We have IM here, but I keep forgetting to log in. I'm not adjusted to it yet, partially because only IT uses it. I'd rather get up and walk over to whoever's desk, or email.
Buffy: How was school today? Dawn: The usual. A big square building filled with boredom and despair.
Buffy: Just how I remember it.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2009 8:16:43 am PST #17536 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ehab - Nov 06, 2009 8:22:03 am PST #17537 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
The ability to share our desktop was so great. I was on a global project with team members in 80 different countries and for the most part this was a really effective tool.
The job with no IM I fought for months to get something and failed. It simply wasn't part of their culture and no argument for it's usefulness worked.
ehab - Nov 06, 2009 8:22:39 am PST #17538 of 30001
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
Interoffice IM is great for gossiping about co-workers you don't want to talk about out loud. Er, I mean collaborating on projects.
I consider it a valuable steam valve for just this reason.
Tom Scola - Nov 06, 2009 8:23:26 am PST #17539 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Polter-Cow - Nov 06, 2009 8:23:50 am PST #17540 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We just e-mailed each other before.
erikaj - Nov 06, 2009 8:29:47 am PST #17541 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Zenkitty, yeah, Keith hardly had to say anything. But he did, cause that's how Olbermann rolls.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 06, 2009 8:37:51 am PST #17542 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Medium Large weighs in on Glen Beck: [link]
tommyrot - Nov 06, 2009 8:40:28 am PST #17543 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
R2-D2, GOB Bluth & Other Fictional Folks Who Stopped by Sesame Street
Back in 1976, Margaret Hamilton reprised her role as the Wicked Witch of the West. She was flying over Sesame Street when she lost her broom. The broom was found by David, who refused to hand it over for fear of what the witch might do with it. The Wicked Witch responded by making it rain inside Hooper’s Store and threatening to turn Big Bird into a feather duster. After many frightened children, angry parents, and strongly-worded letters, the Children’s Television Workshop decided not to re-air the episode.
Huh.
Also,
Back in 1980, Big Bird saw a flying saucer touch down, but none of the adults believed him. Naturally, once their backs are turned, C-3PO and R2-D2 strolled on by. They’d come to Sesame Street to deliver a holographic message to Oscar from Lothar the Grouch. The important message: “Get Lost!” The droids stuck around for two episodes, playing games and singing songs. And then R2-D2 fell in love with a fire hydrant.
Atropa - Nov 06, 2009 8:55:06 am PST #17544 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Interoffice IM is great for gossiping about co-workers you don't want to talk about out loud
The reason Plei and I use it! Plus the fact that we're in different buildings.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2009 8:57:53 am PST #17545 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had one co-worker I'd gossip with over IM, and he was the next cube over, with a low wall. I like to know no one else can see.
In this job, I'm fresh and new and have no interest in that sort of stuff. So it's all bizness-related and most of my transcripts get saved, so it might as well be email.