February 2012
42 posts
gravita' zero: L’ossimoro (dal greco ὀξύμωρον,... →
L’ossimoro (dal greco ὀξύμωρον, composto da ὀξύς «acuto» e μωρός «ottuso»), pronunciabile tanto ossimòro quanto ossìmoro (alla greca), è una figura retorica che consiste nell’accostamento di due termini di senso contrario o comunque in forte antitesi tra loro.
A differenza della…
“Apologizing does not always mean that your’re wrong and the other person’s...”
– [Lo capissero tutti si vivrebbe meglio].
Una persona saggia (via lagatta)
“I think anything which promotes heterogeneity on the Internet promotes...”
– A Closer Look at Google Public DNS - Forbes
best advice ever (via elvira)
clientsfromhell:
Client: Can you update my Adobe?
Me:Sure. Which program are you using?
Client: You need to listen to me when I speak! ADOBE
Me:Yes, I got that part. Adobe is the publisher, they make quite a-
Client: Adobe! I want my Adobe updated. I have no idea what you’re talk about…
Me: Adobe makes lots of programs. Like, you wouldn’t say, “I just updated my Microsoft - “
...
clientsfromhell:
Client: Can you fax this for me?
Me: Sure.
Client: What are you doing? Those are confidential papers!
Me: Ma’am, you asked me to fax this.
Client: Just fax it through in the envelope. I don’t want you seeing my confidential papers.
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion....”
– Harlan Ellison (via brokenaccidentalstars)
Ignorance is, maybe, bliss but should be forbidden by law.
“Oggi non faccio niente. Anche ieri non ho fatto niente, ma non avevo finito.”
– Snoopy (*)
Clients From Hell: While figuring out the sizing... →
clientsfromhell:
While figuring out the sizing of a poster for a client.
Client: Wait… I see the 24”x36” option, but below it also says centimeters on it! Where are the centimeters? I don’t see them. Do they make it bigger that 24”x36”?
Me: No. We work with other countries and include metric measurements for…
Emmanuel Negro: prima di andare via →
ze-violet:
solodascavare:
le reazioni alla dichiarazione dell’onorevole Stracquadanio (PdL) che diceva:
Chi guadagna 500 euro al mese è assolutamente uno sfigato, io ho sempre preso di più … che poi nemmeno esistono quelli che prendono 500 euro al mese, se esistono sono…
Evidenti indizi che l'iPhone è stato progettato in...
nipresa:
Non puoi usarlo con i guanti
“Chi produce e distribuisce la musica dei neomelodici sa come sfruttare il...”
– Canzone criminale, la musica di Gomorra - Repubblica.it
Saviano che parla di camorra e della sua cultura mi piace sempre tantissimo (almeno tanto quanto non mi piace Saviano che parla di Saviano o di letteratura)
Emmanuel Negro: madonnaliberaprofessionista:... →
madonnaliberaprofessionista:
nipresa:
The unit’s commander decided not to proceed with disciplinary action, it said, but all Marines in the unit were reminded that such behavior will not be tolerated and any further display could result in punishment. “They determined that the…
“We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom, or uphold human...”
– Former US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bowman, in Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States”.
(via timmytime)
YES YES YES THIS THIS THIS
(via whatsajuthika)
I want this emblazoned on my forehead for all of the American entitlement people out there.
(via baxtavius)
