The Water Cooler

RhysW

00:14

Decided to be a little harsher with my downvoting recently, with lots of new faces popping up its even more important that the answers we have are of a good high quality to set an example

jmac

01:11

@RhysW Yeah, I'm racking up about -20 rep/day in downvotes it feels. And so many of them have a positive score because of the hot list. Like swimming through Jell-o.

jmort253

02:27

0

Q: Can we make closed:0 and is:answer work together so only answers are returned on open questions?

I'm not sure whether this is a bug or was planned, but I created a filter to return posts that meet the following requirements: is:answer - The posts are answers only. hasnotice:1 - The posts have a post notice on them closed:0 - The questions are not closed. http://freelancing.stackexchange....

jmac

Input requested (based on our previous discussion with Shog @jmort):

0

Q: Improving the System for Dealing with Poor Answers

So it's no shock that we have a lot of poor answers here. We are having issues with understanding the current flagging, and problems with old questions with lots of bad answers. Kismet brought jmort, Shog9, and myself in to chat at the same time, where we had a discussion on the issue of poor an...

discussion feature-request answers flagging

@jmort253 Already listed as a duplicate, but also very close to a previous question I asked

Jim G.

03:50

workplace.stackexchange.com/posts/19788/revisions

^^^ Great job, @jmac! You just swung my downvote to an upvote.

Jim G.

04:04

-1

Q: Is it wrong to have sexual fantasies? Especially about my pastor's son?

Umm I'm not sure how this site works but my question is, is it bad to be having sexual fantasies about my pastor's son? I feel as if I'm creating a horrible sin every time I have one. I've been fighting it but they keep on coming back. I really like him and he and I are friends plus our parents a...

sexuality

^^^ This is a tough one.

jmac

04:16

@JimG. Glad you like the edit. I think a lot of our questions can be helped with edits like this, and wish more of us would be more aggressive with our edits rather than with close votes.

gnat

06:17

in The Whiteboard, 42 secs ago, by gnat

something that we would better have at Programmers, too. Frankly I'm friggin' tired of loosing 5-10 rep points daily for voting down meh crap that is not flaggable because oh friggin surprise Programmers use same way to evaluate answers as SO, as if a piece of code and whiteboard explanation are cut the same

gnat

07:45

gee @Chad your yesterday remark about flagging opinion answers like triggered an avalanche! Three related meta questions in 6 hours, oh my. I also plan to play this card - preparing an answer to that "overrepresented" question at MSO...

11 hours ago, by gnat

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Q: Prevent specific sites from being overrepresented in the hot questions list

Some sites appear far more often in the hot questions list than other sites. I don't have any hard data on that, as that kind of data is just not publicly available, but I'm pretty sure my subjective impression on that is reasonably accurate. Those sites don't appear more often because they are ...

discussion feature-request hot-questions

gnat

09:59

►

Massive Attack! protectionist campaign! Vote down answer that goes against protection:

10

As Anna Lear points out in another question, proactively protecting questions is generally a bad idea. I generally keep an eye on Hacker News and other programmer sites for when our questions hit the front page. We as moderators try to keep an eye on these questions and actively moderate the bad...

Vote up comment that explains the downvote (special thanks to @jmac for raising a question that helped to explain it):

this reasoning is wrong. Anna ignores that goal of hot questions is to simply "entertain" (according to Shog) / "explicitly expose interesting questions" (as Jeff put it). With goal like this, I can't see any sensible arguments why questions should remain unprotected. Striptease dancers aren't thrown in the crowd, they make their show secured — gnat 2 hours ago

also, vote down similar answer (referred to from prior one):

10

A: Why can only moderators protect questions less than 1 day old?

I'm not so sure that "proactively" protecting questions is beneficial. You could be missing out on good answers from people who aren't already established on your site before you even run into any problems. Not every popular question will attract spam and crappy answers from new users and not ev...

and up respective comment:

reasoning based on "missing out on good answers" looks wrong in the face of recently discussed goal of the hot questions: this is explained in more details in another answer that refers your to back it up — gnat 51 secs ago

"You could be missing out on good answers from people who aren't already established on your site before you even run into any problems." - time to drop this crap now that it is officially admitted that goal of the hot questions is to entertain

CMW

@gnat I can't downvote sadface

gnat

@CMW be happy that you at least can upvote opposing comments and answers. Or maybe not so happy after all but anyway...

23

Q: The association bonus should not enable users to vote on every site

The number of upvotes for a question is a flawed measure of question quality, one particular issue is that the amount of exposure a question gets matters a lot. Questions that were linked in the hot questions list tend to get an enormous amount of votes, much more than any questions gets organica...

feature-request voting hot-questions bonus-reputation

ass-bonus helps to damage hot questions :)

CMW

I find it more interesting that for other metas my rep from the main site counts but for mso it doesn't

gnat

@CMW MSO is the only meta with own rep system

CMW

10:14

yep, still an interesting/odd fact :) but given the user base and rep distribution on SO, it's probably for the better

gnat

10:42

this is going to change, when MSO and MSE split. MSO will be SO-only, using derived rep like other sites, while MSE will maintain separate rep...

266

Q: The future of meta.stackoverflow and meta.stackexchange

Historically this site, meta.stackoverflow, has been the place to ask questions about not just Stack Overflow, but the functioning of the entire Stack Exchange (2.0) network, including Area 51 and stackexchange.com and careers. (Yes, there was a meta.stackexchange, but that dealt with the old le...

discussion meta meta-stack-exchange mso-mse-split

238

Q: Stack Overflow is getting a place of its own

We've grown considerably as a network since the days of the original trilogy, when the prospect of growing into a network of over 100 thriving Q&A sites was a distant glimmer in a cloudy night sky. Today, Stack Overflow continues to graciously host discussions about the entire network on its extr...

discussion stackoverflow meta mso-mse-split

CMW

Ah, cool. That's an important change

Jim G.

12:21

@jmac Totally agree. But don't underestimate or forget the impact that you and jmort253 have made to the site with your edits. Before you guys started editing, things were much worse. People were even more close happy. The culture was toxic.

Hugo Rocha

13:51

Morning!

enderland

14:14

hola @HugoRocha

Hugo Rocha

Spanish? :P

Hola.. I guess

here would be "Olá"

CMW

¡hola! :D

very spanish

enderland

hahah. well whatev s:D

Hugo Rocha

hahahha :D

I'm diggin' our workplace so much

Also I like these colors, they're kinda of calm

CMW

is a question about communication with a client, specifically how to suggest improvements, within scope?

It feels like not, but I'd like a second opinion

Hugo Rocha

14:23

It's not exactly about navigating the workplace...

But the communication itself can be improved at the company side, so it would become a within scope question, I guess?

:O

If communication with the client is bad, probably internal communication is also bad

And as we saw in beta, many problems were cause by communication. Many questions were mostly "How can I communicate this?" Or "Should I communicate this?"

or "who should I communicate X to?"

"Know what I'm sayin'?"

CMW

@HugoRocha From what I gather, it's a freelancer asking it, so internal communication better be good

no, not true

a team working for a client

0

Q: Suggesting website improvements to client's business

As a web developer, I have been part of a team who have helped a client develop a revenue generating website and over the last couple of years I've taken over being the lead developer for it and do most of the updates, maintenance and bug fixes myself. The relationship is very good and we have s...

communication clients websites

enderland

0

Q: What kind of side projects I should start if I really want to stand out when applying to developer jobs?

I am going to graduate from college with a diploma in May & I will be completing my last internship in April. I plan to start applying to full time jobs in a few weeks and I really want to stand out. Moreover, I know I will not get a job right away but I do want to utilize that time to make mysel...

interviewing software-industry resume career-development

I dont' liek this questino

I VTC already but am not sure if it's a dup

0

Q: What kind of side projects I should start if I really want to stand out when applying to developer jobs?

I am going to graduate from college with a diploma in May & I will be completing my last internship in April. I plan to start applying to full time jobs in a few weeks and I really want to stand out. Moreover, I know I will not get a job right away but I do want to utilize that time to make mysel...

interviewing software-industry resume career-development

vote to close that as a dup? I threw the wrong CV on there :(

Hugo Rocha

I see, @CMW

Tough o.o

CMW

14:43

I cast judgement

Hugo Rocha

I must construct additional pylons before I can return to provide judgment. And that is - Rep

gnat

lemmings: +3 / community: -4

-1

A: What should I do when my dream company is interested in me before my skills are developed?

I'm a manager; I do hiring regularly. If you would tell me what you just posted, I would either hire you for a position I can - or note your name for the next hiring. So, don't be ashamed but GO FOR IT! You would always regret not trying it - way more than a possible rejection (note, I didn't u...

score:-1, answerer reputation: +26. lemmings are winning

(meanwhile, working on that overrepresented answer / lemmings ride announcement)

jmort253

Anedotes....

Hi Ben, to improve this post, I'd suggest taking the focus away from the anecdote and finding something more substantial to support your post. This could be an experience that happened to you personally or a reference. Alternatively, providing a thorough explanation of why this is the right answer would be helpful. But it might just read better overall without the anecdote. Hope this helps. — jmort253 1 min ago

enderland

"You have laready voted to delete this post"

sad

jmort253

The worst part of that answer is the anecdote. I'm thinking of proposing maybe editing those out of posts.

We might be able to look at them a lot more objectively if those things aren't in place.

CMW

14:56

@jmort253 Isn't that what the back it up policy asks for?

anecdotes I mean, not editing them out

jmort253

@CMW - Sorry, anecdote isn't the correct term.......

CMW

stories?

jmort253

What would you call "you can't ride two horses with one ass"

CMW

ah

umm

yes

jmort253

This isn't a story, this is some quote somewhere from someone... and somewhere there's a one liner quote that suggests a complete 180 opposite....

CMW

14:58

proverb? "common knowledge" (that stuff that's wrong 102% of the time)?

jmort253

If you and I were talking and I was giving you advice, I might say something like that to you, but I'd also think I'd use logic, reasoning, and give you real world examples that lead to real world options, not just emotional pleas.

CMW

translation page translates what we would call it into a 'dictum' in english

that help?

jmort253

The fact that it's highlighted like it is might be drawing negative attention.... there's a big portion of judging the usefulness of a post that is subjective... so when emotion gets dragged into it, that can make us miss the big picture.

I'm sure we've all had parents or bosses or someone who said things like this to us to where when we hear it now, we stop listening. :)

If it's a dictum, we can call it that.... but you're absolutely right, I was using anecdote incorrectly "anecdotes
1.
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person."

dictum: "a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source."

gnat

0

A: Prevent specific sites from being overrepresented in the hot questions list

It was bad Old system was designed so that it tended to inaccurately favor questions from sites that differ much from Stack Overflow, particularly smaller and ones of conceptual / subjective-ish nature (for example, Programmers and Workplace). Compared to SO, smaller sites have much less power ...

Ride lemmings ride. "It was bad -> It is not right there now -> You can make a difference"

jmort253

So no, the little "you can't ride two horses with one ass" isn't something that I'd call a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Anyway, just something to ponder. I didn't edit that out, but I did suggest to the answerer that he might not want to make that the main idea of his post.

anyway, off to work folks, ttyl!

CMW

15:05

have fun

enderland

I love that my company still has a pension and 401k match

CMW

and I agree those... common places? ... should be edited out

platitude?

somebody should ask that in ELL

Hugo Rocha

Lemmings!

enderland

Questions requesting a list of tips are not a good fit for this site as it is more or less a request for a list. What is your specific question? How to get international opportunities? — enderland 7 secs ago

CMW

@enderland +1

gnat

15:11

@jmort253 as a moderator, you have a luxury to edit your comment - add a missing http there, to make a proper markdown of

[back up your claims](meta.workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/255/faq-proposal-back-it-up-a‌‌nd-dont-repeat-others)

Hi Erik, we're looking at a little more than just blind advice in our posts. Instead, provide an explanation as to why this is the best solution and how the asker might approach the situation. Perhaps include a brief example scenario to help [back up your claims](meta.workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/255/faq-proposal-back-it-up-a‌nd-dont-repeat-others). Hope this helps. — jmort253 20 mins ago

CMW

@gnat flag for moderator attention? :D

gnat

@CMW why not? :) (flagged answer since comment already has my upvote)

CMW

^^

Monica Cellio

@jmort253 platitude? Aphorism? Saying?

CMW

@MonicaCellio I think platitude is the word

gnat

15:27

You can make a difference

Given that SE team does not seem to be interested to address this issue, it looks appropriate to point out that there is a way for concerned users to put their own effort into addressing this issue.

For this, take into account that hot questions listed at sidebar are indeed picked from a larger source list, link to which is provided in sidebar list header. This larger list contains 100 questions that are spread fairly evenly across different sites - in other words, there is no over/under-representation there.

(plan to revise the answer next week to add more detailed rules of the game, stay tuned)

Chad

@gnat I disagree with that one

gnat

@Chad I am not fully comfortable with it either, that's why I suggested a modified approach to this issue (delay granting privileges for a while):

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A: The association bonus should not enable users to vote on every site

In order to tame the damage of drive-by votes in hot questions, I would consider more targeted approach. I think the most straightforward way to prevent over-voting from newcomers who just arrived at the hot question would be to simply delay granting them upvote privilege for a day or two. This...

Chad

@gnat I would say just restrict them from voting on that question for an hour.

That would solve the drive by lemming activity

meeting

gnat

@Chad hmm an hour sounds a bit risky... but, maybe this would suffice

short attention span is typical for lemmings. 5 minutes to skim, one or two clicks upvote, wait for an hour is too long. Maybe this could work

enderland

15:51

Which community would be best suited for this kind of discussion? — Tiago César Oliveira 3 mins ago

gnat

@Chad I figured what's wrong about hour delay, it's just harder to implement technically. It would require a dedicated per-user event and timer. As opposed to that, daily delay could simply use existing event, same that flips "Member" field in profile from "Today" to "1 day"

enderland

I kinda think I should direct Tiago to chat

gnat

15

A: Where to ask for general advice for young programmers?

As you have sufficient privileges, safe places for "drafting" questions like that are Programmers and Workplace chat rooms (Whiteboard and Water Cooler, respectively). Being free from topical / subjectivity limitations of Q&A sites, chat rooms allow one to discuss problems that might be not good...

enderland

I would try The Workplace Chat - see here for some thoughts about this. Generally "discussion" types of questions are not a great fit for Stack Exchange sites, which are much more focused on "question/answer" types of questions. Chat here tends to be quite active with people all around the world so I suspect you would get a good perspective there. — enderland 6 secs ago

I think 99 site rep is enough to get into here and actually chat

gnat

@enderland 20 rep makes it

or maybe 25

Tiago César Oliveira

15:55

Hello, how's everyone?

enderland

@HugoRocha where are you located? I forget

@TiagoCésarOliveira hello!

Tiago César Oliveira

@enderland thanks for the help on my (now deleted) question. I was so anxious to ask that I forgot the Q&A format of SE

enderland

yeah those types of ones are hard

we've got people here from all over the globe too

@CMW is in germany, @Jmac (not here now) is in japan

@HugoRocha is somewhere in South America, I think

Tiago César Oliveira

Judging by his name he's probably from Brazil too

I have a great job here, but I want new experiences in different cultures

enderland

here's the text you were asking about:

> I'm a web developer from Brazil, with relevant knowledge under my working field (ASP.NET, which have a very good market worldwide). Over the last years I've worked out to improve my english and my programming skills so I'll feel fit to search for work abroad (primarily at USA or Canada). But this is coming to no avail. I've contacted numerous employers through LinkedIn and SO Careers, but never got a contact.

What should be my first step for this direction now that I attend the prerequisites and want to find a job abroad?

Tiago César Oliveira

16:01

Exactly, thanks again @enderland

Well I think I'll start off making friends :)

enderland

Generally this chat is pretty active

especially during the 9-5ish CST hours

Tiago César Oliveira

I'll keep that tab open during the day

So, are you someway related to the development of the "workplace" community? I saw your profile and you use it as your personal URL

I'm pretty old on SE (about 2 years) but I started to really use it when the portuguese community was founded 2 months ago

enderland

I've been around here for a loong time now

Not right at the beginning but definitely a long time

Tiago César Oliveira

I see for your 20k rep

That's something remarkable, actually

CST is GMT - 6, right?

enderland

yeah

idk. I really enjoy the "people's side" of business a lot

Tiago César Oliveira

16:10

Indeed

enderland

(sorry, working on some stuff pretty intently right now)

Tiago César Oliveira

NP, feel free to ignore me, we're all working right now :)

CMW

Hugo actually is in brazil iirc

Chad

16:30

OMG I am now on a project that is doomed to fail and my job requires that it not fail but I am not in a position to prevent it...

Tiago César Oliveira

Wow

Such pain

Can I help in some way?

enderland

@Chad quit. obv

Tiago César Oliveira

Unft this is one of those things easily said than done...

Rachel

-2

Q: I was assigned a task that doesn't make sense. Should I approach my boss about it?

I am building the frontend for our latest application, along with 2 other developers. With the application approaching 99% completion and ready to be shipped, I was asked to write unit tests. I am a new programmer with 1 year of experience, so when I looked up unit testing online I found that un...

communication team

Anyone else want to vote to reopen this question so I can write a decent on-topic answer for it? :)

enderland

@Rachel done

gnat

16:45

@Rachel decent edit, current close reason looks invalid now - flagged for mod to reopen

enderland

0

Q: Headhunter Etiquette?

I had a headhunter find me on LinkedIn (which is fine - that's where I "build" my professional network) BUT he offered to come by my CURRENT place of employment to introduce himself and give me his spiel (never mind where he failed to read that I'm off on the day he requested). Am I crazy for th...

professionalism recruitment

we had a question about "recruiter calling me at work" right?

Rachel

I'm a bit confused about what the OP is asking for...

just verification that he's not crazy?

I was going to edit it before it got too many downvotes/closevotes, but i'm not entirely sure what he's askingfor

Chad

@enderland Thats a fact jack

Rachel

how to stop a headhunter?

enderland

What's your actual question? This seems like a rant against this recruiter without an actual question. — enderland 9 secs ago

that question needs close votes ASAP before it picks up "bad recruiter bad!" answers

Rachel

16:54

eh it was posted less than 10 minutes ago, I'll give him a few minutes to respond to your comment first

we can always delete answers like that

Chad

Can we add an NARQ tag to apply to questions that deserve to be closed as such

Hugo Rocha

@TiagoCésarOliveira Hey Thiago

Yes, I'm also a brazilian

hello there :)

Chad

@enderland If we dont get it closed I will do it for the free rep that comes along with a yeah thats right answer.

Tiago César Oliveira

@HugoRocha hi dude (e aí cara) :P

Rachel

I'm undecided on this question

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Q: What kind of side projects I should start if I really want to stand out when applying to developer jobs?

I am going to graduate from college with a diploma in May & I will be completing my last internship in April. I plan to start applying to full time jobs in a few weeks and I really want to stand out. Moreover, I know I will not get a job right away but I do want to utilize that time to make mysel...

interviewing software-industry resume career-development

On one hand, it's asking a "what kind of side projects...", but on the other, the OP specifies "I would really love to know from a point of view of an hiring manager or interviewer."

Hugo Rocha

16:59

@TiagoCésarOliveira I'm looking for the same as you :)

Tiago César Oliveira

IDK how you guys manage to build such rep. I find it really hard to gain RP so fast

Rachel

Can't decide if thats on-topic ornot

Tiago César Oliveira

@HugoRocha having any luck?

Rachel

@TiagoCésarOliveira I have no idea how I have so much rep honestly.... it just kind of happened over time

Chad

@Rachel What job to take and skills to learn are defined as off topic

@Rachel That is asking for both

Rachel

17:00

its asking for a hiring manager/interviewer perspective on what kind of side projects would influence hiring decisions

if any

Chad

@Rachel which is asking what skills to learn and jobs to take...

Rachel

I think that's on-topic, but also think that's not the immediate first impression thta comes to mind on reading that quesotin title

Chad

if it was asking how to leverage the ones he has that would be different

this is asking what to take so he can

or even how could i leverage work I did on a project might even be on topic depending on how it was asked

Hugo Rocha

@TiagoCésarOliveira I worked at gaming industry, and got some contacts outside. But I need to get ready, because I'm kinda rusty at what they do. other positions, no luck.

:|

But I wish you luck, and the best.

jmort253

@gnat Thanks! I'm usually better at proofreading than that.

gnat

17:05

@jmort253 no problem. To me, this means just one flag farther away from flag ban :)

Chad

@gnat Thank you Jeff... even though you hate us and think we are a self help group for whiners, The Workplace thanks for for this. (is the comment I want to leave)

Tiago César Oliveira

@HugoRocha yeah, I know how that sounds...

I wish you the best of luck as well!

gnat

@Chad well just drop it then, and... immediately delete. 200% safe, 100% effective - no one would be able to blame you, but anyone with diamond (Jeff included) will see it. I use this feature regularly and frankly I love it

27

Q: Allow moderators to see deleted comments

Moderators cannot see deleted comments, although deleted comments are still present in the database. I think it would be a useful feature for moderators to be able to see deleted comments. At the moment, if a user complains about unwarranted deletion of a comment, I can't really respond to it if...

feature-request status-completed comments delete moderator-abilities

Rachel

There, question edited

2

Q: Do side projects influence a hiring manager's decision at all when hiring new developers?

I am going to graduate from college with a diploma in May & I will be completing my last internship in April. I plan to start applying to full time jobs in a few weeks and I really want to stand out. Moreover, I know I will not get a job right away but I do want to utilize that time to make mysel...

interviewing software-industry resume career-development

enderland

@Rachel hmmm I feel like we had to have had that before

Rachel

17:29

Yeah, me too

Jim G.

17:46

-4

A: To be a successful new manager, must I stay competitive against my reports?

There's a saying in the business you can't ride two horses with one ass Which is to say that you can be either a great manager, a great (whatever it was you were doing before you were a manager), but it's really unlikely that you'll be both. That said, you do still need to know what your pe...

Hi Ben, to improve this post, I'd suggest taking the focus away from the quote and finding something more substantial to support your post. This could be an experience that happened to you personally or a reference. Alternatively, providing a thorough explanation of why this is the right answer would be helpful. But it might just read better overall without the anecdote. Hope this helps. — jmort253 3 hours ago

^^^ LOL!!! Probably the funniest exchange I've seen around here since the "Don't brainsize me bro!" question.

CMW

@JimG. I sorta want to add a comment like 'In a community effort we realized, the word is not anecdote but platitude' :D

enderland

Isn't that how being drawn and quartered works? — enderland 8 secs ago

Rachel

-4

Q: Is it unprofessional to have a headhunter come to my current place of employment to talk with me?

I had a headhunter find me on LinkedIn, where I "build" my professional network, but he offered to come by my current place of employment to introduce himself and give me his spiel. Is this standard practice for headhunters? And if this is normal, is it unprofessional and potentially problemat...

professionalism recruitment

I added an edit to that question, but I think it's too late :)

gnat

anyone interested in slapping recently elected SO mod? :)

this looks like a nice idea, except that it lacks details on how could a regular employee "enforce random drug testing"? I for one have no slightest idea on how this could be achieved — gnat 26 secs ago

slapping not for being SO mod (though... hmmm...) but for meh answer

Rachel

I am also voting to reopen this one as I feel the question and answers on the linked question focus primarily on office furniture, while this one specifically focuses on computers. Also, I like the accepted answer to this one :) — Rachel 9 secs ago

gnat

17:59

450

Q: February 2014 Stack Overflow Community Moderator Election RESULTS

Stack Overflow's February 2014 moderator election has come to a close, sacrifices have been made at the altar of STV, and the 3 new moderators are: They'll be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for volunteering, and share your assistance and advice with them as they learn...

discussion featured election

Rachel

I don't suppose we could get a few more reopen votes there?

10

Q: How can I convince my boss that we need better machines?

Possible Duplicate: How do I request new equipment for the office? I'm working in a small company (6 employees) where all of us are using very outdated machines. The PC I am using is bought in 2004 and is in a dire need of an upgrade (Pentium 4, 2.0 Ghz with 1 gigabyte of ram). It take...

management

enderland

18:13

@Rachel the question still lacks a problem

gnat

compared to SO standards (I have 1K+ helpful flags there, for the record), I would say we're using NAA/VLQ flags very incorrectly, but in the absence of adequate System for Dealing with Poor Answers this "incorrect" usage feels surprisingly fair — gnat 2 mins ago

fight overrepresentation! --> stackoverflow.com/questions/22061750/…

@Shog9 I feel fine about having regular 3-4 SO questions there, as long as these are close enough to top to relieve smaller sites of carrying that crappy weight alone — gnat 2 hours ago

CMW

19:31

is there a list of all my comments somewhere, including score?

enderland

@CMW not that I'm aware of

CMW

@enderland Thanks

Rachel

@CMW There's a semi-secret url you can use... search meta.SO for it

I'll see if I can find it

CMW

I didn't find anything there, but I may not have searched close enough

Rachel

http://api.workplace.stackexchange.com/1.1/users/<your user id>/comments?sort=votes&min=5

enderland

19:42

0

Q: How to better provide technical pushback without appearing defiant?

My project manager directed me to do something that I know (and later found out he already knew) was not supported by our underlying architecture. His thinking was an edge case would fail for people running with the current underlying architecture but by the time the product was released the fram...

teamwork collaboration design-decisions

we want this right? I edited it

Rachel

@CMW for you, http://api.workplace.stackexchange.com/1.1/users/10912/comments?sort=votes&min=‌1 :)

CMW

@Rachel oh, oh

"developers have been notified"

error message with that url ;-)

@Rachel Never mind, it works now. Don't know what I did wrong

enderland

19:58

-1

Q: How to express that my tech-lead has bugs or technically wrong?

I'm facing a situation that there is a bug in the software that is really critical and would cost a lot of money if its noticed. The tech-lead is one of the types that he is so self-confident and doesn't welcome any opinion and always think he is right. That is one thing. The other thing is the ...

professionalism

delete votes @Chad ?

Chad

20:34

@enderland I swore we deleted that last year :p

enderland

@Chad HA that helped link to the dup of the question I just answered that I couldn't find

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Q: How do you explain to your boss they're wrong without making them feel threatened?

I work in software industry as a developer. My boss sometimes makes small mistakes when assigning tasks or reporting bugs. For example, he recently reported a bug caused by a virus on his computer to the bug tracking system. Usually, I explain why his request is impossible and provide some data ...

software-industry management communication

1

Q: How to better provide technical pushback without appearing defiant?

My project manager directed me to do something that I know (and later found out he already knew) was not supported by our underlying architecture. His thinking was an edge case would fail for people running with the current underlying architecture but by the time the product was released the fram...

teamwork

dup or no dup?

Chad

I thought so

Hugo Rocha

Wow, busy day at the workplace!

:)

Chad

@Rachel Judgements on actions of others are not constructive... Try editing it to ask what you can do or having an actual problem to solve

Rachel

20:49

@Chad Eh, personally I don't care if that question remains closed, although I tried to write it from the perspective of an employee asking if it was unprofessional to give permission to a headhunter to visit them at their workplace

not asking us to determine the professionalism of the headhunters actions, but their own

Chad

yes it is... doesnt really make the cut though

Ohh it read like that was what was being asked

Hugo Rocha

@JimG. Everytime I see "brainsizing"... ewww

a unhandled exception happens

enderland

21:50

I do not think this is a duplicate. Degrees are different than certifications. The other question focuses exclusively on certifications and does not address academic degrees, which is what this question is asking. Voting to reopen. — enderland 34 secs ago

Chad

22:11

I am pretty sure that the world will be ending shortly

CMW

Who did you piss off?

Chad

@Rachel - You did a pretty good job of saving this question: workplace.stackexchange.com/q/19828/16

@CMW No a certian User and I were on the same side of defending an answer

enderland

@Chad I'm awesome, I know

Chad

I will goo all platapus mafia on you @enderland

enderland

0

Q: How would I transition from software development to business/process analyst?

I am currently working in an entry-level development position, but I'm finding more and more that I would prefer working in an analyst role, understanding the process of how things are done rather than coding. What responsibilities could I take on now in order to be qualified for that position? ...

career-development career-switch

any reason this shouldn't be closed as is?

Chad

22:17

@enderland Sung like alicia keys: That question needs fire

@enderland We should migrate it to programmers :p

enderland

heh

CMW

22:29

@Chad oh. my. god. :D

enderland

I hate that I always get into the groove right when it's time to leave

I need to shift my working hours back two hours

CMW

@enderland My groove hours correspond to east coast time zone

which sucks when in germany

enderland

just get up really early

from like 3-6pm I am a wizard at whatever I'm doing

unfortunatley I generally am leaving work at 430

CMW

really really early here would be like dinner time in SF :)

enderland

well your 6am is 10pm SF time

CMW

22:35

sounds right

RhysW

23:20

@enderland I did this, shifted mine an hour, has worked out well

enderland

23:56

@RhysW I have too much evening stuff for that to work nice

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