_Yup's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=_Yup2018-08-25T02:20:58ZAugust 24, 2018 (log)http://everything2.com/user/_Yup/writeups/August+24%252C+2018_Yuphttp://everything2.com/user/_Yup2018-08-25T02:20:58Z2018-08-25T02:20:58Z<p>There was a fiery auto crash that killed 3 people just outside my office yesterday. Decades ago one of my greatest loves died in a very similar crash with a wrong way driver. Today would have been her birthday. What strange emotions I am now feeling.</p>August 9, 2010 (person)http://everything2.com/user/_Yup/writeups/August+9%252C+2010_Yuphttp://everything2.com/user/_Yup2010-08-15T23:06:24Z2010-08-15T23:06:24Z<p>On this day, I returned from a fun trip to <a href="/title/Japan">Japan</a>. Better than some of my other trips because I got upgraded to <a href="/title/first+class">first class</a> on the return flight. I think it's a waste of money to buy more expensive seats. But if you can afford it, a long flight across the <a href="/title/Pacific">Pacific</a> in first class with JAL is pretty cool and highly recommended.</p>September 25, 2008 (idea)http://everything2.com/user/_Yup/writeups/September+25%252C+2008_Yuphttp://everything2.com/user/_Yup2008-09-25T09:00:40Z2008-09-25T09:00:40Z<p><b>In the news...</b><br><br>
This week, I think the top stories from <a href="/title/China">China</a> have
been about the upcoming launch of <a href="/title/Shenzhou">Shenzhou-7</a>
and the scandal about <a href="/title/melamine">melamine</a> in dairy products.</p>
<p>I watched a special tonight on <a href="/title/CCTV">CCTV-9</a> about the
<a href="/title/Shenzhou">Shenzhou-7</a> launch. During this mission will
be the first <a href="/title/space+walk">space walk</a> for a <a href="/title/Taikonaut">Taikonaut</a>. The special
was hosted by that bitchy, short haired woman who often hosts <b>Dialogue</b> (a show in which she spends an hour "interviewing" people by mostly <a href="/title/beg+the+question">begging the question</a>.)</p>
<p>I'm mostly learning about the dairy scandal through other
media. It sounds horrible and I don't think the Chinese
government wants to broadcast that much about it on CCTV-9.</p>
<p><b>Anyways...</b><br>
<ul>
<li> A <a href="/title/Long+March">Long March</a> rocket: <i> 6,000,000 <a href="/title/renminbi">RMB</a>.</i>
<li> A <a href="/title/Shenzhou">Shenzhou</a> module: <i>3,000,000 <a href="/title/renminbi">RMB</a>.</i>
<li> Space suit so you can be the first <a href="/title/taikonaut">taikonaut</a>
to walk in space: <i>1,000,000<!-- close unclosed tag --></i><!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></ul><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…The Wrong Indians (idea)http://everything2.com/user/_Yup/writeups/The+Wrong+Indians_Yuphttp://everything2.com/user/_Yup2006-03-21T23:03:08Z2006-03-21T23:03:08Z<p>
I wrote this series of jokes, with some help from a few
friends. Each <a href="/title/joke">joke</a> involves the same twist on
outsourcing <a href="/title/Information+Technology">IT</a> jobs to <a href="/title/India">India</a>, without resorting to the typical <a href="/title/xenophobe">xenophobic</a>
junk that you encounter in <a href="/title/Slashdot">Slashdot</a> forums. (That is,
I never mention anybody in a call center named Sanjay.) Enjoy!
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<p>
<ul>
<li>
My company wanted to start a <a href="/title/The+Motley+Fool">
financial services</a> <a href="/title/website">website</a>, so we hired some Indian software developers to build one. They gave us an
<a href="/title/Party+Poker"> Internet Casino</a>. Maybe they were the wrong
kind of <a href="/title/Native+American">Indians</a>.
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<p>
<ul>
<li>
To secure our website, we wanted <a href="/title/firewall">firewalls</a> on
all of our <a href="/title/network">network</a> connections. We outsourced this task
to another Indian firm. All they did was hang a bunch of
<a href="/title/dream+catcher">dream catchers</a> over our <a href="/title/ethernet">ethernet</a> ports.
I think we hired the wrong kind of Indians.
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<p>
<ul>
<li>
To find the right kind of Indians, we sent our<!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></ul><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…September 14, 2004 (idea)http://everything2.com/user/_Yup/writeups/September+14%252C+2004_Yuphttp://everything2.com/user/_Yup2004-09-14T23:58:05Z2004-09-14T23:58:05Z<p>
I watched <a href="/title/Olympics+2004+-+Athens">My Big Fat Greek Olympics</a>
on TV. The events cost <a href="/title/Greece">Greece</a> at least $10 billion. The
whole thing seemed like a huge waste of money.
</p>Where is your umbilicus buried? (idea)http://everything2.com/user/_Yup/writeups/Where+is+your+umbilicus+buried%253F_Yuphttp://everything2.com/user/_Yup2004-07-19T20:22:05Z2004-07-19T20:22:05Z<p>
In the ancient <a href="/title/Mayan">Mayan</a> civilization, it was believed that all buildings were living beings. From thatched roof huts
to <a href="/title/pyramid">pyramid</a>s. The physical proportions of their buildings
often employed the "<a href="/title/golden+mean">golden mean</a>", and certain areas of each building were meant to represent the parts of a body.
But they didn't just intend to physically model nature and
life with their buildings. They also engaged in ceremonial
dedications that were intended to <a href="/title/ensoul">ensoul</a> each building.
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<p>
These ceremonies consisted of making statements to
dedicate the home or building; and of making offerings to
it. Precious items such as <a href="/title/jade">jade</a>, <a href="/title/dye">dye</a>, <a href="/title/cloth">cloth</a>, and
severed animal heads would be buried under the floor in key
areas throughout a building. Each offering would be
symbolic of whichever part of a body the point in the
building represented. Also note that the soul of a building
was often replenished, and some offerings and dedications
were repeated over time.
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For example, in the central<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…