Really? You don’t say? From Fark.
Month: January 2003
Talk about the easiest job in the world
I’ll just quote the lead from this story:
If Cabell County is ever victimized by weapons of mass destruction, the Cabell County Commission and Cabell County Office of Emergency Services wants to be prepared.
The commission approved the hiring of a planner/Citizen Corps coordinator to create such a plan and to oversee the formation of a community emergency response team. The position will be funded for one year through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The salary? About $30,000/year. To basically make sure that this little area of West Virginia doesn’t go in to utter chaos if they’re attacked by a — to use a horribly overused phrase — weapon of mass destruction.
Ohio State Wins!
It’s about damn time Miami lost. What a great game.
It’s no wonder people are unemployed…
…they don’t know how to apply for jobs.
This post on MegNut.com should be read by anybody considering applying for a job. Some of the stuff seems obvious, but it’s the little things in your job hunts that matter. But don’t do things like this (this was in response to a Craig’s List posting for a software/hardware engineer)…from the post:
Here are some of the things I’ve received to date in response to my posting (note: posting says attachments will not be read, application requires an essay, company consists of two people):
Really, folks. When you do stuff like this, unemployment is just going to continue to rise.
When your server gets pummeled, it asks for help
When a site is linked on a popular site, people attach a verb to it based on the site that hit it: Drudged, Farked, Slash-dotted, etc… . If you’re paying for your bandwidth, being linked from one of those sites will probably make your bill really high, and will probably cause the site to shut down. This is especially true if you host pics of nekkid ladies on your site (don’t worry, there’s no porn on that site, just a funny note from the “server”).
The HMO Restaurant
This is today’s Non Sequitur, one of my favorite comics.
Update: This wide of an image really futzes up my layout, so if you want to see this funny cartoon, save the image to your hard drive (hint: use the right mouse button).
How about some Bald Eagle for that special meal?
Obviously, this site is satirical with the sole purpose of making PETA mad, but I still laughed my a** off. Pets Or Food.com specializes in getting exotic animals on to your dinner table. On the list are animals like the Koala, Dodo Bird, Bald Eagle, Spotted Owl, Hamsters, Dogs, Cats, etc… . This guy has WAY too much time on his hands, and a really morbid sense of humor. But I still laughed.
Wired’s Vaporware List for 2002
Wired‘s annual Vaporware lists have always been entertaining, focusing on products/services that were heavily hyped, but never saw the light of day. This year’s list is no different, providing a bunch of great entries like Silicon Film‘s Electronic Film System (a third-year list member), the new Amiga, Nvidia‘s GeForce FX, and Quark Xpress for OS X. Congrats to all the winners and let’s hope you can actually produce something useful this year.
Banned Words
I, personally, wouldn’t mind if I NEVER heard the phrase “Homeland Security” ever again. Whatever happened to the Department of Defense? Just don’t get me started about how Bush is running this country.
Anyway, Lake Superior State University has issued its 28th annual ‘extreme’ List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness, which the world needs ‘now, more than ever.’
Among the words/phrases on the list: Must-See TV, Material Breach, Untimely Death, and Now, More Than Ever.