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Title: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 15, 2009, 07:34:30 PM
Hi everyone. Not been around much lately. How is everyone? :)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 15, 2009, 07:40:31 PM
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Hi everyone. Not been around much lately. How is everyone? :)


Anticipating a kebab :)

Where have you been?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 15, 2009, 07:42:55 PM
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Anticipating a kebab :)

Oh, nasty. Do you know what's in those things? :nervous:

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Where have you been?

Spent a week with my family, then went to Jersey for a week, and then I've just been sitting at home trying to pretend I'm not going back to Uni in 3 weeks and absolutely, definitely don't need to do a literature review for my research project before I go back...
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 15, 2009, 07:46:47 PM
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Oh, nasty. Do you know what's in those things? :nervous:

Marinaded chunks of chicken breast?

I don't eat whatever roadkill donner "meat" is scraped from.

Hopefully I'll be catching up with GadgetMaster at the same time.

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Spent a week with my family, then went to Jersey for a week, and then I've just been sitting at home trying to pretend I'm not going back to Uni in 3 weeks and absolutely, definitely don't need to do a literature review for my research project before I go back...

Is this attempt at self-delusion working?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 15, 2009, 07:51:29 PM
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Marinaded chunks of chicken breast?

I don't eat whatever roadkill donner "meat" is scraped from.

Glad to hear it. You only have to look at those things through the window to know that you don't want to be outside them.

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Is this attempt at self-delusion working?

Not really. I have actually been doing some reading, but my Athens login is letting me down. That's a good excuse not to read any of the 38 papers on my to-do list!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 11:28:36 AM
How was the kebab? :)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 11:41:41 AM
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How was the kebab? :)


Very good, though I found I've managed to get chilli sauce on my white shirt :-/

What are ye up to today, feller?

Just downloading half of OS4depot ;)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 11:55:01 AM
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Very good, though I found I've managed to get chilli sauce on my white shirt :-/

You need a chilli sauce coloured shirt :-) (or just keep wearing the white one and keep spilling sauce on it, and eventually it will adapt to its sauce-laden environment by changing colour).

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What are ye up to today, feller?

Currently sitting in the garden researching low-profile ITX boards for a little project I'm planning. And chucking a ball around for the dog, who has been laid up for two weeks with a cut paw, so is currently going out of his tree as the bandage has just come off :-)

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Just downloading half of OS4depot ;)

I'm getting into AROS at the moment, hence the research into the ITX board!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 01:26:52 PM
Ah. So, what happened to the dog?

I miss our family dog (looking bored in the avatar). I don't get to see him very much living away, talking him for long walks during home visits is really therapeutic. Not to mention good exercise, that bugger is as strong as an ox.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 01:33:21 PM
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Ah. So, what happened to the dog?

Some tosser decided it would be a great idea to leave broken glass in some long grass. Marvin charged in after his ball, and cut one of his pads :(

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I miss our family dog (looking bored in the avatar). I don't get to see him very much living away, talking him for long walks during home visits is really therapeutic. Not to mention good exercise, that bugger is as strong as an ox.

You need to get a puppy :)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 02:14:35 PM
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And chucking a ball around for the dog, who has been laid up for two weeks with a cut paw, so is currently going out of his tree as the bandage has just come off :-)

Make sure you wash it at least everyday with clean water.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 02:15:33 PM
Oh, and how I am today,
I'm anticipating a hangover.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 02:27:23 PM
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Some tosser decided it would be a great idea to leave broken glass in some long grass. Marvin charged in after his ball, and cut one of his pads :(


You need to get a puppy :)


I can't. I don't have the time to take care of it properly, nor the space to give it and you either look after a pet properly, or not a all.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:19:39 PM
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Make sure you wash it at least everyday with clean water.


Yep, we're looking after him :)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:20:46 PM
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Oh, and how I am today,
I'm anticipating a hangover.


Nothing has changed over the past month then :p
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:23:04 PM
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I can't. I don't have the time to take care of it properly, nor the space to give it and you either look after a pet properly, or not a all.


I agree 100%. We're very lucky in that my other half works from home, so can be with Marvin during the day. Any chance you could do the same?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:24:03 PM
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Nothing has changed over the past month then :p

It's pure denial because I turn this week 29, so the big three-oh is around the corner, and I finished my study and I'm a working man currently. I have to compensate for all these responsibilities I have as a grownup man now ;)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:25:19 PM
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It's pure denial because I turn this week 29, so the big three-oh is around the corner

Oh dear... Denial FTW.

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and I finished my study and I'm a working man currently. I have to compensate for all these responsibilities I have as a grownup man now ;)

Congrats! How did you do?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:26:21 PM
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I agree 100%. We're very lucky in that my other half works from home, so can be with Marvin during the day. Any chance you could do the same?
Friends of mine advised me to get a cat, because you can leave cats alone during the day of work.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:31:34 PM
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Oh dear... Denial FTW.


Congrats! How did you do?

Thanks :)
My project was reviewed a 9 out of 10, so pretty good I suppose :)

Though getting a job was kinda hard, I got lots of replies, but they all were a bit reluctant when I told them I have Asperger. Thankfully, a company where I've done an internship before, were looking for programmers, and they knew what I'm capable of.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:32:15 PM
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Friends of mine advised me to get a cat, because you can leave cats alone during the day of work.


But cats are rubbish. No pet can provide the companionship of a dog.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:34:56 PM
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Thanks :)
My project was reviewed a 9 out of 10, so pretty good I suppose :)

You rock :afro:
(That is "rock" as a verb, not a noun. I'm not calling you a rock...)

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Though getting a job was kinda hard, I got lots of replies, but they all were a bit reluctant when I told them I have Asperger.

If they can't recognise your skills, abilities and great personality during the interview, but have to use a label to decide whether they want to employ you, then they're not worth working for. You can do better than people like that!

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Thankfully, a company where I've done an internship before, were looking for programmers, and they knew what I'm capable of.

Great! Is it the company you wanted to work for before, when you had already accepted a place elsewhere?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:36:41 PM
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But cats are rubbish. No pet can provide the companionship of a dog.
It all matters what kind of cat or what kind of dog.
And of course it matters how you are.

Look at how soft and gentle this cat is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23dvwrjqC1U
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:42:04 PM
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It all matters what kind of cat or what kind of dog.
And of course it matters how you are.

Look at how soft and gentle this cat is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23dvwrjqC1U


Yeah, but that's an exception. Most other cats look like this:
(http://www.wazaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ugliest_cat_ever.jpg)

and pretty much all dogs look like this:

(http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/4812/2008061550876_Curtis060108.jpg_w450.jpg)

The only exceptions to that are those stupid Chihuahua things, which I believe are the result of a cat and a dog both being inside that machine in The Fly.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 03:44:59 PM
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It's pure denial because I turn this week 29, so the big three-oh is around the corner


God, is that all? As bummers (that's the melancholic meaning of the word) go, 30 is so overhyped.

I dreaded turning 30. Then it happened. And guess what? Didn't really feel any different.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 03:45:47 PM
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Yeah, but that's an exception. Most other cats look like this:
(http://www.wazaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ugliest_cat_ever.jpg)


Gollum!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:46:17 PM
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You rock :afro:
(That is "rock" as a verb, not a noun. I'm not calling you a rock...)

That expression has puzzled me quite some years indeed, but I've accepted it that some expressions just do not make sense :lol:

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If they can't recognise your skills, abilities and great personality during the interview, but have to use a label to decide whether they want to employ you, then they're not worth working for. You can do better than people like that!

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Great! Is it the company you wanted to work for before, when you had already accepted a place elsewhere?
Eh, no, that's another. There I couldn't find any vacancies. And the company where I finished my graduation project, had to lay off people because of the recession, so they were not legally entitled to hire me.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:48:47 PM
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Gollum!

It has the funniest ball-bag I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:49:29 PM
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God, is that all? As bummers (that's the melancholic meaning of the word) go, 30 is so overhyped.

I dreaded turning 30. Then it happened. And guess what? Didn't really feel any different.
Of course I know that ;) Just being overdramatic.
But still, I have to confess I don't live the life I lived when I was 23.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:51:40 PM
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As bummers go, 30 is so overhyped.

Good God, you'd be red raw after 30!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:51:48 PM
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Yeah, but that's an exception. Most other cats look like this:
(http://www.wazaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ugliest_cat_ever.jpg)

Oh yeah? Well, most dogs look like this:
(http://www.seniorark.com/Humor/Ugly%20Dogs/ugly%20dog%2026.jpg)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:53:46 PM
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That expression has puzzled me quite some years indeed, but I've accepted it that some expressions just do not make sense :lol:
rock 2 |rɑk| |rɒk|
verb
2 [ intrans. ] informal dance to or play rock music.

:afro:

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Eh, no, that's another. There I couldn't find any vacancies. And the company where I finished my graduation project, had to lay off people because of the recession, so they were not legally entitled to hire me.
Ahh well, as long as you're happy where you are :)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 03:54:12 PM
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It has the funniest ball-bag I've every seen.


toight!
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 03:54:49 PM
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Oh yeah? Well, most dogs look like this:
(http://www.seniorark.com/Humor/Ugly%20Dogs/ugly%20dog%2026.jpg)


Probably got attacked by a cat...
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 03:55:05 PM
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Good God, you'd be red raw after 30!


*chortle*
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 03:56:06 PM
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Probably got attacked by a cat...

What the frak is that thing?! It's clearly some sort of unholy dog/cat hybrid. Either a cog or a hat...?
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 03:58:21 PM
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rock 2 |rɑk| |rɒk|
verb
2 [ intrans. ] informal dance to or play rock music.

:afro:

Yes, but the thing that puzzled me is why to name a dance to the most inanimate kind of object in existance.
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Ahh well, as long as you're happy where you are :)

Yes, very nice colleagues, 25 minutes cycling from home, and much programming to do. I certainly do not have much to complain. :)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 04:02:37 PM
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Yes, but the thing that puzzled me is why to name a dance to the most inanimate kind of object in existance.

Oh I see. Well it's probably a contraction of "rock and roll", which may be considered "hard" or "heavy" music, making it kind of analogous to a rock.

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Yes, very nice colleagues, 25 minutes cycling from home, and much programming to do. I certainly do not have much to complain. :)

Excellent :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 04:03:33 PM
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What the frak is that thing?! It's clearly some sort of unholy dog/cat hybrid. Either a cog or a hat...?

It's a butterfly dog.
In the best condition they look like this:

(http://www.papillonclub.org/2006_images/Gold_Butterfly.jpg)

But that's of course like saying every woman looks like Samantha Fox.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 04:05:54 PM
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Oh I see. Well it's probably a contraction of "rock and roll", which may be considered "hard" or "heavy" music, making it kind of analogous to a rock.

Oh, and also "rock" as a verb has another meaning, namely a way of moving. So that might be something to do with it.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 04:14:05 PM
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Oh, and also "rock" as a verb has another meaning, namely a way of moving. So that might be something to do with it.
Hmyes, but still...

Anyway it's the same thing with names. Why can people have the same name? If it was up to me it'd be custom to give a person a unique ID as name (well, together with a unique family ID).
It's just that people don't want to live and think pure ;)
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 04:19:42 PM
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Anyway it's the same thing with names. Why can people have the same name? If it was up to me it'd be custom to give a person a unique ID as name (well, together with a unique family ID).
It's just that people don't want to live and think pure ;)


If only the world were an SQL database :D
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 04:30:09 PM
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If only the world were an SQL database :D

*sigh* indeed! :lol:
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 05:34:27 PM
I tend to lose things quite often, and when I do, I often think to myself that if the world were an SQL database, I could just do "SELECT location FROM world WHERE object = 'mykeys'".
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Karlos on August 16, 2009, 05:53:06 PM
That would be bad.

Sooner or later, somebody would try "TRUNCATE world" or even worse "DROP TABLE world"
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 05:56:01 PM
:lol:

That might not be a bad thing actually...
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 06:03:54 PM
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I tend to lose things quite often, and when I do, I often think to myself that if the world were an SQL database, I could just do "SELECT location FROM world WHERE object = 'mykeys'".
And that's why I always wear my keys on a chain attached to my trousers.
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on August 16, 2009, 06:06:32 PM
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That would be bad.

Sooner or later, somebody would try "TRUNCATE world" or even worse "DROP TABLE world"

Well, today I did the following: UPDATE Person SET Hangover=0 WHERE Name="Eyso"
Title: Re: Hello
Post by: motorollin on August 16, 2009, 06:15:59 PM
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And that's why I always wear my keys on a chain attached to my trousers.


I can't possibly be expected to be that organised. At the moment I'm too distracted by working out whether objects in my house are symmetrical enough :nervous: