OOO OOO OOO OOO The Olympics

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:08

Grim... wrote:

These retina display Macs - can you turn the resolution down on them? If not, don't they make designing things for a normal computer screen rather difficult?

Yeah, you can scale the resolution down. It's weird, when I boot into Windows it looks great and IE9 has the same hi-res fonts that Safari and every other in-built OS X app has, but you install any other piece of software and it's jagged edges a go-go.

If you scale down the res in Windows then it looks just as 'good' as a normal display.

OS X does something clever where although the resolution is twice the old MacBooks, the font sizes and everything else are still the same.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22309

Anyway, in Ooooooh Olympics news, it seems everybody and his dog is taking the opportunity to strike during the games, who would of thought that!
It's not like there is anything on TV they might want to watch instead of being in work...

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:15

Trooper wrote:

Anyway, in Ooooooh Olympics news, it seems everybody and his dog is taking the opportunity to strike during the games, who would of thought that!
It's not like there is anything on TV they might want to watch instead of being in work...

Speaking of watching it on TV at work, here's a handy guide around the potential pitfalls.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:37

Great time Britain.... lets try and hold everyone over a barrel.

Make the country look a set of cunts..

Cavey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:42

Trooper wrote:

Anyway, in Ooooooh Olympics news, it seems everybody and his dog is taking the opportunity to strike during the games, who would of thought that!
It's not like there is anything on TV they might want to watch instead of being in work...

Well, bugger me backwards, who'd have thunk it, eh?
Unions are nothing if not predictable.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:45

KovacsC wrote:

Make the country look a set of cunts..

It is though.

Should be spending the money on anything but a fucking glorified sports day. It's all about the big corporations now anyway.

Fucking. Farce.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:47

Well it is here, might as well make the most of it.. not threaten to strike etc!!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:49

KovacsC wrote:

Well it is here, might as well make the most of it..

Ok.

Wooo! Yeah! Wooop!

Cavey · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:52

Zardoz wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Make the country look a set of cunts..

It is though.

Should be spending the money on anything but a fucking glorified sports day. It's all about the big corporations now anyway.

Fucking. Farce.

metalangel · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 13:35

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18922964

Quote:

(Today Show) Presenter Evan Davis asked Lord Coe whether he could, for example, attend an Olympic event wearing a Pepsi t-shirt.

"No, you probably would not be walking in with a Pepsi T-shirt because Coca-Cola are our sponsors," he replied, adding that Coca-Cola had invested millions of pounds both in the Games and grass-roots sport.

In an increasingly testy exchange, the BBC presenter then quizzed Lord Coe on whether he could "go in with Nike trainers on?".

"I think you probably could...Lets sort of put some reality in this. You probably would be able to walk through with Nike trainers. Does that satisfy you?"

After Mr Davis said that it didn't but that he intended to move onto another subject, Lord Coe told the BBC presenter "keep going Evan, we will get here eventually?"

What was that about Britain looking a bunch of cunts? This whole event has been put together by one.

Put some reality into this? With people being threatened for showing their support to Team GB without permission, 'brand police', ZiL lanes and missile launchers on rooftops?

YOG · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 13:40

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11847

Jesus, when was that one written? "Yuppie"? Has that re-entered common parlance, then?

YOG · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 15:28

No idea, but it made me chuckle, and I hope so!

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 17:00

Bobbyaro wrote:

Jesus, when was that one written? "Yuppie"? Has that re-entered common parlance, then?

A friend of mine always attends the annual 'Chap Olympics'.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 17:06

metalangel wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18922964

What was that about Britain looking a bunch of cunts? This whole event has been put together by one.

Put some reality into this? With people being threatened for showing their support to Team GB without permission, 'brand police', ZiL lanes and missile launchers on rooftops?

This. Such things really, really aren't how we do things I'n this country, and it depresses me to think that Parliament didn't take one look at the requirements of the IoC and laugh at them.

I hope that in years to come Lord Coe will look back on that interview and hate himself for spouting such crap.

And, tea, I am grumpy, because for the next two months I'm going to have to embark on a futile act of defiance, and buy Pepsi rather than my usual Coca-Cola when in need of a caffeine and sugar fix. Look what you've made me do, Seb! Happy now?

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 17:14

By the way, it's really hard to properly rant when using an Ipod...

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

They released a statement saying that they wouldn’t do anything if the individual went there with a Burger King Hat and Pepsi tee-shirt on. However they would step in for blatant sponsor hijacks like 50 people all wearing a rival tee-shirt.

I would love to understand why if McDonalds and Cocoa Cola invested so many millions the ticket still cost so much?

Sooner this is over the better.

Plissken · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 18:01

asfish wrote:

I would love to understand why if McDonalds and Cocoa Cola invested so many millions the ticket still cost so much?

Because the money goes to the IOC and not LOCOG.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 18:22

Didn't the sponsors supply 700m or something?

Hosting the Games costs an ass-load more than that!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 19:00

I am liking the adverts for 'superhuman' Paralympic games.

Plissken · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2012 22:30

Curiosity wrote:

Didn't the sponsors supply 700m or something?

Something like that, yes. For that, they get about half of the tickets for the Games. Every Adidas employee in the UK got to apply for two free tickets to any event of their choice. So that cuts off another potential revenue stream for LOCOG.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Yeah, IIRC the UK is paying ten times the amount of cash that the sponsors are. We should be able to force Ronald McDonald to eat a whopper, washed down with Pepsi, while wearing Adidas trainers.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:59

I can't wait for the whole thing to start, so we can actually focus on the events and athletes for a change.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:13

Plissken wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Didn't the sponsors supply 700m or something?

Something like that, yes. For that, they get about half of the tickets for the Games. Every Adidas employee in the UK got to apply for two free tickets to any event of their choice. So that cuts off another potential revenue stream for LOCOG.

Chances are that didn't add up to anywhere near 700m quid.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

Saw the torch relay this morning, from the top of a bus while trying to get to work. It's really quite embarassing that 80% of the procession is the Samsung/Coke/Lloyds TSB buses. Other than that, there were a lot of people turned out to cheer it on, which was nice.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:21

I wonder if it is as bad when other countries have it...

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

Craster wrote:

Saw the torch relay this morning, from the top of a bus while trying to get to work. It's really quite embarassing that 80% of the procession is the Samsung/Coke/Lloyds TSB buses. Other than that, there were a lot of people turned out to cheer it on, which was nice.

I think that they've gone with the Tour de France caravan option for the lead out. It could do without each van making a noise trying to be heard over each other. However at Lewisham too, a good turn out with some genuine applause from spectators (even if you had no idea who was carrying until you got to the office to look it up).

Followed by probably the biggest display of athleticism I'll see all summer, as c1000 people then legged it into the two stations so that they could get to work. Felt sorry for the kids who arrived with their parents at the DLR just after it had passed though - gutted by the look on their face when they realised - told them how to leg it up to the top of the high street so that they could still hopefully catch it.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:42

I seem to recall teh TdF caravan being much, much bigger than the three shitty buses.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:08

Craster wrote:

It's really quite embarassing that 80% of the procession is the Samsung/Coke/Lloyds TSB buses.

Especially when the promotions berks on said buses are playing shitty music through tinny speakers and trying to gee the crowd up a bit into cheering things on, when all said crowd want to do is see the fucking torch.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

Actually I was more interested in the pretty fit dancing lasses on the buses.

Plissken · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:11

Those plastic frisbee things that Coke hand to kids? Called "Beat pads". Someone is going to hell for that.

Edit: It isn't a truck. It is "The Coca-Cola Beat Bus".

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 13:29

Plissken wrote:

Those plastic frisbee things that Coke hand to kids? Called "Beat pads". Someone is going to hell for that.

Edit: It isn't a truck. It is "The Coca-Cola Beat Bus".

I think I've seen that website. Don't they plant some pornstar on a corner, drive around the block and pretend to pick her up and convince her to suck some dude's greasy cock before dumping her at the side of the road and throwing some fake money in her face?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

metalangel wrote:

Plissken wrote:

Those plastic frisbee things that Coke hand to kids? Called "Beat pads". Someone is going to hell for that.

Edit: It isn't a truck. It is "The Coca-Cola Beat Bus".

I think I've seen that website. Don't they plant some pornstar on a corner, drive around the block and pretend to pick her up and convince her to suck some dude's greasy cock before dumping her at the side of the road and throwing some fake money in her face?

As an analogy for the way global megacorporations like Coca Cola treat the populous, it's pretty much spot on.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25739

Not sure if this has already been posted, but :DD

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Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22309

The games are here!

If you work in London, try and stay at home.
If you have to come in, don't use the tube please, use the bus instead.
Don't use the bus, the bus lanes have been replaced by Olympic lanes, cycle instead.
Don't cycle, cyclists aren't allowed in the Olympic lanes, and the bus lanes have been removed, please walk.
Oh, but you can't walk this way, these crossings have been turned off and gated over.

Hope you enjoy the games!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:01

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

Curiosity wrote:

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

That's the smell of thousands of people trying to fit on half as many DLR trains because they've decided that people want to go to Greenwich instead of Lewisham.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:15

Paddy Power going for some publicity

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22309

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and ... 12-1090026

Free wifi for all!

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

Curiosity wrote:

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

Absolutely. I was out in canary wharf last night, and the atmosphere was fantastic

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:44

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

Absolutely. I was out in canary wharf last night, and the atmosphere was fantastic

hard to tell if serious.

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

MaliA wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

Absolutely. I was out in canary wharf last night, and the atmosphere was fantastic

hard to tell if serious.

Serious. The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful. I fell in love with our waitress.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:22

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

MaliA wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

Absolutely. I was out in canary wharf last night, and the atmosphere was fantastic

hard to tell if serious.

Serious. The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful. I fell in love with our waitress.

Last time you did that, you tried to get her to give you a lap dance.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Admittedly, we were in a strip club

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:26

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

MaliA wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

I'm getting quite excited now. There's a definite buzz about.

Absolutely. I was out in canary wharf last night, and the atmosphere was fantastic

hard to tell if serious.

Serious. The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful. I fell in love with our waitress.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful.

Absolutely. I swear that when the sun comes out in the Wharf, they load all the women up onto buses, ship them off somewhere else, and ship in huge amounts of supermodels to replace them.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10104

They've put extra bollards on Matt Busby Way; it was closed to traffic a year ago, including putting bollards covered in LEDs down.

They've taken pedestrian barriers down to ease access across crossings. They must have somehow magically created thousands of extra seats in Old Trafford or something, because there isn't normally a problem getting capacity crowds in on match days - and the roads are open to vehicles then, too.

They've gone round putting slivers of tarmac along dropped kerbs and in cracks. Fuck knows what problems they expected the few mm delta to cause.

What a pathetic waste of money.

Also an anti-ambush-marketer was on the bus this morning; LOCOG staff appeared to be converging on Old Trafford for a briefing or something.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:51

Craster wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful.

Absolutely. I swear that when the sun comes out in the Wharf, they load all the women up onto buses, ship them off somewhere else, and all the trannies mince out of their boardrooms.

Morte · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:53

Craster wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful.

Absolutely. I swear that when the sun comes out in the Wharf, they load all the women up onto buses, ship them off somewhere else, and ship in huge amounts of supermodels to replace them.

This was always the best thing about projects in Canary Wharf, especially during the summer.

metalangel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:23

MaliA wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Serious. The general populous of Canary Wharf was also, on average, fucking beautiful. I fell in love with our waitress.

Craster looks out the window:

MaliA looks out the window:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:27

Dimrill looks out of his window.

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