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Day: October 4, 2004

Measure 36

I spent a few minutes in the KRSK studio this morning doing some work on their computer, and during that time I was treated to one of the “Yes on 36” spots we’re running. Oh, my. I think my visible revulsion gave away my opinion on that piece of dreck…

I have all sorts of generally unhappy thoughts about the absurdity that is Measure 36. Luckily you, the reader, won’t have to deal with my shoddy rantage. Instead, I direct you to the incomparable Mari’s four part primer!

Part 1: General Info

Part 2: What bothers me about it

Part 3: Arguments…

Part 4: What can we do?

And if you’re on the fence about the subject, remember: If you vote no, the worst thing that happens is that the Oregon constitution remains unchanged. When in doubt, don’t try to “fix” what ain’t broken…

4 October, 2004
Memo To Managers

Here’s a hot tip, guys:

If you want to avoid making yourself and indeed the entire company look incompetent, why don’t you try making sure you get the new hire’s name right so that their network, email, and software logins don’t all consist of something they’ll find it unnatural to type?

Yours, etc,
The Guy Who Creates All Those Logins.

ps, Thank you.

(Note that I address this to “guys”. I have yet to see one of the female managers bungle a new hire’s name spelling. I have yet to see a male manager, however, who hasn’t botched at least two of these cases. I am not kidding.)

4 October, 2004

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