Renton 21413 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Gemmill said: You wouldn't even be able to work out how to phrase your Google search for the kind of shit I pull off in Excel. I like the fact you're using the paperclip lad to do your powerpoints though. "It looks like you're fucking up ANOTHER presentation! Can I be of assistance?!" Paperclip assistant was 20 years ago Grandad. And if you actually took your head out your Excel arse, you'll see I was addressing HMHM's potential needs, not yours or mine. But Excel is a cunt for doing scientific graphs (error bars etc), which is when I use Google to help. PP is design suggestions, which cos I haven't got an ounce of artistic skill in my body, is useful. Still, you keep being loud and proud of your spreadsheets. Maybe your epitaph can be written in spreadsheet form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44550 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, Renton said: Paperclip assistant was 20 years ago Grandad. And if you actually took your head out your Excel arse, you'll see I was addressing HMHM's potential needs, not yours or mine. But Excel is a cunt for doing scientific graphs (error bars etc), which is when I use Google to help. PP is design suggestions, which cos I haven't got an ounce of artistic skill in my body, is useful. Still, you keep being loud and proud of your spreadsheets. Maybe your epitaph can be written in spreadsheet form. You should look into power BI for your visualisations. It's class. Excel is shite in comparison. You can just connect Power BI to your excel to consume the data but then do flash charts with slicers and time lines and shit. Yeah. You're jealous. You want to be me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21413 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gemmill said: You should look into power BI for your visualisations. It's class. Excel is shite in comparison. You can just connect Power BI to your excel to consume the data but then do flash charts with slicers and time lines and shit. Yeah. You're jealous. You want to be me. I really don't. I know my limits with Excel, I direct others, don't do it myself. The type of economic simulations our modellers do is ridiculous. But then, Excel was never designed for this really. Much more efficient to just use programming languages and statistical packages such as R. Excel is only used for legacy reasons. @Howmanheyman, I hope these conversations have allayed your fears. 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32851 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Renton said: I really don't. I know my limits with Excel, I direct others, don't do it myself. The type of economic simulations our modellers do is ridiculous. But then, Excel was never designed for this really. Much more efficient to just use programming languages and statistical packages such as R. Excel is only used for legacy reasons. @Howmanheyman, I hope these conversations have allayed your fears. 👍 Loud and clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13840 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I walked into my current job and within about a fortnight, had to present a PowerPoint to the BM and my direct line manager was amazed when I made it so the bullet points came on the screen incrementally at the press of a button. And that’s my gaffer. To do that, you literally press one button. You’ll be more than fine, HMHM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44550 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I hope you had them coming on left to right with a screeching brake sound. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13840 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 From top to bottom with the sound of a cash register, as the Americans would say, closing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21413 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Never seen Newcastle airport as busy as this. Thank fuck I'm away from the plebs in the executive lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13840 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I’m away on Wednesday and if you hold this up any further, I swear to God 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21861 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Spreadsheet wankers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34939 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Off to near Skipton for 3 nights at a caravan park with the little parasites on Friday. Looking forward to Monday already 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21861 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 i had some extended leave this summer - five weeks where every day was spent with the children around the clock. returning to the office has felt like a holiday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 894 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: i had some extended leave this summer - five weeks where every day was spent with the children around the clock. returning to the office has felt like a holiday I’ve done three weeks in France with my needy ones. It was around day two that I started to think about all the things I am going to when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30386 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Four days, seven hours, 21 minutes and 15 seconds until I take off to Crete. Which, as I've mentioned before, is CHILD FREE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3860 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, ewerk said: Four days, seven hours, 21 minutes and 15 seconds until I take off to Crete. Which, as I've mentioned before, is CHILD FREE. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 894 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 40 minutes ago, ewerk said: Four days, seven hours, 21 minutes and 15 seconds until I take off to Crete. Which, as I've mentioned before, is CHILD FREE. FUCK RIGHT OFF. Enjoy, you jammy bastard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21413 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 In Verona airport, after a 7 day break in Garda. Good holiday, although I can no longer afford the quality of hotel as I once did. Lake Garda is stunning. Below is a view from the table I ate at. Went to Venice, I've been before but man is it busy now. Getting briefly political, I've been going to this area for 15 years. It's clear as day to me how it has diverged from the grimey shit hole that is the UK. Northern Italy is full of developed infrastructure and more being built. Despite these being Italians, everything runs smoothly. It is obvious this part of the continent is getting richer whilst our island is in decline. And the reality is, many people who voted for the Brexit shit show and this criminal tory government will never travel here to witness the difference. And now dreams of living over here are closed to me. Rant over. Back to reality tomorrow. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34939 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I hardly ever go into the city centre now but did the other weekend. Whilst places like Grey Street remain beautiful I couldn’t help but think how much of the city centre is a shit hole now. Northumberland Street for example. It’s rough as fuck. Not even edgy or cool. Just a wasteland compared to how it was. Your point about the infrastructure too though. Possibly the worst legacy of the last 13 years or whatever of Tory rule is the complete lack of joined up thinking. The sheer incompetence and corruption of it all. Everything done on isolation for personal gain or to feed an ideology half of them don’t even believe in. I think it’s pretty much irreversible too. The media is so fixed against anything remotely in opposition to large corporations ripping nearly every fucker off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21413 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I'm in Newcastle city centre twice a week for work. I literally avoid going in for lunch unless I have to. The beggars, homelessness, charvers, just feed my anxiety and depress me. Going home I take the posh route on the metro (your way) because the probability of being abused or spat upon is too high through Wallsend. I know we've discussed this before but it's fucking insane I have to voluntarily add 30 mins to my journey for this reason. It didn't have to be like this. But we chose the US way without even getting the benefits of that country. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21413 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) Ha ha, the queue for passport control man. Another fucking Brexit Bonus. YOU STUPID CUNTS. Edited September 6, 2023 by Renton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17137 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 46 minutes ago, Renton said: In Verona airport, after a 7 day break in Garda. Good holiday, although I can no longer afford the quality of hotel as I once did. Lake Garda is stunning. Below is a view from the table I ate at. Went to Venice, I've been before but man is it busy now. Getting briefly political, I've been going to this area for 15 years. It's clear as day to me how it has diverged from the grimey shit hole that is the UK. Northern Italy is full of developed infrastructure and more being built. Despite these being Italians, everything runs smoothly. It is obvious this part of the continent is getting richer whilst our island is in decline. And the reality is, many people who voted for the Brexit shit show and this criminal tory government will never travel here to witness the difference. And now dreams of living over here are closed to me. Rant over. Back to reality tomorrow. Going to Hellas v Bologna on the Monday night before we play Milan ☺️ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15449 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Renton said: In Verona airport, after a 7 day break in Garda. Good holiday, although I can no longer afford the quality of hotel as I once did. Lake Garda is stunning. Below is a view from the table I ate at. Went to Venice, I've been before but man is it busy now. Getting briefly political, I've been going to this area for 15 years. It's clear as day to me how it has diverged from the grimey shit hole that is the UK. Northern Italy is full of developed infrastructure and more being built. Despite these being Italians, everything runs smoothly. It is obvious this part of the continent is getting richer whilst our island is in decline. And the reality is, many people who voted for the Brexit shit show and this criminal tory government will never travel here to witness the difference. And now dreams of living over here are closed to me. Rant over. Back to reality tomorrow. Just back from a long weekend on the coast of north-eastern Germany with very similar feelings. Good infrastructure, joined-up thinking, everything broadly works. Also drove to Poland on Saturday morning for parkrun and breakfast on the beach promenade, and (as I felt in Warsaw last year) the place has a quietly prosperous feel to it. I'm aware we were mostly in well-maintained beach resort towns which aren't representative of the two countries as a whole, but we're talking about places that were behind the Iron Curtain not that long ago, and now they're miles ahead of what we have here, frankly (as much as I do love a slightly tatty British seaside town). That said and if it's any consolation, the new Berlin airport already feels old and the German railways are a total shambles these days, so at least we have that in common. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10795 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Renton said: In Verona airport, after a 7 day break in Garda. Good holiday, although I can no longer afford the quality of hotel as I once did. Lake Garda is stunning. Below is a view from the table I ate at. Went to Venice, I've been before but man is it busy now. Getting briefly political, I've been going to this area for 15 years. It's clear as day to me how it has diverged from the grimey shit hole that is the UK. Northern Italy is full of developed infrastructure and more being built. Despite these being Italians, everything runs smoothly. It is obvious this part of the continent is getting richer whilst our island is in decline. And the reality is, many people who voted for the Brexit shit show and this criminal tory government will never travel here to witness the difference. And now dreams of living over here are closed to me. Rant over. Back to reality tomorrow. What was that taken with? A Nokia 3310? re: shit holes I took the lad to the Gruffalo clubhouse in Blackpool last week. Jesus H tittyfucking Christ is Blackpool a horror show. Bloke passed out surrounded by cans in a doorway on the main seafront, houses and shop fronts boarded up, some with windows smashed in, families having to guide their kids around broken bottles on the street and all that stuff. Not blaming anyone who lives there, but it shows how little the government gives a shit about other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21861 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Renton said: I'm in Newcastle city centre twice a week for work. I literally avoid going in for lunch unless I have to. The beggars, homelessness, charvers, just feed my anxiety and depress me. Going home I take the posh route on the metro (your way) because the probability of being abused or spat upon is too high through Wallsend. I know we've discussed this before but it's fucking insane I have to voluntarily add 30 mins to my journey for this reason. It didn't have to be like this. But we chose the US way without even getting the benefits of that country. jesus, really? people give you grief just sitting on the metro through wallsend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34939 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 That stretch was always jokingly referred to as the Valley of Death but that was more after dark, not ducking commuting through the day. I know I’ve said it before but you’d get rid of about 90% of anti social behaviour overnight if you made it so you actually needed a ticket to travel on it. Outside of the city centre I probably get my pass checked once every 8-12 weeks. Travelling at busy times too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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