it's totally a monday

[seperis]

I knew it was a Monday when I woke up, sure. But do Mondays have to be so...so Mondayish? I mean, it's a cliche--everything is not really supposed to go wrong on Monday! And why my life thinks it's supposed to is a mystery I am sure I will never solve.

And if this program doesn't stop screwing around I will not snap, per se, but I will finally

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[ratcreature]

They are each given a small module of a much, much, much larger program, and I get the distinct impression they aren't really aware that there is a larger program. They also really do not understand who they are writing for.

So the program is really like The Cube?

[seperis]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cube

This?

[omglawdork]

I think maybe this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_Movie. I don't know if the Wikipedia article mentions it, and I haven't seen it, but my impression is that the Cube was built in parts by several people who didn't know what the final construction would be.

[seperis]

Oooh. Okay, got it.

Wow, that was--I want ot see this movie, but I know it will make me flinch a lot.

[dragojustine]

*cringe* You mean the designers are designing a program with no grasp whatsoever of what the users are actually going to want to DO with said program? Yeah. Been there. Got the t-shirt.

A language barrier PLUS a technical language barrier... *shudders* We're here for you.

[seperis]

The designers--yes. Yes they are. And they also know better than we do what we want, even if they aren't sure what we do. It's--I don't even know.

A language barrier PLUS a technical language barrier... *shudders* We're here for you.

The rare written documentation is like having a very strange case of visual aphasia or something. I know they have to mean to use other words, but God knows what that was supposed to be.

[seperis]

I do like that food and reading bit.

And ooh. *winces for you* Okay, your day may be worse. Depending on if I get my thirty seconds with the breakroom and a pointy object.

[x_pixel_x]

My deepest sympathy. I'm sort of there, except the other two developers? Are no longer here, so I can't even beat them with blunt objects, or anything.

I need to stop there, because ranting will not help. I just...I get it, and I'm really deeply sorry.

[seperis]

*sits with you in solidarity*

[seperis]

...oh my God. I--have no words. Are you drinking yet? You probably should be. And I do not say that lightly.

http://squidge.net/dsa/archive/3/busted.html

Current h/c reading. It also has a sequel, so it is like h/c Christmas.

[seperis]

Did you read Finding the Words by Berty? I didn't think I'd like that one, but wow. I totally did.

Me and my list are as one today.