And what kind of freak would go to a "blue light" district?

New York Governor Spitzer while moving at relativistic speeds with $4000 in his pocket?

Peter

Peter

Please submitter: have your company hire or consult someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to pest control. You worry about the computers. I don't know what on earth possessed you ask other I.T. nerds for advice either.

Pshaw. When you have a nerd problem, you need a nerd solution.

Caesium-137 is radioactive, toxic, and liquid at slightly above room temperature. Warm it up to melt it, then pour it all along your cable paths.

Better still, Technetium-99 is a gamma emitter. Let's see... Technetium melts at around 4000 degrees F, so wear some gloves when you're pouring it along your cabling. Soon, the gamma radiation will scramble the rat's DNA causing them to grow to a Rodent of Unusual Size at which point the rats will no longer be interested in eating mere cabling.

You could always buy a Mousetrap which will give you something to do while waiting for the Technetium to melt.

There are some mousetrap videos that you might also reference.

Peter

To empower individuals to utilize synergistic approaches to achieve goals and exceed expectations. :)

...on the Internet!

Peter

It's kinda like when you meet a hot girl, you hit it off, then your friend tells you she has a penis.

It was a Rocky Horror Picture Show party. I was appropriately dressed and you were seriously drunk.

Peter

Best question: "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

No. She sucks at Halo 3.

Peter

easy

dim a a = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25;
a = a+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41+42+43+44+45+46+47+48+49+50;
a = a+51+52+53+54+55+56+57+58+59+60+61+62+63+64+65+66+67+68+69+70+71+72+73+74+75;
a = a+76+77+78+79+80+81+82+83+84+85+86+87+88+89+90+91+92+93+94+95+96+97+98+99+100; print a;

You forgot to add the initial 0.

Peter

Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating the forcible procurement of your neighbors goods. I was simply clarifying the OPP's point, though I'm sure he wasn't serious.

No, of course not. My 401(k) is still, relatively, intact. In fact, in such a fall of civilization scenario your neighbors will be very valuable to you. Okay, great, I've got an AK-47 and a mountain of ammo and a lake Gin, but I've got to sleep sometimes. Who is going to watch all of my stuff when I'm asleep? My neighbor will, and I'll watch his. It could be like a homeowner's association that doesn't suck.

The simple reality of it is that in such circumstances I'll probably die, just like everyone else. I live in a rural area, within eyesight of ten enormous grain silos. I have access to well water. But what good is it all to me? Compared to humans from 20,000 years ago, I'm soft. I'm not well adapted for survival. I'm surrounded by acres of wheat fields but I don't know if I could make something edible from raw wheat. I'm a gun owner, but not a hunter. I'd probably make myself sick trying to clean and cook a possum.

I am just not prepared for something like this.

Are cats edible?
How long will ten grain silos feed a town with 10,000 people?
Why won't this f'ing walnut tree make edible walnuts?!?
What am I going to do with all of this volcanic ash?
Why isn't Dish Network working? Volcanoes don't damage satellites.
Do K&N air filters protect engines from volcanic ash?
How much gasoline could I get in trade for a MacBookPro?
How much bleach should I put in water to sterilize it?
I hope those fucking gophers in the back yard are dead.
It could be worse. I could still be living in Phoenix.

Peter

A sarcasm detector, that's a real useful invention.

I'll trade you all of my guns, ammo and booze for your sarcasm detector.

Peter

It's already the end of the world. What more could go wrong if I used all three at once?

Peter

Fortunately, I heeded the advice to SELL SELL SELL all of the stocks in my 401(k) portfolio and invest in Guns, Ammo, and Booze. I should be in pretty sweet shape if the Apocalypse occurs in the next few months.

Peter

Don't be ridiculous. Is your other name Ebenezer Scrooge?

Holy shit! Someone on /. spelled 'ridiculous' correctly!

I personally do not get a Christmas Bonus (although I have other benefits), but I can see why a Christmas Bonus is good. Relatively speaking the "small" gift from a company to their employees can pay for itself. Increased loyalty. Increased work. The feeling that you belong and are valued. These things money cannot buy. A Christmas Bonus, however, can often go a long way towards it. It says "Yep, we've all done well. We're still in business and we can still pay you. Thanks for the work throughout the year". Employee profits. Company profits. It's a win-win situation.

After that Psychotria goes on and gets the right "their" and "it's" also! I'm beside myself with glee! (Of course, that may be the eggnog)

Now, time to get this post back on track. My company's Christmas bonus works out to about 2% of my pay, year to date. It isn't a lot, but it comes at the right time. Business is slow in my line of work around Christmas so I appreciate the bonus. However, an extra 2% at raise time would go a lot farther for encouraging productivity. That's money that I can see every day. The glow of a Christmas bonus is gone by the middle of January, then I'm left wondering if I could be making more money flipping burgers at Sonic. (I look good in skates)

Peter

I would bet money a lot of government and I know for a fact a lot of private organizations do NOT audit their general security logs in a timely and in an effective fashion.

Don't forget to file your form 1099 after you win that bet.

Peter