Bits and Bobs 35

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22416

Let's have no more racist talk, eh?

This is actually the happy thread for happy people, GO HUMANITY!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:19

What the hell are you talking about?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:23

Trooper wrote:

Let's have no more racist talk, eh?

This is actually the happy thread for happy people, GO HUMANITY!

Oh, the humanity. OK.

SUPER FORWARD TEAM MANKIND!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:26

Can you change the thread title then please, it doesn't look very good to people dropping by.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22416

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Can you change the thread title then please, it doesn't look very good to people dropping by.

HUMANITY WILL NEVER BE CENSORED!

Oh, alright then

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14534

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:30

Do you think I'll be able to get a sweeping brush from a Pound Shop?

I can't see how they'd make money on one at that price.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12364

What was the title before?

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22416

Mr Russell wrote:

What was the title before?

The racist thread for racists.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:34

The strongest thread for gussets.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22416

Zardoz wrote:

Do you think I'll be able to get a sweeping brush from a Pound Shop?

I can't see how they'd make money on one at that price.

Most likely.

I might pop down to the poundshop this afternoon, I love that place, it's awesome for sweets

YOG · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:35

Zardoz wrote:

Do you think I'll be able to get a sweeping brush from a Pound Shop?

Tell them you're the new workfare guy, get to sweeping up for five mins and then fuck off out the back door, broom held aloft.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:36

I could probably get a bog brush and a label gun with that scam too.

YOG · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:41

Fill yer boots!

MaysLanding · **Joined:** 27th May, 2012 **Posts:** 251

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2 ... upgrades/1

Firstly, the battery pack - good for seven hours of use, Apple claims - is glued in place and completely irreplaceable.

I'll give you a hint. It starts with C and ends with UNTS.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:44

Michael jackson's dead?

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:49

Trooper wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Do you think I'll be able to get a sweeping brush from a Pound Shop?

I can't see how they'd make money on one at that price.

Most likely.

I might pop down to the poundshop this afternoon, I love that place, it's awesome for sweets

If you have a Home Bargains store nearby, try there. Their sweets are cheaper.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:51

I just heard two of the girls talking in the office:

"We got the ferry to Zebrugge and the catamaran back"
"What's a catamaran?"
<proudly>"A catamaran is a boat that goes to Hull".

I think I love her, this one.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14534

MaysLanding wrote:

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2012/06/14/apple-macbook-pro-upgrades/1

Firstly, the battery pack - good for seven hours of use, Apple claims - is glued in place and completely irreplaceable.

I'll give you a hint. It starts with C and ends with UNTS.

Doccy-G mentioned it in his review which is in the Apple conference thread

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8666&start=30

http://www.tuaw.com/2012/06/13/the-cont ... a-display/

Quote:

RAM soldered to the motherboard, as we all suspected. No ability to upgrade it after purchase. I couldn't find anywhere on apple.com that makes this limitation clear to shoppers, either. That strikes me as disingenuous.

Quote:

Battery glued firmly into the case, making removing it potentially hazardous (lithium ion cells can explode if pierced).
Battery glued over the delicate trackpad cable, which you run the risk of breaking if you do get the battery out without killing yourself.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Let's be clear, though -- every one of Apple's decisions in the MBPwRD is defendable from an engineering standpoint, if the design spec was "make it as thin and light as possible". Non-removable RAM saves space. The proprietary SSD saves a lot of space. Gluing stuff together saves space and improves rigidity (as you effectively have more contact points), meaning you need less struts, which saves even more space.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 14:12

I can see how gluing the battery in would improve rigidity but I don't think it would save space.

I agree with your other points though Doc, I'm sure they didn't just agree to glue all these things in out of spite and to piss of their customers.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 14:16

Fewer struts

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

TheVision wrote:

I can see how gluing the battery in would improve rigidity but I don't think it would save space.

Improving rigidity saves space and weight, because you don't have to reinforce the case itself as much. Also, you don't need the extra space and weight taken up by a bay that allows for a disk to be removable.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Quote:

I agree with your other points though Doc, I'm sure they didn't just agree to glue all these things in out of spite and to piss of their customers.

Of course, Apple's upfront charges for RAM and SSD are high, and now you have no way to avoid paying them. From Apple's perspective, that's win/win.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 14:54

I wish i were at Pac Guell with a beer and stuff. Not on a hill in West Yorkshire.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 15:23

A laptop where everything's glued in place?

:attitude:

MaysLanding · **Joined:** 27th May, 2012 **Posts:** 251

I didn't know Grim was selling his car....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-PEUGEOT- ... 500wt_1413

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 15:27

MaysLanding wrote:

I didn't know Grim was selling his car....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-PEUGEOT- ... 500wt_1413

MaysLanding · **Joined:** 27th May, 2012 **Posts:** 251

metalangel wrote:

MaysLanding wrote:

I didn't know Grim was selling his car....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-PEUGEOT- ... 500wt_1413

It reminds me of Grim after he's had a few

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14534

MaysLanding wrote:

It reminds me of Grim after he's had a few

I dont see any spoilers for stuff he's going to read / watch the next day :-)

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 15:49

I have been updating six large policies at work, and reviewing amendments made by colleagues.

I must have accepted more insertions that Nickachu's Mom by now.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 15:56

Does anyone know anything more boring to revise than ITIL!!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

KovacsC wrote:

Does anyone know anything more boring to revise than ITIL!!

ILIL is worse.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 16:09

That was more fun... :DD

At least I am passing the mocks...

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22416

I have had a throughly productive day.
Both Windows boxes are drefragged and cleaned up ready for the new SSDs, the ReadyNAS has had a silent fan installed, which was a piece of piss and took 5 minutes. The Drobo has also had a silent fan installed, which wasn't quite so easy and involved a fairly intricate removal procedure and some wire cutting and splicing. When I put it all back together it still worked!

Hopefully the new fans will push enough air, but i'll keep an eye on them and turn up the fans from their lowest setting if necessary.

It's nice a peaceful in here now.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:15

Hurrah! Finally got an interview for the Music Library job, which would mean £4,500 more, eventually. It's on next Wednesday so wish me luck.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 17:18

Good Luck!

Fingers crossed for you, Pete!

You've already spent that money in your head on lenses, haven't you?

MaysLanding · **Joined:** 27th May, 2012 **Posts:** 251

GL Pete !

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

What they said.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 18:34

Good luck!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

Go get 'em, Pete!

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6645

May the gods smile on your endeavours and ease your journey to this elevated position, and may the furies strike down those accursed souls who stand in your way.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 19:07

Attachment:

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Made me smile.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 19:07

Good luck Pete.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 19:20

I can now control my Xbox with my iPhone. I am living in the future.

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 19:34

Happy Birthday DerekFME

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Baffled how this made the news. Stupid prick tourist is a stupid prick.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18447470

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 20:43

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Baffled how this made the news. Stupid prick tourist is a stupid prick.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18447470

Heh, part of me hopes they blew the car up, then ticketed it. And again for littering.

MaysLanding · **Joined:** 27th May, 2012 **Posts:** 251

Mr Razi, who is studying for an MBA at the University of Wales, said he had left a note on his car explaining: "Dear Sir or Madam, this car is broken. I am just waiting for the AA to arrive. Please do not fine! Thank you, yours sincerely."

That was bound to work.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Not as good as
"He said he had gone off to visit some of London's sights, including Buckingham Palace, but when he returned to the car "the windows were smashed in pieces. I was completely shocked"."

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