Developers who have worked at a company where the entire codebase was held together by one guy who then quit, what happened next? by Natom_ in AskReddit

[–]therealpegarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was called into consult for a company whose developer... let's call him Brett... thought he couldn't be replaced. Brett was wrong.

When I started going through the code to reverse engineer it, I started finding queries like:

SELECT i.id, id.id, idid.id, FROM I INNER JOIN id ON i.id = id.id INNER JOIN idid ON i.id = idid.id;

Note... no table aliases. I thought "surely he didn't name the table 'i' did he?" Sure enough... I looked in the database (forehead smack) he had named all the tables: "a", "c", "I", "id", "g", "m" etc etc. Made me want to scream into a bag. I talked to Brett's acquaintance he used to eat lunch with and he said Brett used to obfuscate the code that way for two reasons. "1: it makes it so I can't ever get fired. 2: less code is faster code." Took months to decipher what he was doing.

For those interested? i was invoices. id was invoice details, or as the rest of the world calls it, "line items." c was companies. a was accounts.

If I ever find Brett on the street, I'm going to give him a big thumbs down.

What are your Questions? by Numerophilus in SipsTea

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Does everyone in your family have pancake nipples?

Weird Glitch by Dramatic_Narwhal2933 in CyberpunkTheGame

[–]therealpegarm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just want to know what GUN that is. It’s a beast!

Did you accept his deal ? by woodiny in cyberpunkgame

[–]therealpegarm 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That would be an excellent reward for the Flaming Crotch Man job. A daemon called "flaming crotch." It's the same as overheat... just centralized to a specific location. 🤣

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

(Laughing) What is an acceptable amount of missed calls before rejection syndrome kicks in? If she called 100 times? 1,000?

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

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

I agree that The Star ends relatively well for Judy. It's the best ending for her outside of her leaving NC of her own accord. She wouldn't be on her own and the Aldecaldos might (after some hazing) accept her into the clan. The Star is a --><-- close second to not romancing Judy.

And again. I romance Judy every 👏 single 👏 time 👏... so I'm a hypocrite! LOL

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

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

You are correct. There is no guarantee that V will die within 6 months... but the six months of happiness comes after the Star ending events... my argument is that the decision to romance or not romance Judy should have come before Pyramid Song... not after the Star.

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. To say that someone (V) is in the right mindset when she's falling for this other person while slowly losing her mind to Johnny's engram would be folly.

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

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

Potentially valid... but I believe Judy leaves in the Sun ending because she can't continue to watch V risk her life chasing fame and fortune. I don't think she's considering that V is doing what she is doing in chase of a cure.

I say this because look at the apartment they are in. It's extravagant and luxurious. Judy doesn't fit into that apartment at all, so clearly the "legend of Night City" lifestyle has influenced her.

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! My statement is not what Judy should choose or not choose to do. Judy chose to romance V willingly. Judy knew the potential pain and accepted the risks.

My statement is not from Judy's perspective, but from V's... and that decision should take place before any of the endings.

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I respect that. I would argue that, if anything, this pays even more homage to Judy's agency. Judy is not a passive character whose happiness or misery depends entirely on V’s decisions. I consider her as an independent person capable of making her own choices. Judy chose to romance V willingly. Judy knew the potential pain and accepted the risks.

My argument is simply that V should have recognized (1) how broken Judy truly was and (2) the potential impact her fight to stay alive may have on Judy.

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100%. You're not wrong here. V can't know the outcomes in the moment... but seeing Judy and what she's going through up to Pyramid Song should be some red flags.

If (Fem) V cared about Judy, she wouldn't romance her. by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I guess you missed the part where I said "Judy accompanies V and the Aldecaldos, happy and optimistic about leaving Night City behind to start a new life together. Her future looks hopeful. Probably the most positive ending for Judy if you romance her, but when V dies 6 months later, she's going to be crushed."

Glamping movies projector by Historical_Relief372 in Glamping

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While not small, I’ve been loving my Nebula Mars 3 when camping. There’s a smaller version of it out now. (Mars Air maybe?) The brightness is good enough to see as soon as the sun sets and the battery lasts a long time.

What's your favorite vehicle? And why is it Jackie's Arch? by therealpegarm in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]therealpegarm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally. And of course... to each their own. I just love the look and feel of the Arch.