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English & Linguistics / Quotes from work
« on: September 15, 2009, 02:38:52 PM »Quote
Labels should be removed from performance reviews. The impersonality of labels is extremely demotivating.
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English & Linguistics / Quotes from work
« on: May 07, 2009, 07:20:42 AM »
Sorry. 
I thought you liked Blindsight.
I thought you liked Blindsight.
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English & Linguistics / Quotes from work
« on: May 06, 2009, 10:49:28 AM »Quote
Yep.QuoteHere's the answer I was looking for:QuoteHow does technology imply belligerence?
Porter, the story is called 'Ambassador.'QuoteTools exist for only one reason: to force the universe into
unnatural shapes. They treat nature as an enemy, they are by
definition a rebellion against the way things are. In benign
environments technology is a stunted, laughable thing, it can't
thrive in cultures gripped by belief in natural harmony. What need
of fusion reactors if food is already abundant, the climate
comfortable? Why force change upon a world which poses no
danger?
I really like the story, so while I suppose I could have answered you in detail myself, I wanted to share the story instead.
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English & Linguistics / Quotes from work
« on: May 04, 2009, 04:57:19 PM »
I should hope the herring is chaste -- it's dead!
Today, my co-worker coined a new one -- "Don't let me hold the door for you on the way out."
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out" + "Let me hold the door for you," I'm thinking.
Porter, the story is called 'Ambassador.'
Today, my co-worker coined a new one -- "Don't let me hold the door for you on the way out."
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out" + "Let me hold the door for you," I'm thinking.
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How does technology imply belligerence?
Porter, the story is called 'Ambassador.'
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English & Linguistics / Quotes from work
« on: May 01, 2009, 10:59:04 AM »Quote
It's a quote from a great short story by Peter Watts. I'm pretty sure the story is available on his website, but I can't remember the title. I'll try to remember to look it up in my anthology tonight and link you.Quotetechnology implies belligerenceHuh?
The dead herring was a theoretical lead being followed that ultimately led nowhere, so I guess it turned out to be both red and dead.
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English & Linguistics / Quotes from work
« on: April 30, 2009, 11:09:32 AM »
"He folded like a cheap suitcase."
"We chased that like a dead herring."
Actual quotes from a co-worker.
"We chased that like a dead herring."
Actual quotes from a co-worker.
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English & Linguistics / E-mail or Email?
« on: January 05, 2009, 12:17:30 PM »
Whoops. I voted my preference (email) rather than what would be best for a non-technical audience (e-mail). Sorry.
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