OMG, why is our database so janky? That looks amazing.
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Jesse - Jan 09, 2019 4:53:48 pm PST #25247 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Gudanov - Jan 09, 2019 5:29:22 pm PST #25248 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Sounds like a tool that be an excellent candidate for basing on MongoDB. A bit of Java Spring to manage a REST interface used by a Vue js frontend. Generating the result in Word format would be a PITA though. Maybe there's a library that does the heavy lifting though. At least it would be docx, doc is a nightmare. I mean, it made sense in the day, but OMG it was a mess. There's a reason that formatting could go all wonky in old versions of Word.
Gudanov - Jan 09, 2019 5:31:35 pm PST #25249 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
I mean seriously. When you get SPRMs scattered all over the place in non-linear order, trying to translate doc files into other files was hard AF.
Jesse - Jan 10, 2019 5:32:53 am PST #25250 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It doesn't really have to come out as a Word doc, just something that looks nice.
Tom Scola - Jan 27, 2019 9:54:44 am PST #25251 of 25496
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In the past month,
• My fancy photo printer died. There are no authorized Epson service centers in NYC. I would have to ship the printer somewhere to get it fixed. Even if it were cheaper than buying a new printer, it wouldn't be worth the effort.
• I dropped a camera. I'm still waiting to hear back from the repair guy to hear if it's totaled.
• Today, the Thunderbolt Display for my Mac mini died. At least I think it's the display. It might be a bad port on the mini. I've been waiting for months for apple to refresh their iMacs so that I could buy one. So what do I do now? Do I buy a current iMac that will probably be obsolete in a matter of weeks? Do I buy a cheap monitor to keep my current mini alive for a while?
• once I replace all this stuff, I'll have a bunch of bulky electronics that I can't throw away that I'll somehow have to bring to recycling, even though I don't have a car.
Fuck this shit.
meara - Jan 27, 2019 10:19:38 am PST #25252 of 25496
Oh that's annoying as all get out, Tom! The Mac things you can bring to an apple store, though, for recycling. Doesn't help the timing issue.
I think half 5he reason I would want an organizer to help me is not even so they would organize, but so that they would figure out where to take the shredding and the electronics and they would take the clothes for donation and so on.
Dana - Jan 27, 2019 12:58:05 pm PST #25253 of 25496
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
That all sounds annoying as hell, Tom.
javachik - Jan 27, 2019 10:01:07 pm PST #25254 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.
Tom, that's a lot of bad electronics luck all at once - sorry to hear. As far as e-cycling, I recommend hiring a TaskRabbit. You can set up a pickup really easily with the app, and even have the Tasker send you a photo of the receipt/proof of drop off so that you don't have to wonder if your stuff landed in the Hudson.
Gris - Jan 28, 2019 11:59:55 am PST #25255 of 25496
Hey. New board.
Tom, could you try plugging your Mac mini into a TV you might already have for a while? I don't know how long term bearable it would be but it is something.
Gudanov - Feb 03, 2019 6:13:57 am PST #25256 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Oh man, I'm sorry about all the electronics luck Tom.