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Re: MQOTD

Gary R. Wheeler2-Jul-15 3:59

Gary R. Wheeler

2-Jul-15 3:59

Animal House

Software Zen: delete this;

How many light bulbs does it take to change a engineer?

Stefto1-Jul-15 20:59

Stefto

1-Jul-15 20:59

a few dozen

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Re: How many light bulbs does it take to change a engineer?

OriginalGriff1-Jul-15 21:17

OriginalGriff

1-Jul-15 21:17

Oh gawd, not again! Laugh | :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: How many light bulbs does it take to change a engineer?

HobbyProggy1-Jul-15 21:44

HobbyProggy

1-Jul-15 21:44

StaHp it plz urgntz!

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Fun with Ruby

Indivara1-Jul-15 18:49

Indivara

1-Jul-15 18:49

I'm debugging a ruby program, while learning the language at the same time. First impressions - WTF | :WTF:

Here are a few WTFs

* Whitespace alters behavior
a + b adds a to b (variables)
a +b calls method a

* Reserved words can be used as method names

* Methods can be eclipsed by variables with the same name

def foo
    puts "I am a method"
end

followed by

foo=42
puts foo

will output 42

* Methods return the value of the last statement by default

I'm sure there are many more. You folks who have to deal with this every day have my deepest condolences.

Re: Fun with Ruby

Mycroft Holmes1-Jul-15 19:37

Mycroft Holmes

1-Jul-15 19:37

I remember back in the early 90s I was using a product called SuperBase, I debugged to a line of code and was getting a really weird error, there was nothing wrong with the code, it was really simple but it was throwing an error on that line. I tried everything I could think of and eventually deleted the line and retyped it. Never saw the error again. Really weird...

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH

Re: Fun with Ruby

Indivara2-Jul-15 1:30

Indivara

2-Jul-15 1:30

For me, sometimes MS Word does the red squiggly line thing showing a spelling mistake, even when the word is clearly correct. Deleting and rewriting it exactly the same causes the squiggle to go away.

Re: Fun with Ruby

5imone1-Jul-15 21:19

5imone

1-Jul-15 21:19

Reading the title I thought:
Oh no! Silvio(*) has joined CP, may be I should leave ...

*For Italians it is easier to understand

Re: Fun with Ruby

Richard MacCutchan1-Jul-15 21:27

Richard MacCutchan

1-Jul-15 21:27

5imone wrote:
For Italians it is easier to understand

Oh, all of us Europeans know Silvio; he is the man we all aspire to be. Wink | ;)

Re: Fun with Ruby

peterkmx2-Jul-15 2:22

peterkmx

2-Jul-15 2:22

Ha ha this is a good one ... upvoted.
Cheers

Has anyone used FASTech CELLworks in Solaris?

Mark Malin1-Jul-15 11:44

Mark Malin

1-Jul-15 11:44

I'm working on stuff probably written before most programmers were born! Wink | ;)

Has anyone come in contact with a Solaris automation GUI development tool called "CELLworks" by FASTech? I'm trying desperately to modify this ancient code using "stone knives and bearskins" and having little success. If someone's used this I sure would appreciate a conversation. In exchange I'd be happy to help you with your vacuum tubes (I'm not kidding).

Thanks!
Mark.

UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

C-P-User-31-Jul-15 9:27

C-P-User-3

1-Jul-15 9:27

Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^]

I want to read what others here think.

Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful.

Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ?

(p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.)

Other questions...

Do you have to join the club or anything ?

How do you pay ?

Have you enjoyed it ?

Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !)

Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

PIEBALDconsult1-Jul-15 9:37

PIEBALDconsult

1-Jul-15 9:37

Never used it, but people I know who have have liked it.

I'm pretty sure you need a smart phone.

When I need a cab I call a cab.

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

R. Giskard Reventlov1-Jul-15 9:41

R. Giskard Reventlov

1-Jul-15 9:41

You pay with a credit card. No tipping or need for money. Card is registered on site.

I know people who swear by them, I know others who swear at them.

It's just a cab service though all the drivers go through a thorough background check (according to someone I know who drives for Uber).

Try it and decide for yourself: if they get you from a to b with little or no fuss, then that's good.

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

Thanks78721-Jul-15 20:26

Thanks7872

1-Jul-15 20:26

Karel Čapek wrote:
all the drivers go through a thorough background check

Not a case in India. Too many Criminals are 'Drivers' there. Internet is your friend.

Programmer : A machine that converts coffee into code !

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

HobbyProggy1-Jul-15 20:34

HobbyProggy

1-Jul-15 20:34

All i can say is that in germany those guys get pretty high fines because they break the law with their system Smile | :)

*In Germany you need several documents and a specific insurance to drive a cab, they don't have any of that.

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Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

Jarek Kruza1-Jul-15 21:52

Jarek Kruza

1-Jul-15 21:52

Same in Poland - regular taxi drivers need to have licenses.
Only positive is that Uber tracks and records the route, so you can apply for refund if driver took unnecessary long route.

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

Wastedtalent1-Jul-15 21:43

Wastedtalent

1-Jul-15 21:43

You get free credit when you sign up, which has saved me a few quid on a night out. You can also use your account to order cabs for other people and pay for them, for example if your partner is on a night out and loses her purse.

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

Rage1-Jul-15 23:22

Rage

1-Jul-15 23:22

Advice : Do not try it in :France[^]

Do not escape reality : improve reality !

Re: UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me

charlieg2-Jul-15 1:35

charlieg

2-Jul-15 1:35

UBER is an example of a disruptive technology moving someone's cheese. More coming. In Atlanta, we just had a big fight in the government over this. Honestly, most of the cabs stink, the drivers stink, and it's just an all unpleasant experience. The city doesn't like it because they lose revenue (taxi licenses), but the competition is good.

And please don't give me the crap about "we have to regulate" to make sure you're safe.

Recently, Uber added a new policy - no weapons in their vehicles. So, if you've a concealed carry permit, you'd violate their rules. I've always wondered how a driver would know Smile | :)

Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...

"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

Nicholas Winton: RIP

R. Giskard Reventlov1-Jul-15 8:56

R. Giskard Reventlov

1-Jul-15 8:56