Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You should get this person a rubber duck.

I don't think that rubber ducking would even help them. They just told me the way they fixed it was by adding a few extra lines of code as a "hack" but I tried it following the original instructions (that he supposedly read) myself and it worked ._.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by spike021

I don't think that rubber ducking would even help them. They just told me the way they fixed it was by adding a few extra lines of code as a "hack" but I tried it following the original instructions (that he supposedly read) myself and it worked ._.

You machine have some special sauce? I can't tell you how many times I followed the instructions only to find out the environment and/or dependency list wasn't fully documented.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You machine have some special sauce? I can't tell you how many times I followed the instructions only to find out the environment and/or dependency list wasn't fully documented.

Nope, I pulled the whole project from scratch. The errors it prints out even tell you what to configure in IntelliJ (the code editor) for it to run correctly, and once you do that it's just a matter of following the doc's instructions of what to do.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by spike021

Nope, I pulled the whole project from scratch. The errors it prints out even tell you what to configure in IntelliJ (the code editor) for it to run correctly, and once you do that it's just a matter of following the doc's instructions of what to do.

Ooh. The classic "what's wrong? I can't read the error message. Do it for me ok?"

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

That kind of shit drives me crazy. Taking service calls/emails is the same way. I stopped giving test specifications because I want to see what they get, otherwise they say, "oh yeah, that is what I came up with."

this drives my boss up the wall because i still do this-- he wants me to state the numbers, and trust that the customer will say if anything's out of line. i tell him he has more faith in humanity than i apparently do.

[p1l0t]

I can't believe people dressed like this in the 80s

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[spike021]

Originally Posted by cjd

Ooh. The classic "what's wrong? I can't read the error message. Do it for me ok?"

I told my senior engineer coworker this; I occasionally do the same shit or at least miss obvious stuff in instructions. But if you're outright skipping and then ignoring them when people ask if you've read them for an issue you're having, then that is just too much.

[spcmafia]

Am I the only one that, when approached, and they compliment the car, I cannot bring myself to say that the car is "fast". I just say it really isn't, straight line wise, just quick around turns and curvy roads.

I mean the car does look good, it looks the part, but I would just feel wrong if I told someone that I live my life a quarter mile at a time and that for those 20 seconds or more, I'm free.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by spike021

I told my senior engineer coworker this; I occasionally do the same shit or at least miss obvious stuff in instructions. But if you're outright skipping and then ignoring them when people ask if you've read them for an issue you're having, then that is just too much.

I see far too many people asking super basic questions. The problem is company culture and horrible hiring practices. "Full stack" is a pipe dream that led management to believe they had a bunch of pawns they could put anywhere. Also they typically have basic CS java algorithm questions for interviews, but ask the resulting hires to do things all over the map. And when they do have an expert on something else, they stop on the of ignorant know-it-allsand are not allowed to excel... Or even say their thing/help.
So frustrating.
Everyone gets their head in too far and needs the occasional yank.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Am I the only one that, when approached, and they compliment the car, I cannot bring myself to say that the car is "fast". I just say it really isn't, straight line wise, just quick around turns and curvy roads.

I mean the car does look good, it looks the part, but I would just feel wrong if I told someone that I live my life a quarter mile at a time and that for those 20 seconds or more, I'm free.

You're not alone. Even supercharged I don't consider the car to be "fast." It is quick and a lot of fun, but not fast in the sense that most people think of. That said, if someone thinks a stock twin is fast I'll happily take them for a ride in the Alfa. If they think that is fast, maybe we can find someone willing to mash the go pedal in a Model S Plaid. It can be a matter of perspective.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

You're not alone. Even supercharged I don't consider the car to be "fast." It is quick and a lot of fun, but not fast in the sense that most people think of. That said, if someone thinks a stock twin is fast I'll happily take them for a ride in the Alfa. If they think that is fast, maybe we can find someone willing to mash the go pedal in a Model S Plaid. It can be a matter of perspective.

The only one that thinks my car is fast is the boss lady, but that is because she doesn't like speed she can hear. She drives faster than I do, but because she can't hear it as much on the Mazda 3, she often forgets to look at the dash and realize how fast she's driving.



Side note, those new Mazda 3 are very, very quiet. Feels like you're driving a cloud at times.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Am I the only one that, when approached, and they compliment the car, I cannot bring myself to say that the car is "fast". I just say it really isn't, straight line wise, just quick around turns and curvy roads.

I mean the car does look good, it looks the part, but I would just feel wrong if I told someone that I live my life a quarter mile at a time and that for those 20 seconds or more, I'm free.

I just tell them I don't know I don't drive it very hard.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I just tell them I don't know I don't drive it very hard.

Driving it very hard would call for grounds for public indecency.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Driving it very hard would call for grounds for public indecency.

On the street.