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I read about a third of a brilliant book, recently, on the topic of how using "motivation" techniques is a complete waste of time.
Well, I say it was brilliant, because the core rationalisation was brilliant -- but the implementation was cr@p (it certainly didn't deserve a book-length text), so I couldn't find enough motivation to read the whole thing.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Well, I'm no management expert, but I always find that when dealing with people, "pleases" and "thank yous" tend to be far more effective than bull***t.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Making the code work is a minor barrier to success. The hardest part of it is to make the application uable by the target audience, with as little training as is necessary.
Make it work.
Make it secure.
Make it usable for the target audience.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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How ironic. The author states:
Quote: Yet, developers are already under stress, with plenty of barriers that make it difficult to put code into production.
and yet nowhere is there a recommendation to reduce stress and barriers (like inane paperwork, firecall procedures, and archaic SDLC apps) to get code into production.
Latest Article - Azure Function - Compute Pi Stress Test
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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By synchronizing brainwaves, this therapy reversed age-related memory decline Anyone know where I can get a couple of cups of "gentle brain stimulation"?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Anyone know where I can get a couple of cups of "gentle brain stimulation"? Will a mallet and a couple of aspirin do?
It works for insomnia, too.
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Nah, I get that daily and it doesn't seem to help.
TTFN - Kent
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That's because you've been hitting your head with the aspirin and eating the mallet.
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Dang. I never get that order right. It's like my investing strategy - "buy high, sell low"
TTFN - Kent
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"If I go insane, please don't put your wires in my brain."
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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The European Union has published new guidelines on developing ethical AI Just like the EU {/sarcasm} and :eyeroll:
Not an attempt at Soapboxing, I just find the EU government opaque, but that might be because I'm not in it.
Mind you, I find the Canadian government kind of opaque as well.
Dang. I am in Soapbox territory, aren't I?
Sorry.
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Well, you currently have a choice of two types of governmental behaviour, which are in diametric opposition:
0. One that acts a bit like a nanny to the general populace, and tries to make sure that corporations don't do whatever the F*** they like to people with whatever they can get their hands on.
1. One that's like the one with a certain person living in a certain-coloured house.
I know which I prefer.
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Let’s examine how the enterprise stalwart and JavaScript upstart stack up in the battle for the server room Something seems missing from this "epic battle"
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Something seems missing from this "epic battle" Hm.
You mean, like, epicness and any sign of a battle?
You might be on to something, there.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Something seems missing from this "epic battle"
Dragons and White Walkers?
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USB storage devices will be easier to remove but will become slower. Because no one has time to wait to "Safely" remove them
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Well, of course!
Delayed write was a bloody good idea, but good ideas are not The Way of the Future!
But this caught my eye:zdnet sad: crucial PowerPoint slides Um... yeh.
That's about the most important stuff that people do at work, isn't it?
It's like hollywood, where they believe that all anyone ever does at work is pitch ideas.
Fruggin' morons.
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I'm a bit confused here. Did MS re-enable cached writes at some point? I though they disabled them by default on USB devices way back when either vista or W7 launched...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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The software giant is releasing its Canary and Developer builds, offering daily or weekly updates to the changes that are coming to Edge. Because you can never have enough browsers to test for compatibility
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Oh joy.
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It's "based" on Chromium, which is kinda like when a movie claims it's "based on real events".
Micorosft will most assuredly give itself plenty of headroom to fail miserably.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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"There are some things only humans can do in space. The rest can be left to robots." "Not the bees! They're in my eyes!"
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Quote: Astrobee is "a compact one-foot-cube of a robot... That's one helluva bee! It must be short for Astrobehemoth.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Damnit, that only works if you use the common mispronunciation of "behemoth"!
You wuz robbed!
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Well I'll bee damned!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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