The tweet really does say it all:

• 17:58 Email arrives at 5:24pm March 24. They want it done "by tomorrow, March 25, 2009". Yeah, and I want a pony. #

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I mean, seriously? The customer's on the east coast, so they can't even use the time zone excuse. Someone really sent an email after 5pm, asking for something ( Read more... )

So, the SciFi Channel has decided to rename itself 'SyFy'. This is stupid, but aside from being fun to mock, just falls under "Marketing - it's wacky." The official reasoning is that SyFy, not being or resembling an actual word, can be trademarked and will turn up unique search results and that sort of thing.

Some of the other reasons given make ( Read more... )

You heard me. Eight pm, at the Aviation.

You know what, I'm making an unpopular decision here, to suit my own whim. You see, back in the day, I started announcing movie nights on my livejournal because I was tired of all the back and forthing of arranging movie nights. A can't make it early, B hates that theater, C doesn't feel like driving, ( Read more... )

Tuesday was heavy with the stupid. I really do get how someone can get anxious about a request. But, seriously? If I say "It'll be done by the end of the day", all incessant calls for status will accomplish is to make me keep stopping work on the request to chat about it. This... is not productive.

I quit answering calls from a particular ( Read more... )

We got another puzzle to turn in for a drawing. I didn't win either drawing.

Today's Customer Service Week Quote: "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.-- Bill Gates" Also we got another vague congratulatory email from management.

I picked up this quote from an article about CSW at NJTransit, heh - "Rahway is known ( Read more... )

Believe me, I get that the devs are scrambling like mad to make the deadline. But once we launch, I'm the one who has to support this thing. Which means it's important that I can make it work before the users call in asking how stuff works.

me: Hey, [function] isn't working for me. I'm getting this error.

it: Try X.
me: I tried X, but I'm still ( Read more... )

It's one of those things where if you say nothing, then you're complicit in the silence. And yet...

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You know, that's really obnoxious.

Who are you to tell me what I can say? You're trying to take away my freedom of speech!

So, in your world, 'freedom of speech' means that you can say any obnoxious thing you like, but nobody ( Read more... )

Oh, hey, quickie PSA, if you felt the midwest earthquake today, you should go to the GSPS and report what you experienced.

In other news, the sore throat is slightly less painful, but otherwise my cold lingers on. Feh. I hate being sick.

So, a few stills of the costuming for Silken Floss have turned up on the net.

Apparently in addition from being transformed from a nuclear physicist/surgeon to an "evil secretary", she's also been turned into an evil secretary who's too stupid to remember to put on a shirt.

Note to costumers: A push-up bra under a suit jacket is not a retro look ( Read more... )

I mean, aside from some lingering con crud from Katsucon. But I wasn't really any sicker Friday than I'd been Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

From: Building Services
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 4:47 AM
Subject: Delayed Office Opening - Fri Feb 22

Due to inclement weather, the ... Office will open at 10:00am today, Friday February 22nd. ( Read more... )