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Feb. 12th, 2007 @ 01:48 pm
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We have just been informed that we can no longer use the word 'invalid' in error messages as 'invalid' (in·va·lid) is also 'invalid' (in-vuh-lid) and we could face accusations of discriminatation.
The definitions of invalid contains:
–adjective
1. not valid; without force or foundation; indefensible.
It also contains:
–noun
1. an infirm or sickly person.
As the term invalid (adj.) has been used in IT to mean incorrect or not valid since the birth of IT i'm not too happy with the fact we have to go through our codebase and rewrite error message (ok not right now but it seems this is the way its going), lots of effort no benifit for anyone apart from Solicitors getting paid lots to come up with this.
So ... am I wrong for thinking this is stupid, a waste of time and effort and political correctness gone mad or can people out there see the point in this?
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Jan. 1st, 2007 @ 03:36 am
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2007 started as I fully intend it to carry on... with me drinking water!
Yes I know i've said this a few times but i recon if I can manage to drink water from midnight 1st Jan 2007 (which I did) I should beable to give up alcohol. Now for me this is a serious issue (as lots of you have pointed out over the past few years), i don't intend to have an alcohol drink during 2007, to this end the bottle of vodka by my bed has been distroyed and the half bottle of black vodka will be going to Claire (as she brought it for me). No one is to offer me alcohol but no one is also to stop me if I try to drink - its down to me after all!
This is my one and only new years resoultion, if, due to this, i don't see people i'm very sorry but i hope to become the outgoing and talkative person I am after I've had a drink without the need for alcohol!
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Aug. 20th, 2006 @ 11:28 pm
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For various reasons all posts from now on will be friends locked.
If you want to be added as a friend just leave a message on this post.
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Aug. 20th, 2006 @ 02:57 am
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Thank You to everyone for tonight!
Had a great night with lots of people in the gallows, then Vix's and then Eddies.
Many thanks to (in no particular order) Claire, Audrey, Jazz, Vix, Owen, Anjii, Ben, Steve, Geoff, Dom, Katie, Athah, Neil, John, Anjii's Cousin, Frank, Charlotte, Tom and anyone I missed!
Stuff happened, friends came through and showed me the goodness :)
I love my friends :)
(PS Me and Audrey may have geeked about WoW for a while :) ) |
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http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/08/08/world_of_warcraft_players_addicted_uk/
Owen, Justin, Audrey, Corrine (When your back), Eddy, Claire and myself may want to read that.. if the stats are correct at least 1 of us is addicted :)
Aug. 9th, 2006 @ 04:55 pm
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C++ Developer London. Global leading financial institution require a skilled C++ OO developer to design and develop highly transactional multi-threaded C++ Unix based trading systems. Requirements: 3+yrs C/C++ distributed system development, multi-threading. Desirable skills include: strong OO design, Unix / Perl scripting, IPC, design patterns, experience with network protocols TCP/IP, UDP, XML. Finance experience is not essential.
Now if i could get them to allow me to work remotly it would be ideal (i don't fancy moving to london) :)
No, i've not got this job... yet :)
Aug. 9th, 2006 @ 11:07 am
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Firstly people... have a funny video..
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8811551493740102634
Secondly a couple of requests ;) (You see the need for the funny video now)
Does anyone know where I can get a pantomime horse costume?
Does anyone have a saturday evening free anytime soon, litreally just for a little walk around town?
Jul. 28th, 2006 @ 02:36 pm
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Ok, i've just got a new phone and in playing with it i've managed to lose most of my contacts :(
Can anyone who wants me to have their number leave it on a comment to this post (Screened of course).
I'm meant to be technical and understand the difference between Merge and Overwrite, doh!
Jul. 18th, 2006 @ 02:56 pm
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Sophie Ellis Bextor has been found head-butted to death on the floor of a French footballer's apartment.
Police investigating the case have concluded it was murder on Zidane's floor.
Jul. 14th, 2006 @ 04:20 pm
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"Victory is mine... Victory is mine... I drink from the keg of glory
Donna, bring me the finest muffins and bagels from all the land!"
A great quote that just popped into my head after fixing a nasty bug in some software :)
Jul. 6th, 2006 @ 02:40 pm
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As demanded by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) vix_da_vixen
List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre,whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they're listening to.
Korn - Love Song, dunno why but i just love this song
Apoptygma Berzerk - Starsign
Fear Factory - Linchpin
NIN - Hurt
Terrorvision - Joephine
Union Underground - Turn me on mr deadman
SOAD - Shes like heroin
I think almost everyone has been tagged on my friends list now, sooo .. 7 random people can pick this up and tag themselves :)
Jul. 3rd, 2006 @ 04:52 pm
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Tonight, for the first time in AGES, i will doing gallows/eddie (assuming i still feel upto when the time comes) - anyone else going?
Jul. 1st, 2006 @ 01:12 pm
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The gallows on a tuesday night have a cartoon/games night (they used to have a quiz aswell, not sure if that is still going) i'm thinking about heading up there tonight for general sillyness and pool playing, anyone fancy joining me as i've not seen most lots of people for a long time?!?
Rich
Jun. 27th, 2006 @ 05:17 pm
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mmmmmm vodka!
Jun. 5th, 2006 @ 11:17 pm
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I have 8 weeks to find a new job.....
Why: I know most people are bored with their jobs but mine is just silly, when my boss left all the managment function he did was meant to be spread out between our board level directors, instead i seem to have picked up most of the function with no pay rise, no extra benifits at all, its turned from a programming job - ok it was mundane programming but i could cope with that, to a little bit of programming and a load managment crap. I've had multiple promises made and then broken, a bonus scheme that was never implmented and generally being ignored even when the desisons people are making are about software i wrote and it not being able to do what they want (and then i get bollocked for saying "well that will take me a few days to add" when what they want isn't what they asked for, not matter how many times I go over stuff with them).
So i have 8 weeks...
EDIT2: If all goes well it may only be 4 weeks
May. 25th, 2006 @ 09:13 am
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I'm going away for a while.
May. 19th, 2006 @ 05:28 am
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Alcohol, my permanent accessory
Alcohol, a party-time necessity
Alchool, alternative to feeling like yourself
O alcohol, I still drink to your health
I love you more than I did the week before
I discovered alcohol
Forget the caffe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea
A malibu and coke for you, a g&t for me
Alcohol, your songs resolve like
My life never will
When someone else is picking up the bill
I love you more than I did the week before
I discovered alcohol
O alcohol, would you please forgive me?
For while I cannot love myself
I’ll use something else
I thought that alcohol was just for those with
Nothing else to do
I thought that drinking just to get drunk
Was a waste of precious booze
But now I know that there’s a time
And there’s a place where I can choose
To walk the fine line between
Self-control and self-abuse
I love you more than I did the week before
I discovered alcohol
Would you please ignore that you
Found me on the floor
Trying on your camisole?
O alcohol, would you please forgive me?
For while I cannot love myself
I’ll use something else.
Would you please forgive me
Would you please forgive me
Alcohol - Barenaked ladies
May. 11th, 2006 @ 02:30 pm
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For today only Pub Quiz's are to be classed as revision (i'm sure one of the questions might possibly be slightly possibly in some way related to what ever your studying) so coming to the flapper is almost required by your tutors for success in your exams!
For those non-students... get your ass to the flapper tonight on pain of me moaning like a bitch if you don't the next time i see you.
I have spoken (and fully expect to be ignored)!
X-Posted everywhere!
May. 11th, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
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I've been to snobbs, the motto of that place is.....
"If money can't buy you love, rent it"
May. 11th, 2006 @ 01:35 am
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