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Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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It does not have a positive or negative meaning per se, imho. It depends on the context, the person who is phrasing and the person who is the object of the remark.
For example, let's say you have a coworker who uses to be very clumsy; today he spilt his mug of coffee on your desk, and the report you prepared is now useless. You say "Strikes again" -> negative
Now let's say there is another coworker, a brilliant developper who often find smart ways to solve complex issues. Today he found a way to finally implement this complex functionality which will allow to satisfy the customer's needs without impacting project's deadline. "Strikes again" -> positive.
If you say that to a guy who you do not know very well, and who does not know you very well either, then it can be confusing, thus his question about your remark.
"I'm neither for nor against, on the contrary." John Middle
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"Strike" Has it got something to do with a baseball? In Cricket a strike means a good hit. It cannot be seen as a negative thing.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Yes, but you can also think about a "surgical strike", or a "strategic strike", which both refer to the lexical field of war; which is a little bit less positive.
"I'm neither for nor against, on the contrary." John Middle
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phil.o wrote: Today he found a way to finally implement this complex functionality which will allow to satisfy the customer's needs without impacting project's deadline. "Strikes again" -> positive.
If you say that to a guy who you do not know very well, and who does not know you very well either, then it can be confusing, thus his question about your remark.
Which I think is the point of the OP.
In the example you gave, even if I knew the person well, I wouldn't use that phrase.
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It is a pejorative phrase, as in 'rampant malaria strikes again', although why it should be so is silly really, it is just the way it is used. (And it seems to be the same both sides of the pond, so must have a fairly well ingrained meaning).
Couple of new words for you perhaps, 'pejorative', means negative, derogatory, and 'pond' for the North Atlantic. 
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 Thanks!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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The way an adage registers on its hearers will vary depending on context, where context includes body language ... movement of body and eyes, facial expression, etc. And, where context includes the entire interpersonal ambiance, the roles people are playing (gender, occupational), whether the interaction is one-on-one, in a group, etc. Not to mention ... tone and pitch of voice, and perceived status.
Then, you add all the rich possibilities of cultural and linguistic differences.
As you consider the infinity of factors coming to bear on the subjective reality of the most trivial human encounter, I am sure you will agree with me that understanding is virtually impossible, and, that analyses like these are superfluous.
But, please, don't imagine for a moment that if we agree with each other (on this) that we understand each other.
cheers, Bill
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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BillWoodruff wrote: Then, you add all the rich possibilities of cultural and linguistic differences.
+ Sports!
In Cricket, A "strike" means a good thing. I guess in Baseball it is not.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Vunic wrote: In Cricket, A "strike" means a good thing. I guess in Baseball it is not.
That depends on which side you are on.
This past year I noticed that there is more urging of fans to cheer when the home team's pitcher has two strikes on a batter.
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right!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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If you wish to avoid misundersting I would advice you to use "scores again" for positive meanings.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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 I get it.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Quote: The mate that mistook this , mentioned something with the "Baseball"
While the reference to a game of baseball is a negative, "strikes again" is used in the vernacular as a second victory.
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I've never seen it in a positive context.
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A friend of mine, who is absolutely clueless about computer, asked me "what is this multithreading error I was talking about, about?"
And I came up with this brilliant analogy, even if I do say so myself, to explain it: "it's like when you have 3 different managers all asking you to do different conflicting top priority things. in the end nothing much might happen!"
She got it right away! 
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You should be a teacher.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Yay! 
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cute!
and close..
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Multithreading? Drive to work every morning and you can learn all about it. Traffic lights show you everything about locks, deadlocks, race conditions and the strange phenomenon that some threads keep misunderstanding some part of green or red.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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On the one hand, you want to have your cake; on the other hand, you want to eat it too.
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good one hey!
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Super Lloyd wrote: even if I do say so myself, to explain it: "it's like when you have 3 different managers all asking you to do different conflicting top priority things. in the end nothing much might happen!"
Ahh...and then a deadlock would be....
When you just say f*ck it and leave work early for happy hour.
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My mom is watching a TV show, and a woman on it was going on about a two page speech she had written about the pain and suffering she had gone through making Jell-O (Yes. Jell-O). Her husband (I think) then interrupted her and told her to stop being so Jell-O-dramatic.
I Laughed.
What corny jokes do you guys have?
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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