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security question fun
Apr 18th
We support a payroll application that let’s users login and check their paystubs and W2′s and such online. Â If a user forgets their password to this site, there is a little link underneath the password box that says “Forgot your password?” in big blue letters. Â If a user is calling us to get help logging in, this means they have already missed the easiest way to fix their problem (the link) and have instead opted to wait on hold a couple minutes and then frustrate one of our technicians.
In order for one of us to reset the password, there is More >
i’m out of thermal paper, run!
Dec 22nd
On December 8th, North Korea launched an aggressive attack against the South. Â Their weapon of choice? The fax machine.
South Korean businesses received over 80 (!) faxes containing pro-North Korea propaganda.
I am not making this up.
One person was said to suffer injuries from a paper cut, but no lives were lost.
North Korea said in a press release that “[We] will have what we want, or [we] will begin limiting shipments of critical components to VHS machines and Sony Walkmans.
If any retaliation is attempted, [we] are prepared to launch denial-of-service attacks against the largest ISP’s, including CompuServe and Earthlink.”
Left out of the official press More >
not the kind with christopher walken
Nov 16th
You might or might not know (or might or might not care) that I live in Wisconsin. Â Every year, when the weather gets colder and all the leaves blow off the trees after being pretty and all “fall” for about 72 hours, the deer hunters pull out their blaze orange and go sit in trees.
For those unfamiliar with that means, here is blaze orange:Hunter’s wear this because apparently deer are color- and fashion- blind, but it will keep you from getting your ass shot off by other hunters who can confuse a two-legged human with a four-legged dear with antlers. More >
v1.3 will be cyborgs
Nov 11th
As I’ve gotten older, my ideas about God and the universe and what makes humans special has changed. Â ”What is a soul?” is a heck of a question for a kid to tackle, and quite frankly I still don’t really have a bearing on that particular one. Â However, I think I’ve figured out who God is. Â Try to follow my reasoning…
1. Â The world is an imperfect place. Â Natural disasters, disease, extinction, teen idols… these are all examples of things that in a perfect world just wouldn’t happen. Â If the Creator of the Universe is all-powerful, this means that either these More >
look what just popped up in google reader
Aug 24th
So you might be wondering, what the heck happened to Jeff? Â Did someone finally show up at his house and say, “You know that blog thing you’re doing? Â Just…stop. Â Seriously man, you suck.” Â Actually, you’re probably not wondering that, but you’re probably nodding along with this fictional, sarcastic hero for English majors.
Unfortunately for those offended by my run-on sentences and lack of “proper” punctuation and nonsensical parenthetical comments (just like that time I thought I could eat two donuts with sprinkles) the reason for my absence is far more mundane and ordinary.
I got a new job which doesn’t require me to talk More >
good morning miss bliss
Jun 8th
A friend of mine, oh let’s call her Liiska, recently sat next to a celebrity on a plane from Milwaukee to New York. Â For our age group, this particular celebrity will always bear a special place in our hearts, even though his acting career has completely fizzled, unless you count the odd pornographic movie and terrible standup routine.
Liiska was not sitting in first class. Â She had a window seat back in coach. Â That means that said celebrity was sitting in the middle seat of the row. Â In coach. Â That’s gotta be hard on the ego.
At this point, you may be More >
everything i need to know
May 21st
As you may or may not know, Wife is a four-year old kindergarten teacher.
Hmm, that sounds kind of odd, let me rephrase: she is a kindergarten teacher for four-year-olds.
Much better.
She’s been at the same school for two years now and has had, oh how should I put this, a wide range of intellectual prowess in her students.
In the beginning of the year, a lot of children haven’t been away from home for any length of time and have trouble with concepts like “crapping in your pants is bad” and “peeing in the middle of the hallway is not allowed.” Â However, More >
it makes it better
Apr 30th
This nifty invention really makes me sad that Billy Mays isn’t around anymore, because you know that his version of this infomercial would be EPIC.
I don’t even have words, just…just watch this.
Now I feel bad, because I just made you watch something you can’t unsee.
Before I got married, I got all sorts of advice from people. Â Nobody told me that farting in bed is a major issue for married couples, and now I’m concerned that I’ve been an awful husband. Â Not that I’m overly gassy or anything, but now I’m going to worry about it.
I’m not claiming to be More >
samurai conquer slug
Mar 23rd
Now if you read that title and thought to yourself, “Jeff usually has strange titles that make sense by the end, I wonder what he’s talking about here? Â I MUST click on that link and find out!” then my secret plan has worked. Â Damn, I just gave away the secret.
Don’t leave.
A couple weeks ago, I had a caption contest giveaway for some of the worst prizes in giveaway history. Â Marnie won a box of authentic Japanese Samurai with Ninja and Travis won a Build Your Own Easter Island Kit. Â I sent these packages off into the the world with a tear in my eye More >
how…how is that possible?
Jan 22nd
I’m not what you would call a gourmet chef, but if I ever ended up on some cooking battle show, I’d have to say my style is steeped in “Bachelor Cheffery.”
When I left home to go to college, I was forced to cook for myself for the first time. Â Being of meager income, my meals mainly consisted of ramen, pasta, bulk frozen chicken breasts, cereal, eggs, and other simple staples. Â I never really kept a lot of food around, because I hated going to the grocery store and would only get necessities for survival (i.e. beer).
However, like many single guys, More >
