Bad beat/Moan/Venting Thread - BBV Archive 1

[Keane]

I've seen people do it, basically they suck all that good sense , rational thinking and knowledge out of you , surgically remove your soul and replace it with a bullshit extruding module. If you don't turn into a total asswipe you have failed.

Seriously though there is real demand for people who are technically capable and have business skills too but it is going to be much more valuable if you have a couple of years experience working in Engineering first. IMO

I have 18 months working for a global leader in the field I'm in already, I just hate where I live and want to move to Dublin

Major problem is that the work I'm doing at the moment is extremely specialised - like maybe only four or five companies in the world doing it on the kind of scale of the company I'm with now.

I feel like I need some extra ammo on the CV if I want to switch to something new...

[Guest]

lolamerica

[coillcam]

As a kid it was 4 sugars. Now it's only the single spoon.

Coffee or cappuccino will get 2 spoons of brown sugar though. I never used to drink it at all but since I have been hunching over the guts of laptops and PCs the last year, it has become something I need to keep focus later in the afternoon for example.

However I have IBS and stimulants fecking agitate the IBS so I have to keep the caffeine consumption to the minimum.

[coillcam]

Man Stringer Bell is one cool cunt though

(Apologies Hybrid)

Brilliant when you see him give an interview innit? Never ever could have thought the guy was English while watching the wire.

[Icarus152]

As a kid it was 4 sugars. Now it's only the single spoon.

Coffee or cappuccino will get 2 spoons of brown sugar though. I never used to drink it at all but since I have been hunching over the guts of laptops and PCs the last year, it has become something I need to keep focus later in the afternoon for example.

However I have IBS and stimulants fecking agitate the IBS so I have to keep the caffeine consumption to the minimum.

Coffee and sugar are inseparable.

[Opr]

The Walking Dead S01E01 (PREAIR) is up online. Haven't watched it myself but everyone is saying its epic.

Opr

[Raoul Duke III]

Coffee and sugar are inseparable.

ah but which goes in first?

[The Situation]

People see this new 'Ugly Meter' app, rates peoples ugliness from 1-10, a little risky by Apple.

[tylerdurden94]

The Walking Dead S01E01 (PREAIR) is up online. Haven't watched it myself but everyone is saying its epic.

Opr

Gonna wait till next week and watch it in 720p

[Raoul Duke III]

this kangaroo story is mildly amusing

on a related theme, apparently if we all stopped eating beef, culled the world's stocks of cattle and took up eating kangaroos instead, this would be enough of itself to halt and possibly even reverse global warming

the next Big Thing?

[Raoul Duke III]

Gonna wait till next week and watch it in 720p

3,000th post due today tyler - make it epic plz

[Guest]

ah but which goes in first?

Ugh is that an allusion to drinking instant coffee, or do you mean sugar in before you pour the coffee on top?

Coffee, sugar, stir, milk, mini-stir ftw.

[Solskjaer]

edit wtf is IBS

How many out there like me, don't drink tea or coffee at all.

OK guys thoughts on the fucking movies I've acquired FOC.

The other guys
knight and day
the last excorcism.

Tonight Matthew I'm watching a movie but which of the 3.

Ithankfuckingyou.

[sligoboi]

ah but which goes in first?

I had never even thought of putting the sugar in before the water until I seen a fella in work do it in this order:

coffee granules>>>>sugar>>>>water

Haven't tried it but couldn't believe I'd gone so long without seeing it considering it seems to be common enough.

[Emmet]

Knight and day is pure and utter garbage..

The Other Guys is supposed to be decent.

Last Exorcism is my kinda show though

[Bless You]

Have eaten Kangaroo in Oz (the country, not the prison)
It's tough as boots, give me a nice bit o schtaake anyday.

[Opr]

Gonna wait till next week and watch it in 720p

I think this may be the way to go as lots of people saying the pilot has a cinematic quality which I am sure would be much better in HD. Waited long enough so another few days won't kill me.

Opr

[chips1234]

edit wtf is IBS

How many out there like me, don't drink tea or coffee at all.

OK guys thoughts on the fucking movies I've acquired FOC.

The other guys
knight and day
the last excorcism.

Tonight Matthew I'm watching a movie but which of the 3.

Ithankfuckingyou.

other guys is good for a giggle

[Raoul Duke III]

Ugh is that an allusion to drinking instant coffee, or do you mean sugar in before you pour the coffee on top?

Coffee, sugar, stir, milk, mini-stir ftw.

instant coffee...I vaguely remember that stuff, haven't had it for about 15 years.

No it was a serious question, do you pour the coffee on top of the sugar or vice versa? For espressos, I was taught (by an Italian) to put the sugar in the espresso cup before letting 'er rip, then on no account to stir the espresso. I notice in Italy that they don't even bother to ask you if you want sugar in a lot of places, they just do it this way. I'm all in favour of this as you get a great hit of sugary caffeine goodness.

For filter coffee, I usually throw the sugar in after and stir.

[NewApproach]

The Social Network is much better than I thought it would be.

[coillcam]

edit wtf is IBS?

Irritable Bowel( read bolox) Syndrome.

I'm the only one of 4 sprogs to pick it up from the auld wan.

[Raoul Duke III]

Have eaten Kangaroo in Oz (the country, not the prison)
It's tough as boots, give me a nice bit o schtaake anyday.

OK, ostrich then

something to think about anyway

[Solskjaer]

Aussie guy in New York with his da on his 18th birthday, he take him to a whore to make him a man finally.

Guy goes into whores appartment , she sez, I will just slip into something more comfortable. When she emerges the Aussie kid has rolled up the carpet and stacked
all the furniture in the side of the room. SHe yells. WTF did you do that for?

Well you see I've never had sex with a woman before but if you are anything like a Kangeroo we're gonna need all the room we can get.


*meh I know it's old. but it's topical.

[Keane]

OK, ostrich then

something to think about anyway

Isn't global warming made up anyway?

[Wreck]

this kangaroo story is mildly amusing

It's pretty disgusting rather than amusing.

People who put sugar in coffee/tea are really missing the point, they're up there with people who put ketchup on fillet steak.

[Raoul Duke III]

Isn't global warming made up anyway?

get back to me on that in March after our freezing winter, due to, paradoxically, global warming

[Keane]

It's pretty disgusting rather than amusing.

People who put sugar in coffee/tea are really missing the point, up they're with people who put ketchup on fillet steak.

That doesn't seriously happen does it

[Raoul Duke III]

I was down on Riverina, knockin' round the towns a bit,
An' occasionally restin', with a schooner in me mit;
An' on one o' these occasions, when the bar was pretty full
An' the local blokes were arguin' assorted kinds o' bull,
I heard a conversation, most peculiar in its way,
Because only in Australia would you hear a joker say:
"Where yer bloody been, yer drongo? 'Aven't seen yer fer a week;
An' yer mate was lookin' fer yer when 'e comes in from the Creek;
'E was lookin' up at Ryan's, an' around at bloody Joe's,
An' even at the Royal where 'e bloody never goes."
An' the other bloke said "Seen 'im. Owed 'im 'alf a bloody quid,
Forgot to give ut back to 'im; but now I bloody did.
Coulda used the thing me-bloody-self; been orf the bloody booze,
Up at Tumba-bloody-rumba shootin' kanga-bloody-roos."

is shooting kanga-bloody-roos more cruel than taking them out to a fancy nightclub and showing them a good time?

[Jackyback]

what charity are you doing it for?

My cousins 2 year old was diagnosed with Leukaemia earlier in the year (thankfully the treatable kind) so running on behalf of the "Children with Leukaemia" charity.

http://www.leukaemia.org/

Let me know when your doing the sign up and I will throw a few €€€ your way.

Cheers Danny i will probably start looking for donations after Xmas.

[Guest]

People who put sugar in coffee/tea are really missing the point, they're up there with people who put ketchup on fillet steak.

True, a properly extracted coffee from freshly ground beans (fillet steak) doesn't need sugar but your standard cup of filter coffee from pre-ground (big mac) definitely needs a half spoon to offset the bitterness.

[Guest]

Sent the IAA a mail to see more specifically how I got on in the round one aptitude tests.

90%, good for 146th out of 2.5k who sat it. Not bad imo.

[connie147]

Quick question. I got an IWF ticket in last nights satellite on line. If I were to play tonites one and got lucky again, would I get the cash equivelant into my account instead of the seat?

Connie

[Keane]

Quick question. I got an IWF ticket in last nights satellite on line. If I were to play tonites one and got lucky again, would I get the cash equivelant into my account instead of the seat?

Connie

Nope, but PPP will change the name on the second ticket if you manage to sell it privately.

[shrapnel]

Quick question. I got an IWF ticket in last nights satellite on line. If I were to play tonites one and got lucky again, would I get the cash equivelant into my account instead of the seat?

Connie

no, but you'd be allowed to sell it on if you found a buyer (that's my understanding of it anyway)

[connie147]

My cousins 2 year old was diagnosed with Leukaemia earlier in the year (thankfully the treatable kind) so running on behalf of the "Children with Leukaemia" charity.

http://www.leukaemia.org/

Cheers Danny i will probably start looking for donations after Xmas.

Hi fran,
Im doing 6 exhibition nights with Neil Robertson(world snooker champion) and Ken Doherty in mid january. One of the nights will be in your area as in Dundalk or Drogheda. If you want, I wouldnt mind doing that one as a fundraiser for your charity. Its a great cause. You could use it towards the sponsorship you have to raise. PM me if your interested.

Connie

[Icarus152]

As stated,a good filter coffee doesn't need sugar but if it's the hit you're looking for,Espresso without a big spoon of sugar is unpossible.

[Wesley Harms]

Hi fran,
Im doing 6 exhibition nights with Neil Robertson(world snooker champion) and Ken Doherty in mid january. One of the nights will be in your area as in Dundalk or Drogheda. If you want, I wouldnt mind doing that one as a fundraiser for your charity. Its a great cause. You could use it towards the sponsorship you have to raise. PM me if your interested.

Connie

You really are a top man Connie. Wp

[Keane]

You really are a top man Connie. Wp

+1 - really great thing to do, fair play.

[max_power]

Kangaroo is delish, only tough if it's cooked badly. It needs to be served pretty rare. It's also apparently one of the healthiest meats going with little to no fat content. Cheap too.

[Raoul Duke III]

Kangaroo is delish, only tough if it's cooked badly. It needs to be served pretty rare. It's also apparently one of the healthiest meats going with little to no fat content. Cheap too.

what's that Skippy? Bruce and Sheila fell down a well?

sorry, can't talk now, I'm too busy chewing on your mother

[Strewelpeter]

LOL @ Icarus and Raoul making proper coffee and then destroying it by putting sugar in it. Man up FFS!
If you want red bull buy red bull don't fck with the real deal.

[Icarus152]

I'm too busy chewing on your mother

Perfect sig right there.

[Guest]

Hi fran,
Im doing 6 exhibition nights with Neil Robertson(world snooker champion) and Ken Doherty in mid january. One of the nights will be in your area as in Dundalk or Drogheda. If you want, I wouldnt mind doing that one as a fundraiser for your charity. Its a great cause. You could use it towards the sponsorship you have to raise. PM me if your interested.

Connie

I have never met you, only seen a few pics recently online but you sir are a true scholar and a gent, if I was wearing a hat I would take it off for you.

[Raoul Duke III]

<begins petition to eradicate the usage of the term 'man up'>

[Icarus152]

LOL @ Icarus and Raoul making proper coffee and then destroying it by putting sugar in it. Man up FFS!
If you want red bull buy red bull don't fck with the real deal.

Ooooooo,look at me,I drink coffe because it tastes nice,oooooo,I'm a real man,oooooo

[Strewelpeter]

You really are a top man Connie. Wp

I've been to one of Connie's exhibition gigs more by accident than design and it turned out to be a really entertaining evening. Highly recommended.

[V for Vendetta]

this kangaroo story is mildly amusing

on a related theme, apparently if we all stopped eating beef, culled the world's stocks of cattle and took up eating kangaroos instead, this would be enough of itself to halt and possibly even reverse global warming

the next Big Thing?

I do like ostrich but.....

Just pump some seawater into the atmosphere and make more clouds. Earth cools. Drama over.

All this green earth guilt nonsense is such bullshit. We should embrace the fact we can control the earths weather and temperature and just get on with it. Also its time to stop the sea heating up in the gulf and causing hurricanes while we're at it.



All of the above lifted from superfreakonomics btw.

[Strewelpeter]

<begins petition to eradicate the usage of the term 'man up'>

I felt dirty using it

[Keane]

<begins petition to eradicate the usage of the term 'man up'>

Nah, not enough of this going on IMO.

[Icarus152]

I'd be hopping mad if they served me kangaroo in a restaurant.

[Raoul Duke III]

Ooooooo,look at me,I drink coffe because it tastes nice,oooooo,I'm a real man,oooooo

note; I wish to completely disassociate mysef from this individual

he is a freak and a very wierd dude

[Icarus152]

I'm too busy chewing on your mother

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[NewApproach]

Does anyone have experience of an 'E-tray' test?

I have an interview with Deloitte soon and I have to sit one of these as part of it. From looking on the google machine, it seems to be an email simulator, but there is no real information on how to approach it or anything.

Has anyone ever sat one? Any ideas/strategies/ways to practice?

Thanks.

[Emmet]

Its basic business nonsense.

You will get e-mails in and have to deal with them accordingly. It requires no practise, simply common sense.

I.e You get an e-mail from Shay in Dungarvan asking if it is possible to schedule a meeting concerning his account. Unfortunately, you have no slots available in your timetable for the next week.
Do you
A : Tell him to fuck off
B : Tell him to go to another company
C : Advise him that you are currently working on far more important business, and couldn't give a shit about Dungarvan Green Ltd.
D : Suggest that he can come for a meeting at any stage from the dates "xx/yy" to "zz/yy" and ask what would be the most convenient for him.

[Zod]

Does anyone have experience of an 'E-tray' test?

I have an interview with Deloitte soon and I have to sit one of these as part of it. From looking on the google machine, it seems to be an email simulator, but there is no real information on how to approach it or anything.

Has anyone ever sat one? Any ideas/strategies/ways to practice?

Thanks.

It's and e-mail/calendar test, as emmet says. You recieve time/response based emails (it's about half hour long or so) and you have to choose responses based on the information available to you. It's pretty straight forward, don't panic and try and answer all the e-mails.

[Strewelpeter]

Google slide presentation of some HTML5 projects

https://docs.google.com/present/view?authkey=CJ2Ug_IF&hl=en&id=0Abmo0iWBO2gEZGY3cnc3dnpfMzM4Y3o2bmduZDY

[NewApproach]

Its basic business nonsense.

You will get e-mails in and have to deal with them accordingly. It requires no practise, simply common sense.

I.e You get an e-mail from Shay in Dungarvan asking if it is possible to schedule a meeting concerning his account. Unfortunately, you have no slots available in your timetable for the next week.
Do you
A : Tell him to fuck off
B : Tell him to go to another company
C : Advise him that you are currently working on far more important business, and couldn't give a shit about Dungarvan Green Ltd.
D : Suggest that he can come for a meeting at any stage from the dates "xx/yy" to "zz/yy" and ask what would be the most convenient for him.

It's and e-mail/calendar test, as emmet says. You recieve time/response based emails (it's about half hour long or so) and you have to choose responses based on the information available to you. It's pretty straight forward, don't panic and try and answer all the e-mails.

Grand so, thanks. Shouldn't be too difficult.

[Angry-Ball]

does everyone else have one ball bigger than the other??

SPOILER

women don't have to answer this question for obvious reasons

[Raoul Duke III]

does everyone else have one ball bigger than the other??

SPOILER

women don't have to answer this question for obvious reasons

no, it's just you

[CHDad]

does everyone else have one ball bigger than the other??

SPOILER

women don't have to answer this question for obvious reasons

I'd go get that checked.