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errlloyd

mfceiling wrote: »

For the "unoffice" "unacronym" brigade....what are EQI and MB tests?

It's basically confirmation bias dressed up as tarot card reading.

irishbucsfan

mfceiling wrote: »

For the "unoffice" "unacronym" brigade....what are EQI and MB tests?

Pseudo-psychology

mfceiling

molloyjh wrote: »

It often depends on the tests themselves. I've never been a fan of the MB stuff myself, but I (and everyone I worked with at the time) did do an EQI test last year that was quite in depth and very accurate. We all agreed it was very useful. MB is far too high level to be hugely meaningful in my experience.

For the "unoffice" "unacronym" brigade....what are EQI and MB tests?

dregin

Was listening to Tommie Gorman on Morning Ireland talking about the Good Friday Agreement. I never realised that the cancer he was diagnosed with in 1994 was incurable and he still has it. Has to have treatment and surgery regularly to keep it at bay. Mad stuff.

irishbucsfan

Amazing to hear

swiwi_

Ooooh! I have just seen one of the first patients placed on the Glivec (imatinib) trial back in 2001. This medication is for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, which back in 2001 had a life expectancy of < 5 years, unless you underwent bone marrow transplantation.

And here we are in 2018, with the patient alive and well.

I hadn't even finished university in 2001, and I remember this medication being the new wonder drug. One of the greatest medical discoveries of the 20th century.

Smile on the dial, I must say.

Zzippy

My employer wanted to do these a while ago. I said no. They have enough personal data of mine without letting them know I'm a psychopath with murderous tendencies who dreams of going postal in the office on an hourly basis. I'm entitled to my privacy, like...

molloyjh

Podge_irl wrote: »

Ugh, just spent the last hour having a 1-on-1 session with someone to go over results from my MBTI test. It got slightly awkward when I kept bringing up how I thought the whole concept was a pile of smelly **** and we may as well discuss my star sign.

It bothers me immensely that people at a management level ever put any kind of faith or trust in this wankery.

It often depends on the tests themselves. I've never been a fan of the MB stuff myself, but I (and everyone I worked with at the time) did do an EQI test last year that was quite in depth and very accurate. We all agreed it was very useful. MB is far too high level to be hugely meaningful in my experience.

Podge_irl

Ugh, just spent the last hour having a 1-on-1 session with someone to go over results from my MBTI test. It got slightly awkward when I kept bringing up how I thought the whole concept was a pile of smelly **** and we may as well discuss my star sign.

It bothers me immensely that people at a management level ever put any kind of faith or trust in this wankery.

Podge_irl

.ak wrote: »

I would say knowing Kimi he’s just pissed at the team for creating an unsafe situation for everyone.

That would be a pretty ****ty excuse for not checking on the guy.

errlloyd

.ak wrote: »

Kimi gonna Kimi.

In fairness when he was walking back to the pits he did stop to look over, I presume to see what had happened.

I would say knowing Kimi he’s just pissed at the team for creating an unsafe situation for everyone.

Their pit release system needs looking at, the green light implies if a wheel is tightened, not if it’s been replaced. Big gap in the process.

Did Kimi even know he'd hit the mechanic. He was just told stop. And usually the mechanics would run out and wheel his car back. He probably didn't know what was happening.

.ak

Stheno wrote: »

Kimi Raikonnen knocked down one of his mechanics during a pit stop today.

His respinse when asked about it? "The light went green, its my job to move off when the light is green"

Empathy

www.google.ie/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/943180/Kimi-Raikkonen-Ferrari-mechanic-broken-Bahrain-Grand-Prix-F1-news-Sebastian-Vettel/amp

Kimi gonna Kimi.

In fairness when he was walking back to the pits he did stop to look over, I presume to see what had happened.

I would say knowing Kimi he’s just pissed at the team for creating an unsafe situation for everyone.

Their pit release system needs looking at, the green light implies if a wheel is tightened, not if it’s been replaced. Big gap in the process.

Zzippy

awec wrote: »

Seems McIlroy has the same mental fragility as the Ulster team.

Off topic thread. Next mention of rugby's a paddlin'...

irishbucsfan

OldRio wrote: »

Fair play to TG4 for their coverage of the Hurling final. The use of a split screen was clever. Allowing replays to be shown whilst covering the live action.
They also had a camera positioned high behind the goal covering the puck outs.

We don't deserve TG4's sports coverage

OldRio

Fair play to TG4 for their coverage of the Hurling final. The use of a split screen was clever. Allowing replays to be shown whilst covering the live action.
They also had a camera positioned high behind the goal covering the puck outs.

thomond2006

awec wrote: »

Seems McIlroy has the same mental fragility as the Ulster team.

You say that after a great Ulster win at the weekend? You miserable bollix. :pac:

awec

Seems McIlroy has the same mental fragility as the Ulster team.

Jack Kanoff

prawnsambo wrote: »

Wouldn't be too many reading that book.

I have no real time for the sport, a waste of a good walk and all that... but it definitely a bandwagon sport.. I find once Northern Ireland's McIlroy falls away my feed goes quiet... thankfully

Swan Curry

finns are an odd bunch

Jack Kanoff

Stheno wrote: »

Kimi Raikonnen knocked down one of his mechanics during a pit stop today.

His respinse when asked about it? "The light went green, its my job to move off when the light is green"

Empathy

www.google.ie/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/943180/Kimi-Raikkonen-Ferrari-mechanic-broken-Bahrain-Grand-Prix-F1-news-Sebastian-Vettel/amp

Yeah, was watching it, his car pulled off..he stopped and had to walk back to the out lane...had a quick word with the team director...and walked off down the passage...all the while the mechanic on the ground 25 feet away writhing in pain... proper gentleman

Stheno

Kimi Raikonnen knocked down one of his mechanics during a pit stop today.

His respinse when asked about it? "The light went green, its my job to move off when the light is green"

Empathy

www.google.ie/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/943180/Kimi-Raikkonen-Ferrari-mechanic-broken-Bahrain-Grand-Prix-F1-news-Sebastian-Vettel/amp

prawnsambo

Jack Kanoff wrote: »

"good golf" ...that's an oxymoron in my book

Wouldn't be too many reading that book.

Jack Kanoff

"good golf" ...that's an oxymoron in my book

Synode

mfceiling wrote: »

The Masters.

Ridiculously good golf. Hope they can keep it up tomorrow

mfceiling

The Masters.

b.gud

I think it's been mentioned here before, possibly by swiwi, but if you haven't seen it watch Hunt for the Wilderpeople. It's on Netflix and it's absolutely brilliant so funny and charming

stephen_n

“Celebrity” death match

[Deleted User]

wp_rathead wrote: »

Poor Dana, now the Khabib v Max fight is off
Apparently gonna be Khabib v Pettis now
Pettis was meant to fight Chiesa but Chiesa got cut up from the bus window that Conor smashed
bonkers

The only way to resolve this mess is a run of highly lucrative grudge matches.

wp_rathead

Poor Dana, now the Khabib v Max fight is off
Apparently gonna be Khabib v Pettis now
Pettis was meant to fight Chiesa but Chiesa got cut up from the bus window that Conor smashed
bonkers

stephen_n

molloyjh wrote: »

It's just 1 lender (not a bank, but a small time organisation that deals solely in mortgages) offering the interest only mortgages to a sub-section of the market. There's no sign of any other banks doing the same or it being expanded to the wider market.

ICS is a trading name for a company called Dilosk, who's directors are linked to Belfius Bank and Insurance in Belgium. Funnily enough that bank was bailed out by the Belgian people to the tune of 4 billion. Yet probably managed to come up with the 1 billion to buy up ICS's mortgage book. That type of product should be banned, particularly given the lack of housing available. Toe in the water perhaps, if they get a successful foothold in the sub prime market then it could lead to the other banks following suit.