Mother/Seymore would delight the Simpsons fans, and you could still use the M/S abbreviation.
But I think Politician/Taxpayer is the only alternative most people would understand. Even the most technically-challenged (ie. senators and computer salesmen) would get it!
Sydney really isn't a typical city. The CBD is very small, it has few residents, and it's mostly cut off from the rest of Sydney by the harbour and parkland. Despite the council's efforts to make it a "Living City", it's still a ghost town on weekends, and those streets are empty.
Besides, this is a News Corp paper reporting on an AOL/Time Warner film. Nuff said!;-)
I thought this "hot desking" fad died back in the 90's. If advertising trendoids can't be weened off their desks, what hope do you have with conservative techies?
It also has the sinister effect of making employees feel less secure about their job, like they are already half way out the door.
How long before we see Greenpeace protestors climbing up rocket towers? The thought of rich people polluting the atmosphere to get their kicks would surely upset a lot of enviromentalists.
For celebrities especially, who panic when they run out of dolphin-friendly toilet paper, the damage to their image would be huge.
It would be very easy to disrupt a launch. Countdown is halted even when small boats or planes intrude into the huge exclusion zone. There is also no security at the tower because they have all been evacuated. A protestor would have nothing to worry about however, as there are so many cameras that they would be spotted and the launch stopped.
It's been obvious to anyone who's listened in during the past week. It's been very embarrassing for the Russians. I didn't hear the swearing incident but I did hear two others.
Yesterday, a ground controller ask Bill Shepherd to do a short video piece for the media and he snapped back at them, "Why are you telling me this now!?" It was very funny because he was very annoyed and said it in Russian, and the female translator just repeated it in this deadpan voice like it was nothing:-)
Later on, the crew were even slagging off the designers because a component didn't fit it's bracket. LOL!:-)
It seems to me like they are intentionally annoying the controllers by not answering their calls right away. Then agan, it may just be their terrible radio link, cause it is really stinks compared to the one the Americans use.
I agree with the description, but not the implication that we are nasty no-lifes.
I'm selfish when I decide what projects I work on, but those projects have a high level of re-use unlike most non-techie hobbies. So I think it's unfair to label techies as selfish because they don't directly help people. Witness the vast number of FAQs, HOWTOs and forums. Look at all the game mods and freeware available? Call that selfish?
I'm hostile to newbies who expect me to do stuff for them. It's a one-way street guys! We do stuff because we like to. It's cool if you happen to benefit from that as well, but don't ever assume you are entitled to anything!
Given the techie demographic, I'm not surprised that Ms Journalist has decided to use us for her politically-inspired headkicking. I dare her to front an audience of female geeks and call them selfish and ugly. Now that would be hostile!;-)
Rocket failures are almost always due to guidance or support system failures. This dude's chances are very slim. My bet is that Scaled Composites will be the first by winning the X-Prize too!
Still, it's my belief that space is for robots. Let's see this kind of money put into airship development so we can all sail the skies!
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This game is so cute that even girls mock it!
Someone forgot to tell them it's not a Bladerunner sequal. Make it a shiny geek paradise, not some depressing dump that only an artist would live in.
Dracula/Igor gets my vote.
Mother/Seymore would delight the Simpsons fans, and you could still use the M/S abbreviation.
But I think Politician/Taxpayer is the only alternative most people would understand. Even the most technically-challenged (ie. senators and computer salesmen) would get it!
Sydney really isn't a typical city. The CBD is very small, it has few residents, and it's mostly cut off from the rest of Sydney by the harbour and parkland. Despite the council's efforts to make it a "Living City", it's still a ghost town on weekends, and those streets are empty.
;-)
Besides, this is a News Corp paper reporting on an AOL/Time Warner film. Nuff said!
Check out what else the Matrix crew have been doing in Sydney.
I thought this "hot desking" fad died back in the 90's. If advertising trendoids can't be weened off their desks, what hope do you have with conservative techies?
It also has the sinister effect of making employees feel less secure about their job, like they are already half way out the door.
You go CEO! Turn that fear dial up to 11.
How long before we see Greenpeace protestors climbing up rocket towers? The thought of rich people polluting the atmosphere to get their kicks would surely upset a lot of enviromentalists.
For celebrities especially, who panic when they run out of dolphin-friendly toilet paper, the damage to their image would be huge.
It would be very easy to disrupt a launch. Countdown is halted even when small boats or planes intrude into the huge exclusion zone. There is also no security at the tower because they have all been evacuated. A protestor would have nothing to worry about however, as there are so many cameras that they would be spotted and the launch stopped.
I believe shuttle missions cost about 500 million, so the total cost was closer to 700 million.
It's been obvious to anyone who's listened in during the past week. It's been very embarrassing for the Russians. I didn't hear the swearing incident but I did hear two others. Yesterday, a ground controller ask Bill Shepherd to do a short video piece for the media and he snapped back at them, "Why are you telling me this now!?" It was very funny because he was very annoyed and said it in Russian, and the female translator just repeated it in this deadpan voice like it was nothing :-)
Later on, the crew were even slagging off the designers because a component didn't fit it's bracket. LOL! :-)
It seems to me like they are intentionally annoying the controllers by not answering their calls right away. Then agan, it may just be their terrible radio link, cause it is really stinks compared to the one the Americans use.
I agree with the description, but not the implication that we are nasty no-lifes.
;-)
I'm selfish when I decide what projects I work on, but those projects have a high level of re-use unlike most non-techie hobbies. So I think it's unfair to label techies as selfish because they don't directly help people. Witness the vast number of FAQs, HOWTOs and forums. Look at all the game mods and freeware available? Call that selfish?
I'm hostile to newbies who expect me to do stuff for them. It's a one-way street guys! We do stuff because we like to. It's cool if you happen to benefit from that as well, but don't ever assume you are entitled to anything!
Given the techie demographic, I'm not surprised that Ms Journalist has decided to use us for her politically-inspired headkicking. I dare her to front an audience of female geeks and call them selfish and ugly. Now that would be hostile!
Rocket failures are almost always due to guidance or support system failures. This dude's chances are very slim. My bet is that Scaled Composites will be the first by winning the X-Prize too!
Still, it's my belief that space is for robots. Let's see this kind of money put into airship development so we can all sail the skies!