FSA "off topic" thread - No discussion relating to FSA or Soccer - please read post 1

Danger781

Ah lads ye can't be drinking instant coffee...

If you like your coffee at all, do yourself a favour and invest in some coffee brewing kit. Have an aeropress myself but I'm looking into getting a moka pot or maybe a chemex..

You won't regret it.

SpaceCowb0y

I've a French Press in the house but it's a lot of effort first thing in the morning so never really use it unless its the weekend! Its also not great if you're just making coffee for one! It does make outstanding coffee though, i went through a phase of buying every flavour Starbucks had to offer!

That said if you bang a mug of milk into the microwave for a minute or two and then add a couple of scoops of Azera/Millicano and top up with a small amount of boiling water you have yourself a fairly quick and tasty homemade cappuccino!

Mr.Prodston

A cafetiere is my method of choice for my coffee needs. She's currently brewing some bewleys level 4 blend as I fight my way through a pointless assignment which involves analysing a policy which has been scrapped :pac: Just 500 words to go....

AnonoBoy

roryc wrote: »

Hate coffee. Hate cheese.

Could not live without either myself.

So good.


I can never work those Nespresso machines properly - they're always f*ck acting on me. :mad:

Danger781

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

A cafetiere is my method of choice for my coffee needs. She's currently brewing some bewleys level 4 blend as I fight my way through a pointless assignment which involves analysing a policy which has been scrapped :pac: Just 500 words to go....

I should really go and do my functional programming (Core Haskell) assignment

Trek..

Mr.Prodston

Danger781 wrote: »

I should really go and do my functional programming (Core Haskell) assignment

Trek..

I understand the words "functional", "programming", "core" and "Haskell" (assuming Haskell is James Haskell the rugby player :pac:) but when you put them together not so much :P I'm guessing it's computer science or something along those lines?

Assignment is done and dusted though

SpaceCowb0y

Final year computer science student here... I feel your pain! Although i've never heard of core haskell myself!:o

I'm having enough issues of my own building a web application in php for my "thesis" (i use the term lightly as there's feck all writing involved really!)

Lemlin

Swiper the fox wrote: »

You don't get enough sleep, very strong coffee is the order of the day:pac:

6 hours a day is all I need. 12 to six in the morning does the job.

It's all that the high flyers like myself and Obama need.

PARlance

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I understand the words "functional", "programming", "core" and "Haskell" (assuming Haskell is James Haskell the rugby player :pac:) but when you put them together not so much :P I'm guessing it's computer science or something along those lines?

Assignment is done and dusted though

Be honest, you finished the final 500 words by typing M****y T****r 250 times ???

Swiper the fox

Thatcher was always the benchmark for getting little sleep, you wouldn't be so quick to align yourself with her:p.

Before I had kids I used to tell everybody(completely seriously as I believed it) that I couldn't function without my 8 hours a night, seems absolutely nuts to me now.

Anybody reading any good books at the moment? I'm nearly finished Eamon Dunphy's autobiography which is quite good, he's had an interesting life, he played a couple of seasons with and was good mates with the great Robin Friday. He also despised the late Con Houlihan, I'd never heard a bad word said or written about him before.
Next up will be Morrissey's new book, any other Smiths fans here?
What music are ye into, we haven't got around to that yet, can't spend all ye're time watching the telly!

Lemlin

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Thatcher was always the benchmark for getting little sleep, you wouldn't be so quick to align yourself with her:p.

Before I had kids I used to tell everybody(completely seriously as I believed it) that I couldn't function without my 8 hours a night, seems absolutely nuts to me now.

Anybody reading any good books at the moment? I'm nearly finished Eamon Dunphy's autobiography which is quite good, he's had an interesting life, he played a couple of seasons with and was good mates with the great Robin Friday. He also despised the late Con Houlihan, I'd never heard a bad word said or written about him before.
Next up will be Morrissey's new book, any other Smiths fans here?
What music are ye into, we haven't got around to that yet, can't spend all ye're time watching the telly!

Extracts of Fergie's book are out today but not sure we can discuss it here as its soccer related.

I'm not a big reader tbh. I was when I was younger but, as with games, I just haven't the time now. My reading consists of reading insurance exam booklets now. They are highly entertaining stuff.

Mr.Prodston

PARlance wrote: »

Be honest, you finished the final 500 words by typing M****y T****r 250 times ???

My M***y obsession is purely just some FSA fun :pac:

SpaceCowb0y

Currently reading "Murder Machine" about Roy DeMeo and his gang of serial killer hitmen for the Mafia, fills in a lot of blanks from "The Ice Man" which was also a really good!

bohsman

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Currently reading "Murder Machine" about Roy DeMeo and his gang of serial killer hitmen for the Mafia, fills in a lot of blanks from "The Ice Man" which was also a really good!

The Ice Man interviews are up on youtube and well worth a watch, just over 2 hours worth in total I think.

Mike Ehrmantraut

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

A man of Mike Ehrmantraut's resourceful nature should be able to find Season 3 before next February....or you could read the books

I suppose I could use put some resources to use, but only if its quality, hate watching a dodgy copy of a good show! Or could pick up a book

Lemlin wrote: »

Do you have Sky? I know some of GoT is available on Demand so it may be there to download and watch.

Season 3 plods along in places but its good. Some big shocks.

Don't have Sky, which is both a good and a bad thing! I'll be expecting shocks then, definitely not a show for getting attached to a character!

Iused2likebusts

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Next up will be Morrissey's new book, any other Smiths fans here?
What music are ye into, we haven't got around to that yet, can't spend all ye're time watching the telly!

Ye big smiths fan myself definetly in my top 5. Stone roses, smiths, happy mondays, red hot chilli peppers and underworld would make up my top 5.

Mike Ehrmantraut

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Thatcher was always the benchmark for getting little sleep, you wouldn't be so quick to align yourself with her:p.

Before I had kids I used to tell everybody(completely seriously as I believed it) that I couldn't function without my 8 hours a night, seems absolutely nuts to me now.

Anybody reading any good books at the moment? I'm nearly finished Eamon Dunphy's autobiography which is quite good, he's had an interesting life, he played a couple of seasons with and was good mates with the great Robin Friday. He also despised the late Con Houlihan, I'd never heard a bad word said or written about him before.
Next up will be Morrissey's new book, any other Smiths fans here?
What music are ye into, we haven't got around to that yet, can't spend all ye're time watching the telly!

Reading Miracle in the Andes at the moment, Nando Parrado's book about surviving the plane crash in the Andes.

Would be interested in Dunphy's book, but don't know if I could last a whole book of Dunphy... Find myself agreeing with a lot of stuff he said in the past, but he always goes way over the top, and at times does my head in!

Let me know how Morrissey's book is, used to be a big Smiths fan way back when

Music, into a load of stuff.... Sigur Ros (probably go to see them next month), a-ha (much laughter caused by this, but a very underrated band)
Arcade Fire, the Smiths, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, the doors, Led Zepplin, Pearl Jam, the pixies, Depeche mode, and probably another couple of bands could add to that list!

Mike Ehrmantraut

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Ye big smiths fan myself definetly in my top 5. Stone roses, smiths, happy mondays, red hot chilli peppers and underworld would make up my top 5.

Feck yeah, forgot the stone roses and the chilli's. You see Underworld at electric picnic a couple of years ago? great gig!

PARlance

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Ye big smiths fan myself definetly in my top 5. Stone roses, smiths, happy mondays, red hot chilli peppers and underworld would make up my top 5.

Similar enough: Stone Roses, Smiths, Primal Scream, Happy Mondays... a combination of loads of other stuff too but they would be the most played.

Swiper the fox

Lots of early 90s indie kids here so, just like myself.

Back to television, I finished series 2 of Homeland last night after the arsenal match, last episode was terrible with all the love interest stuff but I found the second series decent enough all in all.
Next up will probably be series 2 of Deadwood, also Boardwalk Empire new series begins on Sky Atlantic on Saturday night.

narfsnonsense

Has anyone stayed in cheap to moderate beach huts on the beach Koh Chang, Mut or Mak? Want to be able to pretty much step out of the hut onto sand, but finding it difficult to find some right on the beach, which seems nuts.

Iused2likebusts

Mike Ehrmantraut wrote: »

Feck yeah, forgot the stone roses and the chilli's. You see Underworld at electric picnic a couple of years ago? great gig!

No I saw them in marlay park a good few years before that great gig also.

Iused2likebusts

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Lots of early 90s indie kids here so, just like myself.

.

we might educate some of the younger lads in here.

Mr.Prodston

narfsnonsense wrote: »

Has anyone stayed in cheap to moderate beach huts on the beach Koh Chang, Mut or Mak? Want to be able to pretty much step out of the hut onto sand, but finding it difficult to find some right on the beach, which seems nuts.

Well I stayed in a hut by the beach on Koh Lanta if that's any help, just whole gulf of Thailand and skinny little neck of the country between :pac:

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

we might educate some of the younger lads in here.

Ahem, I've heard of about 90% of the acts mentioned and enjoy numerous songs even if I don't know their names or anything :P

Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you're doing and listen.......Cannonball

SpaceCowb0y

Mike Ehrmantraut wrote: »

Feck yeah, forgot the stone roses and the chilli's. You see Underworld at electric picnic a couple of years ago? great gig!

Was at that gig myself! Funny i was only telling someone over the weekend how they are one of the best live acts I've seen! I've seen them a good few times now the best was in Perth they were the closing act at a festival and they were unreal!

Daft Punk in Marlay Park back in 2006 still tops the charts for me though!

Copper_pipe

Love programming, ....................... Not :P

SpaceCowb0y

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Love programming, ....................... Not :P

Then you would love to swap places with me so! I'm still in the first hour of a 5 hour network programming lecture!

As you can see by my activity on Boards i'm completely tuned in to the lecturer!:pac:

Copper_pipe

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Then you would love to swap places with me so! I'm still in the first hour of a 5 hour network programming lecture!

As you can see by my activity on Boards i'm completely tuned in to the lecturer!:pac:

I was out last night and Im suffering this morning. So much for my golden week

Lemlin

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Well I stayed in a hut by the beach on Koh Lanta if that's any help, just whole gulf of Thailand and skinny little neck of the country between :pac:



Ahem, I've heard of about 90% of the acts mentioned and enjoy numerous songs even if I don't know their names or anything :P

Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you're doing and listen.......Cannonball

The original is my favourite film ever. Partly because I spent my latter years in university endlessly quoting it.

It was released the first day of second year and we all registered and fooked off to see it. Still makes me laugh every time I watch it. I do have worries the sequel won't live up to it though.

Swiper the fox

Lemlin wrote: »

The original is my favourite film ever. Partly because I spent my latter years in university endlessly quoting it.

It was released the first day of second year and we all registered and fooked off to see it. Still makes me laugh every time I watch it. I do have worries the sequel won't live up to it though.

Feckit you're only a child:P, when I was in college it was Withnail and I that was the quoted movie of choice. My favourite was "we've gone on holidays by mistake"

Mr.Prodston

The place is dead today.

Been up since 6:30 to make it up to college for class and then the lecturer doen't show up and I've to wait until 2 for my second one. Mr.P is tired and cranky and bored.

Scorpion Sting

Just listened to Chris Cornell's cover version of Billie Jean. One word - awesome!

FutureGuy

I just ran my first marathon. Just thought I'd share that with you all.

Yes, I rock.

Swiper the fox

FutureGuy wrote: »

I just ran my first marathon. Just thought I'd share that with you all.

Yes, I rock.

I presume you know the gag about how you recognise a marathon runner when you walk into a crowded room?

You don't have to, he'll tell ya!:pac::p

Well done fella, it's a hell of an achievement, you still on for taking on the Kenyans in New York while making your transfers for the week?

Iused2likebusts

FutureGuy wrote: »

I just ran my first marathon. Just thought I'd share that with you all.

Yes, I rock.

well done definetly on my to do list. Im hoping to run it when Im 40 my birthday falls on oct bank holiday weekend so always when the marathon is on. Only 3 years to get ready now :eek:

PARlance

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

well done definetly on my to do list. Im hoping to run it when Im 40 my birthday falls on oct bank holiday weekend so always when the marathon is on. Only 3 years to get ready now :eek:

I can buy you an extra 14 years if you want:
This was on the radio this morn

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2478374/Sorry-guys-life-doesnt-begin-40-Most-men-feel-settled-54-Simon-Cowell.html

SpaceCowb0y

Topped off a fantastic day in FPL with one of those new dairy milk bars with bits of daim bar in it..... epic!

Lemlin

Was down in Enniskillen today and its a joke how much we get ripped off in the Republic.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is €149.99 in Argos. You get €20 vouchers back then.

It's £109.99 in Argos in NI which translates to €129.99. You get £20 back then.

And don't get me started on the drink....

PARlance

Lemlin wrote: »

Was down in Enniskillen today and its a joke how much we get ripped off in the Republic.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is €149.99 in Argos. You get €20 vouchers back then.

It's £109.99 in Argos in NI which translates to €129.99. You get £20 back then.

And don't get me started on the drink....

True, but incomes in the Republic are in line with the difference.
I think the average income here is about 20-25% higher and Welfare is about 33% more.
Swings and roundabouts to a certain extent, but well worth a few trips up north for buying enough to cover the fuel.

Lemlin

PARlance wrote: »

True, but incomes in the Republic are in line with the difference.
I think the average income here is about 20-25% higher and Welfare is about 33% more.
Swings and roundabouts to a certain extent, but well worth a few trips up north for buying enough to cover the fuel.

I'm 45 minutes to Enniskillen or 50 to Blanchardstown so have a pick.

Asda should move into ROI. It's a great shop. Literally everything you can think of under one roof.

I agree with your point re the incomes here though. I had a university lecturer who in 2005 predicted the bust and said it was mainly going to be down to one thing - the minimum wage being set too high.

bo-sco

Lemlin wrote: »

I agree with your point re the incomes here though. I had a university lecturer who in 2005 predicted the bust and said it was mainly going to be down to one thing - the minimum wage being set too high.

Hilarious.

There is a difference between cause and correlation.

bohsman

bo-sco wrote: »

Hilarious.

There is a difference between cause and correlation.

dahat

Started watching The Wire last night, 2 episodes in, looks ok.

Is it worth sticking at it?

Mr.Prodston

dahat wrote: »

Started watching The Wire last night, 2 episodes in, looks ok.

Is it worth sticking at it?

Yeah it definitely is. It took me til about episode 5/6 to have any real grasp of who everyone was. I was skeptical when everyone was saying it's the best show ever but it really is very good. Completely different to anything I'd seen before. Absolutely stick with it!

dahat

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Yeah it definitely is. It took me til about episode 5/6 to have any real grasp of who everyone was. I was skeptical when everyone was saying it's the best show ever but it really is very good. Completely different to anything I'd seen before. Absolutely stick with it!

Reviews said it was a top top show alright, i shall stick at it then as i am up to date on Homelands

Mr.Prodston

As for myself I'm after getting into Sons of Anarchy despite my early doubts. Up to near the end of season 2 now and pretty addicted.

Mr.Prodston

dahat wrote: »

Reviews said it was a top top show alright, i shall stick at it then as i am up to date on Homelands

I think I've given up on Homeland. The 3rd episode of season 3 was beyond awful and I didn't feel the love even in season 1 really. If it picks up I might binge it when its over.

This coming from a man who still sits through gritted teeth each week watching How I met Your Mother. I've wasted too much of my time watching it to stop now it's finally nearly over. A perfect example of how to butcher a show because of it's commercial success.

KevIRL

dahat wrote: »

Reviews said it was a top top show alright, i shall stick at it then as i am up to date on Homelands

bohsman

dahat wrote: »

Started watching The Wire last night, 2 episodes in, looks ok.

Is it worth sticking at it?

One of the best. Season 2 is brilliant but a lot of people don't like it as it's a bit different to S1. Stick with it though.

dahat

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I think I've given up on Homeland. The 3rd episode of season 3 was beyond awful and I didn't feel the love even in season 1 really. If it picks up I might binge it when its over.

This coming from a man who still sits through gritted teeth each week watching How I met Your Mother. I've wasted too much of my time watching it to stop now it's finally nearly over. A perfect example of how to butcher a show because of it's commercial success.

I am kind of stuck at it now, while S3 hasn't been great it has enough to keep me watching it,

half hoping Dana turns into some kind of twisted bomber!