The Official Status Thread
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Ben you should try a sitcom format here. I think it'd work better.
Hey, remember that time a network executive decided to make a sitcom from a one-joke Twitter account with a swear in the name, about someone's horribly racist unlikable asshole of a father-- except network TV can't have swears or racism or unlikable characters, so they cast William Shatner-- and even after all that people still thought it would be a good idea to script, act, shoot, edit, post-produce, distribute and AIR it?
lol
Filed under: The incredibly stupid idea that shows you are an out of touch cocksucking sociopath executive thread is
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You mean "not at all"?
Well, reboots on Windows 7 lasted a total of 0 seconds for me. Reboots on Windows 10 lasted longer than that EACH.
Why?
Try running Windows from a few thousand years from now on your current hardware. It's not going to be fun.
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No, but I remember that time they made a sitcom based on a car insurance commercial.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
Hey, remember that time a network executive decided to make a sitcom from a one-joke Twitter account with a swear in the name, about someone's horribly racist unlikable asshole of a father-- except network TV can't have swears or racism or unlikable characters, so they cast William Shatner-- and even after all that people still thought it would be a good idea to script, act, shoot, edit, post-produce, distribute and AIR it?
Hey, remember that time when Comedy Central's Colbert Report twitter account posted something racist and then Stephen deleted it on the show using a magic big red button?
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Well, reboots on Windows 7 lasted a total of 0 seconds for me. Reboots on Windows 10 lasted longer than that EACH.
Well shit, I can't argue with that logic.
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Next time on "logic problems with @ben_lubar", we'll prove that the halting problem is solvable as long as you write your code in XCode.
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Tali'Zorah vas DesertBus
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I tried to set up my voicemail the other day.
Discovered AT&T never actually registered a mailbox for me on their system.
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Discovered AT&T never actually registered a mailbox for me on their system.
I take it you're not in the habit of calling yourself from another phone then?
I bet that you would have heard "Sorry, the person you have dialed, blah-blah-burp, has a full mailbox that can't accept any more message. Please call again."
Filed under: How am I supposed to remember my phone number, it's not like I call myself!
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It doesn't even do that. It just goes to the beep thing.
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Status: Just waited 10 minutes after logging into my newly updated Windows 10 machine before my desktop or mouse cursor appeared.
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No, but I remember that time they made a sitcom based on a car insurance commercial.
pre-edit: the onebox for this will probably fuck up a few times. I have no idea how to get embed code for Screenwave, and their "share" icon just gives me the URL of the page I'm on.
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before my desktop or mouse cursor appeared
Well, was it a 30% improvement over Windows 7?
Mine showed the background at least, and if I moved the mouse to the second screen I could see it (for some reason showing the mouse on the primary is forbidden during logon).Status: Doing a survey on how satisfied I am with my vehicle. I don't think it's fair, because I tend to take really good care of my stuff (when it's in my control), so asking how well the steering column stayed where I put it is kinda weird...
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asking how well the steering column stayed where I put it is kinda weird
The real question is: why do they need to ask about it?
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Probably a Volkswagen Group car.
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Probably a Volkswagen Group car.
I don't have any issues with my steering column ...
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I don't have any issues with my steering column ...
:gigg
Wait...
Damn it! With majority of members being male, it had to be you who said that, didn't it?
walks off grumbling and hoping there are some kids on his lawn to yell at
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why do they need to ask about it?
The official response is: For Quality Assurance. To ensure the continued Standard of Excellence with our products, we need to know from you dear customer, about the things we should already know (through prior service records) so that we can verify and validate trends in the potential (unverified) issues that may have been reported in the past.
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it had to be you who said that
And what, exactly, are you using as proof that @aliceif does not (in fact) have a steering column to have issues with?
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asking how well the steering column stayed where I put it is kinda weird...
Maybe. I could almost see a reason for it though. In the past, I have had vehicles that did not have enough notches in the tilt wheel. You would end up where it was either too low or too high and if you tried to get it just right it would just fall down.
But still, kind of odd that comes up on the vehicle satisfaction survey...
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And what, exactly, are you using as proof that @aliceif does not (in fact) have a steering column to have issues with?
There is, at this point, no reason to suggest otherwise. I will accept any corrections to my views as necessary.
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New South Wales Status: It's 6 am here.
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any corrections
No corrections. I was just wondering why was not an appropriate response?
Engine postulates that it is entirely possible for @aliceif to have in their possession a steering column (not necessarily as part of their body), so it is possible to be Completely Satisfied (indeed) with their (potentially external) steering column.
Filed under: To say nothing about any of the other rod-like euphemisms applicable to vehicles...
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New South Wales Status: It's 6 am here.
When does the Old South Wales get such wonders?
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No corrections. I was just wondering why was not an appropriate response?
Because I wanted to use the circumstances to take the joke in a different direction than just a plain .
I'm trying to innovate here, people!
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@Choonster said:
New South Wales Status: It's 6 am here.
When does the Old South Wales get such wonders?
In about 11 hours.
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Another weak excuse to link to the Mitchell and Webb "Explorers" skit:
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For the first minute or so, it just said
Hi
in white on a black background. Then it started showing me one sentence about every 3 minutes about how I shouldn't turn off my computer that I just logged into and that all my files were still on the hard drive. And it said something about "new exciting features" but it didn't mention any of them, just that they existed.
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Status: Slept like shit last night. I might have to take a nap soon.
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The install process is meant to make uninformed users happy, not to tell them things they wont understand.
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how well the steering column stayed where I put it is kinda weird...
It only stays put until you send it for a service and the midget mechanic adjusts it along with moving the seat all the way forwards.
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For the first minute or so, it just said Hi in white on a black background.
Holy s**? It in-place upgraded you? Through an UPDATE?! What madness is this?!!?!
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No warning signs?
there were warning signs, but I hoped it will last a few more months.
@Lorne_Kates said:
Where are you located and/or can you move to ?
Argentina, and no, i don't think i can move to soon... but thank you anyway
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You know, if it was Linux and it locked me out for half an hour after logging in, I'd wipe it and start from scratch because I probably have malware at that point.
But I remembered that Windows 10 is basically the Mac OS of Windows. It doesn't let you break it because you literally can't do anything.
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Yes, of course, because your single experience is representative for everyone.
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But I remembered that Windows 10 is basically the Mac OS of Windows. It doesn't let you break it because you literally can't do anything.
This is undoubtedly true.
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Confirming that Microsoft is the devil, Bill Gates ran over my cat, and Windows gave me cooties.
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Status: Serving 19K concurrent clients with a websocket server over 3 replicas.
Status: Memeing on the internet.
https://www.riking.org/dogsong.html?dunked (AUDIO WARNING)
(note: that takes 30sec-1min to run through)
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Opening this thread at work today was apparently a mistake...
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Right. Added an audio warning....
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https://www.riking.org/dogsong.html?dunked (AUDIO WARNING)
function crash2() { audio.pause(); // literally cheating // method 1 - too destructive, no message, kills tab you opened this from function method1() {open('about://kill', '_self');} // method 2 - chrome displays aw, snap, firefox displays unresponsive script function method2() {txt = "a"; while (1) { txt = txt += "a"; }} // method 3 - firefox slowly consumes your computer. too slow. function method3() {(f=function(){setInterval(f);setInterval(f);})()} // method 4 - firefox quickly crashes. great! function method4() {x=function(){(s=setInterval,f=function(){s(f);s(f)})()};while(true)new Worker('data:text/javascript;charset=US-ASCII,('+x+')()')} if (/Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent)) { method4(); } else { method2(); } }
... Really?
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My workstation doesn't have speakers.
I'm glad no one walked by and saw the boobies.
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Me, too!
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Or else "Stop attaching your images to Word, people, and paste them right into the email body!
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Same reason I hate going to the doctor - everything is broken, and will require further effort on my part to fix it.
My car's like that, but the one thing that will stop inspection, the check engine light, will go stay off in winter if I reset the computer, and my inspection is due in March.
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2-minute restart
A new computer with UEFI, and an SSD, will take care of that for you. I'm just sayin'.
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