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I have seen the future. Gesture comtrolled computers will be everywhere and open plan offices will be full of people waving their hands and arms all day long. 
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Might be a good way to offset some of the obesity we've got going on in this country.
I think they should put down dance pads in people's offices and make 'em dance out their emails. This could not only result in a healthier population but some white people might also learn to dance.
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MehGerbil wrote: I think they should put down dance pads in people's offices and make 'em dance out their emails.
I like this idea - then maybe we can start communicating with bees.
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Google has already developed something very similar. It is Gmail Motion. https://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html[^] and I use it for all online work.
I just burned 75 calories posting this.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Sounds like a day in the houses of Parliament to me.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer)
www.simonshugar.co.uk
"If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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Or my office today! 
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Don't worry, I got drenched too, made the mistake of thinking I could risk going out for lunch while it wasn't raining, glad I had a spare shirt in the car!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer)
www.simonshugar.co.uk
"If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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I was thinking of changing my name to Arthur Dent, now on to Agilent bashing and fresh coffee from a cleaned coffee machine!
Glenn
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Herbie Mountjoy wrote: Gesture comtrolled computers will be everywhere and open plan offices will be full of people waving their hands and arms all day long
That won't happen. No more so than people talking to their computers.
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I talk to my computer all the time.
Mostly swear words, I admit, but...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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I often talk/yell to my computer. Most common phrase "Elephant you!" followed by coworkers looking at me to see what is wrong. Maybe one day it will understand me, but then I'll have to be nicer!
Hogan
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Herbie Mountjoy wrote: people waving their hands and arms all day long.
Oh good, then we'll all look like managers.
Marc
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I was thinking more of ants.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Hi,
Just need a rant, this week has been a pita generally, today worse than usual.
1) Walked out the front door into horizontal rain. I'm a Brit so I carry a brolly carrying two bags today as it's Friday so couldn't hold it up, Coat not properly water proof. So I got very damp walking to the bus stop.
2) Got to bus stop, went for phone to check email. Phone not in pocket, commence swearing, walk back to flat, bid to find phone, find phone after 5 minutes search.
3) Get drenched again going to bus stop.
4) Get to work a bit later than normal, Coffee machine is being descaled so no Coffee, look for Tea no Tea! 
5)Find last nights thunder storm upset a test that has been running all week.
6)Have to restart test, get lost in Aglients "friendly" user interface.
7)Forget lunch.
8)Loose all hope and pray for a quiet weekend (some hope!)
Glenn![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
UPDATE: it get worse now the phone (S3) won't update Chrome, HELP roll on 5:30pm
modified 4-Oct-13 8:55am.
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You need Homer's Magic Medice [q.v. ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) ]
speramus in juniperus
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The only Public House that is walking distance closed for the winter last weekend, last Friday the entire firm went there and ensured there would be very little left! 
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Well...there is a new series of "Have I got news for you" starting tonight, so that might cheer you up a little. And QI.
Plus, it's Poets Day, so that should help.
And if it doesn't - go out an buy a waterproof coat! 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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The worst thing was that it "was" waterproof until a slight accident while "merry" got washed isn't now, new coats a comin'!
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glennPattonWork wrote: no Tea!
Oh the humanity!
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there was however some instant decaf coffee, and some Earl Grey tea(?)bought for an American visitor with a Star Trek Next Generation fixation, thankfully it looks as if there is coffee now, back to fight the magic Aglient (HP) user interface
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glennPattonWork wrote: Earl Grey tea(?)bought for an American visitor with a Star Trek Next Generation fixation
I never understood why a Frenchman would drink one of the crappiest English teas.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Being a slight Star Trek fan I tried Earl Grey once. Never again.
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Or why the Universal Translator would give him a perfect "English" accent, when even aliens got a bog-standard "American" accent.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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"Oui, Numbeur Uhn, mek et zo!"
"Engah-jhe!"
Nah, doesn't do a thing for me.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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And did you not notice the big yellow bulldozers readying to knock your house down?
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