So far at work today I have accomplished:
- Drinking almost all of my first cup of coffee.
- Rearranging all the computers on my desk so that I can see (and watch) the TV.
Can I take a nap now?
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Nov 06, 2014 5:08:58 am PST #9806 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2014 5:14:26 am PST #9807 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.
So, apparently, buying something at the Apple store — which I do several times a year — in the city I live in — gets flagged as suspicious activity. Also, attempting to withdraw cash to make a purchase after said debit card purchase gets rejected will get flagged as suspicious activity too. Wankers.
The algorithms used to detect credit and debit card fraud are quite complex and constantly changing. I think computers come up with them now instead of humans. Perhaps using stolen cards to purchase Apple products and then reselling them for cash is common these days?
Anyway, detecting credit and debit card fraud will soon be done by Skynet.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 06, 2014 5:16:05 am PST #9808 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Another vote for no spaces.
brenda m - Nov 06, 2014 5:17:14 am PST #9809 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
No spaces. Spaces are for en-dashes.
msbelle - Nov 06, 2014 5:20:11 am PST #9810 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It is open enrollment. At my job most of the employees do not have work computers as they are truck drivers. Our benefits are set up to be employee controlled, meaning you do not fill out forms and send them to HR, you do everything online yourself. Do you think my people are computer literate? Do you think they bookmark these webpages from year to tear or write down their passwords? Less than half do. I have spent over 2 hours on the phone the last 2 days just trying to get 2 users onto the website. Over 20 min to get a web address entered correctly.
msbelle - Nov 06, 2014 5:20:12 am PST #9811 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Sophia Brooks - Nov 06, 2014 5:20:22 am PST #9812 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have been wondering for a long time- is the m-dash what was a double hyphen when I was typing on a typewriter? I used to use it a lot-- dash, dash, space when I was writing papers in collegeto indicate a sort of break in my thoughts-- like this. But I don't lnow what to use know, and I don't really know how to get the proper dashes in Word.
Steph L. - Nov 06, 2014 5:23:12 am PST #9813 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Word automatically changes 2 hyphens to an em dash.
brenda m - Nov 06, 2014 5:33:14 am PST #9814 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh but jeez - either 2 spaces or no spaces. The single space at the end is making my eye twitch.
Connie Neil - Nov 06, 2014 6:16:02 am PST #9815 of 30000
brillig
When I'm putting fic online, I make sure to use the -- (with spaces) because different people's systems convert the em dash differently. Though maybe people aren't copying fic off websites as often as I do. Fancy formatting turns into weird symbols in my tablet, I have a whole collection of macros I run to convert files into plain text. No curly quotes for me.