"'tis but a flesh wound!"

"Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming."

Is this some new future release of Apache from the snazzy makers of Ubuntu?

Hmmm, that explains why there is a faint odor of peat moss around their copy of my resume, by the time I get to the first interview.

Sure, first it's all "oooohhhh" and "aaaahhhh", but then there is all the running and screaming....

Somewhere in America an RIAA exec is reading this and after a stout facepalm, asking "Why didn't we think of this first?" So, how much are they going to charge building owners for their piped in elevator music/muzak? After all, that is recorded somewhere, and someone may even be dancing to it in an elevator....

If the timezones will cease to exist, then I declare that my home is now on the time of UTC+4.352hrs, except on Thursdays & Saturdays where the time will be noted as UTC-6.14hrs.

Sounds like the beginning rumblings of a new patent Troll....

Wondering how I can get a Sun E250 in a box and under 60 pounds.... Sounds like a job for Mr. Chainsaw!!

I'm in the bathroom...wait for the sound of the flush before turning off the lights this time!

Now would it really be that bad if Ted's identity was 'stolen' this way (driver's license, birth cert, etc), as the story mentions?

Rule number 1--Cardio.... LOL

If you are introducing yourself as a string literal, then I can see where the 'other people' may look at you funny. I'd have to admit, makes it great for fun at a party where you have "Hello, my name is $NAME" on a sticky badge....(can't wait for the next party!). Wow, I love being a geek (and a 44yo gamer, with no intention of growing out of it). :D

Where's the bazooka?

...and decides to go to Oracle, is that considering 'following the Hurd?"