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DaveAuld wrote: The 6am forecast was 60Knots and 5.5 to 9m seas
So how big do the seas get?
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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On a pretty bad day you might be around 15 metres. It is when you get the rogue waves that hit, formed by the convergence of multiple waves is when you really notice it.
If you look at this video you will see a typical rough day, and then get one of the convergences at around the 45 second mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar79VQSa6xQ[^] That platform is in the middle of the North Sea roughly half way between Shetland and Norway.
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Good video ! At 50 when the wave hits almost the top (or should I say bottom) of the rig, top-left corner of the installation, there was yellow light, was it just reflection ?
Guys on rig don't get sea sickness (not sure if there is any other word for it). Its pretty tough when you see waves the whole day.
Thanks,
Milind
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The platforms typically have big sodium lights that shine off the bottom of the platform towards the sea. When the wave hit, it looked like all the spray / crest of the wave engulfed the light causing it to be more noticeable.
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Holy Jebus that would be terrifying!!
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Snow is expected here for tomorrow (above 1'000 meters ca.) I am at 450 meters, so it's getting close..
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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We are having the first bad weather of the season here in San Diego. Wednesday saw the first rain during rush hour traffic since...April? May? Not really sure, but it was not too bad.
I stayed at work an extra hour and decided not to go on the freeway where the Highway Patrol's website reported "Roadway flooded" right around where I normally take an off ramp to go onto another freeway.
Anyway, we may have a few showers during the commute Thursday morning, but it looks like the temperature will be back to 80°F (26°C) on Monday. 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Yesterday afternoon I had to pick up my daughter from school, parked in the car park 10 minutes early and sat listening to the radio, 5 minutes later it started to rain, by the time I had to leave to get into the school it was absolutely lashing down, the wind had picked up and I the rain was being driven against me. I was in my wife's car so didn't have a coat, just wearing work trousers and shirt. By the time I got into the school I was soaked through, my shirt practically see-through.
Then it stopped raining, the sun came out, the wind dropped off, and she came out of school.
If there ain't a god, someone is sure out to get me.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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In the south of the UK it never really started, Sun Mon-Thur, rain Fri-Sun. I like the sun.
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I was just telling my son and DIL that yesterday the temps here have definitely cooled in the last few days and I had to go get winter clothes out of storage yesterday.
Fall is in the air.
And we're heading to the mountains to camp a week from tomorrow, got a felling that campfire is going feel good at night. Glad I bought a down mummy bag last season.
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maybe he meant "suck" ? 
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Quote: maybe he meant "suck" ?
Maybe? Yes, I'm sure he meant it sucks.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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How to Tell the Difference Between Nerds and Geeks[^]
[Nerd]
YES, I AM A NERD
Bookworm, I’m studious
From my cerebral cortex to my gluteus
Back in Kindergarten
I aced my college entrance exam
Now, I’m no rocket scientist –
Oh wait, I am
When I pour my Alpha-bits
I get nothing but straight A’s
My retainer and headgear connect
To a back brace
I've got a pocket-protector protector protector
I broke my glasses on purpose so I could tape ‘em together
Run back to Reddit
And type stuff no one will see
You’re a geek
That means you’re just a hipster wannabe
[Geek]
That’s right, I’m a geek
I’ve got brains, and a personality
I wear my glasses sincerely
And my T-Shirts ironically
There’re some things you can’t learn in a class
Or else I’d sign you up for “Intro to How Not to Be a Social Outcast”
You’re just so early Twenty-Thirteen
I was the cool form of uncool before uncool became a thing
I use an app to pair pork with the perfect Bordeaux
Too bad there’s no app to neutralize your B.O
While you’re lost in Second Life letting your fingernails grow long
I’ll be syncing up my iPhone, tablet, TV and your mom
[Nerd]
Sure, grooming’s not my thing
But I don’t care
I look so good in chain-mail
That it’s not Renaissance Faire
[Geek]
Doesn't LARP stand for loser and reject party?
I’d rather cosplay with hotties
Than play fake army
I tried Dungeons and Dragons once
And I died . . . of boredom
But I’ll still kick your Assassin’s Creed post-mortem
Mario Party’s the only one you get invited to
Your life is like Skyrim
An endless quest of solitude
[Nerd]
Ooo, you beat Angry Birds
You’re not a gamer ‘cause you battle your friends with words
You click on cute icons
I execute commands
Do you really need a “genius” to teach you Garage Band?
[Geek]
I landed the first ROFLCOPTER
And took in orphans when I was 12 ‘cause I’m an early adopter
I can wear Google Glass without looking like a dweeb
Okay, maybe not, but I can Yelp us some good pho to eat
[Nerd]
You need 16 gigs of RAM to watch a Steve Jobs Doc?!
I keep an actual ram in my PC!
His name is Spock
[Geek]
I’m a new console
Your face is birth control
I troll Brony sites
You look like an actual troll
[Nerd]
I’m fluent in C++
[std::cout << “You just suck! \n”;\]
Can your iPhone auto-correct your dumb haircut?
[Geek]
Hold on a second
Let me tweet this info-graphic I made
That illustrates the fact you’ll never get to procreate
[Nerd]
I just haven’t met a woman of a high enough caliber
The only dates you have are on your Google Calendar
[Geek]
You’re losing this battle
Your foam sword won’t help
In the future you’ll randomly access this memory
And crap yourself
[Nerd]
Did I mention I built a dancing robot?
[Robot]
No one gives a Shatner about your skinny jeans
Do you even know what URL means?
[Geek]
You don’t know what you’re Tolkien about
(I assume in Elvish)
Much wind pours from your mouth you cowardly dog!
You are ugly, and your mother dresses you
Go kiss an Orc
[Nerd]
You know
[Both]
You are a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain!
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No responsible adult here today, so away I went, just then some came in the door 
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Who's on Win8.1 and what do you think about it?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Me!
I like it so far, seems a little faster (although I just uninstalled/deleted about 102 GB worth of miscellaneous junk, which may be part of it). The start button turns blue and has a 'shine line' (what is the actual name for that?) go across it. There are new apps (incl. Skype. I removed that right away). The UI font is different (looks bigger and more spread out). Battery life seems better (although that may be the uninstallations/deletions again).
Also, My Computer is now This PC, and shows several personal folders (documents, music, etc.) as well as drives and other devices.
Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 23 ∑ π...
And it was delicious.
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Me!
Way faster than Win 8, and everything Works äs smooth as it used to on 7.
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."
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I'm on 8.1 and have some issues.
First is that my browser seems to lock up, a lot. I can't restart the normal way so I have to do a hard reset.
Second is every time my computer starts, I get a "Could not initialize BTStack" or something to that effect. Apparently this is an issue with the blue tooth stack.
Third, start button, yeah its there, but it's like a tease. I want my start menu back.
Fourth, I use my computer for things other than stuff that should be full screen, I hate working full screen. I have to jump through hoops to use my computer like a normal computer.
The control panel is hard to get to. It forced me to use my MSN account for logging on otherwise it wouldn't let me download from the store (it changed to this in 8.1).
I really can't stand it, and just don't have the time to downgrade to 7, luckily 8 is only on my portable dev machine that I only use in the field. 7 is on my main dev machine and I enjoy it 100 times better than 8. I can't stand the Metro UI, live tiles, etc on my computer. Tablet sure, computer no.
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The move to forcing you to sign into apps has been creeping in a bit and I totally understand their intention, but please don't force us to use a Live login.
The start menu: yes, I heard and saw the band-aid approach. Kinda pointless, but there are plenty of start menu apps to fix this.
The full screen (or half, 2/3 screen) is also a killer for me. I run a 27" monitor. Full screen? I think not.
I live in hope there's a killer feature that someone will mention that will make it all good again.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Using it for 3 months since it became available via MSDN, don't hold your breath for that killer feature Chris.
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The features in 8.1 are double that of 8
if you can't find them you are not looking hard enough
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