5/18    Stupid question, but I've been away for a while -- does anyone know
        where the old ftp directories went?  Thanks.  -John

5/18    "Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital"
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_rotten_office_food
        Anyone here works there?
        \_ Sounds like someone did something dumb like mix bleach
           and ammonia.  But that isn't as good of a headline.

5/18    I love Skype, but I get a ton of Skype fan from hotAZNh00ker
        nicks, etc.  How do I stop it?

5/18    why is dick cheney's daughter out there on the talk shows
        defending her dad's policies?  did she read all of the same
        nationaly security briefs he did?  did he bring them home
        to her?  she talks like she has inside info, and its annoying
        \_ She talks like he has *inside* info of her.
           \_ Look, isn't it enough to just point out that Cheney can
              shoot people in the face and make them apologize for it?
              That is at least 100% truth and not vile calumny.
              \_ She talks like he retrieved *inside* info of her and then he
                 shot her in her face.  Hot!
                 \_ you're not funny, and you're an idiot.
        \_ Because Cheney's daughter doesn't have a -18 approval rating.

5/18    While my nemesis was putting on the green I had a chance to show
        off my newly acquired Leica M6 and Leitz 5cm Summicron, in almost
        mint condition. It turns out he's a rangefinder enthusiast himself,
        except that it's behind the glass because the fucker doesn't want to
        put a single scratch on his collection. That's why he only brings his
        D-Lux 4 "the son of M8" and occassionalyl 1Ds mk 3. Later on
        in the day he showed me his Nikon S3 limited edition behind a glass,
        with original Nikon gold box, instruction manuals, warranty card,
        and import card. Godamn mother fucker!!!
        \_ Cage match.
        \_ this reads like ad copy from the 1970s.  Kudos!

5/18    how come we interfere with Bosnia civil war, yet we don't even
        bother to raise complains about Sri Lankans' genocide toward
        their Tamili minorities?
        \_ it's a protest against recording artist M.I.A.
        \_ because our military capacity is overtaxed based on our
           insane implementation of PNAC's ridiculous vision of a
           US-controlled Iraq.  -tom
           \_ Maybe it's also because since after 9/11, we don't want to side
              with Tamil Tigers that has been labeled (by us?) as terrorists.
        \_ I'm not going to get into defending the Shi Lankan govt. treatment
           of Tamili civilians, but unless I missed something, I wouldn't
           call what happened genocide.  Just plain old not caring about who
           get caught in the middle of the war.  That's not good, but it's not
           genocide either.
        \_ Did I miss something? I wouldn't call what happened genocide.  Just
           plain old not caring about who get caught in the middle of the war.
           That's not OK, but it's not genocide either.
           \_ Sri Lanka's policy toward Tamil minority is genocide by all account.
              and such policy has been implemented for decades.  Then again, while
              we pick on Turky for their role on genocide, we never pick Austrilia's
              genocidal policy toward their native population.
           \_ Sri Lanka's policy toward Tamil minority is genocide by
              all account.  and such policy has been implemented for
              decades.  Then again, while we pick on Turky for their
              role on genocide, we never pick Austrilia's genocidal
              policy toward their native population.
              \_ Australia has a *current* policy of genocide?  Please
                 provide some proof of that.  -tom
                 \_ Untangling the thought process of the previous poster will
                    no doubt get me bit by both wild dogs in the argument, but
                    I have to try: I think pp was trying to draw a parallel
                    between TY's historical genocidal slaughter of ethnic
                    Armenians and AU's historical aborted attempt at genocide
                    by kidnapping and brainwashing (known colloquially as
                    "The Stolen Generation"). Of course, the difference is that
                    Kevin Rudd, PM of AU, apologized for the historical
                    practice, whereas TY's PM has repeatedly denied his
                    country's attempt at genocide. HTH. -!pp
                    \_ And I haven't start on American and how they
                        dealt with with the native population.  And
                        FYI, Autrilia's effort is not an attempt, it's
                        been done, successfully.  And you think one
                        Prime Minister's apology, who doesn't really
                        even represent Austrilia as a nation is
                        sufficient enough?  My point to all is that
                        Americans held a very bias standard toward
                        "genocide."  and like it or not, it has more
                        to do with color of skin than anything else.
                        We hung Nazis, we critize Turkey, we keep
                                \_ Er, what color do you think they were?
                        quiet toward Austrilia, and we denies when it
                        comes to ourselves.
                        \_ How did Zachary Running Wolf get a soda
                           account?  -tom
              \_ If it is by "all account" then you should be able to provide
                 me with at least one account.
                 \_ if you care, just google it.
        \_ Bosnia is in PC Europe where genocide is not supposed to exist.
           That's not good, but it's not genocide either.

5/18    http://www.peterates.com/props-0509.shtml

5/18    My company recently switched to electronic pay stubs, with no option
        to keep getting paper pay stubs. I've asked them to provide me with
        paper pay stubs, but they refuse. Their argument is that I can print
        them myself on the office printers. I don't want to have to run to the
        printer to prevent someone else from picking up my pay stub, or to deal
        with the hassle of printing it every two weeks. Is there some way I can
        convince them to offer paper again? I can find vague intimations that
        California requires paper pay stubs to be available, but no law backing
        that up.
        \_ it's 2009, deal with it.
        \_ Download it and print it at home.
        \_ Why print at all?  I save the pdf in encrypted drives at multiple
           locations.  I do the same for other online statements.