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Sven Olaf Kamphuis is accused of global cybercrime, but Spanish police found him in a squalid flat with his name on the letterbox

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/20/man-accused-breaking-the-internet

http://gigaom.com/2013/05/21/sap-to-bring-in-autistic-workers-as-software-testers-and-programmers/

Those on the autistic spectrum often display highly focused and analytical traits. SAP is the latest company – and the first major multinational – to move to harness these characteristics for IT-related work.

I think a Guidelines sticky thread would be a good addition. When someone joins the forum, they should be forwarded to the Guidelines page first-thing.

I'm still here because this forum is one (1) of the very few that allows expression of differences without personal bias or discrimination.

I completely appreciate that comment, and I support free speech. I also, however, think that a web forum is like a public building. Is it smoking or non-smoking? Is loitering allowed. Is there a sign that says, Please use other door? Every environment has a culture that comes to be accepted because the majority of those in that environment support the expressions of that culture.

*Shrug* Just my 2 cents.

Did this really happen to you? Or are you just sharing something you got in your e-mail with us?

@Deo: My father emailed it to me  

[unlike the one above]

emphasis added:

This story unlike the one above is real as far as I know.

You assume my story is facetious. But perhaps I just live in a very interesting community ... 

One day, while going to the shop, I passed
by a retirement village. On the front lawn
were six old ladies, lying naked on the grass.
I thought this was a bit unusual, but continued
on my way.

On my return trip, I passed the same
retirement village with the same six old ladies
lying naked on the lawn.

This time my curiosity got the better of me and
I went inside to talk to the retirement village
Administrator, and asked her,
"Do you know there are six ladies lying naked on
your front lawn?""Yes," she said, "aren't they darlings? They're
retired prostitutes - they're having a yard
sale."

So does this give new meaning to Barack Obama Jr.'s book "Dreams From My Father"?!

 

The year was 1947. Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little more than 65 years ago, numerous witnesses claim that anUnidentified Flying Object, (UFO), with five aliens aboard, crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell , New Mexico . This is a well-known incident that many say has long been covered-up by the U.S. Air Force, as well as otherFederal Agencies and Organizations.

However, What you may NOT know is that in the month of April, year 1948, nine months after the historic day, the following people were born:

Barrack Obama Sr.
Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Hillary Rodham
William J. Clinton
John F. Kerry
Howard Dean
Nancy Pelosi
Dianne Feinstein
Charles E. Schumer
Barbara Boxer
Joe Biden

This is the consequence of aliens breeding with sheep and jack-asses. I truly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It certainly did for me. And now you can stop wondering why they support the bill to help all Illegal Aliens.

Prior to acting, Jonathan Frakes worked as a mover and sustained a serious back injury moving furniture. This is reason behind his weird way of sitting and also his habit of leaning on things, and propping one leg up on stuff. If he only had to do it once per scene, it probably wouldn't have been as much of a problem for him and he likely would have done it normally.

But having to repeat it over and over for every take of every scene he was in, and having to stand for hours at a time, it caused him a great deal of pain. This was his work-around that enabled him to keep on working.

Revealed on Reddit, and Wil Wheaton confirmed it: http://www.reddit.com/r/s..._the_leg_over_the/c9urrko

Didn't know that: thanks for sharing.

Thanks! Bookmarked!

I have to share something with you all that happened to me this
evening...guy to guy.

So I arrive home this evening. I park in the garage, get out of the car,
walk around the back of the car and notice that a squirrel is hanging upside
down from the bird feeder. This is not unusual, and like many other folks it
drives me crazy to see them hoarding the bird's food, so I give the squirrel
my usual "Hi-yah! Git outta there!".

To my surprise, the squirrel shows no reaction to my warning. So now I'm a
little annoyed that he should be so bold as to just ignore me, and I let out
what I would describe as my best rabid cougar imitation (I don't know how to
spell it but, if you ask, I'll let you hear it sometime). Again, the
squirrel shows no reaction - so I approach the courageous varmint with
purpose (but also with some caution).

He hangs there as I approach; he doesn't even MOVE!  Then I see that he is
clearly stuck or caught, and could not run away even if he wanted to.  It
was also clear, that he was dead.

Though the exact cause of death has not been formally determined, I am quite
sure that death came as a relief to this poor guy.

There is something about being male that I think bonds us all together. That
is, as males, regardless of species, I think when you see the attached (or
below) picture(s) you'll have the same reaction I did...

ouch.

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Good one, Iain!

@40hz: There's a new biography of C. S. Lewis out by Alister McGrath.

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http://www.thethoughtfulchristian.com/Products/9781613753798/c-s-lewis--a-life-eccentric-genius-reluctant-prophet.aspx

http://www.amazon.com/C-S-Lewis-Eccentric-Reluctant/dp/1414339356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368139172&sr=8-1&keywords=eccentric+genius+reluctant+prophet

+1 re Lewis.

I'm on the last book of the aforementioned Abyssal Plague series. Discovered I'd reported the reading-order in error. Here is the corrected reading-order:

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^ 100% correct.

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-summit-series-is-and-why-it-bought-40-million-powder-mountain-for-summit-eden-2013-5

That's Powder Mt in Utah,  the largest ski mountain in the U.S.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/06/after-nearly-10-years-adobe-abandons-its-creative-suite-entirely-to-focus-on-creative-cloud/

I got a kick outa this:

Update: Fireworks has been killed off.

Adobe targets the same Pro and Pro-sumer community that Apple had the misfortune of knowing when it redesigned Final Cut Pro. Adobe’s decision to solely embrace a subscription offering could lead to mass protest if not handled correctly.

I'm on book 8 of the 10-book Abyssal Plague series. Quite good, overall.

Thanks for the link. Looks pretty cool.

^ I think your link is wrong.

Thanks. Fixed it.

You mean that same Magic the Gathering that I paid for part of college off of my collection?

Investment = $450.  Return = $6000+, plus a pretty fun game.

I'm a MTG oldster as well. Still have some killer decks. But nobody around my rural community, that I know of, plays the game.

A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church,
enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing.
The Priest coughs a few times to get his
attention but the drunk continues to sit there.
Finally, the Priest pounds three times on the wall.
The drunk mumbles, "ain't no use knockin,
there's no paper on this side either!"

Mary Clancy goes up to Father O'Grady after
his Sunday morning service, and she's in tears.
He says, "So what's bothering you, Mary my dear?"
She says, "Oh, Father, I've got terrible news.
My husband passed away last night."
The priest says, "Oh, Mary, that's terrible.
Tell me, Mary, did he have any last requests?"
She says, "That he did, Father."
The priest says, "What did he ask, Mary? "
She says, He said,
'Please Mary, put down that damn gun...'

Brenda O'Malley is home making dinner, as usual,
when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door.
"Brenda, may I come in?" he asks.
"I've somethin' to tell ya".
"Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tim.
But where's my husband?"
"That's what I'm here to be telling ya, Brenda."
There was an accident down at the Guinness brewery..."
"Oh, God no!" cries Brenda. "Please don't tell me."
"I must, Brenda. Your husband Shamus
is dead and gone. I'm sorry.
Finally, she looked up at Tim.
"How did it happen, Tim?"

"It was terrible, Brenda. He fell into a vat
of Guinness Stout and drowned."

"Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me truth, Tim.
Did he at least go quickly?"

"Well, Brenda... no. In fact,
he got out three times to pee."