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poo poo not pissing me off: I stupidly ordered the wrong cables from Monoprice back in October. They've been sitting in a box, unopened since. I finally went to use a cable and noticed that I accidentally ordered Mini Displayport > DVI cable instead of regular Displayport > DVI. I went ahead and ordered the correct cables now. I figured it couldn't hurt to ask if it's still possible to return these, as I have no use for them. I used their chat program and they offered to set up the RMA right away. Thought that was pretty awesome of them since it was my screw up and well over a month had passed.
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Not pissing me off: the annual buffet called "The Grazing!!" that runs for 6.5 hours and includes breakfast and lunch and cost $5 for the members of the unit. Some of the best food I've had in a long time. And then we got down to the serious business of a Nerf war, which was kicked off by our commander walking up to one of his lieutenants and shooting him in the back of the head. Everyone was walking around armed, and gun battles would break out every few minutes. It was hilarious watching the military members carrying out ambushes and belly-crawling to their next position. The commander almost swooned when I handed him my automatic Nerf gun and several magazines to replace his five-shot pea-shooter. He brought it back an hour later and apologized for losing a few dozen darts, but the entertainment value was worth it.
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Dec 19, 2013 01:39
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Yaos posted:What is it with web developers? Why do they insist on pulling this poo poo? It's web based, it should work in any browser. Even Netflix uses Silverlight but at least they are switching to HTML5. Delicious legacy ActiveX code. Screw you, Siebel. Also how the hell did IE8's coders manage to write it such that there's a 5-second lag to open a new tab on a goddamn i7.
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Dec 19, 2013 01:45
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Sweevo posted:When did Windows Update stop supporting IE6? I know they stopped supporting IE5 a while ago (I want to say about 18 months) because I remember it being an issue with Windows 2000 and having to install IE6 by hand first. WindowsUpdate works fine with IE6, though it will demand that you install a small update first, then it will demand that you install GenuineAdvantage, then you get the updates.
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Dec 19, 2013 03:35
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Lum posted:WindowsUpdate works fine with IE6, though it will demand that you install a small update first, then it will demand that you install GenuineAdvantage, then you get the updates. I'm going through this poo poo right now with a crappy Dimension 5150. It wanted IE8 to run updates, so I clicked the link for IE8 download and it sent me to a short url that ended in 'pixel.gif' instead of the IE8 download exe?! Now after doing everything it asked [IE8, NET 2.0 and SP3] it still throws an error, so now I have to download the 'Windows Install Agent' and try again after that. I forgot how lovely a fresh install of XP can be to get working properly. I've been spoilt by 7 and 8.1 just working right out of the gate. Also gently caress people who insist on using Outlook Express when we build a new machine for them, then complain when they find WLM instead, or we do data copy from their old dying boxes and they can't figure out what the User folder is for and where's all my data what have you done you lost it all it's all your fault 
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Dec 19, 2013 04:32
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GoatShaver posted:...got pulled aside and told I was doing a terrible job while boss was gone (multiweek vacation) and basically asked "what do you do here?" Luckily I had a lot of people come out of the woodwork and pump my tires which calmed people down. That's when I have the almost irresistible urge to say something like, "Tell you what, I'll stop doing what I do here and we'll see how long it takes for things to fall apart," even though I know that I'm not really that invaluable. It's a pretty big drat coincidence how everything starts taking longer to do and at worse quality though, once some manager says something like that to me. quote:Can't help but feel like its about that time, though. My department consists of two people, we have something going on tonight at our stadium, and i'm the only guy here, which I don't mind necessarily, but give me a loving day off. Time to start calling in "sick." Those rapid-onset, rapid-recovery 24-hour colds sure are a bitch this time of year, eh?
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Dec 19, 2013 04:48
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It's 9pm on the second last day of work and I'm in the office working on phones. As much as it sucks, being the only one in the office makes it pretty easy to get stuff done.
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Dec 19, 2013 11:08
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EAT THE EGGS RICOLA posted:One of our professionals just paid for a webinar, and got this email: The irony with this is that anything that is complicated to install/run will require the help of the IT dept / guy good with computers - who will defeat it purely as a matter of pride.
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Dec 19, 2013 12:14
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poo poo that's pissing me off. Printers installed with the wrong drivers that were crashing the PC whenever they attempted to use them. I spent 10 hours remotely reinstalling the printers over a lovely connection as they live in the middle of nowhere. Just as I get done, they have a power cut, which has apparently fried everything and i'll have to set it up again next week.
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Dec 19, 2013 15:48
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I've complained about "large vendor" before here several times. Well, given http://bgr.com/2013/12/04/samsung-knox-mobile-security-problems/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews I figure I can name names for one of my ongoing problems now, right? The article doesn't nearly come close to explaining what a clusterfuck KNOX is, which is pretty weird as Samsung did a great job with SAFE. The "oh, Samsung have had issues bringing up a services department" is a poo poo excuse - yes, licensing is a complete mystery right now, but that's the sort of thing you worry about once your actual API is in some sort of working state. I don't think I can go into details about what is wrong without breaking the NDA, but this is the worst API I have dealt with in 10 years as a developer (in so many ways) - and responses from support are hilariously slow due, I can only assume, to them being snowed under by the fact that every single partner they have invited into the programme has to ask so many questions to even start to get simple things working (going by variable names, at least some of the KNOX stuff is licensed from someone else rather than written in-house, and that particular library has a bunch of standards-compliancy issues with it we have tried to explain to the vendor without success, so I can't wait to see how it's been broken in this case)
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Dec 19, 2013 17:00
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Che Delilas posted:That's when I have the almost irresistible urge to say something like, "Tell you what, I'll stop doing what I do here and we'll see how long it takes for things to fall apart," even though I know that I'm not really that invaluable. It's a pretty big drat coincidence how everything starts taking longer to do and at worse quality though, once some manager says something like that to me. My boss has no idea what I do, and if I left the entire company would fall apart, because all of our projects run on embedded Linux and I am the only Embedded Linux guy here. My friend who does most of the programming knows enough Linux to get by, but without me he would fall apart as well. 
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Dec 19, 2013 17:35
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ookiimarukochan posted:I've complained about "large vendor" before here several times. As a former Samsung mobile developer who still has his ear to the ground, I feel you and can probably speculate on some of the causes. Samsung has gotten where they are by being the least worst choice, not the best choice.
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Dec 19, 2013 18:50
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H1KE posted:I'm going through this poo poo right now with a crappy Dimension 5150. It wanted IE8 to run updates, so I clicked the link for IE8 download and it sent me to a short url that ended in 'pixel.gif' instead of the IE8 download exe?! Now after doing everything it asked [IE8, NET 2.0 and SP3] it still throws an error, so now I have to download the 'Windows Install Agent' and try again after that. I forgot how lovely a fresh install of XP can be to get working properly. I've been spoilt by 7 and 8.1 just working right out of the gate. Oh god, no wonder you people are having poo poo. Start with an XP SP3 CD. If you don't have one then either  one or make one using nLite.gently caress installing XP from an RTM CD. Seriously. Just no
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Dec 19, 2013 18:52
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Apparently my office is having a huge Christmas party. No one told IT. 
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Dec 19, 2013 19:50
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You'll find out when they need power strips to plug in their Crockpots or Karaoke Machine.
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Dec 19, 2013 19:57
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And my bonus is a 15 dollar gift certificate out of my bosses pocket.
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Dec 19, 2013 20:40
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jim truds posted:And my bonus is a 15 dollar gift certificate out of my bosses pocket. I know it doesn't seem like much, but a boss reaching into his own pocket to give you a little something is not a meaningless gesture.
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Dec 19, 2013 20:45
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skipdogg posted:I know it doesn't seem like much, but a boss reaching into his own pocket to give you a little something is not a meaningless gesture. Oh no, I really appreciate it. My boss is pretty amazing. I am mostly depressed that she is constantly reaching into her pocket to give us things. She needs to YOTJ as much as the rest of us. Also now pissed that my coworker bitching because we want a few bucks to give her something.
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Dec 19, 2013 20:54
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jim truds posted:And my bonus is a 15 dollar gift certificate out of my bosses pocket. I missed bonus season. Apparently everyone in the company got a decent Christmas bonus...the week I was hired.  Then again, I did randomly win a $200 cash prize at the company Christmas party.
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Dec 19, 2013 21:56
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Maybe I should stop working for a non-profit. We get a pat on the back and a "See you next year!".
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Dec 19, 2013 22:07
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Helushune posted:Maybe I should stop working for a non-profit. We get a pat on the back and a "See you next year!". Same here. No bonuses or gifts either, and any personal gift from a vendor must be reported to salaries for taxation (requirement by law). Luckily the vendors sends their gifts to the department, so right now we're drowning in cake, candies, wine and booze. 
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Dec 19, 2013 22:14
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Helushune posted:Maybe I should stop working for a non-profit. We get a pat on the back and a "See you next year! Maybe.". Fixed that for you.
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Dec 19, 2013 22:25
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At least my old job had a christmas party with good door prizes. Prior to the new CEO taking it over we actually got like $40 gift cards as well. My new employer does absolutely nothing.
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Dec 19, 2013 22:31
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I get a bottle of wine. It seems appropriate.
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Dec 19, 2013 22:40
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Agrikk posted:Fixed that for you. Oh, thanks. I should find a screwdriver and carve how many years I've been here in to the dry wall next to my desk. Actually, now that I look over at it, there's a bunch of scratches already. Maybe someone else had the same idea.
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Dec 19, 2013 22:40
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I've worked for two groups of doctors and both do/did 1 week's pay for the Christmas bonus. I wish you guys got the same. 
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Dec 19, 2013 22:41
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I have never worked somewhere that awarded bonuses. My boss usually calls a team meeting at the end of the year and gives us a small gift. He's forbidden from spending over a certain amount, and frankly I'd be a little uncomfortable if he did, but I've always appreciated the thought.
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Dec 19, 2013 22:48
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We're getting a pizza party for Christmas! 
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Dec 19, 2013 23:19
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I got a new job for my Christmas bonus 
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We had our free (org wide) christmas lunch today, then Monday is christmas lunch for just IT. Beyond that, christmas bonus is "well, you can cash out some PTO if you like  "
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Dec 19, 2013 23:46
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:I've worked for two groups of doctors and both do/did 1 week's pay for the Christmas bonus. I wish you guys got the same. eh, I'm not complaining (much). I know how nice us Scandinavians have it.
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Dec 20, 2013 00:50
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Sirotan posted:We're getting a pizza party for Christmas! I just went out for pizza with all my new colleagues. On the plus side it was fun. On the downside the people who are younger than me, are less qualified and less experienced get paid significantly more than me, according to drunk conversation. Looks like i'm pushing for a big raise when my salary review comes up  E: Also were hired after me. VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV drat, why is that? Edit: Oh hey, I may bitch about this company and its employees, but they did just give me a sweet new 1920 x 1080 screen 
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Dec 20, 2013 01:44
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Volmarias posted:I got a new job for my Christmas bonus I got a three week temporary layoff or whatever it's called starting on the first of January. Hoo-the-loving-ray.
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Dec 20, 2013 08:52
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chia posted:I got a three week temporary layoff or whatever it's called starting on the first of January. Hoo-the-loving-ray. A holiday?
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toe shoes posted:A holiday? It's not a holiday if you can't choose when you take it and they don't pay you.
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Dec 20, 2013 12:13
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chia posted:I got a three week temporary layoff or whatever it's called starting on the first of January. Hoo-the-loving-ray. You see lemons, I see an opportunity to cram in as many in person interviews as possible.
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For most of this week, we've been going through the WSDLs for the customer's SAP. There are only three data types: Strings, decimals and bytes. And to submit changes, you first need to request the entire data structure. Why? Because when you submit it back, anything that is missing is deleted from SAP. And the kicker? The system has no conflict detection and does not use any kind of locking. Oh well. At least my vacation starts today. I have more than enough opportunities to worry more about it in two weeks.
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Have to go into the datacenter this morning to go look at a server where the xen host seems to have run out of memory, causing the OOM to terminate ssh and nrpe. The only hosted VM stayed running for a few hours but it seems to have stopped working correctly, so I have to head in far earlier than I was intending. Macropiper fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Dec 20, 2013 |
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Pissing me off today... the cheap rear end boss/owner/CEO... New location going up, will be open in 2 months. We already have our phone lines setup (6) and ordered with Frontier, just waiting to give them the go ahead to install. Its going to be a grand total of $184 per month with taxes and fees... Boss decides the location needs one voice and the fax line active before they open. He only wants those 2 active to save some money... Frontier says no problem, just those 2 will be a little over $50.. Except they do have a problem, no one at Frontier can seem to figure out how to achieve this without making it into separate orders and loosing our number assignments. They have been working on this almost a week now with no resolution. In less than 2 months we will be turning them all on anyways... All of this to save $125... Boss is pissed at me because it isn't done yet. This is a company that has done over 40 million in sales this year with a few million of that profit; best year the company has ever had. (hence the new location!)
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Macropiper posted:Have to go into the datacenter this morning to go look at a server where the xen host seems to have run out of memory, causing the OOM to terminate ssh and nrpe. Isn't it great how OOM always seems to kill ssh first, making completely useless since you are now unable to log in and fix the memory issue. I got to the point where I just disabled OOM on my pxe image since it was worthless.
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