To be the king of tech
one must have many things

One of which is to be online
yet hear when the phone rings

With no cable
this is a task of which I was not able

So I moved and got ADSL
ahh hell.

Now I can hear the family call
they'll hear me type through it all.

hmmmm well in other less fancy ways, I finally got my adsl and wireless all talking this evening, I am about half a bottle of scotch and a couple of coopers stout longnecks down yet it works, I type this from a machine with no cables at all (although the power is only an inch away so i guess it is kind of pointless.

I have been wrestling with one of the greatest peeves known to tech kind. Trying to set up and test a connection when the supplier is dropping out constantly, I finally got upset with my stupidity and called tech support only to hear that they are dropping and trying to fix it. So I wasn't stupid, merely distrusting of my ability.

Is this the all time worst thing? I think so at the moment but would be happy to hear other peoples opinions of the worst tech situation, well except ~z - his will be long and argumentative ;)

Speaking of which, what the hell happened to project monkey anyhow? I sent off the card and then nothing...

One thing I like about Sheaf, well 2 things, old guys drink it at 10 in the morning in those pubs you wander past that look like they are still in the second world war and also it comes in 800 ml bottles (as opposed to 750ml), unadvertised. That's pretty cool. but as I said I have been drinking cheap blended scotch and coopers overpriced stout, damn bottleshops selling all their Southwark before I get there, man I hate that.

But now I am wireless and intent on testing the range, I may be able to post here from the bottleshop. Then I can tell you guys what they are selling (oh at another one there is DAB 6 pack for $16, pretty mediocre but you get a 1 litre glass for free and free is my favorite flavour, my wireless won't reach there though, it's like 10 km away)

/stands and salutes

You truly are a beacon to us all.

In Response to evilaltor (#18592):

Apparently all people have an environment where they are important... previously my role has been cautionary example. Finding these forums (well actually goats_fans but I digress) has marked another goal off my list.

Soon all I've have left is oh right been drinking and others won't find things funny...

In Response to evilaltor (#18592):

/stands and salutes

I second that. That post brought a tear to my eye, that is, after I regained composure. That really brightened up my otherwise crappy Monday.

In Response to tor (#18593):

Tor, it's Monday. I'll find 'most anything funny. The question that has been plaging me (and hence my poor coworkers) all day is whether or not monkeys share the same base humour as we other primates (I decline to use the word "higher"). For example, if monkey A observes monkey B getting hit in the groin with a football, does monkey A laugh? What if cigar-smoking monkey C gets hit in the groin - is that more, or less funny in monkey humour?

Well, first you tell me you don't want to hear my stories, and then you ask about Project Chimpanzee.

I haven't said anything much about Project Chimpanzee, other than what I posted where I solicited for participants...

Because I don't really know much. I got in some trouble myself, for putting the thing together in the way that I did. I still owe Jon a beer for that.

I was told that the sentiment was appreciated, but nothing more. And since I was/am in trouble, I haven't asked.

And for those of you who don't know what Project Chimpanzee is/was... Fuggadaboudit. I ain't telling, and nobody else should either. Except Jon. Or Phillip.

In Response to evilaltor (#18596):

Dangnammit. First of all there's the monkey tee bagsees. Now it's the theft of my secret research and Alf's one-liner's.

The Monkey God will avenge me. With footballs of steel.

In Response to Spiderbaby (#18601):

See?! They weep [rathergood.com].

In Response to zamphir (#18598):

The first rule about Project Chimpanzee is not to talk about Project Chimpanzee...

In Response to Dynedain (#18615):

I was assuming that's why we never heard anything.

In Response to Dynedain (#18615):

The first rule about Project Chimpanzee is not to talk about Project Chimpanzee...

Actually, that's the sixth and seventh rules.

The first five rules are

1. Ook
2. Ook
3. Aaahk
4. Eeek
5. Fling Poop!

In Response to Spiderbaby (#18601):

Gods, I hate public apologies.

OK, I was wrong about the one-liner: it was, in fact, Altor's. I'll also agree that 'Primate humour: Schadenfreude or Marxist?' is a joint research proposal.