hertha

Category: Humour

Something funny or a humorous perspective on some topic or thing.

  • The Store-Provided Plastic Bag

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    The Store-Provided Plastic Bag

    The time has come to discard the hoard kept-under-the-counter-in-the-kitchen of plastic bags.  Having them offered some sense of comfort.  Always a place to put something.  Once with so many uses now whittled away to none, they can no longer be used for garbage. A pariah. An outcast; unacceptable; an environmental hazard; save the whales.   Who…

  • NSA

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    NSA

    You search NSA Jokes …  

  • Finding Perspective

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    Finding Perspective

    History is often presented along political threads, which invariably revolves around a discussion of the various monarchs and wars packaged in endless series of dates. After a while it all becomes a blur and very repetitive.    But it’s not all like that.  James Burke wrote along technology threads tracking how one innovation enabled another…

  • Conference Calls

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    Conference Calls

    It is often helpful to see the person you’re talking to.  Certainly a challenge using audio-only technologies.  In these cases I find having an avatar helpful.  

  • Disclaimers

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    Many e-mails I receive today are suffixed with some sort of disclaimer.  Often these admonishments are longer than the relevant content of the message itself: The information in this electronic mail (“e-mail”) message may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged, or may otherwise be protected by work product or other legal rules. It is…