What supermoto?

about that.

will do - it makes more sense than throwing more money at it trying to
get it into a decent state.

I haven't got a garage - plenty of off-road parking, but no garage
since moving house 2 years ago.

Underpowered compared to what they could be, IYSWIM. At least with the
Brutale, MV haven't done any "detuning for mid-range" bollocks.

sure, sure - I keep trying to get the other half to go contracting. I
have Prince2 Practitioner qualification. She has that, APMP, PMI etc.
etc. She'd fucking clean up contracting in the private sector (or at
least PPI or something) but the comfort zone of public sector work is
too, well, comfy.

can do that too (and budget management etc. etc.) - but I'd miss the
one aspect of my current role that I really enjoy which is people
coaching development.

 

I have ridden one, and really liked it.

I'm not convinced I'd enjoy it long-term more than, say, a Z1000,
which whilst being overpriced is still way cheaper than the Triumph
for a comparable age.

 

So did I, and ...err ... so did I.

I didn't buy one because it seemend to be about two grand too
expensive.

Have you seen the new "Matt Black" model?

 

Cheaper than contraception.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear

Too much. More than is due.

Hence the charge.

 

I don't get to be mentored, as my line manager is based in Paris. He's
extremely supportive and I'm completely empowered to do what I want,
which is as good as it gets in the circumstances.

oh sure, I know that. But the stuff I find most satisfying is long-
term people development - actually helping people build their
knowledge in the most appropriate way and build their careers.

 

I can't imagine wanting to do that.

 

that's exactly it - they're great bikes, but too much money for what
they are.

i don't like matt black bikes.

 

heh.

Should be mentioned in:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alphabet-Ma...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211878643&sr=8-1

(though it's not)

 

"Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book by Robert Hamburger
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protec... by Max Brooks
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson
How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on D... by Daniel H. Wilson
The Bumper B3ta Book of Sick Jokes by Rob Manuel"

That's a shopping list right there.

 

avoid the "Robot Uprising" book - it's shit.

 

maybe "it's shit" is unfair. But from the title and description, you'd
presume it's going to be some sort of piss-take, but in actuality it
really is a description about how to defeat various forms of current
technology (surveillance, automated machinery etc.). It is supposed to
be funny, but just isn't.

 

it could be worse.

Anyway, the "I hope They Serve Beer in Hell" book looks a closer match
for you:

"...drinks to excess at inappropriate times, disregards social norms,
indulges every whim, takes no responsibility for his actions, rebels
against any authority, mocks idiots and posers, sleeps with more women
than is safe or reasonable and generally just acts like an asshole. "I
Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" contains everything the modern-day
bounder that is Tucker Max has written since he started sharing his
depraved reality with an audience of millions."

;-)

 

Some of the Tucker Max stuff on his website was excellent, but
I wonder if this is a lot of waffle with padding (and extra bullshit)
for the sake of writing a book, rather than it being on his (free)
website to entertain people.

Nice to see that Rob Manuel has sold out his website users by
cashing in on all the jokes they've posted too.

 

I expect it is. But you can't blame these guys from trying to make a
buck.

That on the other hand is the work of a ****.

Whatever next, Joel Veitch on VH1?

Oh, wait...

 

I've not got a problem with that, just questioning the quality
of the content. I think you get stuck between a rock and a hard
place with something like this - anyone who is your target audience
will probably have read some/all of it on the website, so won't
want to read a full reprint in book form. Taking the "new material"
track, you're under pressure to deliver and if you're already spent
from putting it all on your website then that could be fatal from
a quality pov. Tough stuff indeed and I'm sure it sorts the real
talent from the passing fads.

Talking of passing fads and One Trick Ponies...

 

I see exactly what you mean.

Who's made the transition from "funny web guy" to "funny in real
life"?

Only Charlie Brooker comes to mind (and technically he was "funny
computer games magazine guy" before being "funny web guy".

 

I certainly couldn't name one. There have been people who have
written "on the web" because they were using the new medium rather
than publishing a book [1], and plenty who have taken existing
content/
ideas and published them as a book, but I can't think of anyone
who has made the transition from internet blogger to comedy star.

[1] <Googles> http://www.mil-millington.com/

 

I'd be inclined to avoid anything that mentions flying spaghetti
monsters too.

 

He wrote a book. I'm reliably informed it was complete shit.