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"Some customers may be experiences a longer wait time due to the high volume of calls received... and our poor staffing choices....

"Some customers may be experiences a longer wait time due to the high volume of calls received... and our poor staffing choices. Let's not forget that."

On hold for ~25 minutes... talked to someone for ~45 seconds, transfered to another department, on hold for 30 minutes, talk to someone for <5 minutes, transfered to another department, told it'll be another 35 minutes on hold...

Screenshot of a news article with a photo of the awful Elon MuskI am mildly amused by this freudian slip of a caption in the Reuters...

Screenshot of a news article with a photo of the awful Elon Musk

I am mildly amused by this freudian slip of a caption in the Reuters article.

“What the Department of Government Efficiency is trying to do is what GitLab does.” — GitLab CFO Brian RobinsOkay, that’s an easy...

“What the Department of Government Efficiency is trying to do is what GitLab does.” — GitLab CFO Brian Robins

Okay, that’s an easy one off the list.

https://archive.is/okSlz

@tootapp I usually notice in the compose window when it happens, but I’ve missed it a few times. Well so far it has only generated some...

@tootapp I usually notice in the compose window when it happens, but I’ve missed it a few times. Well so far it has only generated some mild confusion, I can easily imagine it causing bigger problems.

@tootapp There’s a long-standing bug which, while I can’t prove it, seems to be happening more often and is becoming a bigger...

@tootapp There’s a long-standing bug which, while I can’t prove it, seems to be happening more often and is becoming a bigger deal.

Occasionally, maybe one time out of five or 10, when I reply to a post someone else has boosted, the reply is directed at the original author and some seemingly random person from my feed, rather than the original author and the person who boosted it.

The bug tracker seems to be MIA; any chance this is a known issue, or is there a fix?

It’s cool that your software package comes with tests. It’s be cooler if something in the package told me what a successful test looked...

It’s cool that your software package comes with tests. It’s be cooler if something in the package told me what a successful test looked like.

(That said, APE is also a pain because it’s support for things after c89, and especially POSIX ‘93, starts getting very spotty quickly....

(That said, APE is also a pain because it’s support for things after c89, and especially POSIX ‘93, starts getting very spotty quickly. But if you’re explicitly targeting those standards, it’s a great tool.)

I found a project that very explicitly states it requires only c89 + stdint.h. Great for me, because I want to run it on Plan 9.Let me tell...

I found a project that very explicitly states it requires only c89 + stdint.h. Great for me, because I want to run it on Plan 9.

Let me tell you, if you really want to be explicit about your dependencies like that, Plan 9’s APE is a great target. It’s *very* pedantic, even about things it fully supports. Want POSIX? Turn it on. SuS? Turn it on.

This package was better than most, but APE still caught lots of assumptions.

And as if this isn't evidence enough of my addled brain, taking that led to this.

And as if this isn't evidence enough of my addled brain, taking that led to this.

When your text editor is telling you you're going down too many rabbit holes at once.

When your text editor is telling you you're going down too many rabbit holes at once.

Booked my flights to IWP9 tonight. This is my first time flying to Europe since moving to the west coast, and wow is that worse.

Booked my flights to IWP9 tonight. This is my first time flying to Europe since moving to the west coast, and wow is that worse.

Bumper sticker spotted at our kids’ school.

Bumper sticker spotted at our kids’ school.

Hey Oregon friends: Senator Wyden, who does town halls in every county in the state every year, is doing an online one during the state of...

Hey Oregon friends: Senator Wyden, who does town halls in every county in the state every year, is doing an online one during the state of the union. You might consider listening to that instead.

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/town-halls
#uspol #orpol

This article from September is really good and looks extra prescient after this past week. The evangelical-backed push to use the mujahideen...

This article from September is really good and looks extra prescient after this past week. The evangelical-backed push to use the mujahideen to fight the Soviets (also under Reagan), and their utter failure to anticipate their evolution into the Taliban, is another thread in the same awful cord.

https://mastodon.social/@AndreaChalupa/114087858267979003

What is the math term for a... one-way isomorphism? Like, all the integers can be turned into fractions and back with no loss of data, but...

What is the math term for a... one-way isomorphism? Like, all the integers can be turned into fractions and back with no loss of data, but not all the fractions can be turned into integers and back with no loss of data. What's that called? Is there something more precise than just a superset?

My 5yo has decided to call this place "wooly mammoth". She's aware they're not the same thing but has decided and...

My 5yo has decided to call this place "wooly mammoth". She's aware they're not the same thing but has decided and that's that.

Hahahah… I knew I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up. That text was not for our address, but the address we had when we opened the...

Hahahah… I knew I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up. That text was not for our address, but the address we had when we opened the account. It is coming up on 15 years out of date.

#pdx friends: my partner just got a text about Verizon 5G home Internet now being available at our home address. Anybody know anything about...

#pdx friends: my partner just got a text about Verizon 5G home Internet now being available at our home address. Anybody know anything about their service, or have used it?

TIL: when used in the sense of studying something closely, it's "pore over", not "pour over", and "pore"...

TIL: when used in the sense of studying something closely, it's "pore over", not "pour over", and "pore" meaning "to gaze/study intently" is an older meaning than the pores in your skin.

@esoriano How was your header image made? It reminds me of the Plan 9 2nd Edition program ‘logo’.

@esoriano How was your header image made? It reminds me of the Plan 9 2nd Edition program ‘logo’.