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Slashback: Spolsky, Mandrake, Geography
Update: not everyone agrees on everything. ipoverscsi writes: "SoftwareMarketSolution has a followup interview with Joel Spolsky comprised mainly of rebuttals from the comments section of an older article on Slashdot. A quote I found interesting regarding re-writing software: 'Don't even talk to me about spending money replacing something that works. The only question that is relevant is -- what does it cost to fix it if it doesn't work?'"
'First' seems to be relative. MattJ writes: "A week or two ago, Gavni Menzies' theory about Chinese explorations preceding Columbus were mentioned on Slashdot. He has now made his presentation to the Royal Geographical Society. According to MSNBC, the response from historians who saw it was somewhat muted. They say they need to wait for his book to come out to treat the theory fairly, but right now it looks like a tower of suppositions."
"Or, to vote for 'irresponsible disclosure,' please press No ...". juliao writes: "The IETF has dropped the draft proposal for responsible disclosure of bugs."
Fax early and often. jd142 writes: "A follow up to Friday's CBDTPA story. Electronic petitions and e-mail are unlikely to sway a Senator. Dead trees do. Luckily you can easily have a message faxed to your Senators. Letters are good too, so send both. This is a case where the more paper we can swamp them with, the better chance we have of killing this. And take the time to personalize your faxes and letters."
A matter of phrasing? I mentioned that StarOffice 6.0 was due for retail release in April; Jacques Le Marois from Mandrakesoft (among many others) wrote to point out that "MandrakeClub is the first and only place in the world where you can get StarOffice 6.0 currently!" They've worked out an OEM deal with Sun to let those who've paid for a "Silver" membership to MandrakeClub ($120 annually) download the software.
Exactly which MandrakeClub members were eligible for the payware StarOffice was the cause of some contention. "We also answer to your previous post about the ZDNet controversy. It's an interesting case of mis-information spread."
holly shit! i got 1st post without trying!
All those stories have already been posted.
You must be watching those lame, old SNL reruns on Comedy Central. That bit really wore thin after a while. SNL will do that though, tire out scripts until it becomes a torture to sit through the whole show.
Last week, I went to a clinic for tests for diabetes I know I don't have it but my Doctor thought I might because I can't control my bladder well (I can but like to pee my pants).
They told me not to drink after midnight but I drank 6 very big glasses of water. They told me not to pee. (Who am I to argue?)
I arrived early and they had me wait for a half hour. I was supposed to pee in a bottle, but I acted very figity and asked, "Can I please go to the bathroom?" The said not until I drank some stuff and waited a half an hour. I bounced in my chair (I really had to go bad). I begged and pleaded with them to let me go to the bathroom but they said no because it would ruin my test.
Finally they called my name. When I stood up I lost all control and peed in my pants. I was wearing light blue jeans. I started to cry and said, "Look what you made me do." The lady said, "Sorry but we couldn't let you go before the test." I said, "How am I supposed to get home since I don't have a car and came on the bus." I said that I would have to transfer 3 times and it would be too embarrassing to go home like this. They said I could take a cab. I said that would cost over $15 which I didn't have. They said that they would pay but when the cab driver saw my jeans he said, "There's no way you're getting in my cab." I cried some more and created quite a scene.
Eventually, the lady said that she'd have to drive me home in the clinic's car. She said that I have to wait about one hour. I said that would be uncomfortable but agreed. This clinic only does blood tests etc. so they have no gowns.
The hour was up and my jeans were still drenched. The lady drove me home. She was very sorry and said that this happens about once every 2 months, but that one woman did it three times before she finally made it through her appointment. She told me to come back to try to take the test again but I am going to go for the record and drink even more water tonight. Maybe I will wear my thin white pants with blue panties. The other woman only had 3 accidents. I can beat that.
Today, I went back to the clinic for another attempt at the diabetes test. Again I was told not to eat or drink anything after midnight and not to pee. Again I had six big glasses of water in the morning.
I arrived at the clinic early so I could play my game. I sat and waited for a while. Then I started to act desperate (who was acting?) I went up to the receptionist and asked her if I could use the bathroom. She said I know the rules and that I could not and she asked me if my predicament was as bad as the last time. I said that it was. She apologized and said the only thing that she could do was bump me to an earlier appointment if would that help. I said that I thought it might.
I went back to my seat and was very figity. I was bouncing up and down, crossing and uncrossing my legs. Finally it was my turn to take the test. They called my name and I stood up.
Again I lost total control. The six glasses of water and whatever I drank last night exited me hurriedly. Again I started to cry. I was wearing the thin white pants I spoke about earlier and my blue panties.
There was so much pee that my pants were virtually transparent, as well as my panties. (My pubic hair was clearly visible.) Evenly with all the pee my jeans and shoes could hold, I am sure that we mopped up about a litre/quart.
The receptionist already knew that I could not leave because I would have to catch 3 different buses to get home and the taxi driver wouldn't let me in his cab the las time. She offered to drive me home again on her lunch 2 hours away. So I had to sit in my wet pants for all the waiting room to see.
There was a lady in the waiting room who had her children with her. Her little girl saw what I did and peed her panties too. Her mother scolded her and the little girl said, "But mommy, that lady did it." The lady said with me it was an accident but the little girl did it on purpose. (I had the last laugh there.)
On the way home the receptionist said that she knows I was embarrassed and have a problem. She suggested that I don't drink after 8 instead of midnight and that I bring a change of clothes next time (Friday). I think that I might forget my extra clothes.... I will probably forget not to drink anything too.
and fix it so I can log in, goddamnit!
Okay, now I know most of you on Slashdot are geeks who sit down in your basement all day, on the internet, tying up the phone line. You are different than me! I live up here in the air, and I have Internet Call Waiting, provided by Pacific Bell. I am so elite. You suck! HULK HOGAN will be on WWF Raw tonight, TNN, 9 P.M. EST. Bye!! shithead
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by Eric Diamond
Where it began
I can't begin to knowin'
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Was in the spring
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Touchin' disks
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Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
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Reachin' out
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Touchin' you
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Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
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Sweet Linux is mine!
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
Sweet Linux is mine!
...they said I wouldn't get bored here.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?