I came across this article and agreed with it for the most part. I’m sure many of you are getting tired of these movie plots as well so I though I would share the summary with you and include the imdb link to each movie.

#6 Ultra-Masculine Action Star Gets Stuck With Small Child or Children

• Who’s doing it Next? ‘The Rock’ in The Game Plan
• Who did it Best? Arnold in Kindergarten Cop
• Who did it Worst? Vin Diesel in The Pacifier

#5 Psychotic Little Kids Terrorize Adults

• Who’s doing it Next? Joshua
• Who did it Best? Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son
• Who did it Worst? Village of the Damned

#4 Young, Hip, (Read: Black) Guy Invades Typically White World

• Who’s doing it Next? Big Boi in Who’s Your Caddy
• Who did it Best? Eddie Murphy in Trading Places
• Who did it Worst? Big Boi in Who’s Your Caddy

#3 Brilliant Musician Rises, Falls and Finds Redemption

• Who’s doing it Next? J.Lo & Marc Anthony in El Cantante
• Who did it Best? Walk Hard
• Who did it Worst? Jamie Foxx in Ray

#2 Father Is Wronged by Gang; Kills Entire Planet

• Who’s doing it Next? Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence
• Who did it Best? Death Wish & Man on Fire (tie)
• Who did it Worst? Death Wish 3

#1 Put Robin Williams in a Comedy, Sit Back and Let Him Work His Magic

• Who’s doing it Next? Old Dogs
• Who did it Best? Death to Smoochy
• Who did it Worst? RV

Read the detailed article from the source. It talks more about each movie and why it needs to stop.

[ Source: Cracked.com ]

We all waste our times on something different some waste their times in more productive ways than others. How do you waste your time? Here is a list of 20 Productive ways to use your free time.

• Reading file. Clip magazine articles or print out good articles or reports for reading later, and keep them in a folder marked “Reading File”. Take this wherever you go, and any time you have a little chunk of time, you can knock off items in your Reading File. Keep a reading file on your computer (or in your bookmarks), for quick reading while at your desk (or on the road if you’ve got a laptop).
• Clear out inbox. Got a meeting in 5 minutes? Use it to get your physical or email inbox to empty. If you’ve got a lot in your inbox, you’ll have to work quickly, and you may not get everything done, but reducing your pile can be a big help. And having an empty inbox is a wonderful feeling.
• Phone calls. Keep a list of phone calls you need to make, with phone numbers, and carry it everywhere. Whether you’re at your desk or on the road, you can knock a few calls off your list in a short amount of time.
• Make money. This is my favorite productive use of free time. I have a list of articles I need to write, and when I get some spare minutes, I’ll knock off half an article real quick. If you get 5-10 chunks of free time a day, you can make a decent side income. Figure out how you can free-lance your skills, and have work lined up that you can knock out quickly — break it up into little chunks, so those chunks can be done in short bursts.
• File. No one likes to do this. If you’re on top of your game, you’re filing stuff immediately, so it doesn’t pile up. But if you’ve just come off a really busy spurt, you may have a bunch of documents or files laying around. Or maybe you have a big stack of stuff to file. Cut into that stack with every little bit of spare time you get, and soon you’ll be in filing Nirvana.
• Network. Only have 2 minutes? Shoot off a quick email to a colleague. Even just a “touching bases” or follow-up email can do wonders for your working relationship. Or shoot off a quick question, and put it on your follow-up list for later.
• Clear out feeds. If my email inbox is empty, and I have some spare time, I like to go to my Google Reader and clear out my feed inbox.
• Goal time. Take 10 minutes to think about your goals, personal and professional. If you don’t have a list of goals, start on one. If you’ve got a list of goals, review them. Write down a list of action steps you can take over the next couple of weeks to make these goals a reality. What action step can you do today? The more you focus on these goals, and review them, the more likely they will come true.
• Update finances. Many people fall behind with their finances, either in paying bills (they don’t have time), or entering transactions in their financial software, or clearing their checkbook, or reviewing their budget. Take a few minutes to update these things. It just takes 10-15 minutes every now and then.
• Brainstorm ideas. Another favorite of mine if I just have 5 minutes — I’ll break out my pocket notebook, and start a brainstorming list for a project or article. Whatever you’ve got coming up in your work or personal life, it can benefit from a brainstorm. And that doesn’t take long.
• Clear off desk. Similar to the filing tip above, but this applies to whatever junk you’ve got cluttering up your desk. Or on the floor around your desk. Trash stuff, file stuff, put it in its place. A clear desk makes for a more productive you. And it’s oddly satisfying.
• Exercise. Never have time to exercise? 10 minutes is enough to get off some pushups and crunches. Do that 2-3 times a day, and you’ve got a fit new you.
• Take a walk. This is another form of exercise that doesn’t take long, and you can do it anywhere — but even more important, it’s a good way to stretch your legs from sitting at your desk too long, and it gets your creative juices flowing. If you’re ever stuck for ideas, taking a walk is a good way to get unstuck.
• Follow up. Keep a follow-up list for everything you’re waiting on. Return calls, emails, memos — anything that someone owes you, put on the list. When you’ve got a spare 10 minutes, do some follow-up calls or emails.
• Meditate. You don’t need a yoga mat to do this. Just do it at your desk. Focus on your breathing. A quick 5-10 minutes of meditation (or even a nap) can be tremendously refreshing.
• Research. This is a daunting task for me. So I do it in little spurts. If I’ve only got a few minutes, I’ll do some quick research and take some notes. Do this a few times, and I’m done!
• Outline. Similar to brainstorming, but more formal. I like to do an outline of a complicated article, report or project, and it helps speed things along when I get to the actual writing. And it only takes a few minutes.
• Get prepped. Outlining is one way to prep for longer work, but there’s a lot of other ways you can prep for the next task on your list. You may not have time to actually start on the task right now, but when you come back from your meeting or lunch, you’ll be all prepped and ready to go.
• Be early. Got some spare time before a meeting? Show up for the meeting early. Sure, you might feel like a chump sitting there alone, but actually people respect those who show up early. It’s better than being late (unless you’re trying to play a power trip or something, but that’s not appreciated in many circles).
• Log. If you keep a log of anything, a few spare minutes is the perfect time to update the log. Actually, the perfect time to update the log is right after you do the activity (exercise, eat, crank a widget), but if you didn’t have time to do it before, your 5-minute break is as good a time as any.

[ Source: Lifehack.org ]

• Okay, okay! I take it back. Unfuck you.
• You say I’m a bitch like it’s a bad thing.Well, this day was a total waste of make-up.
• Well, aren’t we a damn ray of sunshine?
• Don’t bother me, I’m living happily ever after.
• Do I look like a people person?
• This isn’t an office. It’s hell with fluorescent lighting.
• I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.
• Therapy is expensive. Popping bubble wrap is cheap. You choose.
• Why don’t you try practicing random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self-control?
• I’m not crazy. I’ve been in a very bad mood for 30 years.
• Sarcasm is just one more service I offer.
• Do they ever shut up on your planet?
• I’m not your type. I’m not inflatable.
• Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t gone to sleep yet!
• Back off!! You’re standing in my aura.
• Don’t worry. I forgot your name too.
• I work 45 hours a week to be this poor.
• Not all men are annoying. Some are dead.
• Wait … I’m trying to imagine you with a personality.
• Chaos, panic and disorder .. my work here is done.
• Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.
• You look like shit. Is that the style now?
• Earth is full. Go home.
• Aww, did I step on your poor little itty bitty ego?
• I’m not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.
• A hard-on doesn’t count as personal growth.
• You are depriving some village of an idiot.
• If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport.
• Look in my eyes … Do you see one ounce of gives-a-shit?

1. walk really fast when you are going anywhere as to appear something important is going to happen
2. carry a notebook with you at all times. seems like you are suppose to be somewhere taking notes. if at your desk keep it open with a pen on it
3. keep your headset on if you are in your cubicle
4. actually do work but that defeats the purpose. okay more later. any suggestions?
5. shuffle papers
6. look pissed off
7. put up a do not disturb sign when you are browsing the web
8. continually click on a pen
9. walk around with your laptop open, side note: take your laptop home and say you are WFH (working from home)
10. open up Microsoft Word and write blog entries to post later

I started using computers from the days of MS Dos, my 1st computer didnt even have a hard drive. As developed Windows and became popular, I still missed Dos and didnt like Windows as much. People told me to try Linux but I never did, mostly because I thought it is only text based and I got used to GUI.

After all these years, I downloaded a few running live CDs to check things out, wasn’t too impressed. Then downloaded a Gentoo 2004.3 LiveCD and Installed at my work machine using the Gentoo manual and thats how I learned my way through linux. I told my self was: Where was I all these years?!

Needless to say, its my primary OS now and it works nicely on my AMD64 machine at home. I can’t see my self going back…