Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
I am, as some of you may be aware, moving. A long way. Possibly (if all falls gently into place) Australia.
I have a related computer question: (and no my internet is not fixed, for those that care, it's just twice as good as it was - i.e. shit rather than dogshit. I can get 10-20 minutes uninterrupted surfing on average before crashage).
Anyway, the computer question:
I will be packing up my PC and putting it in with the longer term shipment of my belongings as it is too bulky. The thought of not having a 'puter for 2 months or so tha this stuff may take to get to me (regardless of the inconvenience) made me consider flying some stuff out rather than shipping it. This will (I estimate) cost me about an extra £300.
So my thought is this - I can pay £300 and have (essentially) nothing to show for it, or I can call the PC non-essential and just buy a laptop and take that on the plane with me, which will give me flexibility when everything else arrives.
Any thoughts you lot? I was just going to buy a fairly basic laptop (no large HD required as it will mirror and then be used for other stuff, I guess), but then I decided why bother, why not buy a decent one (about £600 for a Dell). Then I lost confidence. So, any ideas on other options? My Psion will handle email, but not browsing so that has pretty much had it's day, really. I'd like almost a 'pocket laptop' but wouldn't know where to start. I don't even know if I should consider a Mac ibook thingy, or if it's not worth the hassle because all my other stuff is PC based.
So, is there a decent machine out there (with a reasonable sized screen) that has a proper keyboard, colour, ability to run email, browsing and possible chat programmes, maybe wireless and all that?
Help a stupid bloke out this Christmas, people? Should I just buy a laptop?
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
why not sell the pc
make a stopover in the USA and pick up a laptop there
crumbs you could even get on of those flash apple powerthingies everyone raves about
However my friend works in the world of moblie computing so will ask her properly, seeing as she knows more than me, which amazingly is a fair amount.
Buy a nice laptop. Australian chicks dig iBooks - fact!
I love my laptop, I don't have a desktop. It's great to curl up on the sofa and surf the net in stead of being stuck at a desk. Obviously also very handy for taking to other places.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Thanks, I just had it flushed.
3 main options if you're looking to minimise $$/hassle:
1/ laptop plus an external firewire case for your disk(s)
2/ pull out the disk(s)
(and anything else you might have installed which is above normal spec, eg graphics card) and just lob them in your suitcase- on arrival, buy new case and install them
3/ grab a TNT magazine and check out the elcheapo ship-to-oz offers in the back pages.
by the way, what's the story with the possible move? and where would you be likely to end up?
Be sure to check the prices of laptops in Australia - it might be cheaper to buy one out there...
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
Brock wanted to move to NZ but i got a court order keeping him 2,000 kms away, so he had to settle on Australia
cheapest kit with biggest range of options: stopover in singapore. bigger range even than in the usa, same prices. 240V, same plugs as UK
Er, the USA plugs and voltages are different to the UK ones...
correct, although i fail to see the relevance to the matter at hand.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Being as I am going to Australia...
(so does that mean the voltages are the same, Sal? What spec are the plugs?)
Ah, I missed out the 'than in' in 'bigger range even than in the usa', or do I smell an edit?
Next important point - are Australian plugs the same as UK ones?
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
"do I smell and edit?"
I usually sniff and turn my nose up. Does that count?
no edit, pure posty goodness.
voltage same UK-OZ, but the plugs ARE different. so take a UK powerboard or two and buy an oz-uk adapter. or rewire the plugs.
Voltage is pretty unimportant for laptops, as they have transformers on the power leads.
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
since even i can rewire plugs, i'd reccomend that option.
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
don't most flights to NZ/OZ from the UK do a Hong Kong stopover?
No good - Chinese keyboards.
He's a bright lad. I'm sure he could adapt.
We're talking about Brock, Sul - he's going to have enough trouble overcoming the language barrier when he gets to Australia...
/very loud donkey braying sounds
that's one of the more unusual attempts at an australian accent i've ever heard/seen.
No, that was just me guffawing at SFG's poke at Brock.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
You'll get your's, fuckball...
:)
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
No good - Chinese keyboards.
Yeah, they're fuckin' HOOOGE, what will all those thousands of chinky characters.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Thanks to our cultural and racial tolerance correspondant for that report.
Now back to the studio.
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
HK uses English layout for he default keyboard, The national languages in HK is Cantonese, Mandarin and English. With all the westerners living in Hong Kong, it would be a little silly to have all the computers type chinese only.
Surely, by definition, there can only be one national language?
I've heard that Andora is the cheapest place in the world for electrical goods (but I'm probably wrong). Obviously, this isn't much good for Brock, but hey-ho.
Surely, by definition, there can only be one national language?
Surely, by definition, whatever a nation declares as its national languages will be its national languages?
E.G. Switzerland: French and German. Canada: French and English. Wales: Welsh and English.
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
NZ = Maori and English
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Belgium - France and Flemish.
Scotland - English and Phlegm-ish
Wrong,
wrong,
wrong,
wrong...
Wrong,
wrong,
wrong,
wrong!
You're
wrong! You're
wrong! You're
wrong!
</Dr. Cox>
In South Africa we have ELEVEN official languages...
But only one national one (;
What are the eleven languages? And how many of them can you speak?
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
www.swissworld.org/eng/swis...
www.google.co.uk/search?q=%...
www.nationmaster.com/countr...
You is a fuckball, and showing the definition for A national language does not in any way preclude the defining of a second language. Nowhere in your definition does it say "Sole" or "Main" or "only".
Fuckball. Although I think I already said that.
SuperFunGordon are you arsepuppy or not? If so, howzit AP longtime no speak...if not hi SFG nice to make your aquaintance. They are English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Pedi, North Sotho, South Sotho can't remember the rest. I only speak Afrikaans.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
And English, dumb arse.
I assumed you would presume that. Scud-balls. Hope this works...
www.cyberserv.co.za/users/~...
I see I am wrong about Pedi. I'm shattered.
By the way, why are you going to Australia Brockles?
Brock, you're right. Nowhere in 'my' definition does it say any of those things.
It says "The language spoken and written by the majority of people in a country". And, of course, you can have lots of majorities, can't you?
FALL BACK!
</Westwood>
Syl - No, and Hi.
Stop denying it Arsepuppy!
Oh, okay, you got me.
Hi, all.
</sarcasm>
Sadly, one definition is not enough to prove a point. Especially as there are many examples to the contrary.
The whole concept of a national language seems a pretty absurd one, anyway...
My god.. I've never seen a bluff based on me really enjoying believing everyone here is someone new in disguise and a wild stab in the dark actually worked to unveil AP!
a wild stab in the dark actually worked to unveil AP!
I thought there might be some cleverness behind it...
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
When you got grumpy because no-one asked how you had been in the interim kind of gave the "I'm a newbie" thing away.
If you were a newbie, you haven't 'been' anywhere. Fuckwit!
:)
Actually, SFG had been away for a couple of weeks.
Fuckwit!
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Why? Were Kiss on tour?
Boon reunion University tour?
(and if you were a newbie, we wouldn't have cared about a week or so away)
Nearly three weeks, actually.
And I would, because I am, and I did.
yeesh
www.countryreports.org/coun...
www.bartleby.com/151/sz.html
www.odci.gov/cia/publicatio...
observe: 3 national languages.
observe: swiss nationals do in fact speak all 3.
observe: fact rather than assertion.
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
Who gives a shit anyway?
Salt, keep up. We're debating the definition of the phrase 'National Language'.
Not one of those links you posted involves the word 'National'.
Let the big boys argue this one out, huh?
Who gives a shit anyway?
Damnit, WH! Pointless, off-topic bickering is what Iamcal had ALWAYS been about! ALWAYS!
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
Isn't 'who gives a shit anyway?' off-topic?
Not if you were talking about Laptops (;
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
£$&*$&%
I wasn't.
"£$%^&*()£$%^&*()$%^&*()
Okay.
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
As it happens, today I don't give a shit about anything much.
Except maybe lunch, which I am about to consume.
What are you having? A napple, anorange and a banana? :)
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
You peeked!!!!!
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
I had a chicken and mushroom pie and chips...
*burp*
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
I'm rather fond of chicken and mushroon pie, but you can't always get 'em. Have you checked whether they're available in Oz? Or will we have to send you food parcels?
I think I'm going for a nice tunafish and mayonaisse baguette. They sell them just around the corner from work (:
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
What the fuck is with the backwards smileys, bumdog? They do my fucking head in.
I forgot I was being someone else.
:)
Better?
I don't think I'm ever going to get to lunch - my two colleagues have gone off for a lunchtime 'meeting' at the Ivy or somewhere, which I doubt they'll come back from, leaving me manning the office.
I should have got the missus to make me a packed lunch (except she'd have told me to fuck off).
I'm hungry :(
Me too. I want a Russian and chips. Not allowed.
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
You don't think you're
ever going to get lunch, SFG?
I can't imagine a life devoid of lunch, particularly just because two colleagues have gone off for a lunchtime 'meeting' at the Ivy.
Apart from anything else, I know there are laws about being enttitled to a lunch break. Just put the phones on divert, inform your union rep you're going for a butty and lock yer door on the way out.
A note, Blutacked to the door telling folk you'll be 'Back in 5 minutes' is optional, but do
not indicate what time you actually went out.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Poor SFG. Always having trouble trying to fill his lunchbox...
WTF is a 'union'? Only six people work here.
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
What do the rest of them do?
*Bum, bum.*
Seriously, though, there's nothing stopping you joining the Transport and General Wanker's Union, is there?
Or you could always inform someone else's union rep. It's the principle that's important.
Sales, admin, & reception. It's just me and the receptionist ATM.
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
Then why not lock the door, Blutack a notice on it and
stay in? You and the receptionist could enjoy a pork sub together. And you don't even have to leave the office to buy one.
Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.
She is very cute, TBH.
But I'm married!
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
Don't bother me with details.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Married? Since when?
(or is that figuratively)
RUSSIAN SAUSAGE!
(Sorry. Tourettes Syndrome)
(coupled with food deprivation)
uh oh. syl meddling with html alert
I wonder if this new site will go all wonky if you put the / in the wrong place? Remember I used to tweak the whole thread?
...don't mind me
Wedding, sausage, The Ivy, rep, rep.
i agree with doc.
hey broc, you never replied to me or syl or doc:
by the way, what's the story with the possible move? and where would you be likely to end up?
Posted by
WarHead, around September 2005:
See
this. He'll probably end up in a stockade.
Posted by
Grim..., around September 2005:
That's not AP. Not only does he 'talk' in a different manner, he uses punctuation and capitalisation, something AP was a bit lax at.
Posted by
Grim..., around September 2005:
(And AP isn't married, doesn't live in London, and (I think) doesn't have a job (I don't know why I don't think he has a job. I just don't))
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
He did say in another thread that he hated Kate Bush, though. That's pretty unusual...
Yes, I did.
(*^£"$%%*^&(&^%%$£%£&^*(
AP is definately married. I went to his wedding, Jeff was there, and Chay, and Beergoad. Good wedding. I don't know if he's living in London now.
Congratulations on your wedding AP :D
Really, honestly, I'm not Arse Puppy.
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Arse bandit?
that's one of the three musketeers, isn't it?
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
Skoal bandit?
my mobil is stolen which imei#010341007994391 i want to know the mobil possision
Posted by
Brock, around September 2005:
What the fuck are you on about?
Your phone is currently in Hastings.
Coords: 50° 51' , 0° 34'
Check out
www.wherethefucksmynickedmo... for more info.
Posted by
ellipse, around September 2005:
you have a mobil fish?
Posted by
cal_DUPE1, around 28th September 2005:
ap got married? since only doc said so, i assume that's bollocks
mrs ap was a nice lady though, so it wouldn't be so bad.
juff?
AP married Jeff?
It wouldn't work. The porn would get in the way.
Even Bumdog can't compete with 'Lexington'.
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Posted by
WarHead, around 31st March 2007:
Shazbat. We need that damn ban button again.
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you heard him, warhead. do it.
is the opposite of lively music deadly music?
I still think there can only be one national language per country.