In the US.. 'legos' is perfectly acceptable as the plural. I grew up in Enfield CT (where they are made in the US) and all my friend's parents who worked at lego (popular kids:P) called them 'legos' all the time..
as in.. "Troy, I brought some legos home for you and your friends"
Haveing never voted before (sad.. i know) this election really made me want to vote. (Due to issues, and fieance` pressure I tried to). I registered in my state of residence, Maryland. Never got my little white card. I always thought myself a Republican.. but maybe im a conservative democrat.. who knows.. this election i decided to vote for Gore.
I am in VA right now, working on a project, and on Tues I went to a place that was designated by a big sign (on the road) as a place for out of state voters. I went in thinking "great! now i can vote." Went to some desk where a little kid (maybe 22) was sitting. he asked what state I was from, and I showed him my ID. (he never wrote anything down.) He said he had to check something with his manager, left, and came back in a min.. as we were waiting for his boss, he started talking to me about who I was going to vote for. (what party are you with? "Republican".. So your for Bush ?.. "I may not vote republican" Oh, so Gore then? - we have had a lot of cross party voting today.
his boss or whatever came over, and they talked for a second, the kid gave me a ballot and put me in a line. (i never had to sign anything - or fill out any forms or anything) He had given me a VA ballot.
hindsite being 20/20.. I have to admit, I was kinda bewildered (ANY gov't process for the first time throws you for a loop) and a little excited about voting. I really wan't paying attention.. I kinda thought (with no frame of reference) that this was just normal.
Until I got to work the next day. Aside from feeling like an idiot, (And having the bragging rights that I voted illegally for Gore in this election) im pretty dis-illusioned with the whole process. Add all this stuff in FL, and how MYSTERIOUSLY the whole election hinges on a state that now has all these coidiencal problems.. and its beginning to look more and more like a farce.
I did a lot of research on the issues, even the ones not important to me. And in doing so, have come to 2 conclusions:
1: most voters dont know more than 2-3 issues for each party, and a lot vote for their party, and fool themselves into believing what they want.
2: Almost every single woman I know.. from my mother - to my sisters - to my fieance`, should NEVER have been allowed to vote. My mother votes democratic because 'they are the best.' My sister voted for Bush because Gore lied about the internet. My fieance votes democratic because she thinks that all republicans are going to stuff a bible down your throat. (I can't even talk to her about politics now:P she goes off into a tyrant about how the EVIL republican empire wants to take away her job (she is a teacher) etc. *sigh* No offence ment to the women who actually voted for important reasons, or educated ones.
not TOO much off topic.. the illegal voting thing scared the crap out of me.. I mean.. if i voted illegally, how many others did ? let ALONE the unions fixing votes.
I have seen commercials on this for the last 2-3 weeks in MD.
I don't believe they can just walk in and check.. but just like the police, if they have probable cause, they can.
As I tend to work for larger sized companies, we are usually what they are looking for.. a nice easy score all in one go.
my current employer is VERY strict on what can and can not be on our computers. I had to fight him to allow me to use my copy of DreamW and Homesite (registered to me)
My last company (one of the divisions of @home) on the other hand.. has a f*-load of pirated software, games, images, etc all over the place.
If I were bitter.. I would have typed something like that here.. but i'm not bitter, I *ENJOY* having my cable shut off 3 times in 2 weeks because of a clerical error.
but realistically , what can they do ? Stomp in like the gestappo and demand you turn your computer on.. thats like the pr0n police stalking teachers - so they can steal their kiddie pr0n.
Moot point unfortunatly.
You can recover information off a HD without it even being accessed.
(i forget the particulars..cause i drink too much caffeene, and dont sleep enough) but it involves scanning it with a laser.. or was it an electron microscope.. or something..
god im a forgetful idiot.
but its a big deal in the data recovery / crime field now.. since you can recover a totally non working.. or even formatted drive (from what I understand.. you can even recover data off a PIECE of the media.. )
scared the crap out of me when i read it..
sometimes being a bit dubious myself in the past.. I used to keep a BIG assed maul near my computer.. which migrated to an electomagnet wired to the keyport (you know.. thats stupid lock think on older cases) during some of my 'l33t hax0ring w@r3z' days in university.
now i would have to keep a flame thrower/ gas / or sandpaper around *grin*
"hold on guys, ill get my computer for you *runrunrun*"
as a former @home worker.. I can tell you they dont MEAN to be evil.. its just a by product of their total lack of organization.
The turn over is HUGE (hence.. former),
a lot of the old timers left after cashing in their pre-ipo stocks when it hit $200 a share,
The purchace of Excite certainly didnt help.. as they began to play musical employees.
To give you a few examples of what I mean :
I still dont pay for my cable modem service:P and I have been gone for months.
My e-mail still works.
A friend of mine who left about the same time still has her phone, and e-mail accounts active.
However - you do get beer on fridays:P and there is a slide in the main office.. so I guess that cant be that bad:P
Chuckle.. maybe they are just evil drunks.
(kudos though.. they did refuse carnivore, and refused to give up the records for the guy who wrote the melissa virus (even though they suspended his service - and did try to bill him for his modem:P heh )
Hmmm.. sad.. but I actually have seen that enigma machine (when it was on display in the Royal Armory in London).. now.. if only I could get that person to 'aquire' me the Tiger III they have on display there.. then I could have one of THOSE:)
Or maybe the V2.. that should be easy to smuggle out under an overcoat.
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In the US .. 'legos' is perfectly acceptable as the plural. I grew up in Enfield CT (where they are made in the US) and all my friend's parents who worked at lego (popular kids :P) called them 'legos' all the time ..
as in .. "Troy, I brought some legos home for you and your friends"
its bad grammer .. but its ACCEPTED bad grammer :P
Haveing never voted before (sad .. i know) this election really made me want to vote. (Due to issues, and fieance` pressure I tried to). I registered in my state of residence, Maryland. Never got my little white card. I always thought myself a Republican .. but maybe im a conservative democrat .. who knows .. this election i decided to vote for Gore.
I am in VA right now, working on a project, and on Tues I went to a place that was designated by a big sign (on the road) as a place for out of state voters. I went in thinking "great! now i can vote." Went to some desk where a little kid (maybe 22) was sitting. he asked what state I was from, and I showed him my ID. (he never wrote anything down.) He said he had to check something with his manager, left, and came back in a min .. as we were waiting for his boss, he started talking to me about who I was going to vote for. (what party are you with? "Republican" .. So your for Bush ? .. "I may not vote republican" Oh, so Gore then? - we have had a lot of cross party voting today.
his boss or whatever came over, and they talked for a second, the kid gave me a ballot and put me in a line. (i never had to sign anything - or fill out any forms or anything) He had given me a VA ballot.
hindsite being 20/20 .. I have to admit, I was kinda bewildered (ANY gov't process for the first time throws you for a loop) and a little excited about voting. I really wan't paying attention .. I kinda thought (with no frame of reference) that this was just normal.
Until I got to work the next day. Aside from feeling like an idiot, (And having the bragging rights that I voted illegally for Gore in this election) im pretty dis-illusioned with the whole process. Add all this stuff in FL, and how MYSTERIOUSLY the whole election hinges on a state that now has all these coidiencal problems .. and its beginning to look more and more like a farce.
I did a lot of research on the issues, even the ones not important to me. And in doing so, have come to 2 conclusions:
1: most voters dont know more than 2-3 issues for each party, and a lot vote for their party, and fool themselves into believing what they want.
2: Almost every single woman I know .. from my mother - to my sisters - to my fieance`, should NEVER have been allowed to vote. My mother votes democratic because 'they are the best.' My sister voted for Bush because Gore lied about the internet. My fieance votes democratic because she thinks that all republicans are going to stuff a bible down your throat. (I can't even talk to her about politics now :P she goes off into a tyrant about how the EVIL republican empire wants to take away her job (she is a teacher) etc. *sigh* No offence ment to the women who actually voted for important reasons, or educated ones.
not TOO much off topic .. the illegal voting thing scared the crap out of me .. I mean .. if i voted illegally, how many others did ? let ALONE the unions fixing votes.
hmmm true .. couse they are not a law-enforcement agency ..
maybe I should change my tagline to : Friends tell Friends to say No to the BSA
I have seen commercials on this for the last 2-3 weeks in MD.
I don't believe they can just walk in and check .. but just like the police, if they have probable cause, they can.
As I tend to work for larger sized companies, we are usually what they are looking for .. a nice easy score all in one go.
my current employer is VERY strict on what can and can not be on our computers. I had to fight him to allow me to use my copy of DreamW and Homesite (registered to me)
My last company (one of the divisions of @home) on the other hand .. has a f*-load of pirated software, games, images, etc all over the place.
If I were bitter .. I would have typed something like that here .. but i'm not bitter, I *ENJOY* having my cable shut off 3 times in 2 weeks because of a clerical error.
but realistically , what can they do ? Stomp in like the gestappo and demand you turn your computer on .. thats like the pr0n police stalking teachers - so they can steal their kiddie pr0n.
oh :P
heh .. this goes back to the brain on coffee (or not in this case)
For some reason I was thinking he wanted to encrypt LiLo or something .. chalk it up to self imposed idiocy.
Moot point unfortunatly. You can recover information off a HD without it even being accessed.
(i forget the particulars ..cause i drink too much caffeene, and dont sleep enough) but it involves scanning it with a laser .. or was it an electron microscope .. or something ..
god im a forgetful idiot.
but its a big deal in the data recovery / crime field now .. since you can recover a totally non working .. or even formatted drive (from what I understand .. you can even recover data off a PIECE of the media .. )
scared the crap out of me when i read it ..
sometimes being a bit dubious myself in the past .. I used to keep a BIG assed maul near my computer .. which migrated to an electomagnet wired to the keyport (you know .. thats stupid lock think on older cases) during some of my 'l33t hax0ring w@r3z' days in university.
now i would have to keep a flame thrower/ gas / or sandpaper around *grin*
"hold on guys, ill get my computer for you *runrunrun*"
"STOP HIM ! HE HAS A BELT SANDER !"
as a former @home worker .. I can tell you they dont MEAN to be evil .. its just a by product of their total lack of organization.
The turn over is HUGE (hence .. former),
a lot of the old timers left after cashing in their pre-ipo stocks when it hit $200 a share,
The purchace of Excite certainly didnt help .. as they began to play musical employees.
To give you a few examples of what I mean :
I still dont pay for my cable modem service :P and I have been gone for months.
My e-mail still works.
A friend of mine who left about the same time still has her phone, and e-mail accounts active.
However - you do get beer on fridays :P and there is a slide in the main office .. so I guess that cant be that bad :P
Chuckle .. maybe they are just evil drunks.
(kudos though .. they did refuse carnivore, and refused to give up the records for the guy who wrote the melissa virus (even though they suspended his service - and did try to bill him for his modem :P heh )
Hmmm .. sad .. but I actually have seen that enigma machine (when it was on display in the Royal Armory in London) .. now .. if only I could get that person to 'aquire' me the Tiger III they have on display there .. then I could have one of THOSE :)
Or maybe the V2 .. that should be easy to smuggle out under an overcoat.