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Archive for November, 2006

27 Nov

Skilled or Unskilled labor…

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 […]

25 Nov

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.

17 Nov

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.

16 Nov

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. […]

14 Nov

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.

07 Nov

When geeks get bored

Top 10 Lists from the OpenSolaris Crowd

06 Nov

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

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