Y’all have fun at #Reboot. I’m listening to a #NN14 presentation about "how lesbians took over tech.” (It is convincing.)
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) July 19, 2014
Our team wins, because this is objectively better than ‘Deliverables for Liberty’.
Been out doing yardwork, too tired to write up anything serious/constructive/worthy, so here’s a potential Song of the Summer:
Okay, what if we reframe it as an analogy involving the Republican Party (as represented by Mitt Romney), the Democratic networks, and a virginal young low-information voter?…
HinTN
Analogy, gotta love ’em :-)
Yatsuno
Isn’t that all of them? Or am I being uncivil again?
Mark S.
I really hate that song.
lamh36
Now watching the movie Australia.
Good Lord it’s so obvious why I like this movie.
1) When I was younger, I read nothing but trashy historic novels (in fact I think one such novel was written with an Australian historical backstory). Baz Luhrman basically made a romance novel come to life.
2) 4 words: Hugh, Jackman, Australian cowboy!!! Nothing but scenes with HJ on horseback, in chaps, shirtless, and tan looking all Cowboy hotness!!!
3) Baz Luhrman really did make a beautiful looking film. Whoever the cinematographer is, should be commended.
4) Oh yeah, did I mention Hugh Jackman in a white tux too?
schrodinger's cat
Bosscat wants you to be on call 24/7, no Caturdays for you minion.
Mike J
@Mark S.: At least you can rest easy knowing they’re one hit wonders.
Botsplainer
Query – youngest daughter (the high achiever in a top level archaeology program) lives in an apartment I pay for in a city a little over an hour away. This afternoon while she was probably napping or idling her time reading, a woman in the unit directly next to hers hung herself in the bathroom. They probably share side walls all the way to the outer, and the bathrooms are apparently mirror image floor plans.
She didn’t know a thing until the commotion of this woman’s sisters banging the neighbors door and wailing; R. helped them gain access and with the calls to police, etc. when they found her.
She’s feeling pretty stabby right now and doesn’t want to talk to us, nor does she want us to come.
I hate the thought of that kid hearing nothing from that unit next door after seeing that body hanging in it. Anybody know how long an apartment complex generally leaves a suicide unit vacant?
Mr Stagger Lee
@Mark S.: Ditto! I got a co-worker who pays that on his Android, that thing is about to disappear.(the Android that is)
Howard Beale IV
@Botsplainer: Eeesh. I’ve never heard of a vacancy delay when someone decides to off themselves and then turn around and rent the place back out. I’ve heard of that being more of an issue when someone buys a place.
Mike J
@Botsplainer: As little time as they can. They want the rent money, and they’ll do anything they can to get it.
Davis X. Machina
@Botsplainer: In New York, 24 hours.
Elsewhere, who knows.
Oh, and go see her anyways.
Botsplainer
@Davis X. Machina:
Two of three daughters agree – I’m torn between respecting her wishes and reaching out.
SatanicPanic
Etiquette question- since John is in rehab is it tacky to talk about drinking at BJ?
lamh36
Damnit, I’m supposed to go to work early tomorrow, but now Underworld: Evolution is playing on another movie channel. Dagnabit, is this “let’s broadcast movies Lamh H Elba love night” on cable tonight?
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joel hanes
lesbians took over tech
They did ?
[ Looks around his cubicle ]
Somehow I missed it.
I’m always the last to learn about these things.
Did it happen in last month’s re-org?
‘Cause I admit I haven’t read that memo yet …
Karen in GA
@Botsplainer: No answers, but sending calming thoughts to your daughter. That had to be so difficult for her.
BillinGlendaleCA
@SatanicPanic: Why?
Suzanne
@SatanicPanic: If so, someone warn PsiFighter.
SatanicPanic
@BillinGlendaleCA: I don’t want to make light of his struggles
Hal
I love New Gay Order. True Faith is one of my favorite songs.
Nutella
@joel hanes:
I’ve been in tech 40 years so far and haven’t noticed this, either.
Huh.
When I go to the office Monday, will all the dude-bros be gone?
Betty Cracker
@Botsplainer: Wow, poor kid. I’m with the others — go. Maybe get her out of there for a bit if possible. It’ll be replaying in her head for awhile.
@SatanicPanic: I don’t think so, and I hope not. I’ve had friends who’ve had to go on the wagon, and from what I’ve observed, part of successful sobriety is learning how to deal with a world in which drinking is a part of life for billions of other people.
rikyrah
@Botsplainer:
GO
She needs you.
scuffletuffle
@lamh36: I watched for David Wenham and boy was I disappointed. Don’t know how Baz made such a handsome guy look so awful. Bryan Brown saved it for me, a little bit.
BillinGlendaleCA
@SatanicPanic: I’ve never had a problem with drinking topics, I quit the bottle four years ago.
BillinGlendaleCA
@Betty Cracker: Yup, eventually he’ll have to go by a licker store, or have social engagements that will be held in bars. When you quit drinking, it doesn’t mean that the rest of the world has to.
srv
@lamh36:
Word. Three of them: Wake In Fright
And you get to see Gary Bond AND Donald Pleasance naked.
⚽️ Martin
@Nutella: Yeah, none of the lesbians I know are in tech. However, I know 3 transgender individuals and they’re all in tech.
SatanicPanic
@Betty Cracker: @BillinGlendaleCA: ok, just checkin’. I don’t want to be too rude around here ;)
⚽️ Martin
@Botsplainer:
In a city? Until the month is out. Not allowed to double-dip on rent.
srv
@⚽️ Martin: My first lead was lesbian. She also played rugby in college.
My only work with transgendered in tech has left me with the impression they were all once dudebros. Two of them drove Corvettes.
Betty Cracker
This is my last night in NYC. I’ve had a fabulous time, but I am SO ready to go home! I miss my husband and dogs. I even miss my chickens!
BillinGlendaleCA
@SatanicPanic: LOL. At a site where ‘fuck you’ is an acceptable greeting, I’m not sure how one would be rude.
lamh36
@scuffletuffle: seeing pics of him outside of the movie, I agree is attractive, but I suspect it was purposely done so that in contrast to Hugh Jackman, he would be lacking.
I’m telling you, if you have ever read the old school trashy historical, then Australia is def one to love. As I said, I freely admit that I was indeed such a reader…lol.
gbear
@Betty Cracker: One problem I had when I quit drinking was the friend who kept telling me that I wasn’t ‘fun’ any more. I just had to consider the source.
Second problem is that when I did start going out to bars again (which was mostly after I came out; It was actually easier to stay in the closet while drunk), I’d drink diet coke and wind up with a huge caffeine buzz by midnight. I found I could drink near-beer without wanting the real thing, so I switched to that. I realized it was a potentially dangerous move, so I was very cautious about it. I hate drinking just plain old water.
SatanicPanic
@BillinGlendaleCA: too rude. granted, that might be something like Peak Wingnut. What would be Peak Asshole on Balloon Juice?
BillinGlendaleCA
@SatanicPanic: Being a troll?
gbear
The third problem was trying to convince guys at the gay bar that I wasn’t drinking alcohol. When I told one guy late in the evening that I was drinking straight diet coke, he looked at my drink, then at me for a moment then said “You must have the patience of Job”.
The Dangerman
@SatanicPanic:
If it’s not Goatse related (if you don’t know, do NOT google; you’ve been warned), I don’t want to know about it.
Jay C
@lamh36:
I loved Australia: to me, it was a near-perfect hommage to the classic film Western. It hit all the classic themes (cultured young widow taking over the ranch, cattle drives, handsome cowboys, oppressed natives, villainous cattle-baron, alcoholic doctor, etc.) – without making them into cliches. And, yes, beautiful cinematography.
And of course, a fine cast in their native habitat (odd, though: for a film set in Australia, with an all-Aussie cast, Nicole Kidman STILL had to put on an accent for her rlole…)
SatanicPanic
@The Dangerman: I meant figuratively what would it take to be the biggest asshole
+3
Mike E
@BillinGlendaleCA: Well, it’s a rare moment when Ebb Asshole happens ’round these parts, amirite?
lamh36
@Jay C: lol, so true about Kidman. Of all the Aussie actresses, she is def one who’s accent has become almost faint compared to the others
Comrade Dread
Good news…. my kids love Star Wars….
Bad news… they love Episode 1 and Jar Jar more than anything else so far…
⚽️ Martin
@Comrade Dread:
Sell them now while they’re still cute and can fetch a good price. Make sure your next batch can defend who actually shot first.
Roger Moore
@Comrade Dread:
They’re going to love Episode 7: Jar Jar Strikes Back.
Belafon
Where can I get one of Obama’s new gay orders? I hear it doesn’t come with any religious protection. That’s OK. I’m kinda hoping to get pregnant from it anyway.
SatanicPanic
@Roger Moore: Will that include an origin story? Sounds awesome
ETA- origin story. nevermind
Ed in NJ
Just back a little bit ago from seeing The Musical Box do their Selling England By The Pound show. Unbelievable recreation of Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, down to the last detail: costumes, arrangements, even the pre-song stories. One of the best concert experiences I’ve ever had. I’ve seen Gabriel live but I’m too young to have seen Genesis, but now I feel like I have. Highly recommended if they come to your area.
Comrade Dread
@⚽️ Martin: Too late. I’m sort of attached to them. I’m thinking of showing them Tron and The Last Starfighter. Depending on how they react to that will determine whether or not I send for a priest to perform an exorcism or not.
Mnemosyne
@Botsplainer:
I may have seen too many horror movies, but to me hearing silence from the empty apartment next door where you found a dead body is much better than the alternative …
⚽️ Martin
@Comrade Dread: Ok, but when they’re strippers/incarcerated, you’ll now know where it all went wrong.
Ruckus
@Botsplainer:
This may or may not be the right time for this story but last time I lived in an apartment building the fellow downstairs died in the bathtub. They think slipped and hit his head. Hard to tell be cause he kept to himself most of the time so we wouldn’t see him for several days at a time. Well after about a week and a half the smell was coming through the walls and the three of us with adjoining walls figured something was wrong. They couldn’t rent the place for a couple of months even after a professional cleaning crew spent a couple of days.
Now for the rest of it. Go see your daughter. She needs to know that there is nothing she could do. It happens. Life is tougher for some and they just can’t do it any more. As someone once said all the fight is just gone. I once worked on a suicide hotline and it is tough trying to talk someone out of it who has given up. Calling is somewhat of a sign that they have some fight but mostly I think they just want someone to know how they feel. Also had a fellow in boot camp slash his wrists and only by chance did someone find him in time. A few years later I was trained for the hotline and found out that he was showing all the signs of someone who was seriously ready to commit when talking to me. But at the time I didn’t know. It’s a tough thing to find out you maybe could have helped, had you known, been in the right place at the right time and the person wanted help as much as anything.
Bobby Thomson
@Mnemosyne: On that note.
wasabi gasp
The breezy attire would indicate summer.
ДАША АСТАФЬЕВА & NIKITA – СИНЕЕ ПЛАТЬЕ
[nsfw]
Mnemosyne
@Bobby Thomson:
I started reading, but then I realized I need to be able to fall asleep at some point tonight and had to stop. Thanks a lot.
Just Some Fuckhead
I knew when the lesbians took over the bathrooms in Oklahoma, world domination wasn’t far behind.
wasabi gasp
Olga Kouklaki – I U Need
wasabi gasp
Sila – …dan sonra
wasabi gasp
Skip & Die – Love Jihad
Amir Khalid
RIP James Garner, star of Maverick and The Rockford Files.
BillinGlendaleCA
@Amir Khalid: ‘Support Your Local Sheriff’ as well. On an unrelated note, there’s a area in Griffith Park called Amir’s Garden that I can see from my street. Have you been gardening in my neighborhood, Amir?
Cervantes
@Amir Khalid: Yes, it’s a sad thing. He was a good man, a good husband, and a good Democrat.
Cervantes
@BillinGlendaleCA: That Amir was from Iran.
Amir Khalid
@BillinGlendaleCA:
I’ve been to San Francisco and San Diego, but never (alas) to Glendale.
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dopey-o
@Betty Cracker:
repeat after me : alcohol wasn’t the problem. the problem was me. once one buys into that, the problem starts to get better. so no, the problem at BJ isn’t alcohol, it’s JC!