That's all well and good, but what did you achieve today? (Part II)

[EnglishCrusader]

I also annexed Scotland long ago.

The Scottish never had a chance.

 

[Takhisis]

Ruining Scotland in the process of ruining England is something whose price can be arranged.

 

[EnglishCrusader]

Ruining Scotland in the process of ruining England is something whose price can be arranged.

Chuck in Ireland and Wales and maybe we can have something going.

 

[W|M]

In EU3, when as playing as England, you already start with controlling Wales at the beginning of the game, and I also annexed Ireland long ago.

 

[Takhisis]

You ruined England, that's good enough for me.

 

[IglooDame]

I resisted strangling some customers that so desperately deserve it, I'd instantly be lauded as a hero for singlehandedly raising the collective intelligence of the human race had I chose the easier path.

 

[EnglishCrusader]

I resisted strangling some customers that so desperately deserve it, I'd instantly be lauded as a hero for singlehandedly raising the collective intelligence of the human race had I chose the easier path.

What happened?

 

[IglooDame]

What happened?

The usual. Customer has an extremely urgent issue which they apparently sat on for a week before calling me for help, expects me to fix it instantly because they're shipping devices out the door in an hour, then doesn't answer my questions when I try to troubleshoot, actually wonders out loud why I can't "just fix it", and doesn't want to try the potential solutions I propose. There's certainly a "lack of knowledge/experience" component and I have no problem whatsoever with that - I'll happily lead them by the hand. There's also a "uhoh poor planning has put us up against the wall with this problem" and I'll try my best to help them out as quickly as I possibly can. However, throw in a bad/condescending/negative/unhelpful/suspicious attitude associated with the above, and at that point they've got to be killed for the common good.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

I fixed the exporting of cube maps for the PS3.

 

[EnglishCrusader]

The usual. Customer has an extremely urgent issue which they apparently sat on for a week before calling me for help, expects me to fix it instantly because they're shipping devices out the door in an hour, then doesn't answer my questions when I try to troubleshoot, actually wonders out loud why I can't "just fix it", and doesn't want to try the potential solutions I propose. There's certainly a "lack of knowledge/experience" component and I have no problem whatsoever with that - I'll happily lead them by the hand. There's also a "uhoh poor planning has put us up against the wall with this problem" and I'll try my best to help them out as quickly as I possibly can. However, throw in a bad/condescending/negative/unhelpful/suspicious attitude associated with the above, and at that point they've got to be killed for the common good.

Ah, I can see why you're mad. Do you work in a call centre? I'd hate to have that job, to be honest.

 

[bestrfcplayer]

I also annexed Scotland long ago.

Well, Scotland's generally screwed from the beginning.

 

[Ajidica]

I picked up two hefty tomes from the library. Henry Kissenger's Diplomacy and Robert Fisk The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East.
So yeah, for the next few weeks I will be totaly nerding out on policy and history. Any opinions on which I should read first?

 

[IglooDame]

Ah, I can see why you're mad. Do you work in a call centre? I'd hate to have that job, to be honest.

Oh no, I'd hate that job too. I'm a network engineer for a wireless company. I actually like the job, it's a great place to work, just an occasionally nasty customer is the only downside. And even that is mitigated a little by grabbing a beer out of the fridge before the call starts in earnest.

 

[GoodGame]

The other day I took apart a mouse to find out that the cord was internally sheared. I tried to replace it with a USB cord from another mouse, but no dice. So I now own a nifty gaming mouse, a Logitech G500.

 

[Nick Carpathia]

I have preliminary evidence that Interleukin-2 deficiency makes thymic T cells fail to develop an immunosuppressive phenotype that can become stabilised by the transcription factor Foxp3. What I need to do is demonstrate that this occurs independently of Foxp3 by culturing Foxp3-knockout T cells with IL-2 and seeing if I can induce this phenotype.

 

[Optical]

I completed most of the rest of the planning for my personal mega-mod for cIV (which has 101 new leaders, 7 new traits and 11 new civs, for your interest)!

 

[W|M]

I completed another essay, this time of about 1600 words (non-continuously) in about 4 hours, 15 minutes.

EDIT: I also watched a confusing theatrical performance of Kinder transport

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Only one more course's scheduling to worry about. Also finished fee deferral for my tuition fees.

 

[GenMarshall]

Applied for a job (I hope I get an interview )

 

[Optical]

I helped clear out an old shed on our property (and found some interesting sharp implements )