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a fun game
A really fun game is to start typing a sentence into google and see how the search engine tries to anticipate how you're going to continue. I just typed in
"Are most women"
and google suggested
Are most women bi
Are most women bi curious
Are most women happy with their breast implants
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a bad day for someone
Personally, if I meant to write that the organization I represent does not condone unauthorized duplication of software and instead I wrote that they do not condom it, I wouldn't send out a second email to correct the mistake unless I wanted to make sure everyone caught it. By "everyone," I mean all of the graduate student members of the premier ( Read more... ) -
those jerks at Sprint
My phone is so jacked up it's barely functional right now (the display is completely blank), and Sprint has been outrageously unhelpful. Behold this wondrous bounty of customer service:
"Unfortunately, it is not possible to replace this handset with the new handset. This is the reason it cannot be replaced."Now I get it: they can't replace my ( Read more... ) -
the mark of fame & the meaning of steampunk: it call it a fail
In case you don't know, I adore randomly generated texts, bad Google translations, bizarre spell check suggestions, and unintended t9 word substitutions. It's really the only kind of poetry I like, aside from song lyrics. (In fact, I think it should be song lyrics -- see my "spam" tag.) Also, of course, I totally support Dylan and his awesome art.
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Does anyone know where I should buy a splint for a sprained thumb? I've looked at Walgreens and they just have these heavy-duty gigantic monster ones that would eat my entire hand. King Soopers had the same one. The best one I saw was actually at a computer store (Microcenter), but it had unnecessary extra features like a big bean bag under the -
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My computer got a virus and all of my school files got deleted. I think I have the most important ones backed up, so it is most likely not the end of the world ( Read more... ) -
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I'm grateful that my parents had a computer when I was an undergrad, but I'm even more grateful that it was a crappy computer that trained me to save my work after practically every sentence in case it shut down. Things are better now, but I like to have multiple lines of defense. -
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Who's going to the Sisters show? I don't think we are because we're both ridiculously busy and they were pretty bad last time we saw them, but honestly I think I still love them enough to possibly go anyway. (Unless it's sold out or something).
