Comment Re:Mamangement (Score 2) 290
"You must be great fun at parties."
"You must be great fun at parties."
I have noticed, for years, that there seems to be a corporate effort to stomp all creativity and expression out of IT.
There seems to be this thought that if IT can be turned into the new accounting, that IT professionals will be as interchangeable as accountants.
LK
I know several people who stay away from the polls "as a protest", not realizing that they're not affecting anything at all; it's not seen as protest, but as apathy.
There's no point making a phone that can be repaired and maintaned for twenty years when next year's model will have twice the memory and three times the processing power, and a radio that moves bits twice as fast too.
We could have said the same about desktop PCs back in the day, but we didn't.
Never ascribe to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest. She's not disconnected from reality, she's trying to disconnect you and me from reality.
She doesn't seem to be very good at it.
No.
They should come visit Stockholm, where we've just had the second "mildest winter ever" in a row. Snow on the first day of Spring notwithstanding.
+1, Troll.
Adjustable height desks rule.
Absolutely. I bought one about a year ago, and now spend 30-50% of my work day standing. My back and shoulders have been thanking me ever since.
Alas, IKEA had none in stock at the time, and due to issues with their supplier, weren't going to get in any more until August. So I had to go to one of those trendy office furniture shops that seem infest Stockholm like gnats around a bowl of fruit, and pay about 40% more for it. OTOH, it came with a 3-year warranty, it *works*, and I might even be able to deduct some of it from my taxes this year.
If you work at a desk, GET ONE.
Spewed chocolate bunnies inside to make the enemies lapse into a diabetic coma...
I think that's a wonderful idea. Say, I've been looking for a potential Kickstarter for some time now...
That sounds a bit like claiming to be celibate while boasting that you've the neighbourhood's biggest and best porn archive.
The best way to deal with a mosquito is to give it just what it wants. At about 5x normal pressure/flow rate.
IOW you wait until the little bastard lands on your arm, give a little squeeze, and--boom! No more mozzie.
Sounds cool. Can you get one of those with a remote?
It says something about the countries I've lived in, perhaps.
Where was your outrage then?
Hypocrite.
LK
He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. -- Bion
