Comment On Sponsor Appreciation, Kitchen Error, a Bathroom Warning, & More

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Well, possibly the trash can needs a new plastic bag.

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While not the most well thought out kitchen water dispenser, it's clearly an addition to an existing sink setup. The photo is misleading, and leads you to think that it's THE kitchen faucet, and if it was, of course that would be stupid. But it's not.

Screws with kids protection, obviously. Those sharp edges in normal screws are pretty deadly.

I don't think those are supposed to be screws. Those are short safety nails where the sharp ends have been removed so you can't get hurt. You need to pound them into your case with a 10 pound sledgehammer.

Unless you've got a way to keep minors out, you can't show pictures of a real screw on the internet.

WhiskeyJack:

While not the most well thought out kitchen water dispenser, it's clearly an addition to an existing sink setup. The photo is misleading, and leads you to think that it's THE kitchen faucet, and if it was, of course that would be stupid. But it's not.

So, it isn't stupid for me to install a faucet in the middle of my kitchen counter...so long as it isn't THE faucet?

An instance of Plumbing.Faucet requires a subsequent instance of Plumbing.Drain. Otherwise, you end up with a System.WaterAllOverCounterException

I've seen non-threaded screws before. Keep in mind that milling machines are not perfect and that inspecting each screw that comes out would be a collosal waste of time.

Voodoo Coder:

An instance of Plumbing.Faucet requires a subsequent instance of Plumbing.Drain.

Well no problem then. They just haven't finished the project yet. Under management pressure, they launched phase one, and they'll add the drain when they get some time.

Put glass, etc under the tap?

What the heck are they using this sink for, and aren't they concerned about scalding?

Also, I think I'll pass on the special sauce, thanks.

Yeah, those non-threaded screws are rare but always worth a WTF the first time you see one. We had that happen every once in a while on bolts as well as screws at my old shop - we used to save them for fabricating specialty tools that had to be used with a wrench.

Figure I should mention that a company I work with had a lot of trouble with Mosso's hosting and I would recommend going with A2 or Dreamhost.

Voodoo Coder:

An instance of Plumbing.Faucet requires a subsequent instance of Plumbing.Drain. Otherwise, you end up with a System.WaterAllOverCounterException

What, no BufferOverflow pun?

Voodoo Coder:

So, it isn't stupid for me to install a faucet in the middle of my kitchen counter...so long as it isn't THE faucet?

Yes, that is correct. For example, consider a pot filler faucet.

[[Since there is no wikipedia article on this topic yet, I should perhaps explain that a pot filler faucet is a faucet installed above a stove (with no corresponding drain). One uses such faucets to fill pasta pots on the stove without having to carry the pot from the sink to the stove. Of course, one still needs to carry the pot of boiling water back to the sink for draining. ]]

Also, similar faucets are used in Chinese restaurants to allow woks to be cleaned without removing them from the stove, but there are corresponding drains.

Voodoo Coder:

WhiskeyJack:

While not the most well thought out kitchen water dispenser, it's clearly an addition to an existing sink setup. The photo is misleading, and leads you to think that it's THE kitchen faucet, and if it was, of course that would be stupid. But it's not.

So, it isn't stupid for me to install a faucet in the middle of my kitchen counter...so long as it isn't THE faucet?

An instance of Plumbing.Faucet requires a subsequent instance of Plumbing.Drain. Otherwise, you end up with a System.WaterAllOverCounterException

Do you mean a System.OverflowException?

sibtrag:

Yes, that is correct. For example, consider a pot filler faucet.

[[Since there is no wikipedia article on this topic yet, I should perhaps explain that a pot filler faucet is a faucet installed above a stove (with no corresponding drain). One uses such faucets to fill pasta pots on the stove without having to carry the pot from the sink to the stove. Of course, one still needs to carry the pot of boiling water back to the sink for draining. ]]

Also, similar faucets are used in Chinese restaurants to allow woks to be cleaned without removing them from the stove, but there are corresponding drains.

I sincerely hope they aren't permitted to be installed above electric stoves...

Yeah, those non-threaded screws are rare but always worth a WTF the first time you see one. We had that happen every once in a while on bolts as well as screws at my old shop - we used to save them for fabricating specialty tools that had to be used with a wrench.

They just want to avoid the common errors that show up when dealing with threads. Asynchronous screwing can get messy.

durnurd:

Yeah, those non-threaded screws are rare but always worth a WTF the first time you see one. We had that happen every once in a while on bolts as well as screws at my old shop - we used to save them for fabricating specialty tools that had to be used with a wrench.

They just want to avoid the common errors that show up when dealing with threads. Asynchronous screwing can get messy.

Hehe... you said asynchronous screwing.

Regarding the out-of-order trash can, the trash cans in the Atlanta airport have built-in trash compactors that automatically trigger after someone puts trash in them, so those indeed could be out-of-order. However, I'm not sure that the one in the picture looks like one of them.

The real WTF is that the "please do not urinate on electrical outlet" sign was in a female bathroom.

Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

You don't assemble your computers with Philips head rivets?

One place I worked had a mail slot with an "Out of Order" sign. (And it's not like the mail slot was anything more than a hole in the wall with a plastic tray on the inside.)

(Digression) But then what was inside the mail room was also priceless. Back then, stamps were $.22 each. You could buy stamps at the mail room, but you HAD to buy exactly 5, and you had to pay for them with a dollar bill and a dime. Not just exact change -- one dollar bill and one dime. A dollar bill and two nickels? Sorry. Four quarters and a dime? Nuh-uh. When asked why the policy, the reply was, "We're not set up to make change." (End digression)

RayS:

The real WTF is that the "please do not urinate on electrical outlet" sign was in a female bathroom.

Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

In the female bathroom? That raises so many questions. Since we have our mandatory harassment training coming up so I think I'll just drop it.

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jspenguin:

I've seen non-threaded screws before. Keep in mind that milling machines are not perfect and that inspecting each screw that comes out would be a collosal waste of time.

One up on you, sir.

RayS:

The real WTF is that the "please do not urinate on electrical outlet" sign was in a female bathroom.

Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

What else would you call it? A restroom? I see no bed or hammock to rest on. Where as a bathroom typically contains three things a bath a pot and a sink. With half baths usually deleting one of the three items(usually the bath.) So yes technically a public bathroom is only a half bathroom but it usually gets shortened to bathroom because the half part is expected.

The trash can is one of those newfangled ones with a solar powered trash compactor inside. They have them in Boston. Once in a while the compactor shuts down.

My personal favourite bit of this is the two sheep dogs, who are obviously very disappointed that they got there late...

stone:

What else would you call it? A restroom? I see no bed or hammock to rest on. Where as a bathroom typically contains three things a bath a pot and a sink. With half baths usually deleting one of the three items(usually the bath.) So yes technically a public bathroom is only a half bathroom but it usually gets shortened to bathroom because the half part is expected.

Well, you could be very European and call it a water closet. But I'm starting to see a whole lot of waterless urinals these days, so while it may still be a closet, it should be noted that that's not entirely water in there. They should at least have a sink though.

But, as for the sign, if someone were trying to use it to win a darwin, it's a pretty poor attempt:

1) That outlet is a gfci. Although it's certainly possible to kill yourself on the current that comes from it before the circuit is interrupted, its much more difficult.

2) You'd have to be really trying to get the conductive path to go through your heart (which is really the only muscle that's particularly important to have continually functional) while "aiming" with one hand.

3) Urine, while highly conductive, becomes a discontinuous stream of droplets within just an inch or so.

So, in order for that to work you'd have to stand directly in front of the outlet, hold on to something grounded with your left hand while aiming with the right, and hope that your "stream" hits the conductive bits at just the right point in the 60Hz sine wave to get maximum voltage before the gfci trips (or, get enough "fluid" in the box that there's a conductive path to the line side of the receptacle). Otherwise, you're just making a nasty disgusting mess.

stone:

RayS:

The real WTF is that the "please do not urinate on electrical outlet" sign was in a female bathroom.

Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

What else would you call it? A restroom?

I usually call it a Crapper...

nobody:

The trash can is one of those newfangled ones with a solar powered trash compactor inside. They have them in Boston. Once in a while the compactor shuts down.

And here was me thinking that the trash cans were actually all numbered, and someone had swapped two of them round...

A lavatory

stone:

RayS:

the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

What else would you call it? A restroom? I see no bed or hammock to rest on.

In the UK, we'd tend to call it a toilet or a lavatory. Of course, these terms are just as much euphemisms as "bathroom", but at least they're unambiguous.

stone:

RayS:

[...] Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

What else would you call it? <snip>

A "urination station" of course.

The person, male or especially female, who thinks the condiment holder as seen from above resembles something "normal" has my deep sympathy.

Think of the children:

Unless you've got a way to keep minors out, you can't show pictures of a real screw on the internet.

Clbuttic!

RayS:

Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

Yes, it's like calling a cuarto without a baño a cuarto de baño.

a drop in the bucket:

stone:

RayS:

[...] Actually no, the real WTF is calling a room without a bath a bathroom.

What else would you call it? <snip>

A "urination station" of course.

In Ira Levin's book This Perfect Day, it was called a "shittery".

JimM:

My personal favourite bit of this is the two sheep dogs, who are obviously very disappointed that they got there late...

I didn't think of that one as much of a WTF anyway.

I just assumed that they were late for some herding trials, and they were disappointed, because all of the sheep had gone home already.

Could it be that the screws without thread are used for decoration?

For example if you can mount a door opens left or right and the manufaturer has drilled out holes on both sides.

If you mount the door so it opens left, you place these screws on the opposite site so when closed it looks symetrical (screws on both sides).

Blue

Bluemoon:

Could it be that the screws without thread are used for decoration?

For example if you can mount a door opens left or right and the manufaturer has drilled out holes on both sides.

If you mount the door so it opens left, you place these screws on the opposite site so when closed it looks symetrical (screws on both sides).

Blue

Yea, but how would you know which way the door opens if it looks like it's screwed in both ends...

Which Mythbuster are you? Adam or Jamie?

Bluemoon:

Could it be that the screws without thread are used for decoration?

For example if you can mount a door opens left or right and the manufaturer has drilled out holes on both sides.

If you mount the door so it opens left, you place these screws on the opposite site so when closed it looks symetrical (screws on both sides).

Blue

A door that can be hinged on either side uses hinges that goes all the way through - that is, the hinge recess goes from one side of the door to the other.

Anonymous:

Bluemoon:

Could it be that the screws without thread are used for decoration?

For example if you can mount a door opens left or right and the manufaturer has drilled out holes on both sides.

If you mount the door so it opens left, you place these screws on the opposite site so when closed it looks symetrical (screws on both sides).

Blue

Yea, but how would you know which way the door opens if it looks like it's screwed in both ends...

The doorknob is usually the indicator.

Wow. You have to be trained in harassment? I thought it comes naturally

asdfasf:

Anonymous:

Bluemoon:

Could it be that the screws without thread are used for decoration?

For example if you can mount a door opens left or right and the manufaturer has drilled out holes on both sides.

If you mount the door so it opens left, you place these screws on the opposite site so when closed it looks symetrical (screws on both sides).

Blue

Yea, but how would you know which way the door opens if it looks like it's screwed in both ends...

The doorknob is usually the indicator.

Whoosh...

Oh wait, we're talking about case doors. I'm too sleepy to have picked that up.

Anonymous:

asdfasf:

Anonymous:

Bluemoon:

Could it be that the screws without thread are used for decoration?

For example if you can mount a door opens left or right and the manufaturer has drilled out holes on both sides.

If you mount the door so it opens left, you place these screws on the opposite site so when closed it looks symetrical (screws on both sides).

Blue

Yea, but how would you know which way the door opens if it looks like it's screwed in both ends...

The doorknob is usually the indicator.

Whoosh...

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