On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:03:13 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> OK, this is pretty much a masterpiece of comic timing... and also
>> worryingly familiar. :-S
> 
> This tends to be closer to what I've been running into lately:
> 
> http://www.dilbert.com/fast/2008-10-25/

Also hits close to home, but the one where they decided no laptops were 
allowed was *perfect*.

Every couple of weeks, we have a meeting called "Global Development & 
Planning" (for courseware/training materials, not products - that's a 
different set of departments).  A couple years ago, I took a laptop with 
me to that meeting, and the scribe for the meeting (who was the 
department AA) sent me an IM during the meeting and said "By the way, we 
don't allow anyone to bring laptops into this meeting - please leave it 
at your desk next time".

I noticed in this week's meeting that nobody else had a laptop with them 
again, except for the scribe (different person, change in management up 
to our VP level since then).

The thing is, I have an undiagnosed problem with my right hand - I'm 
right-handed, but I can't actually take written notes for any length of 
time because my hand gets extremely sore - right through the base of my 
thumb and into my wrist.  I can type just fine - so a laptop is the 
easiest way for me to take notes.  So my options are to take a laptop and 
be able to take notes, or to not take notes and rely on the official 
notes from the meeting.

One of these days I'm going to have to see a doctor about the pain in my 
wrist when I write - but it's just been easier to avoid situations where 
I have to take written notes.  Additional problem, though, is that my 
handwriting is generally pretty bad anyways, often I can't read what I've 
written if I do write notes.

Jim

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