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I play Eve at work, how about you?
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Cynthia Gallente
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-12-21 16:54:21 UTC
I log into my home compiter remotley from my pc at work. I just discovered that I can play Eve over this connection!
Shhh dont tell my boss!

Do you play Eve at work? If so...how?

Post with your lick™
Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#2 - 2012-12-21 17:26:35 UTC
Out of curiosity, let's say hypothetically you were caught and fired for this transaction. How would you explain this in a interview with potential future employers?

Out of Pod is getting In the Pod - Join in game channel **IG OOPE **
Cynthia Gallente
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-12-21 17:43:59 UTC
I'd tell them I was in Goonswarm and I ganked my boss.
He obviously got upset about this and canned me.

Post with your lick™
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2012-12-21 17:48:55 UTC
Micheal Dietrich wrote:
Out of curiosity, let's say hypothetically you were caught and fired for this transaction. How would you explain this in a interview with potential future employers?


Addiction is a disease! P

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

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Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#5 - 2012-12-21 18:01:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Micheal Dietrich
The humor approach to attempt to lighten the mood. Risky gamble, think it would work?

Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:

Addiction is a disease! P


I was going to tell you the same thing the other day in the addiction thread. I can't help but be addicted to forums, spending all day reading the inane thoughts of others.

Out of Pod is getting In the Pod - Join in game channel **IG OOPE **
Eurydia Vespasian
Storm Hunters
#6 - 2012-12-21 18:05:03 UTC
spending 90% of my work day in an operating room, i think i would have trouble getting away with this activity lol
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#7 - 2012-12-21 18:29:24 UTC
Eurydia Vespasian wrote:
spending 90% of my work day in an operating room, i think i would have trouble getting away with this activity lol


Yes. You could accidentally a patient ! Although when I had to have emergency surgery and was hospitaized for a month (a long while ago) I felt so bad, I really would not have minded a suicide-gank Smile

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Marie Hartinez
Aries Munitions and Defense
#8 - 2012-12-21 21:22:35 UTC
My work computer is too much of a dog to handle one client with all settings to minimum without choking. I can, if need be, log in to change a skill or market order. Even that is questionable at times.

Our Internet connection is a T1 if we're lucky. Sad, considering we are a satcom company, and the station I work at was many many T3 connections to handle all the customer traffic we get. To top it off, all of our computers (several dozen) share the same T1 connection.

I've tried remote connecting to my personal computer through my Droid phone. Works great if I want to update the skill que or market orders.

So, all I'm left with, is lurking the forums.

Surrender is still your slightly less painful option.
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-12-21 21:23:41 UTC
Alas I cannot. Sad

So instead I forum spam OOPE.

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-12-21 21:31:02 UTC
I spend my days pulling drowning kids of of the pool, noticed there are some very bad parents out there that don't watch their kids... we have this fun whirlpool thing at our pool and this little 2 year old sees it and starts paddling in her weird floaty harness over to it (took her long enough that I had time to walk around the pool and tell her mother that her kid was about to do an impersonation of a cat in a washing machine) and who would've thought an 8mph current would overpower a kid that just learned how to waddle around...

so I spent the rest of the day with a wet uniform Evil

No time to play Eve at work plus I think the computer in the office is a Pentium 2 Shocked

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#11 - 2012-12-21 21:40:46 UTC
The number of people I have to listen to actually still dealing with WINDOWS 98 at work is astonishing. Does not bode well for American businesses. But then, nothing is wrong there at all, is it ??

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Marie Hartinez
Aries Munitions and Defense
#12 - 2012-12-22 00:59:19 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
The number of people I have to listen to actually still dealing with WINDOWS 98 at work is astonishing. Does not bode well for American businesses. But then, nothing is wrong there at all, is it ??


I'm just as surprised to hear that.

We've upgraded all our work computers to Window 7 64-bit. Let's just say it wasn't one of the best things this company did.

An IT "professional" installed Win 7 64-bit on a substandard laptop and made an image from that to be installed on all company computers in the US. Let's just say he probably should of read "Image Making for Dummies." The first image he made somehow didn't recognize more then one processor on a chip. Now the image sees all processors, but doesn't allow them to run about 50% of clock speed.

To round it all off, the amount of totally useless software I am forced to have on my computer is staggering. I honestly believe my company does not want me to be productive and do the job they promoted me to. So I now spend more time in my shop doing what I used to do.

Surrender is still your slightly less painful option.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#13 - 2012-12-22 01:00:44 UTC
I fill my work hours with elite forum PvP, then go home to some nice quiet ship PvP.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Mark Munoz
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2012-12-22 01:41:04 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
The number of people I have to listen to actually still dealing with WINDOWS 98 at work is astonishing. Does not bode well for American businesses. But then, nothing is wrong there at all, is it ??


I am surprised at the amount of business that waste money because they THINK they need something new. There are lots of things that don't need the latest and greatest and therefore are a waste of money causing the business to be less profitable. Again this is all a case by case basis but a mass generalization such as that means nothing.
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#15 - 2012-12-22 13:31:12 UTC
i love waste ......it keeps me in a job every time our managment think they need the next best thing ...when they actually dont ....i think its bloody hilarious Big smile
Khador Vess
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#16 - 2012-12-22 15:07:56 UTC
Cynthia Gallente wrote:
I log into my home compiter remotley from my pc at work. I just discovered that I can play Eve over this connection!
Shhh dont tell my boss!

Do you play Eve at work? If so...how?


I do too, I play at work because I am the Boss. Though i dont do PVP while at work... could be tricky to explain the hull breach alarm going off on a conference call... I only Market PVP, reaserch missions and update my jobs on my alts during the day...
Ion Crux
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#17 - 2012-12-23 10:43:47 UTC
Lol, that's where I get most of my mining done!!
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#18 - 2012-12-29 08:00:28 UTC
I play Eve at work and I am the boss. Don't tell my employees !
Mars Theran
Foreign Interloper
#19 - 2012-12-29 08:44:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Mars Theran
Mark Munoz wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
The number of people I have to listen to actually still dealing with WINDOWS 98 at work is astonishing. Does not bode well for American businesses. But then, nothing is wrong there at all, is it ??


I am surprised at the amount of business that waste money because they THINK they need something new. There are lots of things that don't need the latest and greatest and therefore are a waste of money causing the business to be less profitable. Again this is all a case by case basis but a mass generalization such as that means nothing.


I guess you've never heard of expenses then? You can write a portion of these things off you know. Smile

edit: ..although, don't ask me how you'd go about claiming OS software as an expense, even if it is a reasonable one: Enhanced security, better data protection, more efficient workflow, software compatibility, etc...

Me, I could use my iPhone I suppose, but I really don't see the point as I can barely browse the forums with it. Seems to work well elsewhere I suppose, but for some reason the forums here lag it badly enough that I lose interest after reading a post or two. No LTE either as I got it right before that was introduced, which is pretty typical of things I do.

Then, you have to consider I'm usually on a construction site, so any sort of gaming would be slightly impractical anyway. Smile
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leoplusma
Delfus Inc.
#20 - 2012-12-29 10:47:36 UTC
I use my own laptop at work.

'Nough said ^^

kisses

leo
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