All right, I just had my last meeting of the day.
That's just not right.
So apparently the government won't be shut down this weekend. Which is good. Except maybe it will be next weekend instead? I can't even.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
Consuela - Apr 26, 2017 7:20:16 pm PDT #10432 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
WindSparrow - Apr 26, 2017 7:47:59 pm PDT #10433 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Dana, may the steroid injections be at least as efficacious for you as they were for Harvey. (They got him back on his feet and walking, and a year and a half after the injection his pain level is managed with oral medication)
The Internet of Things weirds me out. I don't want a smart TV, or fridge, or coffee maker....
DavidS - Apr 26, 2017 8:07:30 pm PDT #10434 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have been to the mall to acquire pomade and a Mother's Day gift.
Time for that rockabilly quiff!
Dana - Apr 27, 2017 3:10:08 am PDT #10435 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
blah morning meeting
Gudanov - Apr 27, 2017 4:21:31 am PDT #10436 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Not all Internet of Things devices are easily hacked if configured correctly. Stuff that you'd want to be secure like locks and cameras are generally capable of encrypted communication and it would take quite a bit of effort to intercept even unencrypted info over ZWave or Zigbee devices. Where you really run into trouble is a company that creates a device and does a really half-assed job on the app that connects to it.
Dana - Apr 27, 2017 4:33:48 am PDT #10437 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Man, these meetings are so painful because my manager is terrible at running meetings. If she'd help guide discussion and then make decisions, they would be so much better. Instead, blather.
Gudanov - Apr 27, 2017 4:38:47 am PDT #10438 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Whenever I'm in a meeting and I think of a point or, you know, a good humorous riff, I always have to weigh the value of speaking up to the risk of extending the meeting.
juliana - Apr 27, 2017 4:40:31 am PDT #10439 of 30002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
FWIW, if you have the FB app on your phone, it's always listening *and* interrogating nearby devices (like, say, your friends' phones). (I do not have the FB app. Or Messenger.)
Dana - Apr 27, 2017 4:47:02 am PDT #10440 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I always have to weigh the value of speaking up to the risk of extending the meeting.
Would you like to come to my meetings? You could set a good example. My teammate's theory seems to be "If it's a point worth making, it's worth making eighteen times until we all long for the heat death of the universe."
And she's trying to drag me into another meeting. I am pretending to be away from my computer and ignoring her.
Gudanov - Apr 27, 2017 5:04:38 am PDT #10441 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Would you like to come to my meetings? You could set a good example.
I'm just highly motiviated to get out of meetings because, you know, I've got shit to do.