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WireMan
Fred never got pigs to fly, but he did get penguins to do the "Cha Cha Slide." ...
Don.Swaab
The dress code for managers sure is boring. It's lucky we engineers are such ...
August caption contest: march of the Penguins
Sylvie Barak
8/3/2012 1:55 PM EDT
Here at EE Life, we like to sit back and observe nature taking its course, offering commentary from the sidelines of the engineering jungle.
This month, however, we’d like to hand our anthropological hat over to you, dear readers, as you come up with captions for Daniel Guidera's latest masterpiece.
Don’t hold back, use that razor sharp wit and come up with the cleverest caption for a chance at digital immortality by becoming a selected EE Times cartoon caption writer!
This month, however, we’d like to hand our anthropological hat over to you, dear readers, as you come up with captions for Daniel Guidera's latest masterpiece.
Don’t hold back, use that razor sharp wit and come up with the cleverest caption for a chance at digital immortality by becoming a selected EE Times cartoon caption writer!
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MarkBort
8/3/2012 3:32 PM EDT
Bob's eager and ready to demonstrate his new navigation app, with the endorsement of a gaggle of skilled Artic navigators.
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MarkBort
8/3/2012 3:40 PM EDT
Bob's eager and ready to demonstrate his new navigation app, with endorsements from a gaggle of experienced Antartic navigators.
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MarkBort
8/3/2012 4:05 PM EDT
"Hey, if my face-recognition app doesn't demo well, can you guys help me out and cover for me just this one time? You guys are the experts."
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MarkBort
8/3/2012 5:09 PM EDT
Hoping his new gadget will match skills, Bob joins the face-recognition QA lab new-recruit march to their orientation session.
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MarkBort
8/3/2012 6:14 PM EDT
Well-trained gadget aura keeps Bob safely on course despite his obvious immersion to the contrary.
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dave_dne
8/3/2012 7:46 PM EDT
Alpha geek leading the 'faithful' into the BoF session at the Linux conference.
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David Ashton
8/3/2012 8:22 PM EDT
This is the way to the Linux convention, right?
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David Ashton
8/3/2012 8:24 PM EDT
"Dude, your dress code's waaaaay out...."
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David Ashton
8/4/2012 3:40 AM EDT
"He's a reporter. You can tell from the press pass!"
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The Penguin
8/5/2012 12:28 AM EDT
We love these red herrings.
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 12:31 AM EDT
I don't know why ma, but I have a good feeling about this interview.
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 12:44 AM EDT
Don't worry boss, I'm the lead engineer and know EVERYTHING. Tell the salesman everything is under control and hope he's feeling better.
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 12:48 AM EDT
As you can see, I really do work with a bunch of bird brains.
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 12:50 AM EDT
Rumor has it, sushi is being served.
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 1:00 AM EDT
I going to lay low and no one will notice I'm not a Linux user and recording the presentation.
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David Ashton
8/5/2012 7:45 PM EDT
"No, I think the Linux conference is in room 3. We're here for the Sub-Antarctic fisheries conference..."
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David Ashton
8/5/2012 7:48 PM EDT
"I'm here at the "Miss Linux 2012" competition, and boy is there some competition!!"
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 11:21 PM EDT
Hank was excited to be part of a penguin march until it lead to the meeting.
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TFCSD
8/5/2012 11:36 PM EDT
I know it's silly, but now I enjoy meetings.
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Denis.Giri
8/6/2012 5:33 AM EDT
Naming committee enters meeting room at Ferrero's headquarters, in 1995. The new chocolate bar will be named Kinder Pingui
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BigTech
8/6/2012 2:39 PM EDT
A cup of hot coffee can keep me happy even in the coldest weather.
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BigTech
8/6/2012 2:40 PM EDT
With the AC stuck "on", the building was getting a bit chilly.
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MarkBort
8/6/2012 3:19 PM EDT
Having lost majority this year at the embedded OS conference, Bob and his staunchest supporters are forced to find their own breakout session venue.
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Denis.Giri
8/7/2012 3:23 AM EDT
"drinking bird 2.0" and their inventor meeting with a VC.
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MarkBort
8/7/2012 3:43 PM EDT
"I hope the tweet is legit. I know you guys came a long way expecting the Tux Look-alike Convention."
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jkdrum
8/8/2012 9:32 AM EDT
I knew I should have worn my suit to the conference!
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beatab
8/8/2012 10:49 AM EDT
After 2 months of Win detox,I believe I am on the way to recovery...
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MarkBort
8/8/2012 3:22 PM EDT
"We're a bit late, so let's do what seems natural ... let's slip in together without a big splash."
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skal_jp
8/8/2012 7:06 PM EDT
Why do the R&D guy always stand out of the lot?
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NoNIckName_#2
8/9/2012 4:38 PM EDT
I'm not sure I should have been on the invite list for this meeting. Everyone else looks to be Marketing.
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Wnderer
8/10/2012 1:28 PM EDT
After attending one of her meetings, Bob understood why the new manager was referred to as the 'Ice Queen'.
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MarkBort
8/10/2012 4:02 PM EDT
"Be on your guard guys....this human Shark Tank can be just as perilous as ... well you know."
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RickChuck
8/10/2012 6:31 PM EDT
Bob was beginning to understand why "swimming" and "working well in groups" were required skills for the job he was interviewing for.
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Kendahl.Johnson
8/10/2012 11:41 PM EDT
Boy, my new pequin robots should be a real hit at the conference.
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Kendahl.Johnson
8/10/2012 11:44 PM EDT
I hope they work better than my spelling.
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Chuck.Hill
8/11/2012 10:40 PM EDT
As usual, Bob shows up inappropriately dressed for the event.
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NoNIckName_#2
8/12/2012 3:15 PM EDT
Yeah I'm sufficiently nerdy--I think I'll fit right in.
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didymus7
8/13/2012 6:21 AM EDT
According to Siri, the Windows 8 conference is this way.
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didymus7
8/13/2012 6:22 AM EDT
These days it's tough to tell the difference between Linux and Android.
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TGR
8/13/2012 8:46 AM EDT
"Something's fishy about Conference Room 2."
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TGR
8/13/2012 9:13 AM EDT
Percy went to the "Sea World" Conference expecting the world's C programmers.
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madmcmac
8/13/2012 9:38 AM EDT
Who is the guy with all the "suits"
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NoNIckName_#2
8/14/2012 4:04 PM EDT
I'm not going to miss this lunch & learn--they're serving sushi.
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Parreco
8/15/2012 6:50 PM EDT
Not only is the new engineer a "bird-brain", his designs won't fly.
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MarkBort
8/17/2012 4:28 PM EDT
Bob's ready to present intern engineer mentoring results. His only regret is failure to imprint the pocket protector on this neat generation.
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MarkBort
8/17/2012 5:31 PM EDT
“Remember when the MC asks the audience to give you a warm welcome ... it’s not rudeness, it’s a culture thing ...”
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Sheetal.Pandey
8/19/2012 8:58 AM EDT
We are going to Antartica-Madagdascar!
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MarkBort
8/20/2012 3:08 PM EDT
Bob and his crack navigators respond to the call after company negotiations iced up, nearing that proverbial slippery slope.
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Don.Swaab
8/25/2012 8:27 AM EDT
The managers all dress alike. There is nothing to distinguish one from another, not even a pocket protector.
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seaEE
8/25/2012 5:03 PM EDT
Gil did not yet know that his clients would require all his calculations and graphs be converted to polar coordinates.
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Reagan.Thomas
8/27/2012 1:21 PM EDT
At once stunned, giddy and frightened, Linux Kernel Summit 2013 attendees leave a briefing where Linus Torvalds had just announced that he will be joining Microsoft to aid their transition of Windows to GPL.
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skal_jp
8/27/2012 11:46 PM EDT
This conference "User interface: from PEN to GUI" looks interesting. Hope I'll get a good seat.
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MarkBort
8/28/2012 2:58 PM EDT
Here's a URL candidate for you guys ... www.foot.org is reserved, but no content.
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Don.Swaab
8/29/2012 2:37 PM EDT
The dress code for managers sure is boring. I'm glad I'm an engineer.
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NoNIckName_#2
8/30/2012 7:53 PM EDT
Hey Ned, is the AC still stuck full on in conference room 2?
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bnowak
9/7/2012 8:33 AM EDT
Mr. Popper never goes anywhere without his entourage
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bnowak
9/7/2012 8:35 AM EDT
Bob, to himself: "this is the last time I'm attending the Antarctic Design Expo"
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Don.Swaab
9/7/2012 9:06 PM EDT
The dress code for managers sure is boring. It's lucky we engineers are such outstanding dressers.
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WireMan
10/26/2012 2:35 PM EDT
Fred never got pigs to fly, but he did get penguins to do the "Cha Cha Slide." Yup, there's an app for that.
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