I am bent out of shape (figuratively) because my car door is bent out of shape (literally). Again.
-Aki
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July 1, 2009 • 9:03 am 0
Old Job, No New Job (Yet)
I blogged a little while ago about the injustice of having to work in an old job when you know there is a new and much better job waiting for you. I know from experience that once you have made the conscious decision to leave a job, it becomes a lot harder to muster enthusiasm for your work.
I’ve made this decision recently with regard to my job and although I haven’t yet found the job I’ll be moving to, I’m now suffering from this same lack of enthusiasm. This is compounded by the fact that I’ve come to realize certain undeniable facts:
1. My co workers are, for the most part, idiots
2. I work in a really inconvenient area
3. I start work an hour before I’m actually awake enough to do any work
4. My printer causes me a lot of stress.
Amongst others…
- Aki
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June 8, 2009 • 2:11 pm 4
Horror Stories
It seems to be inevitable that at least one person you tell about your plans to have a baby/go to the dentist/have your tonsils out/go bungy jumping will immediately respond with a story/ies of a friend/cousin/aunt/made-up-person that died/was horribly mutilated/scarred for life while having/doing said procedure/action.
-Aki
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May 4, 2009 • 8:50 pm 3
First!
You know you’ve made it on the internet when people start exclaiming “First!” whenever they happen to be the first person commenting on your content.
-Aki
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April 30, 2009 • 11:28 am 3
Backward Compatibility
Playstation ® 3 backward compatibility (or lack thereof) is a lot more complicated than I would have thought. After some rather interesting research I’ve come to the following understanding.
Since its initial release, there have been 8 different models of the Playstation ® 3. Only one ever came in more than one colour, only two ever had more than 2 USB ports and only three were ever backward compatible with Playstation ® 2 games. None of these are in production at the moment.
The two currently in production are the 80 and 160 GB in Piano Black with 2 USB ports and no backward compatibility (model numbers CECHL01 and CECHP01 respectively).
So, to cut a long story short, it does not seem like you can buy a new Playstation ® 3 that can play Playstation ® 2 games.
Perhaps if you are lucky enough to get an older model but even then, with the exception of the first model, backward compatibility is achieved through software emulation which is apparently not nearly as reliable as simply playing the Playstation ® 2 game on a Playstation ® 2.
I may stand to be corrected but this seems to be the gist of it. Bottom line, I’m not going to get around hooking two consoles up to my television.
-Aki
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April 29, 2009 • 8:23 pm 2
Meetings
I hate them. With something close to a passion. I don’t quite understand why I’m required to attend certain ones. The ones where I sit twiddling my thumbs.
Others, I actually have reason to attend. It doesn’t stop me from twiddling my thumbs however.
But I can pay attention and twiddle my thumbs at the same time, so I’m safe.
-Aki
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March 25, 2009 • 3:31 pm 2
CV
I haven’t used mine in a while. These days I edit it to what I want it to look like for fun. Not sure what the hell that means.
I do, however, have to submit it to UNISA as part of the RPL that I’m doing, so I guess I better change it back.
-Aki
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March 5, 2009 • 7:53 am 4
A rather satisfactory conversation
Ring Ring
Me: Hello?
Caller: Hi, this is Shaun calling from the Democratic Alliance.
Me: Okay.
Shaun: Are you Jane Smith?*
Me: No.
Shaun: Oh, obviously I have the wrong number. Goodbye.
Click
……
* Name changed. He was actually asking for my mother, who was standing next to me. Which is the satisfactory part.
-Aki
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March 3, 2009 • 3:29 pm 1
Ultimate what?
I’m puzzled by the concept of selling cat food by making it appealing to humans.
Allow me to elaborate, Fancy Feast’s slogan is ‘Enjoy! Ultimate Pleasure’. Never mind the fact that it sounds like they’re trying to sell me viagra, it’s cat food. Are they telling the cats to Enjoy! or the people actually buying the product? As for ultimate pleasure, how on earth do they know?
It’s just…weird.
-Aki
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