Our office Christmas party is typically a potluck lunch in the conference room on a Friday afternoon. The feast consists of meatballs, crappy beer, and way too many pumpkin pies. Each year management offers up a handful of door prizes to keep people from leaving early. This generally consists of pens, tote bags, day planners, and other items all proudly sporting the corporate logo. They sometimes throw in a $25 Starbucks gift card for good measure.
A few years back I made the mistake of bringing my wife to the party. One of the prizes that year was a company calendar. During the drawing our boss quipped that it was a calendar from the previous year. Well, my wife won, and turns out it *was* a leftover from the previous year. The office admin promised to order a replacement, but of course it never came. My wife left the calendar on the conference room table in protest and vowed to never attend another company event.
This year was the same meatball spectacular but families weren't invited. Wait, I just thought of my New Year's Resolution!
My favorites were always the SSI rpg/war/sim games from the 80s. You'd see these exciting covers, like Roadwar Europa. Take it home, load it up, and you get this!
It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in China and elsewhere.
Abacus schools and competitions are still common in Japan. The better instructors are known for being very strict, not above getting a little physical when disciplining students.
"This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. This film has a sleeping woman performing on a gun which is in her mouth. It has women posing as men. It has lesbian sex scenes. It is also written by Roger Ebert, who had become friends with Russ Meyer after writing favorable reviews of several of his films."
It's often more about the journey than the destination. The goal here isn't just to get an answer for the submitter, but to start a discussion, exchange ideas, and possibly introduce 'systems engineering' to people who haven't heard of it. The fact that it means different things everywhere is even more reason to get people talking about it.
At least I'd like to think that's why the editors posted it...
Staying up late during junior high, chatting on Quantum Link with the C64. I remember one day a bunch of people broke in and took over the chat areas impersonating the moderators. It was lot like the imposter, 'which one do I shoot?' scene in the movies.
"I'm the real sysop!" "Don't listen to him, I am!" "Shut up! I am!"
Very true. I spent a month getting my 0.16 box stable and I still run into new quirks on occasion. If I try to start a recording while watching live TV -- frontend crashes. If I leave live TV paused for more than 5 minutes -- frontend crashes.
Apparently the record button bug is a known issue in 0.16, but the developers didn't think it was serious enough to warrant a minor follow-up release. The fix? Skip the RPMs and debs and start running the latest from CVS.
I'm all for the open source ideology and all, but some days...
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The "and all you sucker MC's can call me sire" is almost a direct rip from Run DMC and their line " I'm the king of rock there ain't none higher/ Sucker MCs should call me sire"
Not a 'rip', a tribute. You see it in rap all the time. Eminem's 'The Way I Am'...
And I am, whatever you say I am If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
...pays tribute to Eric B. and Rakim's 'As the Rhyme Goes On'...
I'm the R the A to the K-I-M If I wasn't, then why would I say I am
I still wouldn't call that verse (or MC Chris) genius, but giving a nod to RunDMC wins him a few points in my book.
FYI, "hrm" is a subtle Watchmen reference. You're right, though, 'funny' is probably more appropriate -- especially considering all the responses it drew.
I'm tempted to say yes, but of course, it ain't over till it's over. The Dreamcast beat the PS2 to market by over a year. The result? Today the DC is $15 used while the PSTwo sells for 10 times that. Granted, there are a lot of factors I'm leaving out, but first to market doesn't always guarantee success.
I always wondered about the 'Final' thing. Thanks Wikipedia!
"The series' name comes from Square's brush with bankruptcy, and is an excellent example of gallows humor. Head designer Hironobu Sakaguchi decided to make the company's last project a fantasy role-playing game, as the name of Final Fantasy implies. The game's success brought the company to profitability, and the Final Fantasy video game franchise was born."
Agreed, the Playstation controller with a USB adapter works great for a variety of emulators. There's a slightly more expensive adapter that supports both PS and Nintendo 64 controllers. Wish I'd known...
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No MP3s or DivX players or other multimedia excess. Hell, I don't even need color!
I've always wanted a small device to carry on trips for easy e-mail/web access without having to drag a laptop, clunky batteries, and a large power supply around. Ideally something with built-in ethernet, modem, and possibly WiFi. A small keyboard, even the thumb type, would be better than dealing with handwriting recognition or a screen-based hunt and pick keyboard.
Any suggestions? I gave up looking years ago. I tried a Palm IIIx with a foldable keyboard and modem, but soon realized they couldn't connect at the same time. I'd settle for a cheap used Libretto if I could find one cheap enough.
My big question...what does this mean for the average person with their own domain? Can an individual trademark his/her own site to defend against this sort of thing? I don't need to be harassed by some person/organization with the same last name as me who wants my vacation photos moved.
A friend was telling me that most of Yoshinoya's beef comes from the US. Since the recent mad cow ban they've started serving pork instead of beef. When news of the switch broke people started lining up for final bowls before the beef ran out. At about $2.50 a bowl it's a nice alternative to McDonald's.
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Or as John Flansburgh of TMBG said in Gigantic, it's "kind of like being the world's tallest midget."
Our office Christmas party is typically a potluck lunch in the conference room on a Friday afternoon. The feast consists of meatballs, crappy beer, and way too many pumpkin pies. Each year management offers up a handful of door prizes to keep people from leaving early. This generally consists of pens, tote bags, day planners, and other items all proudly sporting the corporate logo. They sometimes throw in a $25 Starbucks gift card for good measure.
:-)
A few years back I made the mistake of bringing my wife to the party. One of the prizes that year was a company calendar. During the drawing our boss quipped that it was a calendar from the previous year. Well, my wife won, and turns out it *was* a leftover from the previous year. The office admin promised to order a replacement, but of course it never came. My wife left the calendar on the conference room table in protest and vowed to never attend another company event.
This year was the same meatball spectacular but families weren't invited. Wait, I just thought of my New Year's Resolution!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
My favorites were always the SSI rpg/war/sim games from the 80s. You'd see these exciting covers, like Roadwar Europa. Take it home, load it up, and you get this!
Wikipedia: Abacus
It was in use centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu-Arabic numeral system and is still widely used by merchants and clerks in China and elsewhere.
Abacus schools and competitions are still common in Japan. The better instructors are known for being very strict, not above getting a little physical when disciplining students.
Then I'm Abe Vigoda!
From IMDB's entry for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls:
"This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. This film has a sleeping woman performing on a gun which is in her mouth. It has women posing as men. It has lesbian sex scenes. It is also written by Roger Ebert, who had become friends with Russ Meyer after writing favorable reviews of several of his films. "
It's often more about the journey than the destination. The goal here isn't just to get an answer for the submitter, but to start a discussion, exchange ideas, and possibly introduce 'systems engineering' to people who haven't heard of it. The fact that it means different things everywhere is even more reason to get people talking about it.
At least I'd like to think that's why the editors posted it...
Staying up late during junior high, chatting on Quantum Link with the C64. I remember one day a bunch of people broke in and took over the chat areas impersonating the moderators. It was lot like the imposter, 'which one do I shoot?' scene in the movies.
"I'm the real sysop!"
"Don't listen to him, I am!"
"Shut up! I am!"
"Argh! I don't get technology... Better start banning stuff. That'll make all the problems go away."
Very true. Al Gore, inventor of the Internet, would never do this.
You stole that idea from the Dirty Bomb episode of NUMB3RS!
To the Newmanium!
To the Kramerium!
Very true. I spent a month getting my 0.16 box stable and I still run into new quirks on occasion. If I try to start a recording while watching live TV -- frontend crashes. If I leave live TV paused for more than 5 minutes -- frontend crashes.
Apparently the record button bug is a known issue in 0.16, but the developers didn't think it was serious enough to warrant a minor follow-up release. The fix? Skip the RPMs and debs and start running the latest from CVS.
I'm all for the open source ideology and all, but some days...
The "and all you sucker MC's can call me sire" is almost a direct rip from Run DMC and their line " I'm the king of rock there ain't none higher/ Sucker MCs should call me sire"
Not a 'rip', a tribute. You see it in rap all the time. Eminem's 'The Way I Am'...
And I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
...pays tribute to Eric B. and Rakim's 'As the Rhyme Goes On'...
I'm the R the A to the K-I-M
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am
I still wouldn't call that verse (or MC Chris) genius, but giving a nod to RunDMC wins him a few points in my book.
Sure! A two-way tie between Rachael Ray and Bobby Flay!
Man, as I get older my references become less and less cool...
FYI, "hrm" is a subtle Watchmen reference. You're right, though, 'funny' is probably more appropriate -- especially considering all the responses it drew.
I don't think I could live there. It'd freak me out, like Kramer in the Kenny Rogers Roasters episode.
I'm tempted to say yes, but of course, it ain't over till it's over. The Dreamcast beat the PS2 to market by over a year. The result? Today the DC is $15 used while the PSTwo sells for 10 times that. Granted, there are a lot of factors I'm leaving out, but first to market doesn't always guarantee success.
...didn't Richard Pryor do something like this in Brewster's Millions?
I always wondered about the 'Final' thing. Thanks Wikipedia!
"The series' name comes from Square's brush with bankruptcy, and is an excellent example of gallows humor. Head designer Hironobu Sakaguchi decided to make the company's last project a fantasy role-playing game, as the name of Final Fantasy implies. The game's success brought the company to profitability, and the Final Fantasy video game franchise was born."
Agreed, the Playstation controller with a USB adapter works great for a variety of emulators. There's a slightly more expensive adapter that supports both PS and Nintendo 64 controllers. Wish I'd known...
No MP3s or DivX players or other multimedia excess. Hell, I don't even need color!
I've always wanted a small device to carry on trips for easy e-mail/web access without having to drag a laptop, clunky batteries, and a large power supply around. Ideally something with built-in ethernet, modem, and possibly WiFi. A small keyboard, even the thumb type, would be better than dealing with handwriting recognition or a screen-based hunt and pick keyboard.
Any suggestions? I gave up looking years ago. I tried a Palm IIIx with a foldable keyboard and modem, but soon realized they couldn't connect at the same time. I'd settle for a cheap used Libretto if I could find one cheap enough.
...sounds pretty weasely to me!
My big question...what does this mean for the average person with their own domain? Can an individual trademark his/her own site to defend against this sort of thing? I don't need to be harassed by some person/organization with the same last name as me who wants my vacation photos moved.
Slightly off-topic...
A friend was telling me that most of Yoshinoya's beef comes from the US. Since the recent mad cow ban they've started serving pork instead of beef. When news of the switch broke people started lining up for final bowls before the beef ran out. At about $2.50 a bowl it's a nice alternative to McDonald's.
...and then spend an hour Removing all the shopping and religious channels, as well as Fox News and A&E.
Indeed, and don't forget Discovery Health! Nothing like flipping into footage of gastric bypass surgery during dinner...