Random Rants

[Graeme]

I got sent a programming test by a potential client (via an agency) on Friday. The requirements were to write a simple Android app to do the following:

• Open a connection to the company's website and pull a web page down.

• Parse the HTML to extract employee data.

• Download employee portraits from the location specified

• Write a simple UI to display this, which is designed to cope with devices of differing resolutions.

• And, optionally, display the portraits in a circle, rather than as a square.

The expectation is that this will take two to three hours. Even assuming each of the above will take an hour, I'd guess at twice that. Plus I'd need a bit of time to update my laptop's development environment, which is currently running six to twelve months old software, and that can take time.

I saw a few of these things last year, and they always take a lot longer than expected. But that's always the case.

The really annoying thing is that I frequently am asked to do these tests before I actually speak to the client, and then hear nothing back. So I'm starting to get a bit more militant about it.

[derivative666]

Shipping from Germany to the US 2 weeks down 3 or 4 to go. Fucking bullshit!!!

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[Finn666]

@derivative666:

Shipping from Germany to the US 2 weeks down 3 or 4 to go. Fucking bullshit!!!

pourquoi?…

[Finn666]

1.5h to customs (2ways) just to pay a total of not even 15USD!?
I mean fuck just open the god damn package, have a look and let me send a fucking email to confirm what's in the fucking box

[Snowy]

@seawolf:

Not sure we have a 1/2 rant thread Snowy

Gah, sorry for shitting up the thread

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^^ not even 15$ customs for 2 pairs of Vibergs and you are ranting? First world problems?!

[Finn666]

^ well even first world problems can be problems sometimes

serious rant:
while unloading the car and filling up the fridge, a whole pack of eggs got out of control and messed up the fucking fridge! had to made scrambled eggs for lunch and had to clean the whole fridge…damn
now off to work!

[Megatron1505]

Angry today, don't know why.

[Giles]

Cos some arse ripped you off for an S95 last night?

[Megatron1505]

Wait until said arse receives a box containing a bag of flour.

[Giles]

Matt has just got a sudden promotion to unpacking beatch….

[mclaincausey]

I have a professionally-related rant that I'd like to go into detail on, but as this is a public forum I will keep it to this:

Accept or reject meeting invites, and then honor your decision.

[ohighyo]

@Giles:

Matt has just got a sudden promotion to unpacking beatch….

Well unpack my overdyes and ship those bad mofos stateside!

[Giles]

Being fecked up hemmed as I type…

[Winchy]

@ohighyo:

@Giles:

Matt has just got a sudden promotion to unpacking beatch….

Well unpack my overdyes and ship those bad mofos stateside!

All done and ready to go. Great avatar BTW.

[ohighyo]

Finally someone comments on my avatar. Been waiting for someone to notice it. That is my cat and an example of how my wife tortures him

[Winchy]

Yeh he doesn't look too pleased about it (tis very funny though). It's a perfectly shaped slice of bread to still allow his ears to peek over the top.

[ohighyo]

I never really noticed the ears, but they are funny

[mclaincausey]

I thought it was 'Shopped…

So what's with airplane food?  If they want to kill you, couldn't they just crash the plane?

[ohighyo]

Nope…. That's a real piece of bread