Somebody said we as individuals are not one but a veritable committee of different personas making up our net identify and determining, somehow, our net attitudes and perspectives and behaviors in life. Here are five possible committee members based on western astrology.
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A Very Secret Service is a new “Netflix Originals” release. About one in twenty Netflix Originals appeal to me and A Very Secret Service is one of them. I am on Season 1 (of 1) Episode 7 (of 12) and will soon be done. I hope another season will be in the works.
The series is French produced – studio, language (English Subtitles available), actors – and takes place in the 1960’s – De Gaulle, Algiers. It’s a tongue in cheek parody as a young man is recruited into “the service of la France!” with wacky secret agent mentors including agent provocateurs, a femme fatale, and bureaucratic old guard management. It’s reminiscent to me of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (secret agent parody) plus Are You Being Served (goofy character ensemble) plus early 007 Bond (assassinations, a bit of dark, Miss Moneypenny). To this it adds spoofs à la française – cigarettes, colonialism, cabarets, and théâtre de l’absurde.
Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Secret_Service
Image Credit: http://www.welkeserie.nl/netflix/item/506-a-very-secret-service.html
A year (or so) after I started my corporate career (at the tender age of 25), I discovered that my company’s ranking system (to give a grade to determine subsequent raises and/or promotions) was rank (having a foul or offensive smell). Why was it rank? Because I had entered it without understanding it. Having put my foot in it, I chose to outlast it as long as I could (I thought that would be a mere 5 but it turned out to be yikes! 25 years yay me! ; ) ).
That said, rank corporate ranking systems are as inevitable (and rank) as death and taxes, so, be aware and persevere.
From Google Translate:
提防
Beware, be on guard, take precautions
前进
Advance, go forward, march, go ahead, head, go along
打
Fight, beat, make, break, strike, shoot
上帝!
Oh my God!, My goodness!
准备
Be Ready
再见！
Goodbye!
压
Press, push, crush, depress, hold down, strain
保卫
Defend, guard, protect, safeguard, ward, guard against
请死
Please Die
我支持你
I support you
我很失望
I am disappointed
我们的情况是坏的
Our situation is bad
没关系
It’s ok
雷达
Radar
请求
Request, ask, apply for
愤怒
Angry, indignant, raging
我会保护你
I will protect you
让他们来找我们
Let them come to us
进展顺利
Progressing well
捕获它
Capture it
欢乐
Joy
幸运命中
Lucky hit
我死
I die
这太疯狂了
This is crazy
You made a terrible decision
你做了一个可怕的决定
From Wikipedia:
213: Person who is very stupid.
666: "Doing something really well"
1314: "For ever", "One life, one world"
4242: "Yes" or "Affirmative" or "It is"
520: "I love you"
555: "(crying)"
7451 or 7456: "I’m angry"
748: "Go and die!", "Get lost!", "Go to hell!"
87: "Bitchy", “Idiocy/Idiot”
88: "Bye bye"
94: "So", "but", "just like", “etc.”
995: "Help", "Save me!"
2333: “Laughter"
484: "If" (yes or no)
99: "The wish for couple being together for long time"
*Dedicated to GeneralDort/ChairmanDort on WoWS RU/SEA/EU/NA/China Servers R1 Ranked Season 2017
Always a pleasure to guest lecture for “Is One Life Enough” at Dublin Institute of Technology’s campus in Second Life. Course module information is at https://virtualenvironmentsmodule.com/
1. Guest Lecturer, Sitearm Madonna
2. Dean of Arts and Tourism, John O’Connor, addressing students
3. Facilitator, Locks Aichi, chatting with Sitearm and John
