Jul 15 Word of the Day
The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Billionaires are having a dick swinging space race while the earth experiences record breaking heatwaves that cause sea creatures to literally cook inside their shells. We need planetary quarantine.
by monkeylabor July 14, 2021
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I called Dell for tech support and the phone rang in India. I had a hard time understanding the guy due to the lousy phone lines, but they still had parts in stock for my 10-year-old Optiplex.
I called HP for tech support and the phone rang in India. I had a hard time understanding the guy due to the lousy phone lines, and he told me they don't support or have parts for my computer anymore, even though it's only 6 months old.
I called Compaq for tech support and the phone rang in India. I had a hard time understanding the guy due to the lousy phone lines, but I finally found out it was the same guy I was talking to at HP.
I called Emachines for tech support and I don't know where the phone rang, and I don't think the guy on the other end did either.
I called Packard Bell for support and found out that they don't do business in the United States any more. Well, I needed a new boat anchor anyway.
I called Micron for tech support and the phone rang at an ice cream shop in Peoria.
I called the largest electronics outsourcers in Malaysia and China, and found out that they make all the parts for all the computers of all brands.
Don't like your Dell? Don't blame your neighbor for the bad parts. They took away his job and gave it to some poor guy in India for 20 rupees a week. Do you really expect someone who's making 15 cents an hour to give a shit about what he's building?
ALL MASS PRODUCED COMPUTERS ARE THE SAME. THEY ALL BREAK. IF YOUR COMPUTER NEVER BREAKS, YOU HAVEN'T OWNED IT LONG ENOUGH. GET OVER IT.
I called HP for tech support and the phone rang in India. I had a hard time understanding the guy due to the lousy phone lines, and he told me they don't support or have parts for my computer anymore, even though it's only 6 months old.
I called Compaq for tech support and the phone rang in India. I had a hard time understanding the guy due to the lousy phone lines, but I finally found out it was the same guy I was talking to at HP.
I called Emachines for tech support and I don't know where the phone rang, and I don't think the guy on the other end did either.
I called Packard Bell for support and found out that they don't do business in the United States any more. Well, I needed a new boat anchor anyway.
I called Micron for tech support and the phone rang at an ice cream shop in Peoria.
I called the largest electronics outsourcers in Malaysia and China, and found out that they make all the parts for all the computers of all brands.
Don't like your Dell? Don't blame your neighbor for the bad parts. They took away his job and gave it to some poor guy in India for 20 rupees a week. Do you really expect someone who's making 15 cents an hour to give a shit about what he's building?
ALL MASS PRODUCED COMPUTERS ARE THE SAME. THEY ALL BREAK. IF YOUR COMPUTER NEVER BREAKS, YOU HAVEN'T OWNED IT LONG ENOUGH. GET OVER IT.
by Frank Lee May 03, 2005
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I called Dell for a new Harddisk when my laptop died on me, after a 45minute phone call to someone from India i was told "OK, your laptop is not suppose to do that" (Would i be phoning if it was?). However rather than being sent a replacement harddisk i was sent new memory, phoned back, got sent a new DVD ROM drive, so phoned back again and an engineer was sent out and replaced every single part except the laptop case and harddisk. Finally after 4 weeks i recieved my harddisk.
by Adie_UK October 12, 2005
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Slang term for feces, or dung. Also a low quality, low cost computer alternative whose parts are made of shit.
by Chip February 07, 2005