From here.
* I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time. o (November 1987)

* Make it just like a Mac. (attributed in Barbarians Led by Bill Gates, in reference to Windows)

* There are people who don't like capitalism, and people who don't like PCs. But there's no one who likes the PC who doesn't like Microsoft.

* We will never make a 32-bit operating system, but I'll always love IBM.

"Nowadays, security guys break the Mac every single day. Every single day, they come out with a total exploit, your machine can be taken over totally. I dare anybody to do that once a month on the Windows machine."

Oh Hell Yeah!

Now even trying to get them clean makes a mess. Damn sure glad I don't have kids.

So the computer of redhead-kitten's boyfriend (bbb) started to smell. Now my nose doesn't work so I couldn't place it. Thoughts on the smell ranged from smoldering saliva to burning excrement. Others concurred but none could nail it.

Pulling the computer out from under the desk isn't easy, but it was done in short order by bbb. We popped open the case and smelled the wonderful smell but couldn't place the location. I got in there to look to see if there was anything burned out on the motherboard. The smell was coming from the area of the topmost hard drive. Nothing smoking there but it reeked. No signs of charring either.

Not knowing the source of the problem and as the computer was still running I advised bbb to not use the computer unless he absolutely had to and turn it off when he was done. If something was going to go then it just needed to die, even if it took other components with it.

As a precaution they went out and bought a new hard drive. The upside is he has NOTHING that required a backup. Everything he needs is on the internet (e-mail addresses, bookmarks, etc).

So we pulled it out this morning and cracked the case again. Could NOT find the source of the smell.

Until I remembered that he had cold cathode lights on the removable side of the case. Near the hard drives.

If you ever have the opportunity to smell that, skip it. It is not worth it.

Speaking of smells, what is the foulest thing you have ever smelled?

In the end, when all seems lost and the embers of hope slowly dim as the gray ash of reality consumes us, then and only then do we realize that hope is nothing more than a beleaguered soul's attempt to simulate order and righteousness in universe devoid of meaning.

Resistance, as they say, is futile.

I heard the people talking about it. They wandered around in a daze, sleep was foresaken in their quest for "more," they talked about it incessantly and knew you would understand and join them. Those few who resisted were merely lost souls they attempted to save by keeping them informed of their daily exploits, some of which were quite enjoyable while others were merely the trivial ramblings of a possibly deranged or obsessive/compulsive person.

To hear them say it they were fine. "No problems here!" they would exclaim. "Everything's just great and it is you who need to see the light."

The light is blinding, the light consumes, the light rips the substance from the soul and leaves only a carcass, a shell, a broken and withered mist of a being.

This shall be me for I cannot escape it's clutches.

Yeah, it started with redhead-kitten's boyfriend, then blinder and SolemnDragon contracted it, then Red Warrior whom is normally immune against such things fell to it's awesome power.

I speak, of course, of World of Warcraft.

Now, in the end, do I finally understand.

I just finished installing it and downloading the latest information for it and am about to start playing it. Will someone please stop me? I cannot help myself.

I went shopping this weekend at Bullseye-Made-In-China-Land to replace part of the wardrobe I shrank out of. 45 pounds makes one not want but need to do this. Then I read how to hack Target's sale pricing over at BoingBoing.

Do any of you see anything really useful with this information now that it is out there?

If you like stop motion video you might like this.

If you need to see the power of motivation and want some inspirational quotes, read this article at Wired.

Wow.

Where the hell are Snakes on a Plane when you need them?

One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when someone shouted...."Look at that dead bird!" Someone looked up at the sky and said..."where???"

They Walk Among Us!!

While looking at a house, my brother asked the real-estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?" When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, and has for sometime, she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff."

They Walk Among Us!!

I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific."

They Walk Among Us!!!

My colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, when we overheard one of the administrative assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a convertible, but "didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving".

They Walk Among Us!!!!

I told the girl at the steakhouse register that I wanted the half pound sirloin. She informed me they only had an 8 ounce sirloin. Not wanting to make a scene, I told her I would take the 8 ounce steak instead of the half-pound

They Walk Among Us!

I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "Has your plane arrived yet?"

They Walk Among Us!!!!!!!!

While working at a pizza parlor I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding. "Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.

Sadly they "WALK AMONG US" and also reproduce!!!

Watch as the Islamaphobia spreads.

Danny Bonaduce is my new hero.

You Are a Snowman Friendly and fun, you enjoy bringing holiday cheer to everyone you know!

What Christmas Ornament Are You?

Courtesy Dr. Sanity I bring you A Short Course On How To Be A Victim. Now read the top of this entry.

Discuss.

I'm sure Dom Pierre Pérignon would be rolling in his grave if he saw one of these.

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