E-mails From Strategy

[mk 11]

question: does the smaller end of the tie need to go through the inner tie-loop thing, or do I just need to buy longer ties?

yesmaybe

[strategy 4]

mine just touches my belt buckle and comfortably fits through the loop. so maybe I got it just right.

[iZuma 764]

is strategy like 6'10" or something?

[strategy 4]

is strategy like 6'10" or something?

5'10" and FAT

[Balloon guy 158]

5'10" and FAT

I used to be 5'10"In the 5th grade I think

[ahosang 0]

mine just touches my belt buckle and comfortably fits through the loop. so maybe I got it just right.

That's ma boy!! And if you have a really good wrap style, then when finished work, you can simply loosen the tie, and remove it without having to unravel the whole thing, yes?? That way you don't have to keep tying it anew each morning.

[strategy 4]

the knot gradually gets worse as you tighten/loosen it over and over, and it wrinkles the crap out of the tie when you finally undo it. I finally broke down and had my dad teach me a month ago, but never thought to ask if it was actually necessary to have it looped through. I think I'll eventually just nail it with the perfect length every time.actually, I'm probably pretty close to quitting this job, so maybe no tie needed going forward? best-case.

[Balloon guy 158]

the knot gradually gets worse as you tighten/loosen it over and over, and it wrinkles the crap out of the tie when you finally undo it. I finally broke down and had my dad teach me a month ago, but never thought to ask if it was actually necessary to have it looped through. I think I'll eventually just nail it with the perfect length every time.actually, I'm probably pretty close to quitting this job, so maybe no tie needed going forward? best-case.

Rush Limbaugh ties are extra long for us 'husky fellas'Being 6'5" and 270 I can't wear regular ties.My wife brought me a really nice silk tie from Thailand....it couldn't reach my belly button.

[mk 11]

My wife brought me a really nice silk tie from Thailand....it couldn't reach my belly button.

sounds like you didn't get the intended message there b

[DJ Vu 176]

#8strategy says,hungary actually sounds pretty screwedthis was not written by krugman and is thus BG-safe.

[FCP Bob 1,312]

#8strategy says,hungary actually sounds pretty screwedthis was not written by krugman and is thus BG-safe.

Yup, Hungary is a bad situation.The new government has totally changed the constitution making it almost impossible for them to lose power or have any check from the courts on doing what they want to do and the most popular opposition party likes to dress in Brown Shirts and have large goose stepping rallies.

[strategy 4]

looked for something from soros on this. couldn't find much of anything but I expect he will speak out soon. only specific mention I saw:

EurActiv contacted the office of American-Hungarian billionaire George Soros, who has a long track record in fighting for democracy in Eastern Europe. His office said he was not available for an interview.

verhofstadt calls for sanctionsofc hungary's borrowing costs have gone straight retarded since this began.

[FCP Bob 1,312]

Yup, Hungary is a bad situation.The new government has totally changed the constitution making it almost impossible for them to lose power or have any check from the courts on doing what they want to do and the most popular opposition party likes to dress in Brown Shirts and have large goose stepping rallies.

I lied the Jobbik party doesn't wear Brown Shirts.

[strategy 4]

I seriously doubt SOPA becomes law. it is so broad and vague that it could become a serious problem for youtube, google images, and a bunch of other services. there's way too much threatened money as it's written, which is why so many big players came together to raise awareness today.franken is pro-SOPA/PIPA which is a serious LOL when you consider that he was pro-net neutrality.

[strategy 4]

oh, and this thread is in serious jeopardy. I told my boss, the network admin, that the firewall was not working at all, and he was like, "well, I guess I have to fix that..." and wouldn't commit to getting me exempted. this would kill my access to gmail, ft.com, wsj.com, nyt, etc.

[mrdannyg 274]

I told my boss, the network admin, that the firewall was not working at all,

I realize you're a pseudo-IT guy, but that has to be the worst, stupidest thing I've ever heard anyone do. Next time you are considering doing something that is both very unpopular, and could be pegged on you, ask yourself if not doing it would be a serious breach in your duties and be attributable to you. If not, and I'm pretty sure that's the case here, don't say anything.You know the Bank President sits all day playing Farmville, right? And now...you're going to take that away from him. I don't smell promotions for you.

[strategy 4]

I realize you're a pseudo-IT guy, but that has to be the worst, stupidest thing I've ever heard anyone do. Next time you are considering doing something that is both very unpopular, and could be pegged on you, ask yourself if not doing it would be a serious breach in your duties and be attributable to you. If not, and I'm pretty sure that's the case here, don't say anything.You know the Bank President sits all day playing Farmville, right? And now...you're going to take that away from him. I don't smell promotions for you.

only people who don't have clout--tellers--are constrained by the firewall. shit, even some tellers have been exempted. I'm going to try to do that for myself. it is used as a motivator rather than a security feature, which is pretty funny if you ask me.it's the sort of thing a regulator would nail the bank for, so noticing and not saying anything is probably bad.

[strategy 4]

more on firewalls. my opinion has ALWAYS been that a lack of results should be the motivator for firewall implementation, not any of this "one bad apple" nonsense. e.g. if someone's not getting their shit done, it's time for the firewall.I know, company resources and all the rest, but what the fuck is it hurting if I'm reading wsj, ft, et al during my downtime? it's called being aware of current events, learning more about finance along the way. how can you even compare that to people cruising facebook while customers wait?

[iZuma 764]

WE DIDN'T HIRE YOU TO THINK BOY

[hblask 1]

franken is pro-SOPA/PIPA which is a serious LOL when you consider that he was pro-net neutrality.

SOPA: Govt should control the internetNet Neutrality: Govt should control the internet.Everything Franken has done is about government controlling more and more things. The only surprise is there are still people surprised by this.

[mrdannyg 274]

only people who don't have clout--tellers--are constrained by the firewall. shit, even some tellers have been exempted. I'm going to try to do that for myself. it is used as a motivator rather than a security feature, which is pretty funny if you ask me.it's the sort of thing a regulator would nail the bank for, so noticing and not saying anything is probably bad.

Well then I apologize. Kind of, I guess, since only stopping the tellers is weird. And while a regulator might nail the bank for it (why would a regulator care?), but would that fall on your shoulders? No.

[strategy 4]

Well then I apologize. Kind of, I guess, since only stopping the tellers is weird. And while a regulator might nail the bank for it (why would a regulator care?), but would that fall on your shoulders? No.

it's a security thing. they're running IE7 I believe, which is a pretty terrible browser. people with power can come up with a rationalization for why they need all of the net, and it isn't questioned. everyone else with a direct supervisor can go fuck themselves.

[mrdannyg 274]

it's a security thing. they're running IE7 I believe, which is a pretty terrible browser. people with power can come up with a rationalization for why they need all of the net, and it isn't questioned. everyone else with a direct supervisor can go fuck themselves.

lol my office is still running IE6. Yeah. We're supposed to be going to IE8 any day now...for a year.

[strategy 4]

lol my office is still running IE6. Yeah. We're supposed to be going to IE8 any day now...for a year.

so much shit is built to work with a specific version of IE, and it all breaks the instant you upgrade.

[InternetExplorer 2,609]

was watching l'heritage de la chouette last night and heard (well, read via subtitles) this interesting bit:

So it's quite evident, the ancient polis, the city-states, weren't known as Athens or Sparta but the Athenians or the Laconians. The Athenians' constitution was found on a papyrus in 1880, in Greek 'athenaion politeia'. All the best philologists translated this as: 'The Constitution of Athens'. When Aristotle and the Greeks, in the writings of Thucydides, talk about a political body, which we would call 'Athens', they would never say 'Athens'. Athens is a geographical statement. 'Alcibiades left Athens...' But 'the Athenians decided...' or 'the Lacedaemonians decided...' The people are the state. The people are the political power. Whereas in modern politics we still hold onto the idea created by the absolute monarchy that 'power' lurks about somewhere, power is a monster. Hobbes would call it 'The Leviathan'. It sometimes leaves its grotto and demands 10000 children, or 40000 young girls, it will kill or eat them, or demand money. And we can do nothing about it except to barricade its grotto with papers called 'constitution', which limits the state's authority.

basically, ep3 is a pretty detailed explanation of why we ought not to think of our political system as anything resembling what the ancient greeks had.the rip I linked is pretty awful. I have a higher quality one with french subtitles and someone's english translation overlaid. pretty annoying either way.