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[The Recherche 29,982]

2 hours ago, Alexshy said:

Not very outstanding, mine lief... I transferred the workflow from one physical server to another, and let our television specialists take it from thither... and crap load of tiny routine, but still necessary and time taking tasks. Trying now to recompose and mayhap write a zilch.

I never thought I would her you say "crap," Alex~! 

Anyways, I hope the rest of your day goes well, even if you've been working incredibly hard.  Good luck with the rest of your workload~! 

[CypherHoof 26,483]

5 minutes ago, Alexshy said:

Not very outstanding, mine lief... I transferred the workflow from one physical server to another, and let our television specialists take it from thither... and crap load of tiny routine, but still necessary and time taking tasks. Trying now to recompose and mayhap write a zilch.

Ah well, I am sure you performed your necessary tasks promptly and professionally

I recall from my own sysadmin days that it is better to do that boring one hour task now, than do the exciting six hour task with three layers of management breathing down your neck which is the inevitable result of that one hour task not being done promptly

[Alexshy 14,711]

4 minutes ago, The Recherche said:

I never thought I would her you say "crap," Alex~! 

Anyways, I hope the rest of your day goes well, even if you've been working incredibly hard.  Good luck with the rest of your workload~! 

*sighs* The work taketh the best of me away oft. But thou art correct, I meant "horse apples" *flushes*

Just now, CypherHoof said:

Ah well, I am sure you performed your necessary tasks promptly and professionally

I recall from my own sysadmin days that it is better to do that boring one hour task now, than do the exciting six hour task with three layers of management breathing down your neck which is the inevitable result of that one hour task not being done promptly

That's the truth, mine lief. A good SA can be seen doing nothing, but that meaneth that before that they surely rolled like a squirrel in wheel to reach that blissful serenity *chuckles*

[The Recherche 29,982]

2 hours ago, Alexshy said:

*sighs* The work taketh the best of me away oft. But thou art correct, I meant "horse apples" *flushes*

Hey, I'm sure you'll be alright.  *Pats the princess' back a bit* Try not to get too stressed out today~! 

[CypherHoof 26,483]

1 minute ago, Alexshy said:

*sighs* The work taketh the best of me away oft. But thou art correct, I meant "horse apples" *flushes*

That's the truth, mine lief. A good SA can be seen doing nothing, but that meaneth that before that they surely rolled like a squirrel in wheel to reach that blissful serenity *chuckles*

Automation is both a savior and a millstone about the neck - After much coding, many days of work would be done in but a single morning, needing only a hand on the tiller to ensure that everything went according to design.  When the decision was taken that my services, so clearly not strenuous, could be done by some other person and thus save on payroll, the need of the hand on the tiller and the application of grease to the workings took a few weeks to become evident, but the eventual crash onto the rocks was apparently both spectacular and expensive to remediate... so, yeah.

[Alexshy 14,711]

Automation is good, but the owner of aforementioned "hand (or hoof for that matter) on the tiller" must at least have some insight in what they are doing, otherwise any automation is futile as the whole workprocess (and in the worst case the results of it for a period) goeth to the deep-deep gutter. Some tasks can't be arrant automated. The worst thing, I was doing not mine own work today, it's like... debugging somepony's code without commentaries *chuckes*

*boops lurking @Twilight Luna and offers coffee*

Edited May 15, 2018 by Alexshy

[CypherHoof 26,483]

34 minutes ago, Alexshy said:

Automation is good, but the owner of aforementioned "hand (or hoof for that matter) on the tiller" must at least have some insight in what they are doing, otherwise any automation is futile as the whole workprocess (and in the worst case the results of it for a period) goeth to the deep-deep gutter. Some tasks can't be arrant automated. The worst thing, I was doing not mine own work today, it's like... debugging somepony's code without commentaries *chuckes*

Ah, when it is your own automation it is easy to understand; but I do know how you feel - When I was coding automation for my employer's "pod" solution, I would ask my co-programmer to explain my own code to me - if he couldn't do so at a glance, I would rewrite it to make it simpler to understand. Well written code needs no documentation, it is self-evident at a glance (although that of course is but an unobtainable ideal )

(I now have one iced mocha cortado left; the first seems to have mysteriously became empty on the journey home )

Edited May 15, 2018 by CypherHoof

[Alexshy 14,711]

6 minutes ago, CypherHoof said:

Ah, but when it is your own automation...

If 't be true it was, thither wouldn't be a problem, mine lief.

7 minutes ago, CypherHoof said:

(I now have one iced mocha cortado left; the first seems to have mysteriously became empty on the journey home )

Somepony definitely sneaked thither and consumed thy coffee. Tis needeth an investigation *giggles*

[CypherHoof 26,483]

2 minutes ago, Alexshy said:

If 't be true it was, thither wouldn't be a problem, mine lief.

Somepony definitely sneaked thither and consumed thy coffee. Tis needeth an investigation *giggles*

Indeed - I would retrace my steps and investigate, given the second also seems to have evaporated somehow - but sadly, this Costa closes at 6pm and we are now past that mark.

[Rising Dusk 28,887]

Good morning all.  How is everypony doing?

[The Recherche 29,982]

2 hours ago, Rising Dusk said:

Good morning all.  How is everypony doing?

Same as usual; busy with one of my exams~! 

How about you, my dude? 

[CypherHoof 26,483]

Just now, Rising Dusk said:

Good morning all.  How is everypony doing?

Hi @Rising Dusk - obviously evening here, so winding down a little. Happy it has cooled off now, may go make a coffee in a bit....

[Rising Dusk 28,887]

Just now, CypherHoof said:

Hi @Rising Dusk - obviously evening here, so winding down a little. Happy it has cooled off now, may go make a coffee in a bit....

Good evening to you @CypherHoof  Glad to hear it cooled off.  All the rain here is starting to do that for us too.

2 minutes ago, The Recherche said:

Same as usual; busy with one of my exams~! 

How about you, my dude? 

Doing great.  My morning at work is going to be rough, but it'll be fine after lunch.  Hyped though, I got my art commissioned and it's already done! 

[The Recherche 29,982]

2 hours ago, Rising Dusk said:

Doing great.  My morning at work is going to be rough, but it'll be fine after lunch.  Hyped though, I got my art commissioned and it's already done! 

That's great to hear~!  Hopefully work doesn't treat you unkindly, though~! 

Edited May 15, 2018 by The Recherche

[CypherHoof 26,483]

Just now, Rising Dusk said:

Good evening to you @CypherHoof  Glad to hear it cooled off.  All the rain here is starting to do that for us too.

Been a weird day in that regard - started off so foggy you could hardly drive, but the sun burnt that off fairly early, leading to a really hot (but humid) day....

 

Just now, Rising Dusk said:

Doing great.  My morning at work is going to be rough, but it'll be fine after lunch. 

Sorry to hear that; at least it's just the morning then.

Just now, Rising Dusk said:

Hyped though, I got my art commissioned and it's already done! 

That's fast. I do wish I had artistic talent, but I may just go with trying to learn something like flash or toonboom, so I can manipulate a puppet instead of having to learn how to draw.

[Rising Dusk 28,887]

4 minutes ago, The Recherche said:

That's great to hear~!  Hopefully work doesn't treat you unkindly, though~! 

Indeed.  Should be okay though.  I just have to give it my all this morning and I'll be fun.  It's going to suck though.

4 minutes ago, CypherHoof said:

That's fast. I do wish I had artistic talent, but I may just go with trying to learn something like flash or toonboom, so I can manipulate a puppet instead of having to learn how to draw.

Yeah it was fast.  It only took them 14 hours to complete it!

 

[The Recherche 29,982]

2 hours ago, Rising Dusk said:

Indeed.  Should be okay though.  I just have to give it my all this morning and I'll be fun.  It's going to suck though.

Hey, I'm sure you can brave the storm; it's only in the morning, after all~! 

2 hours ago, Rising Dusk said:

Yeah it was fast.  It only took them 14 hours to complete it!

Wow, that looks pretty sweet~!  Which artist commissioned this?

[Rising Dusk 28,887]

2 minutes ago, The Recherche said:

Hey, I'm sure you can brave the storm; it's only in the morning, after all~! 

Wow, that looks pretty sweet~!  Which artist commissioned this?

The same pony who did my OC's reference sheet.  https://skyeypony.deviantart.com/

[SDP40F amtrak 2,448]

Good evening every pony 

[Rising Dusk 28,887]

Just now, Painset shimmercake is best said:

Good evening every pony 

 

Howdy!

How's it going?

[SDP40F amtrak 2,448]

Just now, Rising Dusk said:

Howdy!

How's it going?

Good a big weekend for me a lot of test

[CypherHoof 26,483]

1 minute ago, Painset shimmercake is best said:

Good evening every pony 

Good evening. You were training today then?

[The Recherche 29,982]

2 hours ago, CypherHoof said:

Good evening. You were training today then?

Save if for the puns thread, Cypher~! 

[SDP40F amtrak 2,448]

Just now, CypherHoof said:

Good evening. You were training today then?

Yes I am train pony

[Rising Dusk 28,887]

Just now, Painset shimmercake is best said:

Good a big weekend for me a lot of test

Yesh.  Everypony is testing these next couple weeks.

Just now, The Recherche said:

Save if for the puns thread, Cypher~! 

Says the pony that started a pun war in the lounge.