US private sector shed 742,000 jobs in March: ADP
Holy shit that's depressing.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Gudanov - Apr 01, 2009 5:40:49 am PDT #13330 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
sumi - Apr 01, 2009 5:43:53 am PDT #13331 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Mentalist - went to IMDB, now I feel silly. I thought I recognized the actor who played Dr. Daniel - well I should have he was the main character in Monarch of the Glen. But that accent. . . I suppose it was English not Australian, wasn't it?
It certainly wasn't Scottish.
lisah - Apr 01, 2009 5:47:48 am PDT #13332 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, our dalmatian would be the happiest dog in the world if she could wear a dog caftan.
Oh! That's right! I remember pictures you have posted of her. So funny.
US private sector shed 742,000 jobs in March: ADP
ugh, yeah, I just found out another friend of mine was laid off yesterday. Fortunately, her boyfriend who works for the same company kept his job.
sarameg - Apr 01, 2009 5:52:37 am PDT #13333 of 30000
That's about the population of Baltimore County.
tommyrot - Apr 01, 2009 5:54:04 am PDT #13334 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: adding much-needed zombies to the Austen classic
A review. The reviewer doesn't like Jane Austen.
I couldn't finish it. But I expect if you were the kind of person who loves both Austen and zombies, this book would just plain knock your socks off.
But check this out:
And Quirk Books, the publisher of P&P&Z, was kind enough to give us an exclusive link to the first three chapters online for free, so you can make up your own mind
First three chapters of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
I don't think the book is on sale yet.
Steph L. - Apr 01, 2009 5:54:53 am PDT #13335 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The Guardian moving from print version entirely to Twitter-based version: [link]
Jessica - Apr 01, 2009 5:55:26 am PDT #13336 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
msbelle - Apr 01, 2009 5:56:56 am PDT #13337 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
US private sector shed 742,000 jobs in March: ADP
it is so wrong that news like this makes me work avoidant....and yet, that is the exact effect.
tommyrot - Apr 01, 2009 5:56:58 am PDT #13338 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Guardian moving from print version entirely to Twitter-based version: [link].
Heh.
A mammoth project is also under way to rewrite the whole of the newspaper's archive, stretching back to 1821, in the form of tweets. Major stories already completed include "1832 Reform Act gives voting rights to one in five adult males yay!!!"; "OMG Hitler invades Poland, allies declare war see tinyurl.com/b5x6e for more"; and "JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?"
Jessica - Apr 01, 2009 5:57:31 am PDT #13339 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love how the Guardian article ends:
According to unconfirmed rumours, Jim Buckmaster, the chief executive of Craigslist, will next month announce plans for a new system of telepathy-based social networking that is expected to render Twitter obsolete within weeks