The men's toilets in our place are real stinkrooms. We ran out of toilet paper once, so I had to nick some from the ladies toilet. I went in there, and it was like some kind of boutique. It was an almost magical land.
The comedian Ben Elton once observed that in the men's toilets it was almost as if the men stood in the urinals and pissed outwards.
Whilst we're copying [ed] American constitutions, can we add this clause from the constitution of new Hampshire
I had a look at the site, and noticed the following:
8. Accountability of magistrates and officers; public's right to know.
This is interesting in light of recent news (http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/may2007/foi-m31 .shtml) in the UK: With tacit support from the Labour government and Conservative front bench, a bill has been tabled that would exempt Parliament and MPs from Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation.
Some days I just don't know who I should vote for: Kang, or Kodos.
Gordon Brown is now talking about having a written constitution for Britain.
And you know what... it'll be a disaster. I have no faith in the politicians currently in power. I heard about the draft of the EU constitution that was kicking around awhile ago. It was a 400-page document in which many parties with vested interests played a part.
If we are going to have a constitution, then I say we just copy the American one; perhaps absent the stuff about guns. But no, that'd be too waaaaaay too simple.
Telling people how to fix problems fosters dependency on you. Showing them how to do it, in a manner that doesn't take years of command-line dorkdom to understand, is probably far more helpful.
Give a man a match, and you keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
You know the world is 12,000 years old and dinosaurs existed, they existed in that time, you'd think it would have been mentioned in the fucking Bible at some point.
Let us suppose that dinosaurs did exists, and Jesus rode a velociraptor, if you like. Doesn't the mere fact that they no longer exist validate at least some of Darwin's claims? Seems to me, as soon as creationists acknowledge the existence of dinosaurs, their theories are already pretty much screwed.
As a less drastic option, maybe now the SNP (Scottish National Party) are in charge in Scotland (barely) and are keen to establish independence I can move up north (assuming they spend money on more sensible things, which they claim to be keen to do).
Don't bother. As far as I'm concerned, Scottish independence is a gigantic waste of taxpayer money. I see many worrying trends in politics. You may not like the Tories, but at least they're better than Labour.
Ben knew about Leia, but for one reason or another, he simply didn't feel that she would be up to the task of becoming a Jedi and overthrowing Vader and the Emperor.
Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None. Feminists can't change anything.
I swear this is true. At a company I worked for about a decade ago, they had a network switch (or maybe it was a modem) in the toilets. Not actually "in" the toilets themselves you understand, they weren't quite that daft. Imagine the conversation. "Where should we put this switch? Next to the server perhaps?", and the answer would be "Nah, that's too inconvenient. Let's put it on a shelf in the lavatories instead".
Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It's a shark riding on an elephant's back, just trampling and eating everything they see. -- Jack Handy
can't you see it, this article is a cunning plot by the Evil Empire
Ah, but that's what the kittens want us to think. Think about it. Whilst everyone is banging on about Microsoft, the kittens are up to stuff that we can't even see. It's the perfect setup.
The only problem with think-tanks is that they're constantly coming up with common sense and good ideas like this
Actually, I always thought that think-tanks came up with crap ideas. "Think Tanks don't think, they justify". This site contains some insights into Think-Tanks.
The good news, though, is that this time, contrary to all expectations, the interests of the general public seemed to have won through.
Hold on - the linked article says that this scheme is proven to work because in the Yeoville area alcohol related violence had dropped 48% over the trial period. It then went on to say that over that eight month period there were only TWO major incidents. So if there had been (say) four major incidents over the preceeding eight months - which reduced to two during the trial - that would have been a 50% reduction.
Old joke: In a recent study of the effects of a new chicken food, it was discovered that 1/3 of the chickens gained weight, 1/3 of them lost third weight; and I'm afraid the other chicken ran away.
Umm.. I like where I work but I do NOT put in anymore work than what I am paid for. Putting in 4,5+ extra hours a week because it is "fun" does not put any more food on the table and keeps you away from family longer.
This assumes you have a family.
Isn't this a little lie we tell ourselves to cover up the fact we'd usually rather be doing something else other than work? Work is work. If you like programming for fun, then why not contribute to a free project outside of work? People shouldn't be slaves to their jobs. Take time out to smell the roses.
The simple fact that a 15 year old boy getting shot gets such media attention in Britain (when compared to similar events in America) is noteworthy. Sure, the USA is a far larger country, but even at a State level you don't really see the same kind of news reporting when it comes to these kind of shootings.
Old Jim Davidson joke: an American visits Britain, and casts his eye over the architecture.
American to Briton: You know, boy, back in the States we have buildings 10 times the size of that one over there.
Briton to American: Of course you do. It's a nuthouse.
don't try to retro-argue that your yanked-out-of-your-butt percentages exceed 100%
A mathematician sees two people enter a building, and three people leave. He turns to his friend and says: "if another person enters the building, it would then be empty".
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The men's toilets in our place are real stinkrooms. We ran out of toilet paper once, so I had to nick some from the ladies toilet. I went in there, and it was like some kind of boutique. It was an almost magical land.
The comedian Ben Elton once observed that in the men's toilets it was almost as if the men stood in the urinals and pissed outwards.
Whilst we're copying [ed] American constitutions, can we add this clause from the constitution of new Hampshire
I had a look at the site, and noticed the following: 8. Accountability of magistrates and officers; public's right to know.
This is interesting in light of recent news (http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/may2007/foi-m31 .shtml) in the UK: With tacit support from the Labour government and Conservative front bench, a bill has been tabled that would exempt Parliament and MPs from Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation.
Some days I just don't know who I should vote for: Kang, or Kodos.
If you start adding all kinds of technical gizmos and gadgets to your house, you will become a slave to maintaining them.
You are attempting to flush your toilet. Cancel or allow?Gordon Brown is now talking about having a written constitution for Britain.
And you know what ... it'll be a disaster. I have no faith in the politicians currently in power. I heard about the draft of the EU constitution that was kicking around awhile ago. It was a 400-page document in which many parties with vested interests played a part.
If we are going to have a constitution, then I say we just copy the American one; perhaps absent the stuff about guns. But no, that'd be too waaaaaay too simple.
>> Does Lord of the Rings, one of the most horrendously written classics ever created, qualify as having literary value?
> Nope. Great book, tho. Read it 7 time already, in 2 languages.
I find that to truly appreciate Lord of the Rings, you need to read it in its original Klingon.
Telling people how to fix problems fosters dependency on you. Showing them how to do it, in a manner that doesn't take years of command-line dorkdom to understand, is probably far more helpful.
Give a man a match, and you keep him warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.You know the world is 12,000 years old and dinosaurs existed, they existed in that time, you'd think it would have been mentioned in the fucking Bible at some point.
Let us suppose that dinosaurs did exists, and Jesus rode a velociraptor, if you like. Doesn't the mere fact that they no longer exist validate at least some of Darwin's claims? Seems to me, as soon as creationists acknowledge the existence of dinosaurs, their theories are already pretty much screwed.
As a less drastic option, maybe now the SNP (Scottish National Party) are in charge in Scotland (barely) and are keen to establish independence I can move up north (assuming they spend money on more sensible things, which they claim to be keen to do).
Don't bother. As far as I'm concerned, Scottish independence is a gigantic waste of taxpayer money. I see many worrying trends in politics. You may not like the Tories, but at least they're better than Labour.
If you believe that the Pope really is the successor to the apostle of the son of God and not just some delusional lunatic in a funny hat, that is.
A man came to my house the other day, dressed as a bishop. Didn't fool me though, as I never once saw him move diagonally.
Ben knew about Leia, but for one reason or another, he simply didn't feel that she would be up to the task of becoming a Jedi and overthrowing Vader and the Emperor.
Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None. Feminists can't change anything.
I swear this is true. At a company I worked for about a decade ago, they had a network switch (or maybe it was a modem) in the toilets. Not actually "in" the toilets themselves you understand, they weren't quite that daft. Imagine the conversation. "Where should we put this switch? Next to the server perhaps?", and the answer would be "Nah, that's too inconvenient. Let's put it on a shelf in the lavatories instead".
Well, I think it should be OK to shoot them if it's purely in self-defence.
"Quick, it's coming straight for us"Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It's a shark riding on an elephant's back, just trampling and eating everything they see. -- Jack Handy
Monty Python, that is. I'll start. Use an abacus? Oo, the luxury. In our days, ...
It's neither. Everyone knows it's Death by Schnoo Schnoo.
Whose stupid idea was it to make pause be CTRL-P? VLC's controls are the best, you can zip around with CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT
I take it your more of an Emacs than Vi user
can't you see it, this article is a cunning plot by the Evil Empire
Ah, but that's what the kittens want us to think. Think about it. Whilst everyone is banging on about Microsoft, the kittens are up to stuff that we can't even see. It's the perfect setup.
The only problem with think-tanks is that they're constantly coming up with common sense and good ideas like this
Actually, I always thought that think-tanks came up with crap ideas. "Think Tanks don't think, they justify". This site contains some insights into Think-Tanks.
The good news, though, is that this time, contrary to all expectations, the interests of the general public seemed to have won through.
The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Tower of Babel Translator in your ear
No, no, you're thinking of a babelfish. The Tower has to be inserted up a completely different orifice.
Hold on - the linked article says that this scheme is proven to work because in the Yeoville area alcohol related violence had dropped 48% over the trial period. It then went on to say that over that eight month period there were only TWO major incidents. So if there had been (say) four major incidents over the preceeding eight months - which reduced to two during the trial - that would have been a 50% reduction.
Old joke: In a recent study of the effects of a new chicken food, it was discovered that 1/3 of the chickens gained weight, 1/3 of them lost third weight; and I'm afraid the other chicken ran away.
This assumes you have a family.
Isn't this a little lie we tell ourselves to cover up the fact we'd usually rather be doing something else other than work? Work is work. If you like programming for fun, then why not contribute to a free project outside of work? People shouldn't be slaves to their jobs. Take time out to smell the roses.
The simple fact that a 15 year old boy getting shot gets such media attention in Britain (when compared to similar events in America) is noteworthy. Sure, the USA is a far larger country, but even at a State level you don't really see the same kind of news reporting when it comes to these kind of shootings.
Old Jim Davidson joke: an American visits Britain, and casts his eye over the architecture.American to Briton: You know, boy, back in the States we have buildings 10 times the size of that one over there.
Briton to American: Of course you do. It's a nuthouse.
In a similar vein is The Afromen (Because we're too white): http://www.sequentialpictures.com/movieafromen.htm l
> So I set up an idiot-simple Linux laptop for her, hiding all icons except Firefox and Thunderbird.
Same here. I used Suse and KDE, and even my dad can use it, provided that I got rid of all the extraneous stuff.
He asked me a question once, and I asked him "did you Google for it?", but he told me not to get technical on him.
A mathematician sees two people enter a building, and three people leave. He turns to his friend and says: "if another person enters the building, it would then be empty".