Yesterday afternoon I called Asus Support to ask a few questions. After a rather long wait listening to bad elevator music, I finally was connected to a gentleman with an Indian accent. I cringed a bit because of the tendency to outsource CS to out of the country centers, but I tried to squish my concerns and remind myself that there are good ( Read more... )

This weekend I saw the new Star Trek movie, and I liked it. The actor who played McCoy, Karl Urban, was a bit over the top and “ham-fisted” as someone else described it; Simon Pegg’s performance as Scotty was a bit over the top too but in a better way; I really liked him ( Read more... )

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I read this bit of advice regarding debates and/or arguments:

If you are going to argue, be prepared. The mistake most people make is to rush into an argument without being sufficiently sure of the facts for the position they are taking. The competent arguer analyses the structure of his case and knows all of the factual data available to support ( Read more... )

Chav is UK slang, I learned, the equivalent of "white trash" or "trailer trash ( Read more... )

The topic of idle conversation in my aisle often turns to health: organic food, weight, exercise, vegetarianism, etc. Even as I type this one women is chastising those at the Tully’s downstairs who ordered a coffee shake drink thing for the fat and calorie content, and as I post this they’re discussing how white bread has been processed too much ( Read more... )

Someone on my friend list encountered one of them at the bookstore, and I wanted to share. The following is an excerpt. For the full tale follow the link.

[...] Here's the story; I was in Barnes & Noble in the graphic novel section (oh wait, the manga section). I was looking at the latest volume of BLEACH I think and a co-worker of mine was in the ( Read more... )

There is crazy, and then there is Crazy. Jennifer Diane Reitz (JDR) definitely falls into the latter category. She is a car crash I just couldn't help reading about.

In the early 1990s Jennifer co-founded Accursed Toys, an electronic entertainment company, with Stephen P. Lepisto, Sandi Woodruff and Eldenath deVilya then went on to create ( Read more... )

*dances*I had the bestest unexpected chat last night, the kind that stirs up the drama pot and leaves a gelatinous film on top. You know, that lovely fatty stuff that makes you sick if you eat it ( Read more... )

September 19th was International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a silly "holiday" invented in 1995, and most everyone, like it or not, doesn't take it too seriously, but sirilonwe found a girl who objected strongly to itShe got reamed not so much for her suggestion but for the reasons she listed and her utter lack of a sense of humor. People like that take things ( Read more... )