70K Before Wacken 2013

[agresionpower]

If you can afford the S4 relatively easily, go for it.

I can and I did

 

[agresionpower]

I think smartphones have hit a point of diminishing returns. They've already got quad core processors - there's not a whole lot they can do to make it significantly faster. Not like they used to at least. Hopefully now they'll focus on things like battery life and durability.

I just read that intell is working on that

 

[Alix]

Ahh frustration at work. I hate it when I ask a coworker to help someone because I'm already with someone and they don't, and the customer gets mad at me over it and complains about waiting half an hour (really 10mins).

My turn for a work whinge

 

[Alix]

So as I may or may not have mentioned, when I walked into work yesterday, I said to my supervisor that I'd call out boss and tell her I'm not coping with the workload. She said she'd contact our boss since it would "sound better coming from me", so I let her do that and continued working like a dog and running around like a headless chook.

 

[Alix]

So as I may or may not have mentioned, when I walked into work yesterday, I said to my supervisor that I'd call out boss and tell her I'm not coping with the workload. She said she'd contact our boss since it would "sound better coming from me", so I let her do that and continued working like a dog and running around like a headless chook.

So by this morning, there was no reply, so my supervisor called our boss. The boss told some porky pies then said there was no-one to cover even though she promised (verbally) to offer a bit if I was struggling. My supervisor went red with fury.

 

[Alix]

My boss soon after sent me an email asking to contact her by phone in private when I had a "spare" moment, so I decided to call at the last minute partly to demonstrate that right now there's no such thing, and partly because my supervisor cannot work past 7.6 hour/day (I'll explain later if you want) so I had some time to talk. She even bloody checked to make sure I was on my own when I spoke to her So I did my best to make it clear that I was struggling to simply make legal deadlines (without even worrying about tasks that are meant to be done but didn't have time for them), typing was minimal this week and still it was crazy stressful, and that it'd taken all week to get around to doing the minutes I got last Friday.

 

[Alix]

My boss soon after sent me an email asking to contact her by phone in private when I had a "spare" moment, so I decided to call at the last minute partly to demonstrate that right now there's no such thing, and partly because my supervisor cannot work past 7.6 hour/day (I'll explain later if you want) so I had some time to talk. She even bloody checked to make sure I was on my own when I spoke to her So I did my best to make it clear that I was struggling to simply make legal deadlines (without even worrying about tasks that are meant to be done but didn't have time for them), typing was minimal this week and still it was crazy stressful, and that it'd taken all week to get around to doing the minutes I got last Friday.

Anyways, so she agreed that I shouldn't worry about stuff that isn't legally required and that letting the work pile up was not a reflection on me...and yeah she now says she cannot provide any cover. I can only hope most clinical staff in the community meet their deadlines I guess

 

[Alix]

And now for some good news Still cutting (didn't lose as much weight overall this week though), although somehow according to the pinch test I gained about 400g in muscle this week (last week's results showed 30g gain)

 

[agresionpower]

And now for some good news Still cutting (didn't lose as much weight overall this week though), although somehow according to the pinch test I gained about 400g in muscle this week (last week's results showed 30g gain)

400g in muscle is quite a lot. and will help burn more calories.
when you do nothing it'll be about 40calories a day. when you move a lot, it'll be much more EXTRA calories that you burn

 

[Alix]

400g in muscle is quite a lot. and will help burn more calories.
when you do nothing it'll be about 40calories a day. when you move a lot, it'll be much more EXTRA calories that you burn

Something tells me it probably wasn't 400g of muscle...If it shows up lower next week I won't be surprised at all. For all I know it might have been fluid retention or something

 

[agresionpower]

Something tells me it probably wasn't 400g of muscle...If it shows up lower next week I won't be surprised at all. For all I know it might have been fluid retention or something

well, just wait and see I guess

 

[Quark]

So I finally got my trip back from Moers to Visé (fr.) via Venlo. That is to say, for the guide actually!

NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW!!!!!

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

I can and I did

Cool. Like it so far? What did you have before?

I just read that intell is working on that

They better.

Battery life overall isn't as bad as it used to be, especially when you've got my phone already on the market to hopefully push the other companies to work on it.

Durability I'd say is more difficult. The Gorilla Glass on most screens now are good enough against scratches and such but not so much against drops. The challenge is going to be making them, ideally, as tough as a regular phone now with a tough case, but without looking like this:

Sony's got a good phone out now, so there's definitely hope.

 

[Guardian of Silence]

... ideally, as tough as a regular phone now with a tough case, but without looking like this:

Sony's got a good phone out now, so there's definitely hope.

Whats wrong about it?

A friend (the one with the samsung galaxy note 2) just did something to his phone - he was drunk and can not remember WHAT he actually did - to make the glass totally break. Looks like hit some more times...

He doesn't care. He has some kind of insurance on it, and it's actually his second phone... the first one (galaxy s4) survived about 4 months, then he got a new one - now he's going to get the third phone for one purchase (+insurance). And he says the insurance isn't even expensive. So whether the Insurance agency (? is this right?) is going to go bankrupt or he is simply to stupid to see how much it really costs...

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

Whats wrong about it?

A friend (the one with the samsung galaxy note 2) just did something to his phone - he was drunk and can not remember WHAT he actually did - to make the glass totally break. Looks like hit some more times...

He doesn't care. He has some kind of insurance on it, and it's actually his second phone... the first one (galaxy s4) survived about 4 months, then he got a new one - now he's going to get the third phone for one purchase (+insurance). And he says the insurance isn't even expensive. So whether the Insurance agency (? is this right?) is going to go bankrupt or he is simply to stupid to see how much it really costs...

Nothing's wrong with it, it just looks silly, plus (nearly) any phone designed for durability isn't going to be nearly as powerful and fast as something like the S4. They're probably decent, just not high-end.

That's why "regular" smartphones pretty much need a case. No matter how careful you are, everyone makes mistakes, and dropping a smartphone is a pretty expensive mistake.

Sounds like either he's paying more than he thinks he is, or the insurance company isn't making much money, because insurance here just isn't cheap at all. It's about $10 a month, plus a $200 deductible (payment), so really you're better off just putting that money into an emergency fund. Or buying a case.