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glennPattonWork wrote: on Monday I have to attend an 'induction to the new office & site' in a place with holes in the walls...
Here in civilized Wales, we fill 'em with glass and call 'em "Windows".
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Holes in the wall? That sounds like some newfangled enviro-friendly AC replacement. Just let the wind naturally cool and heat the building as they did for thousands of years!
And I'll stop joking before someone decides to take this into SB territory.
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Ancient buildings used to have an AC. The clay wall evaporative AC, that is. You doze the clay wall from the bucket and when the water evaporates through clay pours outside, the energy traded causes inner wall to drop in temperature by tens of degrees causing refrigerator effect
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glennPattonWork wrote: They are a company that specialises in infrastructure.
"Do as I say, not as I do"?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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glennPattonWork wrote: to attend an 'induction to the new office & site'
yawn, my take on those is they won't miss one person (make up an excuse later). when actually moving in proper just ask someone else where the coffee machine and toilets are - done.
my favorite though was the fire drills, any fire drill that happened before 12, go to the meeting point so you are marked as present, then it's off to lunch. Even better the afternoon fire drill, check in with the PIC and off home.
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Has anyone read the novelisations of Adams' Doctor Who scripts?
The adaptations of Shada by Gareth Roberts (the adventure that was largely lost due to industrial action) and City of Death by James Goss (the best Who adventure ever made, to my mind) were absolutely fantastic. Yet to read Pirate Planet (also by James Goss) but apparently it's based much more on Adams' original ideas than the version that made it to the small-screen, so very much looking forward to that.
There's also a version of "Doctor Who and the Krikkit Men" (Goss again) which was never commissioned for Doctor Who but you'll probably recognise much of it from Life, The Universe and Everything.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Didn't he write a few Doctor Who's?
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Who? Isn't he on first?
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What?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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What's on second.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I'm not asking you who's on second.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Who's on first!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yes, he wrote the aforementioned Shada, City of Death and The Pirate Planet.
He was also script editor for a while.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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He's just had breakfast at Milliways, and that always messes with your temporal sense of "before" and "after".
Particularly if Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters wioll haven be on-when involved.
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I have Shada sitting on my shelf but haven't taken the time to read it.
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I read Shada. I haven't seen the others.
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I watched Shada - due to the work of some Whovians - as it is now available. Some of it is audio only with still pictures but still good!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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There's a more recent version with animated in-fills (they've done similar with missing bits of old Pat Troughton episodes, too). The animation isn't amazing but it works well enough.
It wouldn't surprise me if there'll be yet another version when the new run of classic Who Blu-Ray box-sets reach the appropriate series.
It is a great story, why couldn't the so-and-so's have gone on strike during Timeflight?
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Yesterday was the last day of my (contracting) job 
I'm not sad because... Well, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all... 
To be fair, even though it was hectic and there has been some severe mismanagement, I learned a lot and I'm really going to miss some people (mostly those that complained to management they're letting their best developer go).
Ready for a new customer, which my employer is currently seeking, and which shouldn't be much of a problem for someone with my skills.
And while they're searching I've found a customer (with a fun assignment) for my own which will give me some extra income for the coming month.
(My work situation is kind of complicated )
Exciting times
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Good luck with whatever comes to your way!
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Someone with your skills should have no problem.
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Sander Rossel wrote: Ready for a new customer, which my employer is currently seeking, and which shouldn't be much of a problem for someone with my skills.
I have some Albanians I would like you to take care of.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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There are programmers that do not know any keyboard commands.
There are programmers that never touch a mouse.
There are programmers of all types in between.
Schools should teach at least the common two key-one handed commands should be better.
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maze3 wrote: Schools should teach at least the common two key-one handed commands
Those teenagers are well aware of the one handed keyboard/mouse techniques 
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Not so sure, it's difficult to use a mouse if your right hand is ... um ... busy
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