Out of the Blue [Aug 19, 2003, 09:22 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Yesterday the instability of the computer I've been working on finally pushed me
back to troubleshooting my real work PC, as I could not stand to lose any more
productivity to the crashes the emergency box was subject to. The problem with
my real Win2K workstation is a memory leak I was experiencing with FrontPage, a
problem that persisted even after uninstalling and reinstalling the whole Office
suite. As it turns out, I have not actually determined the cause of the problem,
just a workaround, which is simply to save my work in a different subdirectory.
I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this (there always seems to be), but
it certainly defies the easy explanation that there was something corrupt in the
directory structure where I was previously saving things, since it's working
fine now, and I'm using the exact same directory as before, simply copied to a
new location. Anyway, I'm quite ecstatic at being able to work on my proper work
machine, and I'm guessing my newly learned habit of saving my work after every
keystroke might even come in handy one of these days.
Today might see some experimentation begin with some ads that are probably more obtrusive than what we're used to here. This is not a step that is taken lightly, but is essential to the ongoing survival of this site, and I can only hope that you will consider this a fair trade-off. As always, feedback on this is welcome.
Today might see some experimentation begin with some ads that are probably more obtrusive than what we're used to here. This is not a step that is taken lightly, but is essential to the ongoing survival of this site, and I can only hope that you will consider this a fair trade-off. As always, feedback on this is welcome.
My problem with you Halsy has been your condescending tone, untrue generalizations about people, and general arrogant manner that makes me glad I have only known you through the internet.
Untrue? Hardly, that's wishful thinking on your part. I keep forgettting you're just a kid and don't really know anything yet. Come talk to me in 15 years when you get some actual life experience under your belt. You'll be whistling a very different tune. You don't think you will, but you will, and that's what makes it so funny for me. I didn't think I would either, but everyone does...everyone always does.
Your father would mark me as a very astue judge of people and character. He'd tell you that people like myself deal with the big picture enough that we become somewhat jaded by it and that we no longer hide behind politeness in making those assessments. My entire work is predicated on seeing what's really there and cutting away all the fluff. It may not be nice, but it's real.
I can kid round and be as easygoing as the next guy on issues that don't really mean anything, but I don't fuck around when it comes to politics. Nor do I handle people with kid gloves who want to engage in politics either - it's a serious business. If you're skin is so thin you can't take the heat in that regard, stay out of the kitchen.
Cthulu loves you. On a bun. With catsup.
This comment was edited on Aug 19, 22:53.
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