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Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:25 am
by Eraser
That's true, but here we are exposed to more US English speaking people than British people through movies, TV shows and the Internet, so the US has a large influence on our development of English

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:14 am
by Don Carlos
scared? wrote:its tires...
It's tyres

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:39 pm
by Captain
geoff is poor and illiterate, a winning combination :olo:

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:46 pm
by Whiskey 7
It is the morning of New Years Day here..
Wishing you all the best for 2019 Q3W

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:19 am
by scared?
Captain Mazda wrote:geoff is rich and a genius, a winning combination :olo:
Gee thx...I wouldn't go that far but I'll take it...

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:11 am
by Scourge
scared? wrote:
Captain Mazda wrote:geoff is rich and a genius, a winning combination :olo:
Gee thx...I wouldn't go that far but I'll take it up the ass

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:26 pm
by shaft
[vid]https://i.imgur.com/Fqwho2J.mp4[/vid]

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:40 pm
by Whiskey 7
I needed to see that video as I wouldn't have believed otherwise.

In a similar vain, don't run for the fat one that pulls you over :!:

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Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:20 am
by seremtan
CHiPs

Chungus Highway Patrol

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:05 am
by Whiskey 7
I am about to unbox my Christmas present, a Lego Technic set number 42082 and I am looking forward to assembling.

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Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:10 pm
by MKJ
Just got back from the company skitrip.
One long 96 hour day.
I'm sure there was a combined full night's rest in there somewhere :E

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:56 pm
by Silicone_Milk
Started a new job on Dec 17th. I was told they wanted a C and C# developer but they've had me writing php the entire time instead :(

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:28 am
by Eraser
That sucks. PHP is the devil's work.

I once had a job interview for a position where they needed a lead Java developer to migrate all their PHP based webapps to Java. They had 0 in-house Java knowledge so it seemed like a nice job where I could totally profile myself as the Java master.

It was a rather promising conversation but when I asked when they expected to kick this project off, they were hesitant to say anything and said they weren't even 100% sure they'd go through with it. That depended on several other factors. I asked them what I would be doing i it wouldn't happen and they said continue building the PHP apps.

That's when I grabbed my coat and ran away.

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:25 pm
by Whiskey 7
I mentioned here that I scored that massive Lego Technic model 42082 for Christmas. Yesterday I finished assembling :) Good fun.

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I didn't want to start this build until I got my custom Lego Abrams tank going. It was 90% finished when those tiles exploded about our apartment early September. You're keeping up?

Anyway, I finished that build just after Christmas but had a little difficulty with the main gun firing mechanism. The model is remote controlled via a smart phone app (new to me) and every time I fired the gun the turret would fly apart. Sometime obviously wrong, I contacted the maker and we sorted it out. Those little Lego motors are so powerful. Ended up, it was a (voltage) programming setting with the app :smirk:

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My next Lego build is the Mercedes truck, model 42043. This has the pneumatic function so it should be an exciting build :D

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Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:37 pm
by Whiskey 7
Oh, on another note, I am changing internet service providers tomorrow. I picked up a new 'smart modem' last week. 'Smart' because they now have a mobile SIM card onboard, in case the line/connection goes down.

I figured better to change ISP before the ADSL/fibre change because to do at the same time would be asking for trouble.... I am still on a copper telephone pair from the exchange (ADSL2), getting about 10MB/s download. Fibre to the building was installed before Christmas but they haven't cut the suburb over as yet.

Fibre/fiber - Some spell differently :smirk:

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:38 am
by Scourge
Picked this up a few days ago. Ibanez S470qxdm. Needs some adjusting, mainly intonation.

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Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:24 am
by Eraser
Nice. What pickups and tremolo system are on there?

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:08 am
by Scourge
Eraser wrote:Nice. What pickups and tremolo system are on there?
Pickups are Powersound and bridge is ZR1. Both are subject to change after I've had it a little while and see if I like them or not. I've always liked the way Ibanez plays. Last one I had was an RG540. Wish I still had it.

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:42 pm
by Doombrain
Reserving a new house on Saturday. Sold a house we used to rent out but now I have to deal with estate agents again which makes me very angry >:E

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:56 pm
by Whiskey 7
ISP change failed :smirk: Am I surprised? No.
Back on the old ISP today at least.... Cross fingers for me.

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:14 am
by Eraser
Scourge wrote:
Eraser wrote:Nice. What pickups and tremolo system are on there?
Pickups are Powersound and bridge is ZR1. Both are subject to change after I've had it a little while and see if I like them or not. I've always liked the way Ibanez plays. Last one I had was an RG540. Wish I still had it.
What do you think of the Powersound pickups? Opinions appear to be extremely varied on these.

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:20 am
by Scourge
Eraser wrote: What do you think of the Powersound pickups? Opinions appear to be extremely varied on these.
I'll have to get back with you on that. Don't currently have an amp. Currently looking for one and there's a pretty limited selection where I live.

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:55 pm
by Whiskey 7
Whiskey 7 wrote:ISP change failed :smirk: Am I surprised? No.
Back on the old ISP today at least.... Cross fingers for me.
Did you cross them? I am guessing not :smirk:
Telecom company stuffed up but I am not surprised so I am currently connected to the internet via mobile hotspot. More later.

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:45 am
by plained
Scourge wrote:Picked this up a few days ago. Ibanez S470qxdm. Needs some adjusting, mainly intonation.

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whoa! a blue guitar!

dont see alot of that

Re: What is new in your little world?

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:01 am
by Scourge
plained wrote: whoa! a blue guitar!

dont see alot of that
My wife liked the color and just bought it to use as decoration. I played around with it and decided to keep it myself. It's a really cheap acoustic, but it plays as good as some of the more expensive ones I've played. Really surprised me. The brand is Main Street. I think they're $100 brand new.

Here's all of them.

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