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[WWGD]

Wow, two women fighting it out, beating the crap out of each other, just outside the supermarket. Jerry!,Jerry!...

 

[fresh_42]

I guess you regretted wearing no hat, so you could walk around and collect some bucks.

 

[WWGD]

I guess you regretted wearing no hat, so you could walk around and collect some bucks.

Iocal cops won't let me in on their action.

 

[WWGD]

Strange. My carton of eggs from last time contained all "twin eggs", so I only need to use one egg instead of two. Maybe that has a special meaning in some cultures; to me it just means good luck: more food for the same price :).

 

[Borg]

Started working on a new project at work and it's the same old thing - overly complex code built by someone who then left and nobody understands how it works.

 

[Ibix]

Started working on a new project at work and it's the same old thing - overly complex code built by someone who then left and nobody understands how it works.

Let me guess - there's exactly one comment in the code, and it says "I don't understand this next bit - Dave wrote it for me".

 

[Borg]

Let me guess - there's exactly one comment in the code, and it says "I don't understand this next bit - Dave wrote it for me".

Comments?

 

[Ibix]

Comments?

They're for wimps, I gather.

 

[Borg]

The architecture may be documented on an unreferenced Wiki someplace. But then again, maybe not.

I think that what I might have to do is write a machine learning program that will predict the slowdown of productivity based on the complexity of code being checked in and then create some pretty graphs of the results (for the managers).

 

[Ibix]

I can suggest one metric: number of times a function is cut-and-paste into the same program, with only the function and argument names changed.

 

[WWGD]

I can suggest one metric: number of times a function is cut-and-paste into the same program, with only the function and argument names changed.

Ah, lucky, I found a place that sells frying cheese. Now I would like to find plantains somewhere.

 

[WWGD]

New all philosophy radio station: WYOY.

 

[skyshrimp]

Do you fry the plantains or eat them raw?

 

[WWGD]

Do you fry the plantains or eat then raw?

Fried, but then they must be ripe. I don't like the green ones. How about you?

 

[skyshrimp]

I like them raw and not ripe. Same with bananas. Weird I know.

 

[WWGD]

I like them raw and not ripe. Same with bananas. Weird I know.

Hey, good deal, we won't have to fight for the same food,d more for each :).

 

[WWGD]

Night shows on particularly sharp knifes don't seem to make the connection. " Cuts through everything as if it was butter, with no effort". Pssst...How about _your fingers_?

 

[WWGD]

How about we settle and have hugs AND drugs. why choose?

 

[Ibix]

Shut up, Niemoller. Not in front of my conscience.

 

[WWGD]

Another triple syllable repeat : Will Diego Go Golfing? Any others out there, aka, anyone else with so little useful to do with their time?

 

[WWGD]

Another $50 for a visit to help someone with PC issues. Again, all easily solvable with , at most, a quick internet search. Go lazyness!

 

[Stephenk53]

Started working on a new project at work and it's the same old thing - overly complex code built by someone who then left and nobody understands how it works.

Reminds me of a project I made in high school (not for a class) where I took random code from random sites (just small bits at a time) and tried to integrate said code into my site, even when the total number of lines of code was under 100 lines I had no idea what was happening so I decided to double down and added over 10000 lines of code which I eventually got to work but if you asked me what any of the code did I would not be able to tell you except for the beginning which mostly had code I made from scratch.
Edit: not even my teacher could figure out my code

 

[Borg]

Sounds ready for a production delivery.

 

[fresh_42]

The real joy is a mile long spaghetti code from the 80's with "if ... then ... else go to ..." every few lines! So if you skip anywhere in the code, the only thing for sure is: "I'm here because I'm not anywhere else." What a information density!

 

[skyshrimp]

It's Friday so I've had quite a few beers tonight. You'll find me unbearably dumb right now. I ponder things that are retarded to the sober. I currently have a possibly false sense of security in random thoughts, wondering what's ok to say. A thread title with this post content would be snuffed out quickly here in General Discussions.

I wonder why members can't question pseudo science 'brain farts' in the safety of off topic. Debunking brain farts can only be a good thing. Some of those threads are people reaching out to the great minds here. As weird as their threads are, they might be asking for psychological assistance anonymously. Possibly mentally vulnerable? My ex's uncle was in special school as an autistic, yet now runs a multi million £ business in IT.

Maybe add a sub forum for General Discussions were 'off' threads can be moved to instead of deleted (brain fart forum)? Debunking pseudo science sets the disillusioned on a way forward. You maybe pruning out those on the spectrum by stomping out their irregular thoughts.

Harsh, but maybe a necessary evil?

Have a great weekend.

 

[Bystander]

(brain fart forum)?

Why not?

 

[fresh_42]

Maybe add a sub forum for General Discussions were 'off' threads can be moved to instead of deleted (brain fart forum)? Debunking pseudo science sets the disillusioned on a way forward. You maybe pruning out those on the spectrum by stomping out their irregular thoughts.

That's not what we intend to do.

1. We want to avoid to give nonsense any platform here.
2. There are enough places on the internet for nonsense of all kind.
3. It is a waste of time, even to read them, let alone to answer it.
4. We teach, we do not deal with nonsense. It is simply not doable.
5. Crackpots cannot be convinced, so it is futile to even try.

 

[Rive]

Debunking brain farts can only be a good thing.

Regardless of the amount of deodorant it still stinks and spreads.

 

[skyshrimp]

I love this site the way it is. I was just entertaining the random thought of a sub forum for the unenlightened so they don't feel shut out and lost completely

There will be batches of flat earthers there too (shudders).

Maybe not...

 

[skyshrimp]

As in nuke my sub forum idea

'I can confirm that beer nukes brain cells too' - skyshrimp

 

[Ibix]

There will be batches of flat earthers there too (shudders).

I gather that the collective noun for gnu is an "implausibility of gnu". I think that would work for flat earthers, too. Or a scourge of mosquitos. That works too.

 

[skyshrimp]

What is gnu?

 

[Ibix]

Just type it into Gnoogle.

 

[WWGD]

What is gnu?

Not Unix.

 

[WWGD]

Not Unix.

Weird expression " Britophiliac" instead of "Anglophile". Maybe Nonsence ( Sorry, I don't get the c/s swap thing too well)?

 

[Ibix]

Not Unix.

I've Hurd about that.

 

[WWGD]

I've Hurd about that.

I gnu that!

 

[WWGD]

Wow, when did " The Economist" start costing some $8/7 Euro/ 6 E (whatever sign for pounds)? I remember buying it for some third of that. Did they mess up and start a trade war with the UK ( And maybe tried Chixit or something)?

 

[WWGD]

Ok, I may have been drunk when I suggested he name his new-born girl Geppetta. No lie.

 

[WWGD]

Wow, a single avocado kept me satisfied for some 12 hrs, no need to eat anything else.
Doesn't mean I won't eat, since I am sometimes just an undisciplined pig.

 

[Borg]

It rained heavily here for several days and finally quit last night. This morning I saw deer everywhere on the way to work. I guess that they just hunkered down during the storm and now they're out getting something to eat.

 

[WWGD]

This kid will be really confused about the meaning of the word 'relax'. The kid was jittery and the mom shouts at him at the top of her lungs "Relax!" and then slaps him. Wonder what he'll think next time someone asks him to relax.

 

[fresh_42]

This kid will be really confused about the meaning of the word 'relax'. The kid was jittery and the mom shouts at him at the top of her lungs "Relax!" and then slaps him. Wonder what he'll think next time someone asks him to relax.

relax (v.)
late 14c., "to make (something) less compact or dense," from Old French relaschier "set free; soften; reduce" (14c.), from Latin relaxare "relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose,"

No doubt: relax = blow up.

 

[russ_watters]

At the Naval Academy, they have equations for a Happiness Factor and GAS factor (acronym definition redacted). The Happiness Factor is the number of days of vacation divided by the number of days until vacation. The GAS factor is the inverse of the Happiness Factor. The critical value of each is 1.

Tomorrow is my last day of work until 2019.

This informs to my current mood.

 

[WWGD]

Parsing English:
It's better than drinking a loan.
Your company must have excellent liquidity!

 

[WWGD]

I am always bothered by the phrase : " I would like to be alone together". It is confusing. But I can't think of a reasonable way of making it more clear.

 

[Klystron]

I am always bothered by the phrase : " I would like to be alone together". It is confusing. But I can't think of a reasonable way of making it more clear.

If I understand correctly that 'together' refers to a significant other, then I'd wax poetical

"You shatter my solitude".

 

[WWGD]

If I understand correctly that 'together' refers to a significant other, then I'd wax poetical

"You shatter my solitude".

She ultimately preferred to be alone alone. So I am out.Now I have to drink a loan. Or, reversely, like Heart sang : " How do I get you a loan". Or Pink Floyd: " Give these kids a loan" (Apparently teachers loan money in the UK -- talk about anarchy)..

 

[WWGD]

Wonder if anyone drinks hot beer in Winter. I always wondered how these seasonal businesses made it. The Soup stores, the Ice Cream places, Jamba Juice, selling ice-cold fruit shakes. And then ice cold beer in Winter.

 

[nuuskur]

Sauna is very popular here. Cold beer after a steam bath is one way to do it. It's not a niche business, either, quite the tradition, actually. Many would say serving warm beer is a crime