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Send message Joined: 23 Feb 08 Posts: 2465 |
All because everyone assumed that everyone had communicated what they wanted. No "oh, I didn't mean that, I meant this. Sorry I didn't make it clear." Instead it was "you dufus of course I know that." It is really hard in written messages that are not immediate response items to be sure what you wanted to communicate is what was heard. So much easier face to face. |
Send message Joined: 1 Oct 15 Posts: 391 |
All because everyone assumed that everyone had communicated what they wanted. No "oh, I didn't mean that, I meant this. Sorry I didn't make it clear." Instead it was "you dufus of course I know that." Agreed, but that works both ways, y'know? Also more to it than what was shown there. But my apologies, I should not have brought that old news up here. |
Send message Joined: 12 Jul 14 Posts: 656 |
I have a knack of saying the wrong thing sometimes. Either kills conversations stone dead, or ignites embers that had slipped my mind for a moment. I often think I should think harder before I post ;) then I don't. Anyway - it's now fixed :) which is what I meant to come in say before, rather than in this edit |
Send message Joined: 1 Oct 15 Posts: 391 |
I have a knack of saying the wrong thing sometimes. Either kills conversations stone dead, or ignites embers that had slipped my mind for a moment. I often think I should think harder before I post ;) then I don't.My fault, not yours. I suffer from the same affliction. Anyway - it's now fixed :) which is what I meant to come in say before, rather than in this editIndeed it is ... |
Send message Joined: 1 Oct 15 Posts: 391 |
Okidoki. You guys all sorted yourselves out then? lol |
Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5082 |
Caroline is running but still offline again. That makes a lot of sense. My reading of the situation (but without any inside knowledge) is that they may have replaced Carolyn's [*] failing RAID card during the unscheduled outage on Monday, and gently re-introduced her into the server cluster for light duties only yesterday. After a few days burn-in to check that the new card (or whatever they did) is working properly and reliably, only then will it be time to expose her to the full hurly-burly of database replication. * The server was named after Carolyn Porco, planetary scientist. |
Send message Joined: 25 May 09 Posts: 1284 |
Richard, is that a bit like only being fed chicken soup while getting over a serious illness? |
Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5082 |
Richard, is that a bit like only being fed chicken soup ...well, wouldn't you? ... while getting over a serious illness?More like while you're coming round after a big operation under anaesthetic, and before they take the stitches out. |
Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5082 |
Actually - and possibly this has only happened in the 10 minutes between you writing that and me starting this reply - she's back online and replicating as we speak. Replica seconds behind master 64,780 Please pardon my pedantry, but could we please speak of her using the spelling of her name used on the page we're both referring to? I speak as someone who inherited - with no choice in the matter - a surname variously written Ha {s,ss,z} {el, le} gr {o,a} ve. I'm most intrigued by the people who only know my name by reading it - i.e. I've never met them or spoken to them on the telephone - and have no idea how I pronounce it. But they clearly hear a sound in their head, because when they come to write my name back out - most commonly, on these or SETI's message boards - they use an alternative phonetic spelling from the one they first read. It's no big deal, but just feels mildly disrespectful - and I think we should show some respect to Professor Porco. |
Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5082 |
I trust referring to a car engine is not disrespectful to Professor Porco?From her wikipedia biography, she's a NASA advisor on, among things, "the Solar System Road Map Development Team". I'm sure she'd love to drive your six cylinders on Mars... :-) |
Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15483 |
Ha {s,ss,z} {el, le} gr {o,a} ve. Does that make you 'The Grove'? (ref Hasselhoff == "The Hoff") :) Why do you think I go by Jord? I've had my fair share of people who call me Jordan, Jordi, Jordy, Yarden, Jordun, Jordon. And even Jord's spelled incorrectly by many, who spell it Jort. No one cares. I usually rehash these people's names in an email back to them, and if they complain about that, I'll point out they started it... :-/ |
Send message Joined: 18 Feb 13 Posts: 1568 |
Well, as the saying goes, just don't call me late for supper. |
Send message Joined: 18 Feb 13 Posts: 1568 |
hello Mr late for Supper, LOL....and stop calling me Shirley.... |
Send message Joined: 18 Feb 13 Posts: 1568 |
Yeah, it was a funny line. Especially coming from an actor named Leslie. |
Send message Joined: 18 Feb 13 Posts: 1568 |
Would that be Mr Nielsen from Airplane by any chance? Aye, that Shirley. |
Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15483 |
Steam has got an Autumn Sale at the moment, running until November 29th. I just scored Deus Ex Mankind Divided for just half of its retail price. Mafia 3 will have to wait until Christmas, hope it's cheaper then. |
Send message Joined: 21 Nov 13 Posts: 641 |
SETI Beta is down! 🙀 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos Pluto is still a planet |
Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5082 |
SETI Beta is down! 🙀And back. Who's making syntax errors on Thanksgiving? |
Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15483 |
I could tell you.... edit: but Deus Ex downloaded and installed, so it's play time! |
Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5082 |
I could tell you....BOINC Adam, judging by the path listed in the error message. |
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