Couple from the other day...

Quote from agniz :

good ol' days, when you gave them 50eur bribe for 120 in 50 zone, and everything was ok...

Quote from bose321 :

what a shame. Must be shit to live in a country that doesn't take bribes anymore...

Quote from dennis93 :

3rd world problems.

lol

Quote from Migz :

+1, wtf are you doing to have to wipe it
so many times a day?!

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

Never heard of imaging a drive?

One of my projects has been developing some automated install tools so that we can more easily install our software (current install process is several *hours* and is all manual!). Only way to test it (properly) is wipe the machine and run it again...

Wiping only takes ~12 minutes so not the end of the world but obviously not really practical to install extra software on it (and as above - it's not and never will be on the network).

EDIT - For reference, I've improved alot of the installers and added some scripts to call all the right software in a silent mode, and to copy pre-configured preferences in etc. Now takes less than 30 minutes with only a few manual steps (i.e. you can't screw it up!).

EDIT2 - And yes, I'm aware making a single image of a complete install and re-using it would be a lot quicker and easier to setup but it's not a route I wanted to use (difficult to handle upgrades, doesn't work if we change machines etc).

Last edited by Jakg, Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:45.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

If you don't change PC often, might I recommend Synergy? I've been using it for a while and it is great, takes a while to get used to as I use it with a laptop and a PC so I keep wanting to use the laptop controls, but once you get into the habit, it is fantastic. It works cross platform too.

Obviously if you change the second machine on a regular basis, installing and setting up Synergy would be a major pain in the balls.

The second machine gets wiped about 5 times a day (right now - a lot less later), can't go on the internet. Doesn't really seem worth going for the solutions above.

Quote from Migz :

Why not just get a KVM switch?

At work our product is sold pre-loaded onto PC's, which means in the corner we have an equal supply of PCs, monitors, keyboards and mice - easier to grab a whole bundle for testing.

I did try using 1 screen and swapping the inputs (dual input monitor) but it was a pain in the arse.

Desk at work.



Now have 2 screens / 2 keyboards / 2 mice there as I've got another PC under the desk.

Quote from Klutch :

You clearly don't use your tools often.
Cheapies are great if you work on your car occasionally...took me a few years to work out buying cheap replacements is more expensive than buying a good quality set straight from the start.
Snapped so many cheapies doing exhaust/manifold/turbo studs...

If you want Snap-on quality with a cheaper price, bluepoint is win

I use my tools all the time. I have cheap tools - they suck. Halfords Pro range isn't what I would describe as "cheap" nor is it rubbish, and it's fine for me - but maybe if I used them every day for 20 years then more expensive ones would be worth it.

Quote from BlueFlame :

You bought from Halfrauds!? For real? They sell shit for so much and it's always shit quality.

I have one of the Halfords "Professional" toolkits, and while it's no Snap-On toolkit it's pretty much all the tools I need for "normal" spannering (EDIT - of course you always need some breaker bars as well) and really good quality when compared to my other tools - can't complain for less than £100.

Quote from Bose321 :

Why not a V10 while you're at it? I think, like he said, it's because of fuel consumption?

In the real world does 320d really use any more fuel than a 318d? And a 330d does have 2 extra cylinders so does do a little less MPG but were talking like 5-10% - nothing massive.

Quote from Scrabby :

Went to our BMW dealer yesterday. Going to buy a used BMW E91 318d Touring (2010 facelift) in august. Just need to save up for the "deposit"? and then I'm good. The E36 is getting too expensive in fuel cost and I do to many km's. So a nice modern diesel will be nice! Full option. Business navigation, full leather etc etc.

Don't take this the wrong way, but... a 318d?

Why not a 320d (at least) or a 330d or similar? I would of thought a "petrolhead" would of wanted something a bit more powerful.

Quote from Töki (HUN) :

If you used android before, you will get bored with iOS in 1 day.

I had a Google G1 (HTC Dream) running Android for 18 months, it was my first smartphone and I loved it. I've had an iOS device for a bit over 2 years (iPhone 4 & 5). I wouldn't say I'm "bored" but iOS doesn't "excite" me - thats the point. It's an OS, it lets me focus on the stuff I want to do - not the OS itself. Same philosophy with my Mac.

EDIT - And as the costs of phones always comes up... I pay £39 a month for 24 month (£936) and paid about £80 for the phone (iPhone 5 32GB), which gives me unlimited everything (including data and tethering). My girlfriend pays £6 a month for a SIM-only rolling contract which gives her 1200 mins, unlimited texts & 1GB of data. That with my old iPhone 4 makes it a VERY cheap route of smartphone ownership.

Last edited by Jakg, Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:18.

Big change for me.

Due to graduate in July with a degree in Computer Science, although I've finished all my exams etc.

Had a few interview, got an offer from a Logistics company as a software developer, but I turned it down as the money was a bit lower than I was hoping for and the role seemed a bit "stale" (9 month contract, no extension afterward, join legacy system A to legacy system B).

I felt like maybe I'd made a mistake turning them down, but I had a phone interview with another company on Monday which went really well and they invited me down on Tuesday to have a look round for a full day (which was a bit weird!) company was fantastic, I felt like I belonged there pretty much straight away, but I never thought I'd get an offer. At the end of the day they offered me the job! Over the moon! And even better it's on better pay than the last place.

As of Monday I'll be a software engineer for a small local company who specialise in data mining for law enforcement

Handed in my notice at PC World today...

Quote from Scrabby :

I'm stuck with one who keeps asking me to come and "Wash her car"

My girlfriend asked me over to "fix her PC" back before we were together... I never did fix that PC You know

Old...



Replaced the titchy 6750 (which it turns out to be a rebranded 5750) for a pair of 5870's in Crossfire.

Replaced the 670w Hiper PSU for a 1050w Enermax PSU to make sure I had enough power

Added couple of extra fans to deal with the ridiculous amount of heat the new cards make

Relocated the drives into the 5.25" bays and mounted them using some Sharkoon VibeFixer mounts to quieten them down (and lined the front of the 5.25" bays with sound deadening material).

Why have you installed YouCam? Thats just some added HP bloatware - it's not required to make the webcam work. Drivers are required to make it work - but Windows* should pick those up itself (to be fair, it should of done the same for your graphics card* but I don't think the Windows Update AMD drivers include CCC).

Try something like Amcap or Skype etc to see if the webcam is actually detected (oddly in Windows <8 you can't actually get the output from a webcam without any extra software).

*you haven't specified the Windows version your using but I'm guessing it's Windows 7, where Windows Update pretty much installs all software automatically.

Quote from rediske :

I ordered quite a lot over the last years...

Oooo good idea

I bought a "baseball" shirt in 2007 (!) and it's one I wear quite a lot and is still in good condition 6 years (!) later.

Just bought another and one of the JJ72 ones

And a pair of obnoxiously big GPU's & a monster PSU...

Quote from flymike91 :

...

Just... wow.

Quote from Zipppy :

The Ecosta is known as the Egoista.


http://jalopnik.com/the-lambor ... eat-to-be-amazi-502416315

The "cabin" looks like the cockpit of an F117 and fits with the design just as badly...



I think Chris Harris summed it up best

http://youtu.be/z9Vd4nUj5W0?t=2m57s

Quote from Racer X NZ :

Here's the US govt officially supporting Al Qaeda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f ... mbedded&v=fEdHmPeCHVo

Could you please show me exactly where the US "officially" supports Al Queda?

I'd love to see it...

Dyson DC39 Animal - £100



Growing up sux.

Quote from doyal :

Just a quick one before I delete it..

F20c sounds epic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSb2TkAk_oY

If theres one thing I *hate* about driving a diesel, it's the noise... or lack thereof.

I would give sexual favours if my car could sound like that.

Quote from Tinytacohead :

My RX-7 did as well, thanks to its factory 4 piston calipers all around.. which means sometimes ya have to pay extra attention that you're not out braking the annoying, tailgating a-hole's. After the supercharger I plan on a full Wilwood kit for the Miata/to recreate the same!

As much as I'd love to say it's because my car is amazing, it's more due to decent brakes + wide tyres + heavy engine right over the front wheels.

EDIT - Plus of course a modern multi-channel ABS system.

EDIT 2 - And saying that ABS decreases stopping distances did just open a MASSIVE can of worms.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

Never stop for anything smaller than a dog and even then the highway code says if there are other cars on the road (behind you) do NOT carry out an emergency stop, just hit the animal. The amount of times I've had to leave my lane to avoid going up the arse of someone who slammed on to avoid hitting a rabbit or pheasant. It has got to the point where if I see a bird on the road and I'm behind someone I automatically start an overtake because I know they are going to jam on.

I hate to be "that guy" but if you can't stop comfortably behind the car in front - your too close.

Luckily my car does stop like it's hit a brick wall so it's not a situation I have to worry about much.

And don't discount OE wheels from a different manufacturer, can really spice up a car and IMO look much better than 90% of aftermarket wheels.

Quote from ACCAkut :

Really just wondering .. what do you need ~10TB of drivespace for? Copied a whole wall of Blurays? Still only have one external 1.5TB drive and that is 2/3 full with all my music and movies

Have about 4TB of movies (films + TV shows), and some music & photos (maybe 100GB?)

I originally had 4TB of space which was full so I bought 2x 4TB drives and upgraded. At the moment, only half full - but I'll always need more space.