So that really was an unusual thunderstorm last night:
Daaaaamn. I was indoors the whole time watching the DVD of my last non-Theater Pub show.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Polter-Cow - Apr 13, 2012 7:02:00 am PDT #787 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
DavidS - Apr 13, 2012 7:26:12 am PDT #788 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Things that got hit by lightning last night: Transamerica Pyramid, towers on both GG and Bay Bridges, Cranes building the new bridge.
Kate P. - Apr 13, 2012 7:41:48 am PDT #789 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
JOIN ME IN SMALL REWARDS TO GET THROUGH THE DAY!
I endorse this plan! I just realized I have a rewards card to the froyo place down the street that I completed the last time I was there, so I can go get free froyo this afternoon. Woo! This will make up for the fact that I decided I couldn't skip work this afternoon to join M for the baby shower his department is throwing for us. Ah well.
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2012 8:03:39 am PDT #790 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.
Typo Boy - Apr 13, 2012 8:36:29 am PDT #791 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
On one development project years ago we included an alpha test, post QA, and pre-beta. We put the QAd system up and encouraged future users to try and break it. But we wanted to emphasize than problems were expected at this stage and their finding them was a good thing. A problem did not make us bad programmers or them bad users, but simply were something that at this stage were bound to exist and needed to be found by them and fixed by us. So we put big baskets of cookies in the test rooms and encouraged users to take a cookie every time they logged a problem. No there were no consequences for taking a cooking if you did not find a problem.
It worked! People actually came in and tested. And the cookies communicated that there were supposed to be problems and nobody badmouthed us when they found them.
Consuela - Apr 13, 2012 8:36:41 am PDT #792 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I suspect there's a ton of pushback in the comments, but I got a kick out of professional troublemaker Nick Mamatas' post titled Let Us Put an End to Geek Pride. Such a shit-stirrer, Nick is.
Jessica - Apr 13, 2012 8:44:22 am PDT #793 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I was with him right up until he said font choice doesn't matter. THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS.
Consuela - Apr 13, 2012 8:50:33 am PDT #794 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cashmere - Apr 13, 2012 9:08:31 am PDT #795 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Weird animal sex, as illustrated by human cartoons.
THAT IS AWESOME!
aurelia - Apr 13, 2012 9:09:06 am PDT #796 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Ever wonder how the Eastland compares to the Titanic? [link]