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Posts made by matterific
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RE: Evil Crocs
One 'Project Manager' I came across seemed to be convinced that the data driven application we were delivering consisted of a seperate site for each login- as if there was no concept of database. During the testing phase we would get calls that "login xyz" was seeing data they weren't entitled to- we'd fix the error and report back that all was fixed.
'Hi Jo, we've fixed that issue, so please retest'
'OK, but what about abc login?'
'Yes, fixed for everyone'
'It happening to everyone now?'
'Yes, and now fixed'
'So how is it happneing for everyone?'
'The issue was in the way the permissions were read'
'Okaaay, but what about pqr login, did you fix it for them?'
'Yes everyone'
'Wow,that was quick'
And the immortal
'Hmmm, the bug seems to be in IE, okay, can we get you to just try that in Firefox please'
'So what are you saying? We all have to use Firefox now?'
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RE: So THAT's how you get a file extension
@DaveK said:
@matterific said:
http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/show/6332/
Or not
This resource has not currently been approved, and is not currently linked to from our directory of resources. It is being displayed here for preview by the author and moderators only.
So which are you then? A moderator - or was it YOU who wrote it in the first place?
Confess, sinner!
Yeah I wrote it. That's what I do, I write shit code examples, wait a few months then post it to TDWTF.
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RE: Oracle and oracle "experts" should be shot
@MasterPlanSoftware said:
@Feyr said:
ever tried to move a dev database to prod?
Ever heard of a shift key or spell check?
What the fuck MPS?
Considering that almost every poster takes exception to your comments, almost every post you are involved in is either so completely derailed or locked- you might guess that you have a problem
It should be so fucking obvious that I can only imagine it would be like apples falling from a tree and hitting some dumb lummox on the head like raindrops. "Hrmmm, thread locked again" thwack! "Owww? Thread derailed again" thunk! "Hey, ow! I’m banned!!?" POINK "OW, hey! What's with the apples today? Quit it will ya!"
I mean, just fuck off- your stupid signature “I’ve been banned” – “Everyone, I’ve been banned”, “No, it’s OK, I’ve been banned” “Nothing to see here people, I’ve been banned” “Did you hear? I’ve been banned” - “Yes, banned!”
You haven’t been banned you twat. If you were banned you wouldn’t be posting!
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RE: Pstorer: Feb 1st, 2007 - Aug 7th, 2008
@morbiuswilters said:
I should proably add that having an avatar that is merely a poor defacing of mine does not add credibility to your arguments; quite the contrary. I think it would be advisable if you develop your own personality that is not based on following me around and attacking me at every chance.
Morbius you should be flatterd that I have chosen your avatar to deface. Of all the avatars, I chose yours.
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RE: Pstorer: Feb 1st, 2007 - Aug 7th, 2008
What the fuck morbiuswilter. This is something to be proud of? Snarking away at almost every post with your ill informed polemic makes you some sort of fucking hero?
The fact that you have so many posts in such a short time surely indicates that you don't really have a life.
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RE: Linux in public
If someone jumps in and starts giving out false information concerning how HIV is spread,
It's spread by poor people yeah?
is that
Poor european people?
or
Poor gay european people?
perhaps
Poor gay muslim european people?
or
public telephones?
it's public telephones isn't it?
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RE: MPS Banned?
Meh, if this site is really as far gone as I suspect, then I'll just move on.
Please don't go
What of TDWTF Mafia?
Who will pown noobs on your little IRC channel?
What of incorrectly formatted comments?
What of arguments that might contain bad punctuation or spelling- who will alert the forum in the snarkiest way possible?
Please don't go, you do rudness and ignorance so well.
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RE: Uhmm... maybe you should check your email?
@MasterPlanSoftware said:
Thanks for explaining how email works.
MasterPlanSoftware trolls the forum==good for tdwtf
Others troll the forum==bad for tdwtf
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RE: Server Operating Systems
@morbiuswilters said:
Is it really that hard to copy-and-paste my nick?
I don't like to, it's sort of like summoning satan.
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RE: Server Operating Systems
Thank God he's not out in the workforce (yet)...
The OP is in the workforce Morbiuswhatever, the sentence "I work in a lab at a university." is possibley the give-away here.
Rather than drooling at the thougt of initiating another devistating flame war why don't you take the time to actually read the post.
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RE: The color brown?
You sure you want to join that club
<a href="http://forums.thedailywtf.com/forums/members/WeatherGod.aspx">WeatherGod</a>? being called a fuckwit by MSP and Morbiuswithers is kinda a badge of honour many wear with pride.</p>
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RE: "I think you are wasting our time"
morbiuswilters
You don't know what you're talking about, and really I shouldn't be bothered responding. Trust me you don't.
@morbiuswilters said:
Iraq has very little to do with oil prices. The increased demand is causing a problem, but as I pointed out originally the state-run oil companies are pretty bad at managing supply which is why this sudden increase in demand is causing them problems and driving up price. In the long run, however, we will see massive investment in oil production to take advantage of the high prices. As has happened many times in the past, the state-run companies will over-extend their operations and end up with a surplus of oil which will cause the bottom to fall out the market and lead to another 10 years of very low prices.
Totally incorrect. The "state run oil companies" as you incorrectly assert, don't mine oil at all. The "state" (in most producer companies) grants oil companies concessions to mine. The infrastructure, workforce, the whole shebang is owned by the miners - oil companies, Shell, Total, Chevron etc. OPEC is standing on supply, well really not increasing supply because of increased demand from the communists in China (see I gave you that one, you can blame the commies) and the fact that there is no new oil being found- so they are managing a dwindling resource.
Refining capacity has very little to do with it. If there was a lack of refining capacity, then we would see the price of gas but not crude oil go up. However, the increase in gas price has been almost entirely due to surges in crude oil prices. There is plenty of refining capacity in China and even the US imports very little gasoline to deal with refining shortfalls.
The local refining infrastructure is designed to refine a specific type of crude - the supplies of which are limited. The price of petrol (gas) has increased over the price of crude, I suggest you look at the prices of both since 1990. It's quite telling. The loss of refining capability in Louisiana is one factor that has caused a pump spike in the US.
@morbiuswilters said:
Iraq and the sabre rattling over Iran actually has a fair bit to do with the price of oil going up. Iraq was a large producer nation, now it is not poroducing. The instability in the region has forced oil futures to be heavily traded, and this feed into price because futures actually set the price in a defacto sense as it lets the producers know what the market is prepared to pay.
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RE: "I think you are wasting our time"
What drivel are you spewing now morbiuswilters.
There is no competition in oil 'cause OPEC is a cartel. Producer nations control a resource that the world needs and are able to gain more power by forming themselves into cartel. That they can set price, regulate supply and one can't undercut the other- that's the point of a cartel. It has nothing to do with communism- but it is anti competitive, and that's the point of a cartel -they get richer.
You seem to think that because the state runs a corporation it's communism- but that's actually endearing, and makes your arguments funny.
The "mess we see today" is largely due to the fact that large emerging economies are demanding more oil, supplies or refinable crude is dwindling, energy futures are being heavily traded and someone invaded Iraq. - Sure there's instability in other oil producers, Nigeria as recent example, but this is small fry compared to Iraq and the threat hanging over the region.
There are bottlenecks, and they aren't in the supply side, but rather due to a lack of infrastructure in the demand side. Oil companies have not being building new refining capacity.
Check your facts, then get back to me. I give you a E- more effort required.
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RE: Zero based indexing gone too far
Cambodia had a year zero, and look what happned there.
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RE: HR and Vacation
Republicans believe in rugged individualism
Not just individualism, but rugged individualism.
Mmmmmm rugged, sounds erotic
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RE: HR and Vacation
Whoops, I meant cited, not sited.
I apologise, my English is inelegant.
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RE: HR and Vacation
MSP your arguments seems to be more to do with patriotism than fact and now I understand why- It's very simple
Here's a Wiki article, I know it's wikipedia, but the references are well sited, so it's pretty accurate. Scroll down to the bit where is reads "The United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not have a universal health care system"
QED & STFU
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RE: HR and Vacation
People are laying all over your country because no one takes care of them. Parts of the US resembles the third world.
The simple fact is that as soon as the profit motive is introduced into care, people who cannot afford to pay get shit quality. This is why the US still has government funded schools- otherwise the US would be full of millions more ignorant hicks than there already are.
A report releasaed the other day comparing childcare quality in OECD countries rated the US as last - it's late but you can google for it. There is no govenment funded childcare, and only 8% of childcare can be classed as quality. The childcare that is available is far more expensive than any other country in the OECD.
The public health system in the US is a disaster, that's why it is building as an election issue. The poor simply fall through the cracks and end up living (and dying) on the streets. You cannot argue that the system of for-profit human care is superior to a universal available government funded one - the figures are not on your side.
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RE: HR and Vacation
@MasterPlanSoftware said:
I answered this.
What would you do?No, you didn't answer the question, you said "I will go back to work" My question was if you can't go back to work. I know it's a tough one but do you get the subtle difference?
What would I do? If it was a car accident, the Transport Accident Commission would pay me compensation, if it was work related, an statutory authority called Work Cover would pay me compensation. If neither- say a stroke, heart attack, if you don't have insurance you're pretty boned. Though Centerlink will pay you sickness benefits and hospital bills, but that's a minimum.
But the point is there is a safety net. It stops society from turning into a shit hole.
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RE: HR and Vacation
@MasterPlanSoftware said:
What are you trying to say? My insurance will pay for this, and then I will go back to work.
He's not trying to say anything, he is enquiring as to the type of cover you have if you cannot return to work.
What if you cannot return to work? What is the safety net if for example, (and god forbid) you were hit by a bus, were in traction then rehab for two years? How would you continue to pay your mortgage, send the kids to school, run four cars, pay bills etc?
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RE: "I think you are wasting our time"
@Da' Man said:
And - heck, it was a web developer position - the same as I would expect a craftsman to use some terms of the trade in his application, I don't think it is wrong to use emoticons in an application to such a position.
Others have said it, don't ever use emoticons in professional correspondence.
Asking for a car and a phone sealed the deal for you. No way does a web developer get a car and a phone.
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RE: The Website is down
Because more things make us ask WTF than just code...
Exactly. And this is a movie about a WTF
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RE: HR and Vacation
MasterPlanSoftware, it's obvious that you are quite young- simply demonstrated by the way you post.
Take as an example the "Behold! SpectateSwamp: The Stupidest Man on Earth" crap you include in your signature. I take it you built these sites? Regardless, this is juvenile to say the least, and something more akin to the activities of an insecure bully in junior high. In reading your post history I wonder if you yourself were the subject of bullying.
I’m amazed that you could be fucked spending the time arranging the hosting, dev etc for the thestupidestmanonearth.com for something that frankly says more about you that it does SpectateSwamp.
So what, SpectateSwamp may not get programming, but it doesn't give you the imprimatur to engage in puerile teasing? It an't funny. Indeed a better laugh is to be had here
Pretty much all of your posts are inflammatory, or defending your childish point of view against the shear weight of posts outlining a more adult stance. There is nothing funny or smart in what you say- and indeed much of it is really only for the edification of yourself and morbiuswilters.
Cheers
Over to morbiuswilters now
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RE: HR and Vacation
@morbiuswilters said:
There are stupid people everywhere, of course. However, it should be pointed out that the massive amount of consumer debt is actually a sign of America's economic strength as well. Debt is a valuable commodity and properly used can be quite helpful. A good deal of the consumer debt Americans hold is being funded by foreign banks because the economic output of America is so massive that having American's owe you money is actually a pretty good investment. Meanwhile, some people get in over their heads but a lot of people who have quite a bit of debt are doing just fine because they were careful beforehand and didn't overburden themselves.
As the sub-prime disaster would dictate. Is this why the US economy is sliding into recession and the US dollar is losing value?
@MasterPlanSoftware said:
Please don't say things like this. Perhaps you or people you know are pathetic enough to actually live like this, but it is not 'Americans' who lives this way. It is stupid people who live this way.
MasterPlanSoftware, clearly you are young/single.
Have a couple of kids, a mortgage, childcare payments, school fees, insurance/cars/house/health, gas, weekly grocery bill, doctors bills, entertainment etc etc etc, then make comment. The vast majority of working people live from paycheck to paycheck- and it has nothing to do with stupidity.
Life is easy when you are single.Perhaps one day you'll might there is more to spend money on than burritos, sodas, pc upgrades and a WoW subscription.
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RE: HR and Vacation
@morbiuswilters said:
First, Americans are dissatisified with everything. It's just an essential part of our culture to always want something better. Second, the US pays so much for healthcare because we are often on the cutting-edge of expensive new treatments. We also spend an amazing amount on people who have little chance of surviving, simply because most Americans won't accept death or defeat. Finally, I have never had a problem with the US healthcare system. I've been all over the spectrum in terms of income and insurance and I've still been able to get the care I needed. In fact, many times I probably would have qualified for welfare which has fantastic medical benefits (far better than what I get through my employer) but I was unwilling to go that route. How often do you hear of wealthy Americans travelling overseas for healthcare? Because quite frequently the rich from countries with universal healthcare go to America simply because they know they will receive better treatment. Believe in your absurd, Communist system if that's what you want to do, but stop spreading bullshit.
morbiuswilters, this is just bizarre.
@morbiuswilters said:
First, Americans are dissatisfied with everything.
Really? All of them? Wow, that sucks.
@morbiuswilters said:
Second, the US pays so much for healthcare because we are often on the cutting-edge of expensive new treatments.
The US actually spends very little on healthcare- we're talking universal healthcare, and not private healthcare. Americans spend a disproportionately high amount on health insurance compared with other OECD nations- chiefly for the reason that the US public system is so underfunded. In countries where there is a strong investment in public health- private health insurance is much cheaper.
Health costs are not higher because as you say "we are often on the cutting-edge of expensive new treatments”
This is simply not true. New treatments are mostly the product of drug companies, many of which are not US companies at all (Bayer, Roche, Glaxso Smith Klein, Sigma spring to mind). The high cost of pharmaceuticals is a fact most of the world has to deal with.
@morbiuswilters said:
In fact, many times I probably would have qualified for welfare which has fantastic medical benefits (far better than what I get through my employer) but I was unwilling to go that route.
You just wanted to pay extra huh?
@morbiuswilters said:
Believe in your absurd, Communist system if that's what you want to do, but stop spreading bullshit. –
A typical reaction of the opinionated and ill informed morbiuswilters. If logic and argument defeat you, attack the man.
@morbiuswilters said:
We also spend an amazing amount on people who have little chance of surviving, simply because most Americans won't accept death or defeat.
What are you advocating here? Some sort of means-tested euthanasia scheme? What was that about absurd?
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RE: HR and Vacation
@morbiuswilters said:
You might as well argue that water shortages are a good thing.
So based on your argument a shortage of water would actually decrease the price of water. The increased price of gas is due to oversupply?
@morbiuswilters said:
Also, as far as global economy goes, it is cheaper to invest resources elsewhere in the world.
Totally specious. It isn't cheaper at all. Call center operations perhaps, but not software- this has been shown to be a false economy.
[quote user="morbiuswilters "]The problem is that mandatory vacation minimums prevent the business from making their own decisions about where to allocate resources. This means that the business can't balance productivity with vacation time because they simply have no choice in the matter. It's as bad as mandatory salaries or the like -- companies are not free to reward good employees. [/quote ]
Not true at all. It's a reality that many companies deal with quite adequately. Companies are not free to reward good employees? Crap- we have a very generous bonus scheme- tied to productivity.
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RE: HR and Vacation
@morbiuswilters said:
Economics 101: When you enforce laws like "all employees are guaranteed 39 days of vacation per year", you lower the value of that employee as they are able to work less than they would without that restriction.
Rather than off shoring (which is not an option for so many reasons) companies tend to hire contract labour if they need to, furthermore, companies that run under this system (I run one) tend to structure their year in order to ensure there is no loss of production- generally time is taken over the Christmas/new year break, or at a mutually acceptable time.
There are significant productivity gains in having a well rested, fresh eager employee. Holidays are important.<o:p></o:p>
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RE: Computer crash?
morbiuswilters, I have to say that, you have an attitude that does not belong on a community site. Take as an example your post in response to the OP. So what of the post isn't to your liking. Big deal it isn't a killer WTF, betlit even says it's not really a WTF, and just an amusing anecdote. Some people will find it amusing, some not. But it's not really worth a rant is it?
Why would betlit, or anyone for that matter want to post again if they know he's going to cop abuse by you for just posting a story into the sidebar?
morbiuswilters, posts like this aren't killing WTF, people like you are.
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RE: Computer crash?
@morbiuswilters said:
bring in a flood of newbies
No we wouldn't want new people would we. New people with their funny new ideas and new fangled ways of doing things. Your much better off hurling abuse "fucker" and keeping those newbies off your site.
Life must be a barrel of laughs for you. Hows the firefox memory leak going?
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RE: Computer crash?
I and many other read WTF daily- and probably don't post much. but we've noticed thatWTF forums have dramatically gone down-hill lately (I work in a large IT company and WTF is often lunchroom chatter). It used to be friendly and quite a bit of fun, but now the forums are stalked by a few bigheads who seem to think their post count gives them the right to be abusive and rude.
For me the last straw was MSP (yeah it’s a call out) abuse at the person who asked a perfectly innocuous question. That's shit scares away people who want to take part, and is not fair to the rest of the people involved in the discussion as it turns into a big derail. If I'm right the question was hardly a case of RTFM either.
If there are guidlines to be followed, maybe a just offer the person advice as to where they might find them- then get on with the thread.
There, I said it.
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RE: Computer crash?
No, the quote is perfectly cromulent.
You can read it (I suspect). I was interested to see how quickly the quote nazis would jump on board
(wow, I godwined my own post)
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RE: Computer crash?
Gasp! A quality post in the Sidebar, and it hasn't been spoiled by the usual forum dwellers yet!
Yes, it's quite relaxing at the moment.
5....4....3....2...
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Project Meeting gone wrong
Found a good article here that surly qualifies as a wtf.
http://www.townbike.com/index.php5?contributionid=5
Enjoy