Unknown2010-04-06 01:11:45
QUOTE (Jack @ Apr 5 2010, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Are you sure he's a real person? He sounds fictitious. He sounds like either a bumbling sidekick or an obstructive, third rate villain, in fact. I know reality isn't a very realistic place, but the concept of a fellow like Mr Hogbert existing (even on another continent) makes me feel a little queasy.
Oh, he's real, all right. Reality really is stranger than fiction.
In a very real sense, I am ashamed to be related to him....
Xavius2010-04-06 04:57:05
My rant:
C++ assignment includes a problem to invert the order of digits in an integer. It's an entirely trivial program. For the non-coders out there, I pasted the functional lines below.
The actual program is substantially bigger, but that's 100% of the program logic. Two lines. One variable. I can appreciate that it might not be immediately obvious to everyone, but it's not a big deal if you apply a little creativity.
The teacher offers "a little hint" on the problem logic if we want it. He ends up going through the entire program logic. One old lady (who has no business taking an IT class and will fail if there is any justice in the world) announces that she doesn't get it. A quiet old man nods in agreement. Professor gives them blank looks. He explains the logic a second time. They still don't get it. Professor drops the problem (which was solved in full!) from the assignment.
Standards, people. Standards.
C++ assignment includes a problem to invert the order of digits in an integer. It's an entirely trivial program. For the non-coders out there, I pasted the functional lines below.
CODE
cout << "Enter a positive integer:" << endl << "? ";
cin >> userInput;
while (userInput > 0)
{
    cout << (userInput % 10);
    userInput = userInput / 10;
}
cin >> userInput;
while (userInput > 0)
{
    cout << (userInput % 10);
    userInput = userInput / 10;
}
The actual program is substantially bigger, but that's 100% of the program logic. Two lines. One variable. I can appreciate that it might not be immediately obvious to everyone, but it's not a big deal if you apply a little creativity.
The teacher offers "a little hint" on the problem logic if we want it. He ends up going through the entire program logic. One old lady (who has no business taking an IT class and will fail if there is any justice in the world) announces that she doesn't get it. A quiet old man nods in agreement. Professor gives them blank looks. He explains the logic a second time. They still don't get it. Professor drops the problem (which was solved in full!) from the assignment.
Standards, people. Standards.
Unknown2010-04-06 05:41:43
QUOTE (Xavius @ Apr 6 2010, 05:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Standards, people. Standards.
lol@ your expectations of standards in the education system.
Druken2010-04-06 06:57:56
... getting amped to finish a neato quest and waiting around for 5 hours for the New Moon to roll around just to have an errant trigger ruin everything.
Sorry for making you both wait up with me, Urazial and Viynain.
Sorry for making you both wait up with me, Urazial and Viynain.
Unknown2010-04-06 08:56:08
... someone stole the barrel of ink to fix the printing press with, in Gaudiguch...
Enlightened Master quest, do I have to do it again?
Enlightened Master quest, do I have to do it again?
Aoife2010-04-07 15:48:23
The building I work in is ridiculously hot because the heat is still on - even though it's 84 degrees outside.
Gregori2010-04-07 18:26:49
QUOTE (Nicholo @ Apr 6 2010, 02:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
... someone stole the barrel of ink to fix the printing press with, in Gaudiguch...
Enlightened Master quest, do I have to do it again?
Enlightened Master quest, do I have to do it again?
A really good first step to do having -just- moved into gaudiguch... is ask if anyone is already doing it. Because I can gaurantee you there are at least 2 people working on it before you.
Sylphas2010-04-07 18:56:37
QUOTE (Aoife @ Apr 7 2010, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The building I work in is ridiculously hot because the heat is still on - even though it's 84 degrees outside.
I had that issue at my last job. By the time they turned the heat off it was July already, and by the time they turned it back on it was February. The individual thermostats in each room for disconnected afaik, and we had complaints ALL THE TIME.
Everiine2010-04-07 19:16:09
My little Easter bug isn't quite finished yet...
Eldanien2010-04-07 19:18:23
Bed, Bath and Beyond's stores all have their thermostats controlled by the folks in New York. They always keep the thermostats within a certain range, but whether it's high or low in that range has nothing to do with local weather and everything to do with whether it's hot or cold in NYC.
Aoife2010-04-07 19:32:56
QUOTE (Sylphas @ Apr 7 2010, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I had that issue at my last job. By the time they turned the heat off it was July already, and by the time they turned it back on it was February. The individual thermostats in each room for disconnected afaik, and we had complaints ALL THE TIME.
Oh, the best part is that today is "free" day where I work. I'm in a locked office building (THANK GOD), but the outer set of doors is not locked during the day.
So some guy couldn't get into the building, since the inner doors were locked (because this...isn't a public building, it's administrative). The reasonable thing to do was OBVIOUSLY to....pull the fire alarm.
Sylphas2010-04-07 19:37:15
QUOTE (Aoife @ Apr 7 2010, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh, the best part is that today is "free" day where I work. I'm in a locked office building (THANK GOD), but the outer set of doors is not locked during the day.
So some guy couldn't get into the building, since the inner doors were locked (because this...isn't a public building, it's administrative). The reasonable thing to do was OBVIOUSLY to....pull the fire alarm.
So some guy couldn't get into the building, since the inner doors were locked (because this...isn't a public building, it's administrative). The reasonable thing to do was OBVIOUSLY to....pull the fire alarm.
...
Unknown2010-04-07 23:37:30
QUOTE (Gregori @ Apr 8 2010, 02:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
A really good first step to do having -just- moved into gaudiguch... is ask if anyone is already doing it. Because I can gaurantee you there are at least 2 people working on it before you.
No, it was basically 2 a.m. in the morning, less than 40 people online, nobody else was doing it...
Diamondais2010-04-07 23:44:06
QUOTE (Nicholo @ Apr 7 2010, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, it was basically 2 a.m. in the morning, less than 40 people online, nobody else was doing it...
Well, right now with the opening of the Templars we're finding we need to get certain people it so they're able to defend. I'm working on it right now, mostly so I can help novices with the planar quest and get to raids on Fire.
Gregori2010-04-08 00:12:51
QUOTE (Nicholo @ Apr 7 2010, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No, it was basically 2 a.m. in the morning, less than 40 people online, nobody else was doing it...
Uh.. it takes multiple hours per line. Just because nobody is around doesn't mean nobody is doing it. Especially if someone has the line halfway done, goes to bed and expects to finish it when they wake in the morning only to find out... Nicholo took their line.
Rodngar2010-04-08 01:25:57
Yeah. I was working on it but decided to hand it off to somebody else because they need it more so they could do their job.
EDIT: Not to say I don't need one for myself.
EDIT: Not to say I don't need one for myself.
Everiine2010-04-08 02:27:05
Hmmm, my roommate gets home, gets on his computers, and almost immediately my internet connection drops to a crawl, forcing me to piggyback off of an unsecured signal in the area. Coincidence? I think not.
Unknown2010-04-08 02:38:03
QUOTE (Everiine @ Apr 7 2010, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
...gets on his computers....
Seriously though, if I had to guess at a cause, I'd go with him running one or more BitTorrent clients.
Rael2010-04-08 02:59:01
QUOTE (Cambrian @ Apr 7 2010, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Seriously though, if I had to guess at a cause, I'd go with him running one or more BitTorrent clients.
I have a new personal photo.
Unknown2010-04-08 03:18:52
QUOTE (Rael @ Apr 7 2010, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a new personal photo.
To be fair, if I could think of a legitimate use for two or more computers, I wouldn't hesitate to do so.