So I'm heading back to SF on Sat....

There, now you all know

Why? and When?

Right. Saturday. So why?

Sat, same reason - job hunting

Plus it'll be warm there

I didn't realise you were not there anyway.  Where are you now...?

LOL!!!

I'm in Sydney

Watch out for earth quakes...

I missed one already!!!

Darn

This trip is gonna be a bloody nightmare

It's already begun with fraudulent transactions on my credit card

ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh

Oh dear, poor Deezee..

Man.... I'm actually looking forward to being comatose on the flight

Unfortunately, they didn't give me an aisle seat

I'm sure ya all will have a more fun next 14 hrs than me.

See ya on the other side!

It's already begun with fraudulent transactions on my credit card

I got some pretty cool stuff.

You live the the UK then?

I thought you were Welsh?!

Yay. Still on ground. Flight delayed.

Bored

hurrah for the internet

Got some Landy parts.

Hurrah

So how long are you going for??

I planned 3 months, but get this - they've given me till JANUARY 2011

Not that I'll stay that long unless I land a job...

Yay! Hope you can find what makes you happy

Oh, I'm already happy. Just looking for an adventure

Thanks!

You'll be Ok.  Just don't go chasing rainbows or get sucked into one of the many "can't fail" start-ups.  Far be it for me to advise but it might be worth-while going for one of those mindless subsistence jobs that it is easy to excel in and break-out from there.

Yeah, it's an option. I haven't discounted anything at this stage. Just that my preference is for smaller/early stage companies. Feel like I make more of an impact that way.

I reckon the sub-prime mortgage sector is the go.

there's a lovely house on this street I might be interested in

You guys should check my digs out

http://dekrazee1.posterous.com/ttdbid-4-live-in-weird-spaces

Are you in the position where cash is flowing in yet?

Not that I'm going to send you any if it isn't though...

That's a slightly complicated question, so I'm gonna assume you're inquiring into the job situation, in which case the answer is .....

.... Nope

At least you've got yourself double garage doors for when the truckloads of it arrives.

Can't open the link, the firwewall at work won't let me...

We have one of those Gestapo firewalls at work

Wow... they've already banned Posterous?

And yesh, double garage doors rock. Roll suitcases in, roll suitcases out. Easy!

Looks nice and cosy, Deezee..

It is!

It doesn't filter out particular sites.  It works along the same lines as a woman's mind.  It looks for uncorrelated and random characteristics.  Then a random selection is made from the sites which fit whatever criteria has been used and blocks randomly from the random selection. The blocked list is then maintained using a similar random set of choices to insert and delete sites from the list. Unless the site is really useful to your work then it is simply blocked permanently.

Ah... So in other words you have what the Aussie govt wants Aust to have

Except Arthur if it worked like a woman's mind then the banned list would change every two to three hours.

Ah... So in other words you have what the Aussie govt wants Aust to have

  I believe they may be convinced that (at least in its present form) it may be unworkable and has been put on the back burner.. For just how long I can't say..

This mornings Courier had some questionaire on how you would vote based on 15 issues. The filter didn't crack a mention. Must have been on the banned list. Though if it did appear then I'd say it might have put Abbott somewhere near the Donkey.

Results for the record were

ALP (Gillard) 52%

Greens 36%

Donkey Vote 8%

Libs (Abbott) 2%.

In other news the rumour is snow expected to fall in the Granite Belt (Stanthorpe, Qld).

Yeah andro, I don't trust them. They'll pull it out and pass it thru the moment the get elected

To be honest, they're all so shit, they should throw these idiots out and just pick people off the streets to replace them. They'd do a better job

Yeah, I don't particularly like Stephen Conroy (minister for broadband, communications, and the digital economy), but God help us if the "Mad Monk" (Abbott) becomes prime minister....

Stop child porn by all means, track em down and lock em up or shoot em, or both, but leave the rest of us alone and don't stuff up the internet for the rest of us in order to (not stop but) just make it difficult for those germs of purveyor's of kiddy porn to peddle their filthy wares..

Yep

Plus there this:

I mean, the guy's an idiot

You are quite right there Andro.  The people employed by the authorities to trap the criminals who poison the web with such things tend to be the clean-shaven graduates who have never smoked dope and have never had an un-clean thought, so as to speak.

Quick survey:

In all your years of internetting, who has come across child porn even once?

Nil

Nope, not at all.

Never, I think you'd have too look hard to find it, as (I imagine) most of it is peer to peer.

I'd guess that they (the pedophiles) have their own little community.

Yes, the bastards!..

Good video Deezee, only an idiot who has been living under a rock would support Abbott..

You really should come over to my abode, andro... Not quite a rock, but a slightly large, decorative boulder, maybe.

Thanks for the invite, Morgan.  I'll be on the next flight..

Survey answers - and yet they wanna censor the net for something heavy net users have NEVER come across. Because mind you, the point they make is that you can find it just surfing the net....

I've never looked for child porn, and I've never accidently stumbled on it either, but I've been led to other unpleasant sites in my early days on the net..Once when I was looking for a screen saver..

hahahahah! oops Don't tell Conroy that.... he might ban screensavers

There's been a handful (countable on one hand) of images in amongst normal porn that made me stop and wonder, but then a later image in the same set invariably showed the same person from a different perspective that didn't make them look so young. I'm guessing it was just that something about the angle/pose changed their apparent proportions in the first shot.

As for "free screensaver" sites, those are almost always virus ridden.

I not use screensavers.

Whoa... that's like penicillin!

I not use screensavers either now, but I was looking for a particular screensaver (from a respectable company) when I was sidetracked hijacked..about 2003/4 I think it was..

I used to have a snorter back in 96/97 of the Camel Trophy In Kalimantan. Some superb shots. Tried to search for it but to no avail. Some dude has the pics for it here ...

http://picasaweb.google.com/martin.solms/CamelTrophy?feat=embedwebsite#

This was the favourite ...

I had the Fuego one too but the Kalimantan pics were special. Gee that was a long time ago. Seems like yesterday.

Noice

Is that your version of a virus?

No. With a name like "Defender" it is more a form of combat for viruseses'es. This one looks more like a deep-ender. Brings back memories that picture. My first Series 3 was exactly like that same colour 5 door but was a '76 Series 3 not a '96 Deepender. So differences were subtle like the recessed grill, the door handles, sliding not winding windows and a split windscreen. That one's got a 4 cyl 2.5L intercooled turbo diesel too. My old one had a stocko 6 cyl Holden 161 cubic inch transplanted, went like a rocket and I dare say a bit more power than the 2.5 TDi. In comparison the Avenger is older, shorter and plods along with the old school English 4cyl 2.25L petrol and the only thing slower than that is the English old school 4 cyl 2.25L diesel. Unbreakable though.

Oh of course. How could I have missed that?!

I could go on ...

Please...

I didn't have the whole kit, kaboodle and jazz on the roof. Would love to load the Avenger up like that one day except being a shortie it might topple with that sort of weight up top.

... in actual fact the Avenger is a bit envious of the attention the 4 Series Trek is getting. So much so that it has thrown the spring on the shifter that offers resistance when you move the stick near the reverse gate which is up next to 1st. As a result it is a little more difficult to find first gear from neutral. Not withstanding the shifter and gearbox generally functions like a bag of marbles with a golf club hanging out of it.

yes

alos, dek is drunk

Pisspot...

On the budweiser?

Oh, you guys will like this....

on Racer 5!

Named after Speed Racer

Does it have speed in it?

Factory spiked.

Racer 5 eh, the IPA?

As far as I know it is unavailable down under (or at least I've never seen it)

I have however made a recipe of an IPA which is supposedly a clone of Racer 5 and very nice it was too..

I not know what an IPA is....

I just got it cos it was what my friend was drinking. It was nice!

IPA stands for India Pale Ale.

The style originated many years ago when the poms were sending supplies to their troops in India. (during the period of the British Raj).

Apparently the beer they were sending, wasn't surviving too well and tasted like shit when it arrived, so the brewers were asked to produce beer that would travel well and survive the long journey..

The beer they came up with had a fairly high alcohol content, was highly hopped, (hops acts as a preservative as well as a flavouring/bittering agent) and had a proportion of crystal malt added.. This beer style became known as "India Pale Ale, or IPA..although by all accounts the colour of the ale was not really pale at all, but more of a coppery golden colour.... Apparently the brew was a success, not only with the troops in India, but the beer drinking world as a whole and IPA has become a popular style with brewers and particularly home brewers ever since..

ohhh

Yes, ohhh..

Green King IPA - Made in Bury St Edmunds.  A very drinkable pint of ale.  Only 3.6% and unlike most drinks classified as a "bitter"can be slightly chilled for those fine summer evenings.

You mean bitter beer isn't supposed to be chilled?

OMD, just realised the Racer 5 was 7%.

That explains a lot.

Also, I am gonna stop checking numbers from questions Mr Dent brings up....

What's up with my numbers?

Nothing.

You making me check my numbers is making my head spin

I think that it's probably the Racer 5 doing that - especially @ 7%

Nope. It's all YOU!

In a fit of stupidity I bought a six pack of DOS EQUIS XX Lager Especial, a Mexican (supposedly pilsener style) beer....What can I say???? It was wet, it was cold and it was a yellowish colour and that's where the resemblance to a pilsener/lager style of beer ended... I could detect absolutely no hop flavour whatsoever, no real malt flavour and bugger all carbonation...I gave one to my son (who wasn't very impressed by it) and it has taken me seven days to drink the other 5 bottles..

The closest thing to this Dos Equis would be Corona, that stuff the girls drink with lemon, to give it some flavour...I reckon the same brewmaster must be responsible for both brews...YUK...

Hey! Don't knock Corona yo!

Oops, sorry Deezee..

But it's all right for you to drink it, as it was designed for girls who don't like strong hop flavours..(well that's my story)..

GRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr

FYI - I like a range of flavours. Sometimes I like Corona, some times I like a 7% Racer

Well as I mentioned previously, I've only tasted a (supposedly) home brew clone of Racer 5 and it was very nice indeed, so I imagine you have a well developed palate and nose if you like Racer... what i look for in a beer is, hop bitterness, hop flavour and hop aroma.....the first one (bitterness) is easy to achieve with cheap hops and most run of the mill beers have this, however hop flavour (as distinct from bitterness) requires more expensive hops to be used later in the process and hop aroma, (the most difficult one of all) is often (but not always) added at the end of fermentation..this is why premium beers are more expensive, although many of them are not worth the money that is being asked for them...

When it's all boiled down, the best beer/wine (for you) is the one you enjoy the most.."Prosit".. 

Coronas are OK but yeah a bit girly and lack any punch. Better with a lime than a lemon. That all said I don't reckon I've had 10 beers in total this year.

I don't care. I'm not forgiving you both for calling me a 'girl' and 'girly'

*folds arms and turns away*

Like only a girl would

GRRRRRRRRRR

You mean GIRRRRRRRRRRLY

OH NO YOU DIDN"T!!

Here, I found a perfect grrr face for you guys.... and to think I had it all along...

It's a bit girly

Ruski receives a red card

Girls game

It is. I think it's a bit wimpy. It actually reminds me of a homeless guy who's drunk/stoned/high/whacked-out who's also been bashed.

So not a grrr face.

Et tu Morgan?

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You need some more booze Dek.

I have my Red Rock Coffee, that's all I need

Plus - It's probably all I'm gonna get.

Not that I ain't thankful for it

Red Rock, that sounds rather American (or US of A)

The coffee isn't

It's bloody brilliant!

So brilliant, it's ruined me. No coffee came close to it's sublimeness even in Aust!

"that's all I need"

How virtuous does that sound!

Virtuous???

You're having a go at me aren't ya?

Me, having a go at you?  What gives me the right to do that then.  Feeling a bit guilty are we?

LOL!

Psycho!

Dek feeling guilty - yeah right.

I see no shower curtain or hear no music.

I have absolutely no idea what you're on about

And stop making me smile!! The ppl here are beginning to think there's something off with me

Psycho.

Hitchcock.

Clown

Only whan I laugh, and slap a bit of paint on my fizzog.

What in the world is a fizzog??

and wear shoes that are 20 sizes too big

Then again, do I wanna find out?

fizzog

the fizzog on your noggin

hehehe I just wanted to use those words together

I've nearly always used the word noggin to refer to a measure of whisky or vodka or something.  Occaisionally I use the phrase "use your noggin" normally followed up with an expletive and a statement of how stupid someone is.

But it would never apply to Dek...

Cos I don't have one?

Did I just steal your punchline?

Nope.  Intelligent people know who they are.

I could say intelligence is my middle name, but I'd be lying....

It's my first name

And there was me thinking you had a real cute name.

What's not cute abt 'dek'??

Er, Intelligence Dek.  Hmmm, real cute that is.

Yes, I didn't say Intelligence was my name

HAH!

Whatever.  Maybe I'll call you Int from now on.

Mah name is Dek

failing that, dekrazee1

failing that, Rai

Failing even THAT, Pratibha

Ok, so you prefer to be known by your middle name, or second name.  No worries.  Hey, take a bit of that Californian calm and the Red Rock or something and then chill out... (that should be read in one of those spaced out voices...0

I ain't got no middle name

Anyway, have you got yourself a job yet?

Working on rewriting my resume as we speak

Man, I'm so sick of this crap. It's 2010, there has to be a better way to figure a prospective employee out than a frakking resume

Why not try one of those new format ones.  Three lines of what you've done so far and then the remaining 27 on why you are going to be brilliant in the new job and make them so proud to have you there and why the shareholders will have multiple screaming orgasms every morning while counting their huge dividends.

Cos I'm shit at lying

You need to turn that around a bit and become " a lying shit"

LOL

This is truly bizarre

I'm having a conversation in IM right now, and have been told something similar. Basically to maybe not be so honest

I must admit that I always view people who are totally honest with their CV as being a bit docile.  If they are prepared to lie a bit then they are at least prepared to prove they can live up to the lie.

Rather than some sort of dirge along the lines of:  I've never done anything like this before but I'm certain that my previous experience and ability to learn will ensure that I can do what's needed.  You can say.  I have plenty of ability which will demonstrate that any task or whim you may have for me will be executed before time and well below budget..

Yeah.... my parents drilled the whole 'being modest' thing too well into me

Anyway.  as Zebedee used to say.  "Time for bed"....  Catch yer later Dek.

G'nite Mr Dent

T'was fun

Dudes. Not a CV by any stretch but have to do my 2010 performance review. Fucked if I could be bothered. The first time I did it I thought OK lets do this properly. Big mistake. I will answer everythng "Meeting Expectations" with minimal accompanying comments. After seeing the waste that goes on here ie. money being thrown large into certain corners while other corners are told to tighten up ... Fuck 'em.

haha

I just tweeted - 'invested my life into company' should be a valid resume entry.

And by that I mean that one line should be enough

HANG ON....

They get you to evaluate YOURSELF??

Yep you do.

Then you get evaluated by the super.

You can go with the FIGJAM approach. But this will get you just as far as the minimal approach but with the added bonus of the fuckhead stigma. What I plan to do is read what the super wrote about me last year and say ... Yep done it. Next.

HAHAHAHA

Sounds like a plan

I finished my thing. Now I just need to figure out how to add links in a pdf

Played that game before. It's do-able though other than that I have no immediate advice.

Done

We have to do the same thing as well.  I always use the words "Consistently exceeds all expectations" and say in the remarks "no need for improvement as all issues have been addressed at the time of occurrence rather than wait for annual review".  Any arguments against that stance are then negated by the statement "if something requiring action is identified tomorrow, why should it wait 'till this time next year to be addressed" It's hard for "them" to argue with that one without undermining the corporate value of "continually striving to improve" and as long as you don't do anything that warrants a disciplinary they hardly have a leg to stand on.

The objectives, that are normally agreed at annual review, are simple.  Choose things you already have solutions for (but haven't revealed them to anyone yet) and then excel by getting them signed off within the first few months.  Or, string them out if you suspect finishing one lot of objectives will trigger even more.

It is rare for anyone to get paid more as a result of a periodic review.  HR send out a budget to each manager and they tend to allocate the higher percentages to those who are flavour of the month anyway.  The trick is to make sure you complete a major objective just before the manager has to allocate the rises.

Bloody glad I don't have to deal with that crap any more..bloody budgets, job specifications, freaking staff reports to dickheads in personnel, et al.. and then (if there's time) do what I was really employed to do..

Without wanting to wish my life away, like you Andro, I can't wait to leave all that bullshit behind me.

And this is why I'm a startup person. Less money, more risk and excitement, no bullshit

Good idea, Deezee...But sometimes these things sneak up on you..(they did to me)..

True....

What's not cute abt 'dek'??

I'm just guessing here, but I'm gonna say your nose... 

I'm gonna say the feet. I remember a picture being posted a while ago which was less than flattering 

I remember that.....it took me ages to get over the horror.

*shudder*

AAAAAAAAAARGH!

You'll sleep well tonight then?

No I won't, thankyouverymuch.

Everytime I hear a noise I'll think it's those feet coming to get me again..

Hehehehe!! I'd invite you to some of the dreams I've been having recently, but they may be slightly more odd than dek's feet.

Let me get this straight.....the inside of your head is odder than those feet??

Now that's an achievement.

And slightly disturbing.

On the plus side, it's nearly Halloween, so those feet should come in useful.

Well last night I accidentally killed one of my boss's children, worked at a supermarket with a 45° incline in the aisles, helped scientists transport a secret object to a secret location (turns out it was a giant 50ft empty coke bottle that was hiding in the bushes), tried to swim to an island that I could never actually get to, all the while trying not to get caught by cops for a crime that my best friend committed (dream-committed, not irl committed)...

I have had much stranger dreams as well, and you are most welcome to any of them.

Tune in tomorrow for the next exciting instalment of 'Inside Morgan's Head'....

Hmm.... You might be onto something there! I could make a brand new series!

Yes. I was invited to a Halloween party and told to come in a costume. I replied 'What? I'm not scary enough as it is??'

Any ideas what to go as?

Nah

Can't be bothered to dress up tbh. Means spending money or making a fuss

Bet you could find an el cheapo outfit from a 2 dollar shop though?

hmmm... maybe

I'm guessing at this time of the year they've upped the prices.

I dunno

I was invited to a Halloween party and told to come in a costume. I replied 'What? I'm not scary enough as it is??'

Maybe they wanted you to tone it down a bit, so as not to scare the kids too much. 

a brown bag over the head should do then

We went to one a few years ago. Mrs and Miss Dent went as some sort of characters who looked like they'd just been dug-up and they informed everyone that I was just going as a miserable bastard.  Master Dent refused to go because it was seriously un-cool to dress up like an idiot, or at least that's what we thought he mumbled through his zit covered face...

LOL

You could be my date Mr Dent. Neither of us would have to dress up

What a lovely couple.

You two would make Statler and Waldorf look like saints.

Not on purpose, given I have no idea who they are....

OMD! The original grumpy old men! I love these guys.

Yes, and I've never known their names

Stop judging me