It's a new thing to me! I keep getting good feedback and praise. And I've been in the job for almost 6 months and I'm still enjoying it and having fun. And I think it's the first job I've ever had where I'm constantly advancing and being challenged. I'm trusted and valued. It's an awesome feeling :oD
- Headless Gnad Kicker
I mean, I'm trusted and valued in other areas of my life. But I've never felt so much so when it comes to employment.
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Why news is to the mind, what sugar is to the body... MUST READ, concentrate if you must :-) then diet. I'm starting today. Dobelli's paper articulates how I've been feeling lately (bloated), especially with yummy Android apps like Flipboard, Pulse, Currents, and Bloomberg. His arguments are reasonable and perceptive. \\ The German version is here: http://dobelli.com/... includes FAQS in English.
- Adriano
So true... This is why lately I went back to the old habit of reading more books rather than newspapers.
- Amira
Well that was fun. We just had a sudden thunderstorm and one of the vents in the office ceiling bust a leak. The water on the floor was at least a half-inch deep. People were scrambling to open umbrellas over their computers and get the towers off the floor before the water reached them.
Then we got to clean up by sweeping the water into dustpans and emptying them in plastic garbage cans. Because the maintenance crew was on their lunch break. >.>
- Jessie
Yes, my computer tower was on my desk so I was spared. But I did have to cover it with my umbrella when the roof over my workstation started leaking.
- Jessie
The poor guy at the front of the office got caught right under the deluge. And it's his second day working here. :-(
- Jessie
I had a much smaller version of that problem at my last office. It wasn't even rain, either. The overtaxed AC had ended up freezing a vent, so water started backing up and leaking right above my desk. We put a tarp over my computer and then moved my desk the next day.
- Andrew C (✓)
Oooh, that sucks, Andrew! Yeah this is the second or third time the ceiling has sprung a leak during a rainstorm. The administration keeps saying they can't fix the roof because it's a historical building, but even historical buildings have to meet some OSHA standards right?
- Jessie
Surely it has to meet earthquake codes, at least.
- Andrew C (✓)
I fired up my trusty almost 6 year old HP Elitebook, and with it's first gen SSD and Intel Core Duo is a dog compared to the MacBook Air I picked up earlier this year.
- Eric - Too Hot
My Lenovo X61T is still doing pretty good. When I change out to a SSD it will be very usable again.
- Me
I thought my laptop was fine, and then I got new hardware. Not to say I couldn't be fully functional on this HP. I could, but the speed difference is very noticeable.
- Eric - Too Hot
my hp one chugs along at a fine clip, with an ancient amd 64 and one gig of ram, it writes to my ssd cache a lot, but loads just fine with adblock plus on firefox! the only thing that slows it to a crawl is G+, OMFG....
- daveeza
Me: So when you see the 4 year old boy pull the little girl's hair... Students: He likes her! Me: Now they are around 11 or 12 and he grabs her arm and wrestles her to the ground even though she calls him a jerk and yells at him to leave her alone. Students: That is just how boys are. Me: Now they are 18 and he grabs her arm and-- Students: Oh,... - http://flummery.tumblr.com/post...
Taught English class last night on comic writing. Told the girls that native English speakers find certain words innately funny, especially if they have a hard 'c' or 'k' sound or a double consonant: bubble, wobble, tipple, etc. One of the girls asked: "What about 'wibbly-wobbly'?"
"He will bow out in the Christmas special when he will be replaced by a new incarnation of the Time Lord. Smith, 28, who has been in the role since 2010, said it had been "an honour" to play the part. He said: "Doctor Who has been the most brilliant experience for me as an actor and a bloke, and that largely is down to the cast, crew and fans of the show. "I'm incredibly grateful to all the cast and crew who work tirelessly every day, to realise all the elements of the show and deliver Doctor Who to the audience. "Many of them have become good friends and I'm incredibly proud of what we have achieved over the last four years.""
- Soup in a TARDIS
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" Smith also paid tribute to the programme's producer, Steven Moffat, whose "varied, funny, mind bending and brilliant scripts has been one of the greatest and most rewarding challenges of my career". He said: "It's been a privilege and a treat to work with Steven, he's a good friend and will continue to shape a brilliant world for the Doctor. "The fans of Doctor Who around the world...
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- Soup in a TARDIS
Wait, what? I thought he had said he was going to be around in 2014? Either way, it would make a great transition time.
- Curtis (a) Jackson
"It is not yet known who will replace Smith as the Doctor. His most recent on-screen companion, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman, will stay with the show. Rumours of Smith's departure from the series sparked speculation over who will be his replacement when the Doctor is regenerated in a new form once more. Favourites include Homeland star Damian Lewis or that Tennant may make a return. "
- Soup in a TARDIS
I'm sorry but there is no reasonable way that Tennant could come back. I mean...it would be one hell of a reason and story....but....
- Curtis (a) Jackson
I assume Tennant is a favorite because of his participation in the 50th Anniversary episode (which I suspect will actually be his clone).
- Soup in a TARDIS
Seems to be a pattern. Might be time to take a break from the Dr Who thing. Let the Doctor rest. I would like to see Moffat take on Discworld or maybe take on Hitchhiker Guide genre and create new stories out of those worlds.
- Me
It might just be the people I follow, but all my social media is responding to this with various versions of "that's sad, he seemed like a nice boy, BUT WHY ISN'T MOFFAT GOING TOO?!"
- Soup in a TARDIS
"They call it "Ball's Pyramid." It's what's left of an old volcano that emerged from the sea about 7 million years ago. A British naval officer named Ball was the first European to see it in 1788. It sits off Australia, in the South Pacific. It is extremely narrow, 1,844 feet high, and it sits alone. What's more, for years this place had a secret. At 225 feet above sea level, hanging on the rock surface, there is a small, spindly little bush, and under that bush, a few years ago, two climbers, working in the dark, found something totally improbable hiding in the soil below. How it got there, we still don't know."
- Son of Groucho
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I loved walking sticks as a kid. Then I was allowed to hold one of the ones like you see in Temple of Doom during a museum visit and it was all I could do not to lose my shit and fling it against the wall.
- Hookuh Tinypants
After watching Quest for Fire and all those survivor shows, it looks like a lot of protein.
- Rodfather
"Earlier this spring, a group of Japanese schoolgirls uploaded photos of themselves imitating anime style attacks. The photos spawned numerous imitators, ended up on television, and spread beyond the country's borders. And now? Now, band nerds are involved."
- ronin
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"Holy crap, I could keep playing with this all day. The folks over at Us Vs. Th3m created "6 lines of JavaScript that write Doctor Who plots indistinguishable from the current series." And amazingly enough, it works quite well. Steven Moffat, bookmark this page."
- Soup in a TARDIS
from Bookmarklet
"Here's a typical plot description from the random plot generator: A failsafe on the TARDIS console blows, sending her crashing towards Metebelis Three, but it isn’t how the Doctor remembers it used to be. Isolated from the Doctor, Clara goes on to discover the last Adherents of the Repeated Meme. Clara’s memories of her father save the day. One of the annoying kids that Clara is nanny to is revealed as a new incarnation of Romana."
- Soup in a TARDIS
Yep, I'm a fan: "A robot materialises inside the TARDIS, with a message from the Moon, and danger isn’t far away. Doctor Who and his companion reveal a secret about the origins of humanity in a duel with Sea Devils. A female character written in a way that annoys feminists saves the day. Rowan Atkinson is the villain." /edit: I could live without the whole "feminists complain" bit that they have rephrased in at least three different ways.
- Jennifer Dittrich
"The Doctor has always wanted to show Clara Planet UX-4732, but the Sonic Screwdriver picks up a signal from an unexpected lifeform. The visitors unravel the mystery at the heart of the Daleks. A previously unseen function of Clara’s mobile phone saves the day. Michael Caine kisses the Doctor."
- Betsy #TeamMonique
Scientists Create World's Tiniest Bunny Using New 3D Shaping Material | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building - http://inhabitat.com/scienti...
"Scientists in Japan recently used a promising new 3D printing material to create objects so small that they are the size as a single bacteria. The researchers were able print shapes that are measured in mere micrometers, including the world’s tiniest rabbit. While the demonstration may be playful, the application certainly isn’t – this new technology may someday be used to print cells and micro-electrodes for medical purposes."
- Curtis (a) Jackson
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"High on the dew-dampened peak of Mount Kaputar, in New South Wales, Australia, there exists a world distinct unto itself, an alpine forest populated by organisms found nowhere else on the planet. There, in that isolated mountaintop ecosystem, only a lucky few have chanced upon its most colorful inhabitant -- this giant, fluorescent pink slug. Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was one of the first to get an up close look at this remarkable creature, which was only identified just recently."
- John (bird whisperer)
from Bookmarklet
""Giant pink slugs are about 20 cm long (7.8 inches), only found on top of Mount Kaputar," says Murphy in an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "On a good morning, you can walk around and see hundreds of them, but only in that one area." "As bright pink as you can imagine, that's how pink they are," he added, noting that each night they crawl up trees in large numbers...
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- John (bird whisperer)
"Scientists believe that the distinct biodiversity of this particular region are living relics from a bygone era, when Australia was lush with rainforests, connected to a greater landmass called Gondwana. As volcanic activity and other geological changes over millions of years transformed the landscape into one more arid, Mount Kaputar and its inhabitants were spared. As a result, such...
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- John (bird whisperer)
I'm amused to imagine an Australian response: "Nah, That can't be an Aussie slug. Look at the colour of it. Must be a pommie.They go that colour after a few minutes of good ol' Aussie sunshine."
- Slippy like shiny things.
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Who really needs more than 2 fonts anyway (a serif and a sans)? The LaserWriter had 13 standard fonts, which was such a luxury, I still only used 2 :P
- Tinfoil 2.0
There's not even a common font between iOS and Android!?
- Micah
from FFHound(roid)!
Given Android has the majority of market share now, I guess Droid Sans and Droid Serif for most people, Arial and Times New Roman for everyone else? I guess embedded fonts never really took off, huh?
- Victor Ganata
Micah, I KNOW! For one mobile site we listed a whole bunch that included Arial and Droid Sans.
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
Zulema, doesn't matter too much. I'd say Helvetica of course for sans. People get picky about their serif fonts, I won't get in the middle of that, just give me a nice Times-y/TNR-y one. And, OK, fine, I'll even say there's room for a 3rd font for monospace applications ;)
- Tinfoil 2.0
Helvetica doesn't work on Android. It's like Android said, "Fuck everybody in the club!" and did their own damn thing.
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
You'd think Apple would be the one saying "we know what font is best for you, and you must use it"…
- Amit Patel
Heh, I think Apple got tired of fighting it. I think Android's issue is licensing. They have to try and stay as unencumbered as possible.
- Victor Ganata
At the very least they're "sharing" emoji with the exception that on Android they're black & white while on iOS they're in color. They're only recently coming to the browser (also in black & white).
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
Points deducted for being Brooklyn for his first slice. ;-p "Congratulations, Sir Patrick Stewart, for today is the day you have become a true New Yorker. It wasn't enough that you bought that fancy duplex in Park Slope, or tried to save that bird or even that you voiced our collective angst for the city's most notorious ripoff. No, it was today: the day you ate your first "slice" of New York corner pizzeria pizza."
- ronin
from Bookmarklet
I've heard of Brooklyn-style pizza and Bronx-style pizza. I have never heard of such a thing as Manhattan-style pizza. So….
- Victor Ganata
When did all these borough-style pizzas start being bandied about? As far as I can recall it's always been New York style pizza. That's it.
- ronin
Pizzas vary a bit from one pizzeria to another, but I haven't noticed much difference from one borough to another. Or from New York to New Jersey, for that matter.
- John (bird whisperer)
I wouldn't be surprised if the demarcation by borough came from Dominos :D I have a biased sample of friends from NYC since they almost all pretty much live in Brooklyn, so I have started to think of New York style pizza as Brooklyn style pizza :D
- Victor Ganata
"Jaroslav Flegr is no kook. And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain. So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab. What he’s now discovering will startle you. Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be creeping into our brains, causing everything from car wrecks to schizophrenia?"
- April Russo
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Plants that were frozen during the "Little Ice Age" centuries ago have been observed sprouting new growth, scientists say. Samples of 400-year-old plants known as bryophytes have flourished under laboratory conditions. Researchers say this back-from-the-dead trick has implications for how ecosystems recover from the planet's cyclic long periods of ice coverage.
- Eric
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I've raided with Veronica. She is a crazy shaman, she runs out of mana... she runs up and starts beating on things with a stick!
- Joe "Funkasaurus" Pierce
11 -26 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... "Agriculture The soils in which plants grow are inhabited by microbial communities, with one gram of soil containing around 109-1010 microbial cells which comprise about one gigabase of sequence information.[57][58] The microbial communities which inhabit soils are some of the most complex known to science, and remain poorly understood...
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- Thomas Page
Soil carbon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Soil carbon is the generic name for carbon held within the soil, primarily in association with its organic content. Soil carbon is the largest terrestrial pool of carbon (2,200 Pg [1] ). Humans have, and will likely continue to have, significantly impacted on the size of this pool. Soil carbon plays a key role in the carbon cycle and...
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- Thomas Page
Today in the US, we remember those of our Armed Forces who died while serving. No matter your political persuasion or temperance, please take a moment to remember those who gave the fullest measure of their dedication. We may be an imperfect nation but those who gave the ultimate sacrifice should always be respected. #MemorialDay