Crap, it hurts to Alt-Tab.
I would be there right now.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jul 08, 2010 10:35:41 am PDT #11203 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
beekaytee - Jul 08, 2010 10:42:03 am PDT #11204 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
The Internet is why we can't have nice things [link]
I have to say, I completely agree with this list. Especially, #4. The internet has killed civil discourse. But it has not killed brick and mortar shopping, as predicted. Does that make it a wash?
flea - Jul 08, 2010 10:54:53 am PDT #11205 of 30001
information libertarian
Re: our conversation about names and euphemisms: Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters [link]
Burrell - Jul 08, 2010 11:11:59 am PDT #11206 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
WRT the suicide while sleepwalking article: a few years ago I saw a documentary on people who've killed or tried to kill someone in their sleep. Freaky.
Jesse - Jul 08, 2010 11:21:47 am PDT #11207 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, for fucks sake. My boss told me explicitly and specifically to do something, so I just did it, without researching the files. Had I looked through the files first, I would have realized what a huge mistake it was. Eh. This is why I prefer not doing anything!
Burrell - Jul 08, 2010 11:26:56 am PDT #11208 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's highly annoying, Jesse. "Don't blame me, the boss made me do it!"
DavidS - Jul 08, 2010 11:27:38 am PDT #11209 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But it has not killed brick and mortar shopping, as predicted.
Well, it's certainly made a big dent in bookstores and record stores. Though not comic book stores. Hmmmm. I guess if you could get your whole pull list done as a bundle that might be cost efficient.
Jesse - Jul 08, 2010 11:35:33 am PDT #11210 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"Don't blame me, the boss made me do it!"
I think I still have some time to play new and stupid, but I would prefer not to have to fake that! I mean, it's real enough of the time as it is.
Tom Scola - Jul 08, 2010 11:37:13 am PDT #11211 of 30001
hwæt
Comics are hard to sell via mail. I remember reading a copy of Mad from the 1950s where William Gaines had to patiently explain why a subscription cost more than the newsstand price.
What makes selling comics online especially difficult is that they're not returnable; it makes it extremely hard to scale up your business. If you under- or overestimate your demand, you're screwed.
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2010 11:42:51 am PDT #11212 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Work is making me want to cry. Come back New G...okay it's not that bad, but still. I have eaten half a sandwich and two pieces of candy since Tuesday. And I'm scared to leave my desk.