JohnDroptineJul 21, 2023
gemma lynn ⇒ ello@void

why did i pick the profession that will have me near mental collapse after hours of fruitless troubleshooting, only to present the solution (which was me being less dumb) on a virtual silver platter, minutes after i start the next day

why did nobody warn me that this was a bad life choice

Jul 20, 2023 at 6:57amWeb
Show threadhugovangalen 🤖 🕹️ 😼Jul 20, 2023
@ellotheth I was wondering the *exact* same thing some time last week. 😅
Show threadcynicalsecurity Jul 20, 2023
@ellotheth you obviously didn't ask me early enough ​
Show threadgemma lynn ⇒ ello@voidJul 20, 2023
@cynicalsecurity this is exactly the problem! i don't know what i don't know!
Show threadcynicalsecurity Jul 20, 2023
@ellotheth yeah, well, given my profession after more than three decades it seems I didn't get the memo either, did I? ​
Show threadcynicalsecurity Jul 20, 2023
@ellotheth hrm, when does one start saying "almost four decades" is the next question :flan_XD"
Show threadgemma lynn ⇒ ello@voidJul 20, 2023
@cynicalsecurity i mean technically you could say "a little over three decades" indefinitely
Show threadGianguidoJul 21, 2023
@ellotheth @bigzaphod I keep asking myself the same question again and again and the only reason I found is that I like bicycles, which can be acquired in exchange for money… that the profession procures 🙃
Show threadRev. GothAliceJul 21, 2023
@ellotheth When you're forced to reverse engineer on-disk MySQL InnoDB data structures to recover client data and not get sued, you question **everything** that lead to that point. The RCA included "used Amazon Web Services". Actually, that was much of the RCA. Also: "used MySQL".
Show threadDavid Crooks 🏳️‍🌈Jul 21, 2023
@ellotheth @bigzaphod My kingdom for a little voice that says “why don’t you take a nap and come back to this?”
Show threadgemma lynn ⇒ ello@voidJul 21, 2023
@dcrooks @bigzaphod i try to be this voice for @bananabull 😅
Show threadBryanJul 21, 2023
@ellotheth all fields suck in some way, might as well choose something with pay and flexibility.
Show threadCloudbyte - Dressing UpJul 21, 2023

@ellotheth We do it for that fleeting moment of power and euphoria when all pieces fall in place and everything works.

Being in development is being crackheads in search of our next fix.

Show threadgemma lynn ⇒ ello@voidJul 21, 2023
@Cloudbyte no lies detected 👏🏻
Show threadAlerta! Alerta!Jul 21, 2023

@Cloudbyte two states? 🤔

/cc @ellotheth

Show thread🥽 Manu 🍉 Carrasco MolinaJul 26, 2023
@Cloudbyte @ellotheth Right image me yesterday. Left image me today/now :) Right image me tomorrow, probably :-)
Show threadCurtis McHaleJul 21, 2023
@ellotheth I didn't get the memo either