April 3rd, 2010

Zen Like
Found this on the web somewhere. Don’t know who the author is.
Enjoy!
UNIX
A UNIX wizard hears cries of torment from his apprentice’s computer room where the apprentice is studying, and goes to investigate.
He finds the apprentice in obvious distress, nearly on the verge of tears. “What’s the problem?” he asks. “Why did you cry out?”
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November 13th, 2009

Satanic Windows
Laughed when I saw this…
People say that if you play Microsoft CD’s backwards, you hear satanic things, but that’s nothing. If you play them forwards, they install Windows.
Originally Posted: October 1st, 2009
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November 13th, 2009

Heaven And Hell
Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, the lovers French and it is all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs British, the mechanics French, the lovers Swiss and it is all organized by the Italians.
How come the Americans and Japanese didn’t get in on the act?
Perhaps they’re sitting back watching and laughing at the whole European thing.
Originally Posted: September 26th, 2009
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November 13th, 2009

Sit Still
I love this image. I laugh every time I see it.
The look on the dogs faces. They share a common expression.
The desire to chase that cat countered by the command to “sit” or “stay”.
Originally Posted: September 26th, 2009
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November 11th, 2009

Miss Teen USA 2007 – South Carolina Answers A Question
If your gonna stand up and get questioned in front of a few million people, it pays to do some preparation. You know, find out what questions they’re gonna pitch at ya, then go away and do some research or homework.
Get friends to test ya on those questions so you can gauge how your gonna do on the night.
Borrow or hire a video camera so you can play back and work on the worst bits of your performance. That way you’ll know that on the night you’ll shine.
I felt sorry for this poor girl. She had little or no preparation. Thrown to the sharks.
Miss Teen USA 2007 – South Carolina Answers A Question
I understand that US has one of the best education systems in the world. Something’s gone awfully wrong.
Runtime: 48 seconds
Watch and cringe.
Originally Posted: July 23rd, 2009
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November 9th, 2009

Decline Of TV News Reporting
A short film by Adam Curtis shown on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe.
The Decline of Television News Reporting
Runtime: 6 mins.
Worth a look.
The Rise and Fall of the Television Journalist as Hero
A film by Adam Curtis which he describes as:
“A short, and possibly unfair history of the rise and fall of the television journalist as a hero.”
The Rise and Fall of the Television Journalist as Hero
Runtime: 4 mins.
Worth a look.
Originally Posted: June 25th, 2009
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