Somewhat off-topic, but way back in high school German class, I had a trick of writing my cursive letters n/m/r in such a way that it was hard to tell which one I meant. Very handy when you're not entirely sure which article to use with a noun: "der", "den" or "dem" (didn't help as much with "des" or "die"). Since I was doing very well in the class, and my handwriting was pretty bad anyway, the teacher typically just assumed I had gotten it right. (And I usually did know the right one, but I'm sure I picked up a couple of points during the class through this "technique").
> How many of us (who have all bashed Microsoft fairly and unfairly) would not drop our current job to take a position at Microsoft? I know that I would.
I'd live out of a shopping cart first. Or so I say now; I haven't yet had to make the choice between homelessness and working for a company I despise so.
It's been a couple of years now since I set foot in a regular cinema (I am boycotting them, or at least all of my local ones, due to pre-movie $%^&ing commercials (as opposed to trailers)). But back when I was a regular movie-goer, I used to smuggle outside food in. A couple of bottles of water, box of cookies, fast food, etc... It's a bit harder in the summer when you have no bulky clothing...
That's one of the quotes which makes me despise these marketing/advertising people even more. You can see their attitude in their choice of words. It isn't "people fucking hate being advertised during 90% of their waking hours", it's "harder to reach people at home". This is exactly the same way of thinking that leads spammers to work out ways to avoid spam filters - these assholes think their "message" is so important they have the right to force it upon you whether you want to hear it or not. God, how I hate them.
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I've taken courses through University of Maryland University College which takes the cake as far as redundant names.
> and tons of other places a laptop is not very comfortable in (I've tried on the john, gets to be a pain in the ass when wiping).
:-)
Bleh, remind me *not* to buy a used laptop from you...
And for good reason - cock sprains are painful...
Obviously, EA needs to adopt a total quality paradigm in order to synergistically implement trend-based, top-down innovation.
A collection of dead lawyers is defined as "a good start".
Somewhat off-topic, but way back in high school German class, I had a trick of writing my cursive letters n/m/r in such a way that it was hard to tell which one I meant. Very handy when you're not entirely sure which article to use with a noun: "der", "den" or "dem" (didn't help as much with "des" or "die"). Since I was doing very well in the class, and my handwriting was pretty bad anyway, the teacher typically just assumed I had gotten it right. (And I usually did know the right one, but I'm sure I picked up a couple of points during the class through this "technique").
We had binary ghost patties and pea rings at my last datacentre, and it didn't help one bit :-(.
I blame my mental health problems on years of working with Microsoft products...
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Netcraft is fucking dead
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vi problems?
> How many of us (who have all bashed Microsoft fairly and unfairly) would not drop our current job to take a position at Microsoft? I know that I would.
I'd live out of a shopping cart first. Or so I say now; I haven't yet had to make the choice between homelessness and working for a company I despise so.
>> It's interesting to note that legally speaking a corporation IS a person
:-)
> That's not true, and even if it were, it would not change the fact that a corporation is not actually a person, and should not be anthropomorphized.
Yeah, they really hate it when you do that.
More like Grammar-Centurion in this case. :-)
I agree. I heard him speak at the 5th HOPE a couple of years ago. Great guy.
I have to admit I was disappointed to find out that he drove a %^&*ing Hummer, though.
Keep in mind that for most content providers, you're not the customer, you're the product.
> Personally, I can't wait for the day they can patch human stupidity.
.. and promptly begins to "patch human stupidity" :-).
SkyNet becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern Time, August 29th.
Perhaps it's just a typo for "gag"...
Advertising before movies (except previews of other movies).
It's been a couple of years now since I set foot in a regular cinema (I am boycotting them, or at least all of my local ones, due to pre-movie $%^&ing commercials (as opposed to trailers)). But back when I was a regular movie-goer, I used to smuggle outside food in. A couple of bottles of water, box of cookies, fast food, etc... It's a bit harder in the summer when you have no bulky clothing...
Hmm, you know fuel prices are high when the unmarked black helicopters have been replaced with unmarked black blimps :-).
He's *Spock*.
Shouldn''t that be "infexious"? :-)
Ah, memories. I wish I hadn't given away my coppy of "Beneath Apple DOS"... :-(
>Actually I wonder which half is being re-written?
:-).
Maybe they're rewriting every other line of code
That's one of the quotes which makes me despise these marketing/advertising people even more. You can see their attitude in their choice of words. It isn't "people fucking hate being advertised during 90% of their waking hours", it's "harder to reach people at home". This is exactly the same way of thinking that leads spammers to work out ways to avoid spam filters - these assholes think their "message" is so important they have the right to force it upon you whether you want to hear it or not. God, how I hate them.