Christchurch Treehouse of Awesome-Where everyone knows your name

[Growler]

hmmm link fail.... stupid fucking computers

[Growler]

just picture the sexiest cougar pussy ever!

[Scunner]

Is it in a tree?

'Cos that would be hot.

[Growler]

it was all sleek, sly and devious, ready to devour you at the slightest mistake

[Catalyst]

might have been posted already

Is the USB symbol really the mark of the devil? One group in Brazil thinks so, claiming that the circle, triangle and square connected to an even larger circle diagram resembles a trident used to torture souls down south.

Let's be honest here: the USB symbol does have some resemblance to a trident, featuring three prongs and at least one sharp tip. We're not talking about the current logo consisting of the plug and "Certified USB" label, but rather the symbol clearly marked on the actual connectors. Do a search on the internet, and it's referenced as the USB "trident" symbol.

While it's origin was hard to locate, one suggestion is that the artist based the layout on Neptune's Trident. The three shapes represent three unique devices that can connect to one central destination without the need to reboot--unlike the old-school serial and parallel ports. Could it have been designed using a less sinister layout? Perhaps.

As for the Brazilian group claiming the symbol represents Satan, they're forbidding followers from using any type of USB-dependent device including flash drives, mice and keyboards. According to a report from the Guardian, peripherals must use "common connections." The use of any type of USB device is deemed as worshiping the devil.

On a positive note, the group approves the use of Bluetooth because Jesus Christ had blue eyes.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/USB-bluetooth-religion,news-8908.html

fucking lol

[Anaraith]

Balls. I got a ticket for 54km/h. I didn't even know that was possible.

[Retardobot]

Balls. I got a ticket for 54km/h. I didn't even know that was possible.

Were you driving through a school area or any other area that requires you to be below 50km/h? If not, contend that shit.

Getting a ticket for 54km/h in a 50 zone is anal and ridiculous.

[vedds]

Balls. I got a ticket for 54km/h. I didn't even know that was possible.

[tuiad]Theres no quota for giving tickets[/tuiad]

There is however an "expected number of motorist interactions per hour" & "x percent of motorist interactions are expected to result in a notice being issued by an officer"
Officers who fall outside these expectations are expected to explain themselves...

Paraphrased from an interview a few years ago. But thats the gist of the polices policy.
Cops can write you a ticket for any speed over the limit but have a directive not to issue a ticket below the 10km grace window, exept in extenuating circumstances
You may have been fucked over because of "expectations" or the cop was just having a bad day.

[Anaraith]

Balls. I got a ticket for 54km/h. I didn't even know that was possible.

Were you driving through a school area or any other area that requires you to be below 50km/h? If not, contend that shit.

Getting a ticket for 54km/h in a 50 zone is anal and ridiculous.

It said I was in a school zone but the ticket said the posted speed limit was 50km/h.

Apparently its 50km/h but if you are doing 3 over they can ticket you.

[Spigalau]

Balls. I got a ticket for 54km/h. I didn't even know that was possible.

Were you driving through a school area or any other area that requires you to be below 50km/h? If not, contend that shit.

Getting a ticket for 54km/h in a 50 zone is anal and ridiculous.

It said I was in a school zone but the ticket said the posted speed limit was 50km/h.

Apparently its 50km/h but if you are doing 3 over they can ticket you.

http://www.police.govt.nz/service/road/speed-kills-kids.html

"Strictly enforce a 4 km/hour tolerance within 250 meters on each side of school and preschool boundaries during high use times"

[Retardobot]

Well there you go. If you were pinged for going 54km/h then complain. According to the link that Spig just posted, you have a 4km/h tolerance.

[Anaraith]

It was 9:05. That's not a high use time :>

But meh. Only $30 so I will just pay it up.

Well there you go. If you were pinged for going 54km/h then complain. According to the link that Spig just posted, you have a 4km/h tolerance.

I could complain and I might get off but they will probably pull out some bs rule that has been long lost from anyone else and it will just be a waste a time. That and I think my rents are paying for it anyway cos they laughed so much at it.

[Ngati_Grim]

Too hot for this inside business. I need beer and smokes and loose women and good music.

Mission accomplished!

[420fairy]

sigh *rant about to begin youve been warned*

ok so im having a pretty awesome friday until one of the reps comes to me with a problem. He was porting across 17 mobiles from voda to telecom and had accidentally shipped the director of said company the wrong kind of sim for his iphone. he had loaded a new order with the required micro sim and shipped out. problem was he didnt actually tell anyone including the person in my department who was dealing with his port connection. so he wanders over to me 45 minutes after the porting process had started and tells me the problem. actually he was peaking out. i check it out and tell him that there wasnt any direction or any indication of the error you just described, thus our process for sims and devices loaded as replacements are to connect after 5 days of shipping unless otherwise specified.

so i say cool dude dont worry leave it with me and ill sort it. so i go about fixing the problem. i fix the problem tell him itll be up within the 4 hours (because it wasnt a norm connection) and to advise his client the director of the said business.

3 hours after all of this my phone rings and i answer. after the whole youre speaking with fairy im greeted with " you fucked up my line, youre all fucking useless go fuck yourself ... you get the drift. So i apologise profusely and tell him ill check and see whats going on. Connections werent answering and rather than leave this guy on hold forever i flick back and say im sorry for the wait however this may take longer than a couple of minutes whats the best number to reach you on" he tells me, abuses me one last time and hangs up.

i emailed the rep involved after this and all my email says is:

hey dude, just wanted to say thank you for communicating with your customer about this hold up like i asked; i really enjoyed being abused and told to go fuck myself. awesome stuff.

that was all.

then at 4pm i get reprimanded for my boss for the inappropriate email. i was told to apologise. when i asked for clarification on what i should be apologising for - was told simply to do it. I refused. I said to my manager i didnt abuse anyone, all i did was repeat part of the abusive barrage directed at me by his customer because he didnt pick up his balls and contact the user to admit his error.

i can understand being reprimanded for having the word fuck in my email, however this apparently wasnt the reason why. I dont see why i need to apologise and i dont have any intentions of apologising.

maybe im missing something but im in the right here arent i???

[Ngati_Grim]

The Rep's a greasy snake

[Ngati_Grim]

...mind you, rep always has been

[Zarkov]

You're right, your boss is wrong.

However.

Sometimes it's not worth making a fuss about, and you've made you're point anyway.

[Menial]

Yeah, the thing about sales reps is that they bring in the money.

[420fairy]

Yeah, the thing about sales reps is that they bring in the money.

thats true to some point though it comes down to our department on getting the lines connected. no connection no $$$ however shouldnt it be about repeat business and referrals instead of a one off sale from a company that had such a shit experience from rollout that would not refer anyone to us? it seems these guys just care about making target for the month instead of making target that month then the next from repeat business and extra services.

that was what i had said to my manager.  if i had just said abused nothing would have come of it, its something we deal with week in week out. however this abuse was on a totally different level.

if i was someone that had spent days trying to seal a deal and port 17 mobile lines across, i would be pulling all stops to ensure that at least the directors line went through smoothly, to guarantee that when i go to try and win their wired lines and landlines that theyll remember the excellent service they got from the previous encounter

[Codex]

Lol yeah I get that quite a bit, a lot of people hate it when I tell them something they don't want to hear. Like how their refund will go towards their giant debt...

[bitchimom]

I could complain and I might get off but they will probably pull out some bs rule that has been long lost

errr... what... like 'hey we have a speed limit and if you go faster than that we can fuck u off by giving u a ticket'?
summit like that perhaps?

 

[Retardobot]

I could complain and I might get off but they will probably pull out some bs rule that has been long lost

errr... what... like 'hey we have a speed limit and if you go faster than that we can fuck u off by giving u a ticket'?
summit like that perhaps?

 

More along the lines of being inconsistent with enforcing the law.

[bitchimom]

mwahahaha if you're after consistency don't go looking at the cops....

[Retardobot]

Touché.

[Pyromanik]

The fucking game.