We live in the shadow of Google
Google is a fantastic system. Its principles are elegant in their simplicity and the technology actually works (few companies can claim both of these attributes simultaneously).
A co-worker of mine has a theory that Google is the new god. He points out that while god tends to be vague and require patience of his followers, Google gives straight answers. Google is truly without gender, unlike god, who claims to be, but is clearly a man. In a loose humanist manner, Google, as the window to the collective knowledge of humanity (if you could bestow such a title on the web), is a reflection of god in ourselves.
Up to this point in history, god has had a monopoly on judgment. Now, though, instead of thinking twice about your questionable actions in light of potential eternal damnation, you must think twice about committing your words to the permanent Google record. Google records all. Google remembers all (even after it's gone from the original site).
For example, if I make a comment on this site about my workplace and a client searches for information on my company, they will likely find my comments. Everywhere I post a comment on the web and use my real name (which I most often do) I leave a mark that can easily be found by a future employer.
I almost posted about it, but I procrastinated. It's quite frightening when Steve shouts "WHO SAID SIDDOWN?".
After watching Startup.com last night, where they did a company cheer/chant, I am starting to wonder if this corporate zealousness is more widespread than I would have thought.
We love our jobs at silverorange to a degree that some would consider beyond balanced and healthy. Howver, while madness and tomfoolery often reign at our office we do not, nor have we or will we ever, chant or cheer in any organized or premeditated manner.
Steve,. I believe I can testify that SO people have chanted in a premediated manner before. Even if just for Martha's chilli.
Or for someones pants to come off...*
* Assumption
a spontaneous cheer brought on by the joy one feels upon smelling chilli (esp /w breadbowl), or the mob mentality of (assumed) publicly encouraged pant removal is something alltogether different from a corporate chant.
and yes, rob is right, there is nothing a funny as Dan J. swinging his imaginary raver glowsticks to Scooter's I'm Raving!.
Now, Was he wearing Loafers?
I think he had these in a black.
#1
DAN: Who got the hooch?
Workers: Baaaaabbbyyyyyy!!!!
DAN: Who got the only sweetest thing in the world?
Workers: Baaaaabbbyyyyyy!!!!
DAN: Who got the love, who got the fresh-e-freshy?
Workers: Baaaaabbbyyyy!!!
DAN: Who got the hooch?
ALL: WE DO!!!!
#2
DAN: SANDIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!!!!!
ALL: YEAH!!!! (general cheering sounds).
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For anyone who missed the link for Google Zeitgeist in the original post should check it out now. Google monitors the human race, our needs, our wants, our dreams, and our preference between Final Fantasy and Planet of the Apes. The gaining/declining queries thing is amazing!
For anyone who hasn't seen this yet, it's quite interesting. Google has made a special page of Zeitgeist for September 11 2001, tracking searches related to the days' events.Now a new simple and elegant tab system allows easy searching of their four main components, Web, Images, Google Groups, and their implemention of the Open Direcory Project.
Now it will be even easier for people searching for naked pictures of Sum 41 to accidentally find aov.
Deal.
So keep on going like I did it recently.
