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Dan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:34:23 +0000

Maintenance Guy: How’s it going?
Me: Same ol’, same ol’.
Maintenance Guy: That’s your whole life flashing in front of you.

yikes!

It’s Okay to Get Sidetracked

Dan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:45:45 +0000

Today, I just wasn’t in the mood to do work. That’s okay. I did something else instead. Rather than miserably forcing myself to do something that I thought I wanted to get done today, I did something different. I can’t do it too often, especially if a deadline is approaching (ahem, April 15th is coming, whether you like it or not). But usually it’s no big deal. Shifting gears is part of life. So if you find that you’re stuck, try something else.

Are Telephone Number Area Codes Obsolete?

Dan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:17:15 +0000

This is a tangent, but here goes. Do we need area codes anymore? When I get an incoming call, the main benefit of an area code is to tell me what state a call is coming from, but other than that, it just makes phone numbers longer. We could shorten area codes down to two digits that represent the state that the number resides in, something like: 31-123-4567. That way, we’d still get the useful state information, but won’t get confused by different area codes from the same state. Additionally, numbers will be shorter. With the number of people that dial numbers while driving, shorter numbers could have potential safety benefits. Heck, with the rise of smartphones, it’d be neat if the prefix was letters instead of numbers. Wouldn’t it be nice to see that you’re getting a call from NY-123-4567 for someone living in New York?

I suppose we need to keep area codes around for people who have land lines, but I haven’t had a land line in years. I only use a cell phone. From the experience of my friends, they never answer land lines anyway because it’s always a telemarketer. While the area code was (arguably) useful for determining long distance rates, it’s irrelevant for cell phone users or people that use VoIP (making phone calls through their internet connection).

I’d be in favor of truncating 1-3 digits off of all phone numbers.

Cold and Rainy Day 2

Dan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:23:56 +0000

Our school has a bunch of lockers, and because today was a rainy day, everyone brought umbrellas. To prevent people from stealing, people typically lock up their umbrella by putting their locker’s lock through the loop in the handle in the umbrella.

It looks like some mass execution/hanging of these otherwise innocent household items