years, one month and 10 days the new Star Wars film will be out:
Star Wars: Episode VII to Open December 18, 2015

Uhh... ftfy.

[aR Que]

Originally Posted by Spink

What does DIY power points do to insurance though?

nothing, afaik (and hope O_o). it's like building renovations, you don't need a lisence so long as you're doing them yourself. Done half my house so far, no fires! woo.

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Death is easy.

Turn off at mains. Test points with multimeter. Its like a chainsaw, only dangerous if you don't follow procedure. I got an earth fault detector as well, plugs into new power points, magic happens, and it tells you whether it's earthed, if its earthed, you ain't got no problem.

[StN]

Um - you can do the work yourself, but before livening it, it needs to be checked by a registered electrical inspector and issued with a certificate of compliance?

[aR Que]

In which case, ive done no wiring or changes to any of the electricty, it was like that when I got here

[crocos]

Originally Posted by aR Que

In which case, ive done no wiring or changes to any of the electricty, it was like that when I got here

Lol, such a dodgy sod.

[Cyberbob]

Originally Posted by aR Que

In which case, ive done no wiring or changes to any of the electricty, it was like that when I got here

All class.

[Ab]

This just in: women are bitches

[p-b]

Originally Posted by StN

Um - you can do the work yourself, but before livening it, it needs to be checked by a registered electrical inspector and issued with a certificate of compliance?

Only if he's a homeowner/occupier.

If not, then the work would need to be carried out by a registered electrician:

An Electrical Inspector would only need to inspect prescribed electrical work (work carried out by a registered sparky) if it is work that would be defined as high risk (e.g. if the wiring was happening in a hazardous area).

Documentation required to be completed depends upon the level of risk (low, general, high).

I believe that such a job might be general prescribed electrical work, because it's not maintenance/replacement (if they are new powerpoints).

General risk work, a sparky would need to complete:

• a Certificate of Compliance to certify the prescribed electrical work carried out, and
• an Electrical Safety Certificate (by the worker making the connection to the supply (livening).

(The CoC & ESC are often combined into one document).

[^BITES^]

Originally Posted by aR Que

In which case, ive done no wiring or changes to any of the electricty, it was like that when I got here

Thats the way ...

Honestly my house had such fucking terrible wiring when we got it ... its safer now its been redone "and checked". Crazy fucker had light fittings that then had cables coming out from them ... to somewhere else ...

At one point he had daisy chained about 3 sockets to get to one point. Almost like all he knew was light fixtures or only had 3 light fixtures and a certain length of cable for each ... and just repeated it three times ...

Heaps safer now I've redone the lot.

[Lightspeed]

Governments ignore own climate crisis warnings at Warsaw talks

Does anyone else read this and hear the children's cry "But Mummy, it's too hard, I don't want to."

[Ab]

Governments are instituted by the voters.

Climate change is an issue that primarily affects future generations.

Future generations don't vote.

[Lightspeed]

As if they couldn't be convinced to vote against their interests if they could vote.

[aR Que]

Originally Posted by Ab

Governments are instituted by the voters.

Climate change is an issue that primarily affects future generations.

Future generations don't vote.

Its mainly cause I dgaf about ypur kids

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

As if they couldn't be convinced to vote against their interests if they could vote.

I have NFI what this sentence means

[Lightspeed]

I'm being bitter by suggesting that people don't vote in their interest, so future generations might just vote in the same self-interested dummies.

[crocos]

In the π of the Beholder:
http://thrillbent.com/comics/in-the-...he-beholder/#1

A short one-shot webcomic, made me smile with manic glee

[Spink]

It looks like crocos

[chubby]

mmm.. pepper and salt with cheese.