• Mike (unregistered)

    wow.  I have this whole "first post" possibility thing going, and yet the wtf left me speechless.

    Well, even if it has its problems, like not knowing magically how far to size the window, I still prefer vss to cvs.

  • Ciaran (unregistered)

    The real WTF is that I'm still subscribed to the RSS feed for these daily WTF's that aren't WTF's any more. Bye bye..

  • Long-time-lurker-first-post (unregistered)

    The real WTF is her name was Paula and you didn't react?

  • Anonymous (unregistered)

    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.

    Or we could share stories of similar dumb goofups that we've made.

  • (cs) in reply to Long-time-lurker-first-post
    Anonymous:
    The real WTF is her name was Paula and you didn't react?


    I trust that is an anonymization made by Alex.
  • Code toaster (unregistered)

    She probably told her cluster of friends in neighbouring cubes that she'd fixed it, and was hailed as "brillant".

    And so the monster was born?

    CAPTCHA: wtf
    (damn I've lurked long enough it's my turn to post one of these!!)

  • Anonymous Squirrel (unregistered)

    This is classic. Much respect to the dude for lowering himself to that level of stupidity... that takes real talent.

  • Le salaud (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous

    Absolutely Brillant.



    (captcha=clueless)

  • beanbag (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.

    Or we could share stories of similar dumb goofups that we've made.



    hmmm..... "Beanbag Girl".... I like...

    Today's post is kinda bland - things like that happen all the time - to everyone. Just think of the last time you said "DOH!!" and send in the next WTF.

  • (cs) in reply to beanbag

    I agree.

    Yesterday I locked myself out of the house, but i'm not going to post that here.

  • OzPeter (unregistered)

    Well I work with a PLC programming tool (Toshiba V-Series) and in one of the windows (TC-Net variables), there are two buttons bound to the right hand side of the window, and other buttons at fixed locations that are at the same height.  If you adjust the window just right, the floating buttons overlay the fixed position buttons.  When you do this, there are *NO* indication that some buttons have been hidden.  Of course the only access to the hidden functionality is via the hidden buttons.  To top it all off , the default window size is such that the fixed position buttons are overlayed to start with!

     

    And believe me, this is the least of their problems

     

    ---

     

    Captcha is tango, which is actually what I was doing when I met my (then) future wife

  • (cs) in reply to beanbag
    Anonymous:
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.


    hmmm..... "Beanbag Girl".... I like...

    Hmm... Beanbag Girl is hotter, but Foosball Girl is in an advertisement for an "online community for software development", so there's a chance that she is a programmer chick. So she still wins.

  • Tode Coaster (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.

    Or we could share stories of similar dumb goofups that we've made.



    Mmmm....women. You dont see too many of those in IT, well, none with such obvious talents.

    What I'm pondering is that guy below. Is that Patrick Moore (The gamesmaster himself), and is he wearing the class action suit of which he speaks?

    Actually scrub that, he looks more like Steve Ballmer on a bad day.


    Sincerely, Me

  • anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Ciaran
    Anonymous:
    The real WTF is that I'm still subscribed to the RSS feed for these daily WTF's that aren't WTF's any more. Bye bye..
    See ya! Can't say we'll miss ya...
  • Cowardly Lion (unregistered)

    It is so a WTF.

    Remember that the subtitle of the site is "curious perversions in information technology." Who among us doesn't see the perverse in allowing someone such as this to access a versioning system? WTF was her hiring manger thinking?

    Sometimes people merely create WTFs and sometimes people embody WTFs.

  • (cs) in reply to SilverDirk

    Hmmm, stain resistant eh? I like!

  • Zelos (unregistered)

    I think the main WTF is that they're using VSS. I think I'd rather use punched cards than that abomination.

  • (cs) in reply to Dagur

    Dagur:
    I agree.

    Yesterday I locked myself out of the house, but i'm not going to post that here.

    You just did.

  • (cs) in reply to SilverDirk

    If Paula looks anything like the Foosball Girl on the side, then I can certainly see why she continues to be able to find work.

  • anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Zelos
    Anonymous:
    I think the main WTF is that they're using VSS. I think I'd rather use punched cards than that abomination.


    Hello, I am your boss.

      ISO-133700 demain that our application sould be distributes with magnetic medias.
     I notice our past distribution whas with DVD. This sould stop, or we may lost the iso certification.
     We have deativated the DVD-ROM burner to avoid mistakes.  Here is a pile of 20.000  3 1/2 disks, for you.
     We are also evaluating ISO-91111 thar required a printed version of the application, be ready.
     

    Sincerylly.

    Point Haired.
  • (cs)

    I'm confused. In the second paragrah, it is stated:


    Being the de facto VSS administrator (since nobody else had a clue how it worked), I probed a little, and discovered that apparently the filenames of all the checked-in files were truncated.  All of them -- every single file.


    That states that the filenames were truncated. Meaning something like "somelongfilename.file" got changed to "somelongfi". If that happened, how would stretching the filename column solve the problem. If the filenames were changed in VSS, as it was stated, then widening the column would do nothing.

    Now, if what we are meant to believe actually did happen (the filenames weren't truncated, the column was just not wide enough), then I would have scolded her for wasting my time. It's complete and utter stupidity. Frankly, I can see how something of this nature would result in the person either being demoted or fired as well. Let's go through what her train of though would have been.

    "The filenames in VSS look wrong. They suddenly stop all at the same place as if they were truncated..."
    "I must assume that VSS got corrupted. I need to go to the SS master to tell him so."

    No where in her train of thought had it occured to her that it could possibly be something that she had done. Also, she never attempts further investigation. The right thing to do after seeing that the names appear wrong (Aside from looking at the columns at the top) would be to change the working folder, and to get the latest version of all of the files. If she had done this, then it would have been obvious that it was something wrong with the sourcesafe client (like the column being two small).

    Stupidity.


  • (cs)

    The real WTF is that I'm reading this post before my lunch!

    This one's kind of weak, but it is the middle of the week, so I'll give you guys a break.

  • (cs)

    That's a pretty lame WTF, probably exaggerated by the submitter.

    However, it's quite silly of VSS (just checked 2005) to simply cut off the filenames instead of adding ellipses like Explorer does. In fact, why not shade the filename column like Explorer does in XP?

  • ChiefCrazyTalk (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.

    Or we could share stories of similar dumb goofups that we've made.

    The real WTF is that I didn't notice the beanbag girl OR the foosball girl until they started being mentioned in the last few posts.

  • (cs) in reply to anonymous

    Anonymous:
    Anonymous:
    I think the main WTF is that they're using VSS. I think I'd rather use punched cards than that abomination.


    Hello, I am your boss.

      ISO-133700 demain that our application sould be distributes with magnetic medias.
     I notice our past distribution whas with DVD. This sould stop, or we may lost the iso certification.
     We have deativated the DVD-ROM burner to avoid mistakes.  Here is a pile of 20.000  3 1/2 disks, for you.
     We are also evaluating ISO-91111 thar required a printed version of the application, be ready.
     

    Sincerylly.

    Point Haired.

    Dear PHB,

    As per your directive, I am hereby requisitioning 20.000 wooden tables such that we can properly position said forthcoming printout for appropriate photographing for archival purposes. Additionally, since DVD storage will no longer be allowed, we will need to requisition an additional 1MM 3.5" floppy disks to be used to store the images of the aformentioned photographs.

     

    Sincerely,

    The Schmuck who works for you

     

  • (cs) in reply to GoatCheez

    Please excuse my poor spelling on my previous post. I meant "too small" for "two small", and "train of thought" instread of "train of though". It was probably obvious, but I figured I'd still mention it in case the spelling and grammar police show up.

  • (cs) in reply to GoatCheez

    GoatCheez:
    Please excuse my poor spelling on my previous post. I meant "too small" for "two small", and "train of thought" instread of "train of though". It was probably obvious, but I figured I'd still mention it in case the spelling and grammar police show up.

    Oh come on, nobody on this forum makes apologies for typos. You're one of the better posters. I don't know where you are, but it's 105 outside here - cut yourself some slack!

  • l1fel1ne (unregistered) in reply to GoatCheez

    GoatCheez:
    Please excuse my poor spelling on my previous post. I meant "too small" for "two small", and "train of thought" instread of "train of though". It was probably obvious, but I figured I'd still mention it in case the spelling and grammar police show up.

    What do you think this is? Slashdot?

  • (cs) in reply to SilverDirk

    SilverDirk:
    Anonymous:
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.


    hmmm..... "Beanbag Girl".... I like...
    Hmm... Beanbag Girl is hotter, but Foosball Girl is in an advertisement for an "online community for software development", so there's a chance that she is a programmer chick. So she still wins.

    There's also the possibility that Foosball Girl actually looks as good in real life as she does in the picture. I'd bet money that the Beanbag photo has been digitally altered or something.

  • me != programmer (unregistered) in reply to GoatCheez

    GoatCheez:
    I'm confused. In the second paragrah, it is stated:


    Being the de facto VSS administrator (since nobody else had a clue how it worked), I probed a little, and discovered that apparently the filenames of all the checked-in files were truncated.  All of them -- every single file.


    That states that the filenames were truncated. Meaning something like "somelongfilename.file" got changed to "somelongfi". If that happened, how would stretching the filename column solve the problem. If the filenames were changed in VSS, as it was stated, then widening the column would do nothing.

    Now, if what we are meant to believe actually did happen (the filenames weren't truncated, the column was just not wide enough), then I would have scolded her for wasting my time. It's complete and utter stupidity. Frankly, I can see how something of this nature would result in the person either being demoted or fired as well. Let's go through what her train of though would have been.

    "The filenames in VSS look wrong. They suddenly stop all at the same place as if they were truncated..."
    "I must assume that VSS got corrupted. I need to go to the SS master to tell him so."

    No where in her train of thought had it occured to her that it could possibly be something that she had done. Also, she never attempts further investigation. The right thing to do after seeing that the names appear wrong (Aside from looking at the columns at the top) would be to change the working folder, and to get the latest version of all of the files. If she had done this, then it would have been obvious that it was something wrong with the sourcesafe client (like the column being two small).

    Stupidity.


    The REAL wtf is that every truncated filename ended in an ellipsis...

  • me != programmer (unregistered) in reply to me != programmer

    ...and she still ran screaming to the VSS admin.

    (added for clarification)

  • (cs) in reply to GoatCheez
    GoatCheez:
    I'm confused. In the second paragrah, it is stated:


    Being the de facto VSS administrator (since nobody else had a clue how it worked), I probed a little, and discovered that apparently the filenames of all the checked-in files were truncated.  All of them -- every single file.


    That states that the filenames were truncated. Meaning something like "somelongfilename.file" got changed to "somelongfi". If that happened, how would stretching the filename column solve the problem. If the filenames were changed in VSS, as it was stated, then widening the column would do nothing.

    Now, if what we are meant to believe actually did happen (the filenames weren't truncated, the column was just not wide enough), then I would have scolded her for wasting my time.

    It took me a couple of reads to get to the hidden meaning.  I think that when he said he "probed a little" (and we all know how painful that can be), he was referring to asking a few probing questions.  These probing questions being directed to Chicken Little.  And thus, at the end of the probing, he was saved the necessity of having to look at the situation himself.
  • (cs) in reply to me != programmer
    Anonymous:

    ...and she still ran screaming to the VSS admin.

    (added for clarification)



    Oh gawd, if that were the case I'd have to find this person IRL in order to give them the dumbest person in IT of the year award. Yeah, it'd be early, but she so deserves it. I checked VSS when writing my original post, and unfortunately it does not give elipses for filenames that are longer than the column they are in. Bheh, I think I'll still have to hunt her down... Just imagine if it had been her behind the computer on September 26, 1983 instead of <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Stanislav Petrov.</font>




  • (cs) in reply to OneFactor
    OneFactor:

    SilverDirk:
    Anonymous:
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already.


    hmmm..... "Beanbag Girl".... I like...
    Hmm... Beanbag Girl is hotter, but Foosball Girl is in an advertisement for an "online community for software development", so there's a chance that she is a programmer chick. So she still wins.

    There's also the possibility that Foosball Girl actually looks as good in real life as she does in the picture. I'd bet money that the Beanbag photo has been digitally altered or something.


    This sound like a sit-comm plot...

    Several Sumo Lounge Beanbags get delivered to the Cambrian House.  Wackiness ensues.  Probably with pajamas and pillow fights.
  • (cs) in reply to marvin_rabbit
    marvin_rabbit:
    GoatCheez:
    I'm confused. In the second paragrah, it is stated:


    Being the de facto VSS administrator (since nobody else had a clue how it worked), I probed a little, and discovered that apparently the filenames of all the checked-in files were truncated.  All of them -- every single file.


    That states that the filenames were truncated. Meaning something like "somelongfilename.file" got changed to "somelongfi". If that happened, how would stretching the filename column solve the problem. If the filenames were changed in VSS, as it was stated, then widening the column would do nothing.

    Now, if what we are meant to believe actually did happen (the filenames weren't truncated, the column was just not wide enough), then I would have scolded her for wasting my time.

    It took me a couple of reads to get to the hidden meaning.  I think that when he said he "probed a little" (and we all know how painful that can be), he was referring to asking a few probing questions.  These probing questions being directed to Chicken Little.  And thus, at the end of the probing, he was saved the necessity of having to look at the situation himself.



    AHHHHHHHHHHH! That makes much more sense now... All you need is to add "her" after the word probed and it all makes sense.
  • anonymous (unregistered) in reply to GoatCheez

    This site no longer posts the type of WTFs I've been accustomed to over the years.

    I'm leaving!!!

  • Unklegwar (unregistered)

    luckily, when I used to go screaming "the css is borked!", it actually was. Hmmm. Maybe "luckily" isn't the right word.

    css suxors. CodeVault is nice tho.

  • Amon E. Moose (unregistered)

    The real WTF is the lofty standards some people set for their free entertainment. It happens here every day.

  • Roger (unregistered) in reply to anonymous
    Anonymous:
    This site no longer posts the type of WTFs I've been accustomed to over the years.

    I'm leaving!!!
    Dear Anonymous, Boy that'll show us! We'll no longer get to read your intelligent "anonymous" commentary. It's a sad day here at the DailyWTF.
  • Anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Roger

    Don't worry... I'll keep up the anonymous postings!

  • noname (unregistered) in reply to Mike
    Anonymous:
    [...] I still prefer vss to cvs.

    I've heard you people exist, but I didn't really believe it. My god, I'd almost prefer the 'make a directory copy at each revision' method of source control (it'd certainly be less prone to curruption).

  • packrat (unregistered) in reply to ChiefCrazyTalk

    Anonymous:
    Anonymous:
    As this isn't really much of a WTF... I would like to suggest a new conversation topic and direct everyone's attention to the new "Beanbag Girl", if your attention wasn't there already. Or we could share stories of similar dumb goofups that we've made.
    The real WTF is that I didn't notice the beanbag girl OR the foosball girl until they started being mentioned in the last few posts.

     

    I must have been demoted to l-user, because I still don't know what girls are being referenced.

     

    catcha = java ( What? Why not Tiger?)

  • WTF .. (unregistered) in reply to packrat

    man, this is just Stupid..
     what a fuckin waste of time.

    you guys need to put a little more heart into this crap..
     
     this is absolutely stupid..
     the REAL WTF is that some dip is still using VSS like its a usefull tool.

    considering most MS developers dont even touch it.. has to say something.

    VSS is Junk. there are many much better choices now.

  • Calli Arcale (unregistered) in reply to noname

    VSS is not evil.  At least it's versioned.  Half the battle seems to be getting the development team actually using some kind of versioning system instead of somebody's desktop PC....

    I'm a ClearCase person myself, but of course you need a fair bit of money in your organization to afford that.  Subversion is a more affordable (i.e. free) alternative.  It's spoiled me; I tend to chafe a bit at the older version control systems because they don't have the flexibility.  But the old systems do work, even if some of them have dopey GUIs.

  • WTF .. (unregistered) in reply to Mike
    Anonymous:
    wow.  I have this whole "first post" possibility thing going, and yet the wtf left me speechless.

    Well, even if it has its problems, like not knowing magically how far to size the window, I still prefer vss to cvs.


    OMG..
     someone shoot this guy..
     
     I am curious what would make those choices?

    are your parents brother and sister perhaps?
  • (cs) in reply to WTF ..

    Interesting asiide: My sister is a very non-technical psychogist. I recently introduced her to TDWTF, just to get her slant on the folks who participate. She had some interesting observations:

    - we, as a group, tend to yammer on, no matter how boring/trivial we think the WTF is

    -

  • (cs) in reply to WTF ..

    Sorry - I hit POST instead of HTML while editnig....

    Interesting asiide: My sister is a very non-technical psychogist. I recently introduced her to TDWTF, just to get her slant on the folks who participate. She had some interesting observations:

    - we, as a group, tend to yammer on, no matter how boring/trivial we think the WTF is
- we tend to bash naysayers more than stupid posts ("we lack confidence")
- someone could post "I like ice cream", and we would still generate 75 posts commenting on such related topics as: Paula, FileNotFound, Wooden tables, etc.

    Interesting

  • (cs) in reply to snoofle
    snoofle:

    Interesting asiide: My sister is a very non-technical psychogist. I recently introduced her to TDWTF, just to get her slant on the folks who participate. She had some interesting observations:

    - we, as a group, tend to yammer on, no matter how boring/trivial we think the WTF is

    -



    MORE! MORE! I want more observations!!! I'm sure the comments on this site would make most folks scratch their heads and go WTF?!?!? lol ;-P
  • (cs) in reply to snoofle
    snoofle:

    Sorry - I hit POST instead of HTML while editnig....

    Interesting asiide: My sister is a very non-technical psychogist. I recently introduced her to TDWTF, just to get her slant on the folks who participate. She had some interesting observations:

    - we, as a group, tend to yammer on, no matter how boring/trivial we think the WTF is
- we tend to bash naysayers more than stupid posts ("we lack confidence")
- someone could post "I like ice cream", and we would still generate 75 posts commenting on such related topics as: Paula, FileNotFound, Wooden tables, etc.

    Interesting



    I like ice cream.
  • (cs) in reply to Disgruntled DBA
    Disgruntled DBA:
    snoofle:

    Sorry - I hit POST instead of HTML while editnig....

    Interesting asiide: My sister is a very non-technical psychogist. I recently introduced her to TDWTF, just to get her slant on the folks who participate. She had some interesting observations:

    - we, as a group, tend to yammer on, no matter how boring/trivial we think the WTF is
- we tend to bash naysayers more than stupid posts ("we lack confidence")
- someone could post "I like ice cream", and we would still generate 75 posts commenting on such related topics as: Paula, FileNotFound, Wooden tables, etc.

    Interesting



    I like ice cream.

    <FONT face=Tahoma>Brillant!



    </FONT>

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