Re:I can say one thing for sure...
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Blockquoth the AC:
what the hell does Blockquoth mean?
It's a combintion of blockquoting and "quoth":
From dictionary.com: quoth tr.v. Archaic
Uttered; said. Used only in the first and third persons, with the subject following: "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore!'" (Edgar Allan Poe).
I find blockquoted quotes much easier to follow/read than italicized ones, especially long quotes. *shrug*
I can say one thing for sure...
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Blockquoth the article:
"You can liken this guy to Lex Luthor and we're all supermen," said Russ Cooper, a security expert at Trusecure in Herndon, Va. "Luckily we've been able to get the kryptonite from around our necks each time so far."
I certainly know a lot more about this guy's sex life than I did five minutes ago.
"Now, liken me to Sinestro and you're the Green Lantern..." *shiver*
See, you take a guy and inject him with sea cucumber/starfish goo and have him reproduce. Then you take that child, have him hang around Jennifer Connelly for a good long while*, and then have him inhale medicinal nanites while getting zapped with lots and lots of gamma radiation. I'm not sure which part of this people have trouble understanding.
* For some reason, sexual frustration aids in the creation of superheroes; the exact mechanism is unknown, but research is underway.
Is anyone else waiting for the televised press conference where the CEO or spokesperson or whoever starts banging on the podium with a shoe and screams "WE WILL BURY YOU!!!"? Is it just me?
"The connection was refused when attempting to contact techfocus.org"
Either this is the result of a good slashdotting, or I've been brainwashed into an *IAA agent. Stand back, I don't know what I'll do next!!
Um, what?
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Spam, Milord
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Blockquoth the Lord Sainsbury of Turville:
We aim to implement by the end of October this year the privacy and electronic communications directive. This includes requirements that unsolicited e-mails may be sent to individuals only for the purpose of direct marketing with their prior consent...
"Please send me stuff I don't want you to send me."? (Yes, I know what he means, it just struck me as funny.)
Also, I know we're not supposed to bitch about this, but it's a slow day at work and I'm bored: "2003-05-14 16:11:21 Buffalo Spammer Arrested for Identity Theft (articles,spam) (rejected)"
I seriously hope no one else initially thought that in addition to being able to find the best deals in Europe, Rick Steves had suddenly thrown his hat into the evolution debate as well.
Any discussion about smoking needs to include at least one Bill Hicks quote:
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones who walk up to you while you're smoking.. "ahem ahem... ahem ahem ahem..... ahem ahem ahem ahem... AHEM AHEM AHEM..."
I always say "Shit, you're lucky you don't smoke! That's a hell of a cough you got there - I smoke all day and don't cough like that..."
The article is actually on the front page of the deadtree version of the WSJ, a place I really thought I'd never see a little plastic Wolvie.
It's either an incredibly slow news day over there, or the wacky assistant-front page editor is filling in while the boss takes a three-day weekend or something. Wow.
Re:Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 54
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Blockquoth the poster:
This is probally gonna cost me some karma but screw it. I have to ask the question.
Why do you exist?
One of my favorite quotes about people like this, courtesy of rec.arts.comics:
Where do these people come from? Is there an agency out there that reads the Net and says "Oops, not enough morons on this group," and then assigns some slack jawed, inbred, grit-eatin' stooge to gum up the works?
- Jim Cowling
Sadly, yes. These people are refered to as "toner pirates" in the office supply industry.
I'm the office manager of a small law firm. During the first few months of my time here, someone called who claimed to be from our photocopier company and wanted to verify the model of our photocopier. Not knowing any better, I told them.
Then, a few weeks/months later, someone calls saying they are from our photocopier company and they are having a great deal on our toner. I saw "Great! Send us some!"
When the invoice arrives, the price on the invoice seems high, so I doublecheck what supply companies charge for our type of toner. The price we've been charged is much much higher (2x-3x, I forget exactly).
I sent the toner back by slow-boat FedEx (at our own expense) along with a letter saying "Here is your toner back, please don't ever contact us again." They kept calling, of course, but I'd learned my lesson.
The FTC has a great page regarding these kinds of scams that includes variations on the scam, your rights, and possible remedies.
Cyan has finally announced their intentions of doing a MMORPG with the MYST universe
Excellent. So instead of being stuck on the same puzzle for hours and hours by yourself, you get to share the experience with hundreds of people from around the globe! Witness frustrated cursing in dozens of languages!
The next solar eclipse visible across this much of North America will occur in 2012.
Let's hope it happens before December 22, 2012. Otherwise we'll all probably be too busy fighting shapeshifting bounty hunters and supersoldiers to notice.
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From dictionary.com:
quoth tr.v. Archaic
Uttered; said. Used only in the first and third persons, with the subject following: "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore!'" (Edgar Allan Poe).
I find blockquoted quotes much easier to follow/read than italicized ones, especially long quotes. *shrug*
"Now, liken me to Sinestro and you're the Green Lantern..." *shiver*
See, you take a guy and inject him with sea cucumber/starfish goo and have him reproduce. Then you take that child, have him hang around Jennifer Connelly for a good long while*, and then have him inhale medicinal nanites while getting zapped with lots and lots of gamma radiation. I'm not sure which part of this people have trouble understanding.
* For some reason, sexual frustration aids in the creation of superheroes; the exact mechanism is unknown, but research is underway.
Is anyone else waiting for the televised press conference where the CEO or spokesperson or whoever starts banging on the podium with a shoe and screams "WE WILL BURY YOU!!!"? Is it just me?
"The connection was refused when attempting to contact techfocus.org"
Either this is the result of a good slashdotting, or I've been brainwashed into an *IAA agent. Stand back, I don't know what I'll do next!!
Also, I know we're not supposed to bitch about this, but it's a slow day at work and I'm bored: "2003-05-14 16:11:21 Buffalo Spammer Arrested for Identity Theft (articles,spam) (rejected)"
Blockquoth the article: Jeez, does IBM have so many lawyers that they have to catapult them in?
This makes a nice corollary to:
Seeger's Law: Anything in parentheses can be ignored.
I seriously hope no one else initially thought that in addition to being able to find the best deals in Europe, Rick Steves had suddenly thrown his hat into the evolution debate as well.
Any discussion about smoking needs to include at least one Bill Hicks quote:
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones who walk up to you while you're smoking.. "ahem ahem... ahem ahem ahem..... ahem ahem ahem ahem... AHEM AHEM AHEM..." I always say "Shit, you're lucky you don't smoke! That's a hell of a cough you got there - I smoke all day and don't cough like that..."
The article is actually on the front page of the deadtree version of the WSJ, a place I really thought I'd never see a little plastic Wolvie.
It's either an incredibly slow news day over there, or the wacky assistant-front page editor is filling in while the boss takes a three-day weekend or something. Wow.
I got the world's smallest violin to play the world's saddest song, just for them ---- .
Given the asswhupping this server just took, they might change the site's name to abuseit.com.
Will really busy people get a two-disc collectors' edition, possibly with commentary from their mother and ex-significant others?
Ye Olde Copyrighte Delaye
1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.
this page simply says "GET BENT" in 72pt type?
Don't force it, get a bigger hammer.
Where do these people come from? Is there an agency out there that reads the Net and says "Oops, not enough morons on this group," and then assigns some slack jawed, inbred, grit-eatin' stooge to gum up the works?
- Jim Cowling
Well, Luke and Leia are evenually born, so you can probably figure out how one of the holes is filled...
Did I just actually post that?
After seeing Attack of the Clones I almost contacted Lucas begging for the job... anything to stop that man... please stop... please...
Sadly, yes. These people are refered to as "toner pirates" in the office supply industry.
I'm the office manager of a small law firm. During the first few months of my time here, someone called who claimed to be from our photocopier company and wanted to verify the model of our photocopier. Not knowing any better, I told them.
Then, a few weeks/months later, someone calls saying they are from our photocopier company and they are having a great deal on our toner. I saw "Great! Send us some!"
When the invoice arrives, the price on the invoice seems high, so I doublecheck what supply companies charge for our type of toner. The price we've been charged is much much higher (2x-3x, I forget exactly).
I sent the toner back by slow-boat FedEx (at our own expense) along with a letter saying "Here is your toner back, please don't ever contact us again." They kept calling, of course, but I'd learned my lesson.
The FTC has a great page regarding these kinds of scams that includes variations on the scam, your rights, and possible remedies.
Excellent. So instead of being stuck on the same puzzle for hours and hours by yourself, you get to share the experience with hundreds of people from around the globe! Witness frustrated cursing in dozens of languages!
Let's hope it happens before December 22, 2012. Otherwise we'll all probably be too busy fighting shapeshifting bounty hunters and supersoldiers to notice.
Oh well.
Gives a new (and sorta disturbing) twist to his lyrics, yes?
(I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo
I got a gal in Kalamazoo
Don't want to boast but I know she's the toast of Kalamazoo
Years have gone by, my my how she grew
I liked her looks when I carried her books in Kalamazoo
I'm gonna send away, hoppin' on a plane, leavin' today
Am I dreamin'? I can hear her screamin'
*shiver*