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Apparently, TRWTF is that people don't know the difference between 4:1 (4 back for every one laid) odds and 1:4 (1 back for every four laid).
A million on each:
-2 million spent 4 million back from the 4:1 1 million back from the stake of the 4:1 = 3 million profit.
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no, no, no.
wait a minute. That actually works. I gotta go now.
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I once accidentally grounded the base of a PNP transistor with 12V applied across E-C. Suffice it to say, I got a good look at the inside of what was formerly a transistor, and if I hadn't been wearing glasses the flying resin might well have taken out my eye.
CAPTCHA: "wisi", the way "wifi" is pronounced in Congrefs
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Vehicle Key is my bet
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Is TRWTF "the project team was too cheap to hire a domain expert"?
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TRWTF is that i expect a WTF from this site....
This isnt even close to being a WTF
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Would you settle for a Filipino lead singer, with the added bonus the back up band is the real Journey?
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So, with millions of dollars at stake, you don't HIRE AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER??
Actually, sounds like the sort of thing that goes on at my company. As you were.
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Last time I settled for a Filipino, I got a shock as 'she' got undressed. Of course, I'd already paid by then....
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You know the old saying: "What happens in Zambales, stays in Zambales."
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I don't think it qualifies as racist to point out that when people from different countries with different native languages try to deal with each other it can lead to language barriers. That's really all that the flipped l and r is doing here.
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Crick mouse and car brow up!
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Dear Everyone,
In case you can’t tell, this is a grown-up place. The fact that you insist on fighting about whether or not companies employ sound engineers, and other stupid crap clearly shows that you’re too anal and too boring to be using oxygen.
Go away and grow up.
Sincerely, Chopper Dave /CAPTCHA: "genitus" -- You've got the genitus, on your breath.
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I want to emphasize the "quiet office building in the dead of night" thing. There have been times when I'm focusing hard on something, and it's very quiet, when suddenly I get a text message or do something which offends my Unix session, and the computer produces it's usual "dink!" sound. Normally, it's just one of those usual sounds, but late at night, it has occasionally made me jump quite a bit.
If the standard "dink!" sound can make me jump, late at night, how much more so one of these massive test units, with real honest-to-gosh working components?
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I would have said "Voltage(Key)".
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This must be the best WTF in ages :)
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/damp has, among the transitive-verb meanings: "11. Physics. to cause a decrease in amplitude of (successive oscillations or waves)" ...although there is still some (needless) crossover with "dampen" given, even there.
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I was expecting them to open the enclosure and find a '78 Fiat inside--you know, simulating a car.
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Another RWTF of the story is never asking the client the actual functions of the KV signal (or any of the signals that did not seem to be aligned to anything). Those are the gotchas waiting to jump right at you, and it's better to actually have the client clarify those...
... but then again, who knows, maybe those got lost in translation :P
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spark plugs giving off ozone?
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LOTFR!!
Some of us have just enough Japanese street-cred to sit back and do nothing more than grimace when the amateurs flub it. Steve H, my applause.
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... are bloody idiots.
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sooooo da na ....
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It sounds like Schadenfrüde
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No. But the sparks interacting with the oxygen in the air, they do.
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This story is phenomenal. This thread is not.
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YES!!
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In my experience they make more noise departing.
Kind of like farting just as you're stepping out of the elevator.
Which is adolescent, and, as such, a whole lot of fun.
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Yes, you should always wait until the building burns down before you try to turn off a machine that appears to be malfunctioning. How can you KNOW that a malfunction is dangerous until you actually perform the experiment and see that at least 3 people were killed?
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"Before Christophe could even think of grabbing the mouse out of his hand and pushing him to the side, the client clicked on the value, changed 0 to a 12, and clicked appry."
FTFY.
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Strawman. ^^^
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The really depends upon your point of view. I'm lucky enough to drive a sporty car that has a great engine note. If you asked me if I wanted to save that enegery by making it quieter and as a result get better mileage, I would say "No thanks".
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What odds on retarded troll?
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Dont ya know? Bob's a dick who always makes idiot comments of that type. He thinks hes being funny/clever/amusing, but really, hes just a bit of a fool.
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Actually, brazzy is correct. One example I recall is Toyota having the car stereo emit anti-noise generated by a microphone in the engine compartment in order to create a quieter ride. Other car makers alter the ramp-up, timing, and duration of the fuel-injector pulses to make them quieter.
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http://www.sofunjerseys.com
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What the tester needed was a little Red Neck in him. Had he been a Red Neck, he'd just let the thing go to see what would happen. I bet two Coon Dogs that testers a damn Yankee.
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OMG thanks for the tip - I'll remember not to tick that option in the font dialog.
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Spark plugs firing.
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thanks for info
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thanks for info
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