(@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- Did you know that one of the very
- first television advertisements during
- the AFL–NFL World Championship Game
- was for Budweiser beer? (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+Did you know that one of the very first
+television advertisements during the
+AFL–NFL World Championship Game was for
+Budweiser beer? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- Yep! I guess you could say it
- was a SUPER BOWL PROTO AD! (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+Yep! I guess you could say it was a SUPER BOWL
+PROTO AD! (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+a guy was looking for a priest to officiate his
+wedding and narrowed it down to his final two
+choices. the first one walked in with two
+beetles and started praying over the bugs. the
+second one started spraying everybody with
+holy water from a water gun. Know who he chose?
+ (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+He chose the blesser of two weevils"
+ (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- ya see, some people go real fast
- and other people they go real slow (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+ya see, some people go real fast
+and other people they go real slow
+yeah that's it doncha know (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- yeah that's the real root cause
- of most workplace conflict (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+yeah that's the real root cause of most
+workplace conflict
+ayup
+okay that's it bye (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- Who even ever asked for or wanted
- an information SUPERHIGHWAY anyway? (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+Who even ever asked for or wanted an information
+SUPERHIGHWAY anyway? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- All I want is like a small cute
- remote information HIKING TRAIL
- somewhere out in the woods where
- I can see some flowers and leaves
- and listen to the birds and stuff. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+All I want is like a small cute remote
+information HIKING TRAIL somewhere out in the
+woods where I can see some flowers and leaves and
+listen to the birds and stuff. (@)(@) {0,0} There was a sense of euphoria
- (~~~~) ./)_) while we were in flow, like we
- (>vv<) " " were invinsible, but afterwards
- everything seemed brittle and
- \ fragile like it was held together
- with duct tape and kite string and like it might
- all come crumbling down if the wind blew in from
- the wrong direction. And there we were in the
- aftermath, unsure whether we accomplished our
- goals, who we hurt in the process, or if there
- was anything good about it all. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
+ (~~~~) ./) )
(>vv<) " "
\
- So anyway that's what we call a "hackathon". The tech
- bros invited me to "do some lines" and at this point I
- can't remember if it was code or coke. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+So anyway that's what we call a "hackathon". The
+tech bros invited me to "do some lines" and at
+this point I can't remember if it was code or
+coke. (@)(@) {0,0} So I picked up a book in the
- (~~~~) ./)_) middle of this epic fantasy series.
- (>vv<) " " It's by this author who I heard
- does really good sword and sorcery
- \ stories, and I'm into that. Anyway
- the story opens on a tragic, lonely noble lord,
- last of his line, subject to disfigurement because
- of the family curse and whatnot. But, get this, it
- totally takes place in Old Germany during the rise
- of the Nazi party!
- (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
- (@)(@) {0,0} I was so disoriented that I looked it up,
- (~~~~) ./)_) and there will eventually be a classic
- (>vv<) " " fantasy storyline that interweaves with
- the modern nazi storyline.
+ (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
\
- Which means eventually the hero is literally going ride
- a dragon to Hitler's bunker and punch him in the face and
- if there's one thing this world needs more of, it's mother
- fucking dragons beating the shit out of nazis.
+So I picked up a book in the middle of this epic
+fantasy series. It's by this author who I heard
+does really good sword and sorcery stories, and
+I'm into that. Anyway the story opens on a
+tragic, lonely noble lord, last of his line,
+subject to disfigurement because of the family
+curse and whatnot. But, get this, it totally
+takes place in Old Germany during the rise of the
+Nazi party! (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+I was so disoriented that I looked it up, and
+there will eventually be a classic fantasy
+storyline that interweaves with the modern
+nazi storyline.
+
+Which means eventually the hero is literally
+going ride a dragon to Hitler's bunker and punch
+him in the face and if there's one thing this
+world needs more of, it's mother fucking
+dragons beating the shit out of nazis. (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- ...and that's how a became
- a YAML engineer. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+...and that's how a became a YAML engineer. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- To be honest, I'm not sure it's a real
- job either. But they keep giving me
- YAML and I keep ENGINEERING it! (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+To be honest, I'm not sure it's a real job either.
+But they keep giving me YAML and I keep
+ENGINEERING it! (@)(@) {0,0} Is there even such a thing
- (~~~~) ./)_) as "mainstream" anymore? I
- (>vv<) " " mean it used to be the case
- that everybody watched the
- \ same nightly news and listened
- to the same radio station. And "counterculture"
- was growing your hair long and listening to rock
- and roll. Now the duality of mainstream vs.
- counterculture seems as quaint as the idea that
- there are only two genders or only two sexes.
- Kids don't listen to rock & roll to rebel, they
- listen to soundcloud emo rap, or whatever, and
- if the niche sound that speaks directly to them
- doesn't exist, they can invent it and upload it
- for the world to hear with little more than a
- cheap laptop. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+Is there even such a thing as "mainstream"
+anymore? I mean it used to be the case that
+everybody watched the same nightly news and
+listened to the same radio station. And
+"counterculture" was growing your hair long
+and listening to rock and roll. Now the duality
+of mainstream vs. counterculture seems as
+quaint as the idea that there are only two
+genders or only two sexes. Kids don't listen to
+rock & roll to rebel, they listen to soundcloud
+emo rap, or whatever, and if the niche sound that
+speaks directly to them doesn't exist, they can
+invent it and upload it for the world to hear with
+little more than a cheap laptop. (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- At the other end of the LONG TAIL of the
- internet is a metaphorical infosec furry,
- and because of them there are as many
- small STREAMS and countercultures as there
- are individual people. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+At the other end of the LONG TAIL of the internet
+is a metaphorical infosec furry, and because of
+them there are as many small STREAMS and
+countercultures as there are individual
+people. (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- So did you watch the Super Bowl? (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+So did you watch the Super Bowl? (@)(@) {0,0} -- Hoo?
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " " (@)(@) {0,0}
- (~~~~) ./)_)
- (>vv<) " "
-
- \
- Yeah, me neither. (@)(@) {0,0}
+ (~~~~) ./) )
+ (>vv<) " "
+
+ \
+Yeah, me neither.