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Decades
Posted Jan 17, 2013
On February 22nd of this year, it'll be ten years since I first posted on h2g2.
That's pretty amazing. I can't think of a single site I visited then that I visit now (Google excepted).
That's mind-blowing.
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Fear
Posted May 4, 2012
After a chat with Pastey last night, I have two things to say.
1) He's terrifyingly good at what he does.
2) I've never been more excited about the future of h2g2.
Seriously. When Pliny's launched, and everything that's currently being worked on in the background becomes public knowledge, there'll be a real buzz about this place.
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Overheard at Work
Posted Apr 17, 2012
I'm just going to start a quick journal thread for some of the wit and wisdom I overhear in the office.
From today - while discussing the new Avengers film, and the inevitability that it'll all end up with the Incredible Hulk saving the day before going berserk:
"Ah, you mean the traditional 'Hulk Smash!' narrative contrivance?"
And a classic, from about the time that Christian chap was claiming that the rapture was nigh:
"What's all this bollocks about dinosaurs in the news?"
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The Joy of Deliveries
Posted Apr 13, 2012
I'm trying to get a piece of furniture delivered. I bought it on Amazon for £18.
The company I bought it from has passed it to a delivery company. Who will deliver it for a fiver.
Oh, but it needs to be signed for.
And they only deliver Monday - Friday.
And Saturday, for an extra tenner.
And it's a further tenner to deliver it before noon on a Saturday.
Or they could deliver it to a different address.
For an extra tenner.
There was an option to leave it in a secure place for free - which I attempted to get them to do today. However their driver apparently didn't have the wherewithall to find the gate to the back garden.
Which leaves me with three options.
1) Pay an extra £20 to have it delivered tomorrow at a time when we'll be in. (total delivery cost - £25 for an £18 item)
2) Pay an extra £10 and miss the match so it can be delivered at a random point tomorrow. (total delivery cost - £15 for an £18 item)
3) Cancel it, leave a snotty review, and buy said bit of furniture from elsewhere.
What do you all suggest?
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Back Online
Posted Apr 10, 2012
I now have internet access at my house, which is great.
If anyone needs me, I'll be spending my day off resealing the bath...
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