h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

All this talk about multi-tasking has gone too far.

Point #1: Computers don't it very well sometimes.
If you want to make your computer crash, tell it to
do too many things at once.

Point #2: Okay, there may be a few computers somewhere
that do multi-tasking well. I doubt that you or I could
afford them. Besides, they might have dedundant features
just in case, like the Tandem Computers that have backup
files for everything just in case half of the computer crashes.

Point #3: We shouldn't be asked to compare ourselves with
people who do multi-tasking well. That would be like trying
to dance like Fred Astaire, play the violin like jascha
Heifetz or Gil Shahan, or cook like Julia Child. Justfind out if the *average* person does it well, and see if
there's something you can learn so you can personally get better.

Point #4: In a race between a human and a machine, the machine
eventually wins, because better and better machines can be
built, while humans are stuck with pretty much the same DNA
that they had 50,000 to 100,000 years ago.

How exactly did that get started?

Was it me? If so, I'm sorry for starting that on here, it is after all your fan club.


*not discussing how many things I'm doing at once any more*

if it makes you feel better paul, i got lots of stuff done today, but i did it all one thing at a time

*just sitting here at the computer, wondering where everyone is tonight*

I'm here ::waves:: but I'm going to bed in a minute.

Wimp...


Hey... I thought s stayed up all night and slept during the day?

That's what my parents kept telling me,
but who listens to parents?

That's the problem with kids today... never willing to listen to the voice of experience!

Any kind of experience?

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Paul

i was here until i left

now i'm back again!

I'm here

*hugs*

Here's a thread you might enjoy:

124?thread=12461877" >F65857?thread=161877&latest=1

why, yes, that does seem spectacular fun! it's been ages since i've run into garius or red dog

goodness, all i need... more backlog!

Oh, that thread is great fun.
I've just brought a giant sea serpent
into the story line, and made her Count
Rudolph's mother-in-law.

Lady Scott, my rants just seem to pop out
unexpectedly at times. It's nobody's fault.
Relax. Smell the roses.

well, if you want her to smell the roses, then you should leave her some to smell!

here, lady s, for your olfactory pleasure

Sorry, Broelan. I forgot the roses.

Ah...

s! My favorite!

I know what and smell like...


But what do and smell like?

depends on how hot it is out side


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