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Thank you, Lexmark

2015-01-12 By Posted 2 Comments

I still remember the sad moment in the fall of 2004 when I had to part with my Lexmark Optra R+ laser printer. I replaced it with a Lexmark C510 color laser printer. To be honest, I haven't been using the color printing feature that much; the toner is too expensive. But it has … [Read more...] about Thank you, Lexmark

Filed Under: Watercooler Tagged With: color laser printer, photo developer unit, thank you Lexmark

Dem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör

2014-08-17 By Posted Leave a Comment

If you’re wondering whether anybody’s home – I just noticed that it has been more than three months since I last posted. I have plenty to say, believe me. It is just that a 40 hours a week in-house contract job together with the almost two hours commuting is not inducive to … [Read more...] about Dem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör

Filed Under: Watercooler Tagged With: CAD software, in-house translators

Pizza Feng Shui

2014-02-09 By Posted Leave a Comment

You know it has to be California when the top daily newspaper in the state writes in a restaurant review: The haphazardly arranged dining room has all the feng shui of your downstairs closet... They were talking about the pizza restaurant Mother Dough in Silver Lake, by the … [Read more...] about Pizza Feng Shui

Filed Under: In the News, Watercooler Tagged With: Los Angeles Times, restaurant reviews

First Person Subjunctive

2013-11-09 By Posted 1 Comment

It is not that often that one finds the first person plural present subjunctive in the wild. The pop genre is probably not a place one would have expected it. But the The Magnetic Fields, named after the André Breton novel Les Champs Magnétiques, are not your usual band. One song … [Read more...] about First Person Subjunctive

Filed Under: Language Stuff, Watercooler Tagged With: subjunctive in pop songs

Little Red Lung

2013-10-03 By Posted Leave a Comment

In today's Los Angeles Times was a note about the upcoming Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival. The list of acts reads like a hat tip to Dave Barry: At the heart of the festival will be The Main Stage, which will feature internationally renowned artists such as Bosnian … [Read more...] about Little Red Lung

Filed Under: Funny, Watercooler Tagged With: Eagle Rock, gnfarb, music fest

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