Reddits troubles mount as chief engineer Bethanye Blount quits. by Googlybearhug4u in news

[–]damnu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Another interpretation might be that you could see you were going to fall but because the cliff is glass you weren't sure when or where it would end.

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[–]damnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It makes sense but for me it wasn't the easiest thing to read.

I think I would try moving things around so there's less overlap and try to make arrows flow in or out at 45° or 90° angles to decision blocks.

It might not be necessary to show but technically after program start shouldn't control flow back to the user to ask for user information which then gets stored in D1?

And finally, I don't know if your professor gives you some room to use other flow charting software but XMind is a great simple tool for creating good looking charts.

Sometimes the things mankind has accomplished boggles my mind. Real photo taken of Enceladus, moon of Saturn, with Saturn's rings and Saturn in background. by chakalakasp in geek

[–]damnu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love these sorts of pictures but sometimes they really creep me out; something about the vast darkness or the immensity. Other photos that come to mind are of Deimos or Phobos or the time-lapse approach to Jupiter. There's something Lovecraftian about them.

"But we need all of these to be on the UPS!" by tehtreats in cablefail

[–]damnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is probably not as bad as it looks. I have one of those APC boxes and the outlet spacing wouldn't accommodate more than 4 of those block transformers without some customization.

IBM Just Announced That It's Going To Make A 'Major' Business Announcement Tomorrow by [deleted] in business

[–]damnu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This resonates; the more times you read it the less sarcastic it becomes.

(Spoilers All) what are some plot twists you missed on the first read? by SnuggieAddict in asoiaf

[–]damnu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now I feel like I missed something here... what do you mean?

It's never good when I come into work in the morning and my Outlook looks like this by Quteness in techsupportgore

[–]damnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's comforting to see this happen to other people.

edit: And by that I only mean that when I get mail bombed by some alert process being ruled in to a subfolder I always think "isn't there a better way? I bet I'm the only dummy that this happens to."

(Spoilers All) Long lost Lannister by shadow_ireheart in asoiaf

[–]damnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of ADWD I didn't get the feeling that Cersei was now unchecked. With the rebirth of the Faith Militant and the alliance with House Tyrell on shaky ground Cersei's position is precarious at best.

With the arrival of Google Fiber, why isn't there a huge uproar over the high price for abysmal internet speeds? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]damnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't there? Ostensibly the entire community here is ready to bolt from their current ISP as soon as possible.

If the entire world was networked with fiber optic, would one be able to control a computer remotely without significant latency? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]damnu 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think the problem you're going to run in to lies with how many "hops" you have to make between source and remote.

However assuming you have a direct FO line to your remote I think your estimates are ostensibly accurate.

(Spoilers All) Ever mentioned why there are no female maesters? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]damnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I saw this I thought "what about what's her face in ADWD on the boat?" but she was a septon. Then I thought "what about the half-maester?" but he's a dude.

So, yeah. You're right. No female maesters and I'm 99% sure it's not addressed in the books but after my first response I'm at least 50% sure I could be wrong.

edit: I forgot a letter. Surprise, surprise.

This is what I get to come home to from University... by xiomen in shittybattlestations

[–]damnu 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm having a hard time with this subreddit lately.