This is very thought provoking.
Primeval is back!!!!
This is totally and completely out of left field. The news was posted to io9 a few minutes ago. My favorite BBC show besides Doctor Who, Primeval, will be coming back for at least 13 more episodes. They will be split with season four having seven episodes and season five will have six. This is great news to all Primeval fans. Season three ended in a cliff hangar. I don’t think anyone knew BBC wasn’t going to pick it up for the next season. Making this return possible is a collaboration for funding. In the new funding setup BBC Worldwide has overtaken ITV to become the largest partner, with BBC America – which broadcasts the series in the US – joining Germany’s Pro7 as a co-production partner.
All I have to say is thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Windows Live Writer
This post is being written using Windows Live Writer, part of the Windows Live Essentials software package. We’ll see how this article looks once it gets posted. The plug-in for OpenOffice.org that does WordPress blog posting doesn’t work very well.
UPDATE: Hate to say it but it looks like Microsoft may be getting back to putting out good small software applications. I really like what I’ve seen in Live Writer so far.
Stoopid Webs
It’s been so long since I thought about RatherGood. Thanks go to Neal’s Boortz Blast newsletter!
Dr. Horrible
Quite a boon for shows not on “TV.” Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog won an Emmy for Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs. And with NPH hosting we were treated to Dr. Horrible breaking in to the broadcast.
Congratulations to Joss, NPH, Felicia, Nathan, and all the rest!
Thirsty much?
This is either the smartest or the stupidest cat ever.
Gotta love homonyms
Another joke from Mom.
An attorney arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to get a stay of execution. His last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling worn out and depressed.
As soon as he walked through the door at home, his wife started on him, “What time of night to be getting home is this? Where have you been? Dinner is cold and I’m not reheating it.” And on-and-on-and-on.
Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he poured himself a shot of whiskey and headed off for a long hot soak in the bathtub…. pursued by the predictable, sarcastic remarks as he dragged himself up the stairs.
While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The wife answered and was told that her husband’s client, James Wright, had been granted a stay of execution, after all. Wright would not be hanged tonight.
Finally realizing what a terrible day he must have had, she decided to go upstairs and give him the good news.
As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted by the sight of her husband, bent over naked, drying his legs and feet.
“They’re not hanging Wright tonight,” she said.
He whirled around and screamed, “FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE, WOMAN, DON’T YOU EVER STOP?!”
Definitely one to laugh out loud over!!
The traffic stop
The light turned yellow, just in front of him… He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.
As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up..
He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.
He said, ”I’m very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the ‘What Would Jesus Do’ bumper sticker, the ‘Choose Life’ license plate holder, the ‘Follow Me to Sunday-School’ bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally…I assumed you had stolen the car.”
How to manage an IT group
As someone on the Atlanta Linux Enthusiast mailing list said, “This guy gets it.” Managing geeks really isn’t that hard. It’s all about respect. Respect that goes both ways and within the group. That respect is earned through competence in the work place. I’m not saying management needs to be IT gurus. Even the head IT guy doesn’t need to know everything. They do, however, need to be able to accept that they don’t know some things and trust the IT group.
Jeff Ello of Tech Op/Ed talks about the stereotypical traits of the IT profession and what they really mean. This article is a must read for anyone who deals with the IT group in their organization. And that’s pretty much everyone.
