I don't know what caused me to vent about this, but maybe it's the fact I haven't spouted off about anything in a while. Has my anger subsided? Heavens no! Laziness has just gotten the better of me. Anyway, back to the point I want to make.
I work in an office with a few women. What pisses me off is how they can get away with wearing flip flops and still be considered "dressed professionally." And don't even get me started on the skort or coulottes (or how ever the hell it's spelled!) One of the most irritating sounds of my day is the sound of foam slapping feet. Just because I was born with a dong and nuts, I'm forced to wear dress shoes and pants to work everyday? My ass would be canned in a heart beat if I wore a kilt to work. Would I be allowed to wear flip flops if I bedazzled the shit out of mine? Equal workplace my ass!
Ok, So I've decided to keep this thing around, with new content promised so here goes.
First a little background.
I work at Boeing, and we have an internal company instant message system (Microsoft communicator). One of the features is the ability to put up a note for others to see. At one point in time, for my own amusement, I started putting up a new thought each day.. Most of them are one-liners or things along the lines of Jack Handey's "Deep Thoughts". Most of the stuff is crap that I think of while on the can, or in the shower, or on the drive to work.
Sooner or later I started getting messages from people at random commenting on my "note of the day". At one point along the line I started saving the notes.
I might start posting them here on a regular basis.. Anyway, here's the first 5:
I like to think that every time I swear over the boeing IM, a big red light flashes in a little room somewhere.
Violence is in fact the answer. You're probably just not asking the right question.
So they've found water on the moon and on mars. Big deal. Let me know when they find grain and hops.
I'd like to know why exactly you can't put the cart before the horse. Can't horses be trained to push?
Did the ancient chinese talk about 'ancient chinese proverbs' back when they were still brand new?
If you can't do something right, don't do it at all.
So on that note, I think I'm going to take down the current version of the craptank for the foreseeable future.
It was fun while it lasted, and I learned a hell of a lot putting this together, however, as I once again fell back into never updating.
The good news is that I will be keeping the domain around and will probably use it to post personal projects and so-forth in the future.
Till next time,
j
So on that note, I think I'm going to take down the current version of the craptank for the foreseeable future.
It was fun while it lasted, and I learned a hell of a lot putting this together, however, as I once again fell back into never updating.
The good news is that I will be keeping the domain around and will probably use it to post personal projects and so-forth in the future.
Till next time,
j
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So I saw this video game in a Best Buy back in September, and my first thought was "That's the only way that pile of shit is gonna fly...video game form!" Turns out I was wrong.
Today the Boeing 787 Dreamliner took it's initial test flight up in Everett. Just a mere 2 years behind schedule.
So why am I writing about this, and not the actual Boeing "insider" j-man? Mostly because I've got nothing better to do, but also because he probably just doesn't give a shit (read "has a job").
So congratulations to Boeing for making underachieving a news worthy event!
Alright so browsing the web I came across this beauty:
PSA: Smoking is so bad it voids your computer warranty
Heads up, schmokers: Lighting up near your computer is heresy enough that Apple says it voids your warranty should you need to bring a smoke-exposed computer in for repair.
Specifically, in at least two instances in different parts of the country, Apple has voided the warranty and refused to provide repair service on Macintosh computers exposed to environments where cigarette smoke has been present. Calling cigarette smoke residue (tar and whatnot) inside a computer a health risk and a "biohazard," in both cases Apple customers have been denied service despite having time left on a valid warranty.
Apple is standing by the decisions, saying that repair centers have the authority to make decisions like this on their own, citing OSHA rules that include nicotine in a list of hazardous substances that could damage the health of someone exposed to it. (Consumerist, which digests the issue with its typical aplomb, adds that sucrose, talc, and calcium carbonate are all also on the OSHA hazardous materials list.)
Apple isn't formally commenting on the issue or responding to media requests for comment, namely regarding whether there's a threshold for cigarette smoke exposure beyond which a computer won't be serviced. Is one cigarette too much? 200? The answer is probably far less scientific than that: If a technician doesn't like cigarette smoke and your computer smells a bit smoky, it probably won't get serviced.
I can understand the policy here, but Apple's failure to mention this issue in its warranty materials is out of line. To leave consumers on the hook for repairing their multi-thousand dollar machine by themselves, without notifying them in advance that cigarette smoke exposure could void their warranty, well... sounds a lot like typical Apple behavior, to be honest.
No word on whether other computer vendors have the same or similar policies. If you've encountered this issue in the past, please let us know about it here.
Original Article:
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/156203
So the lesson to be learned here is to not take your iphone to a bar, oh wait i guess the lesson should be to not support a totalitarian corporation because the last I knew smoking was legal.... for now anyway. Whats next not covering your ipod because you bounced too much while jogging? Comment number 52 sums it up best:
I already had this problem with apple. Took them to small claims court and the judge told the local service center that unless airborne hazards are specificly stated apple would be repairing my laptop. Guess what? me..1 apple..0
PSA: Smoking is so bad it voids your computer warranty
Heads up, schmokers: Lighting up near your computer is heresy enough that Apple says it voids your warranty should you need to bring a smoke-exposed computer in for repair.
Specifically, in at least two instances in different parts of the country, Apple has voided the warranty and refused to provide repair service on Macintosh computers exposed to environments where cigarette smoke has been present. Calling cigarette smoke residue (tar and whatnot) inside a computer a health risk and a "biohazard," in both cases Apple customers have been denied service despite having time left on a valid warranty.
Apple is standing by the decisions, saying that repair centers have the authority to make decisions like this on their own, citing OSHA rules that include nicotine in a list of hazardous substances that could damage the health of someone exposed to it. (Consumerist, which digests the issue with its typical aplomb, adds that sucrose, talc, and calcium carbonate are all also on the OSHA hazardous materials list.)
Apple isn't formally commenting on the issue or responding to media requests for comment, namely regarding whether there's a threshold for cigarette smoke exposure beyond which a computer won't be serviced. Is one cigarette too much? 200? The answer is probably far less scientific than that: If a technician doesn't like cigarette smoke and your computer smells a bit smoky, it probably won't get serviced.
I can understand the policy here, but Apple's failure to mention this issue in its warranty materials is out of line. To leave consumers on the hook for repairing their multi-thousand dollar machine by themselves, without notifying them in advance that cigarette smoke exposure could void their warranty, well... sounds a lot like typical Apple behavior, to be honest.
No word on whether other computer vendors have the same or similar policies. If you've encountered this issue in the past, please let us know about it here.
Original Article:
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/156203
So the lesson to be learned here is to not take your iphone to a bar, oh wait i guess the lesson should be to not support a totalitarian corporation because the last I knew smoking was legal.... for now anyway. Whats next not covering your ipod because you bounced too much while jogging? Comment number 52 sums it up best:
I already had this problem with apple. Took them to small claims court and the judge told the local service center that unless airborne hazards are specificly stated apple would be repairing my laptop. Guess what? me..1 apple..0