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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
MaliA wrote: Speaking to an art teacher at homebrew club last night and she told me how to make a jelly mould OF MY FACE. How amazing is that? Not as amazing as MaliCake from cottage, but it adds a dimension. Would be nice for my Simuloid. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
The most fun article about Ryanair's baggage policy you'll read today: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... y-boarding |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Sep 07, 2017 12:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
We had priority boarding coming back from Cyprus on Ryanair. What that actually meant was that you got to be first to leave the air-conditioned departure lounge and move to a small outdoor holding pen with no air-conditioning, before the plane had even landed. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Sep 07, 2017 13:06 ] |
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Fuck Ryanair. Their chairs were piss-tiny, too. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Sep 07, 2017 13:10 ] |
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They don't recline. This is a Good Thing. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Sep 07, 2017 13:54 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Dr Zoidberg was right. Gang feud behind shootings and arson My finely trained police instincts at work there. |
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| Author: | flis [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
I'm terribly unprepared for the end of civilisation, I don't know about farming or combustion engines, or any other useful stuff. I could definitely build a pretty good shelter or maintain some ruins as my future home but purifying water or generating electricity - no idea. I wonder if there's any part time courses I could go on. I might Google it all and keep some hard copies. I'll be mayor of the town in the new world with all my knowledge. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:26 ] |
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I bought this t-shirt for that exact purpose. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:31 ] |
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Kern wrote: I bought this t-shirt for that exact purpose. Needs to be printed so can read in mirror |
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| Author: | Kern [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:33 ] |
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flis wrote: I wonder if there's any part time courses I could go on. I'd be very wary of any 'survivalist' or 'prepper' courses taking place in isolated parts of the mid-western US. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:35 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Just wear it inside out. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 17:51 ] |
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We had a lady come around to put our house on the market this morning. We've already got five viewings lined up (just done the first one, got three more tonight). |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 19:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
Goddess Jasmine wrote: We had a lady come around to put our house on the market this morning. We've already got five viewings lined up (just done the first one, got three more tonight). Have they all come to have a gander at Joan's dodgy wiring? |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 19:17 ] |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 21:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
This is interesting. http://confidence.success-equation.com Calibration score Mean confidence: 69.80% Actual percent correct: 58.00% You want your mean confidence and actual score to be as close as possible. Mean confidence on correct answers: 71.72% Mean confidence on incorrect answers: 67.14% You want your mean confidence to be low for incorrect answers and high for correct answers. Quiz score 29 correct out of 50 questions answered (58.00%) 14 correct out of 25 questions answered with low (50 or 60%) confidence (56.00%) 6 correct out of 13 questions answered with medium (70% or 80%) confidence (46.15%) 9 correct out of 12 questions answered with high (90 or 100%) confidence (75.00%) |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 21:59 ] |
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Still laughing at Robin Mahfood 
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Fri Sep 08, 2017 22:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
TheVision wrote: Goddess Jasmine wrote: We had a lady come around to put our house on the market this morning. We've already got five viewings lined up (just done the first one, got three more tonight). Have they all come to have a gander at Joan's dodgy wiring? It's the key selling point. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Sep 09, 2017 21:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
Man, last night at the proms looks fun. I want to take an airhorn. God damn Mrs Grim...'s dad for selling his box at the Royal Albert hall.  obv
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Sep 09, 2017 21:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
Christ, the girls singing Danny Boy look like they're off to the beauty pageant when they've finished being in the choir. |
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| Author: | Malc [ Sat Sep 09, 2017 23:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
Lonewolves wrote: This is interesting. Mean confidence: 78.60%http://confidence.success-equation.com Calibration score Mean confidence: 69.80% Actual percent correct: 58.00% You want your mean confidence and actual score to be as close as possible. Mean confidence on correct answers: 71.72% Mean confidence on incorrect answers: 67.14% You want your mean confidence to be low for incorrect answers and high for correct answers. Quiz score 29 correct out of 50 questions answered (58.00%) 14 correct out of 25 questions answered with low (50 or 60%) confidence (56.00%) 6 correct out of 13 questions answered with medium (70% or 80%) confidence (46.15%) 9 correct out of 12 questions answered with high (90 or 100%) confidence (75.00%) Actual percent correct: 70.00% You want your mean confidence and actual score to be as close as possible. Mean confidence on correct answers: 80.29% Mean confidence on incorrect answers: 74.67% You want your mean confidence to be low for incorrect answers and high for correct answers. Quiz score 35 correct out of 50 questions answered (70.00%) 7 correct out of 10 questions answered with low (50 or 60%) confidence (70.00%) 10 correct out of 19 questions answered with medium (70% or 80%) confidence (52.63%) 18 correct out of 21 questions answered with high (90 or 100%) confidence (85.71%) |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Sep 10, 2017 12:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
Grim... wrote: Man, last night at the proms looks fun. I want to take an airhorn. God damn Mrs Grim...'s dad for selling his box at the Royal Albert hall. obvWas it a good one last night? Didn't catch it this year. And yes, real shame about the box! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun Sep 10, 2017 20:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
Kern wrote: Grim... wrote: Man, last night at the proms looks fun. I want to take an airhorn. God damn Mrs Grim...'s dad for selling his box at the Royal Albert hall. obvWas it a good one last night? Didn't catch it this year. And yes, real shame about the box! Yes, it was okay. There was a song called Johnny which was a bit dull, but the following song called Jenny was most amusing ("Jenny finally got a husband, it's a shame it wasn't hers"). |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:07 ] |
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My place of work employs about 35 people... Since January, we've had 16 people leave with the majority being replaced. That's a lot isn't it? |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:08 ] |
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It's an insane amount |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:09 ] |
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Near on 50% staff turnover in 9 months? Yes. That's a lot. Unless you employ casual workers. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:12 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Near on 50% staff turnover in 9 months? Yes. That's a lot. Unless you employ casual workers. Nope. The majority have been wearing shirts and ties. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:17 ] |
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That's a dreadful turnover. For skilled workers about 10-15% is normal. |
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| Author: | Trousers [ Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:26 ] |
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When I first started at my current place (contractor accountants) the average tenure of accountancy staff was 3 months. So staff turnover was in excess of 100% per year. This was mainly down to £500 training budget (that doesn't get you much for accountancy training and that was the cap, not per year), shitty systems, completely wrong clients (social workers as limited companies) and a fundamental misunderstanding of how to sell ("Don't you worry, your accountant will do *everything* for you, you just rake in the free extra cash"). We're up to 18 months to 2 years tenure now...just as the market has started to die on its arse. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 14:30 ] |
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I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar. Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 14:34 ] |
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No ontological inertia Or is it off screen inertia? I forget |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 15:10 ] |
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TheVision wrote: I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar. Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed! That's a pretty impressive balancing act though, even if you have seen it before. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 15:40 ] |
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TheVision wrote: I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar. Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed! I hope you said "Same again?" |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 15:48 ] |
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TheVision wrote: I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar. Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed! "Change for the jukebox?" "NEVER." |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:15 ] |
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Is this the slowest forum day in history? It certainly feels like it. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:16 ] |
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Giphy "tumbleweed": https://media0.giphy.com/media/u7IqRIfOXQyc/giphy-loop.mp4 |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:17 ] |
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I think it is just the slowest day in history, in real life as well. It felt like it should be 5:30 when it was about 1:15pm. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:20 ] |
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The forum just gave me sass because I was 'previewing Giphy', simply because I was posting at the same time as Davpaz. |
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| Author: | Malc [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:21 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Giphy "tumbleweed": https://media0.giphy.com/media/5x89XRx3sBZFC/giphy-loop.mp4 Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:24 ] |
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Malc wrote: DavPaz wrote: Giphy "tumbleweed": https://media0.giphy.com/media/Ez3QUDSwbrEPK/giphy-loop.mp4 Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture You're right. The first one was a bit frantic. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:25 ] |
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Oh, that's so cute! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:27 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Is this the slowest forum day in history? It certainly feels like it. "Well, son you may think this is a slow day, but you won't remember the day after the old Manchester meet of '10. It was a mighty slow day that Sunday morn, and no foolin'" |
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs 49 |
TheVision wrote: I've just seen an old friend who I haven't seen for about ten years. The last time I saw him, he was sitting on a stool on the edge of a bar. Today, he was sitting on the same stool on the edge of the same bar. How things have changed! Did you agree to meet again in 2027? |
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| Author: | Malc [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:41 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Malc wrote: DavPaz wrote: Giphy "tumbleweed": https://media0.giphy.com/media/9E2UrfvA4lGNy/giphy-loop.mp4 Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture You're right. The first one was a bit frantic. Just a tad! |
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| Author: | Malc [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:41 ] |
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Malc wrote: DavPaz wrote: Malc wrote: DavPaz wrote: Giphy "tumbleweed": https://media3.giphy.com/media/4SD55a1RnZCdq/giphy-loop.mp4 Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture You're right. The first one was a bit frantic. Just a tad! And that last one was shit |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:42 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: TheVision wrote: Is this the slowest forum day in history? It certainly feels like it. "Well, son you may think this is a slow day, but you won't remember the day after the old Manchester meet of '10. It was a mighty slow day that Sunday morn, and no foolin'" I've just checked, and it actually wasn't really quiet the day after. Whoops! |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 16:44 ] |
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Malc wrote: Malc wrote: DavPaz wrote: Malc wrote: DavPaz wrote: Giphy "belm": https://media0.giphy.com/media/2wgiwttmrJ0rK/giphy-loop.mp4 Nothing to say, just want to see a different picture You're right. The first one was a bit frantic. Just a tad! And that last one was shit And this one. |
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| Author: | Cavey [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 18:07 ] |
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Mimi wrote: Oh, that's so cute! It's a Hungarian Komondor, ironically a bit of a ferocious beast in my experience.  It might look like a 65kg mophead but it kills wolves, and is wilfully independent - far more so than the 'normal' dogs we're used to seeing in the UK, whose bloodlines have been endlessly sanitized over the centuries. I don't think the Hungarians received that memo. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 20:43 ] |
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I wonder if it's the same as the dog with dreadlocks that I used to see at the park? That didn't look vary ferocious, and I'm sure far too small to fight a wolf, so perhaps a different dog. I would like a dog like Dougal
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 20:43 ] |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 22:12 ] |
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Miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow miaow |
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