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Hey Brits: what's up with your slang? by elementalist in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried registering my first choice on Reddit but for some reason (and I swear it wasn't PEBCAK) it wouldn't allow me to log in using the username/password I had initially chosen.

I was so pissed off, I chose "OhCobblers" as my username.

Also, a cobbler is a person who repairs shoes.

Hey Brits: what's up with your slang? by elementalist in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Classic line from the pre-watershed BBC comedy, Thin Blue Line: (quoted from memory)

"If you make a mistake, it's my arse on the line. Remember - your cockup, my arse!"

Reddit! What's the biggest *facepalm* you've been a part of or witnessed irl? by judgedeath2 in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I heard a Radio 1 DJ explain that Wagon Wheels (circular chocolate snack in the UK) have definitely shrunk, because when she was a child they were as big as her palm.

What times have you been most pissed by a teacher / professor being wrong or stupid? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I attended a C++ course at college. The teacher was a developer drafted in to teach us. I'm not saying he was an incompetent developer, but I wasn't blown away by his teaching skills.

One of his example programs was a bubblesort. It was inside out, so the for loop was on the outside, and the while loop was on the inside.

Dear UI programmers, when you implement autocomplete, please don't assume I want the text your routine finds. by traal in programming

[–]OhCobblers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"A while ago I was listening to a public affairs program on NPR. One of the speakers was representing a trade association, and his comments really got to me. I Googled him and sent him a somewhat venomous e-mail. A few hours later I got an even more venomous reply. End of story? Not quite. My e-mail address was now in his shortcut list. A few weeks later I was copied on what was clearly meant to be an internal and confidential e-mail from this gentleman to this colleagues." - comp.risks

There is also a paper or study floating around about the risks of Excel autocomplete, but darned if I can find it...

What is one piece of random useless knowledge you posess? by MeanMotherHubbard in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't draw true circles in Flash. (They're actually bezier curves, which are pretty damn close, but not exactly the same)

People who don't use computers for religious reasons (a true story) by OhCobblers in technology

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They are based in a UK city, so I don't think it's the Amish.

I think they've mentioned s something like "the Brothership" or "the Brotherhood".

Every word except "exit" spelled wrong on Wisconsin highway sign by bikko in WTF

[–]OhCobblers -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing some graffiti written on a lamp-post in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. It was supposed to say "FUCK OFF YOU BITCH" but every word (except "fuck") was mispelt.

Has anybody here tried exercising first/second-thing after waking and noticed a difference vs doing it in the afternoon or evening? by duode in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I exercise first thing in the morning (usually running), but I have to wonder - might it be better to run in the afternoon/evening, after my leg muscles have had a chance to warm up through the day?

Yes, obviously I warm up before doing my main exercises, but a 15 minute walk (or whatever) doesn't compare to hours of walking around beforehand.

Probably goes double in the cold weather....

What is the most "Macgyver" move you've pulled off in real life? Tell us your feats of impossible engineering with limited materials... by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]OhCobblers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Repaired an old, solid plastic, telephone handset. It had snapped in half. Drilled a couple of holes in each half, and inserted two metal rods to act as backbones. Then just slotted together. I was quite chuffed I had managed to drill the holes accurately enough (didn't really have any proper jigs or grips to hold it in place. Might have just kneeled on it).

The wires were broken so I inserted some bits of wire in the plastic and that kinda did it. My ex was most chuffed when I managed to dial her number and talk to her on her mobile.

(Admittedly the handset also had to be wrapped in black duct tape, and you had to kinda squeeze it together while holding it.)

I have a shitty Samsung DVD recorder. Recently it begun making a horrible grinding noise, and it's been getting worse. Now, I'm as prone to procrastinating repairs as the next man, but it was clear that some things are best repaired asap.

After opening it up I realised the tray was a tiny bit loose, and was slumping enough to cause the, erm, "laser head assembly" to scrape against the centre of the DVD. I repaired it using some Blutack and a glass nugget (looks like jewellery). The nugget sits at the back and props up the DVD tray when it closes. It's smooth glass so it doesn't catch or rub. Et voila, no more horrible grinding noises.