[via futilitycloset.com]
Trinity College provost John Pentland Mahaffy was arguing with a women’s rights advocate when she asked him, “What is the difference between man and woman?”
He considered and said, “Madam, I can’t conceive.”
Category: Lulz
Who said banks were heartless?
Posted by – 18/02/2010
[via brisbanetimes.com.au]
Even after posting a $1.6 billion first quarter profit, Westpac was a melancholy bank shortly before 4pm today.
“Oh so very over it today,” Westpac announced to the world via its Twitter account.
The sullen tweet spread like wildfire and tugged at heart strings across the social networking site.
“Maybe you can go dive in a swimming pool full of my money to make you feel better,” said one concerned Tweeter in response.
“You’re a bank. You made a $1.6 billion first-quarter profit. Cheer up,” said another.
8 Ways To Make Sure Your Complaint Letter Will Be Ignored
Posted by – 04/02/2010
[via consumerist.com]
You’re mad, you’re annoyed, or you’ve been ripped off. So you decide to take action, and open up your word processor or e-mail client to write a complaint letter. But that doesn’t mean you actually want anyone to take you seriously, or to help you. Follow these tips to make sure your complaint goes nowhere near anyone in power.
- Make your letter as long as possible.
Cram every little bit of detail you can in there. Mention every interaction you have had with this company since your birth, or possibly your conception. Tell random, vaguely related stories about your career path.
Nehalem Mac Pros have serious problems with audio processing
Posted by – 03/02/2010
[via gizmodo.com]
*cough*
The latest and greatest Nehalem-based Xeon Mac Pros are the fastest Apple computers you can buy. Unfortunately, they seem to have a serious problem when processing audio, a task that sucks 20% of its power while making the processors overheat.
According to Ars Technica, the problem—which happens with Early 2009 and Late 2009 models—doesn’t only happen while playing iTunes’ music or Quicktime videos, but also whenever you have USB or FireWire audio devices connected and working. Users have been reporting about it in support boards, but Apple has ignored the problem so far.
Soot Sprites (widescreen)
Posted by – 03/02/2010
[via deviantart.com]
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Multitouch on the Nexus One without waiting
Posted by – 03/02/2010
[via tracyandmatt.co.uk]
As I mentioned last night, Google have released an official update for the Nexus One that enables multitouch on the Nexus One. This is an over-the-air update that should be pushed to all Nexus handsets but the problem is it’s a gradual process so you just have to wait for your handset to tell you that the update is available.
If, like me, you hate waiting for something like this and want multitouch right now then there’s an option where you can download an update ZIP file and apply this through the recovery mode on the handset. You do not need an unlocked or ‘rooted’ handset to be able to do this and the good news is that it wont wipe any of your existing data!
Floor collapses at Weight Watchers meeting
Posted by – 15/01/2010
[via timesonline.co.uk]
A floor collapsed beneath a group of about 20 members of Weight Watchers as they gathered to compare how many pounds they had shed over Christmas.
Members of the weight-loss club were lining up to compare readings on the scales when they heard a bang as the floor came away from the walls of their meeting room in Växjö in southern Sweden.
“We suddenly heard a huge thud – we almost thought it was an earthquake and everything flew up in the air. The floor collapsed in one corner of the room and along the walls,” one of the those present told the Smålandsposten newspaper.