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Discussion in 'General' started by Mr_Mistoffelees, 10 Aug 2023.

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  1. Pete J

    Pete J Employed scum

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    They started it. They invaded Poland...
     
    Pete J, 11 Mar 2026
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  2. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I understood that reference dot gif.

    EDIT:
    First interview in the bag. Still not a fan.

    upload_2026-3-11_9-56-56.png

    (Yes, a tighter crop that hides the emergency exit would have been nice but I was trying to get the whole annoyingly-tall demo booth in-frame!)
     
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  3. yuusou

    yuusou Multimodder

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    You look so happy though!
     
    yuusou, 11 Mar 2026
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  4. bawjaws

    bawjaws Multimodder

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    Happier than the other guy, that's for sure
     
    bawjaws, 11 Mar 2026
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  5. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    If you had eyes like Lurch, you wouldn't be happy...
     
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  6. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Flight cancelled. Fought a chatbot for a while, then redialled the Business Class Service Hotline until I could get through. Rebooked, same day!

    ...onto a train to Frankfurt, then a flight to Brussels, then a flight to Manchester. Ten hours travel time, all told. Joy.

    Not even sure of the details yet, I haven't received the new itinerary.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 11 Mar 2026
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  7. Arboreal

    Arboreal Keeper of the Electric Currants

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    At least you're heading home the right day
     
    Arboreal, 11 Mar 2026
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  8. Byron C

    Byron C I was told there would be cheesecake…?

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    If I didn't know any better, I'd say you looked positively pleased as punch to be interviewing a Nordic Semiconductor rep about their AI products.... :thumb:

    Honestly, I'd probably have a similarly understated but mildly smug grin if I could pull off a moustache that well.
     
    Byron C, 11 Mar 2026
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  9. Zoon

    Zoon Hunting Wabbits since the 80s

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    Yep! But at least he’s got a direct flight home afterwards to de-stress on… oh, ****. Sometimes some things really do make themselves as painful as they can, sorry this one went so sucky, GH!
     
    Zoon, 12 Mar 2026
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  10. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I really thought this trip was properly, genuinely cursed then: finished an interview and a piece to camera, came to the press room to upload the footage, then everyone's phones started screaming and flashing red: "EXTREME THREAT" and a bunch of German.

    Thankfully, English followed: a test of the emergency alert system. I thought they'd found another bomb, then!

    ...the lid of my water bottle did come open, though, but nothing's damaged - the laptop sleeve's just a bit damp!
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 12 Mar 2026
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  11. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Train to Frankfurt Flughafen is running late. I would have had an hour; I've now got half that.

    I really hope the "fastlane" pass through security lives up to its name!
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 13 Mar 2026
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  12. Almightyrastus

    Almightyrastus On the jazz.

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    Got one of those lovely emails from HR that can only mean one thing, yet another bowl of cornflakes has been shat in by the company fun police...

    Apparently it is now company policy that we can only have a maximum of 30 days paid leave per year which includes any additional ones gained through time with the company or as a result of the buy and sell holidays option that we have as part of our "bonuses scheme". Up until now we have always had the option to carry over up to 5 days which then need to be taken by June in the following financial year.

    I have been with the company for over 18 years now which means that I am on a pre-buyout contract and as such I have gained 1 extra holiday after 5 year's service, 2 after 10, and another 1 after 15. I shall get another after I hit 20 years which means that next year I shall only be able to carry over 1 day, and from April of 2018 I will not be able to buy any more days or carry any over.

    Now this should not be a problem as I should easily be able to fit 30 days of holiday into a year, but that is 6 weeks and to be honest, it is sometimes hard to find a time when I can take those days. There are only 2 of us here in the technical derpartment and my colleague has children that she needs to work around, certainly no fault of hers and I am more than happy to do that, I can be far more flexible than she can.
     
    Almightyrastus, 13 Mar 2026
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  13. yuusou

    yuusou Multimodder

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    "my colleague has children that she needs to work around, certainly no fault of hers"

    Erm... You sure about that? Are they step children? Even then...
     
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  14. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Decided post was inappropriate.
     
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  15. Byron C

    Byron C I was told there would be cheesecake…?

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    Windows 11: just when I thought I'd got away from it, it comes back to keep kicking me in the balls.

    I'm trying to use Fusion, but it's macOS and Windows only. Trying to run it via Wine, bottles, A.N.Other compatibility layer, etc - no joy.

    Relent and install a Win11 VM with VirtualBox (QEMU/KVM no good as I need 3D acceleration) - cool, it works fine. VirtualBox even slipstreams a bunch of options that bypasses MS account requirements - nice touch.

    Come back to it today, a couple of weeks later, and instant crash to desktop. Cue over an hour of myriad unexplained Win11 slowdowns, utter failures to install trivially-sized OS updates, inexplicably high guest & host CPU usage, endless ****ing frustration... and I'm still no closer to getting Fusion working again despite being here for well over an hour now.

    If it didn't cost $14 in shipping for a $28 t-shirt, I'd have ordered this already:

    [​IMG]
     
    Byron C, 19 Mar 2026
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  16. goldstar0011

    goldstar0011 Multimodder

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    2026 just feels like **** and there's no reason it should be for me, think I'm building up to a mini meltdown, I'll post in either the awesome or ruin thread depending on how my mind deals with it
     
    goldstar0011, 20 Mar 2026
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  17. Kehoe

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    Rather annoying just got back home after a week away and my colleague has WhatsApped me to "warn me" that he only dragged the delivery in and there was boat loads of orders as he couldn't keep on top of them..

    Pisses me off as the rule is we don't contact each other but he always does this. And I cant even report it as the sun sines how his lazy freaking arse !! If he was any more of a brown nose he'd be wearing the boss as a hat !!
     
    Kehoe, 20 Mar 2026
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  18. Pete J

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    Similar sort of feeling. Didn't realise the "nothingness" of 2025 was the quiet before the storm.
     
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  19. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    That's put me off buying there stuff a number of times. Even enquired if I could buy the design of a mat to make one over this side of the pond, which they politely declined. Understandable because they're quite particular on product quality and don't want someone making a cheap knockoff that might reflect badly. Maybe if we pool together and half the postage cost?

    A fair few ups and downs over the last week. Mad rush at work to get as much as I could done before my op on Sunday, panic mode well and truly engaged as there was something I hadn't even started when I had a quick teams call with my manager at 2, so I could just talk her through what I'd done before she returns from maternity at the end of April. She hadn't expected me to have done any of the things I had done for year end, and seeing my severe anxiousness, told me to leave everything thing else and just log off, which I really appreciated.

    Once I had logged off and the weight of work worries had began to lift, the crushing realisation of "oh ****, this operation is actually happening" kicked in and smashed me back down. I'm petrified. But also badly need the op as shoulder is getting more fubar by the day.

    I am at least prepared for this period of inactivity after. I have some games lined up that can be played one handed, a giant list of series and films to watch, bought a little c-shaped side table to sit next to me to keep everything in reach of the one arm. Bought a couple of cardigans so I have something warm I can just drape over the crock shoulder, a box of breakfast bar things to get food in first thing, a bunch of meals prepped and in the freezer. I think I should be good

    Still petrified mind :worried::hehe:
     
    The_Crapman, 21 Mar 2026
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  20. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    "I've called the mechanic - I think the engine temperature sensor has gone bad again."

    Nope, there's literally no coolant in there. Again.

    I presume another seal sealn't. Or a split hose. The engine bay was bone dry when I looked, though, so no hints until it's refilled and the mechanic can see where it's peeing from.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 21 Mar 2026
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