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Computer science professor @DalhousieU / @dalfcs. #SoftwareEngineering, #design, #ResearchMethods, #education, #academia.

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I'm taking a break from Twitter at least until this asshole stops calling the shots. I feel complicit just being here. Find me on mastodon: @[email protected]

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On Feb 20 my sister, Melissa, was struck by an SUV breaking her pelvis in 3 places, possibly ending her career in veterinary medicine. I know times are tight for many but if you can spare a few dollars some of her friends have set up a go fund me: https://t.co/ZgaDudbDS4

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@KiaCanada Kicked out of the waiting room, never got back in. You know, there's a whole body of research on how to fairly distribute something when demand exceeds supply. This isn't how.

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@KiaCanada you've botched the
#ev9 launch again.
The "join waiting room" link points to "https://t.co/ymzpn2oqrg". See the "test-page-541975" part? Yeah that's the wrong link.

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And what's with this 2 mins nonsense? And why can't you just post the prices so we can make informed decisions?!?!

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AGAIN @KiaCanada with the borked #ev9 launch? Seriously? First the link to the waiting room is wrong, then I finally get in, and get the exact same problem as last time, and now I'm 2000 deep in the queue AGAIN.

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@jdcurtin @Kia @KiaCanada @KiaCanada the "join waiting room" link points to "https://t.co/WLJB5TZySB". See the "test-page-541975" part? Yeah that's the wrong link.

[Rana Janfada @Rjanfada]

@ProfPaulRalph @KiaCanada There were no prices. Just the option to pick 1 of 4 trims, and the exterior/interior colour options. No prices

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@Rjanfada @KiaCanada WHAT? They want people to commit to buying something without knowing how much it will cost? Just wait until the pricing is confirmed at 20k more than expected and everyone tries to cancel and the dealers just keep everyone's deposit.

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@KiaCanada Please talk to your local software engineering professor. Literally any SE prof can help you design a better launch system that's more robust against unexpected traffic. If you want more specific recommendations, email me.

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I've been to the front of @KiaCanada's online queue to order an EV9 three times now and the system's bugged out each time and kicked me to the back of the queue. Now it says there's 50,000 people behind me. Riiiiight.

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@vgarousi @KiaCanada The EV9 is the least expensive ev with three-row seating available in North America and I frequently have five passengers with me.

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@angierc85 It's totally broken. Could be a denial of service attack (one person is using a script to enter the queue 50,000 times) but it's probably just the usual incompetence. @KiaCanada remains silent, so I'm guessing incompetence.

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@Cardinal_KIA The pre-order system is borked. It's just kicking people out over and over.

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@CrystalHolly7 @Kia_Worldwide @KiaCanada I've been to the front of the queue three times. Each time the system bugged out and bumped me back to the waiting room, then to the back of the queue.

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@gannimo This is why we need evidence standards like https://t.co/g3X7P5W9Xz

It's not just ensuring quality; it's setting realistic limits on what reviewers can complain about.

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@sujo_dree They hurt their ankles and learned their lessons.

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@JAldrichPL Because if the projects were done faster, it would be harder to justify hurling bags of public money to private contractors.

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@davidthewid Yep. Me too. Sometimes it misfires and I have to paste just to make sure.