All this heat's making me loose where I post stuff. Must cool down........ahhh nice cold beer......
Archive for: May, 2005
GARGHHHHHHHH!
3 posts today, somethings wrong with me
OK. This afternoon was a maths exam; I screwed it up royally, so I'm gonna retake the first year (as I also screwed up a few different exams, and retaking the year isn't as bad as it seems). This put me in a bad mood, but it lifted.
MSN. MicroSoft Network. Why oh Why (notice a theme here?) can't they even get a Messaging protocol working? I mean, just so that it is reliable? A protocol/server system that doesn't boot users randomly during the day? That doesn't drop the ability to send messages but keeps the users status as "Online"? ICQ, Yahoo and Jabber, all protocols that work, with Yahoo being the closest to MSN in terms of "features" (sure the hand writing things cool, but do you really, HONESTLY need it?) but Yahoo canes MSN for reliability. I can't remember the last time Yahoo refused to connect me due to "Error connecting; Host not responding" or boot me or drop my ability to IM other people.
God I hope MS gets a kick up the back side on all it's business fronts so it at least produces something thats RELIABLE.
Very funny;
VIRUS WARNING!!!!
This virus is called WORK.
If you receive WORK from any of your colleagues, your boss or anyone else via any means DO NOT TOUCH IT.
This virus will wipe out your private life completely.
If you should come into contact with WORK put your jacket on and take 2 good friends to the nearest pub. Purchase the antidote known as WINE.
The quickest acting is called CHARDONNAY but this is only available for those who can afford it, the NHS equivalent is BLUE NUN. Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.
Dispatch this warning to 5 friends - If you do not have 5 friends you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life. This virus is DEADLY.
Update: after extensive testing it has been concluded that BEER may be substituted for WINE but may require a more generous application.
And remember, I have passed this on because I CARE.
ROFLMAO!
gouranga? Whats this got to do with GTA?
Anyone else got this funny email as spam?
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Call out Gouranga be happy!!!
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga ....
That which brings the highest happiness!!
I've included the full e-mail headers to show it's genuine and not been bounced around a lot.
A little investigation (Google is you friend) showed up this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouranga
So it's a bit of harmless fun? More likely the Hare Krishna people wanting bloggers to
put it up and Google for it, find their website and generate more traffic.
But then I'm a cynic.
{edited to be clean of HTML and other annoying bits of coding}
Guild Council
Theres been a lot of discussion about last nights GC; personally I think it was about average, although looking at it after the event I can see why a lot of people were very unhappy with the proceedings; communications from the societies about the lack of Exec's support and negative comments were OK, but I think it would have been better to address it to Exec privately first then bring it to GC if their response was unsatisfactory; Exec's repsonse in the matter was not at all civil or necessary - GC is where Councillors can hold Exec to account, not to be booed or be initimidated by them.
Now to the Societies Reform Motion; I applaud Megan and Stuart for putting together a very complete document and for the time and effort that has been expended by them to do so.
This is the but; I don't believe that cutting the representation of Societies is right, not at this moment in time.
It should be that Academic GC seats are promoted and get them to a respectable level because (from Megan's 'yellow paper') Academic and Society representation are about equal in terms of attendance; when Academic seats begin to significantly out number society seats then it should be looked at to reduce the Society seats {edit to remove slight confusion}.
Now Exec; quit your whining and bitching, please. I'm not experienced in GC or the Guild; I know that all Councillors would like to be treated with respect by the people who they elected to run the Guild, and when new Councillors ask questions, or make amendments, or make speeches, or post new motions, that Exec, as Members of the Guild, behave themselves. It has been said a lot, but they should know better than to submit opinion as a point of information, in a speech unrelated to the motion to attack Councillors, or to heckle speakers. We wonder why people don't come to GC; I think its mainly due to the back biting, moaning, and general negative behaviour eminating from that side of the chamber; GC worked so well and quickly when Exec left the Chamber during reserved business.
And on a upbeat finishing note, Well Done to Craig for his superb efforts as Chair under difficult circumstances. He deserves a medal for his chairmanship last night.
Now I've got it all outta my system, I'm gonna get a coffee 
