So if I understand correctly, they want the cartoon avatar that accompanies my email to be used as my U.S. passport photo?
At least it'll look more life-like than an actual passport photo. Is there some course that public servants take on how to make photographs turn out bad every time?
I thought this was worth a try, so I got out my old (or "expendable") Sony TR590E Video8 camera and a roll of gaffer tape, trapped a pidgeon, and taped the camera to it. Then I threw it all out the window.
What did I get?
A window frame, two seconds of blur then black, a busted camera and a dead pidgeon.
What about the buggy thingamees that they left up there?
Everything left on the moon worked perfectly! (That slapping sound you hear is a horde of retired NASA engineers throwing down gauntlets)
I want to see if these conspiracy theories can be put to rest for good. Can they photograph the equipment left behind?
These are people who don't accept the existing film, photographs, hunks of moon rock, etc, as evidence; more photos won't make a scrap of difference. The only way to refute conspiracy theorists is to take them to the moon and push them out an airlock without a space suit so they can experience the low gravity and hard vaccuum first hand (and even then they'd probably use their last breath attempting to argue that it couldn't have been done in the 1960's...).
The first time it may have been a "human" mistake. Second time, I do not think so.
Maybe the first person who made the mistake was fired, and the replacement also happened to make the same mistake.
That's not giving Microsoft the benefit of doubt, I'm thinking of how many times they make the same mistakes over and over, almost like it's company policy.
the US will soon respond with their "Alcoholic Step-Dad of All Bombs."
Paving the way for a whole dysfunctional family of bombs.
Pervy uncle of all bombs: only targets children.
Crack whore daughter of all bombs: readily detonates for anyone at any time, but very cheap.
Emo-kid of all bombs: ill-fitting black casing, sits in the bomb bay sulking, threatens to go off in an overly dramatic manner "to make everyone sorry" without realising that's why the other bombs won't talk to it in the first place. When one actually does go off (which is rare), nobody notices or cares except the over-protective MOAB.
Third cousin twice removed of all bombs: everybody has one but nobody can ever recall it's name, only explodes at weddings and funerals.
Grandfather of all bombs: guarantees lawn-area supremacy.
He could only do that if there was a 20 year old design for that mecha which he copied.
To be precise, he could only do that if there was a 20 year old specification for a mecha that could be reimplimented, otherwise he'd be infringing copyright.
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So if I understand correctly, they want the cartoon avatar that accompanies my email to be used as my U.S. passport photo?
At least it'll look more life-like than an actual passport photo. Is there some course that public servants take on how to make photographs turn out bad every time?
Communication using insects.
So the ants on my desk are really a message? Let's see if I can decipher it...
C...L...E...A...N...Y...O...U...R...O...F...F...I...C...E
No, that doesn't make any sense at all.
Pidgeon with a camcorder duct taped to it.
I thought this was worth a try, so I got out my old (or "expendable") Sony TR590E Video8 camera and a roll of gaffer tape, trapped a pidgeon, and taped the camera to it. Then I threw it all out the window.
What did I get?
A window frame, two seconds of blur then black, a busted camera and a dead pidgeon.
Last time I use an idea I read on Slashdot...
To be fair to the plan, death by dirty telephone is only a possibility, while ridding ourselves of middle management is guaranteed.
Worth the risk, IMO.
What about the buggy thingamees that they left up there?
Everything left on the moon worked perfectly! (That slapping sound you hear is a horde of retired NASA engineers throwing down gauntlets)
I want to see if these conspiracy theories can be put to rest for good. Can they photograph the equipment left behind?
These are people who don't accept the existing film, photographs, hunks of moon rock, etc, as evidence; more photos won't make a scrap of difference. The only way to refute conspiracy theorists is to take them to the moon and push them out an airlock without a space suit so they can experience the low gravity and hard vaccuum first hand (and even then they'd probably use their last breath attempting to argue that it couldn't have been done in the 1960's...).
If that's the case, would it still be human error to follow company policy?
Twice over: one human error making the bad policy, another acting on it. Problem is HR never sees it that way.
Hilarious!
May your chrome shine until the coming of the MacGuyver at the Time of Unbending.
The first time it may have been a "human" mistake. Second time, I do not think so.
Maybe the first person who made the mistake was fired, and the replacement also happened to make the same mistake.
That's not giving Microsoft the benefit of doubt, I'm thinking of how many times they make the same mistakes over and over, almost like it's company policy.
Thai Food and Beer.
Nah, that combination just gives you a hangover at both ends.
would you let a watchdog represent YOU in a suit?
I wouldn't let one represent me nude. I have dress standards!
The electric companies will do everything in their power to keep this kind of thing off the market to ensure the status quo.
That's OK then. Their power is AC, solar panels are DC.
Damn it, how long will it be before the teenagers at my local cinema have one of these?
Judging by what's on the screen, not soon enough.
Makes me wonder if he dropped any good loot.
Hang on, I'll check under his chair...eww!
>He died playing WoW. Do I have any takers?
If that were true, I'd say his life just improved.
Perhaps he thought his Second Life would kick in.
Actually, the first Marathon was fatal.
Nobody ever learns from history.
The headline says it was a Marathon gaming session. I didn't even know Marathon was an online game...
A minivan is a dubious runaway collector.
Hey, whatever works...
A klingongram? "Say it with bat'leths."
They can't do anything right except make wine and surrendor.
Obviously "surrender" isn't even in your dictionary...
aren't ALL bombs dysfunctional?
Only after use.
Well come to think of it.. they should be!
No argument here.
After reading it (and consuming a suitable quantity of aspirin), I assure you I'm not ;)
Yes the word for a bomb has feminine gender, this readily disproves your theory.
So that makes this bomb a female father? Wow, destructive and gender confused.
Still, this isn't the first time cross-dressing has been weaponized, as anyone who has seen "Glen Or Glenda" can verify.
the US will soon respond with their "Alcoholic Step-Dad of All Bombs."
Paving the way for a whole dysfunctional family of bombs.
Pervy uncle of all bombs: only targets children.
Crack whore daughter of all bombs: readily detonates for anyone at any time, but very cheap.
Emo-kid of all bombs: ill-fitting black casing, sits in the bomb bay sulking, threatens to go off in an overly dramatic manner "to make everyone sorry" without realising that's why the other bombs won't talk to it in the first place. When one actually does go off (which is rare), nobody notices or cares except the over-protective MOAB.
Third cousin twice removed of all bombs: everybody has one but nobody can ever recall it's name, only explodes at weddings and funerals.
Grandfather of all bombs: guarantees lawn-area supremacy.
And by "Love" I mean "Stick forks in your eyes".
Oh great, I can still hear it, but now I can't find the close window button. You bastard!
He could only do that if there was a 20 year old design for that mecha which he copied.
To be precise, he could only do that if there was a 20 year old specification for a mecha that could be reimplimented, otherwise he'd be infringing copyright.