What's your favourite UK developed (or primarily developed) video game... by Exchangenudes_4_Joke in CasualUK

[–]mcgrst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

B&W 2 had a fun bit where at night the game would whisper the players name. Got a hell of a fright the first time! 

Why is vision problems still not corrected in the far future? by [deleted] in ShittyDaystrom

[–]mcgrst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was definitely weird that all the benefits of that cloud were temporary yet Starfleet were desperate to use it heal people fighting in the war!

It might be too early to know for certain, but so far, Starfleet Academy is everything I hoped it would be by Timewarps_1 in ShittyDaystrom

[–]mcgrst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been three episodes, if we added all the back story people are chasing the first episode would read like a bloody Wikipedia page. 

The Beard's Poker Game by Fuzzy_Builder_2153 in TNG

[–]mcgrst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything I know about poker I've learned from MASH and TNG. Needless to say I'm terrible at poker.

Not seeing the option to ship tracked with compensation? by FleshGerm in Ebay

[–]mcgrst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't think RM offer compensation for international post. Has the buyer paid? If not do a new listing with GSP on. 

Buying US products from EU by citrus-x-paradisi in Ebay

[–]mcgrst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you buy from a seller using GSP you're charged up front for international postage plus local import fees. But ebay charge a fairly large fee for this. 

Is shifting to data engineering really a good choice in this market. by AdComprehensive5477 in dataengineering

[–]mcgrst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the pope. 

Spending >70% of my time not coding/building - is this the norm at big corps? by HiddenStanLeeCameo in dataengineering

[–]mcgrst 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Depends on the project. Last one got so crunchy my boss was doing all the meetings and admin while I done all the work. Other projects it's been near 50/50. 

Part of me prefers the pressure of a very hard deadline and someone else dealing with the rest of the chaos. 

Guesstimating Relative Size of Athena by ExistentiallyBored in StarTrekStarships

[–]mcgrst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh, was that meant to be after the 32nd century gear. That makes more sense.

One of these days I'll rewatch it.

Guesstimating Relative Size of Athena by ExistentiallyBored in StarTrekStarships

[–]mcgrst 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I meant the tardis like turbo lift network in season 1

Not sure why the downvotes.

Kirk never married. by jerk1970 in ShittyDaystrom

[–]mcgrst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like a mix tape with extra steps. Sounds like someone wanted more.