The Official Status Thread
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Yes, I see people wearing shorts in the snow. I do not understand why they do this.
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Yes, I see people wearing shorts in the snow. I do not understand why they do this.
It's simple[1]. If it's been 0 for weeks, and one day you have a warm snap and it's 28, then 28 feels warm, so people put on shorts. But then, sometimes, the temperature drops back down to 0 at dusk, and it starts snowing while you're still outside downtown a long walk from your car, etc.
[1] That's not the same as saying it makes sense.
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SWITMB: I need visibility right now on these builds which are failing sometimes.
Me: why not use this build dashboard website I wrote which has all of your team's builds on it?
SWITMB: Oh, I don't care for that at all, can you implement an email based solution, when you have time?
Me: ...
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YOu say "sure", and then once a day, you screen-scrape the website and email him a picture.
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Seems like if you had proper CI set up, email would be part of that. I much prefer getting emails than having to manually poll a dashboard.
Of course, this all begs the question about the development of the dashboard website you built. Was he involved? Did anyone ask for email?
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Status: Just laid my son down for his nap and when I leave his room I find that our Internet is out. Life is conspiring to make sure I get no work done today.
On a bright note, we might reach double-digit temperatures today. Might need to get out the Bermuda shorts for the heat wave.
Status: This is why I live in Phoenix.
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Eating Weet-Bix after a quick ride into work
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Of course, this all begs the question about the development of the dashboard website you built.
Raises the question.
Was he involved?
He wasn't actually. I wrote it for my own benefit so that:
a. I can see at-a-glance what the state of all builds is across the whole studio.
b. I can put [i]node.js developer[/i] on my resume and have it be an exagguration rather than a straight lie.Did anyone ask for email?
No, for reasons above. We do have build emails, just not for these particular builds he's interested in (for boring technical reasons).
My was more due to the fact that if he can wait for me to fix the build emails, then the whole issue is hardly zOMG HIGH PRIORITY in the first place...
Then again, literally everything is zOMG HIGH PRIORIY around here...
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once a day, you screen-scrape the website and email him a picture.
I like this approach and will remember it for use against people who don't write on my annual report.
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Status: This is why I live in Phoenix.
Posts like that are why you and @chubertdev are assholes.
Seriously though, we have been sort of looking for a larger house here, but now I am thinking we should move up our time line on moving to the Carolinas. Fuck this. Last winter it got down to -13F for several days. People should not inhabit such areas.
The problem is, I am ~2 years away from being able to move and not lose all income for a long period. I keep pursuing passive and residual income, but those eggs won't really hatch for a fair amount of time.
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We'll remind you of that when it's 120 out.
That reminds me: 15 years ago a friend moved to Phoenix and would call me in Jan-Feb and ask, "How's the weather there? Oh yeah, we are in the pool today. It is...almost...too cold for it, but we are managing."
I called him in August, "How's the weather there?" "Fuck...you. It is too hot to even be in the pool. Parts of my dash melted today."
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That's one reason I'm in Dallas and not Phoenix. I like 100 degrees, as long as I take precautions. 120's a bit too much, though (or I'd probably be there instead.)
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We'll remind you of that when it's 120 out.
That's not actually as bad as you'd think. I'd much rather be hot than cold.
Parts of my dash melted today.
That's why you invest in sunscreens for you car. $15 for one that'll last years.
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That's not actually as bad as you'd think. I'd much rather be hot than cold.
No. Just...no. I bitch about the cold, but I can always put on more layers. I can only take off so many before it becomes indecent exposure.
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That's why you invest in sunscreens for you car. $15 for one that'll last years.
So...he wasn't exaggerating? Even more reason to not live there... ;-)
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So...he wasn't exaggerating? Even more reason to not live there...
Dunno. I've never seen it happen, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.
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No. Just...no. I bitch about the cold, but I can always put on more layers. I can only take off so many before it becomes indecent exposure.
QFT.
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Dunno. I've never seen it happen, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.
I had two friends move to Phoenix, about a year apart. The first had a brand new Harley-Davidson F-150, and I believe it was the first year for them. He told me that in the first week his windshield cracked, presumably from the heat.
No clue how accurate that was, but it made me not want to move to Phoenix.
He also sent me a picture of his drive home. A guy had partially buried a cow skeleton in sand and had a hand painted sign (that looked like something from the old west) that said, "But it's a dry heat".
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Cortana is sad at your constant porn viewing.
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I can only take off so many before it becomes indecent exposure.
Right, but in modern society you can mitigate that. For example, in Dallas it regularly breaks 100; breaking 110 a bunch of days is not uncommon. You can still put in a 3-4-hour bike ride as long as you stay hydrated; the heat's not nearly as oppressive as it is in the Carolina foothills. You can easily be outside for hours if you're say, sitting in shade, reading. And of course you can usually minimize the exposure by just not going outside except as necessary, which lots of people do.
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Dunno. I've never seen it happen, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.
It's pretty unlikely, but cracking them happened a lot on older cars, especially with dark colors. I've seen auto parts stores sell what's basically a carpet for your dash to protect it.
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in Dallas it regularly breaks 100; breaking 110 a bunch of days is not uncommon. You can still put in a 3-4-hour bike ride as long as you stay hydrated
A bicycle?? (Push bike for the Australians and Kiwis)
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A bicycle??
Sure. I rode a lot until some fucker stole my bike off my porch. There's even at least a couple of riding "clubs".
Why not? A decent bike is fairly cheap, and it's a good way to exercise, and you move a lot faster than walking.
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Why not? A decent bike is fairly cheap, and it's a good way to exercise, and you move a lot faster than walking.
Because when it is one-hundred-and-ten-fucking-degrees, I will only physically exert myself in an air conditioned gym, likely in the path of the a/c exhaust.
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Ah, OK, you're objecting because you don't like the heat.
I got news for you, the Carolinas might not be the place for you, depending on where you wanted to move. I lived in the foothills (Greenville, SC) for years, and while it rarely broke 90°, it also regularly broke 90% humidity, and I can tell you that's worse.
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I got news for you, the Carolinas might not be the place for you, depending on where you wanted to move.
Asheville, NC is at the top of the list right now.
I am familiar with weather in the Carolinas. A previous company that I was part of, I helped start a new division in the Carolinas. Our offices were in Clover, SC. Right outide Charlotte. I spent 1-2 weeks a month there for close to two years.
I dig Asheville. We have vacationed there a few times over the years. It is beautiful in the mountains. And the summers are very mild, yet you still get a mild winter also.
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Asheville, NC is at the top of the list right now.
Ah. I've driven through it a couple of times--seems like a nice place. I'm surprised that it wouldn't be hotter in summer, since it's not too far from G'ville.
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I am not entirely opposed to hot weather, I just stay inside and avoid it. Just like when it is -10F here, or 105F. Easy enough to avoid. That is why mankind invented a/c and furnaces.
Asheville is absolutely gorgeous though. The people are amazing. A surprisingly good tech community, and a good arts and culture scene.
Anything else we need, I can travel to.
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If 90F makes the news there for a record high, it is my kind of place...
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Who the fuck is this piece of shit: http://what.thedailywtf.com/users/created_just_to_disl/activity
And how come they can edit my thread titles?
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And how come they can edit my thread titles?
Because unlike you, he's not afraid to like posts, so he's TL3.
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He's a moderately active member who's been TL3 since October. All TL3 members can edit topic titles — like I just did here.
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Yeah well tell him not to.
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Status: Wrote a little program that delays the output of other programs.
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Yeah well tell him not to.
I did that, just to be a dick. Like something, you miserable bastard.
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TIL to prevent Windows console from beeping you have to either disable a hidden driver in device manager or stop and disable an invisible service. Very convenient.
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Or just mute it in the sound mixer, which is 100 times easier than either of those.
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I didn't even know there were rules.
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I didn't even know there were rules.
The rule is that TL3 can modify titles. Perhaps "functionality of the software" is a better term.
Surely you've noticed that titles get modified around here from time to time.
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The rule is that TL3 can modify titles.
Fucking duh. I did it myself when I was one, you rock-stupid moron.
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Fucking duh. I did it myself when I was one, you rock-stupid moron.
Then you DO know the rules! So at this time, I would like to cordially invite you to DIAF.
HTH HAND.
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Judging by that diagram, I would think there were no real difference between"Elder, Staff, Moderators and Admin. That is not the case though.
Also, diagrams like that are less than useless, and I am pretty sure you posted it because of that.
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Hey, I got a badge for posting that! \o\ \o/ /o/
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First Link?
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I'm in your head. You should have taken the red pill.