Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

chewmylegoff

I stopped asking for business cards when they gave us new ones with rounded corners.

Someone from the SFO gave me one of theirs the other day, it was in portrait rather than landscape, I'm not sure what that was supposed to signify but I just found it even more annoying than a landscape one with rounded corners.

zagubov

Nikkster wrote: »

Not watching that. Derren Brown is on in the background. Should put the radio on really...

Where do you draw the line at trying to save a pet? It's a difficult one and not a decision I'd wish to make.

Did remind me of a story that I saw last week though:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/29210991

Derren Brown show was worth watching as usual. He always manages to look as though something hasn't quite worked but it comes together at the end and leaves you baffled about how he does it.

zagubov

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I stopped asking for business cards when they gave us new ones with rounded corners.

Someone from the SFO gave me one of theirs the other day, it was in portrait rather than landscape, I'm not sure what that was supposed to signify but I just found it even more annoying than a landscape one with rounded corners.

There was some online chatter over the last ten years about some business circles in Japan where you wear gadgets that allow you to trade email addresses etc. via electronic business cards you download via skin conduction when you shake hands.
The email addresses would be stored in wearable chips built into your shoes or clothes.

GDB2222

zagubov wrote: »

There was some online chatter over the last ten years about some business circles in Japan where you wear gadgets that allow you to trade email addresses etc. via electronic business cards you download via skin conduction when you shake hands.
The email addresses would be stored in wearable chips built into your shoes or clothes.

Twenty years ago, my palm pilot had the ability to send my business card to anyone else in the meeting with a palm pilot. It was all done with infra red comms at 14k bps. However, to save battery life, most people switched off infra red. So instead of all just holding up your palm pilot and pressing one button, it would have required everybody fiddling with the settings to turn ir back on first. Anyway, how nerdy can you get? I'm sure it seemed like a wonderful idea back at palm pilot HQ.

Generali

GDB2222 wrote: »

Twenty years ago, my palm pilot had the ability to send my business card to anyone else in the meeting with a palm pilot. It was all done with infra red comms at 14k bps. However, to save battery life, most people switched off infra red. So instead of all just holding up your palm pilot and pressing one button, it would have required everybody fiddling with the settings to turn ir back on first. Anyway, how nerdy can you get? I'm sure it seemed like a wonderful idea back at palm pilot HQ.

I bought 40 palm pilots from Gateway when they closed down for, IIRC, £30 a pop


We sold them for about £90 each.

vivatifosi

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I stopped asking for business cards when they gave us new ones with rounded corners.

Someone from the SFO gave me one of theirs the other day, it was in portrait rather than landscape, I'm not sure what that was supposed to signify but I just found it even more annoying than a landscape one with rounded corners.

I had portrait business cards when I worked for a design company in the 1980s. I had a small chuckle at the thought that it has taken public sector marketing bods the best part of thirty years to catch up.

Are your rounded corners for health and safety reasons? I wish to start an internet rumour that the Civil Service has introduced them to stop people accidentally stabbing themselves on sharp corners.

GDB2222 wrote: »

Twenty years ago, my palm pilot had the ability to send my business card to anyone else in the meeting with a palm pilot. It was all done with infra red comms at 14k bps. However, to save battery life, most people switched off infra red. So instead of all just holding up your palm pilot and pressing one button, it would have required everybody fiddling with the settings to turn ir back on first. Anyway, how nerdy can you get? I'm sure it seemed like a wonderful idea back at palm pilot HQ.

Quick question for the nice peeps. Is Palm pilot not a rude term also? It is in my world.

CKhalvashi

michaels wrote: »

There is nothing on my facebook that I would worry about any of my business contacts seeing - how sad is that

I'm funny about exactly who sees what, but I can honestly say the same. Not sad, just sensible

We have officially, as of yesterday, applied for Georgian AOC. I'm little scared, but excited at the same time :cool:

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

I had portrait business cards when I worked for a design company in the 1980s. I had a small chuckle at the thought that it has taken public sector marketing bods the best part of thirty years to catch up.

Are your rounded corners for health and safety reasons? I wish to start an internet rumour that the Civil Service has introduced them to stop people accidentally stabbing themselves on sharp corners.



Quick question for the nice peeps. Is Palm pilot not a rude term also? It is in my world.

Its in the urban dictionary... (you lot are a bad influence! I'd never have thought of looking it up in there before). Quite an obvious rude meaning really!

p.s. nice to see you around again viva. Hope you've been busy doing something fun.

SingleSue

OT coming today......I'm a teensy weensy little bit nervous.

No idea what she is going to do/ask/examine....

silvercar

SingleSue wrote: »

OT coming today......I'm a teensy weensy little bit nervous.

No idea what she is going to do/ask/examine....

Make sure she understands your restrictions on a bad day, not just how you are feeling today.