Punting

Try punting your many issues into my inbox on your way out the door for vacation, will you? I blocked both kicks on my way out the door for a similar run of days off. Check and mate, sir. Enjoy fixing your poop as I enjoy BBQ and [eventually] beer.

Wastebin

Yet another half a day spent chasing down issues for folks who are using version control. Notice I said ‘using’ not ‘using with a single shred of logic or forethought for what these actions might bring.’ Hence the venting.

Tarred

Is this the part of the day where I remark on how tired I am, that I’m not particularly keen on the idea of going into work today, that one of the drawbacks to dogs is their unwillingness to be litter trained, and that Oxford commas are the bomb? If so, you can pretty much…

Making the case

Right about now I’m really loving the school of request management that repeatedly asks “are you sure” to any exhortations that, yes, this thing is absolutely needed. Some folks seem to be able to carry this off for days at a time.

Corollaries

A watched test fixture never finishes. A fresh checkout never ends. A watched build never completes. Transactions wise, dependencies foolish. Branching day sucks.

I told you so

Coworker: Can you help me fix this? Me: If you remove something from the solution you need to tell the installer solution to not look for it any more. [a minute passes] Me: Oh, you’re probably aware of this, but if you remove that you need to coordinate this with all of the downstream consumers.…

How to fix CNN…

…in a single paragraph. Instead of churning headlines 24/7 and manufacturing “news” to feed this monster, do long-form, in-depth reporting on topics relating to the news. Use the ubiquitous news ticker to keep folks apprised of current events and break in for live coverage when it actually warrants it. It’s 60 minutes writ large and…

The Agenda

You can smell it in the air. You can hear it rumbling in the distance. You can see the dust cloud on the horizon… So the commentary in this post seems to have struck a chord, or maybe a nerve, with the St. Johnny’s crew—especially the righteous Anthony Whorebath. A man who would not normally…