Two slackers, returning from coffee run, overhear two Windows Nerds, walking toward a conference room.
WN1: His package screwed me up!
WN2: You installed his package?
WN1: Yes, and I didn’t have this problem until I installed his package

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I have had my eye on this specific house for a long time. It’s a lustron home from the middle of the 20th Century. From the listing
walk to decatur square! mid century modern! here is your chance to own a rare ‘lustron’ home! check it out at lustron dot org. situated on a great [...]

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success stories?

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Sometimes I love technology corporate life. If nothing else, it provides for endless Schadenfreude, empathy and “strange loops.” Witness, the following exchange I just heard on a conference call:
Project Manager: OK. Let’s go over our deliverables that have slipped. Developer? Have you managed to finish up your release? You were due last month.
Developer:We have released [...]

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I brought my old Powerbook into work today. The geeks are drooling. I’ve probably sold 10 macs today. It’s a quick sell:
First, you show them how you can move the software around from place to place with no impact. Drag an app from the “Applications” folder into your home directory. Launch it. Quit the application, [...]

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I never thought I’d ask this question, but do any people on the Internets know of a good way to dispose of a large record collection. I don’t want to dump it at Goodwill because, quite frankly, there are quite a few rare and valuable records in the collection and I’ve spent a lot of [...]

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Colorado College and University of Denver (DU) are playing on ESPN2 right now (2 PM Eastern Daylight Time) in the “Frozen Four”.
This is huge: our main rival in the Semis, a rival who happens to be ranked #1, to see who goes to the NCAA Division I final. Huge, I tell you!
I’ll be Tivo-ing [...]

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» Flavor Paper · 504.944.0447 My buddy Sherm’s custom/vintage wallpaper company
» Planning in Portland, Oregon from one of the original planners

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We decided it was time to let Maple try to feed herself.
After months of “finger food”, Maple seemed very interested in the idea. Modern Parenthood™ being what it is, this required gear. So I went online and purchased [...]

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