The Null Device

The ever-useful Boing Boing brings us more handy advice; this time, what to do if your eyeball pops out of its socket.

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There is now a Tricks of the Trade weblog:

If you listen to the radio while coding but are distracted by ads or yammering DJs, tune into a foreign internet radio station such as http://www.radiobeat.cz or http://www.futuro.cl, where all interuptions are in a language you don't understand.

Wear a kilt when playing bagpipes on the street. You will make twice as much money than if you wear regular clothes.

If you're faced with an irate customer on the telephone who won't let you help him, leave them on hold for about three minutes, then pick back up and pose as the manager. Thinking they've "won" the battle, the he customer is much more likely to work with you.

If you faced with bad service and are being "escalated," calm down before interacting with the next person up the chain of command. The lowly incompetent drone you've been howling at will likely warn his supervisor to expect a raging psychopath; if you are on your best behavior when the manager speaks with you, he will probably be confused and much more inclined to help you out.

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This is somewhat old, but this site was down when everyone else blogged it. Anyway, a compedium of contemporary folk wisdom:

Yeah, I know Sid Vicious wore a lock on a chain around his neck just like that. But the first time you try and pogo with that thing on it's gonna chip a tooth, Road Warrior.

Sure, she's good-lookin'. She's also crazy. Crazy as a shithouse rat. Run for your life.

The Renaissance Faire may not be the source of all your problems, but it sure as shit isn't helping any.

Dungeons and Dragons never goes away. Girls will still sense that shit 20 years later.

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