Random Thoughts II - Page 948

Ab · 1st July 2013, 01:52

The boy came a cropper off his bike today, moving at a pretty decent speed. Pretty dinged up all over, including his pretty face, but goddamn I am so thankful that he was in a helmet, that thing took a hell of a whack.

pxpx · 1st July 2013, 09:34

chuck helmet out, purchase new helmet.

chiQ · 1st July 2013, 10:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxpx

chuck helmet out, purchase new helmet.

This.

smitty · 1st July 2013, 19:36

Yup, that x3

Ab · 1st July 2013, 21:16

Fortunately when he came off the bike he was moving pretty much parallel to the ground at some speed so the helmet protected him from having his forehead sanded off by friction rather than from having his skull caved in by impact. His face did make some a bit of contact with the road though, and he's lost some layers of knee, elbow, and hip. He was spitting blood and I thought he'd lost his front teeth, but turns out he was just dinged up; I think a stone went through his upper lip and cut some of the gum above his middle teeth. Princess took him to the hospital tbecause she's, well, a mum, and I'm about to get divorced for allowing this all to happen to the godlike beauty that she made. Comments of "he's a boy, it's a bike, these things will happen" are not politically expedient at this time.

Still, not a tear was shed. Fuckyeah.

Spoon1 · 2nd July 2013, 01:30

More importantly - has he had a haircut yet?

Ab · 2nd July 2013, 01:43

nein

Lightspeed · 2nd July 2013, 09:55

Haha, what a trooper.

p01s0n · 2nd July 2013, 11:40

so i guess this is a thing now. or a bunch of things, depending on how you see it.
http://www.neocities.org

BoyWonder · 2nd July 2013, 11:57

Nice contribution p01s0n

p01s0n · 2nd July 2013, 12:01

that's not mine though?

Savage · 2nd July 2013, 19:08

http://nsa.motherboard.tv/

Spoon1 · 2nd July 2013, 19:14

Actually, leave his hair long and we can look forward to drunk_pinball_sleep_v2.jpg.

MadMax · 2nd July 2013, 19:57

apparently there's a Maori tradition of not cutting a child's hair till they're of a certain age?

CCS · 3rd July 2013, 00:23

Maybe there is, maybe there isn't. So the fuck what?

MadMax · 3rd July 2013, 14:09

Facebook, you so freaky. Stayed overnight at the residence of an educational institute, now Facebook is trying to suggest it as my college.

Golden Teapot · 4th July 2013, 18:37

Got my tickets for "Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour"; I hope my kids appreciate the grand this has just cost me.

fidgit · 4th July 2013, 23:03

...you know he's dead right?

Also, aren't your kids young? I think they'd rather see Justin Beiber. Go on GT! Take them to Justin Beiber!

Flamen · 5th July 2013, 10:01

I hate Google Glass and the concept of Glassholes as much as the next security conscious cctv hating skeptic aluminium foil hat wearing ludite. But I think there is a market for glasses with invisible Google Glass imbedded in them.

How hard is it to do this? Why wouldn't it work? How could it work? What would it cost to develop?

This is not an ethical discussion, mearly the practicalities.

chiQ · 5th July 2013, 10:28

I would like spectacles that block Googgles. So anyone wearing them looking at me would be getting static. That would be awesome.

StN · 5th July 2013, 10:56

Here's a fun trick from that series on Net Geo that mixes muscle memory with the senses. I imagine Lightspeed has probably come across this in his psych studies.

Here's what you do:

Visualise a salt shaker in front of you, now close you eyes, poke out your tongue and pick up the imaginary shaker and shake "salt" on it. If you are one of those ambidexterous chaps that does salt with one hand and pepper with the other at the same time, then you might need to do both in this visualisation to get the result. If like me, (and I imagine GT) you are fond of freshly ground rock salt, then you need to use both hands and hold it with one and twist the top with the other.

If you keep going, you can end up fooling your brain and taste salt.

Weird how the brain works - try it at morning tea.

CCS · 5th July 2013, 12:43

And please post videos of the outcome as well.

mpx · 5th July 2013, 12:47

Oh god fucking damnit, I fell for it.

StN · 8th July 2013, 18:56

I hope this wanker gets what's coming to him...

fixed_truth · 10th July 2013, 20:24

A whole lot of wtf going on here

Football match ends in referee being decapitated

CCS · 10th July 2013, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by StN

I hope this wanker gets what's coming to him...

It wasn't me.

aR Que · 11th July 2013, 12:20

worked 6am-11am today, need 9 hr stand down before i can do night works, 8pm-(~)5am, another 9 hr stand down, so I shouldn't be going back until 2pm tomorrow.

Get paid for stand down, and for the shift. Printing money isn't this easy.

Spoon1 · 11th July 2013, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by fixed_truth

A whole lot of wtf going on here

Football match ends in referee being decapitated

O_o

I say again.

o_O

Ab · 11th July 2013, 13:52

TEH BEAUTIFUL GAME

aR Que · 11th July 2013, 15:53

I wanna know how a ref ran around with a ‘machete–like’ knife on him for half the match.

StN · 11th July 2013, 16:18

The same way a Scot can attend a wrestling match at Madison Square Garden with a Katana?

CCS · 11th July 2013, 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by aR Que

I wanna know how a ref ran around with a ‘machete–like’ knife on him for half the match.

Brazil, yo. Shit be DANGER. Muhfuckers be getting their HEADS chopped off! His mistake was not having a gun.

MadMax · 11th July 2013, 21:43

figured I need to get me some itil training - any recommendations?

StN · 11th July 2013, 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

figured I need to get me some itil training - any recommendations?

Unlearn everything you know and stick to their terminology. And think of a Utopia where you have unlimited staff to do all the different job functions.

xor · 11th July 2013, 21:54

Read the cliffnotes and sit the exam. If you work in a corp environment and loosely follow ITIL framework then that's all you need to do to pass the exam.

I had to sit through 3 days of 'training' just to sit some exam where common sense ensures a pass mark.

MadMax · 11th July 2013, 22:53

yeah im not in a corp environment. I want the ticket but also appreciate that there's always something to be learned from any course. already use a prioritised ticketing helpdesk system and i'm big on the follow-up a week later thing which just adds to my job satisfaction but i'm sure I can pro this up a bit more.

fidgit · 12th July 2013, 01:28

Didn't think was thread worthy on its own, but I know a bunch of you use spotify, and I'm curious if anyone else is having issues paying them.

My cc that I've used for a year isn't working for them - spotify is blaming the bank, the bank says nothing is wrong. However, the spotify forums led me to another guy with exactly be same problem, and it turns out we're both with kiwibank.

Anyone else had this happen or is it just the two of us?

(Haven't gone back to kiwibank yet since its the middle of the night... And they *did* say they could see no reason it wasn't working when I called about 6:30 this evening)

Cyberbob · 12th July 2013, 11:19

Email from headoffice:

"Hay guys, can you stop putting url's in the job detail - it's screwing up our SAP import scripts because it's recognized as a command.. for Instance http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH202082&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&search=4378312442"

Yes, because that isn't an SQL injection waiting to happen.

&STOPWHATYOUWEREDOINGANDDOABUNCHOFNASTYSTUFF

MadMax · 14th July 2013, 23:52

Lol McDonald's. advertise your latest burger and out come all the food horror stories.

p01s0n · 15th July 2013, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

Lol McDonald's. advertise your latest burger and out come all the food horror stories.

can you learn to put some fucking context into your posts?

2nd July 2013, 19:57	#37894
MadMax Stuff	apparently there's a Maori tradition of not cutting a child's hair till they're of a certain age? __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

3rd July 2013, 00:23	#37895
CCS Stunt Pants	Maybe there is, maybe there isn't. So the fuck what? __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

3rd July 2013, 14:09	#37896
MadMax Stuff	Facebook, you so freaky. Stayed overnight at the residence of an educational institute, now Facebook is trying to suggest it as my college. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

4th July 2013, 23:03	#37898
fidgit Always itchy	...you know he's dead right? Also, aren't your kids young? I think they'd rather see Justin Beiber. Go on GT! Take them to Justin Beiber! __________________ 4 7 2 3 9 8 5...1 4 2 9 7 8...14 16 22...36°

5th July 2013, 10:28	#37900
chiQ Frag-muff	I would like spectacles that block Googgles. So anyone wearing them looking at me would be getting static. That would be awesome. __________________ Gaming/phone/computing platforms are not indicative of groinal/physical/cognitive impressiveness.

1st July 2013, 01:52	#37881
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	The boy came a cropper off his bike today, moving at a pretty decent speed. Pretty dinged up all over, including his pretty face, but goddamn I am so thankful that he was in a helmet, that thing took a hell of a whack.

1st July 2013, 09:34	#37882
pxpx	chuck helmet out, purchase new helmet.

1st July 2013, 21:16	#37885
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Fortunately when he came off the bike he was moving pretty much parallel to the ground at some speed so the helmet protected him from having his forehead sanded off by friction rather than from having his skull caved in by impact. His face did make some a bit of contact with the road though, and he's lost some layers of knee, elbow, and hip. He was spitting blood and I thought he'd lost his front teeth, but turns out he was just dinged up; I think a stone went through his upper lip and cut some of the gum above his middle teeth. Princess took him to the hospital tbecause she's, well, a mum, and I'm about to get divorced for allowing this all to happen to the godlike beauty that she made. Comments of "he's a boy, it's a bike, these things will happen" are not politically expedient at this time. Still, not a tear was shed. Fuckyeah.

2nd July 2013, 01:30	#37886
Spoon1 Mmm... Sacrilicious	More importantly - has he had a haircut yet?

2nd July 2013, 01:43	#37887
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	nein

2nd July 2013, 09:55	#37888
Lightspeed	Haha, what a trooper. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

2nd July 2013, 11:40	#37889
p01s0n	so i guess this is a thing now. or a bunch of things, depending on how you see it. http://www.neocities.org __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

2nd July 2013, 11:57	#37890
BoyWonder	Nice contribution p01s0n

2nd July 2013, 12:01	#37891
p01s0n	that's not mine though? __________________ \|\|hellameke.com Image host of NZG pro's\|\|Tu meke Tu much\|\|

2nd July 2013, 19:08	#37892
Savage	http://nsa.motherboard.tv/

2nd July 2013, 19:14	#37893
Spoon1 Mmm... Sacrilicious	Actually, leave his hair long and we can look forward to drunk_pinball_sleep_v2.jpg.

4th July 2013, 18:37	#37897
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	Got my tickets for "Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour"; I hope my kids appreciate the grand this has just cost me.

5th July 2013, 10:01	#37899
Flamen	Glassholes I hate Google Glass and the concept of Glassholes as much as the next security conscious cctv hating skeptic aluminium foil hat wearing ludite. But I think there is a market for glasses with invisible Google Glass imbedded in them. How hard is it to do this? Why wouldn't it work? How could it work? What would it cost to develop? This is not an ethical discussion, mearly the practicalities. Last edited by Flamen : 5th July 2013 at 10:04.

5th July 2013, 10:56	#37901
StN I have detailed files	Brain Games Here's a fun trick from that series on Net Geo that mixes muscle memory with the senses. I imagine Lightspeed has probably come across this in his psych studies. Here's what you do: Visualise a salt shaker in front of you, now close you eyes, poke out your tongue and pick up the imaginary shaker and shake "salt" on it. If you are one of those ambidexterous chaps that does salt with one hand and pepper with the other at the same time, then you might need to do both in this visualisation to get the result. If like me, (and I imagine GT) you are fond of freshly ground rock salt, then you need to use both hands and hold it with one and twist the top with the other. If you keep going, you can end up fooling your brain and taste salt. Weird how the brain works - try it at morning tea.

5th July 2013, 12:43	#37902
CCS Stunt Pants	And please post videos of the outcome as well. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

5th July 2013, 12:47	#37903
mpx .	Oh god fucking damnit, I fell for it.

8th July 2013, 18:56	#37904
StN I have detailed files	I hope this wanker gets what's coming to him...

10th July 2013, 20:24	#37905
fixed_truth	A whole lot of wtf going on here Football match ends in referee being decapitated __________________ Protecting your peace is way more important than proving your point. Some people aren't open to cultivating their views. Just let them be wrong.

11th July 2013, 12:20	#37907
aR Que	worked 6am-11am today, need 9 hr stand down before i can do night works, 8pm-(~)5am, another 9 hr stand down, so I shouldn't be going back until 2pm tomorrow. Get paid for stand down, and for the shift. Printing money isn't this easy.

11th July 2013, 13:52	#37909
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	TEH BEAUTIFUL GAME

11th July 2013, 15:53	#37910
aR Que	I wanna know how a ref ran around with a ‘machete–like’ knife on him for half the match.

11th July 2013, 16:18	#37911
StN I have detailed files	The same way a Scot can attend a wrestling match at Madison Square Garden with a Katana?

11th July 2013, 21:43	#37913
MadMax Stuff	figured I need to get me some itil training - any recommendations? __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

11th July 2013, 21:54	#37915
xor	ITIL foundation Read the cliffnotes and sit the exam. If you work in a corp environment and loosely follow ITIL framework then that's all you need to do to pass the exam. I had to sit through 3 days of 'training' just to sit some exam where common sense ensures a pass mark.

11th July 2013, 22:53	#37916
MadMax Stuff	yeah im not in a corp environment. I want the ticket but also appreciate that there's always something to be learned from any course. already use a prioritised ticketing helpdesk system and i'm big on the follow-up a week later thing which just adds to my job satisfaction but i'm sure I can pro this up a bit more. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

12th July 2013, 01:28	#37917
fidgit Always itchy	Didn't think was thread worthy on its own, but I know a bunch of you use spotify, and I'm curious if anyone else is having issues paying them. My cc that I've used for a year isn't working for them - spotify is blaming the bank, the bank says nothing is wrong. However, the spotify forums led me to another guy with exactly be same problem, and it turns out we're both with kiwibank. Anyone else had this happen or is it just the two of us? (Haven't gone back to kiwibank yet since its the middle of the night... And they did say they could see no reason it wasn't working when I called about 6:30 this evening) __________________ 4 7 2 3 9 8 5...1 4 2 9 7 8...14 16 22...36°

12th July 2013, 11:19	#37918
Cyberbob	Email from headoffice: "Hay guys, can you stop putting url's in the job detail - it's screwing up our SAP import scripts because it's recognized as a command.. for Instance http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH202082&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&search=4378312442" Yes, because that isn't an SQL injection waiting to happen. &STOPWHATYOUWEREDOINGANDDOABUNCHOFNASTYSTUFF __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ Last edited by Cyberbob : 12th July 2013 at 11:20.

14th July 2013, 23:52	#37919
MadMax Stuff	Lol McDonald's. advertise your latest burger and out come all the food horror stories. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.