Out of the Blue

Today is Columbus Day here in the U.S., which is theoretically a holiday, though I don't know many folks who have ever gotten this as a day off, so it's not clear if it will have the same dampening impact on game news as more widely celebrated holidays. I'm guessing it won't, but I was also surprised to see the number of empty parking spaces in the lot when I dropped MrsBlue at the train this morning, so who knows?

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Marathon
Oct 9, 2007, 13:43
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Marathon Oct 9, 2007, 13:43
Oct 9, 2007, 13:43
 
Dudes, the problem was the organizers weren't ready for 88 degree weather. There wasn't nearly enough water out. Of course they claim there was, that runners were using water to cool down instead of "cooling stations" -- but I guarantee you, if this was a marathon run in July when you expect 88 degrees instead of October, there would have been much more water available.
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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 9, 2007, 10:38
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 9, 2007, 10:38
Oct 9, 2007, 10:38
 
Have you seen the folks at DMV? More than half look like they stand or walk around. Only a few look like they actually do real bona-fide work work.

You sir, are correct. I will not argue that. No question about it!

Actually, 90% of the time I will agree...but I have found a DMV here in the MPLS metro that actually is very fast, very efficient, and the people are actually......um, well, nice!!!

Now, go to the inner city ones! ahahahahah NEVER!

Rev. Norb: I'd just like to say that four for a dollar Tijuana tacos seemed like a good idea at the time. Please pass the toilet paper.
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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 23:29
Enahs
 
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 23:29
Oct 8, 2007, 23:29
 Enahs
 
Have you seen the folks at DMV? More than half look like they stand or walk around. Only a few look like they actually do real bona-fide work work.

You sir, are correct. I will not argue that. No question about it!


But them and the bureaucrats are not the majority of government workers. There are tons of trade workers, and postal workers, etc, that work for the government.




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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 23:02
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 23:02
Oct 8, 2007, 23:02
 Kxmode
 
not confuse government employees with bureaucrats

Have you seen the folks at DMV? More than half look like they stand or walk around. Only a few look like they actually do real bona-fide work work.

Also I'm in no way grouping military folk in my statement. They deserve any and all time off. Course the problem is most actives are overseas, and they don't exactly have any money or stores during Columbus Day; unless you count the meat market in Iraq (probably not meat, probably not even a market)...

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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 21:15
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Oct 8, 2007, 21:15
 

*Thank you* for your support! I can't vouch for other gov. employees, but I work my ass off.

Here here while I dont work for the gov I spend much of my time working with those that do and for the most part "at least at street level" there a bunch of bust ass guys/gals.

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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 20:27
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 20:27
Oct 8, 2007, 20:27
 

You tards must not confuse government employees with bureaucrats. Sure they all get sweet benefits, but there are tons of "government" workers that put in a real days work.

*Thank you* for your support! I can't vouch for other gov. employees, but I work my ass off.

And I don't mind not getting Columbus Day off, because I get the day after Thanksgiving off instead. So on that day, I give a hearty neener neener to the bank and postal workers who did it to me today!


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Microsoft Flight Sim Ad
Oct 8, 2007, 19:49
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Microsoft Flight Sim Ad Oct 8, 2007, 19:49
Oct 8, 2007, 19:49
 
The Flash MS flight sim is extremely annoying and I can't click on any links while it's on screen. It covers up about 1/3 of the top part of the screen over stories and such.

I guess its only saving grace is that it doesn't follow you when you scroll down.

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Re: Steam
Oct 8, 2007, 19:40
Enahs
 
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Re: Steam Oct 8, 2007, 19:40
Oct 8, 2007, 19:40
 Enahs
 
Ok, so now that I am in the Blues News Steam community.

How do I send people a message? I click on somebody that is online and then on the right I click send message. Nothing happens?

Do they have to be "friends" to send a message?



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Re: I am the Halloween Grinch
Oct 8, 2007, 19:13
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Re: I am the Halloween Grinch Oct 8, 2007, 19:13
Oct 8, 2007, 19:13
 Enahs
 
It's Thanksgiving in Canada. The proper time for Thanksgiving.


Screw Martin Frobisher and Labrador.

The Labrador episode of Survivor Man was the worst ever. Just horrible, absolutely horrible. Such a disappointment. I mean, most of the other shows he did were great; and the punishment he took for the Kalahari Desert one just for a show was bar none. But man, the Labrador show....man, up until that point he made me have respect as man's man's for Canadian men. Now because of that episode all Canadian men are pussies!



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day off
Oct 8, 2007, 19:04
Jim
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day off Oct 8, 2007, 19:04
Oct 8, 2007, 19:04
Jim
 
I had the day off. Not really much going on, but its nice to have Sunday feel like a Saturday.

Patriots are 5-0, Red Sox are going to the ALCS, and I got in all of about 10 minutes of observing in across 3 nights (set up the scope under clear skies last night, 5 minutes later, complete overcast!). All in all not a bad weekend.

Jim
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Re: I am the Halloween Grinch
Oct 8, 2007, 18:43
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Re: I am the Halloween Grinch Oct 8, 2007, 18:43
Oct 8, 2007, 18:43
 
It's Thanksgiving in Canada. The proper time for Thanksgiving.


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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 17:23
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 17:23
Oct 8, 2007, 17:23
 
heheh don't start a war here WH.

I have been tazed. I know hundreds of people that have been tazed, I have tazed people.

None required hospitalization related to the tazing.

Rev. Norb: I'd just like to say that four for a dollar Tijuana tacos seemed like a good idea at the time. Please pass the toilet paper.
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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 17:06
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 17:06
Oct 8, 2007, 17:06
 
Bats - for you:

Study Suggests Use of Tasers by Law Enforcement Agencies Is Safe

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,300048,00.html

Although the use of Tasers by law enforcement officials has been linked to some highly publicized deaths nationwide, the devices are safe and cause a low occurrence of serious injuries, according to a nationwide study.

“This study is the first large, independent study to review every Taser deployment and to reliably assess the overall risk and severity of injuries in real world conditions,” said Dr. William Bozeman, the lead investigator and an emergency medicine specialist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. “The injury rate is low and most injuries appear to be minor. These results support the safety of the devices.”

In the full review of nearly 1,000 cases, 99.7 percent of people subjected to a Taser had mild injuries, such as scrapes and bruises, or no injuries at all, the study found. Only three subjects (0.3 percent) suffered injuries severe enough to need hospitalization.

Two subjects died, but autopsy reports indicate that neither death was related to the Taser, according to the study, which was funded by the National Institute of Justice and included six law enforcement agencies across the United States.

Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.

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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 16:42
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Oct 8, 2007, 16:42
 
And who in the hell are some of those people in the community?

Lurkers - of which have joined my games many times of the last few weeks.

kind of nice.

Rev. Norb: I'd just like to say that four for a dollar Tijuana tacos seemed like a good idea at the time. Please pass the toilet paper.
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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 16:34
Enahs
 
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 16:34
Oct 8, 2007, 16:34
 Enahs
 
Something you have never done.


Ehh, whatever. When I worked standard jobs when I was younger I worked my ass of.

Speaking of which, I have a job interview at for a job as a researcher at a local research facility. It will not interfere with school and should pay me crazy amounts of money for what little time per week I will work!

Here is to hoping I get it.


I just joined the Steam BluesNews community. Sorta. I do not like the fact that the Steam Community has to have some stupid service running...Hell, I dislike community programs in general.


I have not played many games on steam lately; what with BioShock and QW (which I broke down and bought yesterday and did not wait). Will install QW tonight!


*edit*

And who in the hell are some of those people in the community?





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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 16:15
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Oct 8, 2007, 16:15
 
that put in a real days work.

Something you have never done.

Are you in Blue's group for Steam?

I will have key codes tomorrow i think.

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Blue forgot...
Oct 8, 2007, 16:13
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Blue forgot... Oct 8, 2007, 16:13
Oct 8, 2007, 16:13
 
...it's Canadian Thanksgiving today. Pretty sure he hasn't missed it in the past.

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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 15:54
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Re: Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 15:54
Oct 8, 2007, 15:54
 Enahs
 
You tards must not confuse government employees with bureaucrats. Sure they all get sweet benefits, but there are tons of "government" workers that put in a real days work.




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Re: Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 15:06
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Oct 8, 2007, 15:06
 
Columbus Day is a holiday for public officials. It is a time for them to reflect what Columbus achieved and more importantly for them to hit those sweet Columbus Day offers before the masses hit them after 5pm. Government-only holidays were created to give state workers time to spend your hard-earned tax dollars on complete crap they don't need.

heh - as opposed to the 2-4 hour work day they currently have?

Rev. Norb: I'd just like to say that four for a dollar Tijuana tacos seemed like a good idea at the time. Please pass the toilet paper.
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Columbus Day
Oct 8, 2007, 15:02
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Columbus Day Oct 8, 2007, 15:02
Oct 8, 2007, 15:02
 Kxmode
 
Columbus Day is a holiday for public officials. It is a time for them to reflect what Columbus achieved and more importantly for them to hit those sweet Columbus Day offers before the masses hit them after 5pm. Government-only holidays were created to give state workers time to spend your hard-earned tax dollars on complete crap they don't need.

Heroes season one DVD isn't going to balance the damn budget... Sue in accounting!

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