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The Taylor-made CVPL Chat Thread!

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  • #2602
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    BattleCorp wrote: »
    What's the story with the Specsavers/Barnard Castle??? :confused:

    Dominic Cummings, Boris' leader, took his family on a day trip to Barnard Castle, against government restrictions.

    He said it was to prove to his wife that his eyesight was good enough.

    Or something like that.......:rolleyes:


  • #2603
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,653 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    BattleCorp wrote: »
    What's the story with the Specsavers/Barnard Castle??? :confused:

    After cummins was well enough to go to.work he reckons his eyes were a bit "iffy" (for want of a better word.

    So to test this and ensure it was safe enough for him to drive back to London (5 hour journey) he loaded his wife and 4 year old into the car and did a 1 hour round trip to make sure he wouldnt crash.


  • #2604
    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    After cummins was well enough to go to.work he reckons his eyes were a bit "iffy" (for want of a better word.

    So to test this and ensure it was safe enough for him to drive back to London (5 hour journey) he loaded his wife and 4 year old into the car and did a 1 hour round trip to make sure he wouldnt crash.


    Sounds like a "4 year old's" excuse:rolleyes:


  • #2605
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,653 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    GrumpyMe wrote: »
    Sounds like a "4 year old's" excuse:rolleyes:

    Anything to cling to power


  • #2606
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Nothing like testing safety theories out on a 4 year old.

    Gas the stories these guys make up. When they are making them up in the room with their PR guys you would think they could have come up with a more convincing lie


  • #2607
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,170 ✭✭✭✭josip


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113548786&postcount=4452

    "You hold him down and I'll sh1t on him"


  • #2608
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Ah, give the poor man a break... he had to think on his feet, see? He had already used the "The dog ate my homework" before and was out of material.


  • #2609
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,782 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    acgD1Go.jpg

    what's going on?


  • #2610
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,615 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    what's going on?

    https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/4nonblondes/whatsup.html


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  • #2611
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Whooosh?


  • #2612
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,615 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    New Home wrote: »
    Whooosh?

    I was only out of bed. But yes. Whoosh


  • #2613
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    :D

    No worries, it happens to the best of us.


  • #2614
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,493 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    1800_Ladladlad wrote: »
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    img

    A few things.

    1. Who cares what Hilary Clinton might or might not have said, possibly years ago?
    2. Dead soldiers are dead and that is a very bad thing, but you can't improve their situation. Their families are left to suffer and grieve. Women are often left to pick up the pieces.
    3. In Ireland more COVID-19 has more female victims (I don't have a breakdown for deaths).

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  • #2615
    Suckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Victor wrote: »
    3. In Ireland more COVID-19 has more female victims (I don't have a breakdown for deaths).
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
    Deaths by Gender up to: 13 May
    Gender Number of Deaths (%)
    Male 749(50%)
    Female 748(50%)
    Unknown 0(0%)


  • #2616
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,615 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Victor wrote: »
    2. Dead soldiers are dead and that is a very bad thing, but you can't improve their situation. Their families are left to suffer and grieve. Women are often left to pick up the pieces.
    Yes, the families and loved ones of dead soldiers are also victims. Nobody disputes that.
    But calling them the primary victims? No, that's just ridiculous.
    If somebody is murdered, they are the primary victim. Their family the secondary victims.


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  • #2617
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Mellor wrote: »
    Yes, the families and loved ones of dead soldiers are also victims. Nobody disputes that.
    But calling them the primary victims? No, that's just ridiculous.
    If somebody is murdered, they are the primary victim. Their family the secondary victims.

    Exactly. Calling someone a secondary victim is hardly diminishing their victimhood.

    Seems like everyone in the US wants to be a victim of something or other.


  • #2618
    1800_Ladladlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,394 ✭✭✭1800_Ladladlad


    Victor wrote: »
    A few things.

    1. Who cares what Hilary Clinton might or might not have said, possibly years ago?
    2. Dead soldiers are dead and that is a very bad thing, but you can't improve their situation. Their families are left to suffer and grieve. Women are often left to pick up the pieces.
    3. In Ireland more COVID-19 has more female victims (I don't have a breakdown for deaths).

    Jesus H Christ, I didn't even know this thread existed. The fact the meme triggered you to respond says a lot. I'd say you're some warrior on twitter. The outrage. Hilary did in fact state that. I understand your second point. The third is pathetic...but but but women cv19 numbers in Ireland.....too much time on your hands


  • #2619
    wally79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭wally79


    1800_Ladladlad wrote: »
    Jesus H Christ, I didn't even know this thread existed. The fact the meme triggered you to respond says a lot. I'd say you're some warrior on twitter. The outrage. Hilary did in fact state that. I understand your second point. The third is pathetic...but but but women cv19 numbers in Ireland.....too much time on your hands

    Makes me wish I could see your posts to know what the outrage is about


  • #2620
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
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    Not funny :D

    I worked on a project where a customer put a hyphen in their company name when they registered our software and it took the developers a week to work out why our software kept crashing. Hundreds of previous customers and no one had ever done that.


  • #2621
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    Not funny :D

    I worked on a project where a customer put a hyphen in their company name when they registered our software and it took the developers a week to work out why our software kept crashing. Hundreds of previous customers and no one had ever done that.

    I once broke an online registration system by being too creative with the password, it immediately crashed and was offline until the next day. Shortly afterwards, there was a list of forbidden characters in the enter password dialogue box


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  • #2622
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I once broke an online registration system by being too creative with the password, it immediately crashed and was offline until the next day. Shortly afterwards, there was a list of forbidden characters in the enter password dialogue box

    I forgot I bricked an edimax 3G router a few years back by using !"££$%^ in the login password :rolleyes:


  • #2623
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    I forgot I bricked an edimax 3G router a few years back by using !"££$%^ in the login password :rolleyes:
    Surely that's cursing in cartoon speak!


  • #2624
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    Not funny :D

    I worked on a project where a customer put a hyphen in their company name when they registered our software and it took the developers a week to work out why our software kept crashing. Hundreds of previous customers and no one had ever done that.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    I once broke an online registration system by being too creative with the password, it immediately crashed and was offline until the next day. Shortly afterwards, there was a list of forbidden characters in the enter password dialogue box
    GinSoaked wrote: »
    I forgot I bricked an edimax 3G router a few years back by using !"££$%^ in the login password :rolleyes:


    Anyway, shouldn't al that fall under the "stress testing" category? :D


  • #2625
    1800_Ladladlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,394 ✭✭✭1800_Ladladlad


    wally79 wrote: »
    Makes me wish I could see your posts to know what the outrage is about

    I assumed it was viable when they responded in this thread, see it below


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    img


  • #2626
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    I think it's more likely that they can't see your post because you're on the poster's ignore list...


  • #2627
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,149 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    wally79 wrote: »
    Makes me wish I could see your posts to know what the outrage is about

    You really don't.....


  • #2628
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    cdeb wrote: »
    I think it's more likely that they can't see your post because you're on the poster's ignore list...

    Some browsers (or your work internet settings) block some pictures.

    For instance, read this: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/announcement.php?f=838


  • #2629
    wally79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭wally79


    cdeb wrote: »
    I think it's more likely that they can't see your post because you're on the poster's ignore list...

    No. None of his images show up on iPhone


  • #2630
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,149 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    New Home wrote: »
    Some browsers (or your work internet settings) block some pictures.

    For instance, read this: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/announcement.php?f=838

    Damn liberial lame stream media bias!


  • #2631
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    TheIrishGrover wrote: »
    Damn liberial lame stream media bias!
    *Man shakes fist at cloud*


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  • #2632
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,231 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    wally79 wrote: »
    No. None of his images show up on iPhone
    That's because the images are WebP format instead of jpg/gif/png.

    https://caniuse.com/#feat=webp


  • #2633
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Not always - those twimg ones aren't, for instance. And the funny thing is that if you open them "outside" of Boards they are visible, for the most part - that's why we've been asking people to add the link, too - at least we don't get pages and pages of blank posts and if curiosity gets the better of us we can always click on those links.

    This is one example:

    EYu8q5aWoAYpmA_.jpg

    and this is that image's link: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYu8q5aWoAYpmA_.jpg


  • #2634
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    wally79 wrote: »
    No. None of his images show up on iPhone
    Ah, fairy nuff. :o

    *Walks away from the war I'm almost after starting!*


  • #2635
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,149 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    cdeb wrote: »
    Ah, fairy nuff. :o

    *Walks away from the war I'm almost after starting!*

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  • #2636
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,170 ✭✭✭✭josip


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    Not funny :D

    I worked on a project where a customer put a hyphen in their company name when they registered our software and it took the developers a week to work out why our software kept crashing. Hundreds of previous customers and no one had ever done that.


    Jesus.
    • Wasn't considered by the back end designer
    • Wasn't prevented by the front end designer
    • Wasn't stress tested by the testers
    • Couldn't be identified/recreated by 2nd line support
    • Doesn't sound like the limitation was documented anywhere, even in a comment.
    • Took the developers A WEEK to identify the problem (Given that they coded it like this initially, this is probably the least surprising part of all this)
    And I thought our tiny outfit were Michael Mouse Enterprises :)


  • #2637
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    josip wrote: »
    Jesus.
    • Wasn't considered by the back end designer
    • Wasn't prevented by the front end designer
    • Wasn't stress tested by the testers
    • Couldn't be identified/recreated by 2nd line support
    • Doesn't sound like the limitation was documented anywhere, even in a comment.
    • Took the developers A WEEK to identify the problem (Given that they coded it like this initially, this is probably the least surprising part of all this)
    And I thought our tiny outfit were Michael Mouse Enterprises :)

    So you also have one guy coding another doing support, one tester an hr department, sixteen managers a huge sales team and a website that gives none of that way :D


  • #2638
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,170 ✭✭✭✭josip


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    So you also have one guy coding another doing support, one tester an hr department, sixteen managers a huge sales team and a website that gives none of that way :D


    Even worse than that.

    We've got a multi-polar tech guy who writes, tests and supports his own code.
    He has to change his mindset depending on which of the 3 roles he's doing, 4 roles if you include his presales activities :)

    He has learned over the years that the shoddier his work at design/development time, the more it will come back to bite him years later under support.
    He does have 2 managers though :D


  • #2639
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    josip wrote: »
    Even worse than that.

    We've got a multi-polar tech guy who writes, tests and supports his own code.
    He has to change his mindset depending on which of the 3 roles he's doing, 4 roles if you include his presales activities :)

    He has learned over the years that the shoddier his work at design/development time, the more it will come back to bite him years later under support.
    He does have 2 managers though :D

    I'm sure there are end users that think that their software is created and coded by a huge team of developers.

    In most cases there are massively more people in the sales department.


  • #2640
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Bootup wrote: »
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    I bet he can't outrun the bullet the cop would send his way!


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  • #2641
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,653 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I bet he can't outrun the bullet the cop would send his way!

    Nahhhh

    He's way to white to get shot.


  • #2642
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    Hands up anyone who checked Amazon just it case there really was a bird book with a name anything like "Shags, Tits and Swallows" :o


  • #2643
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Caegan wrote: »
    Your move, flat Earthers

    Distortion caused by wide angle lenses? :pac:


  • #2644
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    Hands up anyone who checked Amazon just it case there really was a bird book with a name anything like "Shags, Tits and Swallows" :o

    Check with the RSPB. :D I'm sure they've books on boobies, at least.


  • #2645
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    New Home wrote: »
    Check with the RSPB. :D I'm sure they've books on boobies, at least.

    I believe there are some book collectors that just collect books with titles that might be misconstrued, the older and more ironic the better I believe there is a Victorian book entitled "My single handed fight against self abuse"

    Some recent deliberate examples on Amazon

    Mary Has a Little Pussy

    Brenda's Beaver Needs a Barber


  • #2646
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    I believe there are some book collectors that just collect books with titles that might be misconstrued, the older and more ironic the better I believe there is a Victorian book entitled "My single handed fight against self abuse"

    Some recent deliberate examples on Amazon

    Mary Has a Little Pussy
    Just read the synopsis for that! :D


    Who doesn’t love pussy? They are so fluffy, cute and fun to play with! This book of inappropriate prose will leave you laughing and you’ll have no choice but to show it to your friends and family.This hilarious children’s book for adults is a perfect gift for all occasions – baby showers, birthday parties, wedding gifts.You should probably exercise some discretion while reading to the kids but they’ll have no clue as to why you’re turning blue with laughter!


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  • #2647
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    New Home wrote: »
    Distortion caused by wide angle lenses? :pac:

    Picture30.png
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-104wRea_8hI/UeA07wLXs-I/AAAAAAAACUA/ouEdKkPOjXA/s640/Picture30.png


  • #2648
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,615 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    GinSoaked wrote: »
    I believe there are some book collectors that just collect books with titles that might be misconstrued, the older and more ironic the better I believe there is a Victorian book entitled "My single handed fight against self abuse"

    Some recent deliberate examples on Amazon

    Mary Has a Little Pussy

    Brenda's Beaver Needs a Barber

    Neither of those titles are misconstrued.
    They appeared to say exactly what intended. There's a whole series by the looks of things, from Reach Around Books


  • #2649
    GinSoaked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭GinSoaked


    Mellor wrote: »
    Neither of those titles are misconstrued.
    They appeared to say exactly what intended. There's a whole series by the looks of things, from Reach Around Books

    Exactly what I meant when I said "deliberate examples"

    Others like the Pooh Cookbook, Bondage for Scouts and Penetrating Wagner’s Ring, all real, would not be deliberate.


  • #2650
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Bootup wrote: »
    wr75ObG.jpg

    90cm too long! :P


  • #2651
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    There actually is such a thing as a zero-km race btw.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fnqsg53BTQ


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