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jetton

@jetton@mastodon.online

Nerd/geek since card-punch days. He/him. Recovering Aspergerian. Long retired. Trans rights are human rights. Oxford comma.

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RickiTarr, to random
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99.9% of jobs do not require urgency of any kind, really they don't. We've all had a boss who acts like someone will die if we don't hit some made up deadline by people who don't even do the job. No one needs their meal 1 minute faster or the paperwork before tomorrow morning. Your time off actually doesn't need to wait. Sometimes I think about how legitimately bad most businesses are at time management and hiring, and I wonder how they manage to exist at all.

jetton,
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@LastContinue @RickiTarr

I had a friend who came up with a better system of time estimation.

A. First make an honest assessment of the time you think it will take.

B. Double it.

C. Go to the next unit of time.

e.g.

2 hours -> 4 days
3 days-> 6 weeks
1 week-> 2 months

It was surprisingly accurate, at least as far as lab research goes.

NanoRaptor, to random
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1989's Macintosh SE/30L is remembered as one of Apple's biggest flops. MacWorld criticised its rotated L display as "...bringing all of the issues and none of the benefits of a true L display", while MacWeek called it "Some kind of deranged P display nobody asked for".

jetton,
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Two bits of useless trivia:

  1. The L did not refer to the shape of the screen, but rather it was the first of a planned series for left-handed folk. Poor sales led to the abandonment of the entire line.

  2. In development the codename for the left-hand project was "sinister", which in hindsight was probably not the best choice.

It's a shame you don't have the keyboard that came with it with the reversed layout.

RickiTarr, to random
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Alright, lots of heavy discussions today, so let's talk about something silly!

What is a movie that always makes you laugh?

Personal pick:

Anything Mel Brooks, but Robin Hood: Men in Tights, it's just funny every time I watch it.

jetton,
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@RickiTarr

Hot Fuzz
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Brazil
A Fish Called Wanda
Spinal Tap
The Decameron
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Producers (Mel Brooks)
Brother From Another Planet
Dr Strangelove
La Cage aux Folles
Galaxy Quest
The Ladykillers (Alec Guinness)
Operation Snatch

And then there is the 10 minute Richard Lester/Peter Sellars B/W film which was filmed on a total budget of £ 70 :
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

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@RickiTarr

And for another cheaply made short (2 min.) film:

Bambi Meets Godzilla

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