It's 'National Ask a Stupid Question Day'! Society may argue that there is no such a thing as a stupid question, but once a year we have to acknowledge the truth.
(stupid questioners and ignorance are topics for another day) — feeling inspired
If I've learned anything after working in software engineering for the last decade, it's that Dilbert is not a comic strip. It's a documentary. — feeling thoughtful
Logging into your work computer after updating the password feels like when I forget to write the correct year in January. It's too hard to avoid reflexively entering the previous password! — feeling confused
I just spent the last hour wracking my brain over why the CSS was suddenly broken for my help library. Turns out that I accidentally left a comma where it shouldn't have been. Pay attention, people!
The phrase commonly goes, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” But as I was listening to an episode of Hardcore History, the paraphrase came up, “Don’t quote laws to men with swords.” (Original quote from Pompey, “Stop quoting laws! We carry swords!”)
Wise words...
"I get a lot of letters from people. They say: 'I want to be a writer. What should I do?' I tell them to stop writing to me and get on with it." -- Ruth Rendell, author
Conversation from earlier today:
Me: "What does this field mean by total 'unknown' devices?"
Dev: "It means the device type isn't on our list."
Me: "So they're unsupported devices?"
Dev: "No, they're all supported. The... https://t.co/7Un50Wwibr