A case mod based on Battlestar Galactica — very awesome, especially the tiny working! monitors on the case front.

HT: DVICE Blog.

Using CNN’s electoral calculator, I think this is how the map is going to look Wednesday, November 5th.

So I’ve only worked in an office building for about eight months, but I’ve got to say, it seems like every week there’s a sign in the lobby announcing that there will be a fire drill on this day or that day, and between this time and that time. And sure enough, those fire alarms go off pretty damn regularly, and they’re always (well, except for the time someone — not me! — burned some bread in the toaster and the fire department decided to confiscate said toaster) a pointless drill.

There are, in fact, many people in the office who just put their hands over their ears and stay at their desks. They probably think the rest of us are just sheep, running this way and that way in response to the alarm klaxon which dictates our lives. “But, it’s just a drill you morons!”, they no doubt think, disparagingly, at those of us making our way out the door and down the stairs.

Because they’re fucking stupid.

When the fire alarm goes off, I get up, make sure I’ve got all my personal possessions (my messenger bag, in for repair, is sorely missed at times like this), and head out the door.

People may call me a fool, but, here’s the thing: when there’s a big sign in the lobby saying that there’s going to be a fire drill today between 12:30 and 1pm, and an actual fire breaks out in that time frame, how the fuck does anyone expect all us office drones to realize “Oh, shit, this isn’t a drill!” before escape is made impossible?

Anyway, so that’s why I always treat a fire alarm drill like the real damn thing.