The Off Topic Topic

[Ideologue]

My grand-uncle Paul passed away tonight.  94 years old.  Guam, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima.  Hell of a Marine.

Salute to him.  That generation didn't hold up signs saying they didn't want to follow orders.

I'd love to follow some orders that involve fighting fascism with incendiary bombs.  It really does underline the fact that we've lost more jobs than we've created.

[sbr]

My grand-uncle Paul passed away tonight.  94 years old.  Guam, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima.  Hell of a Marine.

Sorry. 

[sbr]

My grand-uncle Paul passed away tonight.  94 years old.  Guam, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima.  Hell of a Marine.

Salute to him.  That generation didn't hold up signs saying they didn't want to follow orders.

Indeed.  If they weren't the greatest generation, they were still a whole lot better than any that have come after them.

[Syt]

[Ideologue]

My grand-uncle Paul passed away tonight.  94 years old.  Guam, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima.  Hell of a Marine.

Salute to him.  That generation didn't hold up signs saying they didn't want to follow orders.

Indeed.  If they weren't the greatest generation, they were still a whole lot better than any that have come after them.

More like easiest generation.  "What'd you do, grandpa?" "FOUGHT HITLER."  "What'd you do, dad?"  "Avoided the draft in Vietnam, became a successful civil servant."  "And what did you do?"  "Survived as America fell apart because there was nothing else I could do."

[Razgovory]

I was helping my mom with computer stuff for one of her classes, and she tells me how she really doesn't care what the parts of the interface are called, and I'm thinking "Man, I can see why IT guys always have a chip on their shoulder".  It must be really annoying to have people go out of their way to be ignorant of what you are trying to help them with.  I imagine it would be akin to having someone call you up to help them find their pens, and never taking the time to learn what the word "Desk" means.

[CountDeMoney]

I was helping my mom with computer stuff for one of her classes, and she tells me how she really doesn't care what the parts of the interface are called, and I'm thinking "Man, I can see why IT guys always have a chip on their shoulder".  It must be really annoying to have people go out of their way to be ignorant of what you are trying to help them with.  I imagine it would be akin to having someone call you up to help them find their pens, and never taking the time to learn what the word "Desk" means.

"You know, that thingy."
"You mean a 'drawer'?"
"Whatever."

[Razgovory]

I was helping my mom with computer stuff for one of her classes, and she tells me how she really doesn't care what the parts of the interface are called, and I'm thinking "Man, I can see why IT guys always have a chip on their shoulder".  It must be really annoying to have people go out of their way to be ignorant of what you are trying to help them with.  I imagine it would be akin to having someone call you up to help them find their pens, and never taking the time to learn what the word "Desk" means.

"You know, that thingy."
"You mean a 'drawer'?"
"Whatever."

Exactly.  You spend 8 hours doing that everyday and you're going to hate everyone you work with as well.

[CountDeMoney]

Meh, most IT people have a certain sense of entitlement and superiority combined with territorialism, even when they're dealing with people that speak their language.  It's just the kind of personality the field attracts.  Not the most gregarious, people-person bunch.

[Tamas]

Meh, most IT people have a certain sense of entitlement and superiority combined with territorialism, even when they're dealing with people that speak their language.  It's just the kind of personality the field attracts.  Not the most gregarious, people-person bunch.

True.

[Barrister]

[The Brain]

God-Reagan.

[garbon]

This is hour 2 of our email server being down at work. Lame.

[alfred russel]

More like easiest generation.  "What'd you do, grandpa?" "FOUGHT HITLER."  "What'd you do, dad?"  "Avoided the draft in Vietnam, became a successful civil servant."  "And what did you do?"  "Survived as America fell apart because there was nothing else I could do."

I'm sure that CdM's uncle was reflecting on how easy things were while on Iwo Jima.

I think several languishites have fought al qaeda/taliban/people in random islamic countries passed off as al qaeda and the taliban while America fell apart. There are still alternatives.

[MadImmortalMan]

I was helping my mom with computer stuff for one of her classes, and she tells me how she really doesn't care what the parts of the interface are called, and I'm thinking "Man, I can see why IT guys always have a chip on their shoulder".  It must be really annoying to have people go out of their way to be ignorant of what you are trying to help them with.  I imagine it would be akin to having someone call you up to help them find their pens, and never taking the time to learn what the word "Desk" means.

"You know, that thingy."
"You mean a 'drawer'?"
"Whatever."

Exactly.  You spend 8 hours doing that everyday and you're going to hate everyone you work with as well.

They are often actually proud of their ignorance.

Of course I don't know how to drive a car! That's for pussies! I ride a horse like a real man!