Author Archives: Eric Sporer

The following is a true story In 2008 I was hired as a United States Patent Examiner. Patent examining is, believe it or not, a pretty boring job. To do the job, you are supposed to examine about one application a day. Ideally, you spend an hour reading and understanding the application, six hours lookingContinue reading “Something Fun You Can Do On the Internet”

With Covid seeming like a permanent problem, the MTA has updated it’s guide for subway etiquette for Covid times. You may be surprised that there was existing subway etiquette to update. Well, there is subway etiquette. It’s a subtle but complicated dance, like the kind that two rats do while fighting over food scraps. HereContinue reading “Covid Subway Etiquitte”

Everyone knows that Teddy Roosevelt built the Panama Canal because of that famous palindrome. I’ve been working on my own palindromes to reflect my accomplishments. Here’s what I’ve got so far: A man, no plan, no canal, Anaconnalponnamacat at(t)ac(k)!No canal? Not a one? No, a ton. It’s a con! (pretty close!)A canal?! Are you fuckingContinue reading “Palindromemordnilap”

The hardest part about flying a plane is the loneliness. Sure, some other pilots may tell you it’s keeping the plane in the air, or remembering what all those buttons are for, but I don’t bother with any of that. That’s what the co-pilot (which is Latin for “real pilot”) is for. Those other pilotsContinue reading “Learning to Fly”

10- Let everyone work from home by forcing them to live at the office 9- Better yet, have them work from their actual homes, but only after they’ve worked in the office for 9 hours a day 8-  Play two truths and one lie, but without telling the other employees 7- Do icebreakers, where employeesContinue reading “Top 10 Worst Ways to Boost Office Morale”