Email Commandments

E-MAIL COMMANDMENTS

1. Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line.
2. Thou shalt edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest.
3. Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before sendest it.
4. Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message.
5. Thou shalt check thy spelling and thy grammar.
6. Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE all CAPS.
7. Thou shalt not forward any chain letter.
8. Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of email, especially from work.
9. Thou shalt not use email for any illegal or unethical purpose.
10. When in doubt, save thy message overnight and reread it in the light of the dawn.
11. And, the Golden Rule of email: That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest thou not unto others.

Oh the Internet is Slow

The Net is Slow
Oh, the network outside is frightful, But on campus, it's so delightful, Our packets have nowhere to go, Net is slow, net is slow, net is slow. It doesn't show signs of stopping, All our packets, our hosts are dropping; Bandwidth is turned way down low, Net is slow, net is slow, net is slow. When we finally connect to a site, It's time to go back to the dorm; But if I could stay here all night, I could submit their Web form. The network is slowly dying, And, I fear, we're still denying, But as long as Sprint is the way to go, Net is slow, net is slow, net is slow.

Backwards Batteries

Q: What happens when you put the batteries in backwards in the Energizer Bunny?
A: He keeps coming and coming and coming...