February 2010
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“But we did that in 1994 and 1995. What we did from 1996 through 1999 was coast...”
– resignation and postmortem. © 1999 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
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Downsize your parenting →
(via downsizers)
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“No civilization can survive the physical destruction of its resource base.”
– Bruce Sterling
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“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to...”
– Henry Ford
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“Makes you wonder: If Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes are intended to discourage the...”
– (overheard, via colleague)
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“Next time we meet, you might wear something a little more low cut. We’ll get...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
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“There seems to be a common fallacy among programmers that using memory is good:...”
– Interview: Jim Gettys (Part I)
[Posted June 28, 2006 by corbet]
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“Systems programmers are high priests of a low cult.”
– Ascribed to Bob Barton at The Early History of Smalltalk by Alan C Kay
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Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for... →
idiosyncratic-routine:
via the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Does it (your e-book reader/service/tool, etc.) protect your privacy?
Does it tell you what it is doing with regards to your data via privacy disclosures, open code, etc.?
What happens to additions you make to books you buy, like annotations, highlights, commentary?
Do you own the book or just rent or license it?
Is it...
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“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.”
– Douglas Horton
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“Never try and teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
– ascribed to Lazarus Long
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“Every time you attempt to parse HTML with regular expressions, the unholy child...”
– Parsing Html The Cthulhu Way
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“Fortunately or unfortunately, neither solar power nor firewood nor dried manure...”
– Putin told a joint news conference with Vanhanen, when he added that despite international efforts to find green energy solutions, dried dung and other alternative sources could not replace fossil fuels in coming decades. - Putin Thanks Halonen for Purification Plant YLE News 2010.02.10
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“Great fun, idiots *replying to all* again on a company wide alias. I work for a...”
– One of my colleagues
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o|o
clientsfromhell:
Client: “We want to show one of our industrial steel columns in our logo. I think it should show one large tower with two smaller storage tanks along the bottom.”
Me: “Like this?” [I draw a long vertical shaft with two round circles at the base..]
Client: “It’s PERFECT! Let’s go with that.”
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“So, how easy is it to breach the site itself and render the promise a joke?...”
– EV’s green cert is breached (of course) (SNAFU)
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quick reaction
clientsfromhell:
Client: “Hey… I’m just calling to drive you crazy…”
Me: “At least you’re being honest…”
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“I would remind you that extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice! And let...”
– Barry Goldwater, 1964 San Francisco acceptance speech
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“People seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication.”
– Dazed by a Technical Knockout - NY Times, May 12, 2002
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North Of The Moral Border (Pool | Port Stanley,...
(A mother approaches me, violently dragging her two teenage boys along.)
Mother: “I demand you call the police immediately and have them arrest those ‘flashers’ at once!”
(She motions to the two topless girls on the beach.)
Me: “Actually, here in Ontario, it’s legal for women to go topless. Are you not from around here?”
Mother: “I am from America where we have morals and standards. You people sicken me! They are far too young to be doing that!”
Me: “Sorry, ma’am, but there is technically no age limit on the law. It applies the same as it does to your sons.”
Mother: “Is there not a family section for decent people to enjoy the beach without these sick perverts exposing themselves to everyone?”
Me: “Again, I apologize, but it’s not about the beach. It’s legal for women of any age to go topless anywhere outdoors they please…same as men.”
Mother: “I will sue this whole country for punitive damages! My sons will be scarred for life!”
(Her sons are clearly scarred, as they are staring at the topless girls with huge grins on their faces. All of a sudden, three more topless girls walk past. She attempts to cover both her sons’ eyes with her hands.)
Mother: “Heathens! You will all burn in h***! Sinners and perverts, that’s all you Canadians are!”
http: //notalwaysright.com/north-of-the-moral-border/4097
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We Prefer Not To Watch Dr. Manhattan’s Project...
Customer: “Hi, do you sell stuff from the Watchmen movie?”
Me: “No, ma’am, we don’t. Since the movie was rated R, there are no licensed Watchmen products marketed to children.”
Customer: “Well, do you know where I can find Watchmen stuff?”
Me: “Do you have something that you’re looking for in particular?”
Customer: “Well, my son’s school is having a superhero themed day where all the kids are supposed to come to school in costume. My son wanted to go as Dr. Manhattan.”
Me: “Dr. Manhattan? Ma’am, do you know anything about him?”
Customer: “I know that he’s blue. Don’t you have anything at all?”
Me: “Ma’am, with all due respect, Dr. Manhattan walks around completely naked. Part of the reason the movie is rated R is because you see…everything…when he’s on screen.”
Customer: “Uh-huh. Do you think [other store] sells Watchmen stuff?”
Me: *giving up* “I’m sure it would be worth a shot…”
http: //notalwaysright.com/we-prefer-not-to-watch-dr-manhattans-project/4105
