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people want to complain about ptdr, i say bring back Complimentary Hotel Lobby Water reaction

"Would you say that data observability is an issue?", they inquire with a tone that very clearly implies that this is a leading question. I am immediately deeply worried. For those who are unaware! , my specialty is building systems that move large amounts of data through companies, organize them in a way that is at least marginally less of a horrific clusterfuck than what random people without specific training will do when left to their own devices, and sometimes assist with statistics. Data observability is the high-level term that captures the ability of a business to go "Instead of downloading the data, it would appear the computers caught fire this morning. Would you like to fix this or pretend it never happened?" The reason that I'm concerned is that the executive in front of me should not be using that term. They have no idea what it really means, which is fine because they aren't specialized in my area, but I am wondering why someone who requires crayon-tier technical explanations is inquiring about a niche, unsexy element of a platform they don't understand. This would be like my 96-year-old grandfather asking me about Bitcoin mining-impressive if he had arrived at the question organically, but in practice I'm already dialing the bank to report a massive theft.

...Yes," I reply hesitant, "but I think we can remedy most of that by implementing some basic testing. With some backing, I can accomplish that in a month or two." "What do you think about Monte Carlo?" What the fuck is Monte Carlo? I've never heard of that. I mean, I know there's a place called Monte Carlo, and I know of Monte Carlo algorithms, but there's no way this person is talking about either of those. It must be a product. "I don't know what that is." "I saw it on LinkedIn last night and I think it will solve our observability issues. Do you think we should get it?" Oh. Oh no. I don't understand what exactly happened last night on LinkedIn, but I know it is dark and sad and reeks of unfulfilled wants. The executive sat before me has been marketed to. No, worse, they have been Marketed to, with a capital M.

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us olympic team trials are soon. bunch of tourneys in canada right now

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if i were a fan of either team i'd be chewing the floor atm

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@murn.bsky.social happy 30th to mellon collie

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aww happy gotcha day monty :3 he found such a good home

:cripes:

i really like the canned french-style ones

oh my!! mister kitty :3

my goodness

fuzzy buddies !!

there is nothing, absolutely nothing, better than great pro wrestling

this should main event. imo

The answer is simple: you write down how it got this way, why it got this way, the names of the people responsible, and how rich they got doing it. You then tie it together in a timeless package that says "fuck these people, right?" And you hand it to as many normal people as possible

if pro wrestling is fake, explain this

i had no idea he started on a morning show ??

babies :3

boy howdy

i tried turning on sap but it said it wasnt available ;_;

it works ;_;

i have wanted this for a very long time. thank you for the inspiration!

noted but i am power-off crew, thank you!

so i hadnt set the snes mini up because i didnt have any plugs without a recabling then over dinner i had the realization it might be able to be powered via the usb ports on my modern tv and holy fuck, it worked, and by the end of the week im going to have a wireless snes setup. thank you quiggy :3

just subscribed, thanks!

thanks for making me go down this hole atm - i do have an snes mini and now i'm seeing 8bitdo make wireless kits for its wired controllers, and their receiver works with the official switch snes controllers...

how the fuck did i not know this existed. and the last run was 2023 :cripes:

:checks ebay:

lmao

Speaking of AI, fuck AI

...what is that

wow, excellent work by both