RJ (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} rjlippincott) wrote,@ 2008-05-01 15:58:00 |
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Apparently, not a Joss fan...
The wallpaper on my work PC is this graphic:
A short time ago, a Chinese-born software engineer came into my cubicle looking for a tech manual. He glanced at my monitor, and said "You have Chinese writing on your computer."
I said yes, and that I was told that it meant...
"Quietness" he said.
So I said that I'd been told it meant Serenity, and a bit about Firefly (particularly mentioning that the profanity and insults were largely in Chinese).
His reply was most interesting. He said "Yes, I can see how that would apply as the name of a space ship, the quietness of outer space."
I opted to skip the explanation about the Battle of Serenity Valley. The guy has to do a technical review on my draft manual, I don't want to confuse him.
The wallpaper on my work PC is this graphic:
A short time ago, a Chinese-born software engineer came into my cubicle looking for a tech manual. He glanced at my monitor, and said "You have Chinese writing on your computer."
I said yes, and that I was told that it meant...
"Quietness" he said.
So I said that I'd been told it meant Serenity, and a bit about Firefly (particularly mentioning that the profanity and insults were largely in Chinese).
His reply was most interesting. He said "Yes, I can see how that would apply as the name of a space ship, the quietness of outer space."
I opted to skip the explanation about the Battle of Serenity Valley. The guy has to do a technical review on my draft manual, I don't want to confuse him.
