Manuel and Pedro worked together and both were laid off, so they went to the unemployment office. When asked his occupation, Manuel answered, “Panty Stitcher. I sew da elastic onto ladies’ cotton panties.” The clerk looked up Panty Stitcher. Finding it classified as “unskilled labor”, she gave him $300 a week unemployment pay. Pedro was [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2006’
Chilean Mapuches sue Microsoft for unwanted translation
From the article: Mapuche tribal leaders have accused the U.S. company of violating their cultural and collective heritage by translating the software into Mapuzugun without their permission. How many people have asked and asked for Microsoft to translate software into their language? About 400,000 speakers and the tribe leaders don’t want native translations. Go figure.
Democrats join to raise minimum wage
I wonder how many teens are going to lose their jobs because of the Democrat’s attempt to buy votes.
Stanaland
Well, my 3 year free trial of my web host, 1and1.com, has come to an end. Now I have to pay for it. That also means some changes have been made. The free intro package isn’t offered any more. But the packages they have now are more interesting anyway. What this means is that this [...]
Giuliani For Prez??
If Rudy Giuliani does run for President, I would go vote in the primary for him. I believe he can win the Presidency, maybe by a lot depending on the Democrat running, but getting the Republican nomination will be the hardest thing.
When geeks get bored
Top 10 Lists from the OpenSolaris Crowd
It's Monday
It’s Monday again and that means Heroes is on!! This has got to be one of the three best shows on TV today. The other two being, of course, Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who
What the hell happened to Lik-Sang.com?
As stated on their home page, Lik-Sang has shut their doors. Sony finally figured out a way to shut them down for good. OK, so Sony didn’t “make” them shut down, they convinced a British court that Lik-Sang broke their trademark rights. Big loss for gear heads.
