Wow, flea.
Wash: Don't fall asleep now. Sleepiness is weakness of character. Ask anyone. You're acting captain. Know what happens you fall asleep now? Zoe: Jayne slits my throat, and takes over. Wash: That's right. Zoe: And we can't stop it.
'Shindig'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amyth - Jul 22, 2014 4:38:14 am PDT #2514 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
sarameg - Jul 22, 2014 5:37:47 am PDT #2515 of 30000
Uhg, flea.
It's becoming increasingly clear to me why so many IT projects here are implemented at a glacial pace; I'd always assumed it was because of security reqs but finding more that they don't really understand the concept of a test cycle. More of an endless development and firefighting phase and everyone cross fingers and pray. This is really, really painful. My team is about ready to kill them.
§ ita § - Jul 22, 2014 5:53:31 am PDT #2516 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Back when I was part of usability at my last job.one of our tasks was to explicitly make sure usability was covered during the software development lifecycle. So I studied the documentation on the SDLC we'd been given, disagreed massively with my boss, and in the end, the group we gave it to?
Said they didn't use a formal lifecycle. Take a moment and look back on the most recent things you've been dinged for, and...
sarameg - Jul 22, 2014 6:05:02 am PDT #2517 of 30000
And just after I posted, 3 weeks into the test cycle, I just received a RFC on a draft requirements testing doc in which some of the items that need to be tested are "not working yet" in the doc.
This was supposed to be stable in test (not still figuring out reqs in dev!!) a week from today. It's slipped a month, I expect it will slip more (our side is done, tested and working. However it's contingent on theirs being stable and functional.)
Kate P. - Jul 22, 2014 6:21:19 am PDT #2518 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
paging Kate P: I finally boxed up the costumes that N & G have grown out of (pirate, knight, doctor, police officer) and would love to send them. Can you send me your address so I can post them?
Insent, Kat, and thank you!
Connie Neil - Jul 22, 2014 6:43:05 am PDT #2519 of 30000
brillig
Stupid people! Stupid people in my headset!
EpicTangent - Jul 22, 2014 8:28:19 am PDT #2520 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Atropa - Jul 22, 2014 8:44:45 am PDT #2521 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
For those so inclined: Batmam/Haunted Mansion mashup shirts/prints. Very cool.
Hee!
Pix - Jul 22, 2014 8:47:39 am PDT #2522 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I’m sitting next to the cutest little baby Shep. She’s our latest foster from Westside German Shepherd Rescue (and before anyone makes any cracks, we’ve successfully fostered two other pups after failing with Newton—no really, we aren’t adopting her). Her name for now is Maxie. She’s got some healing to do, poor thing. She’s malnourished and dehydrated and has conjunctivitis in one eye and an upper respiratory infection—but with meds and TLC she will recover and be ready for adoption in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, cuteness!
shrift - Jul 22, 2014 8:56:01 am PDT #2523 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Pix, is that the one with the adorable ears on your book of the face?