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Re: John Denver's Classic 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Remixed In A Minor Key For Bonus Mournfulness

AJ — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:06:03 -0000

That combination makes the intro for True Detective Season 4

Re: Tix Needed

AJ — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:40:08 -0000

The ticket I had is gone

Re: Tix Needed

AJ — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:55:58 -0000

The ticket I had is gone

Re: Should Muni Just Ignore People Who Sneak On Without Paying?

AJ — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:47:13 -0000

Definately make all public transportation free of fare charges. Fares typically make up a very small percentage of abating public transportation costs and more public transportation use has huge benefits to everyone. Just remove the whole fare infrastructure as mentioned in the article.

Re: Pedestrian Safety Sting Busts Car Full Of Pot

AJ — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 00:03:43 -0000

Don't bust people transporting dirt weed. Poor people wanna get high too.

Re: DNS fails to start on Yosemite upgrade

AJ — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 18:49:24 -0000

Yes, that would work too if you're aware of the bug before it happens.
This is all no longer an issue as  has reverted discoveryd in Yosemite. What mysteries El Capitan holds, I do not know.

Re: Geoff's site: An Office Made of Software

AJ — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:10:48 -0000

You mentioned many of the reasons people create offices for work that does not require offices. Some other dysfunctional reasons come to mind.

I've run into people who desperately want to "play office". They want staplers and lunchrooms and to bring people in to show them the busy workers much more then they want to built products or accomplish tasks. Hiring the best, most productive remote remote workers would runs counter to their desire to "play office" and is therefore unacceptable.

There are also people who actually want to look over people's shoulder in a form of microsupervision and see people working. More so than just "playing office", this comes from a steadfast belief that workers are less productive out of an office environment. Productive workers who are remote can do nothing to assuage this anxiety in the employer. Neither can examples, say of successful officeless projects. Obviously Linux and Apache would be more successful if there was an official Linux office where everyone punched cards.

And then there's Marisa Mayer who correctly understands that teams that are constantly communicative generate more ideas and work better together, but mistakes colocation as a prerequisite for that. Someone should get her on IRC.

Also, many people genuinely prefer to work in an office with other people. In my experience these people are rarely the programmers. I tend to see an office as a luxury that perhaps successful companies could offer as a benefit for people who prefer that environment if they are large enough to also require real estate for some other business reason.

Software companies that fundamentally deny that the internet actually works for communication, truly mystify me.

Re: Joel Stein's stupid quest for manly literature

AJ — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:56:33 -0000

http://www.theonion.com/vid...
Time Announces New Version of Magazine Aimed At Adults.

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/9295370173

AJ — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:23:08 -0000

They don't even say "Hey Ash Whatcha Playin'" in this one. :/

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/7597859699

AJ — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:03:02 -0000

That's the key to Facebook too. And Twitter.

Re: http://ajslater.tumblr.com/post/4198168004

AJ — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:22:52 -0000

http://www.gnu.org/software...

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/3799794320

AJ — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:48:44 -0000

it is still pretty nice.

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/3799794320

AJ — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:48:31 -0000

it is still pretty nice.

Re: I lost 30 lb in 6 months

AJ — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:25:50 -0000

Nice :)
Definitely take a break after a successful six month stretch.

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/887037431

AJ — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:13:03 -0000

I agree with being very gradual about it and mixing running and walking. Don't do the halfway jogging/shuffling sad face with terrible form thing. If you're too exhausted to run correctly, walk.

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/544661493

AJ — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:39:13 -0000

Tumblr exports rss. And even provides you with this: http://staff.tumblr.com/pos...

Re: http://bjorn.tipling.com/post/544661493

AJ — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:56:33 -0000

This is one of the reasons I use Tumblr. Its hard to export information from Facebook.

Re: Beta testers wanted

AJ — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:35:01 -0000

sign me up!

Re: Soda

AJ — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:52:41 -0000

Usually its single malt. Although Mandy drinks wine, so I've been learning that recently. I like German, English and American craft brews. Not so much the Belgian that Beer Aficionado's must have. Which means I don't have to jostle for position at Oakland's latest beer mecca.

Re: Soda

AJ — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:55:48 -0000

have you read my treatise on soda? I think its really changing the internet. I mean really questioning the dominant paradigms of how people think about sweet beverages. I think my next entry will juxtapose it with something.

Re: Robot Attack Protection From Old Glory Insurance

AJ — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:40:39 -0000

I don't need insurance.
Those evil-natured robots
they're programmed to destroy us.
They don't believe me
but you won't let those robots eat me.