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posted by tumblegeek -+- 1:04:46 PM -+- link

Needless to say, I've been swamped at work. The events of the week are just too much -- they send me running to work where I can watch the news and, in some small way, help out.

Here's one thing we're working on:
DallasNews.com headline ticker

posted by tumblegeek -+- 1:02:48 PM -+- link

OK, someone was pissed off at M$: Writing Word Macro Viruses
posted by tumblegeek -+- 2:17:53 PM -+- link

pinball
posted by tumblegeek -+- 4:17:00 PM -+- link

Bored

New searches I do on eBay (specifically in Dallas):
arcade
posted by tumblegeek -+- 4:00:16 PM -+- link

A link from today's Net Freak Alert goes into detail of the sordid, conspiracy side of the circus: The Greatest Vendetta on Earth. Almost as political and scary as working in my office.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 12:19:07 PM -+- link

From the odd things you can find online file: My Cat Hates You
posted by tumblegeek -+- 3:13:54 PM -+- link

Something fascinating in the world of AI. For 17 years Doug Lenat has fed facts into his AI software -- one basic fact at a time about the world. And now Cyc is showing some signs of intelligent decision making.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 2:44:24 PM -+- link

Well, here's something I wasn't aware of. Apparently some people think men are just better at writing software. Wow. So men are good at the arts while women are good at organizations. It's pretty apparent this guy has never been to my apartment or seen me work. It's amazing sometimes what people will spout off when they've nothing truly intelligent to say.

There reason why there's not more women in software -- men pretty much dominate the field. The organize the conferences and hire their buddies. They run the companies and choose the workers. It's not uncommon for people to hire other people like them. Not a character flaw, just a flaw in society. It's something we've all got to work on to correct.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 9:51:35 AM -+- link

OK. I'm bored. Here's a link to WIL WHEATON DOT NET
posted by tumblegeek -+- 2:24:19 PM -+- link

Remember the ads in bathroom stalls? Well, now they talk.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 3:56:19 PM -+- link

Hey, look! It's Big Brother.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 2:41:23 PM -+- link

Wow. Apparently the MPAA does make the rules. They accuse you and you're guilty until proven innocent. A story on Salon.com.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 2:36:26 PM -+- link

Is it just me or has a lot of online and magazine writing taken to trying to be as boring as humanly possible by the use of long words and "cool" sounding sentences. Geez, how about just getting to the point without trying to impress me? I'd prefer to be the judge on how interesting or important an idea is without you telling just how cool you are and how cool you are for presenting information to me.

On a totally different note (but obviously the article that set me off), is article dealine with the corporations of today and their Ayn Rand ties:Business 2.0 - The Car: Mercedes SLK 320. The Address: Atherton, CA 94027.

Now, I am a Rand fan -- at least of "The Fountainhead," but this quote from John McCaskey of E.piphany is egotism at it's best:

"Specifically, as an individual, you get inspiration from the belief that what you are doing is right. There's no greater happiness than that. A lot of businesspeople carry around with them a great heavy anchor of self-doubt. Not me. What I am doing is a moral enterprise. And self-confidence provides power and strength."

Yeah, life would be a whole hell of a lot easier if everyone believe that they were doing was right -- whether or not it actually was. "Yes, it's OK for me to run this red light because I am in a hurry." That just doesn't cut it in today's society.

I'm all for egotism -- you should work on projects that you want to work on and should do you work up to your standards, but the fact is that we live in a global society of billions of people. There are limits. If you think you're more special than anyone else, just who are you stepping on. I realize that everyday I got to work I have choices -- if I don't like my job I can leave. I do the work I get assigned because it later allows me to do the work I want. If you assign me a job that conflicts with my morals or ethics I can then make the choice to leave my job. But I'm not free to make a choice that would put someone else in peril.

That's just wrong, immoral and unethical. People seem to be able to quickly take an idea, rooted in purity, and twist it to their own ends. Because Rand says individuals should look out for themselves, I don't think she wanted to bring out the end of civilized living by it. Objectivism is not an invitation to just being a bastard.

Damn.

He goes on to say:

Most of this is motivational tautology (the E.piphany core values), of the sort preached by Horatio Alger or sung as the company hymn in Japan. And, as McCaskey insisted on pointing out, there is no pabulum about "giving back" to society. "There's no question of ‘giving back' or ‘paying back' anything. It wasn't taken!" He further insisted that another phrase -- "It is what it is" -- can be heard in E.piphany circles, exemplifying the underlying "objectivist metaphysics" of facing facts and believing in rationality. "It works," he said.

Pabulum? About "giving back" to society. Society gives everyday -- you lean your morals and ethics by everyone you see every day. Society gives back by supporting your right to certain values. American society gives back by willing following the laws set down by the government and maintaining the principles established by our governing documents. Think freedom of the press and freedom of religion are a right? They're a privilege -- and that's how our society gives back to us.

It's people like McCaskey who forget that we're pretty damn lucky as a nation. They take from our citizens and the global society, forgetting that, yes, they actually do owe society something. Just because you were born you don't not have the right to do whatever you want. Your right to pursue happiness does not extend across the boundaries of my right to pursue happiness.

Want to know why society as a whole is degrading? Because people have forgetting that a society is made up of it's people -- and as individuals we create a greater whole. When each individual's morals and ethics begin that dangerious spiral, so does society.

So you can be an individualist, but not to the detriment of everyone else. Pick your work and your projects. Pursue your own happiness. But never forget that civilization is an ever-changing entity and you do have a role in it's equation.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 3:11:16 PM -+- link

Sometimes geeks do have a warm and fuzzy sense of humor:Microsoft Bundles Worm with IIS
posted by tumblegeek -+- 4:05:17 PM -+- link

Well, at least my day hasn't been this bad.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 3:55:13 PM -+- link

Robotica on TLC -- wish I had this cable channel for free.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 9:26:56 AM -+- link

I actually got a joke e-mail that made me laugh, so here it is:
Some of you may be wondering about the hierarchy of newspapers in the United States. To those of you who aren't wondering....have a good laugh!

1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.
2. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The Washington Post is read by people who think they ought to run the country.
4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don't understand the Washington Post.
5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn't mind running the country, if they could spare the time.
6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.
7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren't too sure who's running the country.
8. The New York Post is read by people who don't care who's running the country, as long as they do something scandalous.
9. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren't sure there is a country, or that anyone is running it.
10. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country.

posted by tumblegeek -+- 1:24:26 PM -+- link

Majestic hits the Salon site: Paranoia for fun and profit
posted by tumblegeek -+- 12:55:25 PM -+- link

Well no wonder I feel freakish most of the times. The test results are in:

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid:	High
Schizoid:	Moderate
Schizotypal:	High
Antisocial:	Moderate
Borderline:	Moderate
Histrionic:	High
Narcissistic:	Moderate
Avoidant:	Very High
Dependent:	Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive:	Low
-- Click Here To Take The Test --

posted by tumblegeek -+- 6:26:24 PM -+- link

Why is this funny? Because that's what big brother BI bought.

Best quote ever:
In the process, Lewis discovered that Aerons could be seen as a potent symbol for the entire dot-com boom and bust. Lewis' desire soon morphed into derision. The chairs, he and his co-workers decided, were like "stupidity barometers."

"Any place with more than 10 of these things," he says, "automatically went into the 'stupid' stack."
posted by tumblegeek -+- 5:03:54 PM -+- link

Don't believe everything you read. Majestic is the end-all and be-all of gaming that everyone seems to think it is. In fact, one of the EA reps left quite a rude note on their message forums just today. Rude enough I'm thinking of leaving. Here's cNet's take on it: Getting serious about gaming
posted by tumblegeek -+- 3:22:04 PM -+- link

Golly, you mean divorce by 140 characters or less is wrong? Singapore bans text-message divorce
posted by tumblegeek -+- 2:28:40 PM -+- link

OK, B.'s right. This is me: Boomeranged by Ricochet
posted by tumblegeek -+- 12:53:24 PM -+- link

Well, a little searching after "America's Sweethearts" leads to a new political activism -- yep, it's time to vote Cusack for President. Come on, you know you want to. Thanks to Meryl Notes.
posted by tumblegeek -+- 11:20:52 AM -+- link