Right. I'm "certified" for first aid but at a lower level and have no idea how I'd react in an emergency like this type of situation. I like to think that I wouldn't lock up and hopefully be able to find someone more capable than myself.
You idiots! That's called artistic license! It also helps to fuzzify poor special effects and give the "film" an "edgy" feel so supposedly beloved by trend-setting, market-leading (perhaps ironically-named) focus groups comprised of drooling morons.
That doesn't seem to work for me, I just tried it. Maybe I'm a moron.
But then, I'm kind of a Windows guy (boo, hiss). My love affair with my MacBookPro diminished when my Parallels upgrade borked my XP install totally (and yes, I *did* try the recovery methods found via Google searches and advice on the Parallels site).
I bought a program called Picturesque which did nice photo effects for awhile, but then it seemed to forget that I had actually PAID for it and it started applying the watermark even after I got a new reg number. Then Picturesque started to repeatedly crash halfway through image processing. That was a big disappointment after I had spent so much time setting everything up. Worse was when it would complete and then I'd find out that it had applied the watermark again. Wait - I actually paid money for that program!
I'm not a happy Apple camper at this point, but it's still useful for email and web stuff when I travel. At $3000, that's a pretty expensive (but cool-looking) $400 Dell laptop replacement.
If that's true, you (and your kind) may actually be the phantom shitter (what with having nothing better to do and time to waste). By this I mean those who are anally agile enough to deposit a semi-solid mass on the backside of the interior of a toilet bowl that doesn't get washed away by normal flushing.
I've seen this phenomenon on a few occasions and have never been sure if it was a religious thing, a college prank intended to send the message "I am here", some sort of weirdly-oriented sphincter or evidence of shitting aliens in our midst. Screw SETI, solve the phantom shitter mystery first!
Evil plotting against co-workers that might challenge my goals for world domination. I mean, that's what everyone else does, right? [Especially those bastards down in HR who have been gunning for me since day one. You know the type: snotty, I-know-everything, we-own-you low-lifes. Now that I come to think of it, that guy across the street always seemed a bit shifty, too, and it wouldn't surprise me if he
Is there some secret command that enables this? I've tried it on my Mac laptop (actually, you just gave me an excuse to drag the thing out and try it) and it doesn't seem to work.
America also appears to have the most morons in the world, but that observation doesn't take into account the fact that most other countries don't have the critical mass of population to make the natural moron percentage of population noticeable nor the sensation-seeking media that the US has.
Note to American morons: I'm actually supporting non-moron Americans here.
Look, the people you mention probably *need* that emotional support in order to feel valued. Fer chrissakes, can you imagine a world where really smart people were given parades, free sports cars, millions of dollars and celebrity makeovers just for being smrt?
That'd stunt the smart peoples' develoment and encourage them to stay right where they are and plunge us all into some bizarro world where supermodels would be begging nerds for sexual favours and big tough guys would be lined-up for geeky girls to teach them math.
I think you're correct; but the extreme access to information these days differentiates the current situation. My example is "a website I know about" [cough-mine-cough] where newbies expect to be given all the information needed to be an xpert. Nevermind that they don't even know what to do with the information or fully understand it.
The problem is, you're talking about $20,000 worth of high-end audio equipment there.
Not including the $1000 for the MonsterCable!
My ex used to work for a national MonsterCable distributor 20-odd years ago, so we got it cheap. It's impressively heavy, looks "industrial" and serious, but lamp zipcord does 95% of the duty at 5% of the cost. Zipcord doesn't look as cool, though for the sniffy, obsessive audiophiles.
You mean in the IT world? The IT business is unique in the sense that once it gets to be "good enough" it makes itself largely redundant. It is a support function for other businesses/industries after all.
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Note how all replies to this post are marked as "Troll". Seems to me that the parent is a troll or at least flamebait.
Right. I'm "certified" for first aid but at a lower level and have no idea how I'd react in an emergency like this type of situation. I like to think that I wouldn't lock up and hopefully be able to find someone more capable than myself.
Cloverfield's videography truly made me feel like a pro was trying to act like an amateur and failing.
Even amateurs are more competent.
Great post, thanks for taking the time to compose it, it was interesting to read. I hope you get modded up.
Where's the plane crash video?
You idiots! That's called artistic license! It also helps to fuzzify poor special effects and give the "film" an "edgy" feel so supposedly beloved by trend-setting, market-leading (perhaps ironically-named) focus groups comprised of drooling morons.
That doesn't seem to work for me, I just tried it. Maybe I'm a moron.
But then, I'm kind of a Windows guy (boo, hiss). My love affair with my MacBookPro diminished when my Parallels upgrade borked my XP install totally (and yes, I *did* try the recovery methods found via Google searches and advice on the Parallels site).
I bought a program called Picturesque which did nice photo effects for awhile, but then it seemed to forget that I had actually PAID for it and it started applying the watermark even after I got a new reg number. Then Picturesque started to repeatedly crash halfway through image processing. That was a big disappointment after I had spent so much time setting everything up. Worse was when it would complete and then I'd find out that it had applied the watermark again. Wait - I actually paid money for that program!
I'm not a happy Apple camper at this point, but it's still useful for email and web stuff when I travel. At $3000, that's a pretty expensive (but cool-looking) $400 Dell laptop replacement.
We have to get of this rock or else we're all dead.
If that's true, you (and your kind) may actually be the phantom shitter (what with having nothing better to do and time to waste). By this I mean those who are anally agile enough to deposit a semi-solid mass on the backside of the interior of a toilet bowl that doesn't get washed away by normal flushing.
I've seen this phenomenon on a few occasions and have never been sure if it was a religious thing, a college prank intended to send the message "I am here", some sort of weirdly-oriented sphincter or evidence of shitting aliens in our midst. Screw SETI, solve the phantom shitter mystery first!
You sound like a good candidate for CAD support. Look up PDS, PDMS, SmartPlant 3D, Aveva, AutoPlant.
Evil plotting against co-workers that might challenge my goals for world domination. I mean, that's what everyone else does, right? [Especially those bastards down in HR who have been gunning for me since day one. You know the type: snotty, I-know-everything, we-own-you low-lifes. Now that I come to think of it, that guy across the street always seemed a bit shifty, too, and it wouldn't surprise me if he
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Is there some secret command that enables this? I've tried it on my Mac laptop (actually, you just gave me an excuse to drag the thing out and try it) and it doesn't seem to work.
America also appears to have the most morons in the world, but that observation doesn't take into account the fact that most other countries don't have the critical mass of population to make the natural moron percentage of population noticeable nor the sensation-seeking media that the US has.
Note to American morons: I'm actually supporting non-moron Americans here.
Look, the people you mention probably *need* that emotional support in order to feel valued. Fer chrissakes, can you imagine a world where really smart people were given parades, free sports cars, millions of dollars and celebrity makeovers just for being smrt?
That'd stunt the smart peoples' develoment and encourage them to stay right where they are and plunge us all into some bizarro world where supermodels would be begging nerds for sexual favours and big tough guys would be lined-up for geeky girls to teach them math.
End of the world, anyone?
I tend to agree with you in some ways but you can't wish or force better circumstances into existence.
Who goes to the library to read paper journals these days?
Barbara Mikkelson?
I think you're correct; but the extreme access to information these days differentiates the current situation. My example is "a website I know about" [cough-mine-cough] where newbies expect to be given all the information needed to be an xpert. Nevermind that they don't even know what to do with the information or fully understand it.
You must be new here...
This a joke, right? Hold on a minute...urph...grrer...owww...ooph
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...club scene...
So it's all shallow fashion then?
What about chads, though?
The problem is, you're talking about $20,000 worth of high-end audio equipment there.
Not including the $1000 for the MonsterCable!
My ex used to work for a national MonsterCable distributor 20-odd years ago, so we got it cheap. It's impressively heavy, looks "industrial" and serious, but lamp zipcord does 95% of the duty at 5% of the cost. Zipcord doesn't look as cool, though for the sniffy, obsessive audiophiles.
Never confuse "class" with income level. Too many people already do.
Way to buy the class warfare line, hook line and sinker, there.
That seems to be a common theme here (not just in this thread). Youth is wasted on the young.
What a nice post, it was, uh, oddly moving. Thank you. And get off my lawn you smart-alecky whippersnapper!
Sort of like a Mom's basement? I'm running away now.
It's a fuck and chuck employment market.
You mean in the IT world? The IT business is unique in the sense that once it gets to be "good enough" it makes itself largely redundant. It is a support function for other businesses/industries after all.