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Just as the WM went into its spin cycle, the power went off. Looks like the whole street is out.
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostListening to a webinar about the upcoming TS4 framework to see if that's worth joining for next year.
Let's see how DOS7 pans out. DOS6 hasn't been very good so I'm in two minds as to whether to bother trying again.
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Overcast but feels quite bright. Unlikely to see any direct sunshine today. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 18 expected. Rain forecast from 5 pm onwards. Barometer down to 1008 mBar.
Listening to a webinar about the upcoming TS4 framework to see if that's worth joining for next year.
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Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View PostMeanwhile on the 10th of November 2019 LM was happy to have an empty washing basket, whereas NF was intrigued to find that there was a burglar man on the roof of the terrace attempting to flee the plod. They got him down in the end.
I just had to write a four paragraph email to the conveyancer asking for clarification about a matter relating to the house sale. What a faff! If I'd been able to do it in a programming language, I could have just tinkered with it until it worked as required. Instead, I had to keep rereading and modifying it, and even once I was sure it said what I wanted it to say, there's no guarantee it won't be interpreted differently when run on somebody else's wetware - in fact, that's the reason I need clarification, because of somebody else's communications being ambiguous
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostTo add to the fun, the purchasers of the parental home have asked if the date can be brought forward. As my siblings are holidaying in various ways, this would only give us a couple of weeks to clear the place, including sheds and so on.
Morning.
Damp.
Grey.
Sunless.
Cool in here at 18 deg, 20 deg in the kitchen, 17 deg in the leanto.
1005 mBar, in Hg, Torr, psi, (down from 1010 last night), 75% RH (Lidl electric).
And it's raining now.
Meanwhile on the 10th of November 2019 LM was happy to have an empty washing basket, whereas NF was intrigued to find that there was a burglar man on the roof of the terrace attempting to flee the plod. They got him down in the end.Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; Today, 08:35.
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Morning denizens
Grey start again, though a tiny bit of blue has just appeared over there *points* so it may brighten up soon. Breezy though: 17mph with 31mph gusts apparently. It's currently 15°C and no more than 16° expected, while the barometers are back down a bit at 993/1001mB
The lurgy is, perhaps, very slightly less bad - though this could be an illusion that is dispelled as soon as I try to do anything at all, even just responding to an email about the house sale
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Apart from the annoying Californian enthusiasm of senior Apple executives, tonight's only viewing has been assorted offenders in North Yorkshire on an old Traffic Cops
Another early night now, in the hope this lurgy finally goes away. The various films and TV shows I had plans of watching during my break are going to have to wait until I'm in a fit state to concentrate on them
To add to the fun, the purchasers of the parental home have asked if the date can be brought forward. As my siblings are holidaying in various ways, this would only give us a couple of weeks to clear the place, including sheds and so on. And my brother is off to New Zealand, so I'm the only executor in the country and will have to deal with anything official that crops up. I don't mind the earlier date if we can get everything arranged, but if this lurgy drags on then I may not be able to help as much as I'd like with anything that involves going down there and shifting stuff. And, of course, it's all eating into the holiday time I was planning to use to relax and recover from the ridiculous amount of stress I've endured on the doomed project, and giving me other stuff to fret over
Oh well, it'll be nice not to have a mortgage to bother about any more so I suppose it'll be worth it in the end
Goodnight all
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostThe afternoon turned out to be quite sunny.
Received a call from the agency about that job I was trying not get my hopes up over. So, the client is happy with the CVs they were sent for all the roles they have. They decided that the role I'm up for needs to be reworked to focus on the element that I'm the least strong in, due to the time since doing that sort of work, so I suspect that will now be me out of the running. However, there is a call tomorrow lunchtime that will decide next steps for all applications so the rejection won't come until the afternoon.
Annoyingly, HWMBO had suggested I change the order of gigs on my CV to reflect relevance to the role, rather than chronological order, but this was rejected by the agent. If it had been accepted then the first experience the client would have seen was evidence of me doing the very thing they're now making more important. Now it's on page two.
Just goes to show that these CV tweaking advisors, who sell their snake oil by touting alternative layouts and order of experience, are talking a load of old nonsense.
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The afternoon turned out to be quite sunny.
Received a call from the agency about that job I was trying not get my hopes up over. So, the client is happy with the CVs they were sent for all the roles they have. They decided that the role I'm up for needs to be reworked to focus on the element that I'm the least strong in, due to the time since doing that sort of work, so I suspect that will now be me out of the running. However, there is a call tomorrow lunchtime that will decide next steps for all applications so the rejection won't come until the afternoon.
Annoyingly, HWMBO had suggested I change the order of gigs on my CV to reflect relevance to the role, rather than chronological order, but this was rejected by the agent. If it had been accepted then the first experience the client would have seen was evidence of me doing the very thing they're now making more important. Now it's on page two.
Just goes to show that these CV tweaking advisors, who sell their snake oil by touting alternative layouts and order of experience, are talking a load of old nonsense.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
Ah, they aren't new, it's just the current model with new software on the associated phone. But I've been thinking of getting some anyway, based on the possibly erroneous assumption that as the ordinary AirPods I have are good for calls, the Pro ones may be even better
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI'll give the new iPods Pro a go too, as the forthcoming hearing aid feature looks interesting - if nothing else, there are still some films I've got on Apple TV that don't have subtitles, so it might help to have direct-to-ear audio that's configured for my hearing
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Tea: Nando's leftovers
I was thinking the other day how I always tell medics and such that I only get one takeaway a week. But now I realise that I always get enough to have another meal, or at least a lunch, from it. And I sometimes go to the chip shop if I've been shopping on a weekday evening
I watched the Apple Event earlier. My phone will easily last for another year or two, so I'm not rushing to replace that. But I might go for the new watch, as mine is from 2018 and I think they've added enough features by now to make it worthwhile replacing it. I'll give the new iPods Pro a go too, as the forthcoming hearing aid feature looks interesting - if nothing else, there are still some films I've got on Apple TV that don't have subtitles, so it might help to have direct-to-ear audio that's configured for my hearing
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Lunch: chicken, tomato and lentil soup with a couple of crusts of wholemeal
Looks like the sun is making a dramatic entrance out there now
The lurgy isn't making a dramatic exit though, so any vague plans I had that involve leaving the flat are on hold
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