Seven 9s and 10s

tbridge:

steelopus:

tbridge:

danfaust:

Ha. Ha. Ha. You do not understand something that I know a lot about. Ha. Ha. Ha. That makes me better than you. Ha. Ha. Ha.

COMEDY! 

Also known as: why I didn’t care for The IT Crowd. Maybe it’s that I work in IT.

I can’t believe I’m taking the bait on this one…

This scene is not using Jen’s ignorance as the butt of the joke; it is negatively calling-out the condescension that Moss and Roy are exuding. We are laughing at Moss and Roy, not with them. The entire series was built upon the (wholly valid) stereotype* that IT personnel are condescending and socially inept.

That’s exactly why I loved The IT Crowd. Maybe it’s that I work in IT.

My point is: the condescension is awkward and awful. We all know IT guys like that. I am an IT guy who is NOT like that. I’ll take the time to explain why memory isn’t disk space, why RAM is important, etc, not give you “HA HA HA I am superior” spot.

IT guys are supposed to help you get your job done, they’re not there to stand in your way. I gave a whole talk on this at PSUMA this year, because it’s that fucking important.

So yes, some IT guys are like that. Are all lawyers ambulance chasers? That’s why the IT Crowd makes me crazy.

Tom,

Congrats on being better than the stereotype. Here’s a medal in appreciation of your important speeches and lack-of condescension. It’s a good thing you never condescend when people like things that you don’t.

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If you’re going to spend your life hating comedy that is based on stereotypes, then you’re going to have a hard time finding things about which to laugh. It is OK to laugh at things that are funny. We are not bad people for finding humor in things - even things that are at someone else’s expense - whether it’s a couple of nerds who think everyone else is technically inept or whether it’s an image that pokes fun at the fact that the icon design on iOS 7 Beta looks childish.

tbridge:

danfaust:

Ha. Ha. Ha. You do not understand something that I know a lot about. Ha. Ha. Ha. That makes me better than you. Ha. Ha. Ha.

COMEDY! 

Also known as: why I didn’t care for The IT Crowd. Maybe it’s that I work in IT.

I can’t believe I’m taking the bait on this one…

This scene is not using Jen’s ignorance as the butt of the joke; it is negatively calling-out the condescension that Moss and Roy are exuding. We are laughing at Moss and Roy, not with them. The entire series was built upon the (wholly valid) stereotype* that IT personnel are condescending and socially inept.

That’s exactly why I loved The IT Crowd. Maybe it’s that I work in IT.

Beside You - Toadies

Track:
Beside You

Artist:
Toadies

Album:
Play.Rock.Music.

45 plays

Toadies - Beside You

Best song on shuffle this morning.

The recent albums from Toadies haven’t quite met my expectations. That’s always a hard thing to come to grips with from one of your favorite bands. The newest songs have, at times, sounded like Toadies playing Toadies tribute songs - like a band trying so hard to recapture the sound that made them famous that the songs end up sounding formulaic and uninspired.

This song is one of the few in which I think they actually pull it off and don’t suffer any negative side-effects.

Also, this is great angry guitar tone. Also also, I’m a sucker for good fuzzed-out bass. Also Also Also, Vaden Todd Lewis… that motherfucker still has a voice that could cut through granite.

High-res Favorite (Active) Bands That I’ve Never Seen Live (as of 6/12/2013) Queens of the Stone Age The Cardigans Radiohead Presidents of the USA The Rentals Junip Pinback AC/DC Nerf Herder The Darkness Tool Soundgarden Guns N’ Roses (waiting for the never-gonna-happen reuinion tour)

Favorite (Active) Bands That I’ve Never Seen Live (as of 6/12/2013)

  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • The Cardigans
  • Radiohead
  • Presidents of the USA
  • The Rentals
  • Junip
  • Pinback
  • AC/DC
  • Nerf Herder
  • The Darkness
  • Tool
  • Soundgarden
  • Guns N’ Roses (waiting for the never-gonna-happen reuinion tour)

“There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing a child speak so proudly about their cow.”

Monroe County Dairy Princess, Sarah Rene, 19, said the fair is the highlight of her summer.


—-That sentence nearly killed me last night as I was attempting to beat insomnia at 1am by reading local news on my phone in bed. I was lying on my back while holding the phone above my head and that sentence caused me to laugh so hard that I choked on my own saliva and tongue, erupting into an enormous coughing fit that persisted for several minutes. On the bright side, I expelled enough energy while coughing that I fell asleep almost immediately after recovering the ability to breathe.