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In Defence of the Apparant Shitstorm
via metablog by M&R on March 22, 2008
Well, apparently our Gamasutra interview is controversial. Probably we should do what all the professionals have advised us to do, and just stop reading comments — it is the internet after all. But let’s instead take one last stab at dialogue. First of all, everyone we’ve worked with at Microsoft have been terrific — smart, helpful, bright, and passionate. Obviously we haven’t met...
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The Estrogen Empire Strikes Back
via Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes by admin on March 20, 2008
(A customer had a complaint about his food. He refused to let the girl working the register help him.)Man: “I want to talk to a manager.”Female employee: “Yes, sir.”(The employee gets a Shift Manager to help her.)Shift Manager: “Can I help you, sir?”Man: “No, I want a manager!” Shift Manager: “I am a Shift Manager, sir.”Man: “I want to see the Store Manager!” Shift...
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Just Another Day In Stonerville
via Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes by admin on March 20, 2008
I work at a gourmet sandwich company. We can make sandwiches for delivery, pickup, or sit-down. We often get calls from a lot of stoners that want their sandwiches delivered. Probably for “munchies.” It’s about 4pm on Saturday when I get this call.Me: “Welcome to Jimmy John’s, this is Molly. How can I help you?”Stoner 1: “Hey…yeah…”Me: “How can I help you today,...
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An Expensive Temper Tantrum, Part 2
via Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes by admin on March 17, 2008
(Backstory: I sold a woman four phones on a family plan for her and her 3 teenage daughters. She insisted that she be put on the 500 minute plan (the smallest family plan). I informed her that most teenagers can use 500 minutes in a week and begged her to take a larger plan. She refused and became quite angry and beligerent with me for suggesting “that her daughters were not responsible...
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RIAA Pockets Filesharing Settlement Money, Doesn't Pay Artists Whose Copyrights Were Infringed [Riaa]
via Consumerist by alex on March 17, 2008
None of the estimated $400 million that the RIAA received in settlements with Napster, KaZaA, and Bolt over allegations of copyright infringement has gone to the artists whose copyrights were allegedly infringed. Now the artists are considering suing the RIAA.Lawyers who have represented artists such as The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, and Christina Aguilera say artists and managers are upset that...
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God Forbid
via Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes by admin on March 15, 2008
... reaffirms your faith in Christ.”Me: “It’s been a big hit this week–Mel Gibson tried to make it as historically accurate as possible.” *cough* “Even all the dialog is in Aramaic.”Customer #1: “Wait what?!”Me: “It’s in Aramaic, the language which they spoke back then.”Customer #1: “You mean it has subtitles?! It’s not in English?! Ugh, I’m not gonna watch that!”
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Turing Test
via 365 tomorrows by deviantArt Contest Winner on March 14, 2008
Author : ifrozenspiriti “Where will you be when the world ends?” she asked.“Right here,” he said.“Will you be conscious?” she asked.“I expect so,” he said, “though consciousness is hardly the privilege you make it out to be.”“I still don’t believe you,” she said. She was smiling, though.“Don’t believe what? That I’m conscious?” he said.“Of course,” she...
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dothetest.co.uk
via Mind Hacks by (author unknown) on March 11, 2008
Transport for London have combined two of my favourite things: safety for cyclists and classic Psychology experiments. The website dothetest.co.uk provides a test of awareness that Mind Hacks fans will instantly recognise as an updated (urbanised!) version of Hack #41: "Make Things Invisible Simply by Concentrating (on Something Else)". Fantastic!Link to the awareness test hereLink to a previous...
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Challenge to Canadian Teachers' Federation head: play "Bully" before you call for a ban on it
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on March 11, 2008
... of ignorance."So, what is it that I or the CTF could contribute? Since I haven't even played Bully - and probably neither has Ms. Noble, President of the CTF, (nor probably have her counterparts in the coalition of teacher's unions in Canada, the United States, Britain, South Korea, Australia and the Caribbean who are mentioned in the article) I wonder if we even can contribute anything?...
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In a Word
via Futility Closet by Greg Ross on March 10, 2008
bemutev. to drop dung on from above
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