I can't imagine what the problem could have been. I've only read one of the books in the series (Shadow Puppets) and that was tame to say the least. Anyone know for sure what could have been construed as pornographic? If it is a bit more 'grown-up' in general I might consider giving it a try!
My boss signed up for a certain accounting software and quickly found out that it wouldn't work for our company because we do business internationally and the cloud version is not set up to handle different currencies. I don't know the details, but I thought that was pretty lame considering how much business is transacted internationally. So, whether a 'meltdown' is likely to happen or not, for our company it will be some time before the cloud version of this particular software is ready for us to find out!
I like Apple computers. There I said it. That doesn't mean that I particularly like the company. I do agree that the unnecessary difficulty in repairing the things - even something as basic as replacing the hard drive - is not right. If I could easily install OS X on a beige box I would do so but I'm probably not nearly technical enough to successfully attempt it. It is not the computers I like so much as the OS. I used Windows up until XP and never enjoyed the experience. I have tried Ubuntu and it just didn't stick for some reason. So I'm sort of stuck with Apple until a real alternative (for me) turns up. I say good luck to the Windows and Linux users if it works for them.
Hah! The old bit rot eh? Should have used monster cables. A bit of homeopathy, a good chiropractor and Bob's your uncle. You'll soon have that fixed and your music will sound good as snu.
If they were sent from CERN in October and November and they just got to ICARUS today, isn't that kind of slow? Clearly I am being facetious and obviously IANAS.
RTFA? What? Slashdot links to articles now? Who knew? I suppose the next thing you're going to tell me is that Slashdot provides poorly written unedited summaries to these articles you speak of. Unbelievable!
If they are the same sort of horse flies I experienced when growing up they are vicious bastards. They will bite anything that moves and the bites hurt. Not itchy like a mosquito bite, but actually painful. I can't imagine Beyonce being too pleased about this. Not that I care or anything...
I worked for a Japanese company for 10 years. It was always super-important to be SEEN to be working - even if there was really nothing to do. If caught idle the boss would usually find some menial task for the idle drone to perform. Often quite demeaning. On the other hand, what was good about this attitude is that if there was some menial shit that really did need to be done the bosses and managers would pitch in and work along side the rest of the staff. So there was a sort of equality - all parts of the same machine (not saying that the machine part is good). It is a clearly different cultural attitude to work. As to my Japanese colleagues productivity, I'd guess mediocre at best. My impression is that in a company setting the best way to survive for Japanese workers is to be just average regardless of your real capabilities. The nail that stick up gets hammered down.
No, I don't think that. But I live in the US so I'm not must making it up. I also know from experience that many Europeans have ignorant stereotypical views about America and Americans (and other countries too, even their neighbours). My point was that many people make incorrect assumptions because they don't know any better. Much as you just did!
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By 'naughty words' do you mean cursing/swearing? Some people seem to think swear words are pornographic despite the fact that they are not.
I can't imagine what the problem could have been. I've only read one of the books in the series (Shadow Puppets) and that was tame to say the least. Anyone know for sure what could have been construed as pornographic? If it is a bit more 'grown-up' in general I might consider giving it a try!
Is the horse for eating or riding? Just wondering!
My boss signed up for a certain accounting software and quickly found out that it wouldn't work for our company because we do business internationally and the cloud version is not set up to handle different currencies. I don't know the details, but I thought that was pretty lame considering how much business is transacted internationally. So, whether a 'meltdown' is likely to happen or not, for our company it will be some time before the cloud version of this particular software is ready for us to find out!
I like Apple computers. There I said it. That doesn't mean that I particularly like the company. I do agree that the unnecessary difficulty in repairing the things - even something as basic as replacing the hard drive - is not right. If I could easily install OS X on a beige box I would do so but I'm probably not nearly technical enough to successfully attempt it. It is not the computers I like so much as the OS. I used Windows up until XP and never enjoyed the experience. I have tried Ubuntu and it just didn't stick for some reason. So I'm sort of stuck with Apple until a real alternative (for me) turns up. I say good luck to the Windows and Linux users if it works for them.
Ah come on! Zardoz is crap bit it's great fun. Really funny!
Hah! The old bit rot eh? Should have used monster cables. A bit of homeopathy, a good chiropractor and Bob's your uncle. You'll soon have that fixed and your music will sound good as snu.
If they were sent from CERN in October and November and they just got to ICARUS today, isn't that kind of slow? Clearly I am being facetious and obviously IANAS.
RTFA? What? Slashdot links to articles now? Who knew? I suppose the next thing you're going to tell me is that Slashdot provides poorly written unedited summaries to these articles you speak of. Unbelievable!
Throll pish!
Now I know why fruit flies are all over the place when they fly - and also why they are so easy to kill.
If they are the same sort of horse flies I experienced when growing up they are vicious bastards. They will bite anything that moves and the bites hurt. Not itchy like a mosquito bite, but actually painful. I can't imagine Beyonce being too pleased about this. Not that I care or anything...
I think this is just an ad for kitchen equipment typically used at Thanksgiving / Christmas. Wrong time of year!
American chocolate has to be the worst in the world.
That's 'marzipan'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Earth%27s_Core_%28film%29
The 'wipe Israel off the map' quote was mistranslated and taken out of context if memory serves me correctly.
So that's the attraction with golf!
I worked for a Japanese company for 10 years. It was always super-important to be SEEN to be working - even if there was really nothing to do. If caught idle the boss would usually find some menial task for the idle drone to perform. Often quite demeaning. On the other hand, what was good about this attitude is that if there was some menial shit that really did need to be done the bosses and managers would pitch in and work along side the rest of the staff. So there was a sort of equality - all parts of the same machine (not saying that the machine part is good). It is a clearly different cultural attitude to work. As to my Japanese colleagues productivity, I'd guess mediocre at best. My impression is that in a company setting the best way to survive for Japanese workers is to be just average regardless of your real capabilities. The nail that stick up gets hammered down.
No, I don't think that. But I live in the US so I'm not must making it up. I also know from experience that many Europeans have ignorant stereotypical views about America and Americans (and other countries too, even their neighbours). My point was that many people make incorrect assumptions because they don't know any better. Much as you just did!
He bears a remarkable resemblance to Shaggy from Scooby Do. Anyone else think so?
I too used anecdotal evidence once. But I didn't inhale.
the...French? Please enlighten me. I can't make sense of that at all.
What claim am I supposed to have made? Maybe you're replying to the wrong post.
No. That is just stupid. 'Should of' is simply incorrect. Stop excusing this kind of idiocy by calling it a dialect.