So, putting good dress into practice is largely a matter of function.
Absolutely. You were changing toner, I was crawling around a dusty file room. I wore a suit for the first three days of one particular corporate job, after which my boss said, "Y'know, you're going to ruin those clothes in that room. Be presentable, but no one's going to pick on you for not wearing a suit." However. There's a difference between a desk job and a dirty job. If you're running cable or working tech maintenance a suit would be ridiculous. But if you're coding, and just coding...I'd say suck it up and deal with it, or find another way to pay the bills.
I LIKE ties, don't feel suffocated by them at all. Maybe that's just me.
Encouraging the status quo by stating that "if you gotta wear a suit, then wear the friggin' suit" will never cause things to change.
Dude. It's just a suit. We're not talking about civil rights abuses or a loose interpretation of the constitution. And actually, if you walk the walk and wear the suit and eventually make it to the top, if you still don't like the suit, change the policy if you can. I doubt you can, but try. See how seriously vendors or competitors take you if everyone comes to work in golf shirt. Changing the status quo at your company is wonderful, but companies survive by networking (in an HR sense) with other companies. It looks bad, plain and simple.
The suit/corporate-vanity is an issue not because of the clothes as much as the clothes are a metaphor about the lack of respect for knowledge and actual skill there is in the corporate world.
Fine. You don't like the suit, get a different job. More power to you. Sometimes you can't be picky. It's just a job. Personally, when I worked in corporate america I wore the suit, I went to work, I did my job, and indulged my grunge-'screw the man'-liberalisms when I got off at 5.
I say again: it's just a job. More power to ya if you change the importance of 'da suits' in american society. I'm all for revolt, but sometimes you've gotta toe the line. If I were you I'd save my time and energy for the important fights. Just my opinion.:)
that makes me feel wonderful. Putting a suit on in the morning is a wonderful routine. Shirt. Slacks. Cufflinks (yes. cufflinks.) Tie. Jacket. Handkerchief. Dress shoes. Topcoat. I walk out of the house feeling like a million bucks, and I really think that's the point - people carry themselves differently in REAL dress clothes.
I used to wear a suit on my job hunts. I'd walk into an interview thinking I was the king of the world, and I was never unemployed for more than a month. To me, it's not how you look that's so important, it's the aura of...professionability...you radiate and how it makes you feel.
I mean damnit guys, what did all you naysayers go to interviews in, a speedo? You can only trust your CV for so much, and realistically it's not the first thing the brass sees, YOU are. Yeah yeah, unbiased, best qualified, screw the tie, yadayada. It's not realistic, and if you've gotta wear a suit, then wear the friggin' suit.
Ok, so the game CAN be won peacefully. he question is, is it advertised that way? Do they say "No one way to win - the gameplay fits your style!" or do they say "Death! Explosions! Prostitution! (and peace, if you want it)"
It's only acting on people's psyche's if they go into it with no preconceptions. Sounds to me like people've got some preconceptions already.
Check out my journal on the subject from last week. I was going to submit it, but for the life of me couldn't figure out where it'd go, assumed it would be rejected and blogged it instead.:)
This is all you dude. I live in NYC. My local bill's about 12 bucks a months. I get long distance for 5 cents a minute from these guys. Average use: total bill would be about 35 bucks a month, but since the taxes and such are split between me and the two other critters I live with, that cuts it down to...(pulls out bill)...19 bucks this month. If I got a cell it'd cost me quite a bit more than that on top of a land line I really can't get rid of (how d'you think I'm connected now? $5 a month Dialup:).
dunno dude, maybe it's just Texas, but NYC's not exactly known for its cheap telcom services.:)
Oh, I can think of tons of discs like that - Ben folds five's "Whatever and Ever Amen", Shawn Colvin's "A Few Small Repairs" and, well, obvious ones like "Dark Side of the Moon", but that doesn't mean there aren't songs out there I've heard and wouldn't mind paying a buck for but would steadfastly refuse to pay $18 for ('cuz that's essentially what you're doing - buying an album for one song you know you like, hoping there's something worth the cash on the rest of it.)
Personally, I've got nothing against random play, but you can listen to your tunes in any manner you desire.:)
In the same vein, does anyone know if it's possible to use the built in LCD panel on an iMac as a monitor for a different computer (i.e. a "video-in" for the iMac monitor)?
Know what I'd like to be able to do (when I get sick of my new iMac?) take off the screen and articulated arm, and connect a cinema display (or whatever I can afford) The dome would look soooo cool as a separate computer (Like a cube, but round. Wow. That's deep. and I'm exhausted)
Like "At Seventeen?" Go buy this CD. It's got a live version of that song that makes me weep plus tons of awsome stuff (like Barrett Strong playing "I Heard it through the Grapevine" - It's been covered left and right, but he's the guy who actually WROTE the damn thing, as well as short interviews with the songwriters. Promise, you won't be disappointed.:)
Easy. On the chair. On my chair. I leave to get a drink, am gone for 10 seconds, tops, and he's already curled up on the seat, fast alseep when I get back.
5. LCS's are brighter, at least in my experience.
Most monitors do come with a controls that let you adjust that;)
So did mine.;) Problem was, even if I cranked the contrast and brightness all the way up it was still too dark to watch DVD's on. It made everything I wanted to watch look like a bootleg of "Casablanca.":)
Triv
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here's a few reasons:
1. LCD's are smaller, have less of a depth to them.
2. LCD's are silent, CRT's have a horrible whine.
3. LCD's don't have that annoying screen refresh that gives people (me, anyway) an awful headache.
4. LCD's use less power. It ads up in the long run.
5. LCS's are brighter, at least in my experience.
YMMV, of course, but those're all the reasons I switched to LCD.
But when you lift it, the usual red optical glow disappears and the gyroscopes take over when you depress a big button on the underside.
Ok, let me get this straight - you need to hold down a button on the bottom of the mouse/controller/whatever to move the pointer? That's a bit counter-intuitive, doncha think? What kind of wrist/hand strain is that going to create? How about complicated tasks (I realize this is an impractical example, but how about Diablo II?)
I haven't tried it so I don't know how well the thing works, but it seems like too much of a bother.:)
It's really really easy to change your error messages in a pre-OSX Mac system. When I was in 8th grade I got a good shot in at my music teacher. I booted up our studio computer, fired up ResEdit and changed a resourse or three. So instead of "Please re-insert disk" he saw "Hey! I was eating that!" Instead of the standard Error type-11 messages (application crashed - out of memory - restart) he got "what did you do that for? - (poke again)" and the restart / shutdown dialogue was replaced with "play God." - restart, Shut Down and Cancel turned into Resurrect, Eternal Damnation and Have Mercy.:)
I actually remembered that, but I'd already hit the submit button and'd feel like WAY too much of a dork to a. respond to my own post and b. for it to be because of Trek Minutae.
Much obliged for taking the responsability from my hands.:P
I haven't thought about this stuff for years. damn you slashdot for bringing this shit to the surface.:p
Ok, the original BoP was debuted in Balance of Terror, that's true. But the trade of technology you refer to was the use of the old-school Battlecruisers from the original series that were seen used by both the klingons and the Romulans (K'tinga class, I think? Mostly to save on model costs) - the ones that look like the TNG Vor'cha class cruisers, but...well, boxier, like they were designed in the 60's or something.:P The original Romulan BoP was a large, ovular thing (with a square back) and raised wings. RAISED wings, not folded wings like this fighter. The Original Romulan design wasn't the inspiration for this design. Look at the wings - it's a dead giveaway for a K'Vort-class klingon BoP from ST:III, as you said.
/\()/\ ---kinda like that, but...cooler. Not like...err...
o-()-o ---that (but cooler).:)
Yeah, trek-dork, right here. Pelt me with tribbles.
The radio story you linked to is the same one as was replayed on This American Life. Chris Brookes writes for both NPR and the CBC.
The most touching part of the story was his experience in Jacksonville, FL years later. He was trying to get to the Naval Air Station and stopped in an army base (in full uniform) to grab something to eat. He walked into the cafeteria and saw tables and tables of German and Italian prisoners of war. All he wanted to know was where a black guy could get some food (they usually had a separate window for 'em back then), but as soon as he opened the door he was slammed to the floor by a Jacksonville cop, who put his foot on Lanier's throat and pulled his gun. He yelled at Lanier for walking into the room of white people. White...Nazi...P.O.W.s got better treatment than a black US Soldier, more than ready to die for his country.
Sometimes...sometimes this country sickens and revolts me.
hmm. do you mean created by a hollywood studio or distributed by a hollywood studio? Requiem, for instance, was an indie film through and through but was distributed by one of hollywood's 800-pound gorillas.
Just something to think about. Personally, I could care less who has the distribution rights, it's who MADE it that matters.
I don't know about you, but nowadays when I see a good movie I ASSUME it's an indie film with a major distributor. If it blows (and recently they all do) I assume it's another cookie-cutter monster-studio release. I'm so bitter I just assume that hollywood can't make good movies anymore and thusly that any good movie I see can't come from hollywood.
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So, putting good dress into practice is largely a matter of function.
:)
Absolutely. You were changing toner, I was crawling around a dusty file room. I wore a suit for the first three days of one particular corporate job, after which my boss said, "Y'know, you're going to ruin those clothes in that room. Be presentable, but no one's going to pick on you for not wearing a suit." However. There's a difference between a desk job and a dirty job. If you're running cable or working tech maintenance a suit would be ridiculous. But if you're coding, and just coding...I'd say suck it up and deal with it, or find another way to pay the bills.
I work so I can finance my life. What do you do?
Sounds familiar.
Triv
clothes that don't require a noose on our necks.
:)
I LIKE ties, don't feel suffocated by them at all. Maybe that's just me.
Encouraging the status quo by stating that "if you gotta wear a suit, then wear the friggin' suit" will never cause things to change.
Dude. It's just a suit. We're not talking about civil rights abuses or a loose interpretation of the constitution. And actually, if you walk the walk and wear the suit and eventually make it to the top, if you still don't like the suit, change the policy if you can. I doubt you can, but try. See how seriously vendors or competitors take you if everyone comes to work in golf shirt. Changing the status quo at your company is wonderful, but companies survive by networking (in an HR sense) with other companies. It looks bad, plain and simple.
The suit/corporate-vanity is an issue not because of the clothes as much as the clothes are a metaphor about the lack of respect for knowledge and actual skill there is in the corporate world.
Fine. You don't like the suit, get a different job. More power to you. Sometimes you can't be picky. It's just a job. Personally, when I worked in corporate america I wore the suit, I went to work, I did my job, and indulged my grunge-'screw the man'-liberalisms when I got off at 5.
I say again: it's just a job. More power to ya if you change the importance of 'da suits' in american society. I'm all for revolt, but sometimes you've gotta toe the line. If I were you I'd save my time and energy for the important fights. Just my opinion.
Triv
that makes me feel wonderful. Putting a suit on in the morning is a wonderful routine. Shirt. Slacks. Cufflinks (yes. cufflinks.) Tie. Jacket. Handkerchief. Dress shoes. Topcoat. I walk out of the house feeling like a million bucks, and I really think that's the point - people carry themselves differently in REAL dress clothes.
I used to wear a suit on my job hunts. I'd walk into an interview thinking I was the king of the world, and I was never unemployed for more than a month. To me, it's not how you look that's so important, it's the aura of...professionability...you radiate and how it makes you feel.
I mean damnit guys, what did all you naysayers go to interviews in, a speedo? You can only trust your CV for so much, and realistically it's not the first thing the brass sees, YOU are. Yeah yeah, unbiased, best qualified, screw the tie, yadayada. It's not realistic, and if you've gotta wear a suit, then wear the friggin' suit.
Triv
Ok, so the game CAN be won peacefully. he question is, is it advertised that way? Do they say "No one way to win - the gameplay fits your style!" or do they say "Death! Explosions! Prostitution! (and peace, if you want it)"
It's only acting on people's psyche's if they go into it with no preconceptions. Sounds to me like people've got some preconceptions already.
Triv
Sweat-soaked, skintight, velvet jumpsuit with cute little butterfly wings.
:)
Just a mild correction there to make your nightmares more realistic.
Triv
Check out my journal on the subject from last week. I was going to submit it, but for the life of me couldn't figure out where it'd go, assumed it would be rejected and blogged it instead. :)
Triv
This is all you dude. I live in NYC. My local bill's about 12 bucks a months. I get long distance for 5 cents a minute from these guys. Average use: total bill would be about 35 bucks a month, but since the taxes and such are split between me and the two other critters I live with, that cuts it down to...(pulls out bill)...19 bucks this month. If I got a cell it'd cost me quite a bit more than that on top of a land line I really can't get rid of (how d'you think I'm connected now? $5 a month Dialup :).
:)
dunno dude, maybe it's just Texas, but NYC's not exactly known for its cheap telcom services.
triv
Oh, I can think of tons of discs like that - Ben folds five's "Whatever and Ever Amen", Shawn Colvin's "A Few Small Repairs" and, well, obvious ones like "Dark Side of the Moon", but that doesn't mean there aren't songs out there I've heard and wouldn't mind paying a buck for but would steadfastly refuse to pay $18 for ('cuz that's essentially what you're doing - buying an album for one song you know you like, hoping there's something worth the cash on the rest of it.)
:)
Personally, I've got nothing against random play, but you can listen to your tunes in any manner you desire.
triv
Yes, but it's 18 dollars for 18 tracks you WANT, instead of 18 dollars for 2 tracks you want and 17 tracks of filler.
Wow. SOMEONE (ahem. me) should've hit preview.
(runs in fear from rabid MathTrolls)
Triv
Yes, but it's 18 dollars for 18 tracks you WANT, instead of 18 dollars for 2 tracks you want and 17 tracks of filler. Doesn't sound too bad to me.
Oh wait. What's the catch? There's gotta be a catch. $5 shipping? 3 weeks to make? Unrippable? Not supported by Apple? there's ALWAYS a catch.
Triv
In the same vein, does anyone know if it's possible to use the built in LCD panel on an iMac as a monitor for a different computer (i.e. a "video-in" for the iMac monitor)?
:)
Know what I'd like to be able to do (when I get sick of my new iMac?) take off the screen and articulated arm, and connect a cinema display (or whatever I can afford) The dome would look soooo cool as a separate computer (Like a cube, but round. Wow. That's deep. and I'm exhausted)
Mmmmm. Pipe dreams.
Triv
[shameless plug of favorite CD]
:)
Like "At Seventeen?" Go buy this CD. It's got a live version of that song that makes me weep plus tons of awsome stuff (like Barrett Strong playing "I Heard it through the Grapevine" - It's been covered left and right, but he's the guy who actually WROTE the damn thing, as well as short interviews with the songwriters. Promise, you won't be disappointed.
Triv
Easy. On the chair. On my chair. I leave to get a drink, am gone for 10 seconds, tops, and he's already curled up on the seat, fast alseep when I get back.
:)
Triv
yeah, I tried that too. No luck. :)
Triv
5. LCS's are brighter, at least in my experience. Most monitors do come with a controls that let you adjust that ;)
;) Problem was, even if I cranked the contrast and brightness all the way up it was still too dark to watch DVD's on. It made everything I wanted to watch look like a bootleg of "Casablanca." :)
So did mine.
Triv
here's a few reasons:
1. LCD's are smaller, have less of a depth to them.
2. LCD's are silent, CRT's have a horrible whine.
3. LCD's don't have that annoying screen refresh that gives people (me, anyway) an awful headache.
4. LCD's use less power. It ads up in the long run.
5. LCS's are brighter, at least in my experience.
YMMV, of course, but those're all the reasons I switched to LCD.
Triv
But when you lift it, the usual red optical glow disappears and the gyroscopes take over when you depress a big button on the underside.
:)
Ok, let me get this straight - you need to hold down a button on the bottom of the mouse/controller/whatever to move the pointer? That's a bit counter-intuitive, doncha think? What kind of wrist/hand strain is that going to create? How about complicated tasks (I realize this is an impractical example, but how about Diablo II?)
I haven't tried it so I don't know how well the thing works, but it seems like too much of a bother.
Triv
DAMNIT! .
(shoots foot)
I'm takin' a nap.
Triv
yeah yeah, replying to my own post. I guess slashcode doesn't like the ">" -key in the titles. That should've read "ResEdit and >Mac Os X. Ah well. :)
Triv
It's really really easy to change your error messages in a pre-OSX Mac system. When I was in 8th grade I got a good shot in at my music teacher. I booted up our studio computer, fired up ResEdit and changed a resourse or three. So instead of "Please re-insert disk" he saw "Hey! I was eating that!" Instead of the standard Error type-11 messages (application crashed - out of memory - restart) he got "what did you do that for? - (poke again)" and the restart / shutdown dialogue was replaced with "play God." - restart, Shut Down and Cancel turned into Resurrect, Eternal Damnation and Have Mercy. :)
Good times.
triv
I actually remembered that, but I'd already hit the submit button and'd feel like WAY too much of a dork to a. respond to my own post and b. for it to be because of Trek Minutae.
:P
Much obliged for taking the responsability from my hands.
Triv
I haven't thought about this stuff for years. damn you slashdot for bringing this shit to the surface. :p
:P The original Romulan BoP was a large, ovular thing (with a square back) and raised wings. RAISED wings, not folded wings like this fighter. The Original Romulan design wasn't the inspiration for this design. Look at the wings - it's a dead giveaway for a K'Vort-class klingon BoP from ST:III, as you said.
/\()/\ ---kinda like that, but...cooler. Not like...err...
:)
Ok, the original BoP was debuted in Balance of Terror, that's true. But the trade of technology you refer to was the use of the old-school Battlecruisers from the original series that were seen used by both the klingons and the Romulans (K'tinga class, I think? Mostly to save on model costs) - the ones that look like the TNG Vor'cha class cruisers, but...well, boxier, like they were designed in the 60's or something.
o-()-o ---that (but cooler).
Yeah, trek-dork, right here. Pelt me with tribbles.
Triv
The radio story you linked to is the same one as was replayed on This American Life. Chris Brookes writes for both NPR and the CBC.
The most touching part of the story was his experience in Jacksonville, FL years later. He was trying to get to the Naval Air Station and stopped in an army base (in full uniform) to grab something to eat. He walked into the cafeteria and saw tables and tables of German and Italian prisoners of war. All he wanted to know was where a black guy could get some food (they usually had a separate window for 'em back then), but as soon as he opened the door he was slammed to the floor by a Jacksonville cop, who put his foot on Lanier's throat and pulled his gun. He yelled at Lanier for walking into the room of white people. White...Nazi...P.O.W.s got better treatment than a black US Soldier, more than ready to die for his country.
Sometimes...sometimes this country sickens and revolts me.
Triv
Compared by who? A bunch of teenagers on Slashdot? I don't recall the website saying anything about the switch campaign.
:)
Is The New York Times good enough for ya?
clicky.
Triv
hmm. do you mean created by a hollywood studio or distributed by a hollywood studio? Requiem, for instance, was an indie film through and through but was distributed by one of hollywood's 800-pound gorillas.
Just something to think about. Personally, I could care less who has the distribution rights, it's who MADE it that matters.
I don't know about you, but nowadays when I see a good movie I ASSUME it's an indie film with a major distributor. If it blows (and recently they all do) I assume it's another cookie-cutter monster-studio release. I'm so bitter I just assume that hollywood can't make good movies anymore and thusly that any good movie I see can't come from hollywood.
Triv