Category: Funny

Merry Christmas from the Oatmeal….

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C|Net has put together a list of the top myths about technology. The myth that “all computer geeks are nerds that can’t get chicks” is curiously absent from the list.

Not so fast. It does seem, as has been well-reported, that that are far fewer exploits hitting Macs than their Windows-based cousins. But it’s hardly because Macs are immune from attack. Indeed, according to security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani, it has much more to do with market share–there simply aren’t anywhere near as many Macs out there as there are Windows machines.
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Or maybe not….

Some years ago I had a colleague I’ll call June. It seemed that every time I went to the ladies’ room, June was there, applying mascara, combing her long, dark tresses and chatting. She also spent lots of time out on the sidewalk smoking, and in the cafeteria.

Exceedingly friendly and warm, she knew everyone and devoted much of her day to catching up on their personal news. What she didn’t spend much time on was work. A guy who sat in the cubicle next to hers once told me that he estimated she put in just two hours a day of what could be described as productive labor.

Eric Abrahamson, a professor at Columbia Business School who specializes in leadership and organizational problem solving, calls people like June “Michelangelos of work avoidance.” Abrahamson studies workplace fads and time management and has looked closely at the ways some employees manage to get paid to do nothing. He doesn’t advocate their practices, but he says that understanding them can help managers address office inequities and make their teams more productive.

When I was a kid, there was nothing that tasted better than ice cold water from the hose. I’m not sure if it was all the drugs in the Flint water system, or just a childhood joy, but it was somehow the best H2O I’ve ever had.

You’d think after spraying himself the first couple times he’d figure it out or at least realize he’s getting wet. The look of satisfaction on his face when he finally gets a drink though is absolutely priceless.