Preggie Belly
Posted by Jess in
Zoë
For the good of mankind, this picture is not coming with a caption contest. :-)
Big news - LotusUserGroup.org blog announcement!
Posted by Jess in
Announcements
From the LotusUserGroup.org Weekly Update Newsletter...
-- ANNOUNCING JESS STRATTON'S BLOG AT LOTUSUSERGROUP.ORG --
Beginning the week of June 4th, LotusUserGroup.org is introducing an exciting change to blogging at LotusUserGroup.org. World famous Lotus Guru, Jessica Straton of Solace Consulting will be hosting the LotusUserGroup.org blog. As always, all LotusUserGroup.org members are welcome to join in and post in the blog. The difference is that now, with Jess as the host, she'll be adding a constant stream of insightful comments, community information, links to useful sights and posts on other blogs, and, of course, answers to your questions whenever she can. Check out Jess' blog to read her comments, ask her questions, and share your knowledge and/or opinions with your colleagues throughout the Lotus community. Plus, to celebrate this new feature, during Live From Boston (June 4-6), when you post an entry on Jess' blog you'll automatically be entered to win a 160 GB external hard drive! You don't have to be present at the conferences to win, you can blog from anywhere in the world and you'll automatically be entered. But, if you're going to either of the conferences in Boston, stop by our booth and blog about the conference(s) live on site and while you're there, pick up some buttons, get some other cool handouts, enter some additional contests that we'll be running and more.
Yes, I'll still be blogging here of course. But you know me. I never talked that much about industry news here anyway. :-)
DLM: How to Win at Rocks, Paper, Scissors
Posted by Jess in
Geek Humor
One of my favorite blogs, Dumb Little Man (Tips for Life) had a story the other day titled "How to Win at Rocks, Paper, Scissors."
In it, the article (which originally came from Mental Floss Magazine) states that:
1 - Rock is for Rookies
In RPS circles a common mantra is 'Rock is for Rookies' because males have a tendency to lead with Rock on their opening throw. It has a lot to do with idea that Rock is perceived as 'strong and forceful', so guys tend to fall back on it. Use this knowledge to take an easy first win by playing Paper. This tactic is best done in pedestrian matches against someone who doesn't play that much and generally won't work in tournament play.
2 - Scissors on First
The second step in the 'Rock is for Rookies' line of thinking is to play scissors as your opening move against a more experienced player. Since you know they won't come out with rock (since it is too obvious), scissors is your obvious safe move to win against paper or stalemate to itself.
Now, this article didn't make me laugh because I want to learn how to win at RPS. No, it made me laugh because all I could think of was the following:
Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.
Vizzini: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You've made your decision then?
Vizzini: Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Vizzini: Wait til I get going!
