Note to self: when typing in word, you don't actually have to put the html code to make italics.
Hell, I've done that when writing with pen and paper.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Apr 03, 2007 1:50:04 pm PDT #514 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Emily - Apr 03, 2007 1:52:43 pm PDT #515 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
This is what results in people saying "LOL" out loud, of course. We must be ever-militant!
Also, I've slid over the line from "Hi, here's my resume, I want a job" into a several-page philosophy of education and why I'm a perfect fit. I really hate finding that line.
Ginger - Apr 03, 2007 1:52:52 pm PDT #516 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You had to code things like bold and italic in WordStar and I think in the first version of Word. When I started learning HTML, I thought, "Wait, I've done this before, back when 256K was thought of as a really big harddrive."
Tom Scola - Apr 03, 2007 1:54:13 pm PDT #517 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Er, where does NY seltzer come from?
It comes from the Catskills. Lots of good things come from the Catskills! Like, uhm, Shecky Green.
Emily - Apr 03, 2007 2:00:59 pm PDT #518 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I used to do some typesetting for my mother, way back when. I thought putting all the right codes in in the right places (I think some of them had to be, like, one space from the beginning of the line) was SO COOL.
Okay, so my cover letter is a little meatier than the usual "Hi, here's my resume," but... eh, what the hell. The whole cover letter thing's such a stupid hoop to jump through, anyway. What, they're going to say, "Huh. Look at this cover letter. So clearly not quite what we had in mind! Let's not even look at her resume"? Sending now, so I can go get ready!
That only took me two hours.
juliana - Apr 03, 2007 2:04:30 pm PDT #519 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Emily, go get ready. You've only got an hour now!
Jessica - Apr 03, 2007 2:07:48 pm PDT #520 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Er, where does NY seltzer come from?
The seltzer delivery guy! They come in glass bottles in a wooden crate! Made of awesome!
-t - Apr 03, 2007 2:12:07 pm PDT #521 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The seltzer delivery guy! They come in glass bottles in a wooden crate!
They have that in SF, I am told. It's probably a little hard to arrange for when you're just visiting, though.
SailAweigh - Apr 03, 2007 2:15:07 pm PDT #522 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
You had to code things like bold and italic in WordStar and I think in the first version of Word.
Oh, how I hated WordStar. And with WordPerfect they had this little template thing you were supposed to place at the top of your keyboard so you knew which function key did what. And it was never the right version. I was sooo happy when they finally went to drop down menus.
ChiKat - Apr 03, 2007 2:25:08 pm PDT #523 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
And with WordPerfect they had this little template thing you were supposed to place at the top of your keyboard so you knew which function key did what.
I remember that! I feel old now.
Since my hard drive crashed, I needed to reinstall Office, but my bootleg copy was corrupt, so I figured I'd go ahead a buy a copy. I can get some great educational discounts since I'm a student. I got Office 2007 and it's taking some getting used to.