Category Archives: Random Stuff

I have a hunch…

…this isn’t gonna work. Like the troubleshooting scripts straight out of a Windows help playbook, Hunch purportedly allows users to harvest the collective wisdom of Netizens by answering questions they’re interested in and then getting a second opinion based on some information about themselves as well as the answers of those who have jumped through… Read More »

Terms of retrenchment

workforce optimisationstandard delayeringrestructuringre-engineeringresource rationalisationdownsizingvoluntary separation Why don’t companies call a spade a spade and just say that they are laying off people, rather than attach fancy labels to such exercises? Related posts:A new kind of retrenchmentHow the ax falls, Filipino-styleTop 10 buzzwords in 2009

Thanks, but no thanks

From “Low-priced Nano taps into Indians’ aspirations“, The Christian Science Monitor:That could be problematic for the company, which made some big-ticket purchases – including the troubled Jaguar and Land Rover brands – during the height of the economic boom. The company also failed to get many Nanos off the assembly line before launch, thanks to… Read More »

WTF

A colleague was so pissed off at work recently that she used expletives to describe her fellow workers. Considering she’s Chinese and probably doesn’t have a firm handle on swearing using the F-word, here’s a guide:

我的完美女友是机器人

由于工作太忙没有时间和现实中的女性交往,33岁的加拿大软件工程师勒同耗资1.4万英镑自己制作了一个美女机器人当女友。 机器人”爱子”不仅会做算术、掌握1.3万句不同的英语和日语,还能记住人的长相、大声读报和指路。 Related story:“I’m Here to Make You Feel Better” Technorati Tags: 勒同 加拿大 软件工程师 机器人 女友 爱子