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A Day in the Life

By ReallyEvilCanine (Fri Jun 22, 2007 at 08:12:36 AM EST) A Day in the Life, time, DST, Nisqually Rule the Waves, WTF?, pie (all tags)

Don't Know Much About History

Stupid design is rampant in software, and with it stupid limitations. Inevitably someone wants our software to do $Action which isn't feasible due to design limitations. After receiving a negative answer to their question about whether something is possible, they turn into Veruca Salt:

"But why can't I do it?"
"Because we said so."
"But I waaaaant to."
"It won't work, but I'll file a New Feature Request for you."
"But I want to do it nooooowwww."
"Sorry."

Fighting with a software company is one thing, fighting with more than 100 years of historical standards and international treaties is another.

Poll: Hanna-Barbera Survivor.
x-posted to da brog.

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Hey gang, let's put on a show

By georgeha (Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 11:07:24 AM EST) DST, hex and counter goodness, Exodus, debt (all tags)

and I have a few hours alone to engage in a nerdy teenage boy pursuit.

Plus, the Ten Commandments, Venus Beauty Institute, you don't need to be a weatherman, talent show, financial jujitsu, back on more drugs, and less.

Poll: How has the DST change affected you?

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A Day in the Life

By ReallyEvilCanine (Fri Mar 09, 2007 at 04:57:06 AM EST) A Day in the Life, cubicle, beer, DST, fuckwits, pie (all tags)

Thirsty

It was 10:30p.m. I was out with some workmates having some tasty Kölsch beer. My cell phone rang.

"REC, this is $GeneralSupportManager. Can you join a conf call with $LeadResourceManager, $DocManager, $PM-Guy and $OtherSeniorManager? We're discussing the Daylight Savings Time issues."

x-posted to da brog.

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-	Well, I think that Smiling Charlie is nothing but a twopenny opera! And he doesn't even have an Aria!	7%
-	Finding my belt buckle may require both time and a certain mindset, but I promise that the rewards will be thick... and heavy.	2%
-	People often say to me, "Hey... what the hell are you doing in here?!" But then I laugh and run away. It's great fun.	7%
-	Without a lot of evidence we cannot say whether or not there were a parade of cats in the cupboard. We do know, however, that our moss infection has cleared up. I think that says something.	23%
-	When he used to smile, his mouth would hurt for days. He stopped after a while, and that's when he figured out that faking the happiness was almost as bad as not having it to begin with.	16%
-	In my wallet: A condom, A piece of paper with several phone numbers, and Sally, the 12-year-old asian girl.	16%
-	Irradiated sensor soup, now half-off!	0%
-	When I make the noise that goes like this, I make the noise that goes like this.	7%
-	I would like to vote to do the hustle. I think it would help us in these trying times.	19%

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