Timewaster's Guide Archive

Ah the Evil Overlord list
That is a true piece of on-line history
older than the Internet itself

Legend has it, that it began on a use-net list... Much like the BOFH Tales..
Over time, the simple top 10 list was added to by other members of that usenet list.  In the deep places of the net, where the pure go not, there lie versions with over a thousand listings!  Though some of those repeat.

Over time, the list has passed from group to group to group
each exchange, helping to shape it more... It has had many masters, even G. Gordon Liddy has quoted it.  
And now, it has come to the TWG.

The list must be destroied!  But none of us posess the craft to destroy it!  Only in the flame-wars of Usenet, where it was forged, can it be unmade.  
One of us, must do this.....

Actualy, The baloon guy had a BB gun and he survived, but was jailed for the commotion it caused.  

Mythbusters Recreated the event for TV a few months ago.  

My personal opinion is that the only requirement to solve the problem is...
Thicker Skin

Honestly, saying "quilting is stupid" is diffrent than saying "people who quilt are stupid"
Lots of smart people do dumb things.  

Taking such rich offense is just going overboard.  

Fact is, around here
I feel like I can only add a "me too" post to any topic, otherwise, I would inadvertantly offend someone for some ODD reason and cause some lockage.  

As it stands, I would never attempt to discuss
Terri Schivo
Secular Europe
US Foreign Policy
Papal polotics
Michael Moore
Anne Coultor
Star Wars Cannon (EU vs Movies)
and others..
On this board.  The chance of someone manufacturing a reason to be offended is too great.  My personal opinion is to not lock the threads when they get heated unless the content is OBVIOUSLY offensive, not just what ONE person CLAIMS is offensive... as it stands now we have threads locked out of fear of the Tyranny of the minority

I'm sorry, but I just went back through "Cookie Rehab" and "Urge to Kill"
I really dont see why they were locked
"Cookie Rehab" seemed to be people assuming personal attacks when none took place
and "Urge to kill"...
I have no clue why that was locked.  It was an intresting thread.

 used to donate blood a couple times a year.  However, due to my medical history, I am no longer eligable to donate
At the same time, I have a better understanding of how important those donations are.
My Birthday is May 22.
As a gift, I am asking any who are able, to register with the NMDP for possible Bone marrow donation
http://www.marrow.org/cgi-bin/NETWORK/center.pl?ctr_typ=DC&state=Virginia&st_abbr=VA
Is a list of donation centres, but your doctor can test as well.

Or,
Just donate Blood, any local hospital has a schedule when you can come in and donate... And you get free cookies!  

So, Thats what I am asking for for my B-Day, Blood and Marrow
http://www.americasblood.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=display.showpage&pageID=13 <-- FAQ on Blood donation
http://www.sbaco-redcross.org/faqbone.htm <-- FAQ on Marrow donation

Despite what may be common myth "Fat Lazy Americans"
The USA has a massive work ethic that is surpassed only by a few (Japan)
We work more hours with fewer holidays than most Europian or other 1st world nations... and we never seem to be satisfied that we are doing enough.  

Overtime Culture is a big part of the White-Collar world, If you are not putting in 10-20+ Hours beyond the normal 40, in many companys you are seen as a "slacker" or a "clock watcher"

In Blue Collar, many families cant make bills without the 1.5x overtime pay suplement to their checks.  

I have been working 45+ hour weeks for my last 2 jobs, starting in 2001.  Recently, I have been billing 50+ hours a week, and that dosent include time on "homework" like Research and reading documentation.  

In the past 4 years, my only vacation was my 1 week honeymoon and MAYBE a long weekend here and there.  When I left my last job, I was shocked when I got my check for my vacation time that I had saved up! I had tons of time, I just felt guilty about taking it, so I never did.  

It wasnt guilt out of loyalty to my company either.  It was that we were always understaffed and swamoped, so I didnt want to drop a larger workload on my co-workers while I was on a beach somewhere.  

Its the "American Work Ethic" and I dont think I am an exception.  (I do take issue with the term "Protestant work ethic" as a Catholic ;p )

Remember that America was founded by the Europian Merchant and working classes, any Aristocracy in the US was self-made.  Add to that, the Depression and the desperation to work, followed by FDR's "Arsenal of Democracy" Productivity drive and you give birth to the Production obsessed culture in the USA that has evolved today

Ok
1
need bigger maps if you are going to have aircraft

2
THIS IS THE BIG IMPORTANT ONE
Need to release the SDK to allow user created maps

3
This is the EVEN BIGGER ONE
Cut Back the throughput and bring the netcode down to a reasonable rate so that typical gamers can host a decent game on a T1
(Battlefront had a 50k per player rate, in comparison CS is 5k)