• (cs) in reply to Brad B
    Anonymous:

    Man, I didn't realize that "gif" or "jaypeg" was such an obnoxious habit.



    And I didn't realize that somebody called 'Jay' had a peg leg. Scanner*!

    *) That's how I pronounce SCNR.

  • (cs) in reply to Mung Kee
    Mung Kee:

    You know, I wondered why no one was talking me seriously over the last 8 years.  As it turns out it was all because I was saying "sequel" instead of S-Q-L.  Never too late to start saying it the "right way", I guess.

    You come off as a slashdot reader, with that attitude.


    So history's on your side, but ANSI's against you. Tough choice.

    PS: I'd have guessed that searching for slashdot readers on thedailywtf.com is like searching for straws in a haystack.

  • (cs) in reply to stick109
    stick109:

    This piece of code can be considered a jewel of brilliancy (sic!) comparing to the mental capacity of those trying to criticize it. It is obviously an internal application, so hardcoding username is somewhat justified, and definitely not a WTF.



    Exactly. Why would anyone not called Yuri ever want to use an internal application? It just doesn't make any sense!

  • (cs) in reply to emurphy
    emurphy:
    This is in an interpreted language.


    No, it's not.

  • (cs) in reply to Mung Kee
    Mung Kee:

    Admittedly<o:p></o:p>, I did not know the official definition.  If you hear the word used on tv, they repeatedly use it in the context of complete annihilation.



    Now you know why some people pronounce TV as 'idiot lantern'.

  • (cs) in reply to Alexis de Torquemada

    Alexis de Torquemada:
    PS: I'd have guessed that searching for slashdot readers on thedailywtf.com is like searching for straws in a haystack.

    <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>i'm amazed certain people feel so serious about posting to a website whose primary purpose is entertainment.  for some, proving to anonymous strangers that they went to college and know a little set theory seems to be their emotional high.</FONT>

  • (cs) in reply to emptyset
    emptyset:

    <font face="Courier New" size="2">i'm amazed certain people feel so serious about posting to a website whose primary purpose is entertainment.  for some, proving to anonymous strangers that they went to college and know a little set theory seems to be their emotional high.</font>



    And I'm amazed certain people spout off so much uninformed nonsense while trying hard to read people that they don't know at all. Your quibble with 'Richard Nixon' was already quite telling (and entertaining, dare I say), but this really goes to show the kind of pretentious pseudo-mindreader you are.

    By the way: You said that your most exciting moment lately was helping a cow give birth. Now that the cow is vacant, why don't you go and stick your emptyhead into it?

  • (cs) in reply to rsynnott
    rsynnott:
    On a related note, I know someone who calls SQL "SQuirreL".


    I occasionally call it "Squeal".  SQL coders are "squealers".

    Sincerely,

    Gene Wirchenko

  • (cs) in reply to Gene Wirchenko
    Gene Wirchenko:
    rsynnott:
    On a related note, I know someone who calls SQL "SQuirreL".


    I occasionally call it "Squeal".  SQL coders are "squealers".

    Sincerely,

    Gene Wirchenko



    Off-topic question: why do you sign your name to all your posts? It's already displayed right next to the post. Just curious.

    curiously awaiting your reply,
    R. Nixon
  • (cs) in reply to dreifus
    dreifus:
    Cthulhon:
    //try to connect to Sequel Server

    I hate to rant, but I can't stand people who say/type 'sequel server' instead of "Es Kyoo El"/SQL when talking about it.  Pronouncing vowel-deprived acronyms is one of the most obnoxious habits ever.


    Worse yet, some people pronounce C# as C-Sharp instead of C-Pound as it obviously should be.


    Now, I would never type "Sequel", because it's got twice as many letters as are needed, but for the same reason I'd never say Esss...keuww...ellll when "Sequel" is so much more efficient, and anyone who has a clue should know what you're talking about anyway...In college everyone used "Esss...keuww...ellll" and in my mind, that's where it belongs.

    Likewise, I go with Cee-Sharp over C-pound because until there was a C# programming language the only other legitimate use of C# was to represent the musical note C-Sharp...Also the double sylibants make it more efficient to say...I'd never say "Pound, Exclaimation point" to describe a #!. Pound is just clunky.
    In a nutshell, I'm saying, just because your idea of how it ought to be said doesn't jive with another popular conception, doesn't mean you're right.
  • (cs) in reply to Dwayne
    Anonymous:
    A Wizard A True Star:

    Grammar nazi. I suppose you also jump all over people who use the word "decimate" in any other sense besides "to reduce by one tenth".
     


    No, it means "to reduce to one tenth".


    No it doesn't you dumbass. The origin of the phrase was from the Roman legions...If they broke in combat, 1 in 10 of the survivors would be killed. Wouldn't make much sense to kill 9 in 10 would it?

    Have a link
  • (cs) in reply to Alexis de Torquemada

    Alexis de Torquemada:
    And I'm amazed certain people spout off so much uninformed nonsense while trying hard to read people that they don't know at all. Your quibble with 'Richard Nixon' was already quite telling (and entertaining, dare I say), but this really goes to show the kind of pretentious pseudo-mindreader you are.

    <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>what uninformed nonsense?  is not what i say perfectly reasonable?  </FONT>

    <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>perhaps you're looking at everything from the wrong angle, here.  have you considered other fantastic possibilities?</FONT>

    <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>everyday i try and learn something new.  today, i learned about porcupine mating rituals and the correct way to prepare eggplant parmesan.  what did you learn today?</FONT>

    Alexis de Torquemada:
    By the way: You said that your most exciting moment lately was helping a cow give birth. Now that the cow is vacant, why don't you go and stick your emptyhead into it?

    <FONT face="Courier New" size=2>you obviously know nothing about cows, or else you would know that that's effectively impossible right now.</FONT>

  • (cs)

    Paula and Yuri get in a boat... [8-)]

  • JohnO (unregistered) in reply to Ytram

    Ytram:
    Richard Nixon:

    You fail today. I said I wanted a "isTure" method - which is the typo from the post I was responding to. A programmer with poor attention to detail...could you post some of your code here? I'm sure it would be entertaining.


    Yeah, I'm sure there is a correlation between a coder's posting habits and his coding ability.

    Are you saying also that you've never made a simple typo?  Never left a semi-colon out?  Never mistyped a variable name?  Yeah right.

    I was about to jokingly respond that we need an English compiler (syntax and grammer checker) and an IDE with intellisense and then I realized that's not a half bad idea...

  • Rain Dog (unregistered) in reply to Cthulhon
    Cthulhon:
    //try to connect to Sequel Server

    I hate to rant, but I can't stand people who say/type 'sequel server' instead of "Es Kyoo El"/SQL when talking about it.  Pronouncing vowel-deprived acronyms is one of the most obnoxious habits ever.


    I concur.

    BTW, CAPTCHA does not treat color blind people well.
  • El C. (unregistered) in reply to Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon:
    Ytram:
    Richard Nixon:
    Oddly enough, I do. From the best, I expect attention to detail in everything they do.


    Get used to disappointment then.


    Notice that I said "from the best." Seeing a lack of attention to detail allows me to quickly ignore those people.


    Based on your posting history, I submit that you're not particularly quick to ignore anyone you find an opportunity to put down.  That said, when taken with a grain of salt, your posts are extremely humorous, as are your eyeballs.
  • Chris (unregistered) in reply to dreifus

    "Worse yet, some people pronounce C# as C-Sharp instead of C-Pound as it obviously should be."

    I thought it was C-Hash.

  • (cs) in reply to Alexis de Torquemada
    Alexis de Torquemada:
    PS: I'd have guessed that searching for slashdot readers on thedailywtf.com is like searching for straws in a haystack.

    Why?  We all need our alternative comic relief no? ;)
  • (cs) in reply to JohnO
    Anonymous:
    I was about to jokingly respond that we need an English compiler (syntax and grammer checker) and an IDE with intellisense and then I realized that's not a half bad idea...

    Quick: color or colour?

    ;)
  • Jordan (unregistered) in reply to Mung Kee
    Mung Kee:
    Anonymous:
    Nah, I mean A.N.S.I.


    If it's on Wikipedia well then it MUST be true.
    I'd take Wikipedia over your pathetic straw-grasping any day buddy.

    Since you're skeptical, here's a link to the official pronunciation (look at the bottom of the page).

  • Paul (unregistered)

    This is not a WTF. It seems the original submitter simply didn't understand why he wrote this. It seems the program checks to see if the client is the proper version, and offers Yuri (who from the description sounds like he was strongly involved in the maintenance of the program) the chance to do an update. As far as the deleting of the code, to me it sounds like he was deleting these Yuri checks, which is perfectly reasonable if he's leaving. They're like debug statements for himself. I read through four pages of flaming crap to pick out only a handful of posts that point this out.

  • stilgar (unregistered) in reply to stewie

    You can say Coctothorbe if you don't smoke C-Hash.

  • JB (unregistered) in reply to Cthulhon
    Cthulhon:
    //try to connect to Sequel Server

    I hate to rant, but I can't stand people who say/type 'sequel server' instead of "Es Kyoo El"/SQL when talking about it.  Pronouncing vowel-deprived acronyms is one of the most obnoxious habits ever.

    I have almost given up on it.
    For the uninitiated, it used to be SEQL (pronounced sequel) which was Structured English Query Language, funnily enough it was ported to other languages and thus the they dropped the E. ;)
    Therefore all the "Oldies" are justified in pronouncing it sequel but the newbies have no idea why it was pronounced thus (and obviously never question) and should now be pronouncing it as Cthulhon stated.
  • (cs) in reply to Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon:


    Notice that I said "from the best." Seeing a lack of attention to detail allows me to quickly ignore those people.



    12?  13?

  • (cs) in reply to Mung Kee
    Mung Kee:
    Cthulhon:
    //try to connect to Sequel Server

    I hate to rant, but I can't stand people who say/type 'sequel server' instead of "Es Kyoo El"/SQL when talking about it.  Pronouncing vowel-deprived acronyms is one of the most obnoxious habits ever.


    I suppose you ALWAYS say the letters (color coded for readability) R-A-M, C-D-R-O-M, L-A-N, A-N-S-I, A-S-C-I-I, M-I-M-E, etc?  Relax dude.  Thankfully we're not all as uptight as you.


    Everyone of your examples include vowels.
  • BruteForcer (unregistered)

    I'd say its about time to switch forums. ;) The bots are attacking.

  • (cs) in reply to limelight
    limelight:
    Normally, one assumes that if a method returns a boolean indicator of its success then it also internally traps any exceptions. Perhaps if more detail is needed, the method could return some kind of status code instead of just a boolean.

    Can I get an "Oh Yeah!" for [Open]VMS anyone?

  • (cs) in reply to Chris
    Chris:
    "Worse yet, some people pronounce C# as C-Sharp instead of C-Pound as it obviously should be."

    I thought it was C-Hash.

    True believers call it C-octothorpe

    Actually, they don't. I just like saying "octothorpe".

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