The source for this one came from a series called Bottom back in the late 90’s. Small, short series, and very fun to watch!
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The Early Years
51 comics.
Part of this was based on an actual call that my good friend Chris received while working on the CompUSA tech support phone line. The user had purchased the incorrect type of RAM and cut it down to fit his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kahuna is pronounced Ko-HUN-AH. Hawaiian for chieftain. Do we like the translations? Let me know or I’ll assume you don’t… And according to several of you (and Wiki), it’s not spelled “Cohuna”.
Interns cant kind of suck sometimes, but it’s the reality of being thrown into a job you’re totally not suited for, just because you know the boss’s daughter’s boyfriend. And for those of you who don’t believe it works that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This particular comic is thanks to one of the best younger brothers I’ve ever had, Richard Michael Manuel. It was technically a Deep Thought many moons ago, but I think it worked out pretty well here.
Interestingly enough (to me) this comic is based on a conversation I heard on NPR, where a black man was complaining about being followed by security guards every time he went to a clothing store. This was the comic that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh yeah. This SO freaking happened. Twice even. My next door neighbor decided to move from McKinney further north to Anna because the house across the street was rented out. Notably to a black couple. Never mind the fact that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes my family will mess with white/Caucasian like this. Or we’ll say, “Please pass the African-American beans!”
There is an art to giving someone just enough technical information to ensure they can’t follow you, then spinning it back around with a simple yes/no proposition. It’s a skill I don’t use often – but it’s useful to know.
Every once in a while, you get that manager/director/CEO who decides that a perfectly clean server room and neat little rows of equipment will make everything run better. Or perhaps that the latest article on computing means the network should[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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