While she was “flying” down the road (10 miles over the limit), a woman passed over a bridge only to find a cop with a radar gun on the other side lying in wait. The cop pulled her over, walked up to the car, and with that classic patronizing smirk we all know and love,…… Continue reading 6 foot a**hole
Month: April 2009
Stress management
Just in case you are having a rough day, here is a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological tests. Picture yourself near a stream in the mountains. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air. No one knows your secret place. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called…… Continue reading Stress management
Programming Quotes
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." – Brian Kernighan "There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses." – Bjarne…… Continue reading Programming Quotes
8 monkeys
(This is reportedly based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K.) Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with…… Continue reading 8 monkeys
General Motors HelpLine
General Motors doesn’t have a “help line” for people who don’t know how to drive, because people don’t buy cars the way they buy computers – but imagine if they did… HELPLINE: “General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?” CUSTOMER: “I got in my car and closed the door, and nothing happened!” HELPLINE: “Did…… Continue reading General Motors HelpLine