Random Thoughts II - Page 68

SpaceCowboy · 30th August 2008, 11:33

my first +5 on slashdot, yey

MadMax · 30th August 2008, 12:19

WHAT THEY LOST

MR HALL'S INVESTMENTS
- Bridgecorp $77,500
- Nathans Finance$123,000
- VTL Group Holdings$10,000
- Capital + Merchant$50,000
- Hanover Finance$165,000

MRS HALL'S INVESTMENTS
- Nathans Finance$69,000
- Hanover Finance$75,000

people don't learn

SpaceCowboy · 30th August 2008, 12:33

sympathy approaching zero

chiquelet · 30th August 2008, 13:21

I'll bet their kids aren't too happy with their parents' financial decisions.

I'm honestly surprised at how many people invest their money in finance companies. None of my family ever have. It just seems like an odd place to put your money. The risk isn't worth it imo.

A Corpse · 30th August 2008, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

WHAT THEY LOST

MR HALL'S INVESTMENTS
- Bridgecorp $77,500
- Nathans Finance$123,000
- VTL Group Holdings$10,000
- Capital + Merchant$50,000
- Hanover Finance$165,000

MRS HALL'S INVESTMENTS
- Nathans Finance$69,000
- Hanover Finance$75,000

people don't learn

I was reading that this morning. At least they tried to diversify a little. Unfortunately, they diversified in similar companies in the same industry, instead of some in different types of investment.

dylan · 30th August 2008, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazmat

Pissing and some light S&M (neither legal to publish or distribute in NZ)

Really? I'm quite surprised

Hazmat · 30th August 2008, 18:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by dylan

Really? I'm quite surprised

I'm not. The censors are actually pretty hopeless.
Got a title at work that has an entire scene cut out of it.
Problem is, the scene cut is the one with the leading actress, who's on the cover. We have to sell the title at cost now. "Um, before you get this DVD, I need to advise you that the actress on the cover isn't in the movie *at all*".
Reason for the cut? She ejaculates for about .8 of a second. The censors don't discriminate between pissing and female ejaculation.
The funniest part of this is the fact that they didn't bother cutting the 4 second pee another actress has during the intro preview. (it definitely wasn't female ejaculation).

Redneck · 30th August 2008, 18:05

Bill Hastings gave a guest lecture once while I was at Vic and basically admitted that he felt the peeing rules were rather pointless

Lightspeed · 30th August 2008, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy

my first +5 on slashdot, yey

Linky.

Juju · 30th August 2008, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

WHAT THEY LOST

MR HALL'S INVESTMENTS
- Bridgecorp $77,500
- Nathans Finance$123,000
- VTL Group Holdings$10,000
- Capital + Merchant$50,000
- Hanover Finance$165,000

MRS HALL'S INVESTMENTS
- Nathans Finance$69,000
- Hanover Finance$75,000

people don't learn

It's like putting your eggs in different baskets, only for the poultry truck to crash.

xor · 30th August 2008, 18:20

I bought a roasting dish with a lid and just cooked a roast in it. Fucken beautiful. Best roast I've cooked so far

Lightspeed · 30th August 2008, 18:29

Lidded roasting dishes are what it's all about. Except for maybe pork, if you want the crispy cracklin's.

Draco T Bastard · 30th August 2008, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juju

It's like putting your eggs in different baskets, only for the poultry truck to crash.

LOL

Ab · 30th August 2008, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juju

It's like putting your eggs in different baskets, only for the poultry truck to crash.

...when you chose the truck based on the fact that the driver promised to drive faster than all the others.

MadMax · 31st August 2008, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juju

It's like putting your eggs in different baskets, only for the poultry truck to crash.

well said

(and ^)

Draco T Bastard · 31st August 2008, 11:25

WTF?

Quote:

Gay students at four schools in Auckland have been stopped from taking same-sex partners to school balls until they sign contracts declaring that they are homosexual.

I thought NZ had been growing up for the last couple of decades and then we get this kind of shit in our schools?

BloodDonor · 31st August 2008, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draco T Bastard

WTF?

I thought NZ had been growing up for the last couple of decades and then we get this kind of shit in our schools?

hope the fuckers get fired

blynk · 31st August 2008, 12:08

"Forcing homosexual students, perhaps already struggling with their sexuality, to sign a contract would only increase "the ridicule and the whispers" experienced by many teenagers, Dillon said."
But they are wanting to take their partner to the ball.

I can see it as schools wanting to stop people just bringing their friends from outside the school.

Rivertrog · 31st August 2008, 12:19

I remember they wanted to do the same kind of thing at our school many years ago. this is total bullshit, and i'm glad they're being called out on it. There's just no excuse for this kind of crap.

xor · 31st August 2008, 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Lidded roasting dishes are what it's all about. Except for maybe pork, if you want the crispy cracklin's.

Do you put a little bit of water in yours?
I haven't but it sounds like an ok idea with the lid. Time to experiment, I think i might cook a roast a night this week

MadMax · 31st August 2008, 12:45

put a good layer of water in the bottom, and use it to make gravy.

for roasting veges, use plenty of oil and high heat to make the spuds a crispy outside

chiQ · 31st August 2008, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by blynk

I can see it as schools wanting to stop people just bringing their friends from outside the school.

If you can bring a SO from another school why not a friend? Seriously, what's the freaking difference...and the problem? Is there some sort of social convention that demands that we're boffing those we take to functions with us?

Jonas Undrawing · 31st August 2008, 16:00

remember how a virus baleted all my ntfs stuffs?

well, just tried to install windows on the drive, says its not an XP compatible partition. Motherfucker ruined my HD i think.

I've repartitioned, formatted and all that shit. gah. Maybe i'll remove all partitions, and format the whole drive.

Lightspeed · 31st August 2008, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiQ

If you can bring a SO from another school why not a friend? Seriously, what's the freaking difference...and the problem? Is there some sort of social convention that demands that we're boffing those we take to functions with us?

Yeah, pretty stupid.

SpaceCowboy · 31st August 2008, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Linky.

+5, Funny
although, its now 4, because someone modded it overrated. hes probably right, i wasnt trying to be funny :P

MadMax · 31st August 2008, 23:32

global warming or a return of the days when we actually COULD grow decent sized watermelons?

caffiend · 1st September 2008, 15:24

I absolutely, utterly do not care about my job.

Time to act. Or I go crazy.

[Malks] Pixie · 1st September 2008, 15:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by caffiend

I absolutely, utterly do not care about my job.

Time to act. Or I go crazy.

QFMFT - could not sum up my situation better - been looking for months now but there is sweet fuck all out there for me really...

Pixie

caffiend · 1st September 2008, 17:05

Keep looking mate; as my Scottish aunt says "what's for you won't go by you".

And in other news; further evidence that Putin is a badass: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4676740a4560.html

As if the world needed any more evidence.

xor · 1st September 2008, 17:12

I'm getting tired of porridge

MadMax · 1st September 2008, 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by caffiend

I absolutely, utterly do not care about my job.

Time to act. Or I go crazy.

recruitment agency

Lightspeed · 1st September 2008, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by caffiend

I absolutely, utterly do not care about my job.

Time to act. Or I go crazy.

Or you could just act crazy?

blynk · 1st September 2008, 22:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Or you could just act crazy?

go Postal.

Redneck · 1st September 2008, 22:21

MadMax · 2nd September 2008, 14:12

$45 wof, vacuume, wash, tyreshine, jellybeans and a "trust all is going well" text message the next day. win.

caffiend · 2nd September 2008, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

recruitment agency

Pfft.

I've had bad experiences with most of these guys. They're not out to find you the job you're after; they mostly want to sell you into a role that suits them best in terms of commission and their account portfolio.

They tend not to listen to what you're really after as well. I've had lengthy 'here's the kind of job I'm looking for' meetings, only to be presented with jobs very wide of that mark - very frustrating.

I'll be proactive myself I think; but will still let a few people know I'm looking I guess... just in case.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Or you could just act crazy?

You mean wearing underpants on my head, putting pencils up my nostrils and saying "Fwibble"?

TnT · 2nd September 2008, 15:37

Sounds like you've thought about this more than once.

caffiend · 2nd September 2008, 16:08

Mate, in the 12 years of my 'serious job' life, there've been very few periods where I haven't thought about it. And yes - I'm fully aware that probably means I'm not happy with my career choices, rather than the companies I work for.

Hence why I need to be more proactive with what I'm doing rather than just transfer to an equivalent role somewhere else.

Jonas Undrawing · 2nd September 2008, 16:47

Stephen Colbert's interview with the Atheist had me lolling. Just when you think he's finished singing he does a key change and tries to get her to harmonize again.

Saladin · 2nd September 2008, 16:52

Recruitment agents are mostly interested in rotating people, I've had oneplace someone to work here then call me up a week later to try and get me to apply for that guys old job (which would of course create another opening here that they could try and fill). Shifty bastards. Also explains why they are not as keen to help you when you are unemployed.

30th August 2008, 11:33	#2681
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	my first +5 on slashdot, yey __________________ Peace.

30th August 2008, 12:19	#2682
MadMax Stuff	WHAT THEY LOST MR HALL'S INVESTMENTS - Bridgecorp $77,500 - Nathans Finance$123,000 - VTL Group Holdings$10,000 - Capital + Merchant$50,000 - Hanover Finance$165,000 MRS HALL'S INVESTMENTS - Nathans Finance$69,000 - Hanover Finance$75,000 people don't learn __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

30th August 2008, 12:33	#2683
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	sympathy approaching zero __________________ Peace.

31st August 2008, 12:45	#2701
MadMax Stuff	put a good layer of water in the bottom, and use it to make gravy. for roasting veges, use plenty of oil and high heat to make the spuds a crispy outside __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity. Last edited by MadMax : 31st August 2008 at 12:46.

31st August 2008, 23:32	#2706
MadMax Stuff	global warming or a return of the days when we actually COULD grow decent sized watermelons? __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

30th August 2008, 13:21	#2684
chiquelet Mrs Colin Farrell	I'll bet their kids aren't too happy with their parents' financial decisions. I'm honestly surprised at how many people invest their money in finance companies. None of my family ever have. It just seems like an odd place to put your money. The risk isn't worth it imo.

30th August 2008, 18:05	#2688
Redneck	Bill Hastings gave a guest lecture once while I was at Vic and basically admitted that he felt the peeing rules were rather pointless

30th August 2008, 18:20	#2691
xor	I bought a roasting dish with a lid and just cooked a roast in it. Fucken beautiful. Best roast I've cooked so far

30th August 2008, 18:29	#2692
Lightspeed	Lidded roasting dishes are what it's all about. Except for maybe pork, if you want the crispy cracklin's. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

31st August 2008, 12:08	#2698
blynk	"Forcing homosexual students, perhaps already struggling with their sexuality, to sign a contract would only increase "the ridicule and the whispers" experienced by many teenagers, Dillon said." But they are wanting to take their partner to the ball. I can see it as schools wanting to stop people just bringing their friends from outside the school.

31st August 2008, 12:19	#2699
Rivertrog	I remember they wanted to do the same kind of thing at our school many years ago. this is total bullshit, and i'm glad they're being called out on it. There's just no excuse for this kind of crap.

31st August 2008, 16:00	#2703
Jonas Undrawing	remember how a virus baleted all my ntfs stuffs? well, just tried to install windows on the drive, says its not an XP compatible partition. Motherfucker ruined my HD i think. I've repartitioned, formatted and all that shit. gah. Maybe i'll remove all partitions, and format the whole drive.

1st September 2008, 15:24	#2707
caffiend	I absolutely, utterly do not care about my job. Time to act. Or I go crazy. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

1st September 2008, 17:05	#2709
caffiend	Keep looking mate; as my Scottish aunt says "what's for you won't go by you". And in other news; further evidence that Putin is a badass: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4676740a4560.html As if the world needed any more evidence. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days? Last edited by caffiend : 1st September 2008 at 17:08.

1st September 2008, 17:12	#2710
xor	I'm getting tired of porridge

2nd September 2008, 14:12	#2715
MadMax Stuff	$45 wof, vacuume, wash, tyreshine, jellybeans and a "trust all is going well" text message the next day. win. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

2nd September 2008, 15:37	#2717
TnT	Sounds like you've thought about this more than once.

2nd September 2008, 16:08	#2718
caffiend	Mate, in the 12 years of my 'serious job' life, there've been very few periods where I haven't thought about it. And yes - I'm fully aware that probably means I'm not happy with my career choices, rather than the companies I work for. Hence why I need to be more proactive with what I'm doing rather than just transfer to an equivalent role somewhere else. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

2nd September 2008, 16:47	#2719
Jonas Undrawing	Stephen Colbert's interview with the Atheist had me lolling. Just when you think he's finished singing he does a key change and tries to get her to harmonize again.

2nd September 2008, 16:52	#2720
Saladin Nothing to See Here!	Recruitment agents are mostly interested in rotating people, I've had oneplace someone to work here then call me up a week later to try and get me to apply for that guys old job (which would of course create another opening here that they could try and fill). Shifty bastards. Also explains why they are not as keen to help you when you are unemployed.