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Grim... wrote:

It's Sysadmin day tomorrow. Hurrah, or something.

It's also Friday, which is surely worth a cheer or two. Man, it's nice starting your week on a Wednesday.

Someone's leaving do in work. The email goes around. Not only does it involve karaoke, but it has this paragraph:

Quote:

Our Dress code is smart, no scruffy jeans, sportswear or branded trainers will be permitted into the venue. If you are not dressed suitably for a night out then you may be refused entry to the venue and no refund will be given for your karaoke pod.

I appreciate this was cut&pasted from the bar's own website, but does that not sound just a bit fucking condescending?

Sharm is a strong candidate for where we'd go next. We were speaking to a fairly experienced diver on our trip and he highly recommended it.

I wouldn't mind having a go at diving in this country, as it's definitely a change of environment and a different experience. It seems a lot cheaper and more enjoyable to learn abroad in a warm country, though. This taster session cost me, I think, £40. That was for being picked up from my hotel, a whole day's boat trip with unlimited opportunity for snorkelling, lunch, and an hour under the water with an instructor. I dread to think what that would cost here, and it certainly wouldn't be in Mediterranean conditions!

I'm envious of you for going away. I'm absolutely gutted about coming home — I hate this country.

Which camera do you have, and how much was it? I'd think about picking up a semi-decent underwater camera if I ever picked diving up more seriously. Housing for my current camera is quite disgustingly expensive.

Best to turn up in trainers with the biggest Nike swoosh you can find, jeans torn to shreds, and a football strip.

I've got a new chair and it's fucking lovely.

markg wrote:

I've got a new chair and it's fucking lovely.

After half a morning of extensive sit testing I have concluded that I chose well. So much nicer than my old one:
397861_1_enl.jpg

Well here I am back in the shop window. Ho hum.

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Well here I am back in the shop window. Ho hum.

Will you be discounting yourself if you've not been bought by the end of the week?

What needs to be transported in a large insulated container with a pipe leading to an industrial looking gas bottle, on the back of a speeding pickup truck?

Aren't they just goading you?

Chinny have you opened a shop? Does it have Amstrad computers displayed in the window?

Do you have in-store Geniuses too?

On all occasions they must be gruff and everything is the customers fault.

I only just found out that BBC iPlayer lets you download programmes in WMV format so they can be played through a 360. I assume everyone else already knew this but none of you told me, twats.

I can't think of Dragons Den without picturing the Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse sketch.

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I can't think of Dragons Den without picturing the Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse sketch.

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Am in the Little Chef again.

Author:	devilman [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:31 ]
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Malabar Front wrote: Grim... wrote: It's Sysadmin day tomorrow. Hurrah, or something. It's also Friday, which is surely worth a cheer or two. Man, it's nice starting your week on a Wednesday. More importantly (to me, anyway), it's also pay day.

Author:	metalangel [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:35 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Someone's leaving do in work. The email goes around. Not only does it involve karaoke, but it has this paragraph: Quote: Our Dress code is smart, no scruffy jeans, sportswear or branded trainers will be permitted into the venue. If you are not dressed suitably for a night out then you may be refused entry to the venue and no refund will be given for your karaoke pod. I appreciate this was cut&pasted from the bar's own website, but does that not sound just a bit fucking condescending? Not 'arf. I have little patience for stupid rules and even less for ones expressed like that.

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:38 ]
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This person should, by rights, be kara-oke-ing on their own.

Author:	metalangel [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:42 ]
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Best to turn up in trainers with the biggest Nike swoosh you can find, jeans torn to shreds, and a football strip.

Author:	Goddess Jasmine [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:42 ]
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Malabar Front wrote: Sharm is a strong candidate for where we'd go next. We were speaking to a fairly experienced diver on our trip and he highly recommended it. I wouldn't mind having a go at diving in this country, as it's definitely a change of environment and a different experience. It seems a lot cheaper and more enjoyable to learn abroad in a warm country, though. This taster session cost me, I think, £40. That was for being picked up from my hotel, a whole day's boat trip with unlimited opportunity for snorkelling, lunch, and an hour under the water with an instructor. I dread to think what that would cost here, and it certainly wouldn't be in Mediterranean conditions! I'm envious of you for going away. I'm absolutely gutted about coming home — I hate this country. Which camera do you have, and how much was it? I'd think about picking up a semi-decent underwater camera if I ever picked diving up more seriously. Housing for my current camera is quite disgustingly expensive. I went to Hurgarda a couple of years ago, I would highly recommend that too, it's just a little further south than Sharm. To be fair - everything is cheaper in Egypt! I did my try dive in this country a few years ago and that was £15, then I did an assisted dive (before qualification) and I think that was about £40ish, I dread to think what they might be now. That was in Cornawall, and thinking back, I really enjoyed the dive, I think my experiences in this country have been somewhat clouded by diving at Stoney Cove, I'm just not a bit fan of the venue, I always seem to get crappy visability. Not something to worry about in the Red Sea for sure! I've got a Canon Digital Ixus 750, I bought it for my uni photography module really, the fact that I could get a waterproof housing for it was a bonus. I think I paid about £175 for my camera and the housing was about £85, but I had some Amazon vouchers off my dad so it only ended up cosing me about £25. If you find your nearest dive centre, they often have some good deals in. I was really hoping to do my photography speciality while out there this time, unfortunately events have conspired that I don't have the funds. Oh, while I remember, there's a dive show on at the NEC in November, I couldn't go last year due to being in the US, but I went the year before and there were some real bargains to be had - well worth saving up for. (Mods feel free to split these posts out into a diving thread. )

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Author:	Grim... [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:56 ]
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MetalAngel wrote: Best to turn up in trainers with the biggest Nike swoosh you can find, jeans torn to shreds, and a football strip. I can lend you some Nike bowling shoes

Author:	Wullie [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:31 ]
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Author:	markg [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:33 ]
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markg wrote: I've got a new chair and it's fucking lovely. After half a morning of extensive sit testing I have concluded that I chose well. So much nicer than my old one: http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/ca ... edcode=WW+

Author:	Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:39 ]
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That looks really nice. £80? Hmmm,

Author:	markg [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:42 ]
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I actually paid £88, I bought it from a store because I wanted to try them all out. If I'd have known it was that much cheaper and with free delivery then I'd have just gone home and ordered it

Author:	chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:10 ]
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markg wrote: markg wrote: I've got a new chair and it's fucking lovely. After half a morning of extensive sit testing I have concluded that I chose well. So much nicer than my old one: 397861_1_enl.jpg The same as mine except I paid 20 quid more to get the version with the White piping that makes it look like a cast off from the Scorpio flight deck. That is a good thing. http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/ca ... edcode=WW+[/quote]

Author:	devilman [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:18 ]
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chinnyhill10 wrote: Well here I am back in the shop window. Ho hum. Will you be discounting yourself if you've not been bought by the end of the week?

Author:	chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:31 ]
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devilman wrote: chinnyhill10 wrote: Well here I am back in the shop window. Ho hum. Will you be discounting yourself if you've not been bought by the end of the week? Is Warminister known for having a huge number of disabled people? Seems to be loads.

Author:	Zardoz [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:46 ]
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Aren't they just goading you?

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:57 ]
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What needs to be transported in a large insulated container with a pipe leading to an industrial looking gas bottle, on the back of a speeding pickup truck?

Author:	Zardoz [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:58 ]
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A bad genie.

Author:	Malabelm [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:59 ]
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kalmar wrote: What needs to be transported in a large insulated container with a pipe leading to an industrial looking gas bottle, on the back of a speeding pickup truck? A bee canon.

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:59 ]
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I was hoping for alien corpses.

Author:	chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:00 ]
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Zardoz wrote: Aren't they just goading you? To be honest, since I said I was here I just imagined it was some of you lot coming to gawp at me. The shop isn't own yet people keep on coming in despite it looking like chaos and a closed sign on the door.

Author:	Kern [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:01 ]
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Does the first person to put up a photo of you in situ win a mystery prize?

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:02 ]
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Chinny have you opened a shop? Does it have Amstrad computers displayed in the window? There's a shop in Perth which is purportedly a printer cartridge refilling place. The windows are full of empty toner boxes, dust and dead bees, and they never seem to have any cartridges on the shelves. The guy behind the counter looks a bit annoyed if you go in because he's busy editing videos on his macbook pro, but you can win him over with talk of firewire and glossy screens and suchlike. It won't get you an ink cartridge mind you.

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:07 ]
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Do you have in-store Geniuses too?

Author:	Cras [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:10 ]
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Ah - the Spod Squad?

Author:	Zardoz [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:11 ]
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.

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:11 ]
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The Sugar Help Gang

Author:	chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:20 ]
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kalmar wrote: Do you have in-store Geniuses too? Yes. But ours are called "Know All's" and will be bearded. On all occasions they must be gruff and everything is the customers fault.

Author:	metalangel [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:26 ]
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chinnyhill10 wrote: On all occasions they must be gruff and everything is the customers fault. That makes them the same as all other British customer service staff. Is the beard meant to be the unique selling point?

Author:	chinnyhill10 [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:41 ]
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Actually Ive changed my mind. They will be called "Amstrad Smart Arses".

Author:	markg [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 15:48 ]
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I only just found out that BBC iPlayer lets you download programmes in WMV format so they can be played through a 360. I assume everyone else already knew this but none of you told me, twats.

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 15:51 ]
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markg wrote: I only just found out that BBC iPlayer lets you download programmes in WMV format so they can be played through a 360. I assume everyone else already knew this but none of you told me, twats. What? Does it? So iplayer-dl is dead, effectively?

Author:	markg [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 15:56 ]
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Go to a programme page and look for the "more downloads" link at bottom right (doesn't appear in Chrome for some reason). You can then download a WMV that you need to play once in Media Player to acquire some sort of licence and then it will stream to any extender device such as a 360.

Author:	kalmar [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 16:02 ]
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Hmm, I wonder if that license bit works on the Mac... Will the files then expire after a certain time?

Author:	Zardoz [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 16:02 ]
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Any Extender Device?

Author:	Dimrill [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 16:02 ]
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Probably. DRM innit.