(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game [...]
Geek Prom 2009
You Can Dance If You Want To… A Night of Pseudoformal Peer Bonding! Geeks, nerds, dorks — chances are, you didn’t attend your high school prom. During college, you were so focused on your engineering/math/science degree that other humans barely registered within your domain space. This is your chance to rectify your oversight without yielding [...]
Fun, Geek, Geek Prom, NerdUPS – VIRUS WARNING!!
Attention Virus Warning We have become aware there is a fraudulent e-mail being sent that says it is coming from UPS and leads the reader to believe that a UPS shipment could not be delivered. The reader is advised to open an attachment reportedly containing a waybill for the shipment to be picked up. This [...]
UPS, virus, warningTech 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, [...]
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One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us. – Kurt Vonnegut The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues. – [...]
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Red Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love. Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, [...]
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