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Simon Lee Shugar4-Oct-13 5:40

Simon Lee Shugar

4-Oct-13 5:40

Don't worry, I got drenched too, made the mistake of thinking I could risk going out for lunch while it wasn't raining, glad I had a spare shirt in the car!

Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer)
www.simonshugar.co.uk

"If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 5:44

4-Oct-13 5:44

I was thinking of changing my name to Arthur Dent, now on to Agilent bashing and fresh coffee from a cleaned coffee machine!
Glenn

jschell4-Oct-13 6:21

jschell

4-Oct-13 6:21

Herbie Mountjoy wrote:
Gesture comtrolled computers will be everywhere and open plan offices will be full of people waving their hands and arms all day long

That won't happen. No more so than people talking to their computers.

OriginalGriff4-Oct-13 6:40

OriginalGriff

4-Oct-13 6:40

I talk to my computer all the time.

Mostly swear words, I admit, but...

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

Talking to my computer

snorkie4-Oct-13 6:58

snorkie

4-Oct-13 6:58

I often talk/yell to my computer. Most common phrase "Elephant you!" followed by coworkers looking at me to see what is wrong. Maybe one day it will understand me, but then I'll have to be nicer!

Hogan

Marc Clifton4-Oct-13 9:58

Marc Clifton

4-Oct-13 9:58

Herbie Mountjoy wrote:
people waving their hands and arms all day long.

Oh good, then we'll all look like managers.

Marc

Unit Testing Succinctly

I just can't get the hang of today......

Herbie Mountjoy4-Oct-13 15:43

Herbie Mountjoy

4-Oct-13 15:43

I was thinking more of ants.

I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 2:30

4-Oct-13 2:30

Hi,
Just need a rant, this week has been a pita generally, today worse than usual.
1) Walked out the front door into horizontal rain. I'm a Brit so I carry a brolly carrying two bags today as it's Friday so couldn't hold it up, Coat not properly water proof. So I got very damp walking to the bus stop. Unsure | :~

2) Got to bus stop, went for phone to check email. Phone not in pocket, commence swearing, walk back to flat, bid to find phone, find phone after 5 minutes search.
3) Get drenched again going to bus stop.
4) Get to work a bit later than normal, Coffee machine is being descaled so no Coffee, look for Tea no Tea! WTF | :WTF:

5)Find last nights thunder storm upset a test that has been running all week. Mad | :mad:

6)Have to restart test, get lost in Aglients "friendly" user interface.
7)Forget lunch.
8)Loose all hope and pray for a quiet weekend (some hope!)
Glenn Java | [Coffee]

UPDATE: it get worse now the phone (S3) won't update Chrome, HELP roll on 5:30pm

modified 4-Oct-13 8:55am.

Nagy Vilmos4-Oct-13 2:32

Nagy Vilmos

4-Oct-13 2:32

You need Homer's Magic Medice [q.v. Beer | [beer]

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speramus in juniperus

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 2:41

4-Oct-13 2:41

The only Public House that is walking distance closed for the winter last weekend, last Friday the entire firm went there and ensured there would be very little left! Smile | :)

OriginalGriff4-Oct-13 2:33

OriginalGriff

4-Oct-13 2:33

Well...there is a new series of "Have I got news for you" starting tonight, so that might cheer you up a little. And QI.

Plus, it's Poets Day, so that should help.

And if it doesn't - go out an buy a waterproof coat! Laugh | :laugh:

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 2:38

4-Oct-13 2:38

The worst thing was that it "was" waterproof until a slight accident while "merry" got washed isn't now, new coats a comin'!

Keith Barrow4-Oct-13 2:47

Keith Barrow

4-Oct-13 2:47

glennPattonWork wrote:
no Tea!

Oh the humanity!

PB 369,783 wrote:
I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 2:52

4-Oct-13 2:52

there was however some instant decaf coffee, and some Earl Grey tea(?)bought for an American visitor with a Star Trek Next Generation fixation, thankfully it looks as if there is coffee now, back to fight the magic Aglient (HP) user interface Smile | :)

Mark_Wallace4-Oct-13 2:59

Mark_Wallace

4-Oct-13 2:59

glennPattonWork wrote:
Earl Grey tea(?)bought for an American visitor with a Star Trek Next Generation fixation

I never understood why a Frenchman would drink one of the crappiest English teas.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Corporal Agarn4-Oct-13 3:04

Corporal Agarn

4-Oct-13 3:04

Being a slight Star Trek fan I tried Earl Grey once. Never again.

Richard Deeming4-Oct-13 3:07

Richard Deeming

4-Oct-13 3:07

Or why the Universal Translator would give him a perfect "English" accent, when even aliens got a bog-standard "American" accent. Unsure | :~

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Mark_Wallace4-Oct-13 3:23

Mark_Wallace

4-Oct-13 3:23

"Oui, Numbeur Uhn, mek et zo!"

"Engah-jhe!"

Nah, doesn't do a thing for me.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

PIEBALDconsult4-Oct-13 3:05

PIEBALDconsult

4-Oct-13 3:05

And did you not notice the big yellow bulldozers readying to knock your house down?

Richard Deeming4-Oct-13 3:09

Richard Deeming

4-Oct-13 3:09

Now there's a frood who really knows where his towel is!

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 3:58

4-Oct-13 3:58

My Towel is safely in the bag I had so I could hold my brolly Smile | :)

Mark_Wallace4-Oct-13 3:16

Mark_Wallace

4-Oct-13 3:16

That was yesterday.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 4:01

4-Oct-13 4:01

As strange as it sounds I do live near a dirty great development that is being built or (dug into) the plot next to me so there are lots of big yellow dirty things, I thought this was a Friday, but could be Wednesday...never could get the hang of them! Unsure | :~

hairy_hats4-Oct-13 4:12

hairy_hats

4-Oct-13 4:12

Good luck with (8)...

glennPattonWork34-Oct-13 4:51