http://www.onezumi.com/wp-content/themes/fluid-index-10/img/fancyfacelogo.gif http://www.onezumi.com http://www.onezumi.com Where Irresistible Evil Meets Immovable Stupidity Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/06/02/when-better-is-much-worse/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/06/02/when-better-is-much-worse/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:25:04 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1840
For those of you counting it's been about only 30 days since the release of the Apple iPad with 3g connectivity on the AT&T network. Well, we couldn't have that huge amount of time pass without any changes being announced! AT&T has already ditched the unlimited data plan that was one of it's big selling points. So now 2GB is the new "unlimited". Of course the iPad is designed to be only a simple Rolodex with minimal email capabilities and no media consumption--so this makes perfect sense. These limits also apply to the iPhone as well, with a bonus of $20 extra just to tether your phone to another device. So Seth Ulhu decided to call up AT&T to get the answers we all want about these changes, and naturally it turned out for the best.]]>
For those of you counting it's been about only 30 days since the release of the Apple iPad with 3g connectivity on the AT&T network. Well, we couldn't have that huge amount of time pass without any changes being announced! AT&T has already ditched the unlimited data plan that was one of it's big selling points. So now 2GB is the new "unlimited". Of course the iPad is designed to be only a simple Rolodex with minimal email capabilities and no media consumption--so this makes perfect sense. These limits also apply to the iPhone as well, with a bonus of $20 extra just to tether your phone to another device. So Seth Ulhu decided to call up AT&T to get the answers we all want about these changes, and naturally it turned out for the best.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/06/02/when-better-is-much-worse/feed/ 4 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/05/12/onezumi-convention-ball-busting-and-mindcrime-at-the-moore/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/05/12/onezumi-convention-ball-busting-and-mindcrime-at-the-moore/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 13:40:42 +0000 Onezumi http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1812
So I'm busting my BALLZ here trying to catch up after the HD failure. Argh. It's going to take me a few days to reach equilibrium again. In the background I'm listening to Queensryche's Mindcrime at the Moore DVD. It's the whole Operation Mindcrime thing played in it's entirety - complete with actors and video. Let me tell you - if you like Operation Mindcrime this one is for you. Which I do. :D If you haven't seen already, I started a webcomics/ internet culture convention. This is THE event for readers of this site, internet humor, and fans of comics in general. I'm funding it and overseeing every aspect of it. That is one of the reasons I'm busting my balls extra hard right now to catch up. It is a lot of work but it will be very worth it. I've selected some of the best comics out there to participate. Our panels are going to be created and implemented with the same eye to detail. We are planning the HELL out of it so that it is extra moar goodz. Yes. So click away and check out my con - Intervention. Pre-register and tell your friends, because this is the beginning of the awsomepocalypse. ]]>
So I'm busting my BALLZ here trying to catch up after the HD failure. Argh. It's going to take me a few days to reach equilibrium again. In the background I'm listening to Queensryche's Mindcrime at the Moore DVD. It's the whole Operation Mindcrime thing played in it's entirety - complete with actors and video. Let me tell you - if you like Operation Mindcrime this one is for you. Which I do. :D If you haven't seen already, I started a webcomics/ internet culture convention. This is THE event for readers of this site, internet humor, and fans of comics in general. I'm funding it and overseeing every aspect of it. That is one of the reasons I'm busting my balls extra hard right now to catch up. It is a lot of work but it will be very worth it. I've selected some of the best comics out there to participate. Our panels are going to be created and implemented with the same eye to detail. We are planning the HELL out of it so that it is extra moar goodz. Yes. So click away and check out my con - Intervention. Pre-register and tell your friends, because this is the beginning of the awsomepocalypse. ]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/05/12/onezumi-convention-ball-busting-and-mindcrime-at-the-moore/feed/ 0 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/30/outsourcing-your-intelligence/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/30/outsourcing-your-intelligence/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:25:04 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1794
Outsourcing has always (and will always) be a very controversial subject. The basic concept though has always existed--hire external people to do a job your own people may not be able to do, or do as cheaply. The controversial aspect (to many people) came in when the people doing the work were no longer in the United States. There are different problems with outsourcing to another country though from a straightforward aspect--what if they suck at their job? Anyone anywhere can suck at their job, and can you imagine managing them when they live half a planet away? So what do you do then? And we all know that someone here made that decision to hire that foreign company, so they can't be easily criticized (without possible job loss of your own to worry about). So now you end up like Onezumi in today's comic--and her boss is a bit too honest.]]>
Outsourcing has always (and will always) be a very controversial subject. The basic concept though has always existed--hire external people to do a job your own people may not be able to do, or do as cheaply. The controversial aspect (to many people) came in when the people doing the work were no longer in the United States. There are different problems with outsourcing to another country though from a straightforward aspect--what if they suck at their job? Anyone anywhere can suck at their job, and can you imagine managing them when they live half a planet away? So what do you do then? And we all know that someone here made that decision to hire that foreign company, so they can't be easily criticized (without possible job loss of your own to worry about). So now you end up like Onezumi in today's comic--and her boss is a bit too honest.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/30/outsourcing-your-intelligence/feed/ 2 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/28/on-call-for-a-fall/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/28/on-call-for-a-fall/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:14:34 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1791
The concept of the "salaried" worker is the most bullshit a company can push on someone. Let's see, we pay you X and you can work for us in an unlimited fashion until you die. Sounds great if X is infinite in this equation, but it ain't. So we all know which side of the equation gets the infinite element--the work side. While some top level people may do a decent amount of extra hours--those are mostly on a golf course or banging some hookers on a trip to Vegas. Yours involve 3am and slaving to finish a report you know no one will ever read unless they want an excuse to fire you. Life is good among the indentured.]]>
The concept of the "salaried" worker is the most bullshit a company can push on someone. Let's see, we pay you X and you can work for us in an unlimited fashion until you die. Sounds great if X is infinite in this equation, but it ain't. So we all know which side of the equation gets the infinite element--the work side. While some top level people may do a decent amount of extra hours--those are mostly on a golf course or banging some hookers on a trip to Vegas. Yours involve 3am and slaving to finish a report you know no one will ever read unless they want an excuse to fire you. Life is good among the indentured.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/28/on-call-for-a-fall/feed/ 0 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/21/what-i-say-equals-what-you-think-but-doesnt/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/21/what-i-say-equals-what-you-think-but-doesnt/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:34:08 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1780
One of the more frustrating things in this world is when things that are said in business or social arenas aren't what the person or entities actually directly mean, but are meant to direct you to a certain way of thinking that they can't come right out and say. Usually this is done with a wink, since saying outright the actual deeper meaning they are trying to convey would be impolite (or against the law). This can also be seen in how policies get put in place--an example is Apple's current policy that all code developed for the iPhone needs to be written directly in it's OS language, not through a cross-code compiler. They say this is to insure that coding is done at a quality level that fits the iPhone, their real reason is "We're number 1 bitch, and you'll support us first and as the primary platform you work on and not as some place to port other work to". Luckily we do write all of our app stuff directly for the iPhone, but this is a major blow to people who don't know Objective C but might know a different programming language. In today's comic though, the underlying meaning is even more basic...and regal.]]>
One of the more frustrating things in this world is when things that are said in business or social arenas aren't what the person or entities actually directly mean, but are meant to direct you to a certain way of thinking that they can't come right out and say. Usually this is done with a wink, since saying outright the actual deeper meaning they are trying to convey would be impolite (or against the law). This can also be seen in how policies get put in place--an example is Apple's current policy that all code developed for the iPhone needs to be written directly in it's OS language, not through a cross-code compiler. They say this is to insure that coding is done at a quality level that fits the iPhone, their real reason is "We're number 1 bitch, and you'll support us first and as the primary platform you work on and not as some place to port other work to". Luckily we do write all of our app stuff directly for the iPhone, but this is a major blow to people who don't know Objective C but might know a different programming language. In today's comic though, the underlying meaning is even more basic...and regal.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/21/what-i-say-equals-what-you-think-but-doesnt/feed/ 0 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/15/this-always-happens-before-vacations/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/15/this-always-happens-before-vacations/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:12:16 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1766
Onezumi and I have a saying: No Good Vacation Goes Unpunished. Yes it's similar to many other sayings, but almost always true. In the case of today's comic the punishment starts before the crime, which is probably how most companies like to work these things--by paying it forward.]]>
Onezumi and I have a saying: No Good Vacation Goes Unpunished. Yes it's similar to many other sayings, but almost always true. In the case of today's comic the punishment starts before the crime, which is probably how most companies like to work these things--by paying it forward.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/04/15/this-always-happens-before-vacations/feed/ 0 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/24/no-towels-equals-befouled/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/24/no-towels-equals-befouled/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:21:03 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1722
Today's comic touches on an issue worthy of a huge rant. In many cases people see the removal of hand towels in bathrooms as an environmentally friendly act. I see it as an act of sabotage. What always happens in cases of towel removal is co-workers naturally wipe their hands on everything to remove the water. Seriously, we all know no one ever really uses those hand dryers. So now people are spreading their germs all over the place. I posit that hand dryers lead to less productivity through increased sickness. And ugh, wet door handles are the worst feeling ever.]]>
Today's comic touches on an issue worthy of a huge rant. In many cases people see the removal of hand towels in bathrooms as an environmentally friendly act. I see it as an act of sabotage. What always happens in cases of towel removal is co-workers naturally wipe their hands on everything to remove the water. Seriously, we all know no one ever really uses those hand dryers. So now people are spreading their germs all over the place. I posit that hand dryers lead to less productivity through increased sickness. And ugh, wet door handles are the worst feeling ever.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/24/no-towels-equals-befouled/feed/ 1 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/17/fee-for-all/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/17/fee-for-all/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:24:50 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1704
Is it just me or does anyone else remember when ATM fees were only shockingly high at locations you expected to rip you off--like the beach or a casino? Especially when they were those funky little non-bank ATMs that were obviously run for a profit? Now you go to a regular ATM and POW!--super high fee--for just accessing your money. We must be god damn stupid in this country to let this shit get this way. This and text message fees where both the sender *AND* the receiver pay for the message. Yet another thing Europe and the rest of the world can laugh at us about. And just to be clear, I do expect a breathing air tax at some fucking point.]]>
Is it just me or does anyone else remember when ATM fees were only shockingly high at locations you expected to rip you off--like the beach or a casino? Especially when they were those funky little non-bank ATMs that were obviously run for a profit? Now you go to a regular ATM and POW!--super high fee--for just accessing your money. We must be god damn stupid in this country to let this shit get this way. This and text message fees where both the sender *AND* the receiver pay for the message. Yet another thing Europe and the rest of the world can laugh at us about. And just to be clear, I do expect a breathing air tax at some fucking point.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/17/fee-for-all/feed/ 7 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/10/the-power-of-finance/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/10/the-power-of-finance/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:55:06 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1689
We all know it's true that power can be corrupting. So why didn't anyone think that those rich people in control of Wall St. and the banking industry wouldn't be so corrupt as to destroy most of our economy? Well, in every office out there there's someone who is also in charge of finances, and today's comic shows that they can also have their own agenda, which is coronation.]]>
We all know it's true that power can be corrupting. So why didn't anyone think that those rich people in control of Wall St. and the banking industry wouldn't be so corrupt as to destroy most of our economy? Well, in every office out there there's someone who is also in charge of finances, and today's comic shows that they can also have their own agenda, which is coronation.]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/10/the-power-of-finance/feed/ 0 http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/03/working-to-keep-yourself-clean/ http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/03/working-to-keep-yourself-clean/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:29:06 +0000 harknell http://www.onezumi.com/?p=1659
Hey, we've added some new iPhone apps to our Webcomics Central app service. If you have a webcomic you can have one made for free from us. If you are a fan of webcomics (and why would you be here if you weren't?) you can go to our download matrix and sample some of the other comics that are part of the service. In an amazing burst of speed and luck we have 5 more apps hitting the store soon, with many more on the way. In today's comic it appears that many people are having another type of burst--those in the toilet. You ever notice that people always seem to wait to crap until they get to work. A built in extra break time is the obvious reason. Of course you can also duck doing work this way also. Which leads to a "cover your ass" moment that Onezumi uses to inform the others in her meeting...]]>
Hey, we've added some new iPhone apps to our Webcomics Central app service. If you have a webcomic you can have one made for free from us. If you are a fan of webcomics (and why would you be here if you weren't?) you can go to our download matrix and sample some of the other comics that are part of the service. In an amazing burst of speed and luck we have 5 more apps hitting the store soon, with many more on the way. In today's comic it appears that many people are having another type of burst--those in the toilet. You ever notice that people always seem to wait to crap until they get to work. A built in extra break time is the obvious reason. Of course you can also duck doing work this way also. Which leads to a "cover your ass" moment that Onezumi uses to inform the others in her meeting...]]> http://www.onezumi.com/2010/03/03/working-to-keep-yourself-clean/feed/ 0