[Forge]

That's cause they won't let you near the penguins you perv

[Sangman]

The Commander, on 24 December 2013 - 07:11 AM, said:

To bad its summer in NZ at this time of year.

lol fail nz

[Master Fibbles]

The implications of the above post are funny.


Every once in a while, I want to run for public office so I can slap the news and other politicians in the face with...let's say a herring.

[Inspector Lagomorf]

Mr.Flibble, on 24 December 2013 - 08:53 AM, said:

Every once in a while, I want to run for public office so I can slap the news and other politicians in the face with...let's say a herring.

[The Commander]

Sangman, on 24 December 2013 - 08:49 AM, said:

lol fail nz

I will enjoy my nice BBQ and swimming in my pool.

Also

[Kathy]

Should I ask my co-worker out on a date?

[Forge]

risky.
if the co-worker says no, then it'll be a daily avoidance and uncomfort issue

if the co-worker says yes, then it'll be the best job you ever had

additional risk if you go out with the co-worker for a period of time then break up (nastily)

if it was me, i'd go for it, but move extra slow and cautious with the relationship progression

[Master Fibbles]

Merry Christmas, all you people.

If you don't celebrate Christmas, that is your problem. I am not going to wish anyone "Happy Holidays" because there aren't any other nationally or globally celebrated holidays this time of year this year.

Although, I do regret that I did not wish anyone a happy solstice.

[Lunick]

Happy Holidays Mr. Flibble

[Kathy]

Forge, on 24 December 2013 - 11:55 AM, said:

if the co-worker says no, then it'll be a daily avoidance and uncomfort issue

I doubt that would be a problem. We're on quite friendly terms so simple "no, let's not" shouldn't be that uncomfortable. I have quite a history of not asking out, which was worse, I suppose.

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additional risk if you go out with the co-worker for a period of time then break up (nastily)

That's what I'm afraid of. Things. Will. Turn. To. Shit.

Flibble said:

If you don't celebrate Christmas, that is your problem. I am not going to wish anyone "Happy Holidays" because there aren't any other nationally or globally celebrated holidays this time of year this year.

I don't celebrate holidays either.

[Forge]

i went out with a co-worker before, and things during the relationship were just fine (at work and at home)

there's nothing wrong with a co-worker relationship

problems started when:
I ended up having to move to another city and we both were fine with that and parted on friendly terms (or so I thought)
she started calling my parent's house a dozen times a day and once even barged right in their front door demanding to know where I was.

had i stayed and we broke up who knows what that psycho would have done. she went from zero to stalker overnight.

so as a cautionary tale, make sure both parties are stable emotionally. I should have seen the warning signs, but we dove into the sack right away without really getting to know each other outside the work place.

move slowly and do not rush into anything
start very casual and just enjoy each others company for awhile before progressing into heavy petting and moist undies

[Fox]

That's isn't saying much about co-worker relationships specifically, but rather relationships in general.

[Master Fibbles]

The problem with dating a coworker is that you are going to see this person every day. So, no matter how well or poorly your relationship is going, you are going to see them and you have to work with them. It has the potential to blow up terribly and publicly. Every fight has the potential to be bleed into the work place. A bad break up will bleed into the work place. It has the potential to be just terrible.

Grant it, if it works out, then you have an office buddy...

[Lunick]

I must be tired, I read "dating a crowbar" in this thread.

[The Commander]

[Jeff]

Seem to get a lot of people noticing me lately. Must be the laser eye surgery. I've seen this woman four times in the last month or so, and every time she walks by and smiles at me. I know it's sort of in public, so probably wouldn't just approach like that. I don't know.

[faked]

Merry Christmas,everyone,and Happy New Year!

[Engel220]

Merry Christmas, guys. I realize that Christmas carries religious significance in a large part of the world, but as an Agnostic (The bastard brothers of Atheists) I hope you enjoy today with your friends, family, or just a good bottle of booze.

[Forge]

Fox, on 24 December 2013 - 08:36 PM, said:

That's isn't saying much about co-worker relationships specifically, but rather relationships in general.

i was being general, but i could have focused more on how great everything was while we were together and how it made going to work much more enjoyable.

on the flip side she went weird after i moved away. i can't really predict how she would have acted if we broke up and we continued to work at the same place. I can only assume it would have been unpleasant (dirty looks, break-room gossip, etc), but who knows since we separated on "friendly" terms. My presence could have been a balm to what bothered her and she may have been okay.

[Kathy]

Yeah, the potential of being publicly nasty is definitely through the roof. Perhaps some rules about not being open about relations at the working place will make it easier.

[Forge]

stalk your prey and learn its habits. getting to know how it views the world in a casual non-work environment over friendly get-togethers will let you know whether to pursue the hunt or back out before any sign of commitment is established.
what do you have to lose? if you keep the proper distance and see that it isn't really going to work out; you'll still have a friend you can spend time with.
if you find that the meat is tasty, skin that sucker and wear its pelt on your face.

[Radar]

You guys shouldn't be so worked up about dating a crowbar. Crowbars don't have feelings. You should be able to get along with them pretty well.

[Mark]

Then you have been hanging around with the wrong crowbars. Mine is VERY passionate about many things.

[Hendricks266]

Over Black Friday, among other things, I picked up an SSD for my laptop. After 48 hours of data transferring, chkdsk, defragmenting, partition cloning, and mucking about with the Windows 8.1 Recovery Console to fix the bootloader, I successfully moved the Windows install to the SSD and am using my HDD as a secondary for Steam and other data. Boot times blow my mind... all I can say is

Welcome to the Next Level!

[Person of Color]

Never defrag an SSD. You'll just wear it out without gaining performance.

[Jeff]

Indeed. I learned that lesson with my first SSD. My write endurance dropped to 73% during the year that I did that. While my newer SSD was holding at 97% after 3 years of daily use (roughly 6 hours a day of use).

[Hendricks266]

Dial V for Viper, on 25 December 2013 - 10:54 AM, said:

Never defrag an SSD. You'll just wear it out without gaining performance.

Yep. True for all flash memory.

I was defragging the HDD to make it easier for GParted to shrink the partition.

[Sangman]

Kathy, on 24 December 2013 - 11:08 AM, said:

Should I ask my co-worker out on a date?

I wouldn't do it.

There's a number of couples at my workplace (there's 2 that I know of at this time) which seems to be going well but there's also been some in the past that went quite wrong.

I wouldn't do it.

[Lunick]

[Jeff]

I remember reading this one article, where they took a guy off 2500 mg of caffeine. The day he started showing symptoms, he started yelling at his kids. Others who were on less caffeine didn't show up for work.