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Reader Questions
Hello, readers. I thought I'd waste your time with a few questions from people who read my stuff along with my answers to them.
Dear Brad,
I have been trying to develop my Zen practice since about a year ago. I looked around for a local group but couldn't find one, and so got some assistance from the internet. But essentially I was practicing on my own.
I kept looking for a local group though, and then suddenly one was started in my home town in July! It is being run by a monk in the Soto tradition who is a great guy, very careful to emphasize that he is not a teacher but leads us after zazen in collective reading of various texts.
Anyway, here is my dilemma. I have been very happy with my involvement with the group and am planning to become more involved, with a Rohatsu overnight sit this week and planning to go on my first sesshin next year. I have discovered a thorny issue though: Genpo Merzel
You see the group that I sit with (about half a dozen of us only at the moment) is part of the XXXX Zen Sangha, which in turn is affiliated to the White Plum Asangha. I suppose my concerns are these:
1. On their website it openly seems to promote the "Big Mind" project, about which I have concerns not least of which after reading some of your blogs
2. The Genpo Merzel issue seems to be absent from mention in anything I have seen so far
3. His name is mentioned affectionately in blogs and notes that do appear, and it seems as if he did good work in this country in the past
4. I do not know him at all and don't want to be doing a disservice by being overly negative about the "issue"
So I suppose before investing a good deal of time and emotion into the group, I suppose I am casting around for information and perspectives. I know that of course I must ultimately make my own mind up about this.
If you are able to give any pointers at all that would be fantastic.
Hm. Well just because these guys know Genpo doesn't mean they're bad. Their promotion of Big Mind™ is a bit iffy, though. Here's why I think so.
My understanding was that Genpo retired his Soto Zen monk status and is now just a Big Mind™ guy. Big Mind™ was probably earning him more money anyhow, so I can't imagine it did him any harm to drop the Zen. All the Zen people did was bug him when he acted like an asshole. Now he's free to do whatever he likes as king of his own kingdom.
So the only thing that sounds iffy to me about your place is that they're calling themselves a Soto place but promoting Big Mind™. These are apparently two different things now.
BUT!! (note the extraneous exclamation points) if you're basically happy with the group, I'd stay with them until such time as you're not happy with them anymore. Perhaps you can get to the point where you can just ask, "Hey what's the deal with the Big Mind™ stuff?" If you like their answer, stay. If you don't, say goodbye.
Hope that helps a little.
Next question:
Hey, how's it going? I've been reading some of your most well known quotes today and it suddenly struck me that I've been practicing sitting for the last few weeks or maybe even months without thinking about it. What I mean is that I've been sitting for 6 months and recently I haven't read about zen nor thought about its ideas, I've just been living life regularly outside of my zen practice. I'm not a Buddhist, I guess, but I don't want to be just someone who sits for no reason. I think having a Buddhist/zen intention while I sit would be a lot more beneficial. Does this make sense, should I stay more in tune with zen if I keep sitting?
Just sit. You don't need a reason. Buddha was not a Buddhist.
Nishijima Roshi always said, "Zazen is a state without intention." So the fact that you lack intention is a plus.
As far as learning about Zen, I may be the wrong person to ask. I generally do not study Buddhism in any serious way. I mean I sit a lot. But as for book learning, I'm pretty much a dunce. I have a load of Buddhist books that I pull out when I need a reference. But I almost never read them otherwise. If that's the sort of thing you want you could try getting a degree in Buddhist studies. Lots of universities offer that now. Or so I'm told. Maybe I should get one.
It doesn't sound to me like you want or need that, though. So just sit.
And here's Zero Defex on the radio in Manchester, England! We're song number 8 on this set. Also the DJs tell you what Brad Warner is "really" like.


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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Comics 935 and 936: Missed Jokes
I could go through each of the jokes in his shotgun humor, but instead I'll just say this: why the fuck is Babe Ruth a Time Lord?
936. This isn't a joke. This is Randy complaining that longer passwords are harder to crack. Personally, all of my passwords are from the "dreamers often lie" conversation in Romeo and Juliet, and to this date I've never had anyone crack them.
Since there is no joke here, there's really no joke to review. But the alt text is notable for its unbridled smugness. Here is what esteemed city "Ann Apolis" had to say, on IRC: "You understand. Other people don't. Aren't they /stupid/? I'm sorry for you."
Good night, and God bless.
264 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 9:39 PM
I'm going to guess that Babe Ruth regenerated into Hank Aaron.ReplyDelete
Rob I want a percentageReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 9:52 PM
Just use mispronunciation Randy...ReplyDelete
here you go: %ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Why does the program get to keep guessing the password without the system triggering the "three strikes and the account is completely locked" policy that is so common? This could be handy for reading my crush's email to find out if she likes me or not.ReplyDelete
Anon1019: She does, but not in that way. There, I saved you a lot of effort and/or computing. Also look out for people carrying large boxes in the near future, as well as rooks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 10:47 PM
A lot of the time it can't keep guessing. Brute force attacks aren't always viable; that's why phishing is used so much.
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 11:20 PM
936 is complete bullshit. All modern "password crackers", even complete brute-force methods, utilize dictionaries and combinations of common words before attempting every possible character combination.ReplyDelete
99% of people only have to worry about making passwords safe from other humans, not from machines.
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Anyone else think "correcthorsebatterystaple" is Randy's password?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 11:51 PM
It's "correctmeganlactationmilk".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:04 AM
At the risk of having other people impersonate me here, I feel compelled to reveal that my password is boobsboobsohgodyesbobbyth3B00B.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:28 AM
randall has just read the wiki article on information theory and needs you to know thisReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:50 AM
@Anon 11:20 PM:ReplyDelete
Correct, most hackers would use dictionary attacks and "combinations of common words". But you won't find "correct horse battery staple" in any dictionary nor do I think that "staple" could be considered a "common word". What you also seem to miss is the fact that a space counts as a special character. So a hacker would have to take that into account as well. (there goes the "combination of common words". It's useless if you add special characters like a space or a '_' or even a '-' )
So, before you diss something as being "complete bullshit" you should make perfectly sure you know what you are talking about. And also you might want to read this article: http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability
And also be sure to check out the two links on top of that article.
Bingo. It happened. Here.ReplyDelete
- SilverSurferAugust 10, 2011 at 4:13 AM
My first reaction to 936 was: "have we?"ReplyDelete
And yeah, 2:28 is right.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 4:46 AM
You know how I keep track of my passwords? I write them down.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 6:13 AM
"....all of my passwords are from the "dreamers often lie" conversation in Romeo and Juliet,...."ReplyDelete
Athwarting the pelvis of an atomy for the sake of a password?
Peace, peace, Rob, peace!
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM
"You know how I keep track of my passwords? I write them down."ReplyDelete
Which of course is the worst thing you could possibly do. But of course you know that.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Anonymous @ 10:11 AM said:ReplyDelete
".......Which of course is the worst thing you could possibly do......"
Wrong. You ignorant cunt!
The worst thing you could possibly do would be to email me your passwords - especially your Banking ones.
But of course you know that.
- That's what sheAugust 10, 2011 at 11:14 AM
I'm pretty sure the worst thing you could do would involve crucifying every kitten in the world.ReplyDelete
In many ways, we would deserve it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM
You're back!ReplyDelete
Your ASBO rescinded then, Kitten?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Any segment of a password that is made up of a word found in a dictionary is something that will caused it to be cracked faster by some of the more common brute forcing programs. Yes, special characters would need to be taken into account. They are.
That's not to say that the first password is ideal or the second is especially vulnerable, but Randall's attempt to quantify the length to crack it is extremely misleading. Correcthorsebatterystaple is more vulnerable (relative to its length) than Tr0ub4dor&3 is, vs some common password crackers. The main advantage it has for it, is just the fact that it's longer.
They can't keep me down, ALTF, I am a freedom fighter! I fight for the People's right to have free Nike trainers and plasma TVs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Randy loses major nerd points for not knowing what a dictionary attack is.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM
At least the password comic makes a factual point, like you'd expect from xkcd.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Didn't he assume a dictionary attack in computing the entropy?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:34 PM
I trust you'll deploy the front foot defensive when the baton rounds 'googly' towards your freedom fighting arse?ReplyDelete
I was told plasma TVs are shite.
What gives?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 12:41 PM
2^(44/4) = 2000, so Randall assumed a dictionary attack with a dictionary of two thousand words. The dictionary on my computer has two hundred thousand words, so 44 bits for four words is a safe lower bound.ReplyDelete
A free TV is the best kind of TV.ReplyDelete
It would be inhumane to use baton rounds in London, ALTF. They are strictly for use in Belfast.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 1:07 PM
The humane liberators of televisions still have the Licence with which reckon.ReplyDelete
Without the beanbags, I assume that England expects that every man will do his duty then?
"Strictly for use in Belfast"?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 1:44 PM
its spelled license you dumb bitchReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 1:48 PM
Is there anyone who doesn't support the riots?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 1:56 PM
I don't. Fucking wogs stealing tvs and psps while the white man suffers.ReplyDelete
We ought to call martial law on those bastards - bring in the royal regiment too - and give them the order to fire indiscriminately until the rioters disperse or there are no niggers left in England, whichever comes first.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Irish want independence so they peacefully protest: GET THE ARMY LET'S BUTCHER THEM IN STADIUMS AND PLANT WEAPONS ON THEMReplyDelete
Niggers and chavs riot: THIS IS SIMPLY INEXCUSABLE
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM
It's like you pasted a Daily Mail article, 1:56 ;-). My grandmother's brother was a blackshirt, god rest his Nazi soul, and... well, he was an idiot, and I look forward to see England burning.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Anonymous @ 1:44 PM,ReplyDelete
The word is spelled 'license' in the part of the Anglosphere inhabited by Yankee and some Canadian cunts. The Queen's English dictates that the word be spelt 'licence' everywhere else where true literacy is embraced.
You're right about the bumb bitch part though.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:02 PM
"chav" is like the Britfag for "whigger", right? For when you want the nigger stereotype canard to quack but he's the wrong colo[u]r?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Hey ALTF why haven't you been seconded to treat the injured in Blighty?ReplyDelete
The glory of the NHS heals all.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:13 PM
Until Cameron privatises it in 2013, and ends the current welfare system entirely :'(.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Fucking Libs and Libdems, you're the reason this shit broke outReplyDelete
Anyone remember "rivers of blood"? It seems Powell was right, very right.
Griffin's going to have a field day with this and I expect membership in the BNP and EDL will at least septuple - the only positive result of this chimp-out.
Anon 2:18 = Anon 2:13 = Kitten
And how about water cannons, sure sounds like a fun way to police a riot. Aren't they like giant super-soakers?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:32 PM
Cannon to the right of me, cannon to the left of me, here I am, stuck in the middle with you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:34 PM
@ Anonymous @ 2:05 PMReplyDelete
That wouldn't be humane. Besides, the NHS won't recognise my licence unless I pay them Danegeld and renounce all my political affiliations.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:38 PM
its spelled license you dumb bitchReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Renunciation doesn't sway with UK immigration, deviant.ReplyDelete
Anyway, the riots have just been allowed to play out to increase the hate for the lumpen. It'll be over in a few days.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:00 PM
its spelled lumping you dumb bitchReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:06 PM
@3:00: When you gained awareness that you were born stupid, did you ever think to educate yourself out of it?ReplyDelete
- SilverSurferAugust 10, 2011 at 3:17 PM
1:48, is there anyone who does?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Tory party chairman Baroness Warsi says: "you can come out with crazy excuse after crazy excuse - there is no excuse...."ReplyDelete
You said yourself, there are excuses aplenty it's just that they are crazy excuses. Do all Life Peers self-contradict like this?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:59 PM
ALTF, consider (i) that the only sort of Peerage which cannot exist through a whole life is that of a Life Peer, as it is not inherited; (ii) that a Peer, not being a commoner, has the fewest peers of all. A Life Peer self-contradicts just by being.ReplyDelete
But recall that the Hypocritical variant of English, being the Anglo-Saxon rather than Indian sort, always uses "excuse" in two senses. And Baroness Token is using the English of her country rather than of her parents.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 4:27 PM
Remember, kids:ReplyDelete
Claiming £1000s for gardening on expenses - OK if you're prime minister.
Receiving £12,000 bribe^Wgift - OK if you're chief of police.
Making £1.2 million from hoodwinking investors with junk assets - OK if you're a banker.
Taking £300 television from shop window - GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL YOU CRIMINAL LAYABOUT SCUM.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Are you dense or something, 4:27?ReplyDelete
That's not how this situation works at all.
Prime ministers get a tab and a paycheck. For a national leader to skim a relatively miniscule amount off the budget is illegal and despicable, but it's not very much in the grand scheme of things, and it won't ruin anyone's livelihood.
Bribery isn't stealing either, as one party is willingly giving their money to the other. It's a two-sided exchange.
Same with the banker - life is about making money. And making money is largely parting fools from their money. There's a difference between making a profit in a capitalistic system and stealing outright. After all, the investors agreed to the deal, while I doubt that your hypothetical shop owner did.
But stealing - stealing's stealing, it's a world apart. The impersonal 'shop window' that you're stealing your television from is owned, managed and staffed by real people. All of those people are going to be influenced very negatively by your crime. For example, the Sony distribution centre which the hoodlums burned down employed 800 locals! Now they're out of a job, with niche or negligent skills, in a downturned economy. And this happening not just in one place, but all over London - well, it's sheer malevolence, and it's nothing that should ever occur in a civilised state.
Imagine, if only we had kept immigration levels at their 1900s levels - Britain might still be 'Empress of the World'!
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 7:16 PM
"Are you dense or something, 4:27?ReplyDelete
That's not how this situation works at all."
You spend the rest of the post explaining why 4:27's post describes the situation perfectly.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 8:38 PM
4:27 = 7:16 = samefagReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 11:09 PM
6:22 = 8:38 = samefag very embarrassed about having been smashed in a single sentence.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 12:24 AM
August 9, 2011 9:39 PM to August 10, 2011 11:09 PM = samefag.ReplyDelete
@12:24: i think you mean August 11, 2011 12:24 AMReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 2:19 AM
Capitalism produces so many inefficiences. Centralised control of the means of production was once difficult but now occurs anyway thanks to modern computing power. The difference is that corporations have no democratic oversight to ensure their interests remain aligned with those of the people.ReplyDelete
What I am really saying is: imagine if all the rioters would cooperate and reroute their misplaced anger toward xkcd. Just, you know, turn up at Randy's house and politely ask him to stop with this silly comic. I mean... that would be beautiful, man.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 2:21 AM
@August 10, 2011 12:04:ReplyDelete
"Any segment of a password that is made up of a word found in a dictionary is something that will caused it to be cracked faster by some of the more common brute forcing programs."
The only thing a cracker knows if the password was correct or not. Even if he guessed every single character except for the last one correctly he won't know how close he actually was, since the only response he gets from a server would be "wrong password".
So, even if I chose my password to be: "This is my password. It only contains common and simple words." it would be incredibly hard to crack, since it's so long even though I'm sure all of the words are even in the smallest dictionaries.
"Correcthorsebatterystaple is more vulnerable (relative to its length) than Tr0ub4dor&3 is, vs some common password crackers"
A password like Tr0ub4dor&3 is hard to remember. At least harder to remember than "correcthorsebatterystaple", which is the whole reason of the "chose 3+ simple words as a password" argument. It's no use to chose incredibly complex passwords if you cannot remember them and end up writing them down instead.
Also, "correcthorsebatterystaple" would be harder to crack BECAUSE of it's length! Have a look at this site:
and try it out yourself. (Yes, I know this is NOT a "password strength meter").
So, my whole point is: "correcthorsebatterystaple" is just as good (if not even better) as a password like "Tr0ub4dor&3".
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 2:34 AM
@2:21: Assuming you have the database of hashed passwords and depending on hash used, it may be possible to tell whether you are "close".ReplyDelete
As to whether long lists of words or short lists of letters+symbols are harder to remember, that depends entirely on the individual. One of the most significant failings of self-appointed nerds is to assume everyone thinks (and feels?) like them. I have a good memory but the whole image association thing does nothing for me - my mind is an interconnected web of ideas and symbols. FWIW, I am a mathematician by training.
It's trivially true that a longer password is better than a password taken from a slightly larger character set - x^y increases faster with y than x. That's all Randy had to say.
But if it became standard to use strings of words, word-string password crackers would just become stronger as people analysed popular combinations. Perhaps, say, thousands of people will be found to choose particular famous film/book quotes. This could be matched with age/gender - maybe the headline quote of a teen chick flick will be appropriate for getting into the average teenage girl's account? I hear computers are great tools for examining a lot of data and answering these questions :-).
"Assuming you have the database of hashed passwords and depending on hash used, it may be possible to tell whether you are 'close'."ReplyDelete
I'd like an explanation on that one. I had to write a program once to brute force a password when you already have the hashed value and I still had to take each combination of characters, hash it (SHA), and see if it matched (I used multiple threads to make it faster), because every password hashes to something completely different from the one before it. There's no way to tell if you're getting close or not, at least with that hashing algorithm.
But if there's something I don't know about it, please do share.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 5:34 AM
guys lets go back to talking about circumcisionReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 5:51 AM
Stfu, 5:34ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 6:00 AM
lolz @ 5:51's anteaterReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 6:56 AM
@cptnoremac: LanMan hashing is a very simple example: long passwords are split up into two chunks so you'll know if you got the first or second half of a long password correct. Moreover since each chunk is only 7 bytes long without substantial salt (even older Unix 12-bit salt is insufficient vs modern storage capacity) it's trivial to simply generate a list of every possible password hash / rainbow tables.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 7:25 AM
lolz @ 6:56's anteaterReplyDelete
- SilverSurferAugust 11, 2011 at 7:25 AM
The difference is, all these rioters were scum anyway and deservde to be removed from society before any of this even happened. They have no friends and I hate them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 7:30 AM
lolz @ 6:00's need for lube when wankingReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 7:44 AM
lolz @ 7:30 thinking masturbation is the only way to get offReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 8:06 AM
They have more friends than you, SilverSurfer..ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 9:15 AM
If only we still had Hitler, he would know how to deal with London.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 9:20 AM
The problem with long passwords is that they're long, which means you have to take more time to type them, which is annoying. On the other hand, once you remember your password is h9jk9kkmA you can hammer that out pretty quickly each time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 9:32 AM
@9:15: Hitler cooperated with the strong Jews to kill off the weak Jews, and now they control the media which oppresses the masses and causes them to occasionally make weak, desperate attempts at fighting back.ReplyDelete
So... Hitler has already dealt with London.
(Do I fit in on the Internet now?)
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 9:35 AM
@9:20: Indeed. My Truecrypt/dm-crypt passwords are all looong and they're tedious to type and easy to typo first thing in the morning. Necessary evil.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 2:10 PM
"randall has just read the wiki article on information theory and needs you to know this"ReplyDelete
And didn't really understand it, apparently...
Some places have password length limitsReplyDelete
also, just put a number at the end of your password that is what I do.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 2:51 PM
THAT INCREASES THE EFFORT REQUIRED TENFOLD, SAFE!!!!! NO-ONE WHO CAN AFFORD ONE MACHINE CAN AFFORD TEN.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 3:16 PM
paula beans == brillantReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Looks like you know some of the COMMON JOKES ON THE INTERNET!
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Thank you for noticing! =3
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 9:35 PM
937: I'm not sure I get the joke... All the possibilities I can think of aren't funny, and rather inane.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 9:46 PM
I havent even read the comic and im /already/ laughing (or giggling quietly to myself, as it happens)
Perhaps you lack the appropriate education and/or skills to understand it?
I would suggest evening courses at your local tech enrichment center. It has done wonders for my appreciation of the fine arts and my bothersome complexion.
Thank you for listening.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 10:28 PM
@9:46; Where's ALTF when you need her?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:12 AM
HAHAHA RANDY WHAT AN ASTUTE OBSERVATION IT IS TRUE THAT SOMETIMES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISASTER PLANNING CAN ONLY BE MEASURED BY A REAL DISASTER.ReplyDelete
- SilverSurferAugust 12, 2011 at 3:33 AM
Re 937: Congratulations, Randall. Have a cookie.ReplyDelete
- LostInSpaceAugust 12, 2011 at 6:17 AM
Re: 937ReplyDelete
According to the app description, it is not supposed to warn you about a tornado, but rather inform you when there is a tornado warning for your area, which is a hazardous weather advisory put out the government. If your area has a tornado but no tornado warning has been issued, the app can't do anything about that. I wonder what this particular reviewer's situation was, given that they say "app did not warn me about tornado" rather than "app did not inform me of tornado warning." Sometimes tornadoes develop so quickly that there is no warning.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 6:42 AM
"....which is a hazardous weather advisory put out the government...."ReplyDelete
Would that be:
"advisory put out 'by' the Government"
"advisory 'to' put out the government"
I support the latter statement, the intercalated lexeme 'to', over the intercalated lexeme 'by' in the former.
- LostInSpaceAugust 12, 2011 at 6:55 AM
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 6:59 AM
He does raise an interesting point, maybe they should display the median and not just the mean.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 7:09 AM
@ LostInPlace,ReplyDelete
And that word is to be pronounced with three syllables - as is proper - unlike the two syllable pronounciation one would find amongst the unlettered cunts in North America.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 7:30 AM
@LostinSpace Tornadoes certainly can develop before a warning is issued. Sighting an actual funnel is one of the conditions that leads to upgrading a "Tornado watch" to a "Tornado warning". Too bad for the people right where that funnel first appears. The app might be more useful if it reported tornado watches, but I don't have much sympathy for people who are so glued to their phones they can't even look out the window. It's usually pretty hard to ignore the weather when a severe weather advisory is in effect, let alone when the advisory gets upgraded to a tornado watch/warning.ReplyDelete
Of course, the app is of pretty limited utility anyway. In "urbanized" areas in tornado country, even the smallest towns have tornado sirens, and in more rural areas, you might not have cell coverage.
So the problem with average ratings is that you have to read a small sample of the reviews to get a clearer view of the product? Is that what Randy is complaining about?ReplyDelete
I've always thought of "fire" as a one-syllable word, even though most treat it as two (fi-yer). It's probably because it's hard to go from the long "I" sound to the "R" sound smoothly. Compare to "fare," which is agreeably monosyllabic.ReplyDelete
But I don't think anyone pronounces "real" like "ree-yal". Well, except those black preachers who need four syllables to say "lord."
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:01 AM
I like ALTF's posts. Let me explain why.ReplyDelete
I look at her post up there with the phrase "intercalated lexeme". I think to myself: why has she used the words "intercalated" and "lexeme"? I can understand people not having the time to cut the chaff when they make a post, but needlessly typing long words... maybe there is some meaning to these words conveying something subtle or specific about language?
So I consult regular dictionaries. I consult grammar dictionaries and books on English usage. 90 seconds later, still stumped, I even consult Wikipedia.
I conclude that there was absolutely no benefit in using those words. It was pure pomposity, the insecure ego of a 12 year old boy who can't resist showing his first pube to the class.
Why would I like all this? For the same reason Rob likes criticising xkcd, I guess.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:06 AM
I hate the word pube. you're a dork for using it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:07 AM
I hate the word dork. you're a pube for using it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:21 AM
@ Anonymous 8:01:ReplyDelete
"....the insecure ego of a 12 year old boy who can't resist showing his first pube to the class....."
You can do that in Yankee Middle Schools?
Fuck me from behind with a flagon of cut chaff, but did I ever miss out.
One separates the wheat from the chaff. Inspite of what your research will tell you, 'cutting the chaff' is an incorrect idiom.
".....but needlessly typing long words... ...."
A girl's got to keep busy, Innit?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:32 AM
"....which is a hazardous weather advisory put out the government...."ReplyDelete
What is so hazardous about weather advisory?
A girl's got to keep busy in it?ReplyDelete
Yo, Rob, could ypu remove my most recent post? I actually want to use that password.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:53 AM
I'm not sure I like your tone Ms. Canto.ReplyDelete
To what do you refer in your employment of the word 'it'?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 9:47 AM
@ALTF: Search "chaff cutter". Your correction would imply something quite different.ReplyDelete
And you have my shoulder-surfing farm-upbrought partner giving me a history of threshing now.
I assume you wanted someone to call you for "inspite"?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:01 AM
It's 'despite' isn't it?
More learnin'!
By 'chaff cutter' are you referring to my predilection for choosing sexual partners who autotomise during copulation thereby creating a 'mating plug' which I retrieve and add to my growing collection?
Ask your partner if he has a pair of wellies with the built-in sheep's hind-hoof adapter.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Better to be thresh in-tuned than thrush festooned I reckon.ReplyDelete
- ALTF Translation ServiceAugust 12, 2011 at 10:28 AM
It's 'despite' isn't it?
More learnin'!"
"By 'chaff cutter' are you referring to my predilection for choosing sexual partners who autotomise during copulation thereby creating a 'mating plug' which I retrieve and add to my growing collection?"
Suggesting that men are so dismayed by her sexual fervor that their cocks drop off in self-defense.
"Ask your partner if he has a pair of wellies with the built-in sheep's hind-hoof adapter."
Suggesting that 9:47's partner fucks sheep so regularly that he has specially-designed boots for it.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM
ALFT Translation Service, could you please do that more often? Seriously, I have no fucking clue what she's talking about half the time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Dearest ALTF Translation Service,ReplyDelete
You said:
"....Suggesting that men are so dismayed by her sexual fervor that their cocks drop off in self-defense....."
I'll have you know that when Tommy Lee gave me the leg-over, he told me that sex with me was like "throwing a cocktail wiener down a long hallway". Makes a girl proud it does!
Translating my dross for the unlettered is not a good idea. It is important that the majority of the readers here echo the concerns of Anonymous @ 10:39 AM.
To wit:
"Seriously, I have no fucking clue what she's talking about half the time."
It is for the best.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:49 AM
10:28, you're like xkcdexplained all over again.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:49 AM
See, she doesn't want you to. All the more reason to do it.ReplyDelete
ALT-F, I am a guy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Anonymous 10:49 AM,ReplyDelete
Am I engaging in reverse psychology or am I reminding my peer that our Lingua Franca is just that, ours, and should be guarded as such.
Ms. Canto,
If you are a guy then you are as homogametic as the days is long.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Lingua Franca, capitalised, has a very different meaning from lingua franca.ReplyDelete
I sympathise with 10:39 because so many little corrections are required for your sentences to make sense. If you didn't wrongly identify similar mistakes in others' posts it wouldn't be so bad.
- ALTF Translation ServiceAugust 12, 2011 at 11:10 AM
"Anonymous 10:49 AM,ReplyDelete
Am I engaging in reverse psychology or am I reminding my peer that our Lingua Franca is just that, ours, and should be guarded as such."
Suggesting that her previous comments concerning her disapproval of this translation service may or may not be deceitful. Essentially, an attempt
at confusion and psychological warfare.
"Ms. Canto,
If you are a guy then you are as homogametic as the days is long."
Suggesting Fernie is genetically female, or has XX male syndrome.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Thanks, ALFT TS. You make this blog 28% more bearable.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:47 AM
Dearest ALTF Translation Service,ReplyDelete
You forgot the Lingua Franca quip with its inherent elitism.
XY Female or "pure gonadal dysgenesis" is known as Swyer Syndrome.
What if Fernie is Avian?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Thank you ALTF translaton service. You're pretty funny, you know that?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:51 AM
ALTF you made a mistake. Everyone, even an 'unlettered cunt', knows what an avian is. So your attempt at obfuscating verbosity has failed in its execution.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM
+1 11:51ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 11:57 AM
@ Anonymous 11:09 AM,ReplyDelete
"...Lingua Franca, capitalised, has a very different meaning from lingua franca...."
I concur. That is why it was rendered that way.
"....If you didn't wrongly identify similar mistakes in others' posts it wouldn't be so bad....."
It wouldn't be so good either.
All in all, not bad for an Asian cunt pixelating in her fourth, and most recently, learned language.
Not that I have 'learned' it good yet. Still, I's better than most of you unlettered Visigoths.
Anonymous @ 11:51
Do the pedestrians also know that the homogametic sex in birds is the male?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Dearest ALTF Translation Service,ReplyDelete
I am still waiting for your translation of the Lingua Franca quip with its inherent elitism. Perhaps I have erred in adjudging you a peer?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 12:11 PM
ALTF is getting defensive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 12:28 PM
@ Anonymous 12:11 PM,ReplyDelete
Your reading comprehension is suspect my friend.
My wit is wasted on you.
Best you stick to the ALTF Translation Service, though incomplete, it will suffice for you and your ilk.
I am being quite modest by the way and I am not bitter.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 12:33 PM
"My wit"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM
937 is not supposed to be a joke you massive gaylords. It's just pointing out that trusting the ratings of retards is retarded.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:01 PM
@ Anonymous 12:50,ReplyDelete
Oh dear.
Using the word 'retard' as a noun.
@ Anonymous 12:33,
You're welcome! And you did this without the ALTF Translation Service.
Good for you.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:13 PM
There's more than one commenter here who posts under Anonymous, you dumb bitch.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:20 PM
ALTF, the point is that your comment makes no sense if you capitalise "Lingua Franca". You can claim that people don't understand or aren't as smart as you or something, but it would be much easier if you just typed, "I, ALTF, let go of my Internet ego and apologise that I made a mistake while trying to sound like a smartass."ReplyDelete
It's one step away from Randy's sly corrections.
If English is your fourth language, as you claim - though I notice your shying away from a conversation in Spanish after you offered it and someone responded - you would surely benefit from actually listening to people rather than continuing the "I'm smarter than everyone else" behaviour which only ever gets you so far in life. It worked well for me too up to postgraduate life when I met other people equally smart and learnt to accept it.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Honestly, 1:20. How long have you been using the internet? She tries to sound like a smartass specifically so that people like you will say things like that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:44 PM
@1:35: I've been on the Internet 16 years. She tries way too hard for a troll - have you seen how much she posts? She also makes fairly obscure mistakes which suggest she has a good but not excellent grasp of the language: most people wouldn't even notice them, let alone correct them.ReplyDelete
I hope for her own sake that she's just a lonely but fairly intelligent English learner who thinks xkcd sucks (which is why I have corrected her above to encourage her to come out of her shell and act normally) rather than a poor troll who needs to post longwinded blabber every day to elicit a response.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:49 PM
She learns quite a lot using her current method. People are always pompously correcting her and attempting to outshine her. It's a pretty good way to teach yourself the nuances of a language.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:49 PM
@ Anonymous 1:13 PM,ReplyDelete
Pronounced with two syllables and to rhyme with the word 'silly'.
I'm in a 'sound like a Yankee cunt' mood.
I am a fucking dumb bitch.
The word 'fucking' is to be understood as both an adjective and a verb so you must read the phrase twice for the full impact.
@ Anonymous 1:20 PM,
".....ALTF, the point is that your comment makes no sense if you capitalise "Lingua Franca"....."
You do not appear to be particularly thick, perhaps you are just not trying hard enough.
"...."I'm smarter than everyone else" behaviour which only ever gets you so far in life....."
See my above comment.
It also helps that I am very attractive and, thanks to BP, wealthy beyond avarice.
@ Anonymous 1:44 PM,
I trawl. I do not troll - my singing voice is grating at best. And 'long-winded' is two words.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 1:52 PM
@ Anonymous 1:49 PM,ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot!
@August 11, 2011 10:28 PM:ReplyDelete
I hope you're happy.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:07 PM
@ Anonymous 1:44 PM,ReplyDelete
".....I hope for her own sake that she's just a lonely but fairly intelligent English learner...."
And for your own sake, what do you hope?
"....who thinks xkcd sucks....."
Au contraire, stugots! I've no thoughts about that silly and harmless comic. If you've monitored my word salads o'er the last six months or so you will have noticed that I have never commented on the comic.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM
Yins is a funny guy Derp.ReplyDelete
Funny indeed!
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:12 PM
@Anon 1:49: She'd get more consistent and accurate feedback by just asking nicely. I've bumped into so many insecure trolls who just want help/advice but are unwilling to ask for it so instead put on an inefficient front.ReplyDelete
@ALTF 1:49: Perhaps you are just being too obscure. Any man can claim anything makes sense if interpreted in a sufficiently outlandish way. If no-one understands but the speaker, the fault in communication likely lies with the speaker. Is this not part of basic training?
(FWIW, I wouldn't put too much value on the wealth bestowed upon you by an old man who treats you as an intelligent pet. The less pleasant men in my family have treated pretty and sophisticated young women the same way and it's not always ended well. You know more about your relationship than I do, of course.)
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:17 PM
@ALTF2:07: The first time I ever saw your name online it was making some comment about xkcd. Might have been more than six months ago, though, and might not even have been on xkcdsucks.ReplyDelete
For my own sake, I expect to take nothing from here but a giggle or two at the expense of Randall Munroe. The quantity of posts from you suggests that you have more invested in this forum, which is why I'm offering you a friendly hand.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:20 PM
"....If no-one understands but the speaker,...."ReplyDelete
And I would have it no other way.
"....so instead put on an inefficient front...."
My front is efficient and effective for my purposes. Besides my frontshake brings all the boys to the yard.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:25 PM
She is obviously enjoying herself, 2:17. I don't see what you hope to achieve, unless you are one of those odious people who enjoy giving 'advice' to people at every opportunity.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:25 PM
This image describes your behaviour quite well, ALTF.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:33 PM
2:25, we're all here to enjoy ourselves - like Rob said, people are here to criticise xkcd because they like to do so and find it funny to point out how awfully silly and/or wrong Randall can be.ReplyDelete
But Randall has hordes of admirers and an income from his few minutes a day of sillliness. ALTF, meanwhile, appears to spend far more time on a similar activity without the return, frequently going on the defensive. I'm not telling her what to do, just pointing out that she won't lose e-points if she lets her hair down a bit.
At the end of this conversation I'll be gone a while, but when I return a few days later I know there'll be dozens of posts from her each day met with derision. She's every right to want only that, but is that really all she wants?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:38 PM
@ Anonymous 2:25(2) PM,ReplyDelete
To a 'T' my friend. To a 'T'.
Except I am missing my front, left incisor.
A beer bottle opening gambit that went terribly awry.
@ Anonymous 2:25(1) PM,
I enjoy odious people. I've a powerful olfactory sense. And I am not enjoying myself one bit. It's a horrid, horrid vocation I have embraced here and I regret it pixelated lexeme by pixelated lexeme.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:49 PM
Anonymous @ 2:33 PM said:ReplyDelete
"....She's every right to want only that, but is that really all she wants?...."
Actually I do not have every right - it's a privilege you Librul cunt!
All I really want is peace on Earth and good will towards all men - and a pair of Jimmy Choos.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:53 PM
I can't help but recall the joke about killing 6 million Jews - and one clown.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 2:56 PM
If you could do that without killing the Jews, I would be behind that scheme. Can't stand clowns HA I RUINED YOUR SHITTY JOKE.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:01 PM
@2:56: That you had more emotion toward the one clown than the 6,000,000 Jews would be sufficient to execute the joke to completion.ReplyDelete
captcha: doxissi. Latin conjugation for an ED generation.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:07 PM
No it isn't.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:08 PM
No what isn't? Wouldn't be?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Tell me about your problems.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:18 PM
The illiterate sophomores and their humour have arrived.ReplyDelete
".....execute the joke to completion..."?
You write English real good.
@ Anonymous @ 3:07 PM,
You mean 'No it doesn't'?
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 3:47 PM
christ, alt-f, how many hours have you been here?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 4:01 PM
All night!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 4:25 PM
I thought you were pretending to be in the US? Or are you in England again?ReplyDelete
She's in England at the moment. Indeed she's going through my bins as I type.ReplyDelete
'Going through my bins' is British slang for a rimjob, by the way.ReplyDelete
*exaggerated wink*ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 7:27 PM
Rob don't write a new post yet because I don't want people to miss this: Randy explained 936 on Metafilter! http://ask.metafilter.com/193052/Oh-Randall-you-do-confound-me-so#2779020. It seems that maybe he read the Wikipedia article on Information Theory last week and not the day of the comic, as suggested earlier.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 8:19 PM
I thought you were pretending to be in the US? Or are you in England again?ReplyDelete
She pretends to be a British subject and a real purveyor of "the Queen's English" and all that bull, but her IP indicates her to be living in International Falls, Minnesota. A village of 6,000 on the Canadian border. For entertainment it's got only a small college nearby (where I assume she studies) and a yearly parade so it's no wonder she spends all her time 'trawling' here.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 9:52 PM
How did you get her IP address?ReplyDelete
- The Illustrious ComicAugust 12, 2011 at 9:56 PM
International Falls?!!!ReplyDelete
Slooooowly I turned. Step by step, pace by pace. I got closer and closer until I could see the very whites of the scoundrel's eyes. Then I THUMPED him and SLAPPED him and TORE his shirt. I BLACKED his eye and KNOCKED him over, I PICKED HIM UP and KNOCKED him over again.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:06 PM
How did you get her IP address?ReplyDelete
She was one of a few who visited a honeytrap forum I posted a while back. As admin I easily obtained her IP address allowing me to locate her position. Not that I plan to do anything with it, but still
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:08 PM
^ Hic est, domine
In case you were wondering.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Who else visited?ReplyDelete
You know guys, she'd be a lot more likely to go away if you didn't talk about her constantly.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 12:29 AM
But if she went away we'd have to go back to making Rob believe we're very upset about him talking about lactation when he should be criticising comics.ReplyDelete
Pssht, you know as well as I do that rob has never believed that, and we've never tried very hard to make him, because it simply is not true.ReplyDelete
But I admit I'd prefer that to this ALTF/anti-ALTF drivel.
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 12:59 AM
Yeah, I guess the ALTF joke has gotten a bit dull. Especially when someone who really has been provoked suddenly jumps in.ReplyDelete
As opposed to pretending to be provoked? Seriously?ReplyDelete
Do I need to repeat what Anon 2:25 said?
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 1:47 AM
ALTF is the new xkcd: regular output; each oeuvre adopting a subset of a very limited list of characteristics; emission unchanged despite the torrent of criticism; the occasional defender who needs beating down.ReplyDelete
ALTF: An xkcdsucks doctor of Myanmar, Canadian sugardaddies, cunts, and verbal diarrhoea.
ALTF updates every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Warning: this poster occasionally uses long words (which may be unsuitable), weak humor (which may be incorrigible), and advanced linguistics (which aren't quite up to the standards of liberal-arts majors).
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 2:00 AM
When a man is tired of criticising ALTF, he is tired of criticising xkcd?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 2:07 AM
You could repeat what 2:25 said, Pirate, but it wouldn't be relevant. It's not about trying to give people a bad time. It's just the listless sort of pleasure that comes from poking a squeaky toy and listening to the sound that comes out. When people are really upset it spoils the mood, and they end up dragging the particular point of contention well beyond its expiration date.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 2:11 AM
And this blog's whole point is to drag the particular point of contention well past its expiration date amirite?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 5:59 AM
@ Ann Apolis and U Kitten,ReplyDelete
Shall I divulge the contents of your wheelie bin?
Where 'wheelie bin' is code for sigmoid colon in International Falls, Minnesota.
@ Anonymous 1:47 AM,
"....weak humor (which may be incorrigible)..."
My humour is indeed incorrigible.
"No, Sir, when a man is tired of International Falls, he is tired of life; for there is in International Falls all that life can afford."
--Samuel Johnson September 20, 1777
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 6:30 AM
@ Anonymous 1:47 AMReplyDelete
".....emission unchanged despite the torrent of criticism;....."
Replace the word 'despite' with the phrase 'because of' and you will have cracked my oeuvre.
[...]and I spent a while recently working on practical password cracking -RandallReplyDelete
Result: still can't get into her facebook account! =(
Ravenzomg = ALTF.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 9:18 AM
No need to insult the poor girl - statistically or otherwise.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 10:32 AM
ALTF has a real way with trying to sound witty but without telling any jokes. Is ALTF capable of discussion, or is every comment a brush-off of the previous commenter? Could ALTF stay on topic without acknowledging doing so?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 10:44 AM
My way is not real.ReplyDelete
To answer your queries: No and no.
The fact that you do not perceive any 'jokes' does not necessarily preclude the existence of any 'jokes'.
ALTF Translation Service made this fucking cuntfaggot blog worth reading godamnitReplyDelete
don't disappear now
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM
I feel like every one likes compliments.ReplyDelete
ALTF, you've been extreemly funny to read.
International Falls, Minnesota is lucky to have you.
Man nigga, I be axin dis shit fo while, an I no geddit. What a homie do dogedda joke all up in here, yo? I mean, da hell man, da hell?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Anon 8:36, you have a beautiful soul. Don't ever let anybody take that away from you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 1:18 AM
So I've been away for a while now. Just when did this place become a cheap imitation of 4chan?ReplyDelete
- The WatcherAugust 14, 2011 at 1:31 AM
If you don't know why Babe Ruth is a Time Lord you don't understand either Doctor Who or baseball and deserve to die.ReplyDelete
- Cheap imitation of ALTFAugust 14, 2011 at 2:41 AM
@ The Watcher 1:31,ReplyDelete
"you don't understand either Doctor Who or baseball and deserve to die"
Are you implying that he deserves to die because he appreciates neither stuffy British science fiction nor Yankee rounders? Or is your thanatophoric mandate entirely spontaenous?
You're a cunt an' no mistake.
- Cheap imitation of ALTFAugust 14, 2011 at 3:18 AM
@ Ebony and Crackers. 10:44,ReplyDelete
This is the sort of unlettered wiff-waff from the fuliginous indigenous to which that niggard Starkey referred.
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 6:18 AM
I find the idea of ALTF so fucking hot that I spent my entire Saturday walking down the high street quoting her angrily and out of context at black youths.ReplyDelete
- UndercoverCuddlefishAugust 14, 2011 at 11:13 AM
what was once hated and detested now is worshipped and reveredReplyDelete
this blog has come full circle
- SilverSurferAugust 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Holy shit, I just realised it's Aquarians love to fuck and not Unicorns love to fuck. Why the hell would I have thought it was the latter all this time?ReplyDelete
- UndercoverCuddlefishAugust 14, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- The WatcherAugust 14, 2011 at 5:08 PM
@Cheap imitation of ALTFReplyDelete
I am implying nothing. I am stating that if he doesn't know why Babe Ruth is a Time Lord then both of the following things are true:
1) He doesn't understand either Doctor Who or baseball.
2) He deserves to die.
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Dearest Aquarians Love To Fuck,ReplyDelete
Might I enquire where a mere neophyte of the school of lettering could find your particular dictionary and thesaurus combination? I hear that it aids tremendously in channelling mere verbosity to the unique utility of the creation of blandly sesquipedalian articles, and that it is of use to any advocate of overly middle-class and prescriptive grammatical codices, such as those found in proliferation amongst the gentry of the middle Georgian era, who is inclined to proselytising.
I also hear that said reference contains a controversial alteration to the entry 'lettered', defining that word as having the meaning: 'dull, pretentious, lacking in urbanity'.
Please respond soon; I am eager, moist, and red-faced with anticipation for such information as may lead to the acquirement of this long-coveted tome.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Lillian Bergeron, 78, is kicking herself for falling for a phone scam that cost her $2,400, but she's found a way to cope with her anger.
Lillian Bergeron, 78, is kicking herself for falling for a phone scam that cost her $2,400, but she's found a way to cope with her anger.
A few times since she was scammed Wednesday, Bergeron has left voicemails on the scammer's phone, praying to Jesus to punish those involved, she said laughing.
Once, she even spoke with her scammer directly, playing along until the end, even though she knew she wouldn't get the money back.
"Everything will work out," Bergeron said the scammer told her, pretending to be a public defender working to get her grandson out of jail.
"Of course it will, because it wasn't him," she said she responded.
He sputtered and denied her accusations that everything that had taken place was a farce.
"Who told you that it's a scam? Well, I would certainly like to know who told you that," he said.
"I said, 'Do you realize how much you hurt me?' Then, click, he hung up," Bergeron said.
Bergeron, of Houma, fell victim to what the Lafourche Sheriff's Office is calling the grandparent scam, where scammers pretend to be a grandchild in desperate need of bail money. Their voices sound different because they have a cold or a bad connection, they say.
In some cases, these "grandchildren" say they were visiting a foreign country and the money must be wired there. In Bergeron's case, someone posing as her grandchild said he got into a car accident with a family of foreigners who were visiting the Houma area, and she needed to wire $2,000 to their bank account.
"Grandma, do you recognize my voice?" Bergeron recalled him saying. "It's because I have a cold."
She asked if it was her 22-year-old grandson Kenny, and he said yes.
"He told me he was in a little accident, and he said I was the only one he could turn to," she said.
He said he was in jail because he had been driving drunk. When he told Bergeron how much money he needed, he also reassured her his insurance company is going to pay for it, so she'd get her money back in four days, she said.
He gave her the number to call, saying it was the public defender who would get him out of jail and keep the DWI off his record.
Bergeron called the number 604-396-2520 — a British Columbia area code — and left a voicemail after a message identified the number as "the Public Defender's Office."
Someone called her back and arranged for her to wire money — a total of $2,400 "because of fees" — to someone named Maria Delma Menacho Mino in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Bergeron said. She went to Walmart to wire the money and even ran into her daughter at the store.
"Mama, that doesn't sound right," Bergeron said her daughter told her.
But this woman was Kenny's aunt, not his mother, and she didn't know whether such a crash had happened. Bergeron sent the money off, which had come from an account left by Kenny's late father, Bergeron's son.
No one thought to call Kenny or his mother until after the fact, and that's when she realized it was a scam, Bergeron said. She said she couldn't believe she had been duped.
"The way they did things, it just floored me," Bergeron said. "I don't want anyone else to get caught."
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office has encouraged people to verify such calls in different ways. In these instances, you should contact family members to verify the person in question is actually in jail.
Or, ask your caller for as much information about where your relative is being held, and if it's a legitimate call, you will be able to look up a phone number for the facility and contact officials there on your own.
Also, look up the area code of the number to verify it is coming from the country being specified. These scams have been known to originate in Canada, the Sheriff's Office said.
"When there is any doubt whatsoever, before you send any money, contact the Sheriff's Office to report the call," Sheriff Craig Webre said. "Remember that no matter what you agree to during the conversation, you should always protect yourself by verifying all information prior to sending any money."
Bergeron said she feels "stupid" she fell for the scam, but she wants to tell her story so no one else falls victim.
"Maybe it'll give some other people an idea what (these scam artists) do, and maybe they won't be as stupid and as dumb as I was," she said.
Bergeron said her family has been supportive since she fell for the call. When she told her husband what had happened, he was reassuring.
"Well, we live and we learn, don't we?" she said he told her.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or email@example.com.


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text: When companies reorganize, few get all the benefits they want in the planned time. Executives at organizations that succeeded point to some key tactics for implementation. Organizations often redesign themselves to unlock latent value. They typically pay a great deal of attention to the form of the new design, but in our experience, much less to actually making the plan happen—even though only a successfully implemented redesign generates value. A recent McKinsey survey examines the reasons executives cite for successful and unsuccessful implementations, and in doing so, offers one set of explanations for why organizational transformations so rarely succeed.1 1. The online survey was in the field from November 9 to November 19, 2010, and received responses from 2,525 executives, of whom 1,890 had been through an organizational redesign in the past five years. They represent the full range of regions, industries, functional specialties, tenures, and company sizes. This survey asked why organizations redesigned, what challenges they faced, what tactics they used for implementation, and how the redesign and its delivery affected employee morale and shareholder value. Though a majority of respondents at publicly traded companies say their redesigns increased shareholder value, only a very small group of respondents—8 percent of those who have been through a redesign—say their efforts added value, were completed on time, and fully met their business objectives. Executives at these organizations are much likelier than others to say that implementing their redesigns took six months or less and that their organizations accelerated the pace of implementation as much as possible—countering the often-cited wisdom that good change is evolutionary. They also say their redesign strategies focused on changing mindsets and on how the new organizational model would work, not just how it would look, and they report implementation procedures including a clear communications plan and efforts to ensure that support systems reflect the changes. Notably, these respondents are also much likelier than others to say the redesign improved morale, even in the short term, which indicates that these tactics helped their organizations overcome employee distraction and demoralization, two of the most frequently cited challenges to successful change.Setting the stage for redesign The most frequent reason executives cite for undertaking an organizational redesign is responding to their organizations' growth, as chosen by 18 percent. Other frequent reasons are cutting costs, moving to a best-practice model, and introducing change to a static organization.2 2. The full list is responding to growth, 18 percent; cutting costs, 12 percent; moving to a best-practice model, 12 percent; introducing change, 10 percent; reducing complexity, 8 percent; increasing revenues, 8 per cent; fulfilling a new leader's desire to make changes, 7 percent; responding to a crisis, 7 percent; integrating previous acquisitions, 6 percent; facilitating a merger, 6 percent; responding to regulatory pressure, 2 percent; improving risk management, 1 percent; preparing for a divestiture, 1 percent; and other, 3 percent. Figures sum to more than 100 percent, because of rounding. Just over half of respondents say their redesigns involved their entire organization, a figure that is roughly the same at both large and small companies. Overall, whether executives are in the most successful group or not, they cite the same reasons for redesigning their organizations. However, the two subsets of executives differ notably in terms of the scope of redesign: at the most successful organizations, respondents far more often say the redesign involved the entire organization, not just one or a few business units. Respondents are much likelier to say their organizations set broad goals than detailed ones for their redesigns (Exhibit 1). Notably, this is true even of redesigns that could have had very specific numeric goals. For example, among respondents who say their redesigns were meant to cut costs, only 15 percent say their organizations set detailed targets for business performance. However, regardless of the reasons for the redesigns, respondents at the most successful organizations are far likelier to say they set detailed goals: 32 percent of successful organization versus 20 percent overall on timing, for example, and 30 percent versus 22 percent on structures and processes. Exhibit 1 Broad goals predominate Getting resultsA third of all respondents say they expected their redesigns to take six months or less to implement, another third say six months to a year, and the final third say more than a year. Thirty-seven percent of companies met their time lines; 43 percent underestimated and 22 percent overestimated,3 3. Figures sum to more than 100 percent, because of rounding. and the best success rates were reported by respondents whose companies set time frames either under 3 months or over 18 months (Exhibit 2). Considering both the objectives and the timing of the redesigns, relatively few respondents—only 16 percent—say their companies met all objectives in the planned time frame (Exhibit 3). This level of success is likeliest at organizations responding to a crisis, where time is usually crucial, but even in that case, only 21 percent report fully meeting objectives on time. This result is tied with the share of respondents at organizations seeking to increase revenue. Exhibit 2 Missing the time mark Exhibit 3 Partial success Notably, the highest share saying the redesign had a negative business impact on the area being reorganized—14 percent—are respondents who also say their redesigns were driven by a new leader's desire to make changes, suggesting that redesigns do better when driven by a clear business rationale. Less surprisingly, those who were seeking to cut costs came in at a close second, at 12 percent, reinforcing how difficult it can be to balance immediate cost savings with long-term sustainability and competitiveness. Looking at shareholder value for the whole company emphasizes that executives see redesign as a powerful tool: among respondents at companies that trade publicly and who could answer the question, 69 percent say their redesigns increased shareholder value (22 percent say the redesigns had no effect, and 9 percent say that it destroyed value). Executives with redesigns aimed at increasing revenue are likeliest to say they boosted value, and those who aimed at cost cutting and facilitating a merger are the likeliest to say value had been destroyed. Morale is often a casualty when redesigns are implemented poorly, and the results of this survey reinforce that view. However, the results also show that the most widespread damage is relatively short-lived (Exhibit 4): 47 percent of respondents say morale was hurt in the short term, but that falls to 28 percent six months or more after the redesign was implemented. Exhibit 4 Better morale over time How the best organizations do itTwo of the top three challenges executives cite in implementing their redesigns successfully are employee distraction and demoralization (Exhibit 5).4 4. Though the data show some differences in the most frequent challenge depending on the reasons for a redesign, these two challenges are always near the top. Furthermore, a third of respondents say that employee demoralization and resisting change had the most negative impact on their ability to reach their goals—more than those who say that a problem as basic as insufficient resources was an implementation challenge. However, among respondents at the most successful organizations, the challenge most frequently cited as the most harmful is company leadership undermining the change. In our experience, this tends to happen when leaders wait too long to make difficult talent-management changes. In addition, a redesign that fundamentally changes the way the organization works frequently upsets those who rose to the top in the old system. Given the potential for leadership resistance, it is thus particularly notable that far fewer respondents at successful organizations cite either employee distraction or demoralization as a challenge—and perhaps most interestingly, a full quarter say they faced none of the challenges we asked about. Exhibit 5 Employee pushback Quite possibly, there are two reasons why respondents at these organizations are much less likely to cite any challenges—and less likely to cite problems with distraction and demoralization. The first reason is that they say their implementation was faster: half say it took six months or less, compared with only 22 percent of others. The second is that executives at successful companies are much likelier than others to say they used certain tactics: their organizations' strategies focused on changing mind-sets along with processes, roles, and behaviors, and their reorganization procedures included having a clear communications plan and ensuring that support systems supported the changes (Exhibit 6). Because of these tactics, employee pain was briefer and minimized by the system changes, and, in addition, employees clearly understood why they were being asked to change. Exhibit 6 The right tools Looking aheadThe tactics used most by the most successful organizations suggest that all organizations implementing a redesign would benefit from explaining to employees how the new design works, ensuring that systems and processes support it, and winning hearts and minds.The results also undercut the common perception that a staged, evolutionary process leads to more successful change. Indeed, a much better approach seems to consist of taking quick decisive action and then aligning people behind the change.


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Nas, Disclosure, Hot Natured, David Rodigan, Sub Focus, Aluna George, Eats Everything, Rudimental and The Congos are just a few of the top names to be confirmed for the reborn Dance Village at Glastonbury 2013. Now known as Silver Hayes, the new area will include one giant supertent, Sonic, for dance-oriented headliners, the Wow Stage for underground breakers and best of all the Gully – a brand new installation combining an open air stage and a pulsating street of sound systems and stalls featuring the best new DJs, MCs and live music.
Says Festival Organiser Emily Eavis: "I've always thought that the closest parallel with Glastonbury is Notting Hill Carnival, and the buzz around this rebirth is exactly what we were looking for, both musically and visually. There's going to be a lot of incredible music from all around the world."
Silver Hayes takes its name from one of the oldest meadows on Worthy Farm, soon to be filled with the best new musical discoveries of 2013. Nas and other bill toppers will play in the new Sonic supertent (7,000 capacity), while a full line up for the other stages and sound systems will be revealed in April.
Meanwhile the last word goes to Michael Eavis: "Malcolm (Haynes, Dance Village Co-Ordinator) turned up with an after hours rave truck in the 1980s and he's been going hard at it ever since. Now he's conjured up a new vision for one of the most beautiful areas of the farm, which will be brilliant."


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When longtime UNC Asheville men's basketball coach Eddie Biedenbach announced he was leaving the school to take an assistant job at UNC Wilmington earlier this month, he told administrators there was one clear choice to be his successor: Nick McDevitt.
The administrators agreed.
On Friday, the school announced that McDevitt was hired to replace Biedenbach, becoming the sixth head coach of the Bulldog basketball program.
"Nick is very deserving of this opportunity. I am very happy for him and know he'll do a great job," Biedenbach said. "Nick was an exemplary player and coach for our program and a key reason for our success."
UNC Asheville Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone made the official announcement at an afternoon press conference held Friday at the Wilma Sherrill Center.
"We are delighted to introduce Nick McDevitt as our new head basketball coach," she said. "In the nine years I've worked with Nick, he has always conducted himself as a champion and a leader. Nick has earned this opportunity. While guiding our program this past month, he distinguished himself as the leading candidate during the search process. Nick is the perfect person to continue not only our winning tradition that we have established at UNC Asheville but also to provide us with a vision and a plan for greater levels of achievement in the future."
UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder was also in attendance Friday and said it was a proud moment for the college to name McDevitt as Biedenbach's successor.
"As a four-year player who maintained a place on the Dean's List while majoring in history, Nick has embodied how to do Division I athletics the right way. It is a testament to Nick's work ethic and basketball IQ that he is now ready to carry on the UNC Asheville tradition of excellence. Nick is the best person to build on UNC Asheville's momentum, and to give our young, exciting Bulldog team the leadership they need to be successful on and off the court," Ponder said.
McDevitt is a 2001 graduate of UNC Asheville and a former Madison High standout. He was a four-year letterman during his playing days at UNC Asheville from 1997-2001. In his senior season, he was fifth on the team in 3-pointers made with 11 and led the team in 3-point percentage (52 percent).
After getting his degree at UNC Asheville, McDevitt was immediately hired by Biedenbach to be an assistant coach. He was humbled by the remarks of administrators on Friday and also eager to get started as head coach.
"I want to thank Janet Cone, Chancellor Ponder and the Board of Trustees for the opportunity to continue my journey in coaching at such a wonderful place," McDevitt said. "UNC Asheville has a rich basketball tradition. We have been fortunate to enjoy the Eddie Biedenbach era, and I believe that we are poised to do even better greater things. I'm excited about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead."
He served as an assistant for 10 seasons before being elevated to Associate Head Coach in 2011. During McDevitt's tenure as an assistant and associate head coach, the Bulldog program captured three Big South Conference Tournament championships, three Big South regular-season titles and made four postseason trips. Asheville has competed in the NCAA tournament three times (2003, 2011, 2012) and the NIT once (2008). The Bulldog program has posted a 113-82 overall record over the last six seasons and a Big South-best 68-34 league record during that period.
UNC Asheville promotes McDevitt to head coach
When longtime UNC Asheville men's basketball coach Eddie Biedenbach announced he was leaving the school to take an assistant job at UNC Wilmington earlier this month, he told administrators there was one clear choice to be his successor: Nick McDevitt.


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