Hey, man, where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity!

Oz ,'Bring On The Night'


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.


§ ita § - Jun 24, 2010 11:22:35 am PDT #8794 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I tried to explain that unless the recipient had exactly the same system with the exact settings chances were they'd see it differently and that I was trying to set it up to be acceptable for everyone.

Try explaining that about HTML 12 years ago. Then, in my absence, my boss went with an all Flash site and blew up at me when I explained the site wasn't bookmarkable or searchable. Oh, the joys of working at a technology company run by technophobes.


§ ita § - Jun 24, 2010 11:23:20 am PDT #8795 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My flights just show up as SOUTHWEST on my statement. I bought my flight for San Diego next month months ago, but Chase doesn't know where and when I'll be in July.

The example in the article Tom linked to seemed to know. I'm not sure if the company has more information than they put on your statement.


tommyrot - Jun 24, 2010 11:23:26 am PDT #8796 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.

Try explaining that about HTML 12 years ago. Then, in my absence, my boss went with an all Flash site and blew up at me when I explained the site wasn't bookmarkable or searchable.

Oh dear.


Zenkitty - Jun 24, 2010 11:23:41 am PDT #8797 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

This is probably silly, but when I'm in the airport, I buy a bottle of water with the card I'm going to be using on the trip. That way the company can see where I went.

I am so not off the grid.


Gudanov - Jun 24, 2010 11:24:38 am PDT #8798 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Japan knocked out Denmark.


Jars - Jun 24, 2010 11:25:23 am PDT #8799 of 30001

DH got a call about one of his credit cards last year. They were worried because it had been used to buy stuff in Ireland. Where they were ringing him. Where he'd lived and been using the card for 2 years.


Zenkitty - Jun 24, 2010 11:26:34 am PDT #8800 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Okay. I've got shit to do, and if I don't get off my lazy butt and do it, I'll be up all night. Here I go.


Sophia Brooks - Jun 24, 2010 11:26:35 am PDT #8801 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

The funny thing was that she was so excited about having done it-- I mentioned to her that if she had track changes on and deleted the item, it would appear in blue or red or whatever, with the strikethough, and then I could accept or delete the change. Then I demonstrated.

Then she happily said- "No, I went up to format and kit strikethrought!" I wanted you to be able to see them!"

And then I said "Nevermind"

And she explained her method to me again, and I just said "OK, that's helpful! Thank you!"


tommyrot - Jun 24, 2010 11:27:45 am PDT #8802 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.

This is one of my favorite car designs ever: [link]

It's a 1938 Phantom Corsair - I think there was only one made. (Don't remember if it was a custom car or a prototype that never made it into production - I think the latter.)

Aside from the art-deco-ish bumper, there's almost nothing to the design that makes it look "old".


javachik - Jun 24, 2010 11:27:47 am PDT #8803 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Bank of America cut off my account and called me urgently last Spring because I'd spent so much money at the BevMo 5-cent sale.

Um.