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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I'm working in a mixed-threat environment
"If you don't get the coding done I'm going to shoot you then set you on fire"?
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By "mixed threat", I was referring to the software they're using to do their work.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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And to really make it interesting you cannot find a business owner for the entire process. Oh wait that is the system we are working on! Oh for a greenfield project again!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Is the word "Solution" not clear enough for non-native English speakers? It happens somewhat often where someone asking a question in QA will add more info, such as their code, as a solution.
Perhaps there is a better word?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I like "idiot" instead of "someone"...
Swearwords prefix it nicely as well.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I was trying to give the user the benefit of the doubt since I see it often and usually appears to be someone who may not natively speak English.
But yes, "idiot" fills in the blank quite often in QA. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: usually appears to be someone who may not natively speak English.
Yeah, I know that feeling.
This is one recently:
"where I can it and how to assembly referenced it EmailHandler include in c#"
...and that's after the request for clarification! 
Not, BTW, a suggestion that the user gets kicked. It's not his fault his English is poor. 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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We, non-native speakers, know very well the meaning of 'solution' but fail to understand what has to do chemistry with Q&A.
THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?!
-- C++ FQA Lite
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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If you're not part of the solution, then you are part of the precipitate.
A positive attitude may not solve every problem, but it will annoy enough people to be worth the effort.
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So today we have StellasVoice[^]in the Canteen, giving out leaflets. From what I can gather they are a charity that wants to get rid off Child Slavery (though I noticed one of them was wearing Nike's). I just don't think they've chosen the right name though as 'Stella's Voice' to me is something like..
"Go on hit her, hit her again"
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P0mpey3 wrote: they are a charity that wants to get rid off Child Slavery (though I noticed one of them was wearing Nike's).
Did you point out how insensitive it was to be wearing apparel produced in an Asian sweatshop that exploits children? 
I hate it when people are unaware of the issues of which they are trying to make you aware.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Probably just chuggers. Get paid a commission on whatever monthly donation they can talk you into...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Probably just chuggers.
All the more reason to call them out. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Take my advice. Avoid the Post Office, and if you cannot then avoid the one in Bloxwich. In fact, avoid Bloxwich.
Lunchtime started well, I had meatball, cheese, and hot sauce sandwiches. Then I set off to renew my car tax at the Post Office nearest to where I work. I know you can do this online, but afaik they cannot yet accept cash over the internet and having sold my wife's old car yesterday I had a reasonable wad of twenties in my pocket.
Of course they were queuing out of the door, and of course the queue mostly smelt like my nan's house, in the weeks after she had died, but once I'd managed to get inside I spied a sign above the shop counter, set aside from the main counters (4 of them, 2 open, not like lunchtime would be busy of course)that said "Selected Post Office services are available at this counter".
There was a similar, smaller sign on the counter itself.
I glanced down the list and there at the bottom was 'car tax'. Hurrah thought I and made my way over. I showed the woman manning the counter my paperwork and said I would like a tax disc. "Over there" she said, pointing to the queue snaking its way back out of the door.
But is says that you can do it here I insisted. "Over there" she tried again.
You are standing underneath a sign that says you can do it here I tried. "This is for shop stuff" she said.
In that case, I said, you'd better take down that sign, and that one, bec... "Take it up with the manager" she interjected, before walking off.
Back to the queue I went, and attempted not to breath through my nose again until I was free some time later/
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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chriselst wrote: "Take it up with the manager" she interjected
At which point you politely ask her to "Get her feckin manager down on the feckin floor right feckin now."
Now when she stormed off and returned with manager to berate you for swearing you can answer that [0] feckin is not a swear word but a pure interjection of choice and [ii] the sign says you can do it so feckin do it a dfeckin do it feckin NOW.
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I hate all that stuff.
For example, in order to get a new tax disk, you need a valid MOT, yes? Now, that's not a problem - my tax and MOT are staggered, so they occur some months apart. This is not a problem, and I renew online anyway.
But...They don't give you an MOT certificate anymore, do they? It's all online. So how do you tell when your MOT expires?
Simples! Go here: https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status[^] and enter the car registration and the test number from the document they don't give you any more... 
In their defence, you can give the V5 number, but that does look like a "oh Sh*t" moment tacked on the end...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I could never find my MOT certificate anyway. You get a print out now and a plain sheet of white paper, but back when you had the proper green ones and I had a producer for something and after several days of mad searching around the house I vowed to keep my MOT certificate in a frame on the wall so I would always no where it was. I never did.
The car I have just sold, I thought the MOT expired sometime around November last year, so at the start of November I searched out the print out, it had expired in September. Oops.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Most garages these days send you a postcard or email to remind you that your MOT is due for renewal, in a bid to get repeat business
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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What a shame that you failed to take advantage of a rare opportunity to ruin an a**hole's day. I would have demanded to see the manager, since it is clearly my duty as a citizen to make life miserable for civil servants who don't understand their place in the food chain. Civil Servant (aka public employee) != Civil Master.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Just had the following chuckle, a collegue at work is setting up a HP X2[^]
First thing he did on the laptop is remove the virus called Norton Anti virus and now Windows 8 has been doing a repair for over an hour.
currently he is speechless on the whole event..
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Norton "anti-virus" *IS* a virus.
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Isn't that what Simon said?
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Simon said (hmm, there's a joke there somewhere) what the symptom was. I just stated the malady.
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I remember having a HP that came with the Semantic Virus installed. That was one of the first things I removed also. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
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