The Official Status Thread
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STARING AT YOU WHILE YOU CALCULATE THE TIP
Tell them to upgrade to the version that has buttons for 10/15/20% tips and "write in your own".
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Nothing's worse than having the waitstaff STARE at you while you're coming up with a tip.
I've never had that happen. Must be "awesome" Seattle. Everywhere I've ever lived the cashier leaves the receipt behind and goes off to do something else. You fill in the tip and total and leave and they pick up the receipt after you are gone.
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Oh great. So when the boiler explosion happens, all those kids that were scalded to death will have died for a great purpose-- so some rich asshole can play around with his antiques on public streets.
There's a guy with a steam boiler-powered boat in Dallas. But he at least is out on the lake.
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Lint-level warnings
Didn't it used to have one for "did not use the return value of a function"? I remember seeing code once a long time ago somewhere that was full of
(void) printf(...);
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Tell them to upgrade to the version that has buttons for 10/15/20% tips and "write in your own".
That misses the point.
I've never had that happen. Must be "awesome" Seattle.
Were banjos playing over the speakers of every restaurant you go to?
Note: I said only hipster restaurants are doing this. The kind that serve macaroni and cheese as an entree.
EDIT: wait a minute, how the fuck would you know the iPad apps have 10/15/20% tip buttons if you've "never" seen a restaurant use an iPad app to pay? CAUGHT YOU IN A LIE!
Everywhere I've ever lived the cashier leaves the receipt behind and goes off to do something else.
Yes but for obvious reasons they don't just leave the iPad at your table, they watch you like a hawk as you use its dumb payment app whatever.
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Didn't it used to have one for "did not use the return value of a function"?
I don't know for sure, but I can believe it.
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EDIT: wait a minute, how the fuck would you know the iPad apps have 10/15/20% tip buttons if you've "never" seen a restaurant use an iPad app to pay? CAUGHT YOU IN A LIE!
Aww, ya big dummy, I meant I'd never seen a waitress hover over me while I write in the tip. There's a restaurant up the street that uses the iPad/Square combo, and it has the buttons I mentioned.
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Yes but for obvious reasons they don't just leave the iPad at your table, they watch you like a hawk as you use its dumb payment app whatever.
Oh, well, there's your problem. The place I've been to that uses them is a burger joint, where you pay at the register when you order your food. The ipad's embedded in a stand that rotates so it doesn't go anywhere--cashier enters your order, swipes your card, spins the stand so you can hit the right button or type in a number, and then sign.
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And the banjo music?
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And the banjo music?
There was no banjo music. I believe it's forbidden by town ordinance[1].
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I've helped a few foreigners who were perplexed by the card reader in the pump steadfastly refusing to deal with their card (usually because the pump wants a zip vode keyed in, and there isn't one it can use encoded on the card)
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Logan Airport. Looked reasonably modern. I got shouted at to come in after I just stood at the pump like a lemon (in the UK there is generally a delay while they 'authorise' the pump so you stand with the nozzle in and wait).
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I've never seen it, but my wager would be so they can calculate the correct gas tax.
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I've helped a few foreigners who were perplexed by the card reader in the pump steadfastly refusing to deal with their card (usually because the pump wants a zip vode keyed in, and there isn't one it can use encoded on the card)
That's true, although you'd expect "...because the pump refused to take my card..." to have been in the story.
I've seen comments about international cards on pumps but I don't remember what they say--it might be "you have to go inside."
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Logan Airport.
Oh, well, the pump reader was probably confused by you not having a cahd.
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I've never seen it, but my wager would be so they can calculate the correct gas tax.
What, so that furriners get to pay higher taxes so they feel like they're at home?
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Hell, I dunno. As I said, I've never seen a pump ask for a ZIP code before. I was just guessing. As I also said.
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I see it quite a bit in many locales. It seems to vary by chain, so probably not a local tax thing. I'd assume its a merchant agreement condition to reduce their exposure to card fraud slightly.
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Hell, I dunno. As I said, I've never seen a pump ask for a ZIP code before. I was just guessing. As I also said.
Damn, you're no fun.
Yes, it's used analogously to a pin. The sticker on the pump, IIRC, says something about security. Nobody[1] has reciprocal agreements for gas taxes--you pay whatever the rate is where the station is.
[1] Unless some of your weirdo left-coast states start forcing people to put GPSes in their car to keep track of people^W^W^W^Wcharge you a mileage tax.
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Status: printk debugging. Ugh.
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having to give your credit card to the guy
What were you doing with @dkf's credit card?
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@Weng said:
the pump wants a zip code keyed in
What'd that be for? Instead of the PIN?
Fraud detection. It's used as a pseudo PIN, assuming that if someone stole your card, they won't know your ZIP.
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Status: Why the fuck is
fixPostsToPidsStart
doing that to the disk?Edit: Last entry in mongo log is
2016-02-26T15:58:34.120+0000 I COMMAND [conn18] command 0.objects command: find { find: "objects", filter: { _key: "posts:pid" }, sort: { score: 1 }, projection: { _id: 0, value: 1 }, skip: 600243, limit: 101 } planSummary: IXSCAN { _key: 1, score: -1 } keysExamined:600344 docsExamined:600344 cursorExhausted:1 keyUpdates:0 writeConflicts:0 numYields:6843 nreturned:101 reslen:2832 locks:{ Global: { acquireCount: { r: 13688 } }, MMAPV1Journal: { acquireCount: { r: 6845 } }, Database: { acquireCount: { r: 6844 } }, Collection: { acquireCount: { R: 6844 }, acquireWaitCount: { R: 1 }, timeAcquiringMicros: { R: 68 } } } protocol:op_query 85641ms
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It's a bit short considering how long the wait was, but I liked some of the little features they added that I haven't tried yet. The tree chopper is fun, but I think there's a bug where it doesn't stop the audio playing when you start a new game of it so it ends up looping on itself. Only way to fix is to restart the game entirely.
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The weirdest part for me was having to give your credit card to the guy behind the counter in the petrol station before filling up with fuel. Then going back in to sign for it.
People who drive away without paying exist. Having your card discourages this. I'm not sure if they can charge the card without your signature or PIN, but presumably you're less likely to drive away if you would be leaving your card behind, and if you do, they have a way to identify you.
Then again,
Where did you find a station that didn't have a card reader at the pump?
It's unusual to have to give your card to a human these days.
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As I said, I've never seen a pump ask for a ZIP code before.
Huh? I've seen it lots of times if you use a credit card rather than a debit card. Use a debit card, it asks for PIN. Use a credit card, it asks for billing ZIP code.
reduce their exposure to card fraud slightly.
This.
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Status: Eating ice cream that's been completely taken by freezer burn. Suggestions?
Don't eat it.
Get new ice cream.
Life is too fucking short for shitty ice cream.
For the future: put a layer of plastic wrap on your ice cream after opening it-- skin tight, right against the exposed surface. Then put a layer of tinfoil over the top, and seal the lid over that-- so that the tin foil creates a complete seal over the opening. The plastic will protect the surface, and the tin foil will keep the dry, crusty air out.
If it's a square carton rather than a tub or container, wrap the whole thing in tin foil, and crimp any edges so that it's air tight.
Air is the destroyer of frozen foods. A good plastic + foil strategy will keep your freezer items alive for nearly ever.
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Do they hand you the machine through the window? Like on a cord?
Yes. Then they close the window and get your order ready while you punch in your pin and/or tap your chip. No signature required. Way faster.
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Huh? I've seen it lots of times if you use a credit card rather than a debit card. Use a debit card, it asks for PIN. Use a credit card, it asks for billing ZIP code.
Until yesterday, I've never possessed a credit card.
Also 90% of the time I pay with gift cards anyway. Since I don't trust those pump card readers to be free of skimmers, and also I don't like having to walk to the convenience store in the rain.
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Status: Submitted a bug report.
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Until yesterday, I've never possessed a credit card.
Welcome to the 20th century.
90% of the time I pay with gift cards
Apropos of the discussion about leaving your card, the last time I had to do that, I was using a gift card that had a balance less than $arbitrary_threshold, and the pump reader wouldn't accept it.
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It's still stupid. If you're an rich jerk interested in driving antiques around, why not drive around in one of these:
I was going to joke about stolen tanks, but Buddah-fucking Gaea that shit is scary:
Full rundown of story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msPrOIAVUZoAdditional info on the type of tank and some of his targets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnUoUKEIGooI think it's only a matter of luck no one was killed (except the tank driver).
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I see it quite a bit in many locales. It seems to vary by chain, so probably not a local tax thing. I'd assume its a merchant agreement condition to reduce their exposure to card fraud slightly.
No, it's a marketing thing. They want to know your zip code, so they can better graph out the demographics of who is buying gas. Probably to decide what ads to pump at 120dB through the "fuck you" screens on each pump.
There's a small, small, SMALL chance it's an Address Verification thing-- does the zip match the billing address on the card. But probably not.
Next time you pump, enter 90210 and see what happens.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
Next time you pump, enter 90210 and see what happens.
I have entered the wrong ZIP (when I moved, and the card was still associated with a previous address). It was declined.
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YOU CALCULATE THE TIP
They must not have the updated app, there's supposed to be quick-buttons to click on or (if you don't want that) a text field to enter in your percentage.
Pre-edit: 'd by @Frostcat
Yes but for obvious reasons they don't just leave the iPad at your table
Unless every table has one and you have all the time in the world to pay and futz around on it.
Wait, you said iPad? Oh. Well clearly they're , the (one) hipster restaurant I went to had Android tablets with a card reader and thermal printer built in, they had one for each table...Get fresher ice cream, duh.
Sure, in the future, but what about now? Fresher Ice Cream is future-me's reward, but what about present-me?@Lorne_Kates said:
Don't eat it.
Too late!@Lorne_Kates said:
Get new ice cream.
Couldn't be arsed, it was 11p and I didn't want to get dressed for a bowl of ice cream...@Lorne_Kates said:
For the future: put a layer of plastic wrap on your ice cream after opening it-- skin tight, right against the exposed surface. Then put a layer of tinfoil over the top, and seal the lid over that-- so that the tin foil creates a complete seal over the opening. The plastic will protect the surface, and the tin foil will keep the dry, crusty air out.
Added to life-hacks book.If it's a square carton rather than a tub or container, wrap the whole thing in tin foil, and crimp any edges so that it's air tight.
Air is the destroyer of frozen foods. A good plastic + foil strategy will keep your freezer items alive for nearly ever.
Edit: FFS Discourse, THAT time you posted on a 502 OK error?!!?!
Filed under: I trust anyone with a magstrip reader to handle my money securely!
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People who drive away without paying exist.
I've begun to see chain stations offering a "loyalty" card, and a sign that directs cash customers to insert that before fuelling. Drive off without paying then, and they will know who to call the cops on.
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skimmers
Every picture of a skimmer I've ever seen looks pretty obvious. I suppose there are better ones that don't.
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@Lorne_Kates said:
I think it's only a matter of luck no one was killed (except the tank driver).
I've seen that footage. I don't think he wanted to hurt anyone. Given that he was driving up a street and deliberately hitting parked cars, he certainly could've plowed through houses.
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Well clearly they're , the (one) hipster restaurant I went to had Android tablets with a card reader and thermal printer built in, they had one for each table...
5 or 6 years ago, TGI Friday's was already giving their cashiers Pocket PCs running Windows Mobile with credit card readers. Then (IIRC) they'd bring you back a paper receipt, and you'd sign it the old-fashioned way.
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Yep. And then there's the work card "wtf zipcode do they want?" dance wherein I try 5 different possibilities before finding its actually the finance office zip, not my office's, my boss office, IT HQ, corporate HQ or even the corporate mail center.
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work card "wtf zipcode do they want?" dance
For future reference, you should ask whoever gave you the card, before you actually try to use it.
Finance office makes a certain sense--they're the ones paying the bill, right?
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Status: Saw this message pop up:
First thought: "oh shit he closed the ticket without resolving it"
Second thought: "wait that says he added a label"
Third thought: "I have PTSD from Discourse?!"
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We're possibly the most useful data they'll ever get.
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The difference is that instead of banning the most useful data they'll ever get from their community, they came to our community and fixed bugs in their software.
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I don't trust those pump card readers to be free of skimmers
Easy enough to check: pull on the reader. External skimmers will come off. Internal skimmers aren't very common because they require the time to get inside the pump, which means more risk for the person placing or retrieving the skimmer.
Another option is to use a location that puts tamper evident tape on the pump. The Costco I use for getting gas puts a strip just above the lock for getting into the internals of the pump, spanning the gap, and a strip across the top of the card reader. If either strip is damaged or missing, then it's obvious that the pump has been tampered with and isn't secure.
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Fresher Ice Cream is future-me's reward, but what about present-me?
More toppings to cover the taste?
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STATUS:
Guy came in for a job interview. Since this guy is going for a medior/senior position, I skipped right over to the CSV task.
"So your job is to parse this loosely formatted data, which you can download right from my Windows IIS home server.... that is now decommissioned, because I'm playing with Mac.... shit".
Had to scramble to find some old and inferior version of the task.
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More toppings to cover the taste?
I made do with some Whole milk.
It's really weird when your normally-smooth-feeling food object feels like sand...
Filed under: Where have I heard this phenomenon before? A Swiftly Tilting Planet?