To talk on Icrontic, just register!

It only takes 30 seconds.

Have an account? Sign in:

Forgot?
 
Reply to Discussion Options
Shorty
Sniping teh enterpwise!
Shorty
9,543 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 10:06am

Mornin' ya'all

Hows the hell are you lot? Being the mysterious dissapearing Englishman (it's an artform ya know) for the last few months, it's probably worth embelishing for the 2.3 people who care where I dissapeared to. I was not actually kidnapped by space aliens or been walking around old trafford wearing a tin foil hat.

Basically I got a new job. Nothing more dramatic than that. I do have a 55 mile commute however, no work internet access (sorted now) and it's been a bit hardcore getting settled in as when I am not in the office, I have been on the road all over the country seeing the estate I am effectively governing (oooooo enterprise architect sounds so posh). A lot of work to do and my personal time has been a bit... well bit is probably the right word. Stll, I am in the cycle/zone with it now and it's all good. Time management is a wonderous thing.

I am sure you collection of lunatics are all well.. mad as always
__________________ I am a twit... follow me... @s8nftw
Reply with Quote
Jengo
Finally Free
Jengo
2,251 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 10:13am
Hey shorty, its good to see you are doing well.

__________________ "I will accept any rules that you feel necessary to your freedom. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Reply with Quote
primesuspect
The Icrontic Guy
primesuspect
27,799 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 12:57pm
oh hi!
__________________ "I offer my genius to the world, all I ask is you pick up my expenses"
Reply with Quote
Kwitko
Sheriff of Dicktown
Kwitko
6,521 Posts

» Subscriber

5 Nov 2008, 1:44pm
You were missing?
__________________ "Is it not cruel to let our city die by degrees, stripped of all her proud monuments, until there will be nothing left of all her history and beauty to inspire our children?... this is the time to take a stand, to reverse the tide, so that we won't all end up in a uniform world of steel and glass boxes." - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Reply with Quote
MiracleManS
Mediocrity Gets You Pears
MiracleManS
1,073 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 2:39pm
He was just standing behind some average sized people.
Reply with Quote
GHoosdum
tequilavangelist
GHoosdum
10,277 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 2:40pm
Congrats on the new job, mate!
__________________ My flickr photostream.
Reply with Quote
QCH
Guru
QCH
13,097 Posts

» Subscriber

5 Nov 2008, 5:28pm
Hey Dan... Always nice to hear from you.
__________________

Help My Dragons Grow... Click on each egg and dragon...
Reply with Quote
Jimborae
He ain't mad, just English
Jimborae
1,496 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 5:34pm
Hi Dan,

Congrats on the new job. If you're ever daaarn saaarf, Newbury/Reading way with your job let me know & I'll stick the kettle on.

J
__________________ System 1
Abit IP-35, Intel Q6600 GO C2D, 2Gb Team Xtreme 6400 C3, 2x250g Samsung Spinpoints, 160gig Maxtor 7200rpm sata, BFG 512mb 8800GTS, Seasonic S12 600w psu, NEC 4550 DVD-RW burner
Reply with Quote
TiberiusLazarus
I Miss Keebler
TiberiusLazarus
768 Posts

» Subscriber

5 Nov 2008, 7:20pm
Congrats again on the job and shit.

p.s. Someone get him a chair to stand on, so we can see him more often!
__________________
Reply with Quote
pigflipper
Shot Master
pigflipper
772 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 7:38pm
Good to hear from ya man, I still have your phone number but I can't call you; my sister abused our international plan so we had to cancel. Glad you are doing well.
Reply with Quote
Lincoln
Snapperhead
Lincoln
15,966 Posts
5 Nov 2008, 8:26pm
I hope your sanity has been improved by your vacation from the loony bin, but I somehow doubt it.
__________________ Matt Lincoln Russell | Icrontic's Developer | site updates: @icrontic
Reply with Quote
UPSLynx
The Dean of Computer Graphics
UPSLynx
2,140 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 5:59am
Good to here from you, Dan!

Starting to get cold and rainy over here, though thats nothing your not used to. TF2 still a big winner. Too many games coming out, not enough money, so on.
__________________ http://itsrigged.org/

Mobo:Gigabyte GA-965P ATX Mobo
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 2.6 ghz
GPU:ATI Radeon HD 5770 -or-
GPU:ATI FirePro v8750
RAM:3gb DDR2 800 SDRAM
Speaks:Logitech Z-5500 5.1 digital
Reply with Quote
pseudonym
Faster than you!
pseudonym
2,318 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 7:05am
It's ALIVE!!!
__________________ Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes.
-M.Rackham

Politics Suck.

[folding_sig1]
Reply with Quote
Shorty
Sniping teh enterpwise!
Shorty
9,543 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 8:20am
I have just arrived in "Sunny Leeds" (which isn't actually sunny). So far I have got up, washed, drove to train station, read paper with coffee on 45 minute train and picked up from Leeds station to office (got to love that shuttle service!). Now what to do now?? Ummm work I guess

Yes, it's cold but what the hell, I have a most excellent fluffy hat & a terrible tie that does not match my shirt
Reply with Quote
muddocktor
Wandering about
muddocktor
6,250 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 9:38am
Hey Dan.

Somehow I just can't imagine you wearing a tie.
__________________ I have some computers running Seti@Home.
Reply with Quote
Kwitko
Sheriff of Dicktown
Kwitko
6,521 Posts

» Subscriber

6 Nov 2008, 1:38pm
I'm tellin' ya. Dan changes jobs more often than Brian changes underwear.

Dan, congrats. Maybe now you can call your Noo Yawk wanka mate and say hello.
Reply with Quote
primesuspect
The Icrontic Guy
primesuspect
27,799 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 1:43pm
Hey! I changed my underwear just before Oktoberfest!
Reply with Quote
phuschnickens
fellow
phuschnickens
242 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 3:05pm
I wish I had disappeared for a while because I was and enterprise architect.
__________________ free directories church directories neighborhood directories homeowner association
Reply with Quote
Annes
Leching since ought-five
Annes
1,129 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 3:13pm
I want to hear more about this posh job!

And welcome back, short one!
Reply with Quote
Buddy J
Dept. of Propaganda
Buddy J
7,440 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 4:05pm
Dan is so posh.
__________________
CoJ08
Reply with Quote
CB
Doktor Schnabel von Rom
CB
5,965 Posts
6 Nov 2008, 7:22pm
port out starboard home?
__________________
Reply with Quote
Crazy Joe
Cousin Zeke
Crazy Joe
1,573 Posts

» Subscriber

7 Nov 2008, 3:16am
Quoting CB
port out starboard home?
???
__________________

Reply with Quote
Shorty
Sniping teh enterpwise!
Shorty
9,543 Posts
7 Nov 2008, 1:22pm
Here is the job role:

An enterprise architect is responsible for the strategy and technology decisions made by a big enterprise (in this case.. a hosting, co-lo & managed services provider with globally dispersed data centres, huge commercial products and tier-1 customers). We provide overall IT governance within in the hosting space as well as sitting on the enterprise IT panel for technology strategy across the wider group of business units (internal IT, wholesale network services etc).

It's a fair step up from the last role (IT architect) as the focus has moved from just one unit to an enterprise level. I report to the chief systems architect and to the CIO/CTO.

Currently looking at things like managed microsoft exchange 2007, Cisco WAAS and digital signage as example. Big tech stuff!
Reply with Quote
Thrax
Cad
Thrax
23,408 Posts
7 Nov 2008, 1:27pm
FTSE 100 BLAH BLAH BLAH.
__________________ Robert Hallock
Technical Analyst
Twitter | LinkedIn

CPU: Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 3.5GHz (500*7)
MoBo: DFI LanParty DK P35-T2R/S
RAM: 4GB G.SKILL PC8500
VID: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
HSF: Thermalright Ultra-120
Reply with Quote
Shorty
Sniping teh enterpwise!
Shorty
9,543 Posts
7 Nov 2008, 1:29pm
Quoting Thrax
FTSE 100 BLAH BLAH BLAH.
It is a FTSE 100 company as it happens young Robbert. Now RESPEKT MI
Reply with Quote
GnomeWizardd
<3 IC
GnomeWizardd
7,301 Posts
8 Nov 2008, 12:10am
much respect to the Short one whose face feels good because it is pants
__________________ [Macbook 13"] C2D 2.1ghz - 2GB DDR2 - nVidia 9400 256mb - OSX Snow Leopard
[PC] C2Q Q9450 3.8GHz- Gigabyte GA-EP45 -4GB DDR2 Kingston 1066 - ATI 4850 - Win7 Home Premium
Reply with Quote
Thrax
Cad
Thrax
23,408 Posts
8 Nov 2008, 3:19am
You know I love you, Dan!
Reply with Quote
bothered
pondering and wandering along
bothered
4,548 Posts
8 Nov 2008, 5:07am
I remember young Mr Shorty arriving here that cold, damp, December day. With all his worldly goods tied in a spotted hanky suspended from a stick held across his shoulder, his little cat following loyally behind him wearing two pairs of little black wellington boots. He almost turned and left, then he heard the sound of burglar alarms in the distance and returned to give our fair city another chance. That day this city grew to equal any in this island nation of ours, cos, if you can make it here you'll make it, anywhere, it's up to you, old bean, old bean.
__________________ Abit IP35Dark Raider:Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz:4Gb OCZ Ram:MSI 8800GTS:3 HDD(240Gb):Pioneer 108: DVD:Camera,Lexmark AIO printer scanner:xp pro sp2: Understanding Wife.
[folding_sig1]
Reply with Quote
Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Any Mods on this mornin? Hawk General Banter 2 15 May 2004 12:45pm

Go Back   Icrontic Forums > Community > General Banter
Reload this Page Mornin' ya'all
Jump to
This Thread Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Today's Posts - Mark All Read - Contact Us - Icrontic.com - Archive - Top

Current time: 1:52pm (GMT)
Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Get Vanilla instead. Trust me.