Jun 11 2008

Windows Driver FAILED!!

windows-vs-ubuntuWell yesterday was interesting I go back to the hotel not in the greatest of moods just wanted to sit down and watch the Cub’s win another game and relax.

Well I had tendency to install Ubuntu onto my laptop. I already I had the ISO downloaded so all I needed to do was burn it to CD and well I need to repartition my hard drive too. I go digging for my windows disk luckily I already had my hard drive partitioned for the data and OS on previous install. So I split the OS partition down the middle and installed Windows XP Pro on a 10GB partition. So I let that do its thing and come back its finished and the Cub’s WIN!! So awesome and now I am re-installing my drivers and well the only driver that failed was my wireless one go figure. Now I am a little steamed because well the hotel only has WiFi (figures). I just forget about it and start installing Ubuntu now I finish that and well sure enough everything is working.

Now the irony in my story is this Linux is well known for not having driver support and Windows is well yeah you know plug-in-play. Why is it on my VAIO linux had driver support on that CD but Windows does not. WTF


May 30 2008

Tech Support

I worked in technical support at Silicon Graphics about a year ago, and I was part of the group that was first in line to handle problem calls. Oh, joy. Being only eighteen at the time, my experience in the field of technical support was somewhat limited, but I could still handle my own.

Now, as you may or may not know, SGI sells top of the line computers used in many different industries. On average, they’re about three times as expensive as personal PCs and are meant to be used by professionals in the industries they’re used in.

Anyway, the following call came in:

Customer: “I just received an Onyx yesterday, and I tried to set it up today and it doesn’t work.”
Tech Support: “It just doesn’t boot up?”
Customer: “It doesn’t even turn on. I see nothing on the screen, and the fan doesn’t even turn on in the back of the system.”
Tech Support: “Is the monitor functioning? Is there a little green light in the lower right corner of the monitor?”
Customer: “Yes, there is.”
Tech Support: “Ok, is the computer plugged in?”
Customer: (irritated) “Look, I think I know how to set up a system. I’m a college graduate, you know.”
Tech Support: “Ok, let me finish typing up this report, and I’ll send it off. You will get a reply within one business day.”
Customer: (exasperated) “Thank you. Geez, I mean I paid a huge amount of money for this computer. The least you people can do it make sure it works before sending it to me!”

Customer: “I mean, to add to the poor quality control, you even sent me one extra power cord.”
Tech Support: “One extra cord?”
Customer: “Yes, it looks just the one I used to plug in the monitor and computer, but that’s all you sent to me. I have no use for this other one.”
At this point, I thought I should inquire a little more…but use a bit of tact to do so.

Tech Support: “Sir, can you double check the serial number on the back of your computer?”
Customer: “On the back of the computer?”
Tech Support: “Yes, sir.”
Customer: (sigh) “All right, all right, hold on…”
I heard a few muffled grunts as he crawled over his desk to see the back of the computer. He repeated the serial number from the sticker. I didn’t bother to verify it.

Tech Support: “Thank you, sir. Oh, by the way, can you check to see if the computer is plugged in?”
Dead silence. I could just picture the man’s face when he realized that the computer was never plugged in in the first place and that the “extra” power cord he was holding in his hand was for the computer. I didn’t wait for a response from him. I thanked him for calling, hung up, and closed the case.


Apr 29 2008

146 Cheesy Pickup Lines

1. Cheese: Squirm in your chair cheesy.

2. (With hands on shoulders) Oh, those are shoulder blades, I thought they were wings.

3. Am I dead, Angel? Cause this must be heaven!

4. Are you busy tonight at 3:00 A.M.?

5. Are you lost ma’am? Because heaven is a long way from here.

6. Are you O.K.? Because heaven is a long fall from here.

7. (As s/he is leaving) Hey aren’t you forgetting something? S/he: What? Me!

8. Baby, somebody better call God, cuz he’s missing an angel!

9. Bond. James Bond.

10. Can I borrow a quarter? ["What for?"] I want to call my mom and tell her I just met the man/woman of my dreams. OR: I want to call your mother and thank her.

11. Did it hurt? S/he: Did what hurt? When you fell out of heaven?

12. Do you come here often?

13. Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes.

14. Don’t worry about it. Nothing that you’ve ever done before counts. The only thing that matters is that we’re together.

15. Excuse me, but I think I dropped something!!! MY JAW!!

16. Hello, I’m a thief, and I’m here to steal your heart.

17. Hey…somebody farted. Let’s get out of here.

18. Hi. I suffer from amnesia. Do I come here often?

19. How was heaven when you left it?

20. I didn’t know that angels could fly so low!

21. I have only three months to live…

22. I must be lost. I thought paradise was further south.

23. I play the field, and it looks like I just hit a home run with you.

24. I’m new in town. Could you give me directions to your apartment?

25. I’m sorry, were you talking to me? (No.) Well then, please start.

26. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.

27. If I followed you home, would you keep me?

28. If you were a tear in my eye I would not cry for fear of losing you.

29. Is there an airport nearby or is that just my heart taking off?

30. My lenses turn dark in the sunshine of your love.

31. So there you are! I’ve been looking all over for YOU, the man/woman of my dreams!

32. Stand still so I can pick you up!

33. Was you father an alien? Because there’s nothing else like you on Earth!

34. What time do you have to be back in heaven?

35. What was that sound? It was the sound of my heart breaking.

36. What’s a nice boy/girl like you doing in a place like this?

37. What’s that in your eye? Must just be a twinkle.

38. What’s your favorite position on extramarital sex?

39. What’s your sign?

40. Where have you been all my life?

41. Would you touch me so I can tell my friends I’ve been touched by an angel?

42. Wouldn’t we look cute on a wedding cake together?

43. Wow.

44. You look like an angel. Welcome to Earth.

45. You must be a hell of a thief because you stole my heart from across the room.

46. Your daddy must have been a baker, because you’ve got a nice set of buns.

47. Your legs must be tired because you’ve been running through my mind all night.

48. [Grab the ass] Pardon me, is this seat taken?

49. Can I have directions? (To where?) To your heart.

50. Was your father a thief? ‘Cause someone stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes.

51. [Look at her shirt label.] When they say, “What are you doing?” You respond: “Yep! Made in heaven!”

52. Your eyes are blue, like the ocean. And baby, I’m lost at sea.

53. Ask a person for the time. “10:30? So today is June 2, 2006, at 10:30 PM, thanks I just wanted to be able to remember the exact moment that I met you.”

54. “Pinch me.” “Why?” “You’re so fine I must be dreaming.”

55. Your name must be Mickey because you’re so fine.

56. Your daddy must be a hunter because he sure caught a fox!

57. Your daddy must be an archer because he sure shot a bull’s eye!

58. Your daddy must play the trumpet, because he sure made me horny!

59. Ouch! My tooth hurts! (Why?) Because you are soooo sweet!

60. You must be from Pearl Harbor, because baby, you’re the bomb.

61. You must be Jamaican, because Jamaican me crazy.

62. Do you know karate? Because your body is really kickin’.

63. Baby, if you were words on a page, you’d be what they call FINE PRINT!

64. Hi. I would like to award you the {Whatever beer we were drinking} award for looking so good. Now if you will give me your name, number and other vital statistics, I would like to enter you in our grand prize drawing for all-expenses paid date with me.

65. You must be Snickers, because you satisfy me.

66. Is your dad a terrorist? Because you are the bomb.
67. Are you religious? Cause you are the answers to all my prayers.

68. You’re like a dictionary; you add meaning to my life!

69. Say, you remind me of a pop tart. (Why?) You are cool because you’re hot!

70. If beauty were sunlight, you’d shine from a million light-years away.

71. Baby, you are the finest thing in the world. I could put you on a place and sop you up with a biscuit.

72. Hello. Cupid called. He says to tell you that he needs my heart back.

73. I must be a snowflake, because I’ve fallen for you.

74. Excuse me; I think you have something in your eye. Nope, it’s just a sparkle.

75. Is there a rainbow today? I just found the treasure I’ve been searching for!

76. You remind me of a magnet, because you sure are attracting me over here!

77. It’s my birthday! How about a birthday kiss? (Is it really your birthday?) No, but how about a kiss anyway?

78. What is the name of your perfume? “Catch of the Day?”

79. If you were a laser, you’d be set on “stunning”.

80. (after the target walks in) And out of nowhere comes the sunshine!!

81. When I marry I wonder if God will be mad that I stole one of his angels.

82. I’m good at math. U+I=69

83. If stars would fall every time I would think of you, the sky would soon be empty.

84. Hi. Your name must be (your car here) because my backseat has it written all over.

85. Excuse me; do I need to buy a ticket for your fantastic voyage?

86. I’m wearing Revlon color stay lipstick, want to help me test the claim it won’t kiss off?

87. Go up to the person and ask for their hand. Draw a line across it and explain that it’s a really big river, and the bunny on this side (doesn’t matter) really needs to get to the other side. Ask how he does it. Give cute little answers as to why the bunny can’t cross the river (i.e., …bunny jump in river, bunny goes *glubglubglub*.) When the person finally asks how the bunny is supposed to get across, give them the cute puppy eyes and say “I don’t know, I just wanted to hold your hand.”

88. Mars? This is the advanced recon unit. Good news, I’ve found a couple of foxes.

89. Damn! Somebody needs to write explosive on you, because you are the bomb!

90. Hey, is it just me, or are we destined to be married?

91. Do you remember Crayola Crayons? They used to have this color…Blizzard Blue. It was my favorite color and I could never figure out why. But I just realized why, your eyes…Blizzard Blue.

92. Something tells me you’re sweet. Can I have a sample?

93. Excuse me, do you have any raisins? How about a date?

94. Your lips look so lonely…. Would they like to meet mine?

95. Is that a keg in your pants? Because I’d love to tap that ass.

96. Hello. Are you taking any applications for a boy/girlfriend?

97. I have an “owie” on my lip. Will you kiss it and make it better?

98. (stand next to the target) Hey do you think you could ask this person to give me his/her name and number? (Depends on who it is) Okay but keep it quiet because s/he is standing right next to me.

99. Hi, my name is Chris. I’m funny, financially stable, and have a very interesting DNA structure.

100. Can I take your picture? (Why?) Because I want Santa to know exactly what I want for Christmas.

101. (Open and close wallet quickly) Here’s my “Fine Arts Connoisseur” diploma. You sure are a masterpiece.

102. Let’s make like a fabric softener and Snuggle(TM)

103. (while looking at stars) I didn’t see any stars in the sky tonight; the most heavenly body was standing right next to me.

104. If you know a person’s name: “Hi, [name].” How did you know my name? “Isn’t every beautiful boy/girl named that?”

105. See this pin? I want to prick you with it to see if you truly do bleed sunshine.

106. You be the Dairy Queen and I’ll be your Burger King: You treat me right, and I’ll do it your way

107. [Pretend to read your hand, do so quite poorly] What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this? (Huh?) [Lower left hand and raise right, read poorly] What’s your sign?

108. Hi. My name is {name}. I’m running for president in 2012. And I could sure use your vote. Here…write down your number and I’ll call you to discuss my platform.

109. If I could reach out and hold a star for every time you’ve made me smile, I’d hold the sky in the palm of my hand.

110. Good evening. May a thorn sit down amongst the roses?

111. Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only lovers will leave a footprint on your heart. And you, my dear, have left one great leap on mine!

112. Well, here I am. What were your other two wishes?

113. Do you have a Band-Aid? I just scrapped my knee falling for you.

114. I was so enchanted by your beauty that I ran into that wall over there. So I am going to need your name and number for insurance purposes.

115. What is your favorite color? (Answer) Mine too!

116. Giant polar bear (What?) It broke the ice.

117. (Put your fingers on the other’s nipples) Hey, here’s (name), comin’ at you with the weather. Can I be your warm front?

118. Excuse me, does this tequila taste funny? (Hand them an untouched shot)

119. So, what do you like to do for fun? (Why?) Because I’m going to ask you out.

120. Well, I AM telepathic, and I can tell that you love me. Right? (NO!) Damn, I always get “love” and “lust” mixed up.

121. (Talk to her)Did I ever tell you, you are my hero? You’re everything I wish I could be? (Start Singing) I can fly higher than an eagle! (talking) Because (the person’s name) you are the wind beneath my wings.

122. (close hand with nothing inside and give it to the target) It’s my breath from when you took it away (open palm while saying this)

123. Should I smile because we are friends, or cry because I know that is what we will ever be?

124. Speak of the devil….or should I say “Angel”?

125. When I look into your eyes, it is like a gateway into the world of which I want to be a part.

126. I’m a Love Pirate, and I’m here for your booty! ARRRGGGHHH!!!

127. I believe that it was Socrates who opined, “Know thyself.” Whelp, I already know myself, how about I get to know you?

128. I put a drop of tear in the ocean last night for you. And I won’t stop loving you until you find that tear drop.

129. Still looking’

130. Hey, where did your smile go? (Check back pocket) Here it is!

131. (Get as close as you can to the other, then stare at his/her lips) Can you feel it? There is some kind of sexual attraction. Can you feel it, too?

132. Hey baby. You got a jersey? (A jersey?…What for?) Because I need your name and number

133. Hi, I’m astronomer and I’ve been sent by the department to examine a heavenly body named XGY8… 6… 9′er… Er, wait. That heavenly body is you!

134. You be the biscuits and I’ll be the gravy, let us do breakfast sometime.

135. When you walk into a room, who looks at you first, guys or girls? (Answer) After seeing pictures of you, I would have thought more guys (girls) would want to talk to you.

136. My lips are skittles, wanna taste the rainbow?

137. Please do not be alarmed if a big man wearing a red suit picks you up and throws you into a bag. (Why?) Because I asked for you for Christmas.

138. You must be a magnet, because it looks like you are attracted to my buns of steel.

139. Hello, I’m doing a survey of what people think are the cheesiest pickup lines. So, do you pick ‘Do you come here often?’, ‘What’s your sign?’, or ‘Hello, I’m doing a survey of what people think are the cheesiest pickup lines.’?

140. (hold out hand) Would you hold this for me while I go for a walk?

141. I was looking at a light bulb today and it made me think of you and how you light up my world.

142. You know, we have actually met before. Remember the dream you had of the perfect guy? I was the guy standing to his right.

143. Is your name David? I want to be Goliath and fall for you.

144. This time next year let’s be laughing together.

145. Clarinets are wood and trumpets are horny, but a trombone can do it in 7 positions.

146. Can you pull this heart-shaped arrow out of my ass? A damn little kid with wings shot me.


Apr 25 2008

The Rejection Hotline

Summer is here and well for those who just can’t say no, these phone numbers can say no for you!

ALABAMA
205-383-1788 (Birmingham)
334-541-0107

ARIZONA
520-792-6430 (Tucson)
602-230-4210

ARKANSAS
501-340-3896

CALIFORNIA
310-217-7638 (Los Angeles)
408-236-2060 (San Jose)
415-356-9833 (San Francisco)
858-492-8002 (San Diego)
916-733-1550 (Sacramento)

COLORADO
303-607-7527 (Denver)
719-359-8077 (Colorado Springs)
720-259-1388 (Denver)

CONNECTICUT
860-398-5163 (Hartford)

DELAWARE
302-250-4049 (Newark)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
202-452-7468

FLORIDA
305-241-0033 (Miami)
352-475-6679 (Gainesville)
407-970-8278 (Orlando)
561-986-0035 (Palm Beach)
813-273-8160 (Tampa)
904-879-8012 (Jacksonville)
954-287-0023 (Fort Lauderdale)

GEORGIA
404-250-3530 (Atlanta)
678-317-0033 (Atlanta)
706-335-0511 (Athens)
770-908-7383 (Atlanta)
912-754-5588 (Savannah)

ILLINOIS
773-509-5027

INDIANA
317-332-0670

KANSAS
785-875-3188

KENTUCKY
270-735-1622
502-379-4025 (Louisville)

LOUISIANA
504-208-2271 (New Orleans)

MAINE
207-376-0768

MARYLAND
410-347-1488

MASSACHUSETTS
413-351-2684
508-556-3549
617-861-3962 (Boston)
781-654-2925

MICHIGAN
248-262-6861
313-263-2707 (Detroit)

MINNESOTA
612-232-1638
651-319-9775 (Minneapolis)

MISSISSIPPI
601-792-4440

MISSOURI
314-359-3930 (St. Louis)
417-326-2677 (Springfield)
573-856-4522 (Jefferson City)
816-298-0420 (Kansas City)

NEBRASKA
402-434-6535 (Lincoln)
402-827-9874 (Omaha)

NEVADA
702-386-5397

NEW HAMPSHIRE
603-413-2340

NEW JERSEY
201-808-6011
973-409-3011 (Newark)

NEW MEXICO
505-310-2496

NEW YORK
212-660-2245 (New York City)
315-682-1822 (Syracuse)
516-730-7245 (Long Island)
518-935-4012 (Albany)
716-357-2127 (Buffalo)
718-971-5245
845-259-2245
914-269-4245

NORTH CAROLINA
336-808-7800 (Greensboro)
704-264-2861 (Charlotte)
828-859-2905
919-226-2016 (Raleigh)

OHIO
216-269-0085 (Cleveland)
330-342-3454 (Akron)
419-452-6002
440-328-3382
513-277-0088 (Cincinnati)
614-675-1190 (Columbus)
740-321-1277
937-586-9235 (Dayton)

OKLAHOMA
405-213-1048 (Oklahoma City)
918-649-1711

OREGON
503-450-9938

PENNSYLVANIA
215-618-1505 (Philly)
412-567-2767 (Pittsburgh)
724-733-0018
814-337-4101 (Penn State)

RHODE ISLAND
401-648-6543

SOUTH CAROLINA
803-358-0885

TENNESSEE
615-346-2800 (Nashville)
901-328-8380 (Memphis)

TEXAS
210-893-7109 (San Antonio)
214-890-6980 (Dallas)
512-647-4813 (Austin)
713-866-6249 (Houston)
817-326-1433 (Ft. Worth)
972-504-6270 (Dallas)

UTAH
801-296-7163

VIRGINIA
703-912-1725
757-215-4557 (Virginia Beach)
804-335-1422 (Richmond)

WASHINGTON
206-376-9798 (Seattle)
509-340-1370 (Spokane)

WISCONSIN
414-243-1102

OUR OTHER NUMBERS
641-985-7805 (It Could Always Suck More)
712-858-5771 (The Telemarketers Nightmare)
712-858-5772 (The Frustration Hotline)
712-858-5773 (The Suggestion Hotline)
712-858-5774 (Random)
781-382-3478 (Nicer, Kinder, More Subtle Rejection Hotline)


Jan 9 2008

I NEED A JOB!!

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Nov 26 2007

Never Leave Home Without It…

How to Open a Door With a Credit Card

You see it in the movies all the time. A slick protagonist needs to explore the bad guy’s abode, so he whips out a card, wiggles it in the crack of the door, and strolls right on in. However, in real life, it’s not a universal lock pick technique, nor is it legal (if you don’t have permission to enter). But, it is a pretty cool thing to know how to do, especially if you find yourself locked out of your own home!

Steps

  1. Choose your largest, most easily flexible credit card. You may want to use something other than a credit card if it’s more flexible and dispensable (such as gift cards, membership cards, ID cards, or any other plastic laminated cards).
  2. Slide the card into the vertical crack between the door and the frame (where the lock is) as far as it will go at a perpendicular angle with the door.
  3. Tilt the card so the side that’s closest to you is almost or is touching the doorknob. Push it again until you feel it slide in more.
  4. Bend the card the opposite way, forcing the lock to go back. Quickly open the door.

Tips

  • An alternative method is to push the card between the door and the frame, as said above, then pull and push at the doorknob while applying pressure on the card. This will pry the lock open eventually, but takes a bit of time, and causes more damage to the card.
  • Instead of using a credit card, you can also use a strip of plastic cut out from a plastic soda bottle for extra length and flexibility, as well as not ruining your card.
  • When it won’t work:
    • If you are on the side of the door that the lock is not slanted towards, the only way to open it with a card may be to cut it into a wide "U" then hook it around the lock and bend it as described above.
    • This method will only work on inexpensive or improperly installed locks. Most doors have a special tab that sticks along side the latch to prevent picking with a credit card. If you can get this tab to drop into the hole that the rest of the latch goes into, then the door is improperly installed and this method will work.
    • Many exterior doors will have an additional deadbolt lock – deadbolts cannot be picked with a credit card and require picking the lock or kicking down the door.
    • Inside doors may have trim around them that will prevent you from opening it with a card. Either remove the trim or find an alternative method of opening the door.