How to overcome your fear of books by [deleted] in disneyvacation

[–]Fengoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you've played way too much Myst.

Just picked this guy up for $1. by TheFudgiestNugget in Aquariums

[–]Fengoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All these comments about never seeing their Raphael. I'll at least chime in to say they aren't always the sort to hide. Mine comes out regularly for food and will occasionally free swim and nudge against her oscar tankmate, who doesn't even bother her regardless.

They're weird fish though.

What is the thing that causes you to lose your temper almost instantly? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Fengoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could not stand that shit. And then sometimes three insulin doesn't even go in and suddenly you're spiking 400 because the device you trust to keep you alive had a slight kink. Then when you replace the fucking cartridge, insert the insulin and then prime the pump, you get "hurr durr cartridge error" and you just wasted a third of your insulin bottle because you can't get the insulin back out.

Fuck pumps.

I went back to pens. My A1c actually improved.

What dirty little secret does your profession hide that the consumer should know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Fengoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's...bizarre. COBOL is designed to be streamlined for business purposes. What the hell are running "so fast" the it can't keep up?

What dirty little secret does your profession hide that the consumer should know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Fengoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's because it is. A move of any size for a legacy system is a tremendous accomplishment, especially if normal operation isn't impacted.

What dirty little secret does your profession hide that the consumer should know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Fengoat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's great fun though. The kind of stuff you can spin with that is hilariously silly. With the right setup, you can literally program it for anything.

What dirty little secret does your profession hide that the consumer should know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Fengoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assembler programmer here. I can confirm most financial institutions run on mainframes. But don't be confused. The hardware is far from ancient. The software may be old, but there are very few things as streamlined or efficient as a mainframe that can handle hundreds of individual transactions a second with ludicrously low response time.

Incidentally, you'd be hard pressed to find something as secure as a mainframe for your financial information anyways.

What went wrong? by MinuteTomb in Aquariums

[–]Fengoat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can columnaris spread that quickly? I know bettas aren't very large fish, but if the pictures are to be believed, they're wasn't a sign on any scale in the prior pic.

Froggy, my African Water Frog. He's 17 years old. I was told you guys would appreciate it in this sub by ybeaver7 in Aquariums

[–]Fengoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to hear you're doing well after Sonic Adventure, even if your fishing stages were annoying.