This just in! Kha-Nyou is, in the local language, literally translated as 'delicious snack'. Man, what the people in that corner of the world won't eat with some peppers mixed in.
Um, no, it didn't explode in his pocket. It made a puff of smoke when he shorted it out with a screwdriver and made a little burn spot on his bed. Since he was a typical weenie he had to call the ambulance for 'breathing difficulties' from the smoke.
Anyone who's burned plastic or soldered with shitty solder realizes how 'toxic' those fumes are. Irritating, but who's neurotic enough to call the ambulance? Maybe the kid's mom did, or he did, to work the feel sorry for me angle and get her to buy a new one (since she washed the thing to begin with).
You must be new here. That's the whole point of meta-moderation. If you do it, it improves your chances of moderating in the future, because it basically reviews the moderating quality of previous moderation from other people.
Well most smokers would probably prefer that to being herded outside despite any weather conditions. Smokers are marginalized and ostracized enough as it is, no need to cry about working while they're smoking. At least they're smart enough to realize they need a break from time to time, you should try walking around for no apparent reason from time to time.;)
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"I think they really understand what our computer and tech culture is becoming."
Yeah they sure do. It's a source of great income for those with deep pockets like Dell, Microsoft, and IBM. IBM is just leveraging their power to stay alive and grow. They invested heavily in Linux from a number of angles to benefit themselves first and the rest of us second. I don't have a problem with their methodology, just pointing out that their the primary benefactor of the technology they purchase and open up like this.
Well, what do you expect from the guy that also invented the fifty-cent camera? I guess they're too popular for his own good. Hell, I've seen better color representation from a watercolor picture left out in the rain.
I generally agree with the Filthy Critic, you may want to visit his site sometime. Once you get past the rambling yet comical preludes, you get to the meat of an actual, vitriolic or praising movie review.
Something like this is really hard to qualify because there are so many factors involved.
Due to structural crush zones in cars, additional airbags, antilock braking systems, door beams, and other safety features in even cheap cars, accidents are much more survivable than they were even 20 years ago. However, with the trend in this country towards gigantic SUVs for every soccer mom, it may be equally counterbalanced.
The US DOT would have you believe that slower is safer, which it may be in densely populated urban areas. However, in mind-numbing interstate travel (I just made a 742 mile trip last Tuesday and again on last Saturday), you want to go as fast as your car feels safe traveling. This does increase your attention and focus, because you are forced to react to changing terrain more frequently and you realize the margin of error shrinks at higher speeds. I.e. you achieve a slightly higher 'pucker factor'.;)
There is a limit as to how fast you can safely travel which is mainly governed by how quickly you can stop. Sport Compact Car magazine recently reviewed a race-ready Mitsubishi Evolution 8 with upgraded everything including a beefed up braking system. The stopping distance from 60-0 was an unheard of 98 feet. From 70-0 it increased slightly to 135 feet. Now, from 80-0 we see a shocking increase to 179 feet. 20 mph, 33% faster and you effectively double your braking distance! Keep in mind this is on an exceptional car, real world, average cars come nowhere close to these numbers. Stopping from 60mph in 98 feet would sling the snot out of most people's noses.
Perhaps you're right about 20% faster speed nearly doubling kinetic energy, as that's what the braking system is being forced to deal with and would definitely cause those numbers to nearly double.
What's all this 'filing a warrant' business you're going on about? I've never heard of bosses filing warrants against employees. Care to elaborate? Or is this coming from personal experience;)
It's just Microsoft ripping someone else off, only this time they waited awhile. The original RSOD was the Amiga GURU meditation screen that gave you a code you could actually look up and have a chance of figuring out.
The point here is that since this guy is unstable and possibly crazy, it's not your responsibility to keep him happy. That's why I said who cares if he blows up. Let him blow up in a room full of clients, it'll expose him as the jackass he is and probably make him think twice about his behavior and maybe, just maybe, make him consider apologizing to the original writer.
Those aren't standard company jobs that 99% of anyone will ever see. Those are the top 1% CEO/CFO/whatever positions that come with exceptionally wonderful exit bonuses and/or pensions. So in fact, they are simply not relevant.
Who cares if the boss blows up or not? It's not within the writer's responsibility to find a replacement *or* cool off his boss's temper. He's leaving, he put in his two weeks notice like a gentleman, and if his boss can't understand that then who cares? He has plenty of legal options if his boss continues to be an ass-hat.
If it were me, I'd handle it like this.
1. Get written recommendations from co-workers and sub-bosses (if there are any). 2. Don't give him any reason to get crazier. If he confronts you, stand your ground. He has no hold over you and is trying to intimidate you into doing his will. Part of that will is finding a replacement which isn't your job. 3. Talk to HR and see if you can bolt down your last check. 4. If things get too hot, be prepared to walk. Go ahead and take all the star wars toys out of your cubicle early along with anything else not 100% necessary to get your job done. This will show everyone you're serious. It may also suggest to your boss that you're ready to walk at a moment's notice. That could drive the point home and cause him to reconsider his approach to you leaving. After all, you're obviously a valuable asset. 5. Suggest to your boss or your boss's boss that perhaps it'd be more constructive to focus on finding a new guy rather than fucking with you.
In the US, in every state, employment is strictly voluntary on the behalf of the employer as well as the employee. You can quit at will and they can fire you at will, it's in every piece of paperwork I've ever signed. Now, what you do after you quit can be regulated to a certain extent (i.e. non-compete clauses, which are illegal in some states, should be in all states though). But for the average joe, you can lose your job tomorrow, or you can quit tomorrow, there's very little certainty. Government jobs may be different but standard company jobs work this way.
" get up
get on up
get up
get on up
and DANCE * nmp3bot dances:D- i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
Integrate the face-stabber with a Windows pop-up that gives you one of two choices. Either click to download and install updates or watch the face-stabber in action.
Yeah I know, most of our electricity comes from burning coal. I had a trip to an electricity generator plant in school many, many years ago. Bla bla we burn coal which heats water which spins turbines connected to the generators.
But why should the government invest $6bn over the next few years in coal research? Why not something more plentiful like, oh I dunno, hydrogen?
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Or even:
Linux: Now with 20% more cursing in the kernel source.
This just in! Kha-Nyou is, in the local language, literally translated as 'delicious snack'. Man, what the people in that corner of the world won't eat with some peppers mixed in.
OOOH YEAH! I'll knock your head so far between your shoulder blades you'll have to unbutton your shirt to see your own shame in the mirror!
:)
Bonus points to whoever figures out where that snippet came from.
Um, no, it didn't explode in his pocket. It made a puff of smoke when he shorted it out with a screwdriver and made a little burn spot on his bed. Since he was a typical weenie he had to call the ambulance for 'breathing difficulties' from the smoke.
Anyone who's burned plastic or soldered with shitty solder realizes how 'toxic' those fumes are. Irritating, but who's neurotic enough to call the ambulance? Maybe the kid's mom did, or he did, to work the feel sorry for me angle and get her to buy a new one (since she washed the thing to begin with).
You must be new here. That's the whole point of meta-moderation. If you do it, it improves your chances of moderating in the future, because it basically reviews the moderating quality of previous moderation from other people.
Your second machine goes down when you install some software? Man, that must be rough. I guess it's the price of progress right?
Addiction is so tricky isn't it? I'm addicted to food, so I eat 3 times a day, like clockwork. ;)
Well most smokers would probably prefer that to being herded outside despite any weather conditions. Smokers are marginalized and ostracized enough as it is, no need to cry about working while they're smoking. At least they're smart enough to realize they need a break from time to time, you should try walking around for no apparent reason from time to time. ;)
"I think they really understand what our computer and tech culture is becoming."
Yeah they sure do. It's a source of great income for those with deep pockets like Dell, Microsoft, and IBM. IBM is just leveraging their power to stay alive and grow. They invested heavily in Linux from a number of angles to benefit themselves first and the rest of us second. I don't have a problem with their methodology, just pointing out that their the primary benefactor of the technology they purchase and open up like this.
Read: don't try this with PC Chips or ECS motherboards.
Well, what do you expect from the guy that also invented the fifty-cent camera? I guess they're too popular for his own good. Hell, I've seen better color representation from a watercolor picture left out in the rain.
I generally agree with the Filthy Critic, you may want to visit his site sometime. Once you get past the rambling yet comical preludes, you get to the meat of an actual, vitriolic or praising movie review.
Bzzzt, wrong. It's 70 mph daytime, 65 mph nighttime. I just drove over 600 miles through this state last week so I got to see plenty of those signs.
Something like this is really hard to qualify because there are so many factors involved.
;)
Due to structural crush zones in cars, additional airbags, antilock braking systems, door beams, and other safety features in even cheap cars, accidents are much more survivable than they were even 20 years ago. However, with the trend in this country towards gigantic SUVs for every soccer mom, it may be equally counterbalanced.
The US DOT would have you believe that slower is safer, which it may be in densely populated urban areas. However, in mind-numbing interstate travel (I just made a 742 mile trip last Tuesday and again on last Saturday), you want to go as fast as your car feels safe traveling. This does increase your attention and focus, because you are forced to react to changing terrain more frequently and you realize the margin of error shrinks at higher speeds. I.e. you achieve a slightly higher 'pucker factor'.
There is a limit as to how fast you can safely travel which is mainly governed by how quickly you can stop. Sport Compact Car magazine recently reviewed a race-ready Mitsubishi Evolution 8 with upgraded everything including a beefed up braking system. The stopping distance from 60-0 was an unheard of 98 feet. From 70-0 it increased slightly to 135 feet. Now, from 80-0 we see a shocking increase to 179 feet. 20 mph, 33% faster and you effectively double your braking distance! Keep in mind this is on an exceptional car, real world, average cars come nowhere close to these numbers. Stopping from 60mph in 98 feet would sling the snot out of most people's noses.
Perhaps you're right about 20% faster speed nearly doubling kinetic energy, as that's what the braking system is being forced to deal with and would definitely cause those numbers to nearly double.
I think the icon should look like a cockroach with Bill Gates' head on it. Anyone up for some gimping?
Since when do commies have german accents? Shouldn't be 've vill crush you', it should be something along the lines of 'capitarist pigs!'.
What's all this 'filing a warrant' business you're going on about? I've never heard of bosses filing warrants against employees. Care to elaborate? Or is this coming from personal experience ;)
It's just Microsoft ripping someone else off, only this time they waited awhile. The original RSOD was the Amiga GURU meditation screen that gave you a code you could actually look up and have a chance of figuring out.
Apparently BlinkOS does it as well.
"You never win by making someone angry."
The point here is that since this guy is unstable and possibly crazy, it's not your responsibility to keep him happy. That's why I said who cares if he blows up. Let him blow up in a room full of clients, it'll expose him as the jackass he is and probably make him think twice about his behavior and maybe, just maybe, make him consider apologizing to the original writer.
Those aren't standard company jobs that 99% of anyone will ever see. Those are the top 1% CEO/CFO/whatever positions that come with exceptionally wonderful exit bonuses and/or pensions. So in fact, they are simply not relevant.
Who cares if the boss blows up or not? It's not within the writer's responsibility to find a replacement *or* cool off his boss's temper. He's leaving, he put in his two weeks notice like a gentleman, and if his boss can't understand that then who cares? He has plenty of legal options if his boss continues to be an ass-hat.
If it were me, I'd handle it like this.
1. Get written recommendations from co-workers and sub-bosses (if there are any).
2. Don't give him any reason to get crazier. If he confronts you, stand your ground. He has no hold over you and is trying to intimidate you into doing his will. Part of that will is finding a replacement which isn't your job.
3. Talk to HR and see if you can bolt down your last check.
4. If things get too hot, be prepared to walk. Go ahead and take all the star wars toys out of your cubicle early along with anything else not 100% necessary to get your job done. This will show everyone you're serious. It may also suggest to your boss that you're ready to walk at a moment's notice. That could drive the point home and cause him to reconsider his approach to you leaving. After all, you're obviously a valuable asset.
5. Suggest to your boss or your boss's boss that perhaps it'd be more constructive to focus on finding a new guy rather than fucking with you.
In the US, in every state, employment is strictly voluntary on the behalf of the employer as well as the employee. You can quit at will and they can fire you at will, it's in every piece of paperwork I've ever signed. Now, what you do after you quit can be regulated to a certain extent (i.e. non-compete clauses, which are illegal in some states, should be in all states though). But for the average joe, you can lose your job tomorrow, or you can quit tomorrow, there's very little certainty. Government jobs may be different but standard company jobs work this way.
Reminds me of a quote from bash.org.
:D- i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
" get up
get on up
get up
get on up
and DANCE
* nmp3bot dances
Integrate the face-stabber with a Windows pop-up that gives you one of two choices. Either click to download and install updates or watch the face-stabber in action.
Yeah I know, most of our electricity comes from burning coal. I had a trip to an electricity generator plant in school many, many years ago. Bla bla we burn coal which heats water which spins turbines connected to the generators.
But why should the government invest $6bn over the next few years in coal research? Why not something more plentiful like, oh I dunno, hydrogen?
"but I remember I came up with roughly 10 trains filled with coal were required to break RC-64"
10 trains filled with what? Coal? You must be an advisor for Bush's new energy plan.
Man I still haven't stopped laughing at his suggestion of a 6 billion dollar investment in 'coal research'. Bahahahah..