The totally off-topic thread

[cove]

Should know by this weekend if we are heading to England for a test match at Lords. Demand for tickets was big but fortunately 50 year plus members of our cricket club are getting too old to travel so the ticket gods may come through.

 

[QF WP]

I going to guess she was wearing a red top or red coat

Correct! Red top, black pants in line with the major colour scheme in her presentation slides.

 

[markis10]

Those AN124s are noisey, just had one take off over the CBD and she struggled to gain height despite being on a relatively short hop to DRW for the ADF.

 

[Major]

Those AN124s are noisey, just had one take off over the CBD and she struggled to gain height despite being on a relatively short hop to DRW for the ADF.

The vodka burner strikes again

 

[markis10]

The vodka burner strikes again

Indeed, just hit 10000 FT after 8 minutes of climb.

 

[Major]

When AN124's are mentioned I always think of the CBR takeoff clip

 

[Mal]

Should know by this weekend if we are heading to England for a test match at Lords. Demand for tickets was big but fortunately 50 year plus members of our cricket club are getting too old to travel so the ticket gods may come through.

... if you need someone to scalp tickets to

 

[serfty]

I'm heading down to Kent on Fri night, hopefully it's still around.. although I doubt it!

What? Kent, the snow or Melbourne?

 

[medhead]

Learn times tables, how to use a calculator, how to read the periodic table, read a Shakespeare, construct a SC run...

OK I used a bit of artistic licence there... maybe we should also set that as a goal...

How to use a calculator! Surely she should have basic numeracy.

Oldest is in year 7 this year and has got her first calculator. I got my first one in maybe year 9. First year physics lecturers beat using a calculator out of me. They were generally not interested in numbers to 5 decimal places and preferred us to use simplifications like pi is about 3, so 3x pi is about 9

 

[penegal]

Wow, stunning presentation at our Conference from Rachel Botsman:

Rachel Botsman

Know a lot more about social networking. Never knew about airbnb.com before but it is starting to look very interesting for future holidays

I have used airbnb a few times.

It is a step away from the world of miles, points and hotel status, but for longer stays (e.g. several days to several weeks) it can be good. A furnished apartment/basement/granny flat is more "homely" than hotel rooms. It is especially good for groups and families as paying for several hotel rooms can add up quickly. Naturally there is a range of quality and price points, but the site tells you most of what you need to know.

Also, often times the hosts can give you invaluable local knowledge. Purely by chance we stayed with a guy who shared a dorm room with the founder of airbnb. He was super friendly and we shared a meal or two. He picked us up from the airport and showed us a few places around town to check out.

A very different style of travel, but something which has already started to take off, and could grow even more. Also a great way to rent out apartments, etc on a short term basis. Potentially quite lucrative if you can establish a steady stream of tenants.

 

[penegal]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

Anybody out there in FF land have any degree of knowledge regarding Cloud data services as opposed to physical in house servers.

Have had brief preliminary discussions with Telstra today but thought might be worth asking questions if any of you extremely knowledgeable characters have any experience with other more affordable providers?

I also know a thing or two about the cloud (other than having my head in them).

 

[Flashback]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

What? Kent, the snow or Melbourne?

Ah.... Kent!

 

[oz_mark]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

I also know a thing or two about the cloud (other than having my head in them).

The cloud. Snappy marketing term.

Once the Big Data guys find a more snappy term, that will take off as well

 

[Simo]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

The cloud. Snappy marketing term.

Once the Big Data guys find a more snappy term, that will take off as well

The Cloud sounds so much more awesome that big data place.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

The cloud. Snappy marketing term.

Once the Big Data guys find a more snappy term, that will take off as well

Fluffy wafty thing,s too high to reach and bascially made of nothing? its a perfect term.

 

[Hvr]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

Fluffy wafty thing,s too high to reach and bascially made of nothing? its a perfect term.

And the Chinese government might even own a few "cloud" companies. They will even sort your data for you and review it for accuracy etc. :mrgreen:

 

[markis10]

Re: Seeking Help / Advice

Fluffy wafty thing,s too high to reach and bascially made of nothing? its a perfect term.

Dont think I want my data in a coughulonimbus cloud though

 

[JohnK]

I'm heading down to Kent on Fri night, hopefully it's still around.. although I doubt it!

If Kent is not there on Friday night I think you and the rest of England will be in trouble.

 

[Flashback]

If Kent is not there on Friday night I think you and the rest of England will be in trouble.

The snow!

 

[Mal]

I'm heading down to Kent on Fri night, hopefully it's still around.. although I doubt it!

Was out in Kent yesterday. Very heavy snow on the ground.

And, if Kent went missing ... well, I wouldn't miss it. Although I'd rather Essex disappeared first.