New year, same old….

Feb 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Geek, Rant

Sometimes work is good.  Sometimes it’s interesting and exciting and all the other good words that you can think of.  Sometimes though it’s not so good, and today definitely falls under that category.

The frustrating thing is that I cant really talk about whats going on (not publicly at least) but suffice to say it’s looking like i’m gonna have to make some tough decisions pretty quickly and, unless something changes in the next couple of weeks, whichever decision I make there’s going to be some pretty negative outcomes for me.  There’s also a whole load of politics involved too which makes it even more messy and difficult to deal with.

Anyway mini-rant over for now……on to some other stuff thats been going through my head recently…..

I’ve been giving some serious thought to contracting, web development and freelance stuff over the past few weeks (unrelated to mini-rant above but may ened up being pertinent…who knows) so i’ve decided to do a couple of things just to re-learn some skills that i’ve lost in the mix -

  • Most of my work recently has been exclusively Perl based so i’m more than a bit rusty PHP wise.  As such i’ve been tinkering with some bits of code to get my head back into it.  Specifically i’ve been going through some of the OO features added with PHP 5 which i’m finding quite familiar Nerd
  • Following on from this i’ve got 2 little projects in mind to build using PHP  (dependent on free time obviously) :
    • First i’ve got a little project to write a tool for my EQ2 guild to replace the current dkp manager and augment it with some flashy new bits.  This would be the first time i’d written a full project from start to finish in PHP for around 4 or 5 years so it should hopefully be a good way of getting me back up to speed and end up being a useful tool with the features we need.
    • Secondly, this site.  I’ve used it as a testing ground for lots of little bits here and there and have only periodically played around with the front end of things thats available to the general public (thats you! Razz ) so it’s probably time I spent some time to give this site some TLC too.  This is particularly important if I do end up going down the freelance type route as the last thing any prospective client needs to see is broken/buggy stuff going on regardless of whether i’m just toying with stuff or not.

So thats all for now…..if and when i find the time to start some of this stuff you may see some updates and stuff posted on here…so expect the next update in 6 months time saying i’ve been too busy lol! Rolls Eyes

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BA strike

Dec 16th, 2009 | Filed under Rant
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Seriously, do the 92% of BA cabin crew/staff/union that voted to strike not get it?

  • Public opinion of your decision to go on strike over xmas couldnt be lower
  • You’re already by far the best paid for the job you do
  • BA is dieing and you’ll all be out of a job if it doesnt change it’s business model.
  • Gone are the glory days of business travel raking in loads of cash for BA

So yeah that all sounds like it’s a good plan to go on strike over such a busy period, completely lose any public support you may have had, and effectively write your own P45.  Stop thinking like 30 years ago idiots and get with the program!  I’m not saying you need to completely cave in to whatever the initial offer was or agree to all the changes but surely it’s blatantly obvious that there needs to be some changes????

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What the hell’s a gigawatt?!

Oct 30th, 2009 | Filed under Funny, Geek
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xkcd.com - Oct 30th 2009

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The Monster Mac

Oct 28th, 2009 | Filed under General
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Ok forget the windows 7 burger and introduce yourself to the monster mac…..and browse around the other stuff on the linked site too…..very very good work!


Monster Mac

via Pimp That Snack – The Monster Mac.

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Windows 7 Burger

Oct 23rd, 2009 | Filed under Geek, General
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Best….idea….ever!

Vegetarians and health freaks look away now, because Burger King has launched a stomach-churning Windows 7-themed Whopper.

The software-sponsored sandwich is filled with not one, not two, but an unbelievable seven meat patties. The burger went on sale in Burger King outlets in Japan today to mark the major OS upgrade.

Our Japanese isn’t great, but the poster – which comes direct from BK’s Japanese website – appears to suggest that the Windows 7 Whopper will be on sale in the country until 28 October.

via Burger King cooks up Windows 7 Whopper • Register Hardware.

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