Re: In other news

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> [---]
>>>>>> [****]
>>>>> [^^^]
>>>> [%%]
>>> [€€€€]
>> [$]
> [What kind $ - it's so generic. Also £££££]
[!!!!!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here have some Gatorade.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mmmmm... electrolytes. (I've never actually tried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gatorade.) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think my Dad bought some in the 70's when it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> green sea water. It's pretty gross.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure the stuff they have now is full of sugar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, sports people need their energy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is just a guess - it's mostly non-sports people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who drink it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also the sports people/teams who are sponsored by the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> company, I bet. At least when they are on teevee.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the Gatorade container is filled with water. At
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> least that's what it looks like when they dump it on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the winning coach. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One would hope so, given the stickyness of sugary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drinks... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But you never know...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That may be what happened to that Spanish womens football
>>>>>>>>>>>>> coach... 
>>>>>>>>>>>> He got drunk on fermented Gatorade and kissed one of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> players? 
>>>>>>>>>>> Or maybe he was covered in sticky Gatorade and unwittingly
>>>>>>>>>>> was sticking to the players mouth...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We should send these excuses to him. For a fee.
>>>>>>>>> To late now. He has already been 'released'...
>>>>>>>> Still. There might be a hearing. Or a charge in 20 years when
>>>>>>>> the player is suddenly traumatized by a repressed memory.
>>>>>>> There have been very little opportunity to repress any memory in
>>>>>>> this particular case.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You don't know.
>>>>> I read the news. I'm confident in my statement.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see that Big Brother is back for it's 25th
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> season. Ugh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But of course it is... It's what the people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People are stupid!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gatorade contains a lot of electrolytes...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (guess the reference for the chance to win a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> modest prize) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Idiocracy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yup! I'll mail you a gold star...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YAY! I hardly get any snail mail anymore.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is so exciting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hang on. I need to find a stamp... I'm sure there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are some around here somewhere.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm so excited. I never win anything. I have to pee!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know what they say: You can't win unless you play.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you should start doing some sportsball or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something... After you are done peeing, obviously.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't picture me playing team sports.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are types of sportsball where you play alone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (against an opponent, obviously). Also without team
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sport you don't get to imbibe the team spirit...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. I get that at work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oohh! do you get to go on retreats and play stupid games
>>>>>>>>>>>>> too? (Made up by a genuine behaviourist sociologist.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Before COVID, we had stupid team building exercises.
>>>>>>>>>>>> One time a manager brought in a bag of carrots and tried to
>>>>>>>>>>>> get us all to go outside and make a snowman.
>>>>>>>>>>> This was in winter, one assumes.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You're so SMRT.
>>>>>>>>> It was a natural inference.
>>>>>>>> I didn't want to point out the difficulty in making a snowman
>>>>>>>> in non- winter months. WORSE.TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISE.EVER.
>>>>>>> I dunno. It challenges the participants' ingenuity... Also if
>>>>>>> it's hot a good deal of co-operation is required.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good luck finding snow in July.
>>>>> *opens freezer* *forms ball from sediments*
>>>>>> I'll be at the pub if anyone needs me.
>>>>> Oh, there you are... *throws*
>>>>>
>>>> Ow!
>>>> Why'd you pelt me with a giant ice ball?
>>> It wasn't that giant - and to show what can be accomplished if one
>>> put their mind to it.
>>>>
>>>> I guess you don't have a frost-free freezer then.
>>> It would do much good if it was... freezing wise.
>> All of my freezers are frost-free.
>> They keep things frozen while preventing frost build-up.
> But ice crystals are an inescapable consequence of freezing moisture
> in the air. Do you never open your freezer or is it dehumidifying
> somehow - hopefully without unfreezing the water and everything else?
> Maybe you have a vary large silica bag in your freezer.
I have no idea how it works. It just does.
Magic!
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Another manager had a stuffed animal that each person was
>>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to take home for the weekend and then share the
>>>>>>>>>>>> toys adventures with the rest of the team.
>>>>>>>>>>> Invasion of privacy if I ever saw it. Mind, if it had been
>>>>>>>>>>> me the stuffy thing would most likely have experienced doing
>>>>>>>>>>> laundry and watching telly. Very adventurous.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My adventure would be: Merlyne spends entire weekend trying
>>>>>>>>>> to find an identical animal after BF's dog shreds the toy.
>>>>>>>>> Why, though. It would be a dramatic adventure at least. And
>>>>>>>>> you would spare your remaining colleagues the effort.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or the trauma when they find out that the beloved mascot is no
>>>>>>>> more. Anyays, I never brought the toy home so I got to spend my
>>>>>>>> weekends doing fun things like laundry and watching tv.
>>>>>>> You aren't really very good at that whole team spirit thing, are
>>>>>>> you? 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Besides the fact that my parents raise me to be an individual, I
>>>>>> really can't get into lame party games and things of that nature.
>>>>> But.. It's designed to demonstrate that things work better if you
>>>>> cooperate. 
>>>>>
>>>> Some things work well, some things don't.
>>>> I think I can decide when I need help.
>>> Consider that the other team-workers may not be so self-sufficient
>>> and may need the exercise to be confident that they can ask you for
>>> help when needed.
>>>
>> They already knew that because I'm super nice!
> It could be a new co-worker who don't know you very well. Or only know
> you from your meeting rants.
So I should end rants by saying that my door is always open?
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> During COVID, they tried a bunch of virtual events because
>>>>>>>>>>>> they think we are retarded 6 year olds. Show 'n' tell,
>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone? 
>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember most of the stupid tasks we were given at
>>>>>>>>>>> those sessions. Most of they were to do with working as a
>>>>>>>>>>> team, and everyone was faffing about getting nowhere until
>>>>>>>>>>> someone took charge and started giving orders. More often
>>>>>>>>>>> than I care to remember someone being me - just to get the
>>>>>>>>>>> thing over with. Great way to consolidate respect for
>>>>>>>>>>> section managers and such who was doing their fair share of
>>>>>>>>>>> faffing. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The formal team building thingees that I've been to have a
>>>>>>>>>> facilitator who gets the ball rolling. Sometimes literally. I
>>>>>>>>>> was at one where participants were not allowed to speak
>>>>>>>>>> unless they were holding the ball.
>>>>>>>>> Yeah, that's pretty typical. I think they use something
>>>>>>>>> similar in pre-school...
>>>>>>>> Makes sense. They treat us like we are retarded 6 yr olds.
>>>>>>> To be fair the 'talking stick' (or ball, whatever) is an ancient
>>>>>>> method of keeping order in assemblies - predating the
>>>>>>> mute-button by many centuries.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm in favour of it.
>>>>>> Of course the way things are these days, using the 'mute' button
>>>>>> on someone would be viewed as a microaggression and would require
>>>>>> everyone to attend a meeting about how microagressions are wrong.
>>>>> Talking over each other is also a microagression. You are going to
>>>>> need more meetings.
>>>>>
>>>> NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>> I remember when microaggressions were about racist or sexist
>>>> things... 
>>> But that sort of things don't happen any more...?
>>>
>> Not to me, it doesn't.
> Well, who would be racist towards the fecking irish?

The English?
Americans treated the Irish like crap.

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They do show Colombo (again) but late at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> night and I still remember all the plots
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from last time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember all the Columbo plots.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't matter since they show you who did
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at the beginning of the show. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes but Colombo is more about howdonit than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whodunit... and Colombo pretending to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dumb but really being very smart of course. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And one more thing...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, it must have slipped my mind for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have Acorn and BritBox now so I can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> catch up on all my British murder mystery
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shows. I feel with the writer and actor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strike that there may be a long tv show
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drought. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get BritBox as well (on that streaming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> service). They have Yes Minister/Prime
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minister. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never watched that one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a good introduction into how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gubbernment *really* works... sort of. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to finish Good Omens and then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> watch the latest season of The Witcher. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> next season of The Wheel of time starts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> September 1. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did see a Canadian police series in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> french. It had all the right characters:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - a neuro-divergent sketch artist with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'amazing' abilities, - a wheel-chair
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bound, female chief always wearing a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> baseball cap, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - a young arab gay forensic investigator,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - a semi-alcoholic older detective who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broke all the rules (violently) - a middle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aged female researcher, who was a former
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elite hacker. And that was just the Good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Guys(tm). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know that one. I used to watch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'District 31' when I was on language
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> training. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Portrait Robot' in Canadian. ('The Sketch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artist' in 'danish'). I don't know 'District
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 31' but I do have a Belgian series of all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things, all about sex-crimes.. in Flemish
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> language. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And speaking of programming, I wrote a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Python program today without taking a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had no idea you were a parseltongue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I had to do something after I failed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out of wizard school. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that even possible. I thought you would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just have to take the year again. Or become
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Key Warden or something. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But eventually they found out that I'm too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stupid to be a wizard. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that even possible? I thought it's an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innate ability for those whom it is gifted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm more of a Rincewind type of wizard or not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gifted at all. Smoke and mirrors!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not familiar. Or _a_ familiar for that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> matter... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's what the cats are for.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no cat. Also no wizardry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a cat. It does what it wants.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm somewhat familiar with the behaviour of cats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not familiar with the rules of being a familiar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me either. But that's okay since I'm not a cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of these day I'm gonna install the ADA
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pre-compiler for gcc again and think of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something to code in it... Something with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a lot of things happening at the same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you won't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I will. Some day...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right after you build that water feature in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your yard, I'm sure. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well I won't be able to work on the water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feature in winter, so I could do the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> installing then. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that when you are painting the living
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> room? *snickers*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No that was this spring, theoretically... Or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> next spring. Some time when I can keep the doors
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and windows open. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyhoo....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should learn Python so that you can nitpit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my code. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What made you think that I don't know Python? (I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't, but still) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a calculated risk. It was created after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you left school and were a fully functioning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adult with a regular day job. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut I was reasonably capable of learning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> several programming languages for many years after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As did I.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think once MS took over the workplace, most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people learned VB. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And some probably even learned a programming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> language as well. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I usually end up teaching myself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whereas I on several occasions ended up teaching
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't taught anyone to program, but I do end up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reviewing other people's code. I get questions about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'How do I do thing X?' I have one programmer who can't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> program from scratch. I usually have to meet with him
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and outline step 1, step 2 etc. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But you are supposed to learn that in programmer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> school...? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think his degree is in Philosophy or History or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something non- programming. How he got into this line of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work, I'll never know. He told me his dream job would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to work on video games. He would die in that job.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably. How he got the job: probably the same way as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> everyone else - lied on his resume...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I would be impressed if that were the case. This one has
>>>>>>>>>>>> about 0 initiative. 
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you could assign him to go to all the meetings...?
>>>>>>>>>>> Just tell him to say "No".
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> He doesn't speak at meetings. Then he would come back and
>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't remember what went on at the meeting.
>>>>>>>>> Make him a sign that says 'NO' to bring. Or better yet a
>>>>>>>>> t-shirt. Then he won't forget to display it. The important
>>>>>>>>> thing is to have the 'NO' represented.
>>>>>>>> I'll try that. He will think I'm joking and laugh.
>>>>>>> As long as he doesn't laugh during the meeting. You don't want
>>>>>>> the other participants to think it's a joke.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> He laughs at meetings when I go off on a rant.
>>>>>> But then a lot of people do. 
>>>>> Mute them.
>>>>>
>>>> Why? I like the attention.
>>> Doesn't it interrupt your train of thought having people laugh in
>>> the middle of your rant?
>> 
>> Nah.
>> I can always start over.
> That's not going to make the total time wast^W spent in meeting any
> shorter now, is it?
> 

You should have thought about that before you interupted me.

>>>>>>>>> Also you can read about the proceedings in the minutes on the
>>>>>>>>> intranet. Probably.
>>>>>>>> Not usually.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes people write 10 pages of code to do something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when all they need is the coalesce function.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that more an unwillingness to RT(F)M?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No one does that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I always did. And it served me well on many occasions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> More people should RTM.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You lost the F!
>>>>>>>>>>> If one RTM before it becomes am urgent necessity there is no
>>>>>>>>>>> F involved. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Which never happens.
>>>>>>>>> You think I'm the only one to ever read a manual?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes. Or least when it's not urgent.
>>>>>>> Tsk-tsk. What is the world coming to...
>>>>>> How about you read the manuals and then give me an executive
>>>>>> summary about them?
>>>>> You mean as in teamwork? Co-operating for better efficiency like
>>>>> you learned at the seminar?
>>>>>
>>>> I learnt nothing at the seminar.
>>>> I snuck out at the bathroom break.
>>> Tsk-tsk. I guess you'll have to read the manual yourself then.
>>>
>> Ugh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What made you think I can't nitpick any code
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from a position of relative ignorance?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But really. Code is code. The symbols may be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different but logic is forever...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's what I keep telling coworkers who are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> panicking about having to learn Python or R. If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you can program, you can do it in any language.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You just have to learn to syntax. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And memorise all the function libraries, of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course... Piece of cake. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah. I mean the stuff I use often will get engraved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in my mind. Anything else, will be googled.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But... your productivity!!1!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All pensionable time!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If they want me to be more productive, they need to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get me more staff and stop assigning me extra work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your productivity isn't going to increase if you run
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out of work to do. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That will never happen. When we are understaffed, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't have time to focus on my own work. All the work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has to be distributed amongst the existing staff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Delegation is work, though. Particularly if you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> staff. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a delicate balanacing act.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another reason why wearing heels to work is a bad idea?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I definitely wobble less in flat shoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> One of several reasons why I never wore high heels to work.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Heels are my way of elevating myself aove the frey.
>>>>>>>>>> Plus I'm 5'5".
>>>>>>>>> Okay, shorty...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Isn't that USian slang for GF?
>>>>>>> Not that I've heard/read. I believe it's slang for a short
>>>>>>> person. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> shorty or short�ie [ shawr-tee ]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> noun,plural short�ies.
>>>>>> a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a
>>>>>> disparaging and offensive term of address).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a garment designed to be of short length, as a hospital bed
>>>>>> jacket. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also shaw�ty  [shaw-tee] .Slang.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a girl or woman:
>>>>>> We watched the shorties on the dance floor, all lookin' so fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a girlfriend or sweetheart:
>>>>>> Me and my shorty went to that new club over on Ninth last night;
>>>>>> what a scene!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> adjective
>>>>>> noting a garment designed to be of short length:
>>>>>> a shorty nightgown; shorty pajamas.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't keep up with all the slang the young people use these
>>>>> days. 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You should.
>>> It changes too fast for me in all the languages - in any case I was
>>> never on fleek even when I was younger. I was rather fetch, though,
>>> if I say so myself.
>> *eye roll*
>> Fetch is never going to happen, Gretchen!
> Some dogs like it, I think.
> 
Maybe they want us to think that.

>>>>>>>> Also, I'm average height for caucasian women.
>>>>>>> The average height for women in DK is 167cm (5'5.75").
>>>>>>> I know this because the news told me - the height requirement
>>>>>>> for joining the royal guard has recently been removed because it
>>>>>>> discriminated against women. The requirement for women was
>>>>>>> higher than average height while the requirement for men was
>>>>>>> lower that average men's height.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These are the important decisions that occupy the high command.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I'm average height for a woman in DK. I'll blend in nicely
>>>>>> when visiting your water feature, stele and pile of guano.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure. I was hoping for a lot of japanese tourists, though. They
>>>>> are more likely to buy my tacky plastic souvenirs.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm getting a vibe that you don't want me to visit :(
>>> I don't expect you to buy any of my tacky plastic souvenirs.
>>>
>> Are you saying that so I'll want them?
> Not at all. I mean they are strictly limited issue. And eminently
> collectible as well a "decorative". But it's entirely up to you if you
> feel you need to buy some before they are all gone - and probably
> being sold on e-bay for 50-100 times the original price. Think beany
> babies but more exclusive.
> 
Ah. FOMO.
Huge marketing tool.

>>>> So you need to launch an advertising blitz in Japan.
>>>>
>>>>>> They changed the requirements for fire-fighters here so that more
>>>>>> women could join. I can hardly wait to be rescued from a burning
>>>>>> building by a 96 lb woman.
>>>>> Well, maybe if you stopped playing with fire you wouldn't need
>>>>> rescuing all the time.
>>>>>
>>>> The leprechaun tells me to burn things.
>>> Contrary to popular opinion leprechauns don't as a rule have your
>>> best interest at heart. Don't listen to the leprechaun.
>>>
>> But, but...they have that pot of gold.
>> (And me lucky charms)
> And they aren't inclined to part with either, so I've heard.
> 
Stupid leprechauns!