Awwww... I see what you did there. Gross, dude.


:-P

I'm sorry, but I DON'T WANT A PHONE CALL! I'd much rather get an email/SMS and respond quickly, efficiently and without the extra "chatter" that happens during the course of a normal phone call.

Maybe I've finally become the anti-social, datacenter-dweller with no ties to the rest of humanity, but I've found that people are stupid and talking to them wastes time. Quick and precise email makes life so much easier. Tell me what the problem is and I'll fix it... then I'll email you back. My blackberry allows me to do this from just about anywhere (inclusive of the "fix it" portion of the transaction).

I admit... the problem with this approach is expecting stupid people to clearly express their issue via text. Most can't do it verbally, so asking them to type it out is a chore.

Just maybe, he's attempting to create the sprawl: Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis

It's part of his name, after all...

Am I misremembering Neuromancer, or wasn't high-speed rail critical to the sprawl's economy?

Remember the good old days when you could turn off the TV in biology class from your wrist watch?

Mr. Lane... if you're still out there, I'm really sorry for doing that like 3 times during the trip up the fallopian tubes.

It is done to create frustration and a strong determination to find ways of making our lives work with this new technology so that we don't notice that we don't actually need it.

Only slightly off topic...

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of

Yep... I have the Harmony One and i'm very pleased with it. As long as you're controlling devices that receive an IR signal, it works very well.

The programming process is a little tedious when customizing, but that's mostly due to the remote's flexibility.

The best feature by far is the ability for it to learn IR signals for devices not officially supported. Works great for controlling FrontRow on the Mac Mini ;-)

Unfortunately, all it does is make you go crazy and throw soup bowls at your sympathetic nurse.

General "Buck" Turgidson: Doctor, you mentioned the ratio of ten women to each man. Now, wouldn't that necessitate the abandonment of the so-called monogamous sexual relationship, I mean, as far as men were concerned?

Dr. Strangelove: Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.

Ambassador de Sadesky: I must confess, you have an astonishingly good idea there, Doctor.

Correct. Perhaps one of the worst work schedules belong to middle management/administrators in the technology/facilities field. Not only are you responsible for your work, but you're responsible for the output of the common slobs in sector 7G who report to you.

Add to that the simple truth that stuff breaks at all hours of the day and (especially in a small company) middle management/administrators are usually the only staff with the credentials and knowledge to fix mission-critical apps/infrastructure/equip. But, it certainly does add some job security if your upper management at least has half a clue as to what you're doing. I find that consistent and detailed communication with upper management about project status is key. Denounce the TPS reports all you want, they do have their role ;-)

I did not know that about SD... I actually owe you many thanks and have read up on it now.

If anyone saw the macrumors.com keynote feed, it was hacked and someone inserted some pretty funny (albeit inappropriate) comments into the feed. I'll need to find a link to a screenshot...