. . . muttered the ogre

filled quota

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

I’ve had quite enough bogus PayPal verification notices, thank you, you can stop now.

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resourcial dignity

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

Some people take offense at the term Human Resources, on the grounds that it turns persons into something less. But I say: I’d rather not let the Firm have the entire Me, even if they wanted it, so I don’t mind if my marketable subset has a different label.

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speech codes

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

You’ll leave your cultural literacy at home if you know what’s good for ya! “Sorry, You Forgot To Give Me A Lobotomy With My Nametag”

I feel somewhat better now about missing so much Eighties television.

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keep on decadin’

Posted on Saturday, 2004 May 22 by Anton

As the collapse of civilization proceeds, Jerry Ritcey reminds us what to expect.

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extensible raster

Posted on Thursday, 2004 May 20 by Anton

One standard to change is that of using scan lines in TV. If the electron guns scanned the tube in a Hilbert curve, either the broadcaster or the receiver could double the potential resolution while remaining compatible with the old resolution at the other end.

Joseph Hertzlinger in rec.arts.sf.science

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