The totally off-topic thread

[anat0l]

By comparison I have colleagues whose desks look like the paper fairy vomited on them! One barely has space to work and has random stuff all over it. Another had lots of paper but theirs is precisely organised in those piles. Both desks do my head in and I avoid going near them!

There was a line in a book about an OS (with a light-sided author) that reads, "One man's clutter is another man's organisation".

I've heard also that apparently one's organisation is reflected by their table (and possibly their folder / directory structure on their computer). In that case, I don't know how I've been taken seriously or how I've survived my human endeavour until now...


Fortunately for me, my job not only will pay me to do what I've been studying for the first time (because on prac you get the stress and all but you do it for free), but I get a dedicated proper desk (a corner one, even!), shelves and an extra monitor. Depending on where one was deployed in pracs, the space made available to you could range from a mere table and chair, or wherever you could find any space at all (and perhaps a power socket to charge laptops).

 

[QF WP]

No...

There's still several cases of of "drink now" wine available. That being said, we generally don't drink anything midweek.

You'll make an exception tomorrow though

 

[cove]

When you are trying to meet up with other AFFers it can be a little difficult. You may be in Los Angeles doing the IN-N-OUT visit which is almost compulsory and your AFFer colleague is stuck in Dallas or NYC with weather from hell. Just realize that this is quite normal. Just remember Perth has the best climate.

 

[Major]

This is for JohnK

 

[TomVexille]

You'll make an exception tomorrow though

That's why I said "generally"

 

[JohnK]

This is for JohnK


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Thanks for making me laugh. Moving day today....

 

[serfty]

There was a line in a book about an OS (with a light-sided author) that reads, "One man's clutter is another man's organisation".
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Eggsactly ...

I use the Volcano priority system. All papers go into a single free flowing pile on the desk. When I need something from it I look through until I find the doco and put it on top. This process forms a natural chronological search stack. Those documents I have not referenced recently gradually flow to the bottom and those not referenced in some time eventually fall of the back of the desk.

Simple ...

 

[Pushka]

Jetstar is so damn sneaky when making a booking by sneaking in things you don't want and had declined earlier. Like luggage. HLO for me so selected basic fare. Next fare up did have free luggage but stuck with basic HLO fare. Continue. Next page - they add luggage 'for my convenience' along with $35 additional cost. Sheesh. Had to go back a page to remove it.

Why Jet*? Coz Qantas want $480 for a one way flight ADL - MEL on Thursday am. Damn Tennis.

 

[Hvr]

<snip> Just remember Perth has the best climate.

For what? Cooking without turning on a stove?

 

[cove]

I posted that to get a reaction Hvr!

 

[whatmeworry]

Eggsactly ...

I use the Volcano priority system. All papers go into a single free flowing pile on the desk. When I need something from it I look through until I find the doco and put it on top. This process forms a natural chronological search stack. Those documents I have not referenced recently gradually flow to the bottom and those not referenced in some time eventually fall of the back of the desk.

Simple ...

A study suggests a messy desk is a sign of creativity and genius.

Psychological scientist Kathleen Vohs says: “Disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition, which can produce fresh insights. Orderly environments, in contrast, encourage convention and playing it safe.”

A study by the University of Minnesota suggests, that the messy desk of geniuses is actually linked to their intelligence. If you don't spend much time cleaning and organizing everything around you, your mind is obviously occupied with more important stuff.

Intelligent people tend to be messy, stay awake longer, and swear more | The Independent

 

[JohnK]

A study suggests a messy desk is a sign of creativity and genius.

Reality suggests that a clean desk does not mean better productivity. Far from it.

By the way my desk is relatively clean.

 

[drron]

Another one for JohnK-

[video=youtube_share;GWfliMUqy64]https://youtu.be/GWfliMUqy64[/video]

 

[get me outta here]

That's a great song, but wish I hadn't seen the dorky group that sang it.

Another one for JohnK-

[video=youtube_share;GWfliMUqy64]https://youtu.be/GWfliMUqy64[/video]

 

[RB]

So.... are any AFF'ers off to see Bruce Springsteen in the coming weeks?

Or, more pertinently for here, is anyone doing shows in more than one city?

(for those not in the know, there's some serious fans attending all 14 AUS/NZ shows between next weekend and late Feb. - it's a thing... like the Grateful Dead, and Bob Dylan's Never Ending tour...)

Going to the Sydney show on 7th Feb-definitely only the one

 

[love_the_life]

Going to the Sydney show on 7th Feb-definitely only the one

Saw him when he came out a few years ago - in Melbourne at Rod Laver. It was a great concert.

Anyone going to James Taylor in Feb?

I also see Jose Carreras is doing his final concerts this year but have seen him several times so won't bother.

"A little ray of sunshine" was in the charts when my niece became the first grandchild for my parents. It played on the radio not long after we got the phone call to say she had been born.

 

[whatmeworry]

U2 is doing a Joshua Tree tour but are not coming to Australia. Might have to do a trip.

 

[drron]

In the do they really know what they are doing category.
First the UN-
Ex-treasurer Wayne Swan gets United Nations tax gig | SBS News

Next the last 3 Australian governments giving $88 million to the Clinton global Initiative.The kiss of death-
https://labor.ny.gov/app/warn/details.asp?id=5801

Business Type: Social Advocacy Organization - Clinton Global Initiative
Number Affected: 22
Total Employees: -----
Layoff Date: 4/15/2017
Closing Date: -----
Reason for Dislocation: Discontinutation of the Clinton Global Initative
ERNUM: 86-83268
Union: The affected workers are not represented by a Union.
Classification: Plant Layoff

 

[get me outta here]

I wonder if this sort of thing would be covered under my house insurance. My gardener just cut half way through the main power line (with his big hedge trimmer), from the pole to the house, right near the house. The power is still on and he is OK. The wire looks frayed and has a dogs leg in it. I can see that maybe a cherry picker could be involved to 'rewire' it from the pole high up in the back reserve. An ordinary electrician won't touch it of course, it has to be the local authority. The 'gardener' probably does not have any insurance.

 

[whatmeworry]

My gardener just cut half way through the main power line (with his big hedge trimmer), from the pole to the house, right near the house. The power is still on and he is OK. The wire looks frayed and has a dogs leg in it. I can see that maybe a cherry picker could be involved to 'rewire' it from the pole high up in the back reserve. An ordinary electrician won't touch it of course, it has to be the local authority. The 'gardener' probably does not have any insurance. I wonder if this sort of thing would be covered under my house insurance.

One friend, their dog bite their cousin. The cousin got a payout from their home insurance policy.