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The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

Posted on 01/31/2004 9:52:08 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.


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To: Fedora
Tell me about it...
11,241 posted on 03/02/2004 6:46:36 PM PST by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Penny1
As I've said before, Dilbert is almost too close to the truth to be funny a lot of times.
11,242 posted on 03/02/2004 6:48:03 PM PST by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Penny1
Knock 'em all out, then surf all week long! Yeeeeaaaaaahh!


11,243 posted on 03/02/2004 6:49:16 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Tonight on Tolkien TV: Hobbits Gone Wild!)
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To: Professional Engineer
Heehee, good idea...except....everyone has to bring or buy their own coffee....

So it's even worse than Dilbert!

11,244 posted on 03/02/2004 6:51:47 PM PST by Penny1 (Oscar needs a Best Ensemble Acting Category.If they'd had one,LOTR would have been 12 for 12-JSiegel)
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To: RosieCotton; msdrby
Here's the recipe if you want to try it:

Crab Ragoon

Crab Ragoon

1 or 2 packages (8 ounces) Neufchatel cheese, softened (or cream cheese).

Amount based on how "cheesy" you prefer.

1 can (6 ounces) crab meat, drained and flaked

2 green onions including tops, thinly sliced

1 clove garlic, minced

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon lite soy sauce

1 package (48 count) won ton skins

vegetable spray coating

1. Filling: In medium bowl, combine all ingredients except won ton skins and spray coating; mix until well blended.

2. To prevent won ton skins from drying out, prepare one or two rangoon at a time. Place 1 teaspoon filling in center of each won ton skin.

Moisten edges with water; fold in half to form triangle, pressing edges to seal. Pull bottom corners down and overlap slightly; moisten one corner and press to seal. Lightly spray baking sheet with vegetable coating.

3. Arrange rangoon on sheet and lightly spray to coat. Bake in 425 Fahrenheit degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Serve hot with sweet-sour sauce or mustard sauce.

11,245 posted on 03/02/2004 6:53:23 PM PST by Fedora
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To: Penny1
...except....everyone has to bring or buy their own coffee....

I had a job like that once. Worst job I've ever had. My condolences.

11,246 posted on 03/02/2004 6:53:51 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Tonight on Tolkien TV: Hobbits Gone Wild!)
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To: Professional Engineer
Hey, it's not all bad....I get lots of sympathy! ;)
11,247 posted on 03/02/2004 6:57:13 PM PST by Penny1 (Oscar needs a Best Ensemble Acting Category.If they'd had one,LOTR would have been 12 for 12-JSiegel)
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To: Wneighbor
Dress first, if you don't mind.

I disconnected the webcam, so you'll never know!

11,248 posted on 03/02/2004 6:57:36 PM PST by ecurbh
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To: Fedora
Mmmm. Gotta archive that one so I won't lose it.
11,249 posted on 03/02/2004 6:58:59 PM PST by msdrby (US Veterans: All give some, but some give all.)
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To: Penny1
Oh, believe me, these folks are experts at "morale killing." I work for Seattle Housing Authority, your tax dollars at work (or not!)

Ah... Liberals. Control freaks. That explains a lot.

I think they might be logging refreshes, though I'm not sure. They've conveniently never explained to us exactly how our internet time is measured, so no one really has any idea what they can get away with. Meanwhile, you can only check your usage once the week is over, so you have no idea how much time you've spent online until it's too late to do anything about it. Nor can you test how you surf to check how it's measured.

The only way they can do it is to assume a certain amount of time per site hit. They're gathering the info at the gateway router or the proxy server. The only thing it knows is who is hitting what web page address. It doesn't know anything beyond that. There is no way for them to know how long your browser is open.

How does a key-logging system work?

You don't want to know. But, in case you do... a key-logger is an application that runs *on* your computer and it captures every keystroke and collects everything that users do into a log file that a manager can review. Some loggers even capture screen shots from time to time. If they are doing this then they have sunk into the lowest of the low of micro-management. The resources it takes to do this sort of thing are the ultimate in wastes of money. Capturing screen shots, for example, requires a file storage system that is at least ten to a hundred times the size that they would ordinarily need to have. Big, big bucks.

Maybe I should leave webpages open but in the background and see what happens to my usage...a week after the fact, of course.

Better yet... get on your boss's computer and open a stock quote streaming applet, and then send it to run minimized in the background so that he/she can't tell it is there. Let it run for a couple of weeks. [sigh. sometimes I just hate myself...]

Hmmm...I just realized I have someone I could probably ask who might know how it all works. He would tell me, if he knows anything. Maybe I'll do some investigative work and see what I can find out.

Now yer talkin'...

11,250 posted on 03/02/2004 6:59:08 PM PST by Ramius
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To: Penny1
There ya' go. The glass ain't half empty after all.
11,251 posted on 03/02/2004 6:59:26 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Tonight on Tolkien TV: Hobbits Gone Wild!)
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To: Fedora
Oh, excellent! I've got to try this...

Where in the store would you normally find won ton skins, do you know? Do they have to be kept cold? i.e. would they probably be with frozen pastry or somewhere near there?

Speaking of cooking, I made oatmeal wheat bread tonight. Came out really good. The music crew ate most of one loaf, but I still have one more for just me! Mmm...
11,252 posted on 03/02/2004 7:00:10 PM PST by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Wneighbor
Hi there... I had an OK day... got some stuff done. Stress item is put off for now.
11,253 posted on 03/02/2004 7:01:18 PM PST by Ramius
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To: ecurbh
I disconnected the webcam, so you'll never know!

Unless I tell 'em....

11,254 posted on 03/02/2004 7:03:59 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Penny1
except....everyone has to bring or buy their own coffee....

Oh GOOD GOD... That's just not right. These b#ttmunches are really starting to tick me off now...

11,255 posted on 03/02/2004 7:04:34 PM PST by Ramius
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To: Professional Engineer
The glass ain't half empty after all.

But I thought the punch line for engineers was: "There is twice as much glass as was required in the spec."

11,256 posted on 03/02/2004 7:08:30 PM PST by Ramius
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To: Ramius
Better yet... get on your boss's computer and open a stock quote streaming applet, and then send it to run minimized in the background so that he/she can't tell it is there. Let it run for a couple of weeks. [sigh. sometimes I just hate myself...]

Oh, that is just so tempting! Actually, that's what I got in trouble for the last time. I'd opened the streaming quotes on Scottrade and then when I went to our intranet home page, the java applet was still running somehow in the background, even though I'd closed the streaming quotes window. I was asked later if the 300+ minutes for that week might have been accurate. :o

It helps to know that they might be just assuming the amount of time spent on each webpage and then extrapolating a total from the number of refreshes (if I'm understanding what you said correctly). If that's the case, then I can work with that. I'll check with my buddy and see. In that case, all I have to do is insist that their reported time is incorrect, because sometimes I just load a page long enough to see if I have any new email or messages. I don't even have to explain the last part, just knowing how they're calculating it gives me enough info to insist the report is incorrect. Sounds like they don't even have a way to prove otherwise.

11,257 posted on 03/02/2004 7:12:03 PM PST by Penny1 (Oscar needs a Best Ensemble Acting Category.If they'd had one,LOTR would have been 12 for 12-JSiegel)
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To: Ramius
LOL...I'm grateful to have a job, but sometimes I really wonder what the heck I'm still doing there.
11,258 posted on 03/02/2004 7:14:41 PM PST by Penny1 (Oscar needs a Best Ensemble Acting Category.If they'd had one,LOTR would have been 12 for 12-JSiegel)
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To: Ramius
I was putting it into layman's terms.
11,259 posted on 03/02/2004 7:15:45 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Tonight on Tolkien TV: Hobbits Gone Wild!)
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To: RosieCotton
The store here keeps the won ton skins in the produce section.

Oatmeal wheat bread sounds good :) You use a breadmaker or an oven?
11,260 posted on 03/02/2004 7:15:58 PM PST by Fedora
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