Random Thoughts II - Page 992

MadMax · 24th March 2015, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryten

I was expecting the NZ Netflix launch to be terrible, but eh, it's not too bad.

http://imgur.com/a/1QTaM#0

Keeping my Unblock-US account for a bit longer, at least.

I look at that and think, wow, that's a whole lotta time that could be wasted away on the couch

Spink · 25th March 2015, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryten

I was expecting the NZ Netflix launch to be terrible, but eh, it's not too bad.

http://imgur.com/a/1QTaM#0

Keeping my Unblock-US account for a bit longer, at least.

I log into netflix with my US account, gives me NZ shit if I don't use hola/proxy, better price and quality deal lol

Cyberbob · 26th March 2015, 12:03

Apparently a place a few doors down from us was raided by the cops this morning.
Anyone see anything on the news sites? I can't see anything, maybe it wasn't news worthy.

Lightspeed · 26th March 2015, 15:38

Al Jazeera's coverage of Saudi Arabia's attack on Yemen is fantastic. They obviously weren't caught by surprise.

crocos · 27th March 2015, 20:51

I never knew Tomas the Tank Engine was so fucked up.
http://imgur.com/gallery/Y4fxv

StN · 28th March 2015, 10:04

^Heh - not to mention the story that got censored pretty much since the first printing because it used the "N" word.

MadMax · 30th March 2015, 10:50

When work place practical jokes go bad ... Well in this case a tray of meat went bad in someone's desk draws. Now that whole side of the building stinks.

crocos · 30th March 2015, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

When work place practical jokes go bad ... Well in this case a tray of meat went bad in someone's desk draws. Now that whole side of the building stinks.

Get Fired? Leave some frozen raw chicken somewhere hard to spot.
GL suckers!

Of course this assumes you aren't "gross-misconduct" fired and marched out of the building...

MadMax · 31st March 2015, 10:09

After school care freaks me out for some reason. Need to organise it for my sproglet starting school soon. Probably cause I never went to it myself as a young'un. I don't think any of my school friends went to after school care either, we all looked after ourselves just fine. Did it even exist in the 80s?

Lightspeed · 31st March 2015, 16:49

Googling the blink tag has an interesting result:
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%3Cblink%3E+html

CCS · 31st March 2015, 18:41

Sometimes I think Taylor Swift is an android imitating a human. She probably comes from the same factory as Tom Cruise.

Juju · 1st April 2015, 09:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

After school care freaks me out for some reason. Need to organise it for my sproglet starting school soon. Probably cause I never went to it myself as a young'un. I don't think any of my school friends went to after school care either, we all looked after ourselves just fine. Did it even exist in the 80s?

It's ok. My parents hired a drunk who used the oven as a heater, in summer. She was awesome.

blynk · 1st April 2015, 10:43

I was the youngest, so I think technically my older brother and sister looked after me. Although I dont believe they were always around.
Im also not sure what age that started at. I'm pretty sure it was older than 5.

MadMax · 1st April 2015, 12:54

I've done plenty of auckland bashing here before but the invite to move to auckland H.O. is looming

WHAT DO I DO?!

CCS · 1st April 2015, 13:03

You can stay the fuck out.

crocos · 1st April 2015, 15:17

"That's not a cake, it's a small windowless building!"

Something Google doesn't know: Where that quote is from.

Does anyone know?

If Google doesn't know about it, does it exist?

Lightspeed · 1st April 2015, 15:36

Replace "it's" with "that's". Generates results, not sure if it's/that's what you're after.

sidbo · 1st April 2015, 15:56

Sounds Blackadder-ish to me.

Cyberbob · 1st April 2015, 15:56

That would be this guy.

Lightspeed · 1st April 2015, 16:13

Now that's teamwork!

(I dunno, just a random video.)

crocos · 1st April 2015, 16:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

That would be this guy.

Sweet! Now was it one of the NZ butter ads, or was it from an ep?

StN · 1st April 2015, 18:52

Now that you mention the butter ads, it rings a bell.

CCS · 1st April 2015, 22:14

I believe it was a butter ad.

MadMax · 1st April 2015, 23:09

You call that a cake, its not a cake its a small windowless building!

You want me to throw it out to the birds chef?

Not if you you want them to fly.

CCS · 2nd April 2015, 13:21

FREAK!

Real life Voldemort born, apparently not an April Fools' prank.

MadMax · 2nd April 2015, 21:08

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/i-fol...pgp#.be6518gkX

surely, this was some kind of marketing stunt

Lightspeed · 5th April 2015, 00:15

The freaking Moon.

crocos · 5th April 2015, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/i-fol...pgp#.be6518gkX

surely, this was some kind of marketing stunt

I found it a fun read, but the date makes me suspicious.

Cyberbob · 8th April 2015, 20:37

Do you need the original packaging etc to return something under CGA?

My power supply died but it was only purchased a week ago. I'm not one to hold onto boxes of things that work, so i biffed it.

I'd much rather do a quick CGA return than have to go through a warranty process.

MadMax · 8th April 2015, 20:55

nope. intact packaging is only required for returns such as change of mind. if it's faulty the packaging is of no use. may help to securely package fragile items if the fault could have been caused by rough handling.

why are you saying CGA? is the supplier not playing ball? you didn't buy from ascent?

Spink · 8th April 2015, 22:13

I guess Netflix is getting counted as free youtube by snap, sweet.

Cyberbob · 8th April 2015, 23:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spink

I guess Netflix is getting counted as free youtube by snap, sweet.

Wait, what? Snap as in the ISP?

This is my usage when I'm netflixing.

Spink · 9th April 2015, 09:04

Must have taken them a while to download the cache? this is me watching 20 episodes of Arrested Development yesterday

Cyberbob · 9th April 2015, 10:38

That's awesome.

Will have to take a look at it. Burning through 20-30gb a day (heavy days, mind you) turned me off the idea of Netflix, but as you say, it might have taken a bit to load up the cache. My heavy days were immediately after the NZ trial started.

If it's cached/free, that could be a deal maker!

Lightspeed · 9th April 2015, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Burning through 20-30gb a day (heavy days, mind you) turned me off the idea of Netflix

Aren't unlimited plans barely more expensive than than capped plans these days?

Talking about Netflix, we don't have net neutrality in NZ do we? ISPs are able to prioritise streaming video over other traffic if they like, aren't they?

MadMax · 9th April 2015, 12:30

I'm not sure exactly how it works but as I'm passing through DSCP I see (I think

) how chorus/orcon prioritise their traffic. VoIP (sip) for example gets dedicated bandwidth through the 802.1q tag with 802.1p

Juju · 10th April 2015, 09:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Aren't unlimited plans barely more expensive than than capped plans these days?

Talking about Netflix, we don't have net neutrality in NZ do we? ISPs are able to prioritise streaming video over other traffic if they like, aren't they?

Throttling != Net neutrality

Cyberbob · 10th April 2015, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

I'm not sure exactly how it works but as I'm passing through DSCP I see (I think

) how chorus/orcon prioritise their traffic. VoIP (sip) for example gets dedicated bandwidth through the 802.1q tag with 802.1p

Yea, that's just QoS.

MadMax · 10th April 2015, 19:11

Not sure how they're classifying the traffic there. If I keep watching I see more than just the 8 26 and 48 shown in that screenshot

Lightspeed · 11th April 2015, 00:44

So tempting, cheapest this has been so far:
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SATA III

NZD isn't terrible either.

30th March 2015, 10:50	#39647
MadMax Stuff	When work place practical jokes go bad ... Well in this case a tray of meat went bad in someone's desk draws. Now that whole side of the building stinks. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

31st March 2015, 10:09	#39649
MadMax Stuff	After school care freaks me out for some reason. Need to organise it for my sproglet starting school soon. Probably cause I never went to it myself as a young'un. I don't think any of my school friends went to after school care either, we all looked after ourselves just fine. Did it even exist in the 80s? __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

31st March 2015, 18:41	#39651
CCS Stunt Pants	Sometimes I think Taylor Swift is an android imitating a human. She probably comes from the same factory as Tom Cruise. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

1st April 2015, 12:54	#39654
MadMax Stuff	I've done plenty of auckland bashing here before but the invite to move to auckland H.O. is looming WHAT DO I DO?! __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

1st April 2015, 13:03	#39655
CCS Stunt Pants	You can stay the fuck out. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

26th March 2015, 12:03	#39643
Cyberbob	Apparently a place a few doors down from us was raided by the cops this morning. Anyone see anything on the news sites? I can't see anything, maybe it wasn't news worthy. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

26th March 2015, 15:38	#39644
Lightspeed	Al Jazeera's coverage of Saudi Arabia's attack on Yemen is fantastic. They obviously weren't caught by surprise. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

27th March 2015, 20:51	#39645
crocos	I never knew Tomas the Tank Engine was so fucked up. http://imgur.com/gallery/Y4fxv __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

28th March 2015, 10:04	#39646
StN I have detailed files	^Heh - not to mention the story that got censored pretty much since the first printing because it used the "N" word.

31st March 2015, 16:49	#39650
Lightspeed	Googling the blink tag has an interesting result: https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%3Cblink%3E+html __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

1st April 2015, 10:43	#39653
blynk	I was the youngest, so I think technically my older brother and sister looked after me. Although I dont believe they were always around. Im also not sure what age that started at. I'm pretty sure it was older than 5.

1st April 2015, 15:17	#39656
crocos	"That's not a cake, it's a small windowless building!" Something Google doesn't know: Where that quote is from. Does anyone know? If Google doesn't know about it, does it exist? __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

1st April 2015, 15:36	#39657
Lightspeed	Replace "it's" with "that's". Generates results, not sure if it's/that's what you're after. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

1st April 2015, 15:56	#39658
sidbo Raptus regaliter	Sounds Blackadder-ish to me.

1st April 2015, 15:56	#39659
Cyberbob	That would be this guy. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

1st April 2015, 16:13	#39660
Lightspeed	Now that's teamwork! (I dunno, just a random video.) __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

1st April 2015, 18:52	#39662
StN I have detailed files	Now that you mention the butter ads, it rings a bell.

1st April 2015, 22:14	#39663
CCS Stunt Pants	I believe it was a butter ad. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

1st April 2015, 23:09	#39664
MadMax Stuff	You call that a cake, its not a cake its a small windowless building! You want me to throw it out to the birds chef? Not if you you want them to fly. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

2nd April 2015, 13:21	#39665
CCS Stunt Pants	FREAK! Real life Voldemort born, apparently not an April Fools' prank. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

2nd April 2015, 21:08	#39666
MadMax Stuff	http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/i-fol...pgp#.be6518gkX surely, this was some kind of marketing stunt __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

5th April 2015, 00:15	#39667
Lightspeed	The freaking Moon. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

8th April 2015, 20:37	#39669
Cyberbob	Do you need the original packaging etc to return something under CGA? My power supply died but it was only purchased a week ago. I'm not one to hold onto boxes of things that work, so i biffed it. I'd much rather do a quick CGA return than have to go through a warranty process. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

8th April 2015, 20:55	#39670
MadMax Stuff	nope. intact packaging is only required for returns such as change of mind. if it's faulty the packaging is of no use. may help to securely package fragile items if the fault could have been caused by rough handling. why are you saying CGA? is the supplier not playing ball? you didn't buy from ascent? __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity. Last edited by MadMax : 8th April 2015 at 20:57.

8th April 2015, 22:13	#39671
Spink	I guess Netflix is getting counted as free youtube by snap, sweet. __________________ Weak hearts I rip.

9th April 2015, 09:04	#39673
Spink	Must have taken them a while to download the cache? this is me watching 20 episodes of Arrested Development yesterday __________________ Weak hearts I rip.

9th April 2015, 10:38	#39674
Cyberbob	That's awesome. Will have to take a look at it. Burning through 20-30gb a day (heavy days, mind you) turned me off the idea of Netflix, but as you say, it might have taken a bit to load up the cache. My heavy days were immediately after the NZ trial started. If it's cached/free, that could be a deal maker! __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

9th April 2015, 12:30	#39676
MadMax Stuff	I'm not sure exactly how it works but as I'm passing through DSCP I see (I think) how chorus/orcon prioritise their traffic. VoIP (sip) for example gets dedicated bandwidth through the 802.1q tag with 802.1p __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

10th April 2015, 19:11	#39679
MadMax Stuff	Not sure how they're classifying the traffic there. If I keep watching I see more than just the 8 26 and 48 shown in that screenshot __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

11th April 2015, 00:44	#39680
Lightspeed	So tempting, cheapest this has been so far: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SATA III NZD isn't terrible either. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.