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 Someone has written something so rude in that last thread that nit is now blocked by our firewall
	Someone has written something so rude in that last thread that nit is now blocked by our firewallI'll just chill up here by myself....
What are the chances of me getting my new router to work this evening? I'm guessing slim to none. What are you useless at?
alt: what are you unusually good at?
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:44, 94 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 No idea, sometimes individual threads get blocked
	No idea, sometimes individual threads get blockedanyway if I knew I really wouldn't tell you as you'd put it in every thread
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:47, Reply)
 more likely to be your "they've fucked off" group?
	more likely to be your "they've fucked off" group?routers are usually OK as long as you remember to save any changes before logging off or rebooting it.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:50, Reply)
 Have you tried reading the instructions and not being a spastic.
	Have you tried reading the instructions and not being a spastic./Your bentness is not related to setting up a router.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:48, Reply)
 Actually they say put in cd
	Actually they say put in cdfollow instrcutions
profit
last time I did this though i had to phone talktalk and there was all kinds of shit about "plug ins" or "drivers", i don't know what a driver is.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:49, Reply)
 it's a little peiece of software that helps your comuter talk to your router/phone/printer etc
	it's a little peiece of software that helps your comuter talk to your router/phone/printer etc(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:51, Reply)
 is that a technical term? I'm scared to do a "fuck the cd off" google search at work
	is that a technical term? I'm scared to do a "fuck the cd off" google search at work(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:52, Reply)
 Just plug your computer into the router and turn everything on.
	Just plug your computer into the router and turn everything on.It'll work.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:53, Reply)
 then open a web browser
	then open a web browsertype 192.168.0.1 (if this doesn't work try 192.168.1.0 or 192.168.1.1)
login to the router and fiddle til fixed
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:56, Reply)
 Shouldn't even need to do that.
	Shouldn't even need to do that.Windows has a dynamic IP by default, so it'll use whatever the router issues to it. He shouldn't need to go to the web portal unless he wants to open ports.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:00, Reply)
 true, he shouldn't
	true, he shouldn'ti thought he was having problems and asked for help, otherwise he should be able to plug it in and go
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:02, Reply)
 and it isn't one you've bought by yourself? it came when you ordered an internet service from BT/Talktalk etc?
	and it isn't one you've bought by yourself? it came when you ordered an internet service from BT/Talktalk etc?then you should be able to just plug it in and go
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:05, Reply)
 I've bought this one from ebuyer as the once talktalk provided isn't strong enough for the new flat
	I've bought this one from ebuyer as the once talktalk provided isn't strong enough for the new flat(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:06, Reply)
 well then you will need to dial into it using the 192... thing up there
	well then you will need to dial into it using the 192... thing up thereset your username and password (as in the login details for your broadband), then the rest will be automatic
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:07, Reply)
 there'll be instructions with the router
	there'll be instructions with the routerjust don't stray from them
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:10, Reply)
 I'll just pop over to cippenham and do a massive steaming turd on the pavement
	I'll just pop over to cippenham and do a massive steaming turd on the pavementthat should flush you out
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:14, Reply)
 I tried to open ports once to increase download speed
	I tried to open ports once to increase download speedI didn't do very well as you can imagine and I accidently opened a portal to the nertherworld instead
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:04, Reply)
 This is basically why the IT departments around the world exist
	This is basically why the IT departments around the world existto stop hapless users from opening the port to Hell. This is where most viruses come from, you know.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:08, Reply)
 ^this
	^thisall the CD sent by your ISP does is rebrand Internet Explorer so it says "provided by talktalk" and put other crapware on. Windows already has everything it needs to connect built in (except wireless on a desktop )
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:55, Reply)
 Drivers explain to your computer what a piece of hardware does,
	Drivers explain to your computer what a piece of hardware does,so you'll have drivers for your mouse, your dvd drive, your modem and everything else.
They're basically a set of rules to make the thing that are plugged into your computer work properly. Learning how to update your own drivers to the latest version will mean you get a lot less computer problems.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:52, Reply)
 Interesting
	Interestingalthough I'm now imagining a little chauffer in my mouse
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:53, Reply)
 I am utterly useless at maths.
	I am utterly useless at maths.alt: everything else (hello, ladies)
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:49, Reply)
 When I get home, I'll make a dictionary of every word in that previous thread that isn't on this one and we'll have our answer.
	When I get home, I'll make a dictionary of every word in that previous thread that isn't on this one and we'll have our answer. Unless it's a phrase.
I mean, if I could be arsed
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:07, Reply)
 I had a great time but as a date? I FONT KNOW =((((((()
	I had a great time but as a date? I FONT KNOW =((((((()We meet up the next day, should have asked her to crash round, I'm so stupid not saying that
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:27, Reply)
 All the boys love it when you say rape
	All the boys love it when you say rapebecause your eyes secretly say yes even when you scream no and try and unite your hands.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 16:57, Reply)
 does it?
	does it? I didn't know there were such a thing!
I don't feel like a retro hipster
Do I need to dress differently?
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:05, Reply)
 You need heavy rimmed glasses
	You need heavy rimmed glassesa scarf, a battered blazer and a smug expression.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:05, Reply)
 I know, it's been nice knowing you all
	I know, it's been nice knowing you allMy last laptop actually caught fire at one point
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:32, Reply)
 Right, Bob Diamond says he wants to keep his job so he can make sure it doesn't happen again.
	Right, Bob Diamond says he wants to keep his job so he can make sure it doesn't happen again.I have to wonder, why, when the guy is clearly so rich he never has to do a days work again in his life, does he bother? Why not just go "Ahhh, fuck it, you'll never pin anything actually illegal on me, so I'm off".
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:01, Reply)
 It is I suppose possible if highly unlikely that a sense of professional duty might be the reason.
	It is I suppose possible if highly unlikely that a sense of professional duty might be the reason.By which I mean EVIL FAT CAT BANKERS STEALING ALL OUR MONEY, OCCUPY LONDON NOW!!!!, obv.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:03, Reply)
 Don't justify them, they're cunts of the highest order,
	Don't justify them, they're cunts of the highest order,If you can be arsed read the full report, and be shocked at firstly how obvious the fraud was, and secondly (in the second half) how obvious all the other LIBOR submitters were doing exactly the same thing.
www.fsa.gov.uk/static/pubs/final/barclays-jun12.pdf
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:10, Reply)
 Will resignations follow at the top of all the main banks now?
	Will resignations follow at the top of all the main banks now?They were all at it, so surely if a Barclays chap has had to go, there should be more, right?
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:15, Reply)
 None have been charged/fined by the FSA.
	None have been charged/fined by the FSA.Barclays admitted it and so got a 30% reduction in their fine. I bet the rest will deny everything and maybe 1/3rd of them will be eventually fined. So some people will get away with it scott free.
The ones that that can have it pinned on them by the FSA will probably lose board members.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:17, Reply)
 It's not just about the money, it's about the power and the "legacy"
	It's not just about the money, it's about the power and the "legacy"(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:03, Reply)
 The kind of person that rise to those sorts of heights probably can't imaghine not working
	The kind of person that rise to those sorts of heights probably can't imaghine not workingit's in their very being.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:03, Reply)
 I wonder if they actually feel any sort of shame or guilt for what they do?
	I wonder if they actually feel any sort of shame or guilt for what they do? I reckon they don't.
I think that's perfectly good reason to stop considering them as humans and therefore eligible for being shot with rifles for sport.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:06, Reply)
 I suspect you are right
	I suspect you are rightmanipulating some numbers on a screen leave you so far removed from the reality of waht's happening i guess. And well everybody else is doing it and will get better bonuses than you unless you do it
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:08, Reply)
 I am useless at cooking
	I am useless at cookingI keep trying but it never goes right.
Alt: I'm pretty good at writing. Found an old half written novel I abandoned and was reading it through without realising it was mine. It was not bad at all.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:04, Reply)
 "Michael opened the door to his dungeon, his attempt at a chin wobbled up and down as his pigeon chest heaved as he came close to hyperventilating
	"Michael opened the door to his dungeon, his attempt at a chin wobbled up and down as his pigeon chest heaved as he came close to hyperventilating"I've, i've never actually touched a real woman" he said as I slid my hands up his tie and began to undo it, as my fingers brushed against his neck he convused suddenly "GAAAAAGH!" he exclaimed.
I looked down at a rapidly growing damp patch on the front of his shiny grey trousers.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:11, Reply)
 That is truly disgusting
	That is truly disgustingand I wouldn't be caught dead in a dungeon.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:13, Reply)
 Oh whatever
	Oh whateverYou're a Tory, you'll be into auto-erotic asphyxiation before you know it.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:17, Reply)
 She has a massive jar of them
	She has a massive jar of themlike the jars of pickled eggs you get
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:19, Reply)
 I've never read that book.
	I've never read that book.But I understand it to be like porn, but for women.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:19, Reply)
 Haven't read it either
	Haven't read it eithernot my thing. I don't blame people for reading it though, it's like the porn equivalent of James Patterson- shit but apparently popular.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:28, Reply)
 Money management, DIY and indeed anything else of any practical use in life.
	Money management, DIY and indeed anything else of any practical use in life.However if you want to know about pointless stupid shit I am your man.
Alt: Fuck all, sadly. I am 'pretty good' or at best 'really pretty good' at lots of things but excel at nothing other than idiocy.
(, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 17:06, Reply)
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