I went cold turkey. That 7 day migraine sucked more than anything ever before.
A week? You got off easy. When I quit cold turkey a few years ago after drinking 8-12 caffeinated Diet Pepsis a day, I felt like total shit for a month. Headache, body aches, lethargy, exhaustion... It was awful.
But you're absolutely right, once the caffeine was out of my system, I felt great. I could fall asleep at night, I could sleep through the night, waking up in the morning was no problem, I had more energy, and if I ran out of soda, I didn't get a pounding headache. It's one of the best things I've ever done for myself.
Tell everyone that you have a great idea for the next meeting, but don't tell them what it is! When your turn comes up, show up to the meeting fashionably late if possible.
Before your co-workers can react to your entrance, stroll into the meeting room and shoot each and every person in the kneecap.
While they're wailing in pain and rolling in pools of their own blood, fire a few rounds into the air to get their attention. If you're out of ammo, just bang the butt of the gun on a table or wall.
Once you have their attention, mention that if you ever catch any of the fuckers using that Windows bullshit ever again, you're going to call another meeting. If they don't seem to be catching your drift, call attention to the gun in a subtle manner. Make sure they know you're dead serious, and be sure to use strong language for the greatest impact!
At the end of the meeting, as they're limping out of the room using each other for support, hand out Knoppix discs and pamphlets about popular alternative operating systems and books that will help them get started....
Oh, wait, you mean fun for them? I think that'd be a mistake. After all, fear is an excellent motivator. Your boss may even be so impressed with your strong leadership style, that you'll get a raise out of it all.
From what I gathered from commentaries and the like on the DVD set, Fox wanted a show that would do for Fox what Buffy/Angel did for WB/UPN. When Joss came back with "space western," Fox balked at the idea, instead of just trusting him or giving the show a chance. Sounds like the Fox execs had decided the show's fate before a single episode had aired.
Considering that they didn't even bother the explanatory pilot episode until the end, that sounds about right.
Having finally caught the show within the last month or so on DVD, I can see that the show would have done well if it were treated correctly. Had they shown it in order in a steady timeslot, the amount of viewers would have grown as word of mouth spread. Alternatively, since TV executives can't seem to fathom "letting a show find an audience" despite it working in the past, and insist on a combination of heavy advertising and instant success, they could have hyped the hell out of the pilot episode as a "Two Hour Special Event" or something.
Oh well, Fox blew it. It's not the first time, and it surely won't be the last. They seem to be perfectly happy with more instances of She-Male Brides Attack Bachelorettes and American No-Talent Ass Clown. Why they even bother to develop new non-"reality" shows and then instantly cancel them, though, is beyond me. Sigh.
Fox, liu kou shui de biao zi he hou zi de ben er zi!
What I believe he's referring to is the steering wheel lock that engages when you turn the key fully to the off position, which would physically prevent you from turning the steering wheel, power steering or not. An old Hyundai might not have such a thing, but a lot of (most?) cars do.
"*Approximate figures based on CD-quality WMA (64 Kbps)"
Hey, cut them a break. They probably meant that 64KBps WMA approaches old, worn-out cassette tape quality. It's a common typo. I mean, the keys for "CD-quality" and "old cassette tape quality" are right next to each other.
I've used Firefox/Firebird/Phoenix since version 0.6 or so (and Mozilla before that) through the present, on both OS X and Linux, and I've never seen it either. Good to see I'm not the only one.
I am using 1.0 RC1 at the moment and it often renders this site very badly, hiding the text in negative-X land.
Am I the only one that's never seen this? Slashdot renders fine for me in the latest versions of Firefox on both OS X 10.3 and Debian, and has for as long as I've used Firefox (I dunno, since.6 or so). The only problem I've noticed is that the Linux version features a large black margin at the bottom of Slashdot comment pages. Aside from that, Slashdot renders just fine, every time. What's the deal? Is this just a problem with the Windows version or what?
Helpful tip: If you have a dead iPod, do the rebate offer, and sell the Jukebox on eBay.
If it isn't broken, forget it. The 15GB iPod is worth at least US$200 on eBay (it sells new for $299), while Dell is only going to give you $100 for it. You could sell the iPod on eBay and get the Dell DJ for free if you were so inclined.
I went for a walk at somewhere around midnight a few weeks back (in CA), without any kind of identification on me. A police officer on patrol stopped me and asked me a few questions (apparently there had been some burglaries in the area recently). He asked for ID, and didn't say anything about that being illegal when I told him that I had none. He took down some information, and we both went on our merry ways.
So I doubt there is any such law, at least in California. Besides, what about the homeless? Surely many of them have no ID to show.
I don't have the URL but it was over a year ago that I read how Bill wanted a car imported and that it was sitting at the dock for months and months because he was not supposed to import the car. He hired a bunch of lawyers and they worked with their representative to have a law written up so Bill could get his car. The law was then tied in with some others that were sure to get passed and the whole bunch ended up going through.
The car in question is the Porsche 959. Slashdot pointed to an Autoweek article about six months back. Pretty interesting stuff.
Making a soundalike name is like what cheap Taiwanese knock-off companies do... There's a relevent Simpsons quote here somewhere, but I'm too lazy to dig it up.
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But you're absolutely right, once the caffeine was out of my system, I felt great. I could fall asleep at night, I could sleep through the night, waking up in the morning was no problem, I had more energy, and if I ran out of soda, I didn't get a pounding headache. It's one of the best things I've ever done for myself.
No, it's pronounced "Roker" as in "Al Roker." Rokerphone. Free weather updates on the hour, every hour. Oh, and something about music. WEATHER!
Tell everyone that you have a great idea for the next meeting, but don't tell them what it is! When your turn comes up, show up to the meeting fashionably late if possible.
...
Before your co-workers can react to your entrance, stroll into the meeting room and shoot each and every person in the kneecap.
While they're wailing in pain and rolling in pools of their own blood, fire a few rounds into the air to get their attention. If you're out of ammo, just bang the butt of the gun on a table or wall.
Once you have their attention, mention that if you ever catch any of the fuckers using that Windows bullshit ever again, you're going to call another meeting. If they don't seem to be catching your drift, call attention to the gun in a subtle manner. Make sure they know you're dead serious, and be sure to use strong language for the greatest impact!
At the end of the meeting, as they're limping out of the room using each other for support, hand out Knoppix discs and pamphlets about popular alternative operating systems and books that will help them get started.
Oh, wait, you mean fun for them? I think that'd be a mistake. After all, fear is an excellent motivator. Your boss may even be so impressed with your strong leadership style, that you'll get a raise out of it all.
Good luck!
From what I gathered from commentaries and the like on the DVD set, Fox wanted a show that would do for Fox what Buffy/Angel did for WB/UPN. When Joss came back with "space western," Fox balked at the idea, instead of just trusting him or giving the show a chance. Sounds like the Fox execs had decided the show's fate before a single episode had aired.
Considering that they didn't even bother the explanatory pilot episode until the end, that sounds about right.
Having finally caught the show within the last month or so on DVD, I can see that the show would have done well if it were treated correctly. Had they shown it in order in a steady timeslot, the amount of viewers would have grown as word of mouth spread. Alternatively, since TV executives can't seem to fathom "letting a show find an audience" despite it working in the past, and insist on a combination of heavy advertising and instant success, they could have hyped the hell out of the pilot episode as a "Two Hour Special Event" or something.
Oh well, Fox blew it. It's not the first time, and it surely won't be the last. They seem to be perfectly happy with more instances of She-Male Brides Attack Bachelorettes and American No-Talent Ass Clown. Why they even bother to develop new non-"reality" shows and then instantly cancel them, though, is beyond me. Sigh.
Fox, liu kou shui de biao zi he hou zi de ben er zi!
I, for one, can't wait to hear The Mamas & The Papas' stirring rendition of Slayer's Angel of Death.
What I believe he's referring to is the steering wheel lock that engages when you turn the key fully to the off position, which would physically prevent you from turning the steering wheel, power steering or not. An old Hyundai might not have such a thing, but a lot of (most?) cars do.
Until you tell them that the thing in your pocket is PSP. Then they'll just think you're a drug dealer.
I've used Firefox/Firebird/Phoenix since version 0.6 or so (and Mozilla before that) through the present, on both OS X and Linux, and I've never seen it either. Good to see I'm not the only one.
One word:
Wingdings.
802.11[thumbs up]
802.11[triangle]
802.11[traffic signal]
I went for a walk at somewhere around midnight a few weeks back (in CA), without any kind of identification on me. A police officer on patrol stopped me and asked me a few questions (apparently there had been some burglaries in the area recently). He asked for ID, and didn't say anything about that being illegal when I told him that I had none. He took down some information, and we both went on our merry ways.
So I doubt there is any such law, at least in California. Besides, what about the homeless? Surely many of them have no ID to show.
The PR from Microsoft quotes P.Diddy, and has a picture of Paris Hilton sporting an Xbox-logo-emblazoned bag.
Hmm.
Microsoft Xbox: The official video game console of the 15:01 crowd!
I guess all our base don't belong to Europa!
*dodges thrown tomatoes*
Altering Your Engine With New Chips
:P
Hooray, I get to be a whore today!
(* blah blah blah, know the facts about the incredibly hot coffee, yadda yadda. It's a joke. Hush.)
What?! No LaserDisc?
Noooo, Microsoft isn't behind this at all! Not even a little bit! :P