What do you do for a job?

[matthewt]

Ahh, Oracle. Love some things (Intermedia, function based indexes), but hate others (no OFFSET/LIMIT or equiv, just the stupid ROWNUM trick).

Currently spending much of my time bedevilling my client's Oracle DBA with requests to switch on various advanced features so I can use 'em.

Arr good, another developer that like hassling the DBA. Shoes on the other foot for me as I'm hacking code for the next 6 months and presenting it to the crew I used to work with as a DBA.

Just read you homepage and agree fully about the whole region coding bullsh*t. Have also been tearing my hair out waiting for b5 season4.

[scumdog]

I know people who know people

A mate of mine met you at the Glenorchy rally.

Hope it wasn't this year, I was coming down with a real bad kidney infection and I wasn't in my normal party mood at all, the 300 km ride home while I was alternating between burning fever and cold shivers plus needing to (painfully) pee all the time was not something i would wish on anyone, still I'm pretty much recovered and ready to stir as ever now

[matthewt]

but there sure are a lot of computer geeks out there

How come geeks like you guys wanna play with bikes?

So you're on an internet forum and wondering why so many people also on the forum are computer geeks ???

If you went to a bike rally probably the number of geeks would be less because that rally is open to every biker that can get there. But now you're in a "rally" where only people with access the Internet can attend. I know a lot of non-geeks now have internet access but I'd say because of this the numbers are higher than you'd meet in "on the road".

I used to be a cage dweller until I rode my first bike, being into computers had nothing to do with either addition.

[Cajun]

A few cops,that's ok,they are people too - but there sure are a lot of computer geeks out there,I really question why anyone would want to know this stuff.Bikes are mechanical,dirty smelly things,part of the real world - that's why I like them.How come geeks like you guys wanna play with bikes?

Reason no real money in bikes, i had to choices do a computer degree, or a motorbike degree, computers won out, and keep motorbikes as a hobbie and spend all my money on them

[Motu]

The bait is stinky. Better luck next time, Motu

Not doin' too bad at the moment eh?

[FROSTY:Me]

holey cow motu--only 11 posts before you're a forum whore

[jrandom]

Not doin' too bad at the moment eh?

You're a norty man who gets far too much pleasure from shooting fish in barrels IMHO.

[DEATH_INC.]

I got the name quite a few years ago, (when I was less responsible than I am now of course) when I took a bet with some mates to see who could make the best Spud Gun. You know thoose virtual cannons made from PVC pressure pipe that use a BBQ igniter and hair spray to fire potatoes, oranges etc. Anyway my effort kicked their butts and I won the Spudchucka trophy, which I still have today, (not that I participate or condone in this sort of irresponsible & hooligan behaviour anymore). Its a dumb name I suppose but thats how I got it.

Good to see you fess up Spud.
Don't be shy about it (I guess you haven't really)on the gixx and ZX12 sites most of the coppers use patrol cars ect as their sigs,no-one gives them too hard a time about it.

and on top of that, in sympathy with, and out of respect for spud, i too have decided to come clean.

i have pulled the pin from the force after 13 and a bit years. i'm actually still employed by the police, but i'm waiting for my perf to come thru at the moment, hence i'm not working. i've decided to go back to aircraft engineering for a bit, but my long term goal is to go flying for a job. doesn't pay all that well, but it's what i want to do, and that my friends, is the most important thing of all.

and i've only written 2 tickets out to motorcyclists. one to a gang dude on a tricked $40000 v-rod at 149km/h, and one for a 197km/h effort on a GSXR1000 on swamp rd after paeroa in 2001.

And you too Marty ,at least we know who to direct our legality questions to now.Maybe Spank could set up an 'ask the cops' forum like on the ZX12 site,if you guys were into it.
Did you come up to the airport a couple of weeks back?I saw an aprilia250 heading down puhinui rd about lunchtimeish.....

[Motoracer]

holey cow motu--only 11 posts before you're a forum whore

What would that make Wkid?

[scumdog]

Just going to wave my ignorance here, but what is H290:spudwhat:

Linked to the tune "he ain'y heavy" a few years ago

[Two Smoker]

Ive seen a RS250 around there too...... but the guy was wearing just a t shirt and no gloves and a vest.......

[RiderInBlack]

Linked to the tune "he ain'y heavy" a few years ago

Ooh, like the Add not the song (hey I'm old, "a few years ago" could have been in the 70's for me ). Did I mention that I'm a bit slow as well

Good on you, mate. Somebodies got to do the dirty work. Hope I never give you guys too much shit/trouble.

[scumdog]

You cottoned on pretty quick and as a matter of interest I am on the wrong side of 50 so the seventies weren't THAT long ago

Never got shit from somebody on 2-wheels yet, except of course the kind of shit everbody gets at a rally-site

[marty]

H290

i thought so.....

[spudchucka]

Hmmm, if my memory serves me correct, they are illegal. You wouldn't be condoning such activities would you??

Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.

I made one last year, pretty cool aswell, but of course it was strictly for "research" purposes.

They are a firearm as per the Arms Act. Possession of one and shooting one off could lead to several legal problems. Mine has been dismantled. Was good fun while it lasted though, especially the foot long blue muzzle flash at night time.