OK, then- I didn't want to hafta tell you this, but the projector and auditorium lights have failed- seems all the electrons have decided to boycott it.
In a feeble attempt to "slow down the world" and stop this gigabyte madness, I have decided to organize a contest to see who can get the SLOWEST wired access.
Mind you, very slow wireless may also be eligible for this distinguishing (or perhaps extinguishing) prize.
At THIS MOMENT, our advanced telephone engineers, in cooperation with the government of Quebec, are laying down a vast network of corroded copper wire to see how we can stop the perverse modernization of our great Quebec, and Canadian society
For results of an very promising initial experiment READ MY COPPER! and despair, o ye mighty!
Take note! We are QUEBEC! WE ARE FULLY PREPARED AND READY TO JOIN THE THIRD WORLD!
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Years (and YEARS!) ago when users in my office showed up for work in the morning, they would turn on their DOS (and later Win 3.1) systems and wait 30 to 40 seconds for their PCs to boot.
Big deal.
A couple of users used to complain to me about this terrible waiting time.
I wanted to yell at them "Clean up your DESK while waiting, you fucking slobs!". But instead I just grinned, and bore it.
Gee- 40 seconds of their day! Okay, maybe two minutes if they booted 3 times - "lost" out of their day.
One guy actually managed to get a PC upgrade from his boss, based on this "inconvenience"!
Today I boot my Vista & Win7 systems about once every five days.
Big deal.
So... I lose 40 seconds, while I pour my coffee.
"Plus ca change... etc" -
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I used to remark to my kids that you can see three celestial objects in daylight- the Sun, the Moon, aand Venus.
A couple of years ago I was driving home with my son in the late afternoon and happened to notice Venus in the western sky, abut an hour before sunset.
We stopped the car, looked up, and sure enough, there was the Moon.
All three objects were visible at the same time!
I suspect this phenomenon is not all that rare though. - it depends on season, Venus' position, and time of the lunar month.
Perhaps soon, if the ISS is bright enough, we'll be able to see four objects during the day. -
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But for the first time in more than 20 years, GM has a real selection of damn good products.
This reminds of the commercials that that guy with the aviator glasses and the trophy wife (whaziz name- Lee Iacoocoo?) used to make for Chysler several years ago:
"THIS year we've got it RIGHT! "
Hmmnn.. didn't you say that last year,Lee? And the year before?
Fuk me,Dude- last GM car I ever bought was a Vega. Ever heard of it?
It burnt litres of oil after only 20,000 miles and rusted inside and out within 30K miles.
I scrapped it at 50Kmiles and never bought a GM product again.
But half of all Americans have IQs under 100- they just kept buying GM cars, with their long-term memories limited to 5 years or less, due to TV.
No it won't. One of the rules of naming such semi-permanent structures is that they're not often named after living people
About 20 years ago, the Prime-minister of Quebec "sober" of course, accidentally ran over and killed an old man with his car, after leaving his girlfriend's apt at 1AM.
The politician got off, and when he died, a coupla years later, the govt of Quebec TWO DAYS LATER renamed a major boulevard after him, (it had previously had kept its historic name for 150 years)
Whatever happened to those studies of Planaria (flatworms) that when you trained them to avoid electric shocks, then chopped 'em up and fed 'em to other flatworms, the new flatworms KNEW to avoid the electric shocks?
I say we tase a few guys, chop 'em up and...
Oh wait... this is getting too disgusting. Let's stay with the bloodsuckers.
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Slashdot Mirror
Hmmnnnn...
.755 Australian questions - They tend to talk slowly in Australia
Would this be an Imperial question? Or a metric one?
(One Imperial question = 0.8933 Metric questions)
Or perhaps =
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This is your toaster talking:
All your science is belong to US!
In Soviet science, toasters consult YOU!
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|| for a date with Inara Serra / Morena Baccarin?
Mmm.. don't know who THEY are; I just wanna marry Kirstie Allie! OK then; just a "date".
In any event, the sentiments seem admirable...
I say we should free Willy too!
Because I said so.
Not good enough an excuse?
OK, then- I didn't want to hafta tell you this, but the projector and auditorium lights have failed- seems all the electrons have decided to boycott it.
In a feeble attempt to "slow down the world" and stop this gigabyte madness, I have decided to organize a contest to see who can get the SLOWEST wired access.
Mind you, very slow wireless may also be eligible for this distinguishing (or perhaps extinguishing) prize.
At THIS MOMENT, our advanced telephone engineers, in cooperation with the government of Quebec, are laying down a vast network of corroded copper wire to see how we can stop the perverse modernization of our great Quebec, and Canadian society
For results of an very promising initial experiment READ MY COPPER! and despair, o ye mighty!
Take note! We are QUEBEC! WE ARE FULLY PREPARED AND READY TO JOIN THE THIRD WORLD!
.
Years (and YEARS!) ago when users in my office showed up for work in the morning, they would turn on their DOS (and later Win 3.1) systems and wait 30 to 40 seconds for their PCs to boot.
Big deal.
A couple of users used to complain to me about this terrible waiting time.
I wanted to yell at them "Clean up your DESK while waiting, you fucking slobs!". But instead I just grinned, and bore it.
Gee- 40 seconds of their day! Okay, maybe two minutes if they booted 3 times - "lost" out of their day.
One guy actually managed to get a PC upgrade from his boss, based on this "inconvenience"!
Today I boot my Vista & Win7 systems about once every five days.
Big deal.
So... I lose 40 seconds, while I pour my coffee.
"Plus ca change... etc"
-
.
I used to remark to my kids that you can see three celestial objects in daylight- the Sun, the Moon, aand Venus.
A couple of years ago I was driving home with my son in the late afternoon and happened to notice Venus in the western sky, abut an hour before sunset.
We stopped the car, looked up, and sure enough, there was the Moon.
All three objects were visible at the same time!
I suspect this phenomenon is not all that rare though. - it depends on season, Venus' position, and time of the lunar month.
Perhaps soon, if the ISS is bright enough, we'll be able to see four objects during the day.
-
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Neptune will never "suck up" Pluto
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However, it definitely seems that Illinois is sucking up to Pluto...
But for the first time in more than 20 years, GM has a real selection of damn good products.
This reminds of the commercials that that guy with the aviator glasses and the trophy wife (whaziz name- Lee Iacoocoo?) used to make for Chysler several years ago:
"THIS year we've got it RIGHT! "
Hmmnn.. didn't you say that last year,Lee? And the year before?
Fuk me,Dude- last GM car I ever bought was a Vega. Ever heard of it?
It burnt litres of oil after only 20,000 miles and rusted inside and out within 30K miles.
I scrapped it at 50Kmiles and never bought a GM product again.
But half of all Americans have IQs under 100- they just kept buying GM cars, with their long-term memories limited to 5 years or less, due to TV.
.
Not THE Claudette Colbert!
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Her ghost still haunts a bus-station in Barbodos!
And Stephen Colbert holds seances there apparently!
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No it won't. One of the rules of naming such semi-permanent structures is that they're not often named after living people
..
About 20 years ago, the Prime-minister of Quebec "sober" of course, accidentally ran over and killed an old man with his car, after leaving his girlfriend's apt at 1AM.
The politician got off, and when he died, a coupla years later, the govt of Quebec TWO DAYS LATER renamed a major boulevard after him, (it had previously had kept its historic name for 150 years)
grr... don't get me started...!
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On the internet, nobody can tell if Pluto is a dog
Sure they can. He BARKS!
OTOH, WTF is Goofy? Some freak of nature like a talking mouse? Or a floppy-eared planet?
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In Japan all your satellites is belong to us!
..
Izzat what he said?
Wait- I think it really means "In US all your satellites is belong to JAPAN!"
Try suffering trolls when you only have dialup like me!
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Hostie Tabarnouche!
Alors, signez mon petition: WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Hey! Bell competes! Would you prefer RoadRunner?
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Hostie Tabarnouche!
Alors, signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Hostie Tabarnouche!
Alors, signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Yeah? Well, I'm a SYMPATICO customer! And it's all I have. so...
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Hostie Tabarnouche!
Alors, signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Hostie Tabarnouche!
.
Alors, signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Hostie Tabarnouche!
.
Alors, signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Hostie Tabarnouche!
.
Alors, signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Hostie Tabarnouche!
Signez mon petition!
WE NEED HISPEED!
And pass it on! (in Quebec only)
Sign it: Rural petition
But most (urban & suburban) people in Quebec have access to hispeed AFAIK, so they can't be bothered signing it...
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Stop it, please.
This crazy talk about spookiness and entaglements is making me nervous.
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Whatever happened to those studies of Planaria (flatworms) that when you trained them to avoid electric shocks, then chopped 'em up and fed 'em to other flatworms, the new flatworms KNEW to avoid the electric shocks?
I say we tase a few guys, chop 'em up and...
Oh wait... this is getting too disgusting. Let's stay with the bloodsuckers.
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