http://nadsters.com/nads en T. Mehr [img]http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/upl/images/user/ch/christina-waechter/782874.jpg[/img]]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3337&action=newpost MoMac Happy birthday to yooooooooooooooooooooo.
Have a cake.

[img]http://justcake.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/beer_mug.jpg[/img]

[size=1]PS I have no reason to suspect your name is Brian; I just liked the cake.
But how cool would it be if that was your name?! :P[/size]]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3336&action=newpost Achilles Duke Nukem Forever. Coming next year! Actually coming next year!

Gearbox is taking up where 3D Realms left off and is going to have it ready by 2011! Coming for PC, PS3 and xbox.

You heard it first here, bitches!

w00t]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3335&action=newpost Don Potholeone Most nadsters use a computer and mouse all day it seems to me so tell me if this has any legs at all....

I hate having to scrape gunge out of my mouse on a regular basis (at work) so was wondering if there was a quick and weasy remedy for when it started stuttering cos of the dead skin and sweat build up on the wheels inside.

A smaller harder version of this perhaps?

[img]http://common2.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/4411/399607/1/Fitball+Spiky+2.36%22+Ball+%28Set+of+2%29.jpg[/img]

swap it for the standard mouseball, whizz the mouse around the mat a few times and all the crap should break up and fall out.

clearly the market for it is shrinking as we all get laser moused up, but larger companies will prolly go for the lower cost ball mouse option for a while yet.

so do you think it has legs? Pros and cons?


]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3334&action=newpost peeeeete This morning, upon my doormat, landed a large number of invoices.  That, for a small business owner, isn't unusual (more's the pity).

What is unusual is that all of these invoices were for recruitment advertisements which had been placed in local and national newspapers (some august publications, too - tabloid and broadsheet), for which my company was the invoicee.

"Strange", thinks I.  "I don't remember placing an advert.  Similarly, I don't remember having a need for (quote) '50 full / part-time employees for entry level customer service / sales / marketing positions'.  Couple of reasons for that - primarily, my business doesn't do sales and marketing, and secondly, as I operate from a small study at home, where on earth would I put them all?  I'm not sure I've got enough teacups for an extra 50 employees..."

Looking closer, the advert makes no reference to my company.  In fact, the only contact details on the ad is a looks-legit-but-could-still-be-false (surname).(firstname)@googlemail.com address (which is untraceable enough).  

Furthermore, these invoices all seem to have been pre-paid by credit card.  But, curiously, not my credit card.  And each invoice seems to have been paid by a different credit card.

The only explanation I can think of is that this is some shady recruitment scam, which is using my (legit) company address as a cover, and possibly using fraudulent or stolen cards to pay for it (but, as my company is the invoicee, I'd be the point of contact when these transactions are queried).

Now, naturally, I've done what any sane person would do in this situation.  I've informed the invoicing companies that I didn't place these ads, and these invoices may need further investigation.  I've tried phoning the contact details the dodgy advertiser gave these publications (funnily enough, a dead line).  And I've applied for the job (via an equally anonymous googlemail-type address).  I'm interested to see who's behind this.

Any other ideas / suggestions?

(I have, also, on advice of one of the companies, informed the police.  But, brilliantly, as I'm not technically a "victim" and haven't lost out financially, they're not going to look into it.  They need to wait until someone who has been adverseley affected (maybe a credit card holder) complains.  God Bless the Great British Police.  Here's a probable fraud in motion, but you'd rather wait until we have a victim and the perpetrators disappear back underground.  Well done.  Council tax well spent.  Why be proactive, when you can just send a Victim Support letter later?  Cure is ALWAYS better than prevention...)


On the upside, I did have a Kitkat earlier that only had wafer halfway up each finger.  Chocolate win.]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3333&action=newpost myglaren I thought that [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11165108]these things[/url]  had been largely eliminated, at least in 'developed' countries.
I have yet to encounter one, but then I have never seen a cockroach either.

Sleep well :)]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3332&action=newpost kferr At this year's Texas State Fair you can get the following:

[b]Deep Fried S’mores Pop• Tart®[/b]  – Pop• Tart® with a sensational chocolate, peanut butter, s’mores flavor is lightly battered & deep fried.  Hot out of the fryer the sinfully diet-busting treat is drizzled with chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream.  Taste of Cuba in Cotton Bowl Plaza.

[b]Deep Fried Frozen Margarita[/b] - Sweet & creamy funnel cake batter is deliciously coupled with margarita ingredients. Fried, dusted with a tangy lemon/lime mixture and lightly spritzed with south of the border flavor, it’s served in a salt rimmed glass. 21 and over, ID required.  Desperados stand on Nimitz Drive, near the entrance to Creative Arts.

[b]Fernie’s Fried Club Salad[/b] – Super colossal 12” spinach wrap surrounds generous layers of juicy diced ham & chicken, shredded iceberg, crunchy carrot strips, ripe cherry tomatoes, shredded sharp cheddar and hickory smoked bacon. Deep fried until lightly crispy; topped with deep-fried sour dough croutons on a stick & served on a bed of shredded romaine lettuce. Choice of creamy Ranch, Thousand Island or Caesar dressing. The Dock Restaurant, inside the Embarcadero Building.

[size=5][b]Fried Beer™[/b][/size] - Beer-filled pretzel pocket is deep-fried to a golden brown.  One bite and the escaping beer serves as a dipping sauce.  21 and over, ID required.  Concessionaire contact: Belgian Waffle at the of the Esplanade and inside the Coca Cola Food Court.

[b]Fried Chocolate[/b] – A white chocolate mini candy bar + a cherry are stuffed into a mouth-watering brownie, dipped into delicious chocolate cake batter & deep fried to perfection.  The finished product has a warm just-out-of-the-oven taste!  Topped with powdered sugar and a rich cherry sauce and served with chocolate flavored whip cream. Nimitz Drive and on Funway inside the Midway.

[b]Fried Lemonade[/b] – Lemon flavored pastry is made from Country Time® lemonade.  First baked, then fried, this taste tempting treat is glazed with a mix of lemonade, powdered sugar, and lemon zest.  Concessionaire contact:  Chicken on a Stick stand located on Nimitz Drive, near the entrance to the Embarcadero.

[b]Fried Texas Caviar[/b] – Texas version of a southern good luck staple. Black-eyed peas are fried and laced with special spices blended with Old Bay® Seasoning and are available in regular or spicy. Find them in Cotton Bowl Plaza (next to Cotton Bowl steps), inside the Auto Building, near Big Tex & on the Thrillway.

[b]Texas Fried Frito Pie[/b] – A generous portion of savory Texas born chili accented with a hint of sharp cheddar encased in everybody’s favorite corn chip. Lightly battered and fried to a golden brown perfection. With its smooth medley of hot, meaty, crunchy, salty, cheesy, oozing goodness; “Texas Fried Frito Pie” transports you back to the golden age of Fair Food.  Bert’s Burgers & Fries stand in Cotton Bowl Plaza, near the entrance to the Midway.

[url=http://www.bigtex.com/sft/Nav/2010ChoiceAwards.asp]Linky[/url]]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3331&action=newpost Don Potholeone but

http://www.papalvisitstore.com/]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3329&action=newpost garius Not me, luckily (although its one of the reasons I now have a passcode on my phone). Unfortunately, though, its something a friend has just experienced so I thought I'd pick peoples brains here to see if anyone had any advice:

Basically he recently found himself phoneless after a night out - it having been either lost or lifted the night before. Upon realising this the next morning (at about 10am), he immediately contacted Vodafone and informed them of this so they could bar the phone.

Unfortunately, his bill has now arrived and it appears that whoever ended up in possession of the phone promptly used it to rack up about £700-worth of call charges to Algeria, France and Spain (the numbers and associated costs of those are listed). Some of those calls are before he reported it missing, some are after the report had been made.

Naturally his first reaction was to contact Vodafone about this. The response of their customer service desk:

"Sorry, you're liable for it all. We'll give you a 25% discount and three months to pay."

We're now hitting Google to try and find out the extent of his obligations, as well as contacting Ofcom and there will no doubt be further discussions with Vodafone itself, but I thought it was worth asking if anyone here as well.

Additional info that may be of use:

1) He's been with Vodafone for 6 years
2) All the calls were outside his behavioural profile (generally £40 to Algeria and a 2hr £140 call to France). His last call abroad was approximately 3 years ago.

Anyone experienced (or know someone else who experienced) anything similar? How did it resolve?]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3328&action=newpost garius It's [b]Ruth4Luv[/b], our latest (banned) member. She sent me a confession of true love last night. Apparently we're meant for each other.

]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3327&action=newpost Die Katze Some of the worst slashfic ever written...

[url=http://s8219.net/TMR/Archive/mnop/ROTDMaeglinYedi.html]Riddles of the Dead[/url]
[quote]"I should stop you." Tom knew he should. This was a Muggle. Not to mention a man twice his age. But that didn't bother Tom as much. This was a Muggle, and Tom was a wizard, and this Muggle had no right to lay a hand on the heir of Slytherin.

"Stop me," Indiana said, and made it sound like a dare. [/quote]


[url=http://lotr.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=600080066]Son of the Stars[/url]
[quote]“… the scouts sent by Lord Celeborn have said that they have found more wandering survivors but Sauron’s forces are pressing further north and shall be spreading throughout Eriador within weeks,” the golden-haired man said as Picard glanced their way upon the realization that he could finally understand them.[/quote]


[url=http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/51917/10404916/1/]My Immortal[/url]
[quote]Hi my name is Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way and I have long ebony black hair (that’s how I got my name) with purple streaks and red tips that reaches my mid-back and icy blue eyes like limpid tears and a lot of people tell me I look like Amy Lee (AN: if u don’t know who she is get da hell out of here!). I’m not related to Gerard Way but I wish I was because he’s a major fucking hottie. I’m a vampire but my teeth are straight and white. I have pale white skin. I’m also a witch, and I go to a magic school called Hogwarts in England where I’m in the seventh year (I’m seventeen). I’m a goth (in case you couldn’t tell) and I wear mostly black. I love Hot Topic and I buy all my clothes from there. For example today I was wearing a black corset with matching lace around it and a black leather miniskirt, pink fishnets and black combat boots. I was wearing black lipstick, white foundation, black eyeliner and red eye shadow. I was walking outside Hogwarts. It was snowing and raining so there was no sun, which I was very happy about. A lot of preps stared at me. I put up my middle finger at them.[/quote]
Yeah, so that one is a parody, but it's frightningly funny, couple of clever puns in there if you pay attention, and the responses are pure gold:
[quote]4) Under no circumstances would Dumbledore EVER say the word MOTHERFUCKER
[/quote]
]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3326&action=newpost Aro They are 'club crests' - all I need to do is name the club...

1:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/aro/2.jpg[/IMG]

2:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/aro/1.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks for any help!  ]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3324&action=newpost kferr There's less than a month to go before this year's [url=http://gbbf.camra.org.uk/home]GBBF[/url] which runs from the 3rd to 7th of August at Earls Court.  Who's up for the traditional NADS Saturday session?  Mo & I are also going to be there from midday on Wednesday if anyone wants to come out to play mid-week.]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3323&action=newpost Don Potholeone I've spent the last week watching the skies as the International Space Station has been very visible while passing overhead...Timings are not great for the next few days but more info here anyway:

http://www.heavens-above.com/AllPass1Sat.asp?satid=25544&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3322&action=newpost peeeeete I've never liked the BT adverts - the one with the gawpy-looking bloke off "My Family" and his Mrs who looks about 20 years older than him, plus that bratty little kid ("ooh, boo hoo, Dad's too busy to talk to me on his landline.."  Yes love, that's 'cos he's having to work every hour god sends to pay alimony to your bitch of a mother, child support to you, and to buy jewellery for his new 20-something nymphomaniac gymnast girlfriend who does things in bed your mother would never have dreamed of...).  I know they're running a soap opera a la Nescafe, but I truly couldn't give a toss about their boring lives, whether they're getting married or not, or which telephone supplier they've chosen.

However, the new, latest, ad is just weird.  Gawpy bloke, with his strange collection of mates directly from Casting Central ("Ya, get me a Geordie, a black and an ugly one...  And can we have the Geordie saying "Haway man", just to prove he's a Geordie?"), all gathered around a laptop.  For some reason, the video they're trying to download won't download, and they all come up with suggestions as to why.  Until the gawpy bloke says "it's probably your shit broadband running slow".  And silence falls on the group, as though this is wisdom from Solomon himself.  "Come on," he says smugly after a suitable pause, "I've not got shit broadband at my flat..."

So out they run, in shades and gorious slo-mo, off to gawpy bloke's flat.  Where they proceed to watch what, from their reactions, one can only assume is some kind of truly sordid animal porn.

The message seems to be, if it's 7pm, you've got a semi-on and you and your mates want to watch filthy animal porn together without buffering, get BT Broadband.  I understand that, nowadays, the kids like their porn, and I am led to believe a large amount of it is readily available online, but it seems a strange way to promote a supposedly wholesome company like BT.  


If you've not seen it, it's viewable here:
[url=http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie.php?filename=TA11108]Warning. Contains no actual animal porn.[/url]]]> http://nadsters.com/nads/showthread.php?tid=3321&action=newpost