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Roman · October 26th, 2006, 11:24 AM

Reaction time has no impact on the time it takes to go from start to finish line (most people believe otherwise). Reaction time is really important in bracket racing: obviously, first one across the finish line wins.

As it was a test n' tune day, I was going against the clock (there was no one in the other lane) and I was focusing a lot on proper revs to launch hard, I didn't pay attention to the green light.

So it is 13,91 seconds to cover the 1320' distance and the speed at the end is 100.22mph. Launch was really good at 1.941 second for the first 60' but can still be improved. 8)

andyhui01 · October 26th, 2006, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MXM

I think reaction time is subtracted already, Andy.

Where's the speed at the finish line?

ahh... I didn't know that, I thought the timer starts as soon as the lights turn green

CyberMonkey · October 28th, 2006, 04:09 PM

Yesterday I entered my second students-club. Off course I had to be baptised, which kind of sucked (drinking and eating bad stuff, dressed in women's clothes...), but, no pain, no gain

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Now I can drink cheap beer during the week in Ghent, AND during the weekend and the holidays here in Poperinge. Whee!

Homer_Bart · November 2nd, 2006, 02:37 AM

My achievement is to enter the top secondary school in singapore, Raffles Institution. A scout with no badges or rank. nothing else.

Danny Tran · November 2nd, 2006, 07:02 PM

College-degree in social sciences (a joke, really)
Bachelor's degree in law form the University of Ottawa (tough)
Job in a law firm as a legal-assistant

triumph · November 3rd, 2006, 11:10 AM

I´m now studying in Germany for my 5 and 6 semester .I´m also a French Assistant professor in a German High school . So far enjoying myself here apart perhaps for the crappy weather.

TomCat · November 5th, 2006, 07:30 AM

Hit my 5 year anniversary at my job. Kinda sad that I worked there for 5 years already, but I get a big bonus in March, so score.

py2e · November 5th, 2006, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TomCat

Hit my 5 year anniversary at my job. Kinda sad that I worked there for 5 years already, but I get a big bonus in March, so score.

Congrats.

jeffy777 · November 5th, 2006, 08:02 AM

My wife and I just celebrated our 6 year anniversary. It makes it easy for me to remember since we were married in 2000. Otherwise, I'd be racking my brain every year trying to remember how long it's been. We've actually been together for almost 10, since my junior year in high school.

Svempa · November 11th, 2006, 12:21 AM

Finished Military Service as an Infantry Squad Leader. Starting a job as an instructor at an infantry regiment before moving on to infantryofficers school.

Mischief007 · November 11th, 2006, 01:44 AM

After 19 months, over 15 applications (can't remember), dealing with fucking idiots on the phones because their BlackBerry is their life (they need a life), I finally got promoted.

I am still on the phones but I will be doing BlackBerry Enterprise Server support instead. So I'll be talking to admins which will try to prove me wrong

. I can probably get out after 6 months to something better hopefully. A few of you know how I felt before.

TomCat · November 11th, 2006, 01:46 AM

Talking to customers sucks. I don't know why they think we give a shit about them. lol

Congrats on the promotion.

Mischief007 · November 11th, 2006, 02:01 AM

Thank you. I really can't wait to get out of the end user support over the phone. The North American public is way too demanding.

andyhui01 · November 11th, 2006, 02:10 AM

^Congrats Mischief on the promotion, I know how you felt over the times when you didn't get promoted.

fbc · November 11th, 2006, 02:22 AM

Great news Mischief - good to hear you're moving away from an environment that affected you so badly.

No Boss · November 11th, 2006, 02:33 AM

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets. I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat .400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a Mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
But I have not yet gone to college.

I believe the correct word, is "Pwned".

mgkdk · November 11th, 2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mischief007

After 19 months, over 15 applications (can't remember), dealing with fucking idiots on the phones because their BlackBerry is their life (they need a life), I finally got promoted.

I am still on the phones but I will be doing BlackBerry Enterprise Server support instead. So I'll be talking to admins which will try to prove me wrong

. I can probably get out after 6 months to something better hopefully. A few of you know how I felt before.

Woooot, congrats Mischief

Adunaphel · November 11th, 2006, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mischief007

After 19 months, over 15 applications (can't remember), dealing with fucking idiots on the phones because their BlackBerry is their life (they need a life), I finally got promoted.

I am still on the phones but I will be doing BlackBerry Enterprise Server support instead. So I'll be talking to admins which will try to prove me wrong

. I can probably get out after 6 months to something better hopefully. A few of you know how I felt before.

Gratz man!

And doing tech support for too long sooooo sucks..... i've been doing it for almost a year now (2.5 month hiatus lugging hardware around, which is even worse than support), hoping that in a few months i get some better job as admin or sth.

November 2nd, 2006, 02:37 AM	#44
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October 26th, 2006, 11:24 AM	#41
Roman Resident Skydiver Joined: Jan 15th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,602 Car: 03 stick shift PT Cruiser GT & 1994 Mazda Miata. Rep Power: 18	Reaction time has no impact on the time it takes to go from start to finish line (most people believe otherwise). Reaction time is really important in bracket racing: obviously, first one across the finish line wins. As it was a test n' tune day, I was going against the clock (there was no one in the other lane) and I was focusing a lot on proper revs to launch hard, I didn't pay attention to the green light. So it is 13,91 seconds to cover the 1320' distance and the speed at the end is 100.22mph. Launch was really good at 1.941 second for the first 60' but can still be improved. 8)

October 28th, 2006, 04:09 PM	#43
CyberMonkey Joined: Jan 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 21 Posts: 1,415 Rep Power: 18	Yesterday I entered my second students-club. Off course I had to be baptised, which kind of sucked (drinking and eating bad stuff, dressed in women's clothes...), but, no pain, no gain . Now I can drink cheap beer during the week in Ghent, AND during the weekend and the holidays here in Poperinge. Whee!

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November 11th, 2006, 01:44 AM	#51
Mischief007 Joined: Dec 3rd, 2004 Last Online: July 18th, 2008 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 4,332 Car: 2004 GP GTP CompG Rep Power: 22	After 19 months, over 15 applications (can't remember), dealing with fucking idiots on the phones because their BlackBerry is their life (they need a life), I finally got promoted. I am still on the phones but I will be doing BlackBerry Enterprise Server support instead. So I'll be talking to admins which will try to prove me wrong . I can probably get out after 6 months to something better hopefully. A few of you know how I felt before. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG - 3800 Gen 3 Supercharged V6 55,965 km - 34,775 miles

November 11th, 2006, 01:46 AM	#52
TomCat Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 06:10 AM Location: Chandler, Arizona Age: 24 Posts: 3,086 Car: 2004 Chrysler PT Turbo; 1985 Toyota 4Runner Rep Power: 36	Talking to customers sucks. I don't know why they think we give a shit about them. lol Congrats on the promotion. __________________ When in doubt, throttle out.

November 11th, 2006, 02:01 AM	#53
Mischief007 Joined: Dec 3rd, 2004 Last Online: July 18th, 2008 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 4,332 Car: 2004 GP GTP CompG Rep Power: 22	Thank you. I really can't wait to get out of the end user support over the phone. The North American public is way too demanding. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG - 3800 Gen 3 Supercharged V6 55,965 km - 34,775 miles

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