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Apparently, three messages in the last year is "a large number".
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@Tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
Apparently, three messages in the last year is "a large number".
Based on your texting habit, yes
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@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
Apparently, three messages in the last year is "a large number".
Based on your texting habit, yes
O///O shut up!
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foo.getSomeBooleanThing().equals( new Boolean( cowOrker.isRetarded() ) )
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
foo.getSomeBooleanThing().equals( new Boolean( cowOrker.isRetarded()== true) )
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Names changed to protect the innocent, everything else reproduced faithfully. Spotted last week but I've just rememered to post it.
if(stringFoo==""){ }else{ if(stringBaz==""){ stringBaz=stringBaz+stringFoo; }else{ stringBaz=stringBaz+","+stringFoo; } } if(stringBar==""){ }else{ if(stringBaz==""){ stringBaz=stringBaz+stringBar; }else{ stringBaz=stringBaz+","+stringBar; } }(this carries on for a few more strings)
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@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@loopback0 said in WTF Bites:
to protect the innocent
Innocent is synonym for ignorant?
The anonymisation is to protect me rather than the genius responsible for that handiwork, so not this time.
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Status: I ticked this option, thinking it would protect me in the event that one of the Explorer windows crashed (it likes to do that with this USB dock).
Guess what? It doesn't. Queue 7 Explorer windows disappearing and the copy dialog freezing so hardcore neither pausing or cancelling works.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
this USB dock
Have I mentioned I hate this dock? I hate it. Forget the Amazon Review, it's getting straight-up returned!
Edit: it's so bad that it's crashing the host controller. I can't even...
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@ixvedeusi To Microsoft, Unicode means UTF-16LE. Files (+BOM), strings, the whole shebang.
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@_P_ It's probably just a COM object.
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It's very appropriate to call common pitfalls "best practices". So in case you fall into such a pitfall, you can tell your boss you just followed a best practice.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
Have I mentioned I hate this dock?
Is that one of those newfangled docks that connect with USB-C? Colleagues started getting those and they are reaching brand new levels of crappy.
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@pie_flavor said in WTF Bites:
@ixvedeusi To Microsoft, Unicode means UTF-16LE. Files (+BOM), strings, the whole shebang.
Yeah, Microsoft was never exactly known for calling things clearly.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
Have I mentioned I hate this dock?
Is that one of those newfangled docks that connect with USB-C? Colleagues started getting those and they are reaching brand new levels of crappy.
No, just plain-old USB 3.0 Type-B. I mentioned it first in the Status Thread.
Edit: Return requested. Had a lovely chat with Zul:
Amazon Your AccountAmazon.com Message From Customer Service Hello, Here's a copy of the chat transcript you requested: Initial Question: Item improperly registers drives. Probably an issue with the device firmware. This causes severe errors on my computer. 01:15 AM PDT Zul(Amazon): Hello, my name is Zul. I'm here to help you today. 01:16 AM PDT Zul: I'm sorry to hear about that. Let me take a look on the item and see what I can do. Is this the item that you are referring the Inateck SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, USB 3.0 SSD Docking Station, Dual Bay, FD2005? 01:17 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: Correct. 01:17 AM PDT Zul: Thank you for confirming! 01:18 AM PDT Zul: May I know when did you experienced the issue? 01:18 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: Immediately. 01:20 AM PDT Zul: I see. May I know what have you done so far to correct the issue? 01:20 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: This is not a correctable issue. The underlying problem is that the dock reports all drives connected to it as having Serial Number 00000000. I can't fix that by any means. 01:21 AM PDT Zul: Got it! Thank you for that information. Let me check what available option that I have here. 01:22 AM PDT Zul: Upon checking here I have an option to send you a replacement order. Is that okay with you? 01:22 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: A replacement unit will most likely exhibit the same issue. The problem is endemic to the device itself. It's function as designed, just that the design is wrong. 01:23 AM PDT Zul: I see. So you just want to return the item instead? For refund? 01:23 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: That would probably be best, yeah. 01:24 AM PDT Zul: Sure thing. Let me just go a head and create return mailing label so that you can return the item with no charge. 01:24 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: Ok. 01:24 AM PDT Zul: Are you okay with the UPS drop off? 01:25 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: Yeah, I have access to a UPS pickup point. 01:25 AM PDT Zul: Great! Where do you want to get a refund? Gift card or credit card? 01:25 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: Amazon credit is fine. I use Amazon a lot. :) 01:25 AM PDT Zul: Good to hear that though. One moment. 01:26 AM PDT Zul: I have successfully created the return mailing label. 01:26 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: Thanks! 01:27 AM PDT Zul: [Link Redacted](#no) That is link where you can use to print the label. Is there anything else? 01:27 AM PDT Tsaukpaetra: No, I think that will be all, thanks. 01:27 AM PDT Zul: Very much welcome! 01:28 AM PDT Zul: Thank you for contacting Amazon. Have a good one! Please click on the "End Chat" to close this window.
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Colleagues started getting those and they are reaching brand new levels of crappy.
I hate having crappy colleagues.
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@Tsaukpaetra There is no hard drive. Only Zuul.
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@Zerosquare that was so two weeks ago!
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@Tsaukpaetra said in WTF Bites:
Apparently, three messages in the last year is "a large number".
Or maybe it's sending more than you think. I'd pull billing records from your telecom provider.
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@Tsaukpaetra: Sorry. Didn't notice the date.
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If co-mmon is the dual of mmon, what'd "mmon pitfalls" mean?
Relevant:
My initial confusion when encountering functions whose names begin with Co - The Old New Thing
We aren't in the math department any more.
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@Zerosquare linked in WTF Bites:
website.
Why is fucking everything asking me if I want notifications and shoving survey popups over the content?
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@Tsaukpaetra Is the WTF that you had a painless return process?
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@topspin My suggestion was "Stop popping up useless crap and let me read the thing I clicked on"
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WTF of my day: So, we want to use an LMS - there's not that much choice on the market if you want/need to self-host. Thus: Moodle (yeah, I know, PHP...)
Our new software even has that as a ready-to-install - you select the software and it's installed and configured so that all existing users can login immediately.
Only problem: The version they're installing is old. We asked them to install the latest version (or at least a newer one). They say that they have to check if there are any cross-dependency issues.
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
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Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
It's not sensible when you're providing public-facing software several years out of date and take your sweet time "checking things".
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
It's not sensible when you're providing public-facing software several years out of date and take your sweet time "checking things".
Nevertheless, that particular answer is extremely sensible given the situation. "It should be easy to upgrade this" are words that make anyone with any experience upgrading stuff cringe.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
It's not sensible when you're providing public-facing software several years out of date and take your sweet time "checking things".
Nevertheless, that particular answer is extremely sensible given the situation. "It should be easy to upgrade this" are words that make anyone with any experience upgrading stuff cringe.
I actually went through the upgrade process on my own webserver - it really is not a big deal. You're kind of forgetting that I do have experience upgrading stuff. And in this specific instance, it really is not a big deal.
I mean, even if we had to wipe the Moodle installation and its database, we wouldn't lose any data yet. In fact, the current situation is where an upgrade will be the least problematic.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
It's not sensible when you're providing public-facing software several years out of date and take your sweet time "checking things".
Nevertheless, that particular answer is extremely sensible given the situation. "It should be easy to upgrade this" are words that make anyone with any experience upgrading stuff cringe.
I actually went through the upgrade process on my own webserver - it really is not a big deal. You're kind of forgetting that I do have experience upgrading stuff. And in this specific instance, it really is not a big deal.
Not at all.
But I find it hilarious to watch you make that survivor bias fallacy here that you like to call people out on. Very thread meta.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
It's not sensible when you're providing public-facing software several years out of date and take your sweet time "checking things".
Nevertheless, that particular answer is extremely sensible given the situation. "It should be easy to upgrade this" are words that make anyone with any experience upgrading stuff cringe.
I actually went through the upgrade process on my own webserver - it really is not a big deal. You're kind of forgetting that I do have experience upgrading stuff. And in this specific instance, it really is not a big deal.
Not at all.
But I find it hilarious to watch you make that survivor bias fallacy here that you like to call people out on. Very thread meta.
Yeah, kindly fuck off. Why am I even listening to you in the first place?
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
Guys, it's a stand-alone PHP-based application. There are no cross-dependencies.
Eh...database? Addons? Integration with whatever "Our new software" is?
There's no direct integration, it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else and while it does use the same database server, it gets its completely own database inside it.
Also, we're talking about more than 5 years out of date here.
Well, it strikes me as a sensible first answer when someone asks for something like that if you're not already certain about it and "uses the same database server" is exactly what I was thinking about when I mentioned that.
It's not sensible when you're providing public-facing software several years out of date and take your sweet time "checking things".
Nevertheless, that particular answer is extremely sensible given the situation. "It should be easy to upgrade this" are words that make anyone with any experience upgrading stuff cringe.
I actually went through the upgrade process on my own webserver - it really is not a big deal. You're kind of forgetting that I do have experience upgrading stuff. And in this specific instance, it really is not a big deal.
Not at all.
But I find it hilarious to watch you make that survivor bias fallacy here that you like to call people out on. Very thread meta.
Yeah, kindly fuck off. Why am I even listening to you in the first place?
I dunno. Because deep down you know I'm right?
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it really is a bunch of PHP files dropped onto the webserver in its own directory, touching nothing else
Except for the moodledata directory, which SHOULD be outside of the web-accessible folder
I actually went through the upgrade process on my own webserver - it really is not a big deal.
And is mostly painless with Moodle.
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@TimeBandit Yeah, I'm really not seeing the potential for a Moodle upgrade to bork anything else but the Moodle installation itself. Unless they somehow gimped the access rights somewhere, of course.
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@Rhywden Check the PHP version on the server. Moodle 3.4+ requires PHP 7.0+
Maybe they're still on PHP 5.6, which would be
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@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Rhywden Check the PHP version on the server. Moodle 3.4+ requires PHP 7.0+
Maybe they're still on PHP 5.6, which would be
You're right - that one didn't even cross my mind... wait...
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@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Rhywden Check the PHP version on the server. Moodle 3.4+ requires PHP 7.0+
Maybe they're still on PHP 5.6, which would be
You're right - that one didn't even cross my mind... wait...
So...you're saying that you...checked a dependency?
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Rhywden Check the PHP version on the server. Moodle 3.4+ requires PHP 7.0+
Maybe they're still on PHP 5.6, which would be
You're right - that one didn't even cross my mind... wait...
So...you're saying that you...checked a dependency?
Well, Moodle is the only thing using PHP on that server (because Moodle has its own server). And checking that dependency took me all of five seconds, too.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Rhywden Check the PHP version on the server. Moodle 3.4+ requires PHP 7.0+
Maybe they're still on PHP 5.6, which would be
You're right - that one didn't even cross my mind... wait...
So...you're saying that you...checked a dependency?
Well, Moodle is the only thing using PHP on that server (because Moodle has its own server). And checking that dependency took me all of five seconds, too.
Yes, thank you for confirming what I said.
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@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@boomzilla said in WTF Bites:
@TimeBandit said in WTF Bites:
@Rhywden Check the PHP version on the server. Moodle 3.4+ requires PHP 7.0+
Maybe they're still on PHP 5.6, which would be
You're right - that one didn't even cross my mind... wait...
So...you're saying that you...checked a dependency?
Well, Moodle is the only thing using PHP on that server (because Moodle has its own server). And checking that dependency took me all of five seconds, too.
Yes, thank you for confirming what I said.
Yeah, how clever of you. You realize I said CROSS-dependencies. Asshat.
And in case, you don't understand what that means: A thing upon which MORE than one(1) service depends on at the same time.
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You realize I said CROSS-dependencies
And in case, you don't understand what that means
They're dependencies that are quite angry?
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You realize I said CROSS-dependencies
And in case, you don't understand what that means
They're dependencies that are quite angry?
Well, if I had to depend on PHP 5.5.9 I'd be angry too.
