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We give up
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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A few day ago, I was having a go at BAs. Today it's coders.
We have a monitoring tool which sends out email alerts whenever our server resources reach certain thresholds. Sometimes they're meaningful and useful - and we can get something done about the issue. And sometimes they mean absolutely zero to us!
But, hey! At the bottom of every alert, there's an "Additional information" section. And, without exception, that always says: "This information has been generated by the XYZ Manager". Yep! That's it. Nothing else. Nada!
Designed by a coder? 
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Don't bash the coder. Bash the consultant who designed the specs...
I mean, it worked, didn't it, so there's nothing wrong with the coding! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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It probably went something like this:
Business Analyst: "Could you add an 'Additional information' section?"
Coder:  Does nothing.
Tester: "The BA said there should be an 'Additional information' section, so I've failed this"
Coder: <tr><td>Additional information</td></tr><tr><td>This is the additional information!</td></tr>
Tester: "Passed. Release it."
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I would be thankful for such "crumbs." 
The first time I saw this, I would ask someone for details on who/what XYZManager is. Then, assuming there is some/one/group I could contact, I would send them a message suggesting improvements.
If there was no one who could change the code, or, I found out the code could not be changed, or, if my message was not responded to, then ...
If I were an underpaid, frustrated, micro-serf, and, raising hell would achieve nothing, I might write a post, like this one, on CodeProject 
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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BillWoodruff wrote: I would ask someone for details on who/what XYZManager is
It's a 3rd-party monitoring tool.
BillWoodruff wrote: I would send them a message suggesting improvements.
Forever the optimist.  I'm leaning towards: Sod it. If they can't be @rsed to provide useful information, I'm going to ignore it! 
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Designed on the spur of the moment to resolve an immediate need and never revisited by the coder. Such is the birth of an open source project. Alas, the source was lost by the PHB.
>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Copy and paste ... but couldn't think of anything for the Additional Information section.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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If trains drive you crazy, do they have a loco motive?
TotD is going to take a holiday for a while - I'm not sure how long - as I've been doing them almost every weekday for over six years now (The First[^]) and I'm getting a little "punned out" so I have decided to take a break. The end of a month seemed like an appropriate point to rest up!
So, I'd just like to say "thank you" to everyone who has responded (with some truly groan-worthy puns over the years) you have brightened my afternoons!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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So you are all out of steam?
Sincerely,
-Mark
mamiller@rhsnet.org
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This sounds terminal, it's going to be tough making the switch. It's had a good track record and I'm a freight I'll miss these puns.
PS thanks for posting these.
PPS I wonder how peoples penchant for puns is going to manifest itself on this site?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Have enjoyed it and don't know you've kept it for so long but will be missed.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Thanks Griff! Six years is a long time to punish us!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Well, there goes my reason to visit CP after the CCC is solved. 
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So the Punic wars are ended, and the ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) s will no longer be coming over the Black Mountains?
The world wonders - what will become of Hanni-paul?
Thanks for some real stinkers...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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So, you have come to the end of the track. It has been fun, but I'm glad you haven't gone off the rails. 
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I'm getting a little "punned out"
Define punned out.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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And thank you! The TotD will be missed - it's one of the things I always look for when I browse the lounge.
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If someone takes over, would he/she be a CopyGriff ?
/edit: I cannot believe it has been 6 years already. Time flies. Thanks for the regular entertainment.
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Thank the Great Ghu. while I always read the TotD reading the follow up puns is even worse than listening to them. From all of us that do NOT enjoy puns thank you for your service and may TotD rest in peace.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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It's been punny while it lasted!
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You must have gone off the rails on a crazy train.
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I know that things are going wrong for me
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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