HI BILLY MAYS HERE!

DO YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH BEING WHAT OTHERS DEEM "TOO REALISTIC"? DO YOU OFTEN GET CALLED A PEDANT ON WEBSITES? HAVE YOU NOT SLEPT WITH A WOMAN SINCE YOU WERE 5 YEARS OLD AND WOKE UP FROM A SCARY DREAM?

IF SO, HAVE I GOT A DEAL FOR YOU! I WANT YOU TO DIAL THE NUMBER FLASHING ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE MY AMAZING NEW PRODUCT "THE BIG BLUE ROOM" IS JUST RIGHT FOR YOU! WITH IT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

1) See the sun*
2) See the moon
3) See the clouds
4) See other people
5) Remember why you're so negative in the first place and go back inside
6) pass gas without having to spray some deodorizer
7) get exercise

*Warning, sun should not be viewed by naked eye. Side effects include Narcolepsy, aversion to spinach, dry heaves, explosive flatulence, gastric gurgling, and in some rare instances, a desire to bugger a sheep.

My home desktop is a Dimension 5750 I bought in March of 2001. I've not replaced a single part in it, other than added an additional gig of ram the day after purchase. I use a MBP for my day to day stuff, but my wife uses the desktop pretty consistently.

Hopefully it continues to chug along for another year or so, I have no desire to purchase another laptop any time soon.

Smary MacFanBoi post ahead. You've been warned.

I went from a Dell D830 laptop running XP to a 17" Macbook Pro w/Leopard. Don't expect to upgrade anytime soon. /sips coffee, scratches neck where black faux-fur turtleneck sweater is itching/genuflects at the altar of Steve.

No, not the deep sigh of contempt! I hear that does 2d20 damage! ;)

those labels make people feel better about themselves. It lets them identify with other people who might be similar to them.

That's it.

I've met a few "Nerds" in my life. They're about as well-rounded as a square.

I miss the days when disputes were settled on the playground after school. *sigh*

Seemed a much simpler time, didn't it?

before the Bush administration gutted the rules and gave Verizon its monopoly back.

I believe you mean AT&T.

http://bearonbusiness.com/the-daily-show-stephen-colbert-explains-att

Yeah, I started off sarcastic and then it basically morphed into...damn, that's actually what's going on right now. Just didn't feel like back-spacing. ;P

I bet most run-of-the-mill users don't know they have the infection and could act upon it if they knew.

I don't know about that. If I were Comcast, I'd probably do the pop-up thing with a link to a website with How-to instructions on virus removal.

Because if you notify the user, a lot of them are going to assume that since you made them aware of it, you have to fix it.

(which is obviously crap, but that's how a lot of people think...at least around these parts anyway. D.C.)

You're wrong on this one.

I can easily think of 3 states off the top of my head with better roads: California, Colorado, and Texas.

DC highways are not bad, but if you haven't been here in a few years, you might wanna go take a run around the 495 loop and tell me how smooth those highways are.

(Nevermind the constant lane closures for "construction".

But what if I event a new way of viewing something?

SLOWDOWN COWBOY, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVEN'T POSTED IN AN HOUR OR SO, WE'RE GONNA SAY IT'S BEEN 18 SECONDS CAUSE YOU MIGHT BE TROLLING OUR SITE! OH NOES!

I haven't gone to college, but when I do, I'll drink Dos Equis.

Stay thirsty my friends.

Is this your neighbor?

http://ablognamedsue.typepad.com/a_blog_named_sue/images/2007/05/28/smilin_bob.jpg

If so...fantastic!

You're right. Bad day. My bad. Carry on with the shallowness. :)

Wow, your shallowness amazes me. Seriously, grow up.