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12-18-2015 at 11:18 AM.

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Now it just sounds like it's verging on a legitimate form of torture.

Oh, but they're "dynamic" and "agile".

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12-18-2015 at 11:23 AM.

I got home yesterday to find a postcard from the governor and somebody else patting themselves on the back for their property tax relief program, and informing me that I'll be getting a $64 credit on my property taxes next year. WHOOOOO-EEEEEEE!!!

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Oh, but they're "dynamic" and "agile".

Oh, buzzwords, how I love you

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12-18-2015 at 11:30 AM.

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I got home yesterday to find a postcard from the governor and somebody else patting themselves on the back for their property tax relief program, and informing me that I'll be getting a $64 credit on my property taxes next year. WHOOOOO-EEEEEEE!!!

Oh, buzzwords, how I love you

And the MWR get richer

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12-18-2015 at 11:36 AM.

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And the MWR get richer

Honestly, it feels almost like an insult

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12-18-2015 at 11:59 AM.

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Honestly, it feels almost like an insult

Better than a $64 increase

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12-18-2015 at 12:09 PM.

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Better than a $64 increase

Yeah, but I mean, unless they're kicking back a budget surplus, it's such an insignificant amount that I'd rather they not bother, as the entire program surely has costs associated with it.

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12-18-2015 at 12:20 PM.

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Yeah, but I mean, unless they're kicking back a budget surplus, it's such an insignificant amount that I'd rather they not bother, as the entire program surely has costs associated with it.

Well here in PA they would fund a zillion dollar study about the program (payable to a crony, of course) and give us $1 back

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12-18-2015 at 12:25 PM.

Damn this conscience of mine! I could say "I'm in the wrong business" but doubt I could actually live with myself.

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12-18-2015 at 01:12 PM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Shergold
TL;DR, British kid with brain cancer in the 80s ends up being the center of a chain letter campaign requesting greeting cards. Got world record in 1991-92. Got surgery and survived. Eventually his house was given a separate postal code... and then they stopped mail service and moved. At last estimate, received 350 million greeting cards and would like for them to please stop.

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12-18-2015 at 01:24 PM.

More wonk discussions this afternoon, regarding "interfaces". I previously provided our Tuxedo API services documentation, plus several other documents regarding file-based interfaces and TCP/IP interfaces. They were overwhelmed and couldn't even begin to conceive of our CRM application publishing 217 Tuxedo APIs.

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12-18-2015 at 01:37 PM.

WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN

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12-18-2015 at 01:53 PM.

Happy holidays, people!

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12-18-2015 at 01:57 PM.

The dicks at UPS have set up a new program where apparently if you aren't home for delivery they will send it to some 'access point' for you to pick up. Not like my building management office doesn't already sign for packages, mind you... So these farks sent my package to a beer distributor to pick up.

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12-18-2015 at 02:41 PM.

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The dicks at UPS have set up a new program where apparently if you aren't home for delivery they will send it to some 'access point' for you to pick up. Not like my building management office doesn't already sign for packages, mind you... So these farks sent my package to a beer distributor to pick up.

WTF?!?

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12-18-2015 at 03:17 PM.

So, after this afternoon's lengthy meeting, I received information from a co-worker about a completely different thing. Apparently, someone of excessive wonkitude

presented a half-baked estimate to an executive who's been accustomed to receiving a high level of professional and knowledgeable service for the last several years. As I understand it, it all went downhill from there.