The totally off-topic thread

[cove]

We get AFL in London and Los Angeles serfty so it is less difficult to get homesick these days. Not like the LRB song where we really wanted to get home on a Monday somewhere around noon. Times have really changed.
Both Hawthorn and Geelong are playing really well at the moment.

 

[drron]

It certainly was.And the right result as a bonus!

 

[JohnK]

As long as the batteries keep giving out, we will be fine.

And then the robots find a way to either recharge or replace batteries. And then the robots tak....

 

[cove]

A Qantas survey for both cove and Mrscove but they were different questions.

 

[Foreigner]

June 19 is Father's Day in the US (possibly elsewhere as well)

 

[Pushka]

In the LOTFAP, Professors can ban mobiles from the lecture room but not guns.

 

[Foreigner]

California plans to increase hourly wage to $15 (currently $10) in 2022:

California approves minimum wage hike to 15 dollars per hour | News | DW.COM | 01.04.2016

Trivia: CA economy (GDP us$2.5t) has surged past that of France and (even) Brazil.

 

[amaroo]

In the LOTFAP, Professors can ban mobiles from the lecture room but not guns.

Chaos that your bog standard BOR can initiate!

 

[RAM]

California plans to increase hourly wage to $15 (currently $10) in 2022:

California approves minimum wage hike to 15 dollars per hour | News | DW.COM | 01.04.2016

Trivia: CA economy (GDP us$2.5t) has surged past that of France and (even) Brazil.

That's strange.

Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, the Californian economy would have ranked as the 4th largest country GDP if separated from the US economy. Only Japan and Germany and US were in front. Those high taxes must have seen it slip as the industry (creative accounting by major tech companies perhaps?) shifted earnings elsewhere.

 

[Cossie]

Geez, I'm a terrible speller, it should be Gavirate, and why would you spot an Australian flag flying there?

It's because the AIS has it's ETC there.....

 

[Foreigner]

Fot those interested in early missions to explore Mars:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/81218204/In-1976-Nasas-first-Mars-probe-was-looking-for-Martians

 

[drron]

A feel good story-
A Lioness Captures A Baby Baboon And Does The LAST Thing You'd Expect : LittleBudha.com

 

[medhead]

Fot those interested in early missions to explore Mars:

In 1976, Nasa's first Mars probe was looking for Martians | Stuff.co.nz

Youngest child watched some "boring" show about getting to Mars today. Apparently, it takes 3 years to get there and they can only take a shot every three years, so it's "like" 6 years to get home. So going to Mars is a "waste of time". I then pointed out they probably wouldn't have wifi. So now getting to Mars is a "waste of time and they don't even have wifi!"

After that comversation, I tried explaining how Mallory said of climbing Everest, because it's there. I then went on to mentioning Mallory was probably the first to climb Everest but he didn't get back and people want to find his camera to see if he made it. But that got confusing between Mallory, Hillary and "this guy whose camera they want to find". Not sure if that talk was a waste of time, but it didn't feel productive.

 

[Foreigner]

Fancy a camel ride...

at Bondi beach?


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...k=177fdb0659acd6ede8461e8b3a140e16-1466454501

 

[Foreigner]

And a free ride on EK's A380 cargo hold for a Chinese stowaway:

http://m.scmp.com/news/china/societ...ge-stowaways-big-adventure-dubai-turns-out-be

After all, he was returned to China from Dubai after a hotel stay, tour of the city and cash (for inconvenience).

 

[Bundy Bear]

How do you know you are sick or just sick of work.

 

[JohnK]

How do you know you are sick or just sick of work.

Have a holiday. If the sickness goes away you know you are sick of work.

 

[Foreigner]

Exercise is the best wonder drug:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/u...ed&version=Full&src=mv&WT.nav=MostViewed&_r=0

Physical activity is a no-brainer

 

[Cossie]

...........Gavirate, and why would you spot an Australian flag flying there?

It's because the AIS has it's ETC there.....

Just in case anyone is even slightly interested.



Very glad to be away from that area, way too many people for my liking, further east now at Lovere on Lago d'Iseo. Off to see Christo's latest 'art' tomorrow.

Update: Then again, maybe not 55,000 last Saturday, over 20,000 expected tomorrow, not sure if I can deal with that, might drive past and wave

http://www.thefloatingpiers.com/#introduction

 

[Pushka]

This is why I dont like computer medical systems for patient records. At the Drs now. The Dr was just about to print out the referral letter I need and the medical practice system has crashed. 25 people just in the queue for reception then they join the medical queue. Drs cant see anyone.

Oh and this Dr just found a referral letter sent back on 5 May from a Royal Adelaide Hospital ENT specialist via the Haematologist that got buried in the 'lines' on the PC that Doctors use. Was supposed to have a special barium scan weeks ago. If it was on paper and not a line on the PC that doesn't open until you click on it then it would have been seen on time.