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My employer just migrated my work machine from XP to Windows 7. They DID NOT use Microsoft's "Easy Transfer" tool to migrate program settings. Instead, they just made backup copies of everything from the "application data" folder and hoped for the best. :mad: I had made dozens of...

I met a friend yesterday who's been working for a large oil company for 2 years. She was telling me how relationships in the office were encouraged. I was puzzled, and she explained that not only most relationships were quite in the open, having no restrictions whatsoever, but that once a...

I tried to call a local Post Office to see if they were holding a package for me -- found out their phone number is not in the phone book. Called information -- couldn't get it that way either. Is this the norm? Don't they have a phone?

Hi all. I want to get confirmation of a hunch. I am forced to use a PC laptop at work, and it's begun having some hiccups. When I'm running one of the MS Office programs (excel, word, outlook), they will occasionally give me the "not responding" message. After some experimenting, I discovered...

I have just been informed that we are having a fortune teller over at the office for a Halloween get together. We have to reserve a 10-15 minute slot and she’s here for half a day or so. I’ve already answered no, because she’ll be paid by the visit and I don’t care to add more money to her...

I have Office on my PC, but lost the disk and cover that had the licence on it. Somewhere in the PC should be a file with that licence in it. Anybody know where that file would be or how to access it?

I've been looking at noise-reducing headphones for the office, but am having 2 problems comparing and evaluating: 1. Most headphones seem designed for travel or industry -- claiming to reduce constant low-frequency noise. 2. I don't know anything about the biology or technology, so can't tell...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4999610.stm The branch of government which is supposed to keep illegal immigrants out of the country is actually employing them. Apart from the irony does anyone else think this means the Home Office needs to get it's act together?

That's it, I'm going postal. Bidding is up to $898 for a receipt with an obvious stamp on top of it. Along with amazing coincidences like the was issued 4 days after what would be Elvis' 71st birthday. OOOH, SPOOKY!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5671493518

From the LA Times: (bold added)

If a robot with artificial intelligence ran for public office, would you consider voting for it?

This is a fictional topic. I am going to pretend to be running for President of the U.S. Anyone who wants to run as my opponent, please feel free to post here, too. Let's go with a multi-party system, but limit it to five candidates. So the next four people who announce their candidacy are...

Apparently England has something called the Standards Board of England, which in turn apparently has the power to review the statements of elected officials and to force apologies or even remove officials from office. They've started an inquiry into Livingstone's tirade about Nazis at a Jewish...

One of the ambitious proposals put forth by former Vice-President Al Gore was the "re-invention" of government. While the Clinton Administration may have made some progress towards promoting greater efficiency, the result was that government actually grew in size mainly because of bureaucratic...

Oh great. The gymn in our office building is now offering the chance to lie down and have someone wave their hands over you... I mean Reiki sessions. From their info: Cost: 20 - 35 pounds. There are some things I really can't understand how people fall for. Anything that involves 'energy'...

While glancing around my dentist's exam room today, I noticed a gizmo labelled "Mercury Vapor Ionizer". I assumed that this device was designed to remove mercury vapor from the air when the dentist mixes mercury-silver amalgam fillings. But anything with the word "ionizer" in the name makes me...

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- "Batman Begins" took in $26.8 million to remain the top movie for the second straight weekend, but it could not keep Hollywood from sinking to its longest modern box-office slump. Theater revenues have skidded about 7 percent compared to last year. Factoring in...

Here's an excellent essay on the US post office, and how it is responsible for more tyranny than any of you probably even though possible: http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=4935

...anybody here a Counselman, or Mayor? I am running in my local Mayoral race, for the second time. The first time I ran, I did so as a write-in candidate, but this time my full name will appear on the ballot, with my nick name trailing, not unlike "William Jefferson Clinton (Bill)". I have...

This Mexican UFO story got me to thinking. Is there any kind of worldwide coordinating body for skeptics? When some big, splashy paranormal story like this UFO video pops up and is getting wide attention and a lot of acceptance as possibly "guenuine," is there any kind of coordinated...

"Morning Edition" this morning ran a segment on a special Pentagon office which evidently had as it's purpose the collection and forwarding of intelligence directly to the White House, without the usual vetting and analysis applied by "conventional" intelligence agencies. The accusation being...

While what this article describes is not a true religious test, since that per the Constitution would be a criterion imposed by the government, the cultural hostility to non-theists in politics is nevertheless cause for concern. I'm no Dean supporter, but this disturbs me.

Cyber Blackmail Wave Targets Office Workers Dude! I can do these things on my own. I don't need no help from outside. :D

Computers were supposed to bring about the paperless office, and I was a bit skeptical of that. Those laser printers are still churning out reams of printed reports and presentations. But today I remember that I actually have a physical mailbox. Remember, paper letters delivered by people? I...

Bikini course Is this the start of a pattern by the rotating E.U presidents?

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