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Daniel Pfeffer10-Jul-20 5:20

Daniel Pfeffer

10-Jul-20 5:20

There's always the Beatles' classic A Hard Day's Night

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

jeron110-Jul-20 5:21

jeron1

10-Jul-20 5:21

For some reason that made me think of Wasted Days and Wasted Nights[^].

"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 6:25

10-Jul-20 6:25

Or ... Patti Smith - Because the Night[^]

Gawd, but she has a voice!

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Sander Rossel11-Jul-20 4:13

11-Jul-20 4:13

When people complain to me about long days I usually just tell them it's still 24 hours, just like every other day.
That's usually not what they want to hear Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 4:37

10-Jul-20 4:37

Do developers get third degree burns when they touch the firewall?

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Johnny J.10-Jul-20 4:59

Johnny J.

10-Jul-20 4:59

Interesting question. I'm sure it'll stir up a heated diskussion! D'Oh! | :doh:

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PIEBALDconsult10-Jul-20 5:06

PIEBALDconsult

10-Jul-20 5:06

Tcha, as if. Developers aren't allowed in the server room.

W∴ Balboos, GHB10-Jul-20 5:38

W∴ Balboos, GHB

10-Jul-20 5:38

Virus this burning question brought up? Perhaps to start a flame war?

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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Daniel Pfeffer10-Jul-20 6:05

Daniel Pfeffer

10-Jul-20 6:05

Our firewall is made of aerated concrete blocks. Developers and hackers bang their heads against it in vain. Smile | :)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 2:01

10-Jul-20 2:01

A quick operation in the autumn uses Army swimmers (9)

A quick operation      OP
in the autumn       OCT     (an autumn month)
uses                     USES

OCTOPUSES
Army swimmers

And that means I'm back Monday!

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pkfox10-Jul-20 2:03

pkfox

10-Jul-20 2:03

Oct is a bit tenuous for Autumn Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 2:24

10-Jul-20 2:24

Misdirection and obfuscation is the name of the game! Laugh | :laugh:

So are the uppercase 'A' in "Army", and "army swimmers" given they have tentacles not arms or legs, but common usage allows.
In my mind, anyway!

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Richard MacCutchan10-Jul-20 3:25

Richard MacCutchan

10-Jul-20 3:25

Shouldn't the plural be "octopi"?

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Greg Utas10-Jul-20 3:44

Greg Utas

10-Jul-20 3:44

It's Greek, so octopodes if memory serves.

Richard MacCutchan10-Jul-20 3:49

Richard MacCutchan

10-Jul-20 3:49

Your memory is better than mine.

OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 3:57

10-Jul-20 3:57

There are three plurals, all legitimate: Plural of Octopus: Octopi vs. Octopuses vs. Octopodes | Merriam-Webster[^]

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Kris Lantz10-Jul-20 4:05

Kris Lantz

10-Jul-20 4:05

That really just sounds like the evolutionary tree for an octopus themed Pokemon. Laugh | :laugh:

OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 4:25

This must be the worst tool EVER!

10-Jul-20 4:25

I'll let you Catch 'Em All!

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Sander Rossel10-Jul-20 0:17

10-Jul-20 0:17

So I inherited a project that uses Crystal Reports.
That's bad enough as it is, but I need to edit those reports.
It seems there's a free Visual Studio tool that allows you to edit reports, so that's what I got.
Buttons are grayed out while they actually work (and vice versa).
Buttons and the menu stop working all together (like literally, clicking "File", "Edit" or "View" don't do anything anymore).
There's a Field Explorer that's kind of crucial if you want to select or edit fields, it just stops responding the moment I deselect it.
Even saving breaks, forcing me to make changes more than once because I simply can't save them.
Every click I do is a game of Russian roulette, will it break the tool or can I make one more click?

The database definition changed, so I need to open a report, change the connection and then replace the changed field.
That takes me about three restarts because that piece of crap just stops working every time.
Only 50 more reports to go.

What the actual elephant!? Sigh | :sigh:

At this point I'm just going to try a reinstall of the tool, because I can't believe even SAP/Crystal Reports would mess up THIS bad Unsure | :~

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OriginalGriff10-Jul-20 0:21

10-Jul-20 0:21

Sander Rossel wrote:
I can't believe even SAP/Crystal Reports would mess up THIS bad

Bwwaahahahahahaha!
A lot to learn you have, my young padawan ...

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Sander Rossel10-Jul-20 0:38

10-Jul-20 0:38

You're right.
Trying to log in to the website.
Enter username, click a button for the password to show up(?), notice a typo in my username, click another button to be able to edit my username(?), username is emptied and I have to type the whole thing again, again button press for (also emptied) password.
Use "Forgot password" option, I'm taken to a page with no navigation options whatsoever, can only use the back button in my browser.
What kind of idiot design choices are these?
I have two explanations:
1) There's a worst design ever competition and they're going for first prize.
2) They hire "subsidized" designers.

Dead | X|

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Nelek10-Jul-20 7:28

Nelek

10-Jul-20 7:28

Your are evil, mini-me Laugh | :laugh:

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Jacquers10-Jul-20 0:27

Jacquers

10-Jul-20 0:27

It has some quirks, but once you get used to them it's not too bad. I had access to the full editor though. Maybe you can get a trial version?

Sander Rossel10-Jul-20 2:06