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It feels so weird to leave work when its light out again.
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It feels do weird to leave work I'm the light again.
Time to get my yoga on.
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02/23/2011 18:15 #53698
6:13 and its light outCategory: weather
02/22/2011 21:50 #53688
Fur on MetalCategory: texture
02/21/2011 23:54 #53680
Gingerbread is Pretty FunCategory: mobile
I couldn't wait any longer for the Nexus One to get gingerbread. For like a year I used Cyanoygen mod 6 on my nexus one but then I unrooted and reverted everything back to the standard android ROM around thanksgiving 2010 in anticipation of gingerbread coming out. Needless to say, it never came.
Tonight, I moved on to cyanogen 7 with gingerbread. I have no idea what standard gingerbread has because the cyanogen mods always have so much more. However, one thing I think is in both is the cursor when typing. This is great. It was one thing the android OS was really missing. Especially in devices like my Nook where I didn't have a trackball.
Another interesting thing is that it enabled the fabled FM radio chip in the phone making it possible to once again listen to FM radio on the go. I like this feature and missed it since giving up my nokia devices which had it. I don't understand why google didn't enable this by default if the chip was in there the whole time.
I am sure there are a bunch of other changes that I haven't discovered yet.
Tonight, I moved on to cyanogen 7 with gingerbread. I have no idea what standard gingerbread has because the cyanogen mods always have so much more. However, one thing I think is in both is the cursor when typing. This is great. It was one thing the android OS was really missing. Especially in devices like my Nook where I didn't have a trackball.
Another interesting thing is that it enabled the fabled FM radio chip in the phone making it possible to once again listen to FM radio on the go. I like this feature and missed it since giving up my nokia devices which had it. I don't understand why google didn't enable this by default if the chip was in there the whole time.
I am sure there are a bunch of other changes that I haven't discovered yet.
tinypliny - 03/03/11 03:51
Mine automagically updated to Gingerbread today. I guess they took one week to iron out those gallery glitches I was having earlier (or maybe the glitches are still there and I am going to have to roll back once more... who knows).
Mine automagically updated to Gingerbread today. I guess they took one week to iron out those gallery glitches I was having earlier (or maybe the glitches are still there and I am going to have to roll back once more... who knows).
KeithT - 02/22/11 11:20
Ive heard sooo many awesome things about rooting phones but im terrified of turning mine into a paper weight. Would you mind showing me that this is an irrational fear and how easy it is? Maybe after yoga tomorrow?
Ive heard sooo many awesome things about rooting phones but im terrified of turning mine into a paper weight. Would you mind showing me that this is an irrational fear and how easy it is? Maybe after yoga tomorrow?
02/21/2011 19:00 #53676
National Holidays and the end of the civil warCategory: holidays
In reference to the holiday comments on (e:heidi,53668).
My union celebrates the following holidays.
1. New Year's Day
2. Lincoln's Birthday
3. Washington's Birthday
4. Memorial Day
5. Independence Day
6. Labor Day
7. Columbus Day
8. Veterans' Day
9. Thanksgiving Day
10. Christmas Day
11. Election Day
12. Martin Luther King Day
I know, why do we still celebrate both Lincoln and Washingston's birthday in the same month when everyone else had moved onto Presidents day, if that. I really wish they would drop Christmas and replace it with a non-religious holiday. Its not like there are not float holidays, personal days and vacation time people could use to cover there religious holidays. Then the union would not look biased toward christians.
I guess this was the first time I really considered, "What is a national holiday?" One thing that seems to be a glaring oversight is the lack of an end of the civil war/ US reunification day to celebrate the end of the civil war.
According to wikipedia, the last shot was fired April 9th, 1865. Maybe this year I will use one of my float holidays and celebrate that instead. I also read the president of the confederacy was captured May 10, 1865. You think I would know seeing as I did a whole 4th grade presentation on Jefferson Davis, lol. Man that was so long ago.
Speaking of so long ago, I realized the other day that it has been more time since I was 17, than the time from birth to 17.
My union celebrates the following holidays.
1. New Year's Day
2. Lincoln's Birthday
3. Washington's Birthday
4. Memorial Day
5. Independence Day
6. Labor Day
7. Columbus Day
8. Veterans' Day
9. Thanksgiving Day
10. Christmas Day
11. Election Day
12. Martin Luther King Day
I know, why do we still celebrate both Lincoln and Washingston's birthday in the same month when everyone else had moved onto Presidents day, if that. I really wish they would drop Christmas and replace it with a non-religious holiday. Its not like there are not float holidays, personal days and vacation time people could use to cover there religious holidays. Then the union would not look biased toward christians.
I guess this was the first time I really considered, "What is a national holiday?" One thing that seems to be a glaring oversight is the lack of an end of the civil war/ US reunification day to celebrate the end of the civil war.
According to wikipedia, the last shot was fired April 9th, 1865. Maybe this year I will use one of my float holidays and celebrate that instead. I also read the president of the confederacy was captured May 10, 1865. You think I would know seeing as I did a whole 4th grade presentation on Jefferson Davis, lol. Man that was so long ago.
Speaking of so long ago, I realized the other day that it has been more time since I was 17, than the time from birth to 17.
metalpeter - 02/22/11 19:39
Where I work there is no union... Each year we have a set number of holiday days..... Of course what days you get off changes based on when the holiday falls.... Yes there have been years when we worked New Years eve..... It works out to the same amount of days each year... This year we got MLK off but not because it was MLK we get Presidents day off but do to a shut down they moved that day to MLK......
Where I work there is no union... Each year we have a set number of holiday days..... Of course what days you get off changes based on when the holiday falls.... Yes there have been years when we worked New Years eve..... It works out to the same amount of days each year... This year we got MLK off but not because it was MLK we get Presidents day off but do to a shut down they moved that day to MLK......
libertad - 02/21/11 20:46
Christmas is hard to say is completely religious for me in the context of our culture. Even the anti-Christmas, Jews, can admit that it is hard to escape. I hope that doesn't sound anti-semitic cause it wasn't the way I intended it to sound. I enjoy having Christmas as a paid holiday. I was raised with it and it is nice that it is one of the few holidays that I am actually given the day off. I think that it is also nice for people who don't celebrate it to have a day of peace and quiet as well. I totally don't mind random days off. It just sort of makes sense that so many people in our culture want this day off, why not give it to them?
Days off at universities can be even more complicated. Could you imagine if Christmas was an actual day that people needed to report to class? The absenteeism would be so high it would be ridiculous. I think it is easier for everyone for it to be a planned day instead of one where everyone pretends that they are ill or have to prove or feign some type of religious attachment to the day.
As far as the other holidays, they could cut 2 and 3 in my opinion, I definitely let the union know that I didn't think we should have any more days off. From what I have been told, you should voice your complaints with the union otherwise they will not know what you want.
OMG, I almost forgot, I think Columbus day is so idiotic. That should be the first to go. You should also be aware that you could work those days if you wanted to and they would give you holiday pay I believe. At least in my union/department you can and are expected to work most of them. I opt to take a day off at my choosing.
In general, I think people need more days off. Not necessarily us, but just people in general. If state/federal/unionized workers lost their days off, it would only lower the bar for most everyone else.
Christmas is hard to say is completely religious for me in the context of our culture. Even the anti-Christmas, Jews, can admit that it is hard to escape. I hope that doesn't sound anti-semitic cause it wasn't the way I intended it to sound. I enjoy having Christmas as a paid holiday. I was raised with it and it is nice that it is one of the few holidays that I am actually given the day off. I think that it is also nice for people who don't celebrate it to have a day of peace and quiet as well. I totally don't mind random days off. It just sort of makes sense that so many people in our culture want this day off, why not give it to them?
Days off at universities can be even more complicated. Could you imagine if Christmas was an actual day that people needed to report to class? The absenteeism would be so high it would be ridiculous. I think it is easier for everyone for it to be a planned day instead of one where everyone pretends that they are ill or have to prove or feign some type of religious attachment to the day.
As far as the other holidays, they could cut 2 and 3 in my opinion, I definitely let the union know that I didn't think we should have any more days off. From what I have been told, you should voice your complaints with the union otherwise they will not know what you want.
OMG, I almost forgot, I think Columbus day is so idiotic. That should be the first to go. You should also be aware that you could work those days if you wanted to and they would give you holiday pay I believe. At least in my union/department you can and are expected to work most of them. I opt to take a day off at my choosing.
In general, I think people need more days off. Not necessarily us, but just people in general. If state/federal/unionized workers lost their days off, it would only lower the bar for most everyone else.
tinypliny - 02/21/11 20:11
"National Holiday" encompasses a ton of concepts in India. We have a scarce set of days that mark when India became independent, became a Republic, Gandhi's birthday etc. And then we have a HUGE set of religious holidays that are actually decided by prominent religious representatives because they have no standard days and the ancient Indian calendar varies so much from the Anglican calendar. According to the Indian constitution India is first and foremost secular - which means we place as much or even more importance on respecting our diversity. In fact, it is only during the "religious" holidays that attendances suffer the most, not the government-related holidays.
"National Holiday" encompasses a ton of concepts in India. We have a scarce set of days that mark when India became independent, became a Republic, Gandhi's birthday etc. And then we have a HUGE set of religious holidays that are actually decided by prominent religious representatives because they have no standard days and the ancient Indian calendar varies so much from the Anglican calendar. According to the Indian constitution India is first and foremost secular - which means we place as much or even more importance on respecting our diversity. In fact, it is only during the "religious" holidays that attendances suffer the most, not the government-related holidays.
heidi - 02/21/11 19:40
me, too, (e:flacidness).
According to this federal site, :::link::: :
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed the last Monday of May. It originally honored the people killed in the American Civil War, but has become a day on which the American dead of all wars, and the dead generally, are remembered in special programs held in cemeteries, churches, and other public meeting places. The flying of the American flag is widespread.
me, too, (e:flacidness).
According to this federal site, :::link::: :
Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed the last Monday of May. It originally honored the people killed in the American Civil War, but has become a day on which the American dead of all wars, and the dead generally, are remembered in special programs held in cemeteries, churches, and other public meeting places. The flying of the American flag is widespread.
flacidness - 02/21/11 19:27
I'm glad they recognize MLK day :)
I'm glad they recognize MLK day :)
02/21/2011 16:36 #53672
Church of the Asenscion Plow DamageCategory: church of the ascension
Now that the snow is melting and the giant pickup truck is still plowing the freakin sidewalk - it is a disaster.
Is the convenience of not shoveling worth dealing with the amount of damage they will need to repair in the spring.
They already barely had any grass from the tracker/rider lawnmower tear up and their inability to rake leaves.
The ruts and piles are like a foot deep.
Is the convenience of not shoveling worth dealing with the amount of damage they will need to repair in the spring.
They already barely had any grass from the tracker/rider lawnmower tear up and their inability to rake leaves.
The ruts and piles are like a foot deep.
I totally thought you were talking about some trippy enlightenment analogy...