This entire weekend I was visiting some friends in Kuilsrivier for playing network games. Is this case were were busy with "Dawn of War" (Warhammer 40K) and its expansion pack called "Winter Assault". Every patch and that expansion pack caused a lot of imbalances and shortcomings where somebody trid to fix them, but stuffed up something else in the process.
From Friday evening a friend of mine stayed over at my place so that we don't have to waste time on Saturday. Saturday early morning, I dropped him off at work at Century City. Near 2PM I got and SMS from him telling me that he didn't actually have to work that Saturday and the next day. Somebody didn't bother updating the shift roster and didn't tell him that he doesn't have to come to work for those two days. After picking him up, some lady phoned to urgently rent a costume for a party that evening in Kuilsrivier. After she left, we went to Kuilsrivier for the network games.
On Sunday morning, we woke up around 10AM. After waking up, we did a trip to the pharmacy to get some medicine against my flu. The trip to Kuilsrivier ended up getting a detour to Belhar to pick up the costume. Since that lady did not have her own cell phone and was on the road as well, it turned out to be a crazy chase all over that place. During a waiting period the starter decided not to respond anymore. I was most hapyp about that. After that chase and retrieving the costume and going down a double-laned one-way road in the wrong direction, we finally drove to Kuilsrivier.
The Dawn of War battles ended up every time in the same result, since the Space Marines are just too powerful. The new patch also allows to build Terminator sqauds without having to have a relic, and then those get dropped the whole time in somebody's base, which is a totally unfair method. Imperial Guards do not even have any decent anti-vehicle weapons, and they were supposed to be elite troops, but they are totally under-equipped. The game needs more balancing.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Problems with renting out costumes to an entire group of people
Last night just before 10PM, I received a phone call from somebody interested in renting my Star Wars costumes, which were needed for today. She said, she would come in ten minutes. Ten minutes always end up being at least half an hour.
A whole group of people showed up. First they had a look at one costume, then they started enquiring for 50's clothing. After that they decided not to rent anything at all, just because one person didn't want to anymore and oen or two of them were not that keen to go to some party or event today where they would have to dress up.
This is yet another perfect example of peer pressure with no individualism and having to do what the crowd does. The previous bunch of people were totally opposite and a lot more cheerful and creative.
A whole group of people showed up. First they had a look at one costume, then they started enquiring for 50's clothing. After that they decided not to rent anything at all, just because one person didn't want to anymore and oen or two of them were not that keen to go to some party or event today where they would have to dress up.
This is yet another perfect example of peer pressure with no individualism and having to do what the crowd does. The previous bunch of people were totally opposite and a lot more cheerful and creative.
I, Genius the Great
Last night I have managed to find a way of totally stopping Windows XP from starting up, by just simply editing the boot logo.
The file in question is called Boot.bmp and is found in C:\Windows\System32
Technically speaking there is yet more bugware in Windows, since the operating system hangs from a simple 640x480 image with 16 colours.
This is also some great security :)
The lesson of the story is: Don't use the OS/2 format jsut to see if that actually works, since all the other attempts as per recommendation did not work.
The file in question is called Boot.bmp and is found in C:\Windows\System32
Technically speaking there is yet more bugware in Windows, since the operating system hangs from a simple 640x480 image with 16 colours.
This is also some great security :)
The lesson of the story is: Don't use the OS/2 format jsut to see if that actually works, since all the other attempts as per recommendation did not work.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Electricity issues, tenants and car towing fun
The variety power blackouts in Cape Town and the Western Cape are becoming more fun (not!). Work is being hampered, traffic chaos is happening (people letting their aggression out in traffic [very childish behaviour]).
Yesterday evening, I was waiting for people who wanted to look at Star Wars costumes which they need for the 18th of March 2006. Apparently my website was the only one applicable for South Africa, and Cape Town in this case. That bunch was quite a cheerful lot and easy to chat with. Obviously their decisions about what costumes they wanted wasn't final, since there is still lots of time left.
Some time after they left, I helped my father and his fiancé to clear out some of the stuff lying in front of some thirty year old BMW that we wanted to have towed that evening. I still have stains on my hands from that old engine oil. I did wash my hands twice and had a shower, some of the spots are still there. The towing vehicle came later to move the BMW.
We also chatted about removing the washing machine, so that the tenants realise, that they are not welcome there any more. They did receive the eviction notice, but there has never been a proper rental contract. The washing machine was and never is included with renting out a house, unless explicitly specified.
Since the tenants also don't pay for all of the electricity used, I will organise some candles and wait until the electricity runs out again, then I will wait. It is not right, that I have to pay some of their electricity since they always seem to have money problems. They have only paid part of the rent last month and none this month. Unfortunately there is only one pre-paid electricity meter for the yard, and this need to be changed as soon as possible.
Yesterday evening, I was waiting for people who wanted to look at Star Wars costumes which they need for the 18th of March 2006. Apparently my website was the only one applicable for South Africa, and Cape Town in this case. That bunch was quite a cheerful lot and easy to chat with. Obviously their decisions about what costumes they wanted wasn't final, since there is still lots of time left.
Some time after they left, I helped my father and his fiancé to clear out some of the stuff lying in front of some thirty year old BMW that we wanted to have towed that evening. I still have stains on my hands from that old engine oil. I did wash my hands twice and had a shower, some of the spots are still there. The towing vehicle came later to move the BMW.
We also chatted about removing the washing machine, so that the tenants realise, that they are not welcome there any more. They did receive the eviction notice, but there has never been a proper rental contract. The washing machine was and never is included with renting out a house, unless explicitly specified.
Since the tenants also don't pay for all of the electricity used, I will organise some candles and wait until the electricity runs out again, then I will wait. It is not right, that I have to pay some of their electricity since they always seem to have money problems. They have only paid part of the rent last month and none this month. Unfortunately there is only one pre-paid electricity meter for the yard, and this need to be changed as soon as possible.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Laundry day stuff
Yesterday the original plan was to start washing my laundry in the morning, so that I could take the laundry down from the washing line in the evening.
The plan was ruined by a massive power failure which covered the entire Western Cape.
Until the electricity came back, I did some hand washing (soaking) of costumes which are supposed to washed by hand. Two of the costumes that were rented recently, qualified for this treatment.
In the afternoon from around 2PM the power came back on, so I did some vacuuming (long overdue).
Most of the morning I spent sleeping, due to visiting a friend on Saturday and coming back early in the morning. Due to the power failure and a low amount of petrol, I nearly didn't make it home, since none of the petrol pumps were working. During that trip, I also found out that the traffic cameras used to catch people speeding, have got their own power source (some motorcycle rider got snapped just before I came past there).
The plan was ruined by a massive power failure which covered the entire Western Cape.
Until the electricity came back, I did some hand washing (soaking) of costumes which are supposed to washed by hand. Two of the costumes that were rented recently, qualified for this treatment.
In the afternoon from around 2PM the power came back on, so I did some vacuuming (long overdue).
Most of the morning I spent sleeping, due to visiting a friend on Saturday and coming back early in the morning. Due to the power failure and a low amount of petrol, I nearly didn't make it home, since none of the petrol pumps were working. During that trip, I also found out that the traffic cameras used to catch people speeding, have got their own power source (some motorcycle rider got snapped just before I came past there).
Electricity blackout in the Western Cape
On Saturday evening, some colleagues of mine knew already that there was supposed to be a power blackout throughout the entire Western Cape. It only happenend just after midnight, and lastet until lunch time on Sunday.
News article on the Eskom website: POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FROM 11H40, 18 FEBRUARY 2006
News article on the Eskom website: POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FROM 11H40, 18 FEBRUARY 2006
Friday, February 17, 2006
Thoughts about some software companies
After years of using the products of various computer software and hardware companies, the following comes to mind:
Intel: We are still the underdog with close to 80% market share.
EA: Every game is a rush job, we want your money for bad quality. Our games aren't actually all ours, but we make sure they get rushed out. Patches don't fix up the lack of proper development.
Microsoft: Bug, bug, bug, memory leaks, features and more features. All expensive. A lot of stuff is buggy, but we do produce some very good stuff on occasions. With every version of our software, everything becomes bigger, and that includes the on-screen buttons! Mostly great games! Installers for software development with anything other than default settings may crash. We make our own standards and force the on everybody who uses globally decided standards. Superior inflated prices. We invested the favorites icon, but after so many versions over many years, our software still does not support it properly. Maybe in the next version... Our operating systems lack certain user-friendliness configuration features, just to annoy you.
Symantec: Full system integration, you can't get rid of our stuff properly with the uninstall. New versions of our big applications are exactly the same with a slightly changed interface, but still the same lack of actual improvement. Even if you do not decide to install a part of a package, it will still be installed. Our software improves your PC by slowing it down a lot.
Blizzard: Good stuff when the bugs are finally sorted out. Our strategy games have the instant rush with no resources feature.
Bioware: Our games have nothing to do with chess, but we have tons of chess maps. Loading, loading, loading, loading, loading, loading... everything is being loaded separately. Tile sets are us!. Our update system is totally useless and cumbersome to use. No, you have to have all of those giant updates. We don't care if you are forced to use a 56K modem. Great game engine, some of the clothing you have to images (like cloaks). No freebies for you. Don't even install when you have a motherboard with a VIA chipset, our installers don't work on those (why not???). Our newsletters just want to sell, sell, sell! In our games you can expect: predictable storyline, no money (look at items but don't touch), slowdowns, stupid situations, and many much more.
Corel: Bugs, memory leaks and total instability. Just stick to the DTP stuff, don't touch the rest, since we don't specialise on that (see previous sentence).
Genius: How would you like you hub chips to be fried? Some of our drivers don't always work.
Google: We publish software packages from other companies that are not always useful.
Yahoo!: Messenger will not allow you to use it properly on two different computers (at home and at work) at separate moments in time. Later you will not log in anywhere. Our groups admin is still lacking some features after many updates.
Codemasters: Bugs in the making, lacking functionality
Intel: We are still the underdog with close to 80% market share.
EA: Every game is a rush job, we want your money for bad quality. Our games aren't actually all ours, but we make sure they get rushed out. Patches don't fix up the lack of proper development.
Microsoft: Bug, bug, bug, memory leaks, features and more features. All expensive. A lot of stuff is buggy, but we do produce some very good stuff on occasions. With every version of our software, everything becomes bigger, and that includes the on-screen buttons! Mostly great games! Installers for software development with anything other than default settings may crash. We make our own standards and force the on everybody who uses globally decided standards. Superior inflated prices. We invested the favorites icon, but after so many versions over many years, our software still does not support it properly. Maybe in the next version... Our operating systems lack certain user-friendliness configuration features, just to annoy you.
Symantec: Full system integration, you can't get rid of our stuff properly with the uninstall. New versions of our big applications are exactly the same with a slightly changed interface, but still the same lack of actual improvement. Even if you do not decide to install a part of a package, it will still be installed. Our software improves your PC by slowing it down a lot.
Blizzard: Good stuff when the bugs are finally sorted out. Our strategy games have the instant rush with no resources feature.
Bioware: Our games have nothing to do with chess, but we have tons of chess maps. Loading, loading, loading, loading, loading, loading... everything is being loaded separately. Tile sets are us!. Our update system is totally useless and cumbersome to use. No, you have to have all of those giant updates. We don't care if you are forced to use a 56K modem. Great game engine, some of the clothing you have to images (like cloaks). No freebies for you. Don't even install when you have a motherboard with a VIA chipset, our installers don't work on those (why not???). Our newsletters just want to sell, sell, sell! In our games you can expect: predictable storyline, no money (look at items but don't touch), slowdowns, stupid situations, and many much more.
Corel: Bugs, memory leaks and total instability. Just stick to the DTP stuff, don't touch the rest, since we don't specialise on that (see previous sentence).
Genius: How would you like you hub chips to be fried? Some of our drivers don't always work.
Google: We publish software packages from other companies that are not always useful.
Yahoo!: Messenger will not allow you to use it properly on two different computers (at home and at work) at separate moments in time. Later you will not log in anywhere. Our groups admin is still lacking some features after many updates.
Codemasters: Bugs in the making, lacking functionality
Renting costumes out to Durban from Cape Town
Today came an enquiry from Durban for nine Star Wars costumes. I am located in Cape Town and it is a bit risky to send costumes away, since there are no guarantees to get them back. During the time that they would be gone, other people might want them. The cost of sending costumes would be quite high, and it is time consuming.
Currently I only have six Star Wars costumes, not nine, which is a bit of a dilemma.
Currently I only have six Star Wars costumes, not nine, which is a bit of a dilemma.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
New name: Rub-ons
Yesterday evening I came up with the name Rub-ons for sandwiches. This name was based on getting the margarine off the butter knife and onto the bread. Since margarine does tend to cling to a knife, it needs to be rubbed off the knife and onto the slice of bread, hence the name: Rub-ons
Railway strike: Number next
On 6 March 2006 will be a full strike by Transnet employees throughout South Africa. Yesterday's strike brought the railway infrastructure to a standstill. The members of Satawu are protesting about the proposed restructuring (laying off workers to give the remaining few more work and make more profit by reducing the quality of service) of Transnet.
Here is a news article from the www.kfm.co.za website:
Satawu plan second strike 2/16/2006 7:23:50 AM
The transport and allied workers union says it plans another mass strike early next month.
Yesterdays strike brought Cape Town's rail infrastructure to a standstill while activity at Cape Town harbour seized.
Satawu says if an agreement is not reached with the parastatal's management, all Transnet workers will go on strike on March 6th.
They are protesting against the proposed restructuring of Transnet, which they feel with affect them negatively.
Here is a news article from the www.kfm.co.za website:
Satawu plan second strike 2/16/2006 7:23:50 AM
The transport and allied workers union says it plans another mass strike early next month.
Yesterdays strike brought Cape Town's rail infrastructure to a standstill while activity at Cape Town harbour seized.
Satawu says if an agreement is not reached with the parastatal's management, all Transnet workers will go on strike on March 6th.
They are protesting against the proposed restructuring of Transnet, which they feel with affect them negatively.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Valentine's Day over-commercialisation
Yesterday was Valentine's Day, today is my birthday.
Just like every year, Valentine's Day is yet again there for some heavy duty money making by a lot of companies. Nothing wrong with that, but just like everything else the purpose of that day has lost its touch.
It is disgusting to watch how society forces people to try and be romantic on Valentine's Day, just because some idiot says so. As a result, Valentine's Day has become the most unromantic day of the year.
As far as I can tell, some people in a relationship always want to force their partners to prove themselves again and again. This can cause resentment and problems in the long run if these things happen too often or are forced a lot.
Keep in mind: Artificial romance is not like the real thing.
Just like every year, Valentine's Day is yet again there for some heavy duty money making by a lot of companies. Nothing wrong with that, but just like everything else the purpose of that day has lost its touch.
It is disgusting to watch how society forces people to try and be romantic on Valentine's Day, just because some idiot says so. As a result, Valentine's Day has become the most unromantic day of the year.
As far as I can tell, some people in a relationship always want to force their partners to prove themselves again and again. This can cause resentment and problems in the long run if these things happen too often or are forced a lot.
Keep in mind: Artificial romance is not like the real thing.
Railway strike: Day 3
Super thick traffic jam today, I hope that railway strike is worth it in the long run.
The whole thing just made it more apparent, that something needs to be done with the public transport of Cape Town and the roads which cannot handle the capacity anymore.
The trains are in urgent need of repair and several train stations need major upgrades. Apparently 50 Billion Rand (ZAR) is available but not used. A typical case of management not caring about their customers while lining their pockets.
Since the 2010 World cup Soccer is supposed to happen here, this strike will hopefully serve as a wake-up call since it seems to be the best thing that has happened for a while. Obviously the strike is an annoyance to the commuters, but it serves them in the end.
The whole thing just made it more apparent, that something needs to be done with the public transport of Cape Town and the roads which cannot handle the capacity anymore.
The trains are in urgent need of repair and several train stations need major upgrades. Apparently 50 Billion Rand (ZAR) is available but not used. A typical case of management not caring about their customers while lining their pockets.
Since the 2010 World cup Soccer is supposed to happen here, this strike will hopefully serve as a wake-up call since it seems to be the best thing that has happened for a while. Obviously the strike is an annoyance to the commuters, but it serves them in the end.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Railway strike: Day 2
Today I ended up in a nice and thick traffic jam to drop off a friend of mine at work which is nearby where I am staying, since there are very few trains running due to the strike, and no buses that actually start early enough.
Tomorrow the strike is supposed to be at full swing, after that everything is supposed to be back to normal.
The strike is not about petty things like salaries, but about important things like commuter safety, as well as commuter requirements versus management that doesn't want to cater for the requirements but just want to milk the commuters for money. Train drivers are fed up with orders to drive while doors are open, then somebody gets injured as a result and they get blamed. Management doesn't want to do much about the matter, except the usual witch hunt and blame the driver (who followed their orders or face the consequences).
It is about time that people in various companies in the management positions start thinking things through to make more things practical, and actually start being responsible for their decisions, instead of always blaming the person that was forced to implement their bad ideas.
IOL News article from yesterday:
Transnet strike to cripple Cape rail service
Tomorrow the strike is supposed to be at full swing, after that everything is supposed to be back to normal.
The strike is not about petty things like salaries, but about important things like commuter safety, as well as commuter requirements versus management that doesn't want to cater for the requirements but just want to milk the commuters for money. Train drivers are fed up with orders to drive while doors are open, then somebody gets injured as a result and they get blamed. Management doesn't want to do much about the matter, except the usual witch hunt and blame the driver (who followed their orders or face the consequences).
It is about time that people in various companies in the management positions start thinking things through to make more things practical, and actually start being responsible for their decisions, instead of always blaming the person that was forced to implement their bad ideas.
IOL News article from yesterday:
Transnet strike to cripple Cape rail service
Monday, February 13, 2006
Costumes for HIV/AIDS function
On Sunday a lady came to rent costumes from me for an HIV/AIDS event at an airport. Apparently the whole thing is going to take three days in total. After discussions with her colleagues, four costumes were rented: Batgirl, Spider-Man, Ironman and Catwoman
Hopefully everything comes back undamaged.
Initially she did ask me about a condom costume. Somebody else mentioned that some time ago, but more as a joke. I might actually get one for future requests.
Many people don't consider AIDS an issue, or think it is a joke.
Hopefully everything comes back undamaged.
Initially she did ask me about a condom costume. Somebody else mentioned that some time ago, but more as a joke. I might actually get one for future requests.
Many people don't consider AIDS an issue, or think it is a joke.
Railway strike: Day 1
The strike at Metrorail caused me to waste time in a traffic jam to get to work (more than one hour wasted for 15.1 kilometers!). Apparently that strike is supposed to be from today (13th February 2006) until Wednesday (15th February 2006), which is on my birthday as well. Hopefully it will be over on Thursday, since that is how it was planned.
As a result, a friend of mine cannot get to work, so he is staying at my place for the time being.
As a result, a friend of mine cannot get to work, so he is staying at my place for the time being.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Free Comic Book Day 2006 (FCBD)
Today a newsletter from Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) arrived to mentio 87 days until the worldwide comic book event will take place. Last year, the Readers Den Comic Book shop in Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa) was the only shop in the Western Cape that took part.
Read the most recent testimonial from Readers Den
The event in 2005 was lots of fun with visitors turning out quite well, hopefully this year will be better. :)
Read the most recent testimonial from Readers Den
The event in 2005 was lots of fun with visitors turning out quite well, hopefully this year will be better. :)
The latest money making schemes with pre-paid electricity (Cape Town)
Yesterday evening I went to buy 20.00 Rand (ZAR) electricity pre-paid electricity for the Econometer, just to discover that I would have to pay an additional 3.95 Rand. It turns out, that the so-called "Free Minutes" are actually paid for throughout the rest of the month. There are three companies as far as I know that supply pre-paid electricity for the same devices. One of these three is using this system based on lies to make money, because people think they get free monthly electricity.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Moving to a different building in the same yard
Last night I got a phone call from my father. He said that the current tenants have been given an eviction notification for the end of this month (February 2006). Apparently he will also move his furniture out of his place and I am supposed to move in there. The section where I am currently staying might also be rented out.
Obviously the electricity meter will need some adjustments as well as the issue of the washing machine and the washing line will have to be sorted out.
Obviously the electricity meter will need some adjustments as well as the issue of the washing machine and the washing line will have to be sorted out.
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Train strike again!
Next week from 13 to 15 February a train strike is sheduled at least in the Cape Town area, this is according to the Blits (Metrorail Commuting Times) from this morning. Supposedly busses might be available, but their times are so awkward, that they are of no use to me. The traffic jam will be another great artwork next week.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
New software website launched
Due to my publishing of software recently (see Log file splitter update and IIS Log file splitter), I have created a new website yesterday: BKE Software Solutions
This is mostly to keep these random utilities organised a bit.
Out of some reason the wrong favicon is showing.
This is mostly to keep these random utilities organised a bit.
Out of some reason the wrong favicon is showing.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Log file splitter update
The IIS Log File Splitter that I published a couple of days ago has received a few small updates:
- The "Split" button is only enabled when it can be used.
- Removeable drives don't cause a runtime error anymore
- Added support for Apache log files. The .log extension is still needed.
- Statistics at the end have been slightly improved.
- The "Split" button is only enabled when it can be used.
- Removeable drives don't cause a runtime error anymore
- Added support for Apache log files. The .log extension is still needed.
- Statistics at the end have been slightly improved.
Why not to use MSN Desktop Search
The latest version of MSN Desktop Search that came out a couple weeks ago is not too bad at first, but as time goes by problems start surfacing:
Problem Number 1:
The new tabs which are supposed to be like Internet Explorer 7 looks nice, but it tricks Internet Explorer 6. The entire window ends up being refreshed on occasions, and the simulation is not always going great (notably with the favourites icon). After half an hour to maximum two hours, the browser just freezes totally. Disabling this feature gets rid of that problem. Internet Explorer 6 was never designed to suddenly have such a burden.
Problem Number 2:
The integration as a search toolbar into Outlook went quite well at first, but now it came to the point where Outlook died. The system tray icon of Outlook indicated, that there was a problem. Starting Outlook since it was still running didn't work. The moment, that the MSN Desktop Search icon in the system tray was closed, Outlook popped up as it was supposed to.
Problem Number 3:
After the above problems, I decided to uninstall MSN Desktop Search, since I am using the Google Desktop Search still with no hassles. After the uninstall, I was forced to reboot. I don't think that would be needed, even with the service that was installed there. The service can be removed without a reboot, but the entry would remain, until the reboot has been done. Forcing somebody to reboot is a bad thing to do.
Conclusion:
Stick to Google Desktop Search, MSN Desktop Search is on the search part close, but not good enough. All other Desktop Search tools that I have tried, have fared a lot worse.
Problem Number 1:
The new tabs which are supposed to be like Internet Explorer 7 looks nice, but it tricks Internet Explorer 6. The entire window ends up being refreshed on occasions, and the simulation is not always going great (notably with the favourites icon). After half an hour to maximum two hours, the browser just freezes totally. Disabling this feature gets rid of that problem. Internet Explorer 6 was never designed to suddenly have such a burden.
Problem Number 2:
The integration as a search toolbar into Outlook went quite well at first, but now it came to the point where Outlook died. The system tray icon of Outlook indicated, that there was a problem. Starting Outlook since it was still running didn't work. The moment, that the MSN Desktop Search icon in the system tray was closed, Outlook popped up as it was supposed to.
Problem Number 3:
After the above problems, I decided to uninstall MSN Desktop Search, since I am using the Google Desktop Search still with no hassles. After the uninstall, I was forced to reboot. I don't think that would be needed, even with the service that was installed there. The service can be removed without a reboot, but the entry would remain, until the reboot has been done. Forcing somebody to reboot is a bad thing to do.
Conclusion:
Stick to Google Desktop Search, MSN Desktop Search is on the search part close, but not good enough. All other Desktop Search tools that I have tried, have fared a lot worse.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Total chaos (everybody loves it!)
Yesterday was a case where a server went to use 100% of the CPU for close to twenty minutes. In the end it turned out, that this happenend because of a currpeted database, which could fortunately be rebuilt.
Today there is chaos on the road, internet connectivity is dead countrywide, all kinds of things are going wrong as well, and the DNS server is having its usual case of ignorance.
At least during the chaos at the train station yesterday evening, I met a nice lady to chat with. We normally both get on and off at the Monte Vista station, but haven't actually talked much previously. Last night we finally got to the Vasco station after 21:00 and had to go on foto to the Monte Vista station to pick up her car. Walking and talking made the twenty to thirty minute trip a lot more interesting.
A friend of mine might be getting a trainer position at his company where he is then going to be in the day shift. From what I can see, management is yet again trying to do some cheap tricks, so that when somebody makes a mistake, then he gets blamed. This is typical management in most companies where always somebody gets blamed, as long as it isn't the person in management who wanted the job done, but didn't plan properly.
Today there is chaos on the road, internet connectivity is dead countrywide, all kinds of things are going wrong as well, and the DNS server is having its usual case of ignorance.
At least during the chaos at the train station yesterday evening, I met a nice lady to chat with. We normally both get on and off at the Monte Vista station, but haven't actually talked much previously. Last night we finally got to the Vasco station after 21:00 and had to go on foto to the Monte Vista station to pick up her car. Walking and talking made the twenty to thirty minute trip a lot more interesting.
A friend of mine might be getting a trainer position at his company where he is then going to be in the day shift. From what I can see, management is yet again trying to do some cheap tricks, so that when somebody makes a mistake, then he gets blamed. This is typical management in most companies where always somebody gets blamed, as long as it isn't the person in management who wanted the job done, but didn't plan properly.
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