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July 3, 2006 6:44 AM

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Ah, nothing quite like 86 degree temperatures and being right beneath a roof. So comfy. I'm on my third fan in three years; this time I didn't cheap out though, so hopefully it won't fall apart after 2 months.

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Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine demo - classic style adventure game.
dm_richland - deathmatch map for Half-Life 2.
Interstate map pack S-V - maps for the Battlefield 1982 Interstate mod.

Maarten Goldstein

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- mystifier
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:45 AM
  
  semi yay for double pay :)
- Do_Or_Die
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:46 AM
  
  Double yay! Four day weekend!
- riptyde
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:46 AM
  
  Hehe sort of. My wife has a big list of errands for me. Beats real work, tho!
- kbnerd
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:46 AM
  
  omg! me too!!! (of course i just got off of work but i don't have to go into work tonight so that counts).
- carazy
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:46 AM
  
  I get to work. However it looks like 3/4th the company took the day off.
- Squirrely
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:47 AM
  
  Fucking command didnt tell us we had off today until Friday morning.
- the archvile
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:47 AM
  
  I have to work tomorrow. :-(
  
  But at least I'll have another personal day at my disposal. :-)
  - kbnerd
    
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    July 3, 2006 6:48 AM
    
    i have to work the night of the fourth but i get the night of the third off so i'm fine with that. paid holidays = good.
- Ziz
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:47 AM
  
  Yay for no extra days off! Yay for the normal two days off! damnit! i'm happy! grr
- dahanese
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:49 AM
  
  no double pay, no day off today, praying they send an email around 1 letting us go home early.
  
  so damned tired...
  - Nitrium
    
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    July 3, 2006 6:51 AM
    
    Fuckin' Mondays.
    - dahanese
      
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      July 3, 2006 6:57 AM
      
      i'll drink to that.
- genom
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:50 AM
  
  ::sigh:: Stuck at work =(
- ThomW
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:51 AM
  
  My office is closed TODAY for the Fourth. Tomorrow is business as usual ... except that almost everyone is taking off. haha
- [deleted] 1439419585
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:51 AM
  
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- RikiTiki2
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:51 AM
  
  i'll plan your demise in my cubicle >:(
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    July 3, 2006 6:52 AM
    
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- jedi_27
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:52 AM
  
  i decided not to take to take the day off . . . i figured i could get a lot down with 2/3 of the people gone. However they deicded to close the office at noon!!!!! so i get to leave soon anyway and a vacation day is saved!!!!
- slickdoody
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:53 AM
  
  I wasn't supposed to have today off, but half the buildings on campus were gonna be without A/C (not mine) so they decided to shut the whole campus down at the last minute (friday). We were already scheduled to have the fourth off. :)
- Slowtreme
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:53 AM
  
  working half day for full pay. I guess yay
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    July 3, 2006 6:54 AM
    
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- [deleted] 354047836
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:54 AM
  
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  - Omning
    
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    July 3, 2006 6:55 AM
    
    iawtp >:( I'll be here for at least 14 hours today and tomorrow.
- MisterPhoton
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:55 AM
  
  Yay fuckin' working today.
- mikecyb
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:57 AM
  
  yay I had Friday off too! five day weekend woo!!
- pres589
  
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  July 3, 2006 6:58 AM
  
  Yay for being told we weren't supposed to come in today and we need to use vacation to do so, or else take the day off without pay?
  - PlanetPerfecto
    
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    July 3, 2006 7:01 AM
    
    i'm pretty sure thats breaking one or more labor laws...not that it will help you...
    - kbnerd
      
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      July 3, 2006 7:02 AM
      
      i have to do that as well. but it's under the geis of conserving electricity. it's not a choice though it's mandatory.
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        July 3, 2006 7:02 AM
        
        not for this holiday but in march.
    - DinK
      
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      July 3, 2006 7:07 AM
      
      Probably not. My company regulates when all the manufacturing people can take vacation. They try to keep an 80% workforce at all times so people who want time off around Xmas have to sign up for it early in the year, and seniority probably affects it, etc. My department probably does something similar since we directly support manufacturing, but I dunno.
      
      I personally think it's really stupid. As if you can make more shit having 60% of the people here one week and 100% the next versus 80% for two weeks. It only makes sense if they put in the effort to actually regulate it per work area, so that they avoid shutting down certain product lines.
    - pres589
      
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      July 3, 2006 7:17 AM
      
      It boils down to having nearly every supervisor of any sort being gone because of the holiday tomorrow, and they don't think anyone else of any real value is going to want to come in today, so they pretty much just want maintenance and a couple other small groups to come in. People working on something extremely "hot" maybe, but that's a small percentage right now.
      
      I'm ok with it really, although it got me sucked into helping do PC support at my dad's office, again. Right now I'm trying to get this stupid computer to lock up again, but I think 10 year old Matrox technology came to the rescue this time.
- DinK
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:02 AM
  
  The "floating holiday" may be the best company policy ever invented.
  - bostrov
    
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    July 3, 2006 10:53 AM
    
    I've never been totally clear on how this is any different from vacation days.
    - dahanese
      
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      July 3, 2006 11:05 AM
      
      none at all.
      
      at my company they give us 10 vacation days and 5 personal/sick days. but if you don't get sick, take vacation with them.
      
      and, i suppose, if you are a sickly motherfucker, you lose some of your 10 vacation days.
- rand04
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:02 AM
  
  I did work from a restaurant last week. That was fun.
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    July 3, 2006 7:15 AM
    
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    - rand04
      
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      July 3, 2006 4:28 PM
      
      Working on a presentation. Not cooking, unfortunately.
- Deathlove
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:11 AM
  
  Fuck you, I work tomorrow, too. :(
  
  THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY WAITS FOR NO MAN
  - Experiment IV
    
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    July 3, 2006 7:25 AM
    
    This man deserves a medal for selling booze on a holiday.
    - Deathlove
      
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      July 3, 2006 7:30 AM
      
      only to retailers with their liquor licenses in shape!
- Spoetzl
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:29 AM
  
  Yay .. took today off and STILL have to run in to work because of some dipshit.
- afty04
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:30 AM
  
  Yay for half day off and then having the company take everyone out to a bar to get drunk on their tab.
  
  And then maybe go bowling.
- stump
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:31 AM
  
  I'm off until next Monday! \m/
  - Colleton
    
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    July 3, 2006 8:30 AM
    
    Me2, ain't it great? :)
- chodog
  
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  July 3, 2006 7:33 AM
  
  No bosseshere today so.. DS + NSMB ftw
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    July 3, 2006 7:33 AM
    
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  - Spoetzl
    
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    July 3, 2006 7:35 AM
    
    Employer DHCP log: 8:01am - 4:55pm NINTENDO DS 192.168.0.105
    - boomstickah
      
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      July 3, 2006 8:37 AM
      
      Does anyone look at your router logs?
      
      Also, it was pretty lol to walk in on my boss looking at porn the other day
- [deleted] 133702941
  
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  July 3, 2006 8:39 AM
  
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- jedi_27
  
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  July 3, 2006 10:49 AM
  
  WOOOOOOOO I AM FREE!! OFFICE CLOSED.
- proclone1
  
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  July 3, 2006 10:50 AM
  
  YEAH MUTHA!!!!
- Ride-My-Rocket
  
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  July 3, 2006 11:09 AM
  
  4.5-day long weekend without having to take vacation time FTW.