Lone_Bullet Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 I'd have a 5°C Lindemans Kriek, ta. In other news, I got home with only 30 min delay after a grand anti- terror exercise in Vienna AND the closing of the main hall of Vienna Airport because of unattended luggage. I feel lucky! Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 you live in belgium, the home of some of the most famous beer in the world, and you drink Kriek!? Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 I like lambics and that stuff isn't a bad example of the style Ok computers me off and iv been having such a nice morning. Will be rearranging the room later to get the ability to use the desktop now stunt has been stunt and saved the day Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Stunt is a good guy. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Not all heroes wear capes. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 And some people who wear capes aren't heroes. But I have a cape. It is part of my Darth Vader onesie. Today I am loving the Cat S60 mobile telephone. Now, for bonkers reasons it is not available on contract anywhere in the UK. Stupid. It is not cheap. However. It is brilliant. It has a lovely solid feel to it and the buttons have a very positive actuation. I really think rugged is the way to go. Phone companies these days have to make their phones as thin and light as possible with the highest resolution possible in order to "improve" it compared to the last generation. If it isn't "improved" then nobody will buy it. You try too hard to "improve" it and you end up removing the headphone jack and making it catch fire. If you go for rugged, people will expect thickness so you have room to put in buttons that work properly and an effing huge battery. People expect a bit heft so you can build it from stronger materials. People don't expect a 6" 1440p screen so you can go with a 720p screen that saves battery. Because you can make it a bit thicker you can put in a "seemingly" nuclear powered backlight that means you can read the screen from the moon. You don't have to faff about making overly complicated custom versions of Android, you just use stock android and therefore your customers get the updates faster. You can put physical, textured home, back and menu buttons on the phone - I didn't realise how much I missed those. You don't have to worry too much about having the best camera in the world, however, you have the space to fit a proper thermal imaging camera in there. Stick an SD card slot in there, why not? Because you are on Android 6 it can be configured as extended internal storage. Most other companies can't be bothered. Chuck in a second SIM card slot while we're at it... I love it. It does have a couple of issues, considering how forward looking Cat are here I would like to see USB type C instead of Micro-B. It also has the standard little doors held on by little rubber tabs over the ports which is fine but with a couple of additions could have been avoided. The doors are over the USB port, headphone port (hello Apple, are you listening?) and a big, robust, hinged door over the SIM and SD card slots. This phone has a plastic back and supports NFC so we know it doesn't block wireless charge like a (stupid) metal phone. Here's what I'd do: Fit a waterproof headphone socket, I know they exist. Perhaps put a jack-shaped plastic blocker in there to keep dirt out but have it tethered properly and if it is lost you still have a waterproof phone. Have built it QI wireless charge, that removes the primary reason you would ever want to open the USB port cover. People can use WiFi direct to transfer files. Obviously it will need a USB port still but what I would do it put it behind the SD/SIM card door and have it point directly out the back of the phone. That's not an inconvenience if you hardly ever need to use it. The ability to remove the battery would be good too but not a deal breaker. Anyway, this is an awesome phone and the niggles are very minor indeed. Recommended. Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Make it have a blaze/safety orange rubber jacket and a geiger counter. Anyway, I have a very nice smelling whiskey but the hour is not decent yet to try it. A Jura Turas-Mara. You see, I steal your drinks while you steal my drinks. Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 The suns over the yard arm somewhere Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Suns always over the yard arm. We're on a hunk of rock orbiting said sun at MILLIONS OF MILES AN HOUR! Also today I applied for a new job. It's likely to be around 3 or 4 months, possily 5 months before I qualify as a driving instructor and I don't want to be in my current job that long. It's a 'warehouse operative' at a tesco distribution centre, and it's less money, but it'll literally decimate my commute, and the stress levels will drop like a *fruitcage* 40kg weight for a 4 mile deep shaft filled with vacuum. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunmane Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Good on ya Tink. I got through my information meeting and first interview bit, got "orientation" on the 27th, and we'll see how it goes from there. If I get the temp work and can keep getting hours, $15/hour would be nice push towards something shiny. Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Nice guys just gotta hope the world doesnt screw us Seems atm something good happening means something *suitcase* has to happen to balance things so my life still sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 BBC is making a BBC Planet Earth 2 ! I'm SO excited! Hopefully they do also release it in 4K and later in that HDR format. The trailer is fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Red Dead 2 100% official. Though R* treating PC players like again with no mention of a PC release, even delayed. We all know it's coming out on PC...Got to milk those console sales... Link to post Share on other sites
Bovinedog Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 V excited about red dead 2, but does bug me the way its announced a year in advance........thats become a "thing" with games now. Still, there are a loads of games coming up, Ghost Recon Wildlands looks very good. But then I quite like the division (with its flaws) and it just looks like a more spec op, open world version of that. Something else I liked today, stumbled across http://www.spectreminiatures.com/ They are soooo nice. Takes me back to my late teens, playing rpgs and warhammer 40k (I was around for the first edition stuff ! ) Would have loved these then. Quite tempted now Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 To be fair, a years notice has been the go to for over a decade now. Still remember seeing a trailer for alien isolation a good year before it came out (same with movies). I like to look forward to things, so with that regard I am biased. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 It's because they rely on preorders. If no one preordered a game, I'm not convinced they'd actually release it. Of course, when you preorder a game, sometimes you end up with a let-down like Battlefront turned out to be. Better to wait and pick it up a few weeks later after they've patched most of the release-day bugs and there's reviews of *actual* gameplay to let you know whether it's worth buying. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Of course, when you preorder a game, sometimes you end up with a let-down like Battlefront turned out to be. *everyone turns slowly to look at No Man's Sky sat awkwardly in the corner* Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Vw are apparently having some kind of stock cleanse at their main UK warehouse, selling off all their old and slow moving parts. Managed to order both front steering knuckles and a headlamp switch and spoiler switch for a corrado at about a tenth of the cost. Will be able to sell them at a decent profit. Huzzah! Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Probably sucking up funds where they can to pay their lawyers heh. Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Well, to be fair, most automotive manufacturers play with numbers. Also, I invite everyone never to pre-order again and even ro wait for the game of the year edition . Xcept for CDProjectRed ^^ Also, no open alpha nor beta's or greenlit games. Finish the games first. The problems are the hyped up ( mostly younger) buyers who all want to become alpha tester anf expect a full playable game. Time and time again I see this. Most people played and finished the game before it's out of it's alpha game. No rant, just friendly advice and a reason why Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Its a good thing, to be honest. Means that some friends on the forum get brand new parts worth £280 (steering knuckle) for about half price, and I'll make a bit of profit so I can maybe even buy that P09 I've been longing for... Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Least you guys are having positive things happen me every time something good happens something else breaks/*fruitcage*s up to ruin me Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Kraken + tequila + cachaça + drunken fiancé = dancing to cheese music in my flat.... top notch! Edit: she keeps topping my drink up with tequila.. apparently she's trying to get me drunk... tallyho lads! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 *coughs* Tequila is the devil Link to post Share on other sites
Tw1tch Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Just seen this email sent by my colleague and supposed cellar/beer champion to someone at head office: "Customer unhappy that item on gluten free menu is only available at certain times as it's not clear" (it is but this isn't the funny thing) "Also the pints listed are very limited, with just Strongbow, Dark Fruits and Thatchers". Yeah, that'll be because most beer contains gluten... Link to post Share on other sites
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