Thursday March 18, 2004
Shout Out
Matt's buddy Patrick did a fantastic quicktime movie of their two SF weddings set to the BoDean's "Closer to Free". If you can handle it, click here for the mega version (38MB and worth every 1 and 0) or check here for smaller versions.
Makes me smile... Kinda like this but different.
From the Mouths of Babes, or is it?
Honestly, is this the type of thing a 12 year old comes up with on their own? Me thinks it's more like spoon fed ignorance.
But 12-year-old Caitlin Kinney, attending the meeting with her mother, said she supported the commissioners' initial vote.
"I think they should go further, try to see if they can ban them," she said. "It's not a Christian thing."
I Hit Cancel...
That is the punch line to a very funny tech support story I can't seem to find but it's very apt for today... See, sometimes even the smartest people have a tough time with technology.
Today while driving around with my parents there was a mysterious beep coming from the back seat.
I asked what it was and my step father (who's a very tech savvy kinda guy) told me that it was his cell phone informing him that he had a voicemail, but unfortunately he had no idea how to retrieve it while roaming. Seeing as we both use the same cellular service I told him how to manually retrieve voicemail.
Me: "Dial your own phone number and when you hear your outgoing message hit the pound key and then enter your password."
Beepitty beep beep
Him: "Hmm. All I got was our regular voicemail message at the house."
Me: "You called the house? In Michigan? Why?"
Him: "Well you said to dial my phone number and..."
Me: "Your cell phone number, dial your own cell phone number."
Him: (laughs) "Oh right, well that makes perfect sense."
Me: "And when you hear your message, hit the pound key"
Beepitty beep beep
Me: (I can hear his message loud and clear) "Now! Hit the pound key now!"
Him: (hits pound key and listens) "Oh, okay I get it."
Me: "Now enter your password"
Him: (laughs heartily) "I have no idea what it is! Oh wait, maybe I do. How do you get letters from numbers on this thing?"
Me: "Well 1 is A,B and C, no wait that's not right. It's 2 that's A, B and C then it goes... Uh... Wait, no it's... I can't do this and drive at the same time!"
We still have not figured out the password! This could take days my friends.
update: what follows is the tech support joke I was referring to above.
courtesy of the missus
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TECH SUPPORT JOKE #287
I had this conversation recently with a lady who swore she had been using computers since forever.
* Tech Support: "All right. Now click 'OK'."
* Customer: "Click 'OK'?"
* Tech Support: "Yes, click 'OK'."
* Customer: "Click 'OK'?"
* Tech Support: "That's right. Click 'OK'."
* Customer: "So I click 'OK', right?"
* Tech Support: "Right. Click 'OK'."
Pause.
* Customer: "I clicked 'Cancel'."
* Tech Support: "YOU CLICKED 'CANCEL'???"
* Customer: "That's what I was supposed to do, right?"
* Tech Support: "No, you were supposed to click 'OK'."
* Customer: "I thought you said to click 'Cancel'."
* Tech Support: "NO. I said to click 'OK'."
* Customer: "Oh."
* Tech Support: "Now we have to start over."
* Customer: "Why?"
* Tech Support: "Because you clicked 'Cancel'."
* Customer: "Wasn't I supposed to click 'Cancel'?"
* Tech Support: "No. Forget that. Let's start from the top."
* Customer: "Ok."
I spent the next fifteen minutes re-constructing the carefully crafted setup for this lady's unique computer.
* Tech Support: "All right. Now, are you ready to click 'OK'?"
* Customer: "Yes."
* Tech Support: "Great. Now click 'OK'."
Pause.
* Customer: "I clicked 'Cancel'."
Tuesday March 16, 2004
Holy Crap! Is It Tuesday Already?!
I've been pretty busy what with family in town and loads of work. Not much time for surfing but here are a few linkies I found last night...
What's your favorite swear word? Fuck.
Swiss Army USB How cool is that?! Except as my friend the engineer says, you can't take it on planes.
via ron's log
Choose your life. How bad could it be? Oh, yeah well.. that sucks.
In other news
The parental and sistoral visit is going great! Margarita's, fantastic food, and big belly laughs - we're having great time and gaining weight. God bless America. With the exception of Soprano Sunday when my sister whipped up the best burgers -- ever -- we've been eating out every night. I'm running out of restaurants and loose fitting pants and we still have a week to go! Better start cooking at home.
Friday we had the boys over for drinks. Saturday we took in a little low brow culture in the form of Dave Burkes opening at M Modern Gallery.
Sunday my sister and I enjoyed some tennis. Caught Roddick v. Gambill and Davenport v. Stosur. I had no idea Lindsey was so frickin tall! Like over 6' or something! Legs for days. It was hot as hell inside the stadium (102º outside, must have been 110º inside) but with 6 bottles of water we managed. I don't know how the players can stand the heat though.
My sister unfortunately has to leave tomorrow :( I'm totally bummed! I've been terrible about taking pictures. In fact - I've not taken a single one though I've had my camera with me on several occasions. Today's tram trip should provide some opportunities though :)
Cheerio Mates!
Friday March 12, 2004
The Horror!
Last month I mentioned a funny little exchange the missus and I had regarding gay marriage and mars... I think we were on to something...
"Gay Marriage Spreads to Mars as 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity' Suddenly Wed"
via the missus
Thursday March 11, 2004
Geek? Party of 1? Your table is ready.
We have a minor wardrobe malfunction happening here...
What's wrong with this picture?
Yes. That's right. The left temple got a little pissy and mysteriously disengaged itself from the whole of my glasses.
Bastard.
Linkity Dinkity Doo.
Here are some links for you...
Messy Desk Contest. By comparison, my organized chaos here doesn't look so bad!
MOBA the Museum of Bad Art.
Okay math geeks - explain this one to me please...
Phone Number Trick
via the presurfer
Betty Bowers strikes again Is President Bush a Homo? - is that who I think it is at the bottom of the page?? Why yes it is - it's the FAB-ulous Miss Richfield 1981!
100 Most Often Mispronounced Words
Oh the irony... Firehouse Catches Fire
Sleeves Tattoo'd Shirts.
In Other News:
The heat is on - it's in the 90's again today. Parents have arrived safe and sound. Sister arrives tonight. When it comes to having a good time, my family is top drawer baby. Woot Woot. The party train is about to leave the station!
