I'm a fraud...

Flint · 12-10-2006, 12:51 AM

...and my foundation is so skewed that my trackball woke up my PC just because I walked in the backdoor. This is highly symbolic.

Griff · 12-10-2006, 06:30 AM

Tough night?

Torrere · 12-10-2006, 10:01 AM

Now that's what I call convenient!

Does it log you on to the Cellar, too?

Shawnee123 · 12-11-2006, 08:52 AM

I understand the concern over the intuitivity of your PC, but in what way does that make you a fraud?

Quote:

intuitivity

Did I just invent a word?

equazcion · 12-12-2006, 07:10 AM

It doesn't. He said it's symbolic. He walked in the back door but his computer woke up, as if it were telling him, "I know your secret, I can always see you coming. You've been out spreading your fraudulent ideology again and you thought you could sneak back into your comfort zone through the back door as if nothing ever happened; but just know, I'm on to you. Thusly I quietly mock you with the unspoken knowledge that someone has detected you, you've been found out, and I could expose you at any point if I so chose. Sleep tight, Dave..."

9th Engineer · 12-12-2006, 11:36 AM

Dave?

Family member or friend?

(Or did you quote that off Dave Barry?)

Flint · 12-12-2006, 11:46 AM

Dave, HAL, 2001...

equazcion · 12-12-2006, 11:48 AM

It was a reference to the movie "2001," in which a computer went nuts and started killing people. The computer's operator, named Dave, was eventually trying to "kill" the computer to stop its rampage. Hearing the computer's ominous and eerily calm voice becomes a familiar and dreaded sign that it knows what Dave is up to. "Good morning, Dave." "I know what you're trying to do, Dave." "You're acting strangely, Dave. Is something troubling you?" And so forth.

So I thought it was appropriate here.

equazcion · 12-12-2006, 11:49 AM

Flint, I was writing my post while you replied. I'm really glad to know someone got the reference before I explained it. Good job

Flint · 12-12-2006, 11:54 AM

A friend of mine once replaced all of their Windows event sounds with HAL .wavs,
IE "this type of thing has happened before, and it's always been attributed to human error"

12-12-2006, 11:59 AM

I did that as well. I still have them all on cd somewhere.

Flint · 12-12-2006, 12:03 PM

Anyway, in this case I think the cause was actually a faulty foundation, as in the foundation of my house, which is symbolic of my faulty foundation as a person. Then, yes, once my PC woke up it did mock me a little.

And, no, Griff, I had a great night, not a tough night, but through no great effort on my part, hence my fraudulent status, and excessive use of commas.

12-12-2006, 12:31 PM

Me too... I can't spell and pretend I can by always using iSpell.
I'm so ashamed!

Fact is... I think Flint is awesome.

equazcion · 12-12-2006, 12:33 PM

The latest Firefox has spell checking built-in, so I always look nice and smart.

Flint · 12-12-2006, 12:37 PM

.

12-10-2006, 12:51 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm a fraud... ...and my foundation is so skewed that my trackball woke up my PC just because I walked in the backdoor. This is highly symbolic. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-10-2006, 06:30 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Tough night? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-12-2006, 07:10 AM	#5
equazcion Thinks "pie" is a funny word. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City, NY, United States of America, Earth Posts: 65	It doesn't. He said it's symbolic. He walked in the back door but his computer woke up, as if it were telling him, "I know your secret, I can always see you coming. You've been out spreading your fraudulent ideology again and you thought you could sneak back into your comfort zone through the back door as if nothing ever happened; but just know, I'm on to you. Thusly I quietly mock you with the unspoken knowledge that someone has detected you, you've been found out, and I could expose you at any point if I so chose. Sleep tight, Dave..." Last edited by equazcion; 12-12-2006 at 07:24 AM.

12-12-2006, 11:36 AM	#6
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Dave? Family member or friend? (Or did you quote that off Dave Barry?) __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

12-12-2006, 11:46 AM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Dave, HAL, 2001... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-10-2006, 10:01 AM	#3
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Now that's what I call convenient! Does it log you on to the Cellar, too?

12-12-2006, 11:48 AM	#8
equazcion Thinks "pie" is a funny word. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City, NY, United States of America, Earth Posts: 65	It was a reference to the movie "2001," in which a computer went nuts and started killing people. The computer's operator, named Dave, was eventually trying to "kill" the computer to stop its rampage. Hearing the computer's ominous and eerily calm voice becomes a familiar and dreaded sign that it knows what Dave is up to. "Good morning, Dave." "I know what you're trying to do, Dave." "You're acting strangely, Dave. Is something troubling you?" And so forth. So I thought it was appropriate here.

12-12-2006, 11:49 AM	#9
equazcion Thinks "pie" is a funny word. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City, NY, United States of America, Earth Posts: 65	Flint, I was writing my post while you replied. I'm really glad to know someone got the reference before I explained it. Good job

12-12-2006, 11:54 AM	#10
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	A friend of mine once replaced all of their Windows event sounds with HAL .wavs, IE "this type of thing has happened before, and it's always been attributed to human error" __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-12-2006, 11:59 AM	#11
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I did that as well. I still have them all on cd somewhere.

12-12-2006, 12:03 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Anyway, in this case I think the cause was actually a faulty foundation, as in the foundation of my house, which is symbolic of my faulty foundation as a person. Then, yes, once my PC woke up it did mock me a little. And, no, Griff, I had a great night, not a tough night, but through no great effort on my part, hence my fraudulent status, and excessive use of commas. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-12-2006, 12:31 PM	#13
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Me too... I can't spell and pretend I can by always using iSpell. I'm so ashamed! Fact is... I think Flint is awesome.

12-12-2006, 12:33 PM	#14
equazcion Thinks "pie" is a funny word. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City, NY, United States of America, Earth Posts: 65	The latest Firefox has spell checking built-in, so I always look nice and smart.

12-12-2006, 12:37 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	. Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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