Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


sarameg - Oct 03, 2017 5:47:01 pm PDT #17379 of 30002

Dear god, can these iOS updates finish? First my new phone, now the iPad...


Vortex - Oct 03, 2017 7:22:02 pm PDT #17380 of 30002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

And windows 10 was FOREVER.


Gudanov - Oct 03, 2017 8:07:39 pm PDT #17381 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

My last Ubuntu update took a good 11 seconds.


-t - Oct 04, 2017 4:09:12 am PDT #17382 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am once again having that nagging feeling that if I just gave up sleeping I could manage my life ok.


Dana - Oct 04, 2017 4:30:17 am PDT #17383 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

The ER was fun, in the sense that I hated it. Too sleepy with the meds to do anything, but not sleepy enough to sleep, so I was bored out of my skull. The stuff definitely helped, but not enough that I can say "Aha, miracle cure." So I'll be trying to avoid that in the future.


Gudanov - Oct 04, 2017 5:01:00 am PDT #17384 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

I am once again having that nagging feeling that if I just gave up sleeping I could manage my life ok.

I feel like all the time, but I keep getting tired at the end of every day. Bother.


aurelia - Oct 04, 2017 5:43:25 am PDT #17385 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Today's splash page on my weather app while the forecast was loading said, "Excuse me sir, I..." Briefcase of jellybeans pops open and spills all over the floor.

It gave me a giggle to start the day.


Dana - Oct 04, 2017 5:45:43 am PDT #17386 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Tillerson is about to give an unscheduled speech. After reports leaked that he called Trump a "moron" this summer, I wonder if it's Trump firing him or him quitting out of exasperation.


sarameg - Oct 04, 2017 5:51:22 am PDT #17387 of 30002

The first time you make it apparent you have not read or comprehended an earlier email, I will respond to just you to go back and read previous, icymi. Second time you respond, clearly demonstrating you did not read it, I'm going to reply all and restate myself. 3 different ways.


Jesse - Oct 04, 2017 6:16:38 am PDT #17388 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I am once again having that nagging feeling that if I just gave up sleeping I could manage my life ok.

I have the opposite feeling -- my life would be more manageable if I were sleeping more.

Unfortunately, I will never sleep again. My best team member just gave notice! This is on top of another open position and someone going out on medical leave for six weeks. In our busy time.