Dark Shadow's Surprisingly Well-Lit Random Banter #217

[DataNinja]

Or the other saying that if your program works perfectly the first time, you did something wrong.

[enderlord99]

Is it okay to link to an online story I'm writing from a new thread in Media, or do I need to use Arts and Crafts exclusively? A&C doesn't get much traffic...

[Bartmanhomer]

Hey everybody I got an interesting question. I know that Halloween is over but I have a question that related to Halloween. Can seasonal costumes such as Santa Claus count as a Halloween costumes?

[Qwertystop]

Hey everybody I got an interesting question. I know that Halloween is over but I have a question that related to Halloween. Can seasonal costumes such as Santa Claus count as a Halloween costumes?

Since there's no particular requirement of "Halloween costume" apart from being a costume, at least that I've heard... sure. Great for bothering all the people annoyed by the way the Christmas season keeps getting marketed earlier in the year.

[LaZodiac]

Hey everybody I got an interesting question. I know that Halloween is over but I have a question that related to Halloween. Can seasonal costumes such as Santa Claus count as a Halloween costumes?

All costumes are appropriate for Halloween.

Also I have a new poll up on which game to LP next, woo: http://www.strawpoll.me/14392502

[Comrade]

Been pretty sick the past couple of weeks, with ups and downs, so I've had to call off work a couple of times. Did so today and I think (the person who took the call had a pretty heavy accent and the phone connection was kind of garbled) I should expect to be reprimanded or something for too many call-offs when I next come in.

Guess they'd prefer I zombie-shuffle into work and sneeze on every customer who passes by? I get wanting to discourage spotty attendance but I can't help being sick, you know.

[LaZodiac]

Been pretty sick the past couple of weeks, with ups and downs, so I've had to call off work a couple of times. Did so today and I think (the person who took the call had a pretty heavy accent and the phone connection was kind of garbled) I should expect to be reprimanded or something for too many call-offs when I next come in.

Guess they'd prefer I zombie-shuffle into work and sneeze on every customer who passes by? I get wanting to discourage spotty attendance but I can't help being sick, you know.

The ultimate problem here is that stores tend to want a sick leave notice from the doctor because they hate losing the manpower. It's stupid and I'm completely on your side, but that's why they do it.

Also, I kinda want to post the first chapter of my book for Nanowrimo I'm just not sure where to do it, or if it'd be a good idea.

[enderlord99]

One of our dogs used to drag the cat around by the head, and the cat let him.

They're silly animals...

[Durkoala]

The ultimate problem here is that stores tend to want a sick leave notice from the doctor because they hate losing the manpower. It's stupid and I'm completely on your side, but that's why they do it.

Also, I kinda want to post the first chapter of my book for Nanowrimo I'm just not sure where to do it, or if it'd be a good idea.

I'd say it's not a good idea as NaNoWriMo is about writing a book, from scratch. Submitting a pre-written novel is both kind of cheating and not the point of the excercise.

[HalfTangible]

I'd say it's not a good idea as NaNoWriMo is about writing a book, from scratch. Submitting a pre-written novel is both kind of cheating and not the point of the excercise.

Also if your first chapter is 50,000 words long you've done something wrong.

[Bartmanhomer]

Well I got great news. My friend is back on Facebook. The one I talk about on the Personal Woes And Advice thread which I post a few weeks ago. I'm so happy.

[LaZodiac]

I'd say it's not a good idea as NaNoWriMo is about writing a book, from scratch. Submitting a pre-written novel is both kind of cheating and not the point of the excercise.

Fair point.

Also if your first chapter is 50,000 words long you've done something wrong.

Or you're writing a long book. What's wrong with it? Because my first chapter is 69 000 words long (nice).

[enderlord99]

Or you're writing a long book. What's wrong with it? Because my first chapter is 69 000 words long (nice).

Well, as long as the chapter is organized into chapters...

Wait.

[HalfTangible]

Or you're writing a long book. What's wrong with it? Because my first chapter is 69 000 words long (nice).

.........

Zodi, 50k words is long enough to be a full novel of its own (hence why that's the target for Nanowrimo)

It is way too gorram long for a single chapter, let alone chapter one

[LaZodiac]

.........

Zodi, 50k words is long enough to be a full novel of its own (hence why that's the target for Nanowrimo)

It is way too gorram long for a single chapter, let alone chapter one

NEVERMIND I was using Wordcounter wrong, first chapter is 3445 words, the BOOK ENTIRELY is 69 000 words. RIP me.

[DataNinja]

NEVERMIND I was using Wordcounter wrong, first chapter is 3445 words, the BOOK ENTIRELY is 69 000 words. RIP me.

Don't worry. If it worked perfectly/how we wanted it to every time, it wouldn't be 'technology' any more.

[absolmorph]

Don't worry. If it worked perfectly/how we wanted it to every time, it wouldn't be 'technology' any more.

Computers do exactly what they're told 99% of the time. Most problems arise when you're actually telling the computer to do something other than what you intend (either due to input error or a difference between your expectations and the code).

[DataNinja]

Computers do exactly what they're told 99% of the time. Most problems arise when you're actually telling the computer to do something other than what you intend (either due to input error or a difference between your expectations and the code).

Note I said 'how we wanted it to'. They need to stop being so dang literal.

(I mean, at least you know if something's gone wrong, it is your fault.)

[LaZodiac]

Computers do exactly what they're told 99% of the time. Most problems arise when you're actually telling the computer to do something other than what you intend (either due to input error or a difference between your expectations and the code).

I get this, I understand this, I even know why it is.

But I have less than zero patience for this and get unduly angry every time it happens.

[Amidus Drexel]

I get this, I understand this, I even know why it is.

But I have less than zero patience for this and get unduly angry every time it happens.

Have you considered not telling your computer to do things you don't want it to do?

[LaZodiac]

Have you considered not telling your computer to do things you don't want it to do?

Reminder that in order to make my 3DS recorder work, after it stopped working for no reason discernable at all, I need to force my computer to think a window is loading.

My problem is not the inability or ability to tell the computer what to do, it's I tell the computer to do the thing it's always done and suddenly it doesn't work again and I have to impliment some sort of dark arcane wizardry to make it work.

It's like when I try to buy anything from Sony's e-store and they tell me five billion times that it won't go through and it only works after I delete and reinput the info ten times and by the time I get the game I want I'd rather pitch my bed through a window.

[DataNinja]

I have to impliment some sort of dark arcane wizardry to make it work.

Well, great. You're 90% of the way to being a Computer Scientist.
(The other 10% is knowing how to steal other code and weld it together.)

[LaZodiac]

Well, great. You're 90% of the way to being a Computer Scientist.
(The other 10% is knowing how to steal other code and weld it together.)

I didn't even invent this thing! My friend who is a programmer (that narrows it down badumtish) made it for me, and said that he feels like he created a cancer. He despises this bit of shell ordering.

While($true) { $i++ }

That is the whole thing. I plug this into the Powershell and my 3DS recorder just works perfectly. Everything else takes forever to load but that doesn't matter.

[DataNinja]

I didn't even invent this thing! My friend who is a programmer (that narrows it down badumtish) made it for me, and said that he feels like he created a cancer. He despises this bit of shell ordering.

While($true) { $i++ }

That is the whole thing. I plug this into the Powershell and my 3DS recorder just works perfectly. Everything else takes forever to load but that doesn't matter.

I... what?

I'm not even going to question it. Sometimes, if you question things, they stop working. (I mean, I'm sure there's a logical explanation, but I'll be darned if I know what it is. So, black magic indeed.)

And, to be fair, it is really a cancer in the truest sense of the word. It just keep growing, and it's really hard to kill without killing the whole program. So, he's pretty accurate on that front.

[LaZodiac]

I... what?

I'm not even going to question it. Sometimes, if you question things, they stop working. (I mean, I'm sure there's a logical explanation, but I'll be darned if I know what it is. So, black magic indeed.)

And, to be fair, it is really a cancer in the truest sense of the word. It just keep growing, and it's really hard to kill without killing the whole program. So, he's pretty accurate on that front.

He compared it to specifically whale cancer, because whales when they get tumors naturally develop cancer because that kills the tumor. Also themselves.

Also I'm glad every programmer I've shown this to has had the same and yet completely different baffled response of utter confusion.

[DataNinja]

He compared it to specifically whale cancer, because whales when they get tumors naturally develop cancer because that kills the tumor. Also themselves.

Huh. Didn't know that. Interesting.

Also I'm glad every programmer I've shown this to has had the same and yet completely different baffled response of utter confusion.

Glad to be of amusement.

[Teddy]

Computers do exactly what they're told 99% of the time. Most problems arise when you're actually telling the computer to do something other than what you intend (either due to input error or a difference between your expectations and the code).

And then you go into parallel programming and pretty much all rules are off the table. I mean, if you run the following code in two threads at the same time...

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    (*addr)++;
}

... you could end up with a value of 2 stored at addr!

[Insane Jeenyus]

Huzzah. On the topic that we left off on...

I both like and don't like my new job. Lotta walking, lotta "my feet are flat and it feels like my calve bones are gonna burst from my legs" feeling, but overall actually good?

Have you been checked for Planer faciitus? I have it in both feet.

[AMFV]

Huzzah. On the topic that we left off on...

I both like and don't like my new job. Lotta walking, lotta "my feet are flat and it feels like my calve bones are gonna burst from my legs" feeling, but overall actually good?

Get nicer insoles, they definitely help, made my life so much better.

[Insane Jeenyus]

Get nicer insoles, they definitely help, made my life so much better.

I will second this as I use gel arch insoles that make life a whole world better!