The Off Topic Topic

[derspiess]

I had a dream I trapped a live mole, and in my guilt over killing the one before I decided to keep it as a pet.

What was odd was that I felt guilty in the dream, but do not feel guilty in my fully conscious state.

[Malthus]

I had a dream I trapped a live mole, and in my guilt over killing the one before I decided to keep it as a pet.

What was odd was that I felt guilty in the dream, but do not feel guilty in my fully conscious state.

Russian agents deserve no pity. 

[sbr]

I had a dream I trapped a live mole, and in my guilt over killing the one before I decided to keep it as a pet.

What was odd was that I felt guilty in the dream, but do not feel guilty in my fully conscious state.

You feel guilty about feeling no guilt.

[merithyn]

Speaking of, we'll be outside Louisville this weekend. Time for lunch one day?

Where and when?

I'll send a PM.

[Jacob]

Interesting article about the decline of Microsoft: http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2012/08/microsoft-lost-mojo-steve-ballmer

It closes with this quote from Steve Jobs:

Winning business was more important than making great products. Microsoft never had the humanities and liberal arts in its DNA

[MadImmortalMan]

MSFT is the only stock in the Dow that's up for the month of August. Yay Ballmer. 

[Syt]

For Caliga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kCKuzuE695c

[CountDeMoney]

Interesting article about the decline of Microsoft: http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2012/08/microsoft-lost-mojo-steve-ballmer

It closes with this quote from Steve Jobs:

Winning business was more important than making great products. Microsoft never had the humanities and liberal arts in its DNA

Awesome.

[merithyn]

For Caliga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kCKuzuE695c

How come they never make those things for women?

I wanna' see beetz, too.

[Phillip V]

For Caliga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kCKuzuE695c

Good.

[Ideologue]

Interesting article about the decline of Microsoft: http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2012/08/microsoft-lost-mojo-steve-ballmer

It closes with this quote from Steve Jobs:

Winning business was more important than making great products. Microsoft never had the humanities and liberal arts in its DNA

Awesome.

[Ideologue]

Just got an email from one of my staffing company's HR people reminding me to fill my time sheet today because it is a holiday weekend.

Hell, maybe I should.

[Grey Fox]

eh, I just got that email too!

[Ideologue]

Yeah, but I haven't worked there for three weeks.

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How did it come to be that the word "sanction" can mean to "condone, official approve" and "to officially punish"?  Inflammable means flammable?  What a country.

[Eddie Teach]

My favorite definition is an assassination by government operatives.