Useless Conversation

[Lantyssa]

Oh, that reminds me when we got a new AC guy.  The temperature balance was way off and we asked to have some vents shuttered so the rooms the unit handled could be balanced.

He looked at me and my boss and with a straight face said it would have no effect.  He did something similar upstairs.  Flat out refused to try it either.  Despite us working with the old AC guy on the units for decades.

[ghost]

Climate control in my office is reasonable other than the multiple menopausal women that sit close to the thermostat. 

[Chimpy]

Climate control in my office is reasonable other than the multiple menopausal women that sit close to the thermostat. 

Which is the bane of climate control schemes everywhere.

[Furiously]

Normally all this HVAC conversation is confined to the EVE forum... So odd seeing it here.

[Soln]

Planning a Xmas trip to visit family I learned this week that Priceline.com, which I've never used has:

1) a stock price almost equivalent to Google (approx. $404/share today)
2) has had Shatner as a spokesperson since 1997
3) that Shatner elected to be paid in equity
4) that Shatner has made more than $600M on the deal (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7683943/William-Shatner-earns-600m-from-Priceline-adverts.html)

That made my week.  Good for him. 

[Chimpy]

Interview went awesome.

If by defining awesome you mean "lasted 15 minutes in which you had to tell the interviewers that honestly, you did not have the qualifications they need."

They needed a sound engineer and my outdated skills are in scenery and rigging. Oh well. Civil service job descriptions not really matching the job and all.

[Paelos]

Doh! I hate it when they aren't looked at all for what you can do.

[ghost]

I love it when parents ask questions about their children's treatment, but good god some people are insipid. 

[voodoolily]

The thing they don't tell you about motherhood is that your hair will never be dry again. 

[Yegolev]

In some cases, also: You will pee when you sneeze.

[Polysorbate80]

The thing they don't tell you about motherhood is that your hair will never be dry again.  

Well, it's either that or the smell of vomit; your choice.

(Had a 90-mph windstorm night before last; we spent twelve hours at home yesterday with two sick kids and no water or power.  Never been so happy to be able to run a washing machine in my life!)

[Lantyssa]

Also when you laugh hard enough.






I'm glaring at you, Yeg.

[voodoolily]

In some cases, also: You will pee when you sneeze.

I did my kegels like a good pregnant lady and am of sound pelvic floor, thankyouverymuch. 

[Paelos]

In some cases, also: You will pee when you sneeze.

I did my kegels like a good pregnant lady and am of sound pelvic floor, thankyouverymuch. 

There's a good sig for you.

[voodoolily]

 

[Fraeg]

re: HVAC

Thanks for the suggestion, I am going to buy one of those small portable AC thingies. stick it in a corner of my office and be happy.

[Selby]

Climate control in my office is reasonable other than the multiple menopausal women that sit close to the thermostat. 

Meh.  Ours blows cold air regardless of what the temperature is outside (it was 55 in the office one morning with the AC blasting away).  I have to wear layers in the winter.  I think my internal heat regulation may be off because all of the other guys in the office make fun of me for complaining about it being too cold in winter and too hot in summer =P 

[Bunk]

re: HVAC

Thanks for the suggestion, I am going to buy one of those small portable AC thingies. stick it in a corner of my office and be happy.

Until you turn it on, blowing the circuit breaker and shutting down 20 cubicles worth of computers. Yup, seen three people do it with heaters in this room.

[Yegolev]

That is what happened when I brought a toaster into the office.

[Sky]

We have a prospect for employment for die beiden. Would be really nice to work together in our next incarnation, and the job sounds fun as hell for both.

Problem is...it's in Cleveland.

At this point I'm oddly lobbying for San Antonio. SF Bay area prospects want to pay dirt, and I've seen what living on shit pay there gets you for quality of life, already.

[Rasix]

CKD!@#!#@!@ 

[Cyrrex]

CKD!@#!#@!@ 

 

[Rasix]

You're meant to be confused.  I am.

[Lantyssa]

Don't do it.  It gets better!

[Samwise]

Maybe you could use a recursive algorithm.  Or, like, something.

[Bunk]

Would negative ping code help? I'm sure we have experts on that here somewhere.

[Rasix]

Somebody, please, hack my Gibson.

[Sjofn]

Flying to NJ today. I fucking hate flying. Not because I'm afraid of planes or terrorists or any of that bullshit, it's just such a huge goddamn hassle with all its bullshit security theatre and Christ now I get to pick between being felt up or going in one of those stupid backscatter whatever boxes. WHEE.

Someone get working on the tube technology.

[Engels]

Ya, getting felt up at the airport sucks. There's always a queue.

[Cyrrex]

Flying to NJ today.

Really, you didn't need to post more than just this and we all would had sympathy.

Biggest problem with the new full body screening devices from my one whole experience with them?  They are touchy as fuck (in terms of not working correctly) and slow as hell.  Like security lines need to be any slower.

[Sjofn]

Ho ho ho, the Jersey Girl never gets tired of hearing how NJ sucks, sorry you have to go back there! Ha ha! Seriously, I love NJ. I'd go back more if it wasn't such pain in the ass. MY part of NJ is lovely.

But yeah, part of my dread is the boxes are still sort of new and I've seen passengers fuck up METAL DETECTORS (pro tip: cel phones set those off, people!) and hold up the line, I am thinking these new boxes where you apparently have to strike a pose and shit are not going to be better.

[Rasix]

Them: "Use the script"
Me:     "Script doesn't work"
Goto 10

 

[Lantyssa]

I'd go back more if it wasn't such pain in the ass. MY part of NJ is lovely.

Your part way out in the country?

Them: "Use the script"
Me:     "Script doesn't work"
Goto 10

 

I see your problem.  There is no line 10.

[Sjofn]

I'd go back more if it wasn't such pain in the ass. MY part of NJ is lovely.

Your part way out in the country?

Yes, we will be in the WILDERNESS where there are PINE TREES and more than six inches between houses! 

[Chimpy]

Sjofn, we are not sorry for you that you are going to NJ.

We are sorry for you in the way people are sorry for mental patients: we feel pity for your sad condition of loving NJ