The New Coffee Room

@Horace said in Mildly interesting:

Not to brag, but I already knew that multiplication was commutative.

That's not even mildly interesting.

We are also no longer permitted to refer to The Fat Controller. Whoever that is.

Under our current leadership, the trains run 8000% more on time than they used to and actually arrive 2 hours before they set off.

@Horace said in Fuck coding:

Would you like to explore how this same dynamic played out in previous tech booms (e.g., dotcom, crypto, mobile)? There are some fascinating historical echoes.

Don't forget those people who wiped the King of England's arse. Their work-life balance generally went to shit, too.

@Horace said in Fuck coding:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Fuck coding:

I wonder if they get paid overtime on top of that.

I assume their contract contains language which diminishes the notion that they will have a work/life balance, at that compensation.

He should probably join a union. They'd sort that out.

I wonder if they get paid overtime on top of that.

I'd be willing to be special for half a year for 250 million bucks.

Hell, a week might be enough.

They keep telling me to use this stuff at work, and I really don't want to. Whenever some executive stands up and starts talking about the future, I get the distinct impression that they have recently attended a buzzword convention but have no real idea what they're talking about.

Business as usual, IOW.

@jon-nyc said in Trumpenomics:

a single author who just fired the head of his labor statistics department.

I wonder if he was actually fired for pointing out that a 1500% decrease in expense is something that only a moron would talk about.

@Axtremus said in AI CapEx:

So ... quick check: who here pays subscription to use AI service (e.g., AI-specific subscriptions like ChatGPT or Grok or Anthropic, of through more general services like Microsoft/Office365 or Adobe Creative Cloud that now comes with AI services)?

I have Office 365, but not because of any wish to use AI.

@LuFins-Dad said in Trumpenomics:

@Axtremus said in Trumpenomics:

@LuFins-Dad said in Trumpenomics:

While I would expect one of the most prominent business people in the world, and in a business that is specifically tied into interest rates and percentages, I would expect better… But… When we are spending 1500% more on drugs than the Phillipines and 400% more than most European countries, I would expect that most of his voters get it…

Besides, just think about the alternative.
Is it still better than the alternative?

Absofuckinglutely.

I hate to be pernickity, but could you confirm that when you speak of "the alternative" you are referring to the election of President Kamala Harris, and not the earth being destroyed by a huge fucking meteor?

Ukraine is in Asia now. Welcome to Donald Trump's Africa.

It's ironic that Newsmax doesn't even see the irony of saying the media are vile.

Don't forget your American flag and MAGA hat. The Italians love a bit of patriotism

@Mik said in Mildly interesting:

I did ride with Phibes one night. I think I’ve related the comedy of us trying to find our way downtown.

People assumed I could find my way around Boston because I lived 30 miles away, but you've probably spent more time there than I have.

Nowadays I get hopelessly lost in Providence, but my daughter can drive around it no problem.

@xenon said in It takes 10 seconds:

@Mik said in It takes 10 seconds:

Children are largely to teach you the meaning of terror. Before I became a father I wasn't really scared of anything or anyone. Once she was born, I was scared of all sorts of things.

I've been trying to practice an Indian form of detachment / stoicism for the last few years. I find it to be a helpful perspective - but I can't get it to work when it comes to the kids.

Just wait until the little shits are older and give you something really horrendous to worry about Yes, that can be difficult.

@89th said in So I bought a piano:

My wife and her family didn't play instruments, whereas my siblings and I did. So I'm biased that I think it's important to learn the basics of music when you're around this age... what better way than a piano where each key is clear as day.

Once they figure out the basics by looking at the keyboard, you can move them onto something cool like a saxophone, or if they're really gifted a banjo.

Scary stuff, and well done, 89. My safety-engineer self says you absolutely shouldn't have gone in, but I can see why you did.

The living hell of Boston public transport is presumably less awful for 20% of the population than the living hell of Boston traffic.