Bamba wrote:
I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. 
He'll be in Scotland in June!
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:07 ] |
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It's called Surfly but I'm uninstalling it now. If it can't even type properly, it's not worth bothering with. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
I've Googled that and it doesn't seem to actually be a browser; it's just a way to share your session in a browser with someone else. Indeed it makes a big deal of how it doesn't require you to install anything? |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Oh, wait, you mean Surfy; not Surfly. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:25 ] |
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A mate of mine at work was unearthing his tech graveyard at the weekend and this thing with it's foldout fabric keyboard is just breathtaking. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Lynx! Game Gear! |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Hmm, I dicked around with the MagicWhizzer arrows at the bottom of that image and first it logged me out of the forum and now it's dropped the quality of that image down. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Ahhh FIFA, so much hubris and hopefully now we get to see some nemesis... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... -live.html |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 10:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Bamba wrote: A mate of mine at work was unearthing his tech graveyard at the weekend and this thing with it's foldout fabric keyboard is just breathtaking. Don't suppose he wants to sell that Lynx does he? And yes...Surfy. Sorry. It's rubbish. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed May 27, 2015 10:38 ] |
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Morte wrote: Ahhh FIFA, so much hubris and hopefully now we get to see some nemesis... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... -live.html it has been an interesting morning |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 10:47 ] |
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I asked him but nah, he's going to hold onto to. Fucks know why like as he doesn't use it and I guarantee he never will again. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 11:22 ] |
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Nevermind. Thanks for asking. I don't have a Lynx and I've always fancied one. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 15:19 ] |
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Would anyone like to see the awe inspiring cover for the latest council magazine? |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed May 27, 2015 15:24 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Would anyone like to see the awe inspiring cover for the latest council magazine? Dudley always looks better in the dark. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Wed May 27, 2015 16:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
I am working with a guy who used to write C64 games in the 80s. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Wed May 27, 2015 16:41 ] |
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Bobbyaro wrote: I am working with a guy who used to write C64 games in the 80s. Excellent. Any we might know? |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Wed May 27, 2015 16:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Bring this to the 20 questions thread! |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 18:54 ] |
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maybe Opera will be a better browser. Nope... no spell check on the keyboard. Rubbish. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 19:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
The keyboard functionality isn't standard across all the apps? That's fucking bizarre. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 19:05 ] |
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To be honest, that's the first app I've come across where it isn't. I can't explain it, never mind... I've uninstalled it now. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Wed May 27, 2015 19:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Happy Birthday Trooper. He ain't been on here in a bit either, has he? Or has he? And Zaphod still ain't told us where he went on holiday. WHY IS THIS INFORMATION BEING SUPPRESSED? |
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| Author: | sdg [ Wed May 27, 2015 21:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Bamba wrote: I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. He'll be in Scotland in June! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed May 27, 2015 22:13 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: TheVision wrote: Would anyone like to see the awe inspiring cover for the latest council magazine? Dudley always looks better in the dark. You have him in your dungeon? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed May 27, 2015 22:16 ] |
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Bamba wrote: I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. Probably at Penrith train station with Dan. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed May 27, 2015 22:50 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: KovacsC wrote: TheVision wrote: Would anyone like to see the awe inspiring cover for the latest council magazine? Dudley always looks better in the dark. You have him in your dungeon? 
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| Author: | Bamba [ Wed May 27, 2015 22:57 ] |
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sdg wrote: Bamba wrote: I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. He'll be in Scotland in June! What's the occasion? |
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| Author: | sdg [ Wed May 27, 2015 23:48 ] |
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Bamba wrote: sdg wrote: Bamba wrote: I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. He'll be in Scotland in June! What's the occasion? No occasion really, I demanded his presence and he obliged We're going to see the Foos at Murrayfield and then having a few days of drinking craft beer and playing board games. You should come meet us for drinks at some point, he's up for a few days!
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 27, 2015 23:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Bamba and Myp finally meet? Wow... I don't think I can cope! 
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu May 28, 2015 0:30 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Bamba and Myp finally meet? Wow... I don't think I can cope! I think you mean 
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| Author: | Mimi [ Thu May 28, 2015 5:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
 Such a beautiful man. Heath, not Myp. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 28, 2015 7:27 ] |
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sdg wrote: Bamba wrote: sdg wrote: Bamba wrote: I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. He'll be in Scotland in June! What's the occasion? No occasion really, I demanded his presence and he obliged We're going to see the Foos at Murrayfield and then having a few days of drinking craft beer and playing board games. You should come meet us for drinks at some point, he's up for a few days!Yeah, that would be awesome. Let me know what your plans are and we can sort something out. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu May 28, 2015 8:54 ] |
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A house we viewed is under accepted offer (5k below asking). The sellers want us to come and have a second look. The offer is 15k more than I/we/MrsA was going to offer, so I presume they want full asking. I really should get our gaff up for sale and get MrsA to sort out her job. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu May 28, 2015 9:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Also: Shit knows how single parents deal with kids and work on a daily basis. I have done it for 2 days and am on the edge of a breakdown. Chapeau! |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Thu May 28, 2015 10:10 ] |
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Why do people say 'chance' when they mean 'opportunity?' A corporate email to all staff today, with the subject 'Your chance to test drive an electric car.' It's not a lottery, we just have to ask. /pedant hat off. |
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| Author: | Jem [ Thu May 28, 2015 10:26 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Also: Shit knows how single parents deal with kids and work on a daily basis. I have done it for 2 days and am on the edge of a breakdown. Chapeau! No choice but to get on with it 
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 28, 2015 10:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Sometimes Google seems to be fucking terrible. I wanted to know if a particular game had ever been released for Android so I searched for and yet it moves android. The first hit there for me is the Wiki page for the game, which struck me as odd given that I'd checked the wiki page which had no mention of Android. Sure enough, doing a find on the current version of the wiki page found no mention of that word. I thought maybe 'android' had been mentioned on the page when Google last looked at it and subsequently removed but Google's cached version of the page also doesn't mention Android at all. Why the fuck is that page the top hit for a search when one of the search terms doesn't exist on the page at all? Surely that's a cardinal sin in the search engine business? |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 28, 2015 10:56 ] |
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Interestingly Bing does a similar thing in that it returns the game's official site as the top hit even though it also doesn't mention Android at all. What the fuck? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu May 28, 2015 13:10 ] |
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To require a word on Google (and maybe others), you put it in speech marks. #safe=off&q=and+yet+it+moves+%22android%22">https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=and+y ... android%22 |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 28, 2015 13:21 ] |
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I actually though you put a + before it (which I tried and it made no difference) whereas the quotes is for if you want to look for a set of words in a particular order. Although it's still a weird concept, if I didn't want results including that word I just wouldn't have put it in the query at all, why should you have to 'confirm' that you meant to add it? |
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| Author: | markg [ Thu May 28, 2015 13:26 ] |
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Because it will exclude any results that don't contain that term. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu May 28, 2015 13:27 ] |
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It's to make sure words are on the page in a particular order, but just putting one word does the same thing (ie. makes sure it's on the page). Putting a "bare" word at the end makes it less important than the words at the start (if you put Android first you get different results). A plus sign did used to make a word required, but now it makes it prioritise Google Plus results. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 28, 2015 13:40 ] |
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markg wrote: Because it will exclude any results that don't contain that term. Yes, I get that, but my argument is that should be the default behaviour. If I didn't want the results to definitely include a specific word then I just wouldn't have typed that word in my query in the first place. Grim... wrote: It's to make sure words are on the page in a particular order, but just putting one word does the same thing (ie. makes sure it's on the page). Putting a "bare" word at the end makes it less important than the words at the start (if you put Android first you get different results). Now that I did not know; I thought everything was equally weighted and you could just put search terms in any order you wanted. Good to know. |
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| Author: | markg [ Thu May 28, 2015 13:51 ] |
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Bamba wrote: markg wrote: Because it will exclude any results that don't contain that term. Yes, I get that, but my argument is that should be the default behaviour. If I didn't want the results to definitely include a specific word then I just wouldn't have typed that word in my query in the first place. Sometimes your search might be quite a long bit of text that you've copied and pasted, an error message perhaps. So google might find lots of stuff that's relevant despite the fact it doesn't contain all the words and filtering out all the results which don't have one crucial part can be helpful. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu May 28, 2015 14:03 ] |
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Also they're getting better at natural language searches, so 'is and yet it moves available on android' also turns up better results, even though "android" is at the end again. Which is good for people that are new to this kind of thing and haven't had years of practise optimising things for search engines like we have. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Thu May 28, 2015 17:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits & Bobs 44 |
Today everyone in our 11 person team had a meeting to attend, apart from me and another. Nobody locked their PCs as they went, so the other girl and myself took a 'selfie' with a mobile phone, quickly emailed it to everyone and then set it as everyone's desktop background. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu May 28, 2015 17:13 ] |
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I don't like football but words cannot adequately describe how satisfying this FIFA stuff is. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Thu May 28, 2015 17:54 ] |
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Mimi wrote: Today everyone in our 11 person team had a meeting to attend, apart from me and another. Nobody locked their PCs as they went, so the other girl and myself took a 'selfie' with a mobile phone, quickly emailed it to everyone and then set it as everyone's desktop background. That's far too tame. Next time send an email out to the entire office announcing that they'll bring cakes in tomorrow, then delete the copy from their own inbox so they don't know about it. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Thu May 28, 2015 17:55 ] |
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Kern wrote: I don't like football but words cannot adequately describe how satisfying this FIFA stuff is. It's great, isn't it. I'm wondering how long it will be before one of the accused drops Blatter in it in exchange for immunity from prosecution. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu May 28, 2015 18:00 ] |
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Kern wrote: I don't like football but words cannot adequately describe how satisfying this FIFA stuff is. I don't like football, which is the precise reason I'm enjoying it so much. |
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| Author: | sdg [ Thu May 28, 2015 18:14 ] |
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Bamba wrote: sdg wrote: Bamba wrote: sdg wrote: Bamba wrote: I doubt I'll get a response to this as there's presumably some kind of IRL stuff going on but: where's myp? I really miss him. He'll be in Scotland in June! What's the occasion? No occasion really, I demanded his presence and he obliged We're going to see the Foos at Murrayfield and then having a few days of drinking craft beer and playing board games. You should come meet us for drinks at some point, he's up for a few days!Yeah, that would be awesome. Let me know what your plans are and we can sort something out. Sometime between Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th would be best! |
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| Author: | Cavey [ Thu May 28, 2015 18:37 ] |
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Kern wrote: I don't like football but words cannot adequately describe how satisfying this FIFA stuff is.  You've got to have one hell of a thick skin and supreme lack of self awareness not to immediately resign in the wake of key members of the organisation you've headed for however long being very publicly indited for fraud and corruption etc. 'Disgrace' doesn't even begin to cover it; does rather beg the question just what would it take? Football is a global laughing stock and a bad joke; I'll be watching the sweltering, farcical Qatar World Cup just for the lulz. 'The Beautiful Game'.... MEGAHEH. © Mr Chris 2005-2015, All Rights Reserved 
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