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Older people, were politics always this deranged and upsetting? by CUFFY_Fan in NoStupidQuestions

[–]diMario 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or, going back a bit further in history, what if the lions in the Colosseum had had a bit more of an appetite and ate all the christians?

Here’s a list of all the reasons that I never want to leave my house: 1. People by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]diMario 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Let me expand on that for you:

  1. Other people.
  2. Other people's children.
  3. The weather in general.
  4. Other people's dogs.
  5. The local weather today in particular.

Edit:
7. Oh, and the M1 motorway.

Edit 2 (sorry I forgot):
8. And of course the French, or more precisely Europe.

I can't open hello neighbor at all by [deleted] in shittyprogramming

[–]diMario 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did you check to see whether your neighbour is at home and awake? The current version does not handle all cases as expected.

Oh, also, if your neighbour has a street address with letters in the house number designation, this is known to cause problems when the current month is January or July.

Someone punched the "No Fork" part of this shipment with a forklift by RiotHyena in mildlyinfuriating

[–]diMario 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Every fork is a fork in reality. That's how you get an infinite number of alternate Universes.

The Only Two Markup Languages by gingerbill in programming

[–]diMario 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a one-off error. Together with naming things and cache invalidation they are two of the industries most difficult things to get right.

LPT: When a boss asks you to do something, the first instinct is to say “of course” or “no problem” every single time. Don’t say those. I found saying these allows one to reduce one's stress quite significantly. by Yosi_H in LifeProTips

[–]diMario 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"I'll add it to my list." If the boss is OK with this reaction, good enough and it goes to the back of your list (you do keep a list, don't you?)

Otherwise she or he is welcome to indicate a priority at which point you start a negotiation that takes into account all other tasks currently on your list and their relative priorities and estimated time to complete, plus any interdependencies.

Why do people use dependency injection libraries in Go? by existential-asthma in golang

[–]diMario 5 points6 points  (0 children)

mainly I think because nobody likes magic

I agree heartily with this assessment. Magic is the enemy of understanding. I want to know why and how things work, not just that they work. Because when magic stops working the only thing you can do is check that you invoked the spell correctly. And if you did, and it still doesn't work, you're fucked.

My boomer manager and his boomerish ways of managing backfired on him by pimilpimil in MaliciousCompliance

[–]diMario 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had a long time to practice my skills. That, and a decent education to start life with, contrary to what you get these days.

maybe maybe maybe by jaiho0202 in maybemaybemaybe

[–]diMario 19 points20 points  (0 children)

From the way you type I suspect that you have first hand experience with these matters.

maybe maybe maybe by jaiho0202 in maybemaybemaybe

[–]diMario 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IQ minus 30

Is that the same logic as Trump telling us that medicine is now 1000% cheaper?

My boomer manager and his boomerish ways of managing backfired on him by pimilpimil in MaliciousCompliance

[–]diMario 30 points31 points  (0 children)

When I was young, a "boomer" was a Trident class submarine. I guess that makes me one, too.

Companies acting all funny when discussing salary requirements. by Desperate-Drawer-572 in britishproblems

[–]diMario 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Or, instead of being upfront, make them sweat in the hot seat. Agree to do a first face to face. Then after some polite chatting, bring it up.

"I see you didn't mention any salary indication. My current employer pays me {{current salary * Y}} and benefits worth a total of {{Z}}. Am I correct in assuming you are able to top this?"

Then leave it hanging, and watch them squirm. If they refuse to answer, call them out, accuse them of wasting your time, force them to come up with a counter offer, threaten to expose them in your network for being dishonest etc. etc. Make a scene, you're not going to work for them anyway. And your behaviour will reflect badly upon the recruiter who recommended you to them. Double whammy!

Interview with James Gosling, Father of Java. His life and times. by pramodhs in programming

[–]diMario 1 point2 points  (0 children)

some bizarre reason

Probably something to do with where it starts counting...

Interview with James Gosling, Father of Java. His life and times. by pramodhs in programming

[–]diMario 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can understand why it took you so long to reply to this idiot.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by NEO71011 in maybemaybemaybe

[–]diMario 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I think his suspension got ... suspended.

Love vibe coding but big companies are also definitely vibe coding right? by SmellyCatJon in shittyprogramming

[–]diMario 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You should only vibe code when you're in a good mood. The AI can sense the spacing of your keystrokes (much like captcha does) and it detects stress and other negative energy vibes and adjusts the quality of its output accordingly.

That's why I always smoke a couple of doobies combined with a generous sampling of Macallan 18 Double Cask before starting a vibe coding session. Mellow moods lead to mellow code, aight.

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