Technical Issues - irritations - WIP

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Begin copying files, windows knows how much space is needed... 20 minutes later, it tells you that you don't have enough space at the destination drive. It could tell you in the beginning.

At airport, departure board shows time of departures, until time remaining for each departure. Which one introduces more human error and steps to find out a traveler's ideal timing? We've been in the digital age for years, but have never updated the way we manage departure boards. Ideally, a hybrid system would show both departure time, and time remaining.

eBay, 20 people bid on something, one wins. That means 19 losers wasted time looking to find something, and waiting after their bid. That's not sustainable, people will eventually get frustrated and leave. The ideal solution to reach market peak price without loss or guesswork is for a seller to list a starting price and and end price. As the duration for their auction goes down, the 'buy now' price goes down. Simultaneously, allow  max price offers, which are publicly visible and binding.

Go to your shower, fill a bucket with water. You accidentally push a lever down at the end of a spiggot. Now you're taking a shower instead of filling the bucket. Happened to you too many times? That's because the action of the lever should be reversed. That way, if it's ever accidentally activated, then it's in 'bucket mode' and not ' shower mode'. Shouldn't the least risky mode be the one which is most easily (or even accidentally) activated?

Go to website, begin to fill out form, time out, have to relog, all information lost. First, generous timeouts save time and frustration, second... mouse movement can be seen by JAVA, that makes it easy to know that someone is still active and that their session time should be refreshed (Do NOT rely on POST/GET events to refresh session time, rely on user activity such as mouse movement.)

Just in case I ever become too important, some guy will find this post and quote it into my biography.

A person says, "Would you move to Singapore" and I say...

"Yes, I never lead an opportunity by saying no." - You could lead with "How about Siberian winters and something involving my unmentionables in a vise." And I will at least tell you... I'm going to hear you out. Not that I got anything against Singapore.

And let me tell you... you'll never know how completely crazy people really are... unless you have the patience to tell everybody 'yes', grab a lemonade, and wear that nodding smile which says, "and there's also a bonus for hiding dead bodies... Yes sir, wonderful sir, do go on!"

So, all you people who say no too fast. You've been missing out.
Never lead the opportunity of fully living your life (or realizing your success), by ever telling someone "no" too quickly.

Things that are good - WIP

This is a working list:

Horchata
meditation
dessert
music
being in the now
not taking life too seriously
patience

Bad Joke

So a Wallstreet banker says, "I really wish I could have a job right now."
A vagrant overhears him and says, "Serves you right, economy wrecker!"
And the banker says, "No, a hand job, you idiot. Tsk! Why would _I_ be out of a job?"

Whoa

Now, I’m sure many of you have encountered little shits in supermarkets. Little kids running about and knocking things over, being rude, walking all over their parents, you know the kind. But the worst are the biters. Yes, those little cunts that feel it is okay to bite you whenever they feel like it.

Okay, here’s the best part. A biter got me today when I was grocery stopping. He broke the fucking skin, too. This was when the gears started turning, the moment I saw a tiny sprinkle of blood on the little shit’s teeth as he was grinning at me like the little cunt he is. I made my eyes get wide, and started screaming “SHIT! SHIT!.” Now, my good friend, Tom we’ll call him, was there too, and he instantly picked up on it. He started shouting “FUCK! MAYBE HE DIDN'T GET IT! FUCK!.” By now, the kid is scared shitless and starts crying, and instantly, Mom appears out of nowhere and starts getting pissy at us for yelling at her kid.

Here’s the kicker, I look her straight in the eye and say, “Maam, get your son tested as soon as possible, he just bit me and I’m… I’m FUCKING HIV POSITIVE.”

And now there is silence. Not a peep in the entire store. The brat knows he just fucked up big time because his mom isn't defending his ass. She just stares at me wide eyed. I walk away from them, buy my shit from the wide eyed cashier, all the while blood is dripping from my calf, making a nice little trail on the floor. And, just s we leave, we start to hear the mother sobbing. Sobbing like the cunt she is.

I have never felt any more satisfaction than the moment I heard that sob.


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This is just a repost story.

Tim Burton

I love Tim Burton. He's so unique, and he makes dark things so beautiful. The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride... 100% wow. He captures the dark parts of us and weaves a story of beauty for them which makes them feel validated. For example, Corpse Bride has a lot of loneliness, rejection, jealosy, and it's about resolving these dark emotions. The story starts so sad, and I like that because it's somehow more honest and true to life.

Nobody else is doing that much.