Originally posted by Pondlife
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
test please delete
Collapse
This is a sticky topic.
X
X
Collapse
-
-
Originally posted by WTFH View Post
What about Globle?
Seems the same as Worldle but now I know about it it's on the list. FFSComment
-
Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
Oh no, not another one.
Seems the same as Worldle but now I know about it it's on the list. FFS
Edit: Not eek, but NF: https://forums.contractoruk.com/gene...l-dcxxxii.html…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
-
Afternoon all.
I'm prepping for my Lowland Leader training course on Thursday and Friday.
If I get as far as taking the assessment and the 2-day first aid course, I'll be qualified to take groups walking and get paid for it.
I'll have to see if it's worth it."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
-
Lunch was chicken, tomato and lentil soup with wholemeal bread
Still feeling very lacklustre today. The ear doesn't really hurt any more, but it feels popped, and I can't do anything to fix it. But more generally, I'm just feeling run down
At least I found that the alleged problem with sorting some records on the API side (my code) didn't exist: the front end has been using the wrong field for display since somebody long departed from the team made a mistake in August 2020. It only affects a pretty small number of records (it depends on whether a new thing was completed on the same day it was started, which they usually are) so it's only now, when people have been looking closely at the ordering since I added the feature, that anybody's noticedComment
-
Originally posted by NickFitz View PostLunch was chicken, tomato and lentil soup with wholemeal bread
Still feeling very lacklustre today. The ear doesn't really hurt any more, but it feels popped, and I can't do anything to fix it. But more generally, I'm just feeling run down
At least I found that the alleged problem with sorting some records on the API side (my code) didn't exist: the front end has been using the wrong field for display since somebody long departed from the team made a mistake in August 2020. It only affects a pretty small number of records (it depends on whether a new thing was completed on the same day it was started, which they usually are) so it's only now, when people have been looking closely at the ordering since I added the feature, that anybody's noticed
The bug reminds of the DeadFly bug in that alarm telephone where the pendant low battery alarm disappears and shows good battery state when it gets really low coz the hardware lot didn't consult the software lot when they changed the number of packets the pendant sends.
Only found that little gem (count of packets wraps around once it exceeds 255 in a byte counter: Oh Dear(tm)) a week before the place closed.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
-
Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
Hope the wot'sThisEar improves quickly.
The bug reminds of the DeadFly bug in that alarm telephone where the pendant low battery alarm disappears and shows good battery state when it gets really low coz the hardware lot didn't consult the software lot when they changed the number of packets the pendant sends.
Only found that little gem (count of packets wraps around once it exceeds 255 in a byte counter: Oh Dear(tm)) a week before the place closed.
Having sorted out that bug, I was able to continue hunting the one I'd originally set out to look for. This turned out to be due to an obscure aspect of the data model that I hadn't previously been aware of, which meant a small number of things had several related data items of a specific kind where I thought they only had one, because said items could be "archived" (i.e. a flag named "archived" was set) and then a new one attached, resulting in duplicate records being returned.
I thought this was going to be a very tricky fix, as it would have to be in something that already uses some reasonably sophisticated ORM techniques to ensure the database doesn't get hammered. But upon finally turning to the point in the code where the work would have to be done, I realised that past me had already made provision for this kind of thing Just In Case, so it was a matter of adding a single additional parameter in the data structure that drives it declaratively, and it worked!
So much for You Ain't Gonna Need ItComment
-
The "smart" lightbulb I have configured to turn on fifteen minutes before sunset is lighting up very early in the evening nowadaysComment
-
We are in Doha, now just 2 hours ahead of the UK.
Apparently it's 34 degrees outside. I have no intention of going outside.Comment
-
Originally posted by ladymuck View PostWe are in Doha, now just 2 hours ahead of the UK.
Apparently it's 34 degrees outside. I have no intention of going outside.
Fully agree with the not-going-outside though
Tea has been homemade kebab-like thing with chipsComment
Partners
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Today 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Yesterday 08:25
Comment