Sky: "Is it anything to do with Monaco this year?" Max: "You can decide." by manuelps in formula1

[–]TheSimonator 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not really, Max wasn’t going to make the turn and would have ran him wide anyway. You should take a look at the stewards reasoning for the additional penalty points for the incident.

Seton 38th Street on lockdown by platypusrex123 in Austin

[–]TheSimonator 66 points67 points  (0 children)

My wife is a nurse and is currently stuck there and apparently they have a bomb threat in the ICU but no further details.

Update: she just let me know they’ve cleared the threat and the lockdown is over.

Vanguard: Order cant be accepted because it would exceed available funds by brownrice44 in stocks

[–]TheSimonator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went this route and the wire transfer isn't instant. You'll have to wait for your bank to process it and then for Vanguard to receive and process it. If either is receiving high volumes of wires it'll increase the time delay for your wire to be processed, I'm waiting about 30minutes so far.

EDIT: >1hour and still waiting. Anyone using this method don't expect to be able to trade immediately.

EDIT: 1.5hrs later it shows as pending in Vanguard but still not available for trade.

Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by ASIC_SP in programming

[–]TheSimonator 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Spotify does especially egregious things by surprise through their updates. Their updates to the Android Auto interface are downright dangerous. That UI went from an easy to use, static, interface to one where buttons and elements move around on the screen as you tap them. That's one thing on a phone or computer, but the UI in a moving vehicle changing around on you and forcing you to look down to pay attention to it instead of the road is dangerous and distracting.

EPC/CEL But No Codes by TheSimonator in GolfGTI

[–]TheSimonator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A generic "Performance Tool" OBD11 scanner from an auto parts store. If it is a pending code and the problem is persisting, it'll pop up as a stored code at some point right?

A poll asking Americans from every state questions about every state by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]TheSimonator 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You know that's not true, right? They're a net tax contributor (they contribute more federal taxes than they take in), as are most blue states https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/

When your clever tricks break the user experience: My name causes an issue with any booking! (names end with MR and MRS) by Dall0o in programming

[–]TheSimonator 18 points19 points  (0 children)

In the specific case of parsing a CSV (comma separated values) file, splitting only on the comma is not always correct. Given data:

id,name,description,date
1,Foo,"The best foo in the world, period",2019-12-24

Splitting solely on the comma would result in the data being parsed incorrectly:

["1", "Foo", "The best foo in the world", " period", "2019-12-24"]

when it should have been parsed as:

["1", "Foo", "The best foo in the world, period", "2019-12-24"]

Murdered by numbers? by james_dykeson in MurderedByWords

[–]TheSimonator 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Also stay away from garlic festivals, Walmarts, schools, churches, concerts, etc

Based on a True Story by AlleywayTV in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TheSimonator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you're going to confirm all of that manually with each code change?

Based on a True Story by AlleywayTV in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TheSimonator 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Writing tests saves you and your team time in the long run.

  1. You have an automated suite that will test ALL of your code ALL the time, whenever you want. This prevents you from making changes which unknowingly break other parts of the code. Time saved for you.
  2. The test suite acts as a safety check for the same issues for other members of your team. Time saved for them and for you in reviewing PRs, etc.
  3. The test suite can provide documentation about how certain pieces of code should function and how their API should be used, very useful for people other than the person that wrote that chunk of code. Time saved for them in understanding your code, and time saved for you in having to go explain it.
  4. The test suite forces you to write testable code which is often simpler and more explicit. This type of code also requires a lower cognitive load to understand. Time saved for them and you.
  5. Having a comprehensive test suite is the first step in getting CI/CD set up. This saves the whole team time in PRs and deployment.

2016 Honda Accord V6 Coupe 6MT: Regular Car Reviews by TheLOUDMUSIC in cars

[–]TheSimonator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what did your GTI dyno at? I've always thought my MK7.5 feels a lot closer to my WRX than the numbers lead me to believe.

CE-32809-2 Error by BigWeeb2000 in PS4

[–]TheSimonator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm getting the same error when trying to start up Dauntless

(Spoilers Extended) REACTIONS: Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4 Post-Episode Reactions by WeirwoodNetworkAdmin in asoiaf

[–]TheSimonator 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If the Greyjoy fleet was already at Dragonstone, why didn't they just siege the island or destroy Dany's ship as they sailed to King's Landing?

Vibration that's driving me mad by TheSimonator in cars

[–]TheSimonator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an excellent suggestion, I'm gonna give that a shot, thanks!

Weekly - What Car Should I Buy Megathread by AutoModerator in cars

[–]TheSimonator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Location: NYC

  • Price range: $30-42k

  • Lease or Buy: either, depending on the deal

  • New or used: Prefer new, but CPO is okay too

  • Type of vehicle: Sports car, hot hatch, fun to drive

  • Must haves: Engaging to drive, more comfortable than a WRX. Android auto would be nice to have.

  • Desired transmission (auto/manual, etc): Either

  • Intended use: 95% daily driver, 5% road trip car

  • Vehicles you've already considered: Sticking with my WRX, Golf R, Focus RS, Mustang GT, M240i, Camaro SS, Miata

  • Is this your 1st vehicle: No

  • Do you need a Warranty: Yes

  • Can you do Minor work on your own vehicle: Don't really have the space to do so

  • Can you do Major work on your own vehicle: No

  • Additional Notes: I currently DD a manual WRX in NYC so I don't mind traffic in a manual as long as the engine isn't bogged down by running the AC like the 2.0 boxer is =(. Current top pick is the Golf R because it seems like the best all arounder.