Bits & Bobs 44

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5172

American Nativity wrote:

TheVision wrote:

You're weird Kovacs.

Yep! I've only had two sets of four days off and I was on call over NYE, and getting up for work this morning was still horrible. I hate to think how those who've been off for two weeks feel.

Grumpy. It doesn't help when virtually the first person I spoke to was the company Village Idiot being vague about how some speakers might have got a bit broken.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:55

American Nativity wrote:

TheVision wrote:

You're weird Kovacs.

Yep! I've only had two sets of four days off and I was on call over NYE, and getting up for work this morning was still horrible. I hate to think how those who've been off for two weeks feel.

I worked from home on Monday and Friday last week. Not having to get up early for a bus ride was bliss.

Back to normal today. Stinky Kid sat next to me today, clearly to remind me that the holiday was over. I'm considering getting him a can of deodorant as a late Christmas present. And thank you to random stranger sitting behind me who shut the air vent that was providing the only respite from his smell.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38472

Kern wrote:

Stinky Kid sat next to me today...

You should be more British about it and make lots of small body language cues. Pull away from him when he sits down, make a face, that sort of thing.

I once saw a woman literally spray a stinky passenger with perfume on a bus. She was sat behind him mind, so I don't think he noticed.

But yes, back to work today. Quite happy to be back to old routine actually. Going to miss the 8am starts though. And the endless sofa naps kids movies.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:16

PARK and RIDE

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:21

American Nativity wrote:

TheVision wrote:

You're weird Kovacs.

Yep! I've only had two sets of four days off and I was on call over NYE, and getting up for work this morning was still horrible. I hate to think how those who've been off for two weeks feel.

Sober

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

fuck you, work, fuck you!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:38

Nothing more pleasurable, than Archiving all my 2014 emails and calendars... Clean inbox

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11843

KovacsC wrote:

Nothing more pleasurable, than Archiving all my 2014 emails and calendars... Clean inbox

nothing? Seriously, nothing?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Yeah, I'm with Bobby on this one.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:51

Each to their own.

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:52

Fuck work. I'd quite like to a do-over on the Christmas break only without the god damned flu this time.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:55

Bobbyaro wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Nothing more pleasurable, than Archiving all my 2014 emails and calendars... Clean inbox

nothing? Seriously, nothing?

On a work basis.. perhaps it is me, I like a clean sheet on the first work day..

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:01

Too easy.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240 ... programmes

Where the fuck was mine, eh?

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 19:06

I should be around Paddington on the 20th. Might not be alone though* so lunches might be tricky.

*male colleague

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Is she hot?

Wait.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

Paddington is a bit arse-endy, if you can catch a tube into civilisation, we could do meatmarket again, and even invite Grim... this time.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2015 21:03

Trooper wrote:

Paddington is a bit arse-endy, if you can catch a tube into civilisation, we could do meatmarket again, and even invite Grim... this time.

I will try. Depends on time of meeting, too.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

That Dr Who reunion show on ITV was a bit of a different theme than usual.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Trooper wrote:

Paddington is a bit arse-endy

Not sure if should be in "Movies" or "Grot" thread.

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:43

I noticed yesterday that streetlights on the road where I wait for my bus had been converted to white LEDs. Hell of a difference in brightness between the new ones and the orangey bulbs on surrounding roads.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

Happy new year everyone!
we've been to the uk for about two weeks (the inlaws) it was great
too much family
cinema
pub food
sucky panto
lovely friends
etc

today is my first day back at work, urgh

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16562

Kern wrote:

I noticed yesterday that streetlights on the road where I wait for my bus had been converted to white LEDs. Hell of a difference in brightness between the new ones and the orangey bulbs on surrounding roads.

I think it's a much nicer light too, it feels more like bright moonlight. Also more efficient and hopefully the newer ones are designed to cause less light pollution.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

I always thought one of the main benefits of orange streetlights was that they don't reflect off fog turning a foggy street into a bright white cloud.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:10

I'm bored. This is already a long week.

I've probably got loads of work today but I really can't be bothered.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:14

Change freeze still in place till the 9th so this week is much like the last three, except I don't get to go home at lunchtime and I'm back to pretending I'm busy rather than playing iPad games - it's mentally exhausting!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:20

I am catching up with work. Not had chance to get out for my lunch time run

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:21

Future Warrior wrote:

Change freeze still in place till the 9th so this week is much like the last three, except I don't get to go home at lunchtime and I'm back to pretending I'm busy rather than playing iPad games - it's mentally exhausting!

Yes! Pretending I'm busy... It IS exhausting.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:22

TheVision wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

Change freeze still in place till the 9th so this week is much like the last three, except I don't get to go home at lunchtime and I'm back to pretending I'm busy rather than playing iPad games - it's mentally exhausting!

Yes! Pretending I'm busy... It IS exhausting.

I actually prefer to be properly busy - sitting around twiddling my thumbs is soul-destroying.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38472

I've been super efficient so far this week. Unfortunately, I've used up almost all of my available work in 2 days. I'm a fool.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:32

I've saved a couple of jobs to do for tomorrow when my boss is back in. I think I can drag out a mileage claim to last the morning.

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

I'm well busy. Unfortunately, I can't seem to shift the pre-Christmas thumb-twiddling mentality. It seems to have been made worse by having two whole weeks off. I thought I'd have been well up for being super productive but sadly not, even with two new jobs starting this week I can't muster much enthusiasm. Most things are being met with "Meh. I'll sort that out next week when it's desperately urgent and I'm under pressure." :facepalm:

Fuck it, I'm going in to town to get a micro sim for my phone.

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:49

Got a new battery put into my watch. Riding the down esclator at the department store, I noticed it wasn't moving. At the bottom, I switched to the up esclator and returned to the concession stand to get it re-repaired. The guy had fitted a faulty battery, so he replaced it and now it works again. I made sure I took the receipt and guarantee back with me when I left, just in case.

Moral: check your watch is working before leaving the repair stand.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16562

Why does nothing that exciting ever happen to me? :'(

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 15:58

Kern wrote:

Got a new battery put into my watch. Riding the down esclator at the department store, I noticed it wasn't moving. At the bottom, I switched to the up esclator and returned to the concession stand to get it re-repaired. The guy had fitted a faulty battery, so he replaced it and now it works again. I made sure I took the receipt and guarantee back with me when I left, just in case.

Moral: check your watch is working before leaving the repair stand.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14492

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... r-browser/

Quote:

Nearly 2,400 MS-DOS games are now available to play -- for free -- in almost any browser on the Internet Archive. Meaning: A lot of people of a certain generation (hi!) are once again able to play the games they played over and over and over again as kids.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 16:13

I saw that someone tweeted this yesterday. I'm looking forward to taking a look later on this evening.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 16:15

Direct link: https://archive.org/details/softwarelib ... s_games/v2

I had a go on Cannon Fodder 2 - it didn't work too well

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

Doesn't work too well on the games that need copy protection from the manual

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 16:29

Trooper wrote:

Doesn't work too well on the games that need copy protection from the manual

Most manuals can be found online now.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

Future Warrior wrote:

Trooper wrote:

Doesn't work too well on the games that need copy protection from the manual

Most manuals can be found online now.

I challenge you!

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Champ ... nager_1992

Find me that manual please

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 16:56

Is this what you need?

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Code:

CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 1 -- FULL GAME
-> Use word wrap to display the text correctly

Use these codes to access the game. If this file's tables don't show correctly, open the file in Windows' Notepad. To start the game, type 'manager' at the DOS prompt.

Have fun!


LEAGUE ATTENDANCES
 
Season     Div 1       Div 2        Div 3       Div 4

1946-47    15,005,316  11,071,572   5,664,004   3,863,714
1947-48    16,732,341  12,286,350   6,653,610   4,586,829  
1948-49    17,914,667  11,353,237   6,998,429   5,005,081
1949-50    17,278,625  11,694,158   7,104,155   4,440,927
1950-51    16,679,454  10,780,580   7,367,884   4,757,109
1951-52    16,110,322  11,066,189   6,958,927   4,880,428
1952-53    16,050,278   9,686,654   6,704,299   4,708,735
1953-54    16,154,915   9,510,053   6,311,508   4,198,114
1954-55    15,087,221   8,988,794   5,996,017   4,051,071
1955-56    14,108,961   9,070,001   5,692,479   4,269,367
1956-57    13,803,037   8,718,162   5,622,189   4,601,017
1957-58    14,468,652   8,663,712   6,097,183   4,332,661
1959-60    14,391,227   8,399,627   5,739,707   4,008,050
1960-61    12,926,948   7,033,936   4,784,256   3,874,614
1961-62    12,061,194   7,453,089   5,199,106   3,266,513
1962-63    12,490,239   7,792,770   5,341,362   3,261,481
1963-64    12,486,626   7,594,158   5,419,157   3,035,081
1964-65    12,708,752   6,984,104   4,436,245   3,512,067
1965-66    12,480,644   6,914,757   4,779,150   3,032,429
1966-67    14,242,957   7,253,819   4,421,172   2,984,648
1967-68    15,289,410   7,450,410   4,013,087   3,354,391
1968-69    14,584,851   7,382,390   4,339,656   3,075,275
1969-70    14,868,754   7,581,728   4,223,761   2,926,729   
1970-71    13,954,337   7,098,265   4,377,213   2,764,331
1971-72    14,484,603   6,769,308   4,697,392   2,749,426
1972-73    13,998,154   5,631,730   3,737,252   2,081,506
1973-74    13,070,991   6,326,108   3,421,624   2,163,480
1974-75    12,613,178   6,995,970   4,086,145   1,992,684
1975-76    13,089,861   5,798,405   3,948,449   2,059,338
1976-77    13,647,585   6,250,597   4,152,218   2,132,400
1977-78    13,255,677   6,474,763   3,332,042   2,330,390
1978-79    12,704,549   6,153,223   3,374,558   2,308,297
1979-80    12,163,002   6,112,025   3,999,328   2,349,620
1980-81    11,392,894   5,175,442   3,637,854   1,701,379
1981-82    10,420,793   4,750,463   2,836,915   1,998,790
1982-83     9,295,613   4,974,937   2,943,568   1,552,040
1983-84     8,711,448   5,359,757   2,729,942   1,557,484
1984-85     9,761,404   4,030,823   2,667,008   1,390,600
1985-86     9,037,854   3,551,968   2,490,481   1,408,274
1986-87     9,144,676   4,168,131   2,350,970   1,715,441
1987-88     8,094,571   5,341,599   2,751,275   1,772,287
1988-89     7,809,993   5,887,805   3,035,327   1,791,067
1989-90     7,883,039   6,867,674   2,803,551   1,891,178
1990-91     8,618,709   6,285,068   2,835,759   1,768,666

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

It is indeed!

You didn't say challenge accepted though.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 17:34

Challenge accepted!

viewtopic.php?style=19&p=846054#p846054

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 18:23

TheVision wrote:

I saw that someone tweeted this yesterday. I'm looking forward to taking a look later on this evening.

Sounds ace.
For the really authentic experience, do you have to spend a day faffing with boot disks,MEMMAKER, and CONFIG.SYS files to finally get it to run but still without sound?

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 18:24

markg wrote:

Why does nothing that exciting ever happen to me? :'(

I feel like I have accomplished something today and can now rest easy tonight.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2015 19:29

Each month at work the last month's performance is reviewed, the next month's debated and the rest of the year planned. It is a never ending cycle of assessment.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:14

My wife just sent me a picture of my 2 year old daughter playing with my Xbox controller. How cute...

2 minutes later I get an email saying that I've bought a film called Divergent for £7.99.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:16

TheVision wrote:

My wife just sent me a picture of my 2 year old daughter playing with my Xbox controller. How cute...

2 minutes later I get an email saying that I've bought a film called Divergent for £7.99.

Your daughter is a Hunger Games fan.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

TheVision wrote:

My wife just sent me a picture of my 2 year old daughter playing with my Xbox controller. How cute...

2 minutes later I get an email saying that I've bought a film called Divergent for £7.99.

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