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@anotherusername said in WTF Bites:
@scarlet_manuka said in WTF Bites:
My client-side rules don't work any more
I'm on Windows 7 and an Outlook update broke some of mine. Appears they've removed the "execute script" option.
Mine weren't anything so complicated, just "if email from sender X and with subject Y shows up, mark it as read and move it into folder Z". Works fine in the desktop app - at least last time I was able to use it - but it is a client-side rule so it doesn't get applied in OWA.
@timebandit said in WTF Bites:
@scarlet_manuka said in WTF Bites:
I am stuck with OWA which is really annoying
Outlook's Worse Access ?
I know I put an info hint in the post with the actual expansion, but yeah, if you like.
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@anotherusername said in WTF Bites:
@ben_lubar said in WTF Bites:
&&is literally the symbol for the short-circuiting&operator.In C/C++? No.
&&is literally the symbol for logical AND, while&is the symbol for bitwise AND. Logical AND implicitly casts both arguments to typebooland the result is abool. It evaluates from left to right, and short circuits. Bitwise AND requires that the arguments be integral types and compares them bit by bit; as such it obviously cannot short circuit.Bash is even weirder.
a && bmeans āruna; if he returns 0, runb; return whatever the last thing you ran didā;a || bmeans āruna; if he doesn't return 0, runb; return whatever the last thing you ran didā;a | bmeans ārunaandbsimultaneously; connecta's standard output tob's standard inputā; anda & bmeans āruna; without waiting for it to finish, runb; you're done wheneverbis, and return what he doesā.
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@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
Stupid WebAssign math homework has now marked me off on an assignment because apparently, unlike every other equation interpreter out there, including ones that I can copy and paste its equations directly into and have them interpreted properly, sin(x)Ā² means sin(xĀ²) instead of sinĀ²(x). Why does everything suck?
Oh, but why stop there? Let's have
ln |sin 2x|have a different meaning thanln(|sin(2x)|)! Because it's not like the website I'm using as a scratchpad for this (which you don't fucking have! WHY?) uses the EXACT SAME LIBRARY as you and INTERPRETS IT FUCKING CORRECTLY!God dammit, this needs to be done in an hour, which is coincidentally how much battery power I have left. I do not have time for this shit.
In my day you used a fuckin' piece of paper and a goddamned pencil and you liked it.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
Stupid WebAssign math homework has now marked me off on an assignment because apparently, unlike every other equation interpreter out there, including ones that I can copy and paste its equations directly into and have them interpreted properly, sin(x)Ā² means sin(xĀ²) instead of sinĀ²(x). Why does everything suck?
Oh, but why stop there? Let's have
ln |sin 2x|have a different meaning thanln(|sin(2x)|)! Because it's not like the website I'm using as a scratchpad for this (which you don't fucking have! WHY?) uses the EXACT SAME LIBRARY as you and INTERPRETS IT FUCKING CORRECTLY!God dammit, this needs to be done in an hour, which is coincidentally how much battery power I have left. I do not have time for this shit.
In my day you used a fuckin' piece of paper and a goddamned pencil and you liked it.
Mine also. And indeed, I'm pretty sure @pie_flavor would prefer using a pen and paper over an electronic system that can't parse standard notation correctly.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
Stupid WebAssign math homework has now marked me off on an assignment because apparently, unlike every other equation interpreter out there, including ones that I can copy and paste its equations directly into and have them interpreted properly, sin(x)Ā² means sin(xĀ²) instead of sinĀ²(x). Why does everything suck?
Oh, but why stop there? Let's have
ln |sin 2x|have a different meaning thanln(|sin(2x)|)! Because it's not like the website I'm using as a scratchpad for this (which you don't fucking have! WHY?) uses the EXACT SAME LIBRARY as you and INTERPRETS IT FUCKING CORRECTLY!God dammit, this needs to be done in an hour, which is coincidentally how much battery power I have left. I do not have time for this shit.
In my day you used a fuckin' piece of paper and a goddamned pencil and you liked it.
Mine too. In high school, that is. And I certainly did.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
Stupid WebAssign math homework has now marked me off on an assignment because apparently, unlike every other equation interpreter out there, including ones that I can copy and paste its equations directly into and have them interpreted properly, sin(x)Ā² means sin(xĀ²) instead of sinĀ²(x). Why does everything suck?
Oh, but why stop there? Let's have
ln |sin 2x|have a different meaning thanln(|sin(2x)|)! Because it's not like the website I'm using as a scratchpad for this (which you don't fucking have! WHY?) uses the EXACT SAME LIBRARY as you and INTERPRETS IT FUCKING CORRECTLY!God dammit, this needs to be done in an hour, which is coincidentally how much battery power I have left. I do not have time for this shit.
In my day you used a fuckin' piece of paper and a goddamned pencil and you liked it.
I in fact pioneered assistive technologies at my high school, gathering signatures from all my teachers that yes, in fact, I could use my laptop for schoolwork. Thing could technically run Windows 95, I think it had 16 Mb of RAM? So much fun...
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This random video billboard I found is NOT playing fair.
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@greybeard said in WTF Bites:
And everyone knows that internal CAs should expire in early 2038.
So that's 2 Ć 3650 = 7300 days?
+1 for each leap day in: 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036
7300+5 = 7305 daysI deliberately left those out as I wasn't sure when in early 2038 things would expire. The error is only around 0.1% so that's close enough. ;)
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@cartman82
the real
is as always Teamviewer
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@dkf January 19, 2038 03:14:07 GMT. The following second is December 13, 1901 20:45:52 GMT, so those certificates will have expired long ago.
... except not, because ASN.1 (the markup language in which certs are written) uses a fixed-length string for the time, so we're good until December 31, 2099 23:59:59 GMT.
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// Broken return `<span style="line-height: 1em;"> ${option.res.fullName} </span> <br> <span class="text-muted" style="font-size: 0.8em;"> ${option.res.formattedPhoneNumber} </span>`; // Not broken return ` <span style="line-height: 1em;"> ${option.res.fullName} </span> <br> <span class="text-muted" style="font-size: 0.8em;"> ${option.res.formattedPhoneNumber} </span>`;Fuck you very much, ASI.
Filed under: Not under rants because I don't have much more to say, #FuckYou, #GiveLorneMoney
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@onyx at least it'll hopefully generate a warning about unreachable code...?
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@anotherusername not a damned thing. This finally convinced my co-worker to set up some rules for eslint so it's at least visible.
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The mobile version versus the desktop version in a desktop browser has all kinds of 3px implications...
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@anotherusername said in WTF Bites:
"Looks like you might be in Canada. But are you really? Be the first to know!"
Opens the window
Temperature drops below zero Ā°C
A polar bear grunts at me
YES I AM
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The mobile version versus the desktop version in a desktop browser has all kinds of 3px implications...
Wat.
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@anotherusername not a damned thing. This finally convinced my co-worker to set up some rules for eslint so it's at least visible.
Go gives three errors, and at least they're helpful...
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@anotherusername not a damned thing. This finally convinced my co-worker to set up some rules for eslint so it's at least visible.
Should've used Firefox. :P
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@tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
Wat
Tried "mobile" mode on a not mobile.
Wwwwhhyyyyyyyy??????!!!!!?????
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@tsaukpaetra
Ladies and Gentlemen (and those of other identifications), taxpayer funded development!
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@izzion Maybe we should do a Jeopardy-style "what was the requirement behind that large image" round.
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@izzion Maybe we should do a Jeopardy-style "what was the requirement behind that large image" round.
- Stock image
- Free
- Really blurry so computers can't autoflag it for DMCA
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@tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
@izzion Maybe we should do a Jeopardy-style "what was the requirement behind that large image" round.
- Stock image
- Free
- Really blurry so computers can't autoflag it for DMCA
How about this photo of some rivers with bridges over them?
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@anotherusername said in WTF Bites:
Should've used Firefox.
I am. Guess that once
webkitwebpack was done with it it folded into two other "unreachable code" warnings I have that are coming from some library we're using. Of course, once that thing muddles everything together, knowing where the damned error is coming from is damned near impossible...
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@jbert or to guess why these were created: https://www.reddit.com/r/wtfstockphotos/
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I have no idea why it's allowed.
For the same reason that electric drills don't have safety guards to stop you sticking them up your nose.
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WTF of the day: So, I got notice from UPS that my new 3D printer had been shipped. From multiple previous experiences I know that they always deliver when I'm at school.
But, hey, it's possible to tell them: "Deliver this to an UPS Access Point and I'll get it myself!"
So I did. And promptly received a notice today that my package was indeed delivered to the point I had chosen.
Upon arrival I got my package and noticed that it was a bit on the light side. Despite it being 1 m x 40 cm x 40 cm I was perfectly capable of holding it in one stretched arm. Just to show you how light it was.
"Hmmh, maybe it's a lightweight design?" I thought. Oh, well, let's get home and see what's what.Upon arrival at home I checked my post box and found a note from UPS. "Yes, I thought, the notice that they delivered my package to the Access Point... wait..."
Because the box: "We left the package at your neighbour's" was checked.
Turns out that there was a second package they did indeed leave at my neighbour's. Which was considerably heavier.
Now I'm wondering
because UPS explicitly stated that my package would need a signature...
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@rhywden Update: I just opened the package from the UPS point. Which had a big label with my address.
Inside was some clothes and an invoice. For my neighbour.
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@rhywden Turns out both packages have the same tracking #.
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@rhywden Turns out both packages have the same tracking #.
They were so close to getting it right, if only they had accidentally swapped the packages...
All things considered, it's remarkable that they got (close to) their destination at all. I guess the mistake could have happened at the store if you and your neighbour ordered from the same place?
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@rhywden Turns out both packages have the same tracking #.
They were so close to getting it right, if only they had accidentally swapped the packages...
All things considered, it's remarkable that they got (close to) their destination at all. I guess the mistake must have happened with the place were you ordered your stuff, which might have been the same as your neighbour?
No, they're not related at all, save for both being in Eastern Europe. Mine is from Prusa in Prague (Czechia), the other is from a clothing supplier in Poland.
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@rhywden Turns out both packages have the same tracking #.
Shipping industry is full of WTF's lately. If I'm not home, our UPS driver is supposed to deliver to the apartment main office and let the property manager sign. Standard practice for apartments around here. Anyway, usually he forges the property manager's signature, marks off in the system that he delivered it to the main office, and then actually puts it at my door instead. That's the dead-wrong and lazy way to do things but I never had trouble.
Until last week. I lost a Guitar Center order (fortunately not an expensive one) because UPS did this again, but instead of delivering it to my door, it went somewhere else and was never seen again. I called up Guitar Center customer service, and it looks like I'm just out of my money because UPS tracking states that it was delivered to the main office and signed for by the property manager.
(Fortunately it was only about $20.)
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@mott555 That would be the point where I would raise a real stink.
Signature forgery means either a hefty fine or jail time over here. I'd also have done this the first time the driver pulled that stunt because it inevitably leads to exactly that outcome.
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because UPS tracking states that it was delivered to the main office and signed for by the property manager
I would ask to see the signature, and show them the real signature of the property manager.
It doesn't matter if it's only $20, it's YOUR $20 and that driver is a lazy bastard and UPS needs to correct this.
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@rhywden Turns out both packages have the same tracking #.
Consider it a miracle!
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Anyway, usually he forges the property manager's signature, marks off in the system that he delivered it to the main office, and then actually puts it at my door instead.
There's all sorts of weird things in shipping, but your story reminds me of the perverse incentives that caused (minor) problems for us last month. We were having some flatpack furniture shipped to us, and the delivery time (late one day) came and went and we saw and heard no sign of the delivery man. So we checked online, and saw that it was claimed that delivery had been attempted but there was nobody in, a complete lie.
The furniture arrived early the next morning. Apparently, it was actually too heavy to fit on the van the previous day (understandable; it was quite heavy and that was why we had it shipped) but the management at the shipping company penalises the drivers when that happens, so they instead say that things were undeliverable and try again the next day once they can get the loading right. Now, I can understand the steps in the reasoning, but it still gives a really crappy overall experience.
At least the chairs are really good for what we're using them for. A lot better than what we had before, both in terms of robustness and comfortā¦
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@dkf I had that when my washer/dryer were delivered. In that case, they came by, saw that it was upstairs and a bit tight, claimed "they won't fit," and refused to deliver them. I managed to get the units re-delivered, and that team said (as they were easily installing them) that they had ended up doing a lot of the other team's jobs that all, strangely, were second-floor installations. Hmmm....
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Signature forgery means either a hefty fine or jail time over here.
It's generally a felony in the US, too. AFAIK, it's prohibited at the state, not Federal, level, though, so severity can vary by jurisdictions, and some jurisdictions might treat something like this less severely than, say, forging a signature on a check or contract.
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Another update because I called UPS about this: Turns out that due to the doubled tracking number, the second package does not exist in their system.
They tried to fob this off on the sender ("It's the sender who creates the tracking number!") but when I asked them if they don't ensure the global uniqueness of the numbers, they went silent...
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It's official. Google image search is now significantly worse than Bing or DuckDuckGo's.
Not because they removed the "view image" button, that was merely the last straw. It started sucking when it got infected by dozens of spammy sites (pinterest, etc.) that don't let you view the image at all unless you login.
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@anonymous234 said in WTF Bites:
It started sucking when it got infected by dozens of spammy sites (pinterest, etc.) that don't let you view the image at all unless you login
Stop stealing copyrighted images
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@timebandit Hey, tell that to goddamn Pinterest.
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@anonymous234 said in WTF Bites:
Not because they removed the "view image" button, that was merely the last straw.
I've found that you can right-click on the image and choose āOpen Image in New Tabā (or equivalent for your browser) and you'll get the actual image itself. Google used to do tricks with scaling (and transparent overlays) to stop that, but it seems that now they just use the original image and scale it in CSS. The sites that do the evil games with Referer tracking are totally screwed by this; I guess they could block Google from showing the image at all, sure (and it's totally within their rights to do this), but then they won't get any traffic either, yet if they let Google show the image then the image will be in the browser's cache and right-click/show-image will deliver the goods.
The people using the MilwaukeePC Special Internet Connection won't be happy about all thisā¦ but who cares about them?
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So, this past month I was scheduled to train some new workers in another country. I was required to get a visa for this. Now I will admit that I made a mistake and left the visa a little late in the process, but I still had 9 full business days. So, on a Tuesday afternoon I overnight ship everything to DC (with UPS, as the embassy ONLY return ships with USPS I went to the UPS store and not Fedex to make it easier) for my visa application. Was suppose to be 10:30am delivery (I was a little late to guarantee earlier than that).
Wednesday morning comes and I see my package is stalled in Kansas due to weather, so it won't arrive until Thursday if I am lucky. Thankfully, it did arrive on Thursday. I get a call on Thursday from the embassy and they inform me that my cashiers check can not be accepted because the rates have changed. See, the rates were set to change on Wednesday. I had seen this on the site so I had had the check made out for the correct price for Wednesday, but it was created on Tuesday, so they refused to accept it because on the day it was created it was the wrong value. Even though it was the correct value when it arrived. I have no idea why that matters. But they refused to take it. So, Thursday I overnight another check to DC. This one gets stuck in Virginia due to weather, so does not arrive until Saturday.
The Embassy processed it on Monday, but it was a holiday so I did not expect the USPS to pick it up and sure enough they did not. Tuesday I call the embassy and they can confirm that my application was successfully processed and sent out for pickup on Monday. Finally at 11:33pm Tuesday night my package is in the USPS system.
I needed the visa by that Friday before 3:30pm (when my flight was scheduled to leave). So I am frequently checking the update status of my package. Wednesday and Thursday at 12:33pm it states that it is in transit. So Thursday night I place a stop order on my package and try and get it so I can pick it up at the Denver dropoff location (this was a horrible mistake). After work Thursday I head to my local post office and waste an hour of my time trying to get them to help me, they can't but I do get the number for the regional collection point so I can call them when they open Friday morning and hopefully arrange to pickup my package there.
Thursday night at about 10pm my boss calls me and informs me that my trip is cancelled as the team I am training is having contract issues. So I breathe many sighs of relief and just decide to let my passport arrive when it does.
But recall, I had placed a stop order, well I had set it to the local post office and not the dropoff location (apparently you can't set it to that location). So for 4 days I got failure to deliver notices because they kept trying to take my package to the post office after they were closed. Finally, Friday (a week after I had initially needed it) I got my now useless visa.
In the end I could of driven from Denver to DC and back in less time and less expense than trying to ship it there.
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...my cashiers check...I had had the check made out for the correct price for Wednesday...I overnight another check to DC...
Shouldn't you be warning people about Hitler?
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UPS explicitly stated that my package would need a signature...
That's what UPS drivers are for.
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0. inb4 TRWTF is windows
1. my start menu has, for the third time, appeared with a bunch of random bullshit added back to it.
2. when I hover over theP~Microsoft....tile., the tooltip saysP~Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_89fe09jfw80j8!Micros-
3. this thing can't even display tooltips properly, as evidenced by the above tooltip being cut offAmazing how I can get 3
s just by hitting one key
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@bb36e E_NO_REPRO
https://i.imgur.com/RIi6R76.png
It's looked exactly like this across every update
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