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10089. iiibbb - 6/29/2004 2:51:32 AM Almost there...
Gave my final edits to my prof's secretary for her to do the final tweaks before submitting it to the grad school. She'll take care of all the annoying stuff for a mere $10/hr so I'm all over that like a fly on stink. She said it'll take 2 to 3 hrs. I'm going to give her $50 if she does it in less than 5. What a godsend. Not every grad student I know has secretaries this nice. 10090. judithathome - 6/29/2004 8:03:04 AM My god, Anderson Cooper is already on and not one post in the Mote since 2:44pm. 10091. Magoseph - 6/29/2004 9:30:12 AM That's terrible, Juds. Where is everybody? I can tell you where I was all afternoon--I was reading "My Life" happily in the sun under a rare deep blue sky (in these parts) sipping a mango-champagne drink. 10092. Absensia - 6/29/2004 1:53:57 PM Sounds lovely Magos. Maybe if I'd been drinking a champagne drink, I would have enjoyed the book more, but I'm not giving up on it. 10093. alistairConnor - 6/29/2004 5:19:50 PM Mango-champagne? Sacrilège!! Kir royal de mes deux!
Speaking of champagne. Actually, we had an office bash on Monday, to celebrate our certification : yes we are stark raving certifiable Quality, here. ISO 9001 version 2000, for whatever it is we're supposed to do.
The petits fours were definitely quality. The champagne, frankly, was not. I would have welcomed some mango juice in it, and believe me I do not say this lightly. 10094. Magoseph - 6/29/2004 8:24:21 PM Abs, the chilhood meanderings were interesting to me, probably because I didn't grow up in this country. It's amazing that he managed to learn anything considering his multiple extra-curriculun activities.
Ali, congrats on your certification. Were you the one who taught these courses? 10095. alistairConnor - 6/29/2004 9:27:31 PM The certification is actually global to the whole Production department of the IT division of the railways, there are several thousand people involved. It proves nothing much, just that the procedures and processes we are supposed to use are near enough to what the ISO recommends.
This includes such revolutionary requirements as not doing anything to a production server without a written trace of what you've done. 10096. Macnas - 6/29/2004 11:18:27 PM I find it's always easier when you are paying someone for certification. 10097. PelleNilsson - 6/29/2004 11:19:44 PM You are a railway worker, alistair? Free tickets for self and family and so on?
BTW, your stable sounds very interesting. Pictures? 10098. alistairConnor - 6/29/2004 11:42:13 PM Nah I'm a railway sub-contractor. About half of the people I work with are actual railway people, the rest of us work for service companies and are seconded on yearly contracts.
The natives get the freebies, also retirement at 55 (this is justified by the appalling working conditions, the coal dust from the computers, etc) 10099. alistairConnor - 6/29/2004 11:43:05 PM Yes, I think the stable might warrant a photo. I was going to describe the tiling, but I thought ... a thousand words... a picture... 10100. Absensia - 6/30/2004 12:00:40 AM G'day, all. Another day of sun. How long can this keep up?
Magos, true, but it all sounded so self-congratulatory. Perhaps it will improve.
Alistair, congratulations. I look forward to pictures, too. 10101. wonkers2 - 6/30/2004 12:04:23 AM Alistaire, won't the tiles be hard on the horses' hooves? 10102. PelleNilsson - 6/30/2004 12:06:56 AM I picked up my new glasses today. Plastic and titan, extremely light (<10 grams), extremely flexible, no screws or hinges and such stuff.
 10103. alistairConnor - 6/30/2004 12:07:42 AM The horseshoes would be hard on the tiles. Henceforth the horses will not be invited inside. They are welcome to join us for a drink on the terrace (the drinking trough has been religiously preserved), as long as they will agree to crap only in the designated area, i.e. among the roses. 10104. Macnas - 6/30/2004 12:15:37 AM Pelle, they look the exact same as your old glasses. 10105. PelleNilsson - 6/30/2004 12:24:31 AM In a way they do but the titan/plastic combination makes qualitative change in the order of 200 euros. 10106. wonkers2 - 6/30/2004 12:31:17 AM I've worn glasses for more years than I care to admit, and they have become much lighter and more durable in recent years. One problem hasn't improved, however--the lack of availabilty of spare parts. Also, the constant style changes. I have never been able to replace frames which I have become accustomed to and like. The continual style changes are annoying. 10107. uzmakk - 6/30/2004 6:36:41 AM I think I'll take a week off in the near future, come back to the Mote, and kick Jexster's ass from thread to thread. 10108. judithathome - 6/30/2004 6:42:36 AM Hey, Uz!! Just come back for any reason you might choose. We've missed you!!
I just spent two amd a half hellacious hours waiting in my car for a tow from Triple A. My car just gave up the ghost on my way to the bank and luckily I had my cell phone with me. And a good book!
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