[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 05 July 2018 - 05:26 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 05 July 2018 - 04:26 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 05 July 2018 - 03:29 PM, said:

Ugh, househunting in the current housing market in the GTA is completely SOUL-DESTROYING.

I'm seriously considering moving province. This is insane. Literally towns a full hour outside of Toronto are going for TWICE what they are worth. I can't bring myself to accept paying that much for a house that's not remotely worth it. The problem is pushing further out that that is not an option with my wife's job.

Yeah, the market's brutal right now. I'm not expecting it to get much better soon.

I know a few people who have gone thru this nonsense recently. All bought further away than they wanted, spent more than they wanted/probably should have(ffs, is 'Vaugh' even a place? $1mil+ for fucking Brampton? Oshawa???). I really sympathize w you, TO real estate is so fucked, it's sick. Great city, too bad no one can afford to live there.

Yep. It's terrible. like 800SqFt condos packed in like sardines are going for like 400k. It's nonsense.

amphibian, on 05 July 2018 - 06:56 PM, said:

I think if you're in that bad a housing situation, you have to consider a transfer to another and cheaper city elsewhere if possible. Yeah, you'd lose some with the new jobs, but you'd save time and money on the commute and the house. Probably childcare too.

I know you're certainly talking it out with your partner, so hopefully you both can decide what you're willing to put up with.

Yeah, we have been weighing all our options and seeing how far we can push out from the city/our jobs...it's just really hard and we are both feeling depressed about it. Thanks for the support.

The only upside is that daycare is exponentially cheaper as soon as you're in the burbs and the further out you go, the better it gets.

[Puck]

I was going to meet up with a friend I don't get to see much tomorrow for a museum visit and dinner and she cancelled because she managed to forget that and has to work tomorrow. I mean, I'm not mad at her and I can use the extra time tomorrow, just sad, 'cause I had been looking forward to tomorrow (don't get out much) and she was the one to set the date to begin with

[worry]

Yah I feel so scared for them all.

[Puck]

Same. I keep following the story, but oh my...

[Abyss]

Great. Now they have superpowers.

https://www.huffingt...4b07b827cc12bd4

[Puck]

So, one of my displays at work broke last week. I got a new one pretty fast, which is dandy! BUT, and it's amazingly stupid, the new one doesn't have a way to calibrate the gamma values manually (never mind that nobody here has ever heart of a calibration spider) AND I have no admin authorisation for the PC I freaking wotk on to do the calibration through the system. Next time the values don't some out right on paper, FU. The time it'll take me to go through IT and get the authorisation will probably be the time it will take me to finally find a new job...

I guess only QT will be able to fully appreciate the groove-messing potential of this.

[Tiste Simeon]

It is so freaking hot and sticky here. I have to wear thick black cargo pants and a heavy stab vest for work. It's honestly like having a ten hour long sweaty hug with a big fat dude every day.

[Abyss]

Puck, on 09 July 2018 - 10:11 AM, said:

So, one of my displays at work broke last week. I got a new one pretty fast, which is dandy! BUT, and it's amazingly stupid, the new one doesn't have a way to calibrate the gamma values manually (never mind that nobody here has ever heart of a calibration spider) AND I have no admin authorisation for the PC I freaking wotk on to do the calibration through the system. Next time the values don't some out right on paper, FU. The time it'll take me to go through IT and get the authorisation will probably be the time it will take me to finally find a new job...

I guess only QT will be able to fully appreciate the groove-messing potential of this.

If you're bitten by a calibration spider with improperly calibrated gamma values, do you get spider powers, or turn green and smash things?

[QuickTidal]

Puck, on 09 July 2018 - 10:11 AM, said:

So, one of my displays at work broke last week. I got a new one pretty fast, which is dandy! BUT, and it's amazingly stupid, the new one doesn't have a way to calibrate the gamma values manually (never mind that nobody here has ever heart of a calibration spider) AND I have no admin authorisation for the PC I freaking wotk on to do the calibration through the system. Next time the values don't some out right on paper, FU. The time it'll take me to go through IT and get the authorisation will probably be the time it will take me to finally find a new job...

I guess only QT will be able to fully appreciate the groove-messing potential of this.

Oh my gods, yes this would drive me utterly mental! You have my sympathy. No one at my current office has any understanding of calibration's importance with regards to displays, and screen values representative of print values. And I suffer from the same affliction of no longer being able to administratively change settings on my Mac either...and have to go through IT that are A. not on site, and B. don't "get" what it is that we do with regards to making those modifications.

So frustrating!

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 09 July 2018 - 05:24 PM, said:

Puck, on 09 July 2018 - 10:11 AM, said:

So, one of my displays at work broke last week. I got a new one pretty fast, which is dandy! BUT, and it's amazingly stupid, the new one doesn't have a way to calibrate the gamma values manually (never mind that nobody here has ever heart of a calibration spider) AND I have no admin authorisation for the PC I freaking wotk on to do the calibration through the system. Next time the values don't some out right on paper, FU. The time it'll take me to go through IT and get the authorisation will probably be the time it will take me to finally find a new job...

I guess only QT will be able to fully appreciate the groove-messing potential of this.

If you're bitten by a calibration spider with improperly calibrated gamma values, do you get spider powers, or turn green and smash things?

QuickTidal, on 09 July 2018 - 05:54 PM, said:

Puck, on 09 July 2018 - 10:11 AM, said:

So, one of my displays at work broke last week. I got a new one pretty fast, which is dandy! BUT, and it's amazingly stupid, the new one doesn't have a way to calibrate the gamma values manually (never mind that nobody here has ever heart of a calibration spider) AND I have no admin authorisation for the PC I freaking wotk on to do the calibration through the system. Next time the values don't some out right on paper, FU. The time it'll take me to go through IT and get the authorisation will probably be the time it will take me to finally find a new job...

I guess only QT will be able to fully appreciate the groove-messing potential of this.

Oh my gods, yes this would drive me utterly mental! You have my sympathy. No one at my current office has any understanding of calibration's importance with regards to displays, and screen values representative of print values. And I suffer from the same affliction of no longer being able to administratively change settings on my Mac either...and have to go through IT that are A. not on site, and B. don't "get" what it is that we do with regards to making those modifications.

So frustrating!

Soooooo, turn green and smash, yes?

[Puck]

QuickTidal, on 09 July 2018 - 05:54 PM, said:

Puck, on 09 July 2018 - 10:11 AM, said:

So, one of my displays at work broke last week. I got a new one pretty fast, which is dandy! BUT, and it's amazingly stupid, the new one doesn't have a way to calibrate the gamma values manually (never mind that nobody here has ever heart of a calibration spider) AND I have no admin authorisation for the PC I freaking wotk on to do the calibration through the system. Next time the values don't some out right on paper, FU. The time it'll take me to go through IT and get the authorisation will probably be the time it will take me to finally find a new job...

I guess only QT will be able to fully appreciate the groove-messing potential of this.

Oh my gods, yes this would drive me utterly mental! You have my sympathy. No one at my current office has any understanding of calibration's importance with regards to displays, and screen values representative of print values. And I suffer from the same affliction of no longer being able to administratively change settings on my Mac either...and have to go through IT that are A. not on site, and B. don't "get" what it is that we do with regards to making those modifications.

So frustrating!

The good news is, I managed to calibrate my display! The annoying news is that I had to do that while our main IT guy was watching me do to him inexplicable and pointless things on my screen through TeamViewer while breathing in my ear through the phone. And then there was this moment of prayer whether the settings would transfer to my account or remain in TeamViewer. Was fun.

Abyss, on 09 July 2018 - 06:40 PM, said:

Soooooo, turn green and smash, yes?

Pretty much, yah. Certainly in my imagination.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Also IT related issues.

I work for a law firm, we've hit the inevitable size where we definitely do need a document management system rather than just saving things in folders and hoping people follow house policy and do it properly (lots don't).

Said DM system went live for our department yesterday. Nobody has had useful training on how to use it, the designated "super users" to help each team had about ten minutes of not strictly relevant or helpful "training" and were running round like headless chickens. The IT team have basically gone "We did the technical stuff to set it up, but it's an external program and not ours" and washed their hands of helping anyone navigate it.

Now, I don't really mind spending some time playing about with it under my own steam to get used to it - in fact it's what I spent most of yesterday morning doing. But for a lot in the office I'm getting the distinct impression this is akin to asking someone to learn to drive when they've only ever seen a drawing of a car in a book and have no concept of what one is.

This was however the sort of situation I believe chocolate was invented for....

[Maark Abbott]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 10 July 2018 - 05:32 AM, said:

Also IT related issues.

I work for a law firm, we've hit the inevitable size where we definitely do need a document management system rather than just saving things in folders and hoping people follow house policy and do it properly (lots don't).

Said DM system went live for our department yesterday. Nobody has had useful training on how to use it, the designated "super users" to help each team had about ten minutes of not strictly relevant or helpful "training" and were running round like headless chickens. The IT team have basically gone "We did the technical stuff to set it up, but it's an external program and not ours" and washed their hands of helping anyone navigate it.

Now, I don't really mind spending some time playing about with it under my own steam to get used to it - in fact it's what I spent most of yesterday morning doing. But for a lot in the office I'm getting the distinct impression this is akin to asking someone to learn to drive when they've only ever seen a drawing of a car in a book and have no concept of what one is.

This was however the sort of situation I believe chocolate was invented for....

Henlo would u liek sum LegisSQL? Yes, we're STILL using Legis SQL.

Also, Brappatings means Birkenstocks.

[Silencer]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 10 July 2018 - 05:32 AM, said:

Also IT related issues.

I work for a law firm, we've hit the inevitable size where we definitely do need a document management system rather than just saving things in folders and hoping people follow house policy and do it properly (lots don't).

Said DM system went live for our department yesterday. Nobody has had useful training on how to use it, the designated "super users" to help each team had about ten minutes of not strictly relevant or helpful "training" and were running round like headless chickens. The IT team have basically gone "We did the technical stuff to set it up, but it's an external program and not ours" and washed their hands of helping anyone navigate it.

Now, I don't really mind spending some time playing about with it under my own steam to get used to it - in fact it's what I spent most of yesterday morning doing. But for a lot in the office I'm getting the distinct impression this is akin to asking someone to learn to drive when they've only ever seen a drawing of a car in a book and have no concept of what one is.

This was however the sort of situation I believe chocolate was invented for....

Hah, this is great.
But I can't laugh. We're migrating our personal inboxes (and JUST our personal ones, mind you) out of Lotus Notes/IBM Notes and into Outlook with Skype for Business as our new chat app.
It is a certified nightmare.
Some people are struggling with the change, sure, but I'm having to run to mail programs in parallel, and along with all the database migration going on this works out to a pc pulling almost 16-17GB of RAM constantly (more than double what it should max out at and waaaaay more than we have to spare) leading to many system freezes and a beleaguered IT department.

For a mailbox migration. I've seen entire OS rollouts go down more smoothly than this. And I've recently been told they haven't even figured out how they're going to migrate the shared inboxes with 10x as many emails and pdf attachments and stuff in them. SMH.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Maark Abbott, on 10 July 2018 - 07:59 AM, said:

Also, Brappatings means Birkenstocks.

One day I assume I'll have been around on this forum long enough to understand half the stuff you post (but seriously, Irwins are still using Legis??? That bloody thing should have been drowned at birth).

Silencer, on 10 July 2018 - 08:26 AM, said:

Hah, this is great.
But I can't laugh. We're migrating our personal inboxes (and JUST our personal ones, mind you) out of Lotus Notes/IBM Notes and into Outlook with Skype for Business as our new chat app.
It is a certified nightmare.
Some people are struggling with the change, sure, but I'm having to run to mail programs in parallel, and along with all the database migration going on this works out to a pc pulling almost 16-17GB of RAM constantly (more than double what it should max out at and waaaaay more than we have to spare) leading to many system freezes and a beleaguered IT department.

For a mailbox migration. I've seen entire OS rollouts go down more smoothly than this. And I've recently been told they haven't even figured out how they're going to migrate the shared inboxes with 10x as many emails and pdf attachments and stuff in them. SMH.

Sounds like a total nightmare indeed. I think our mailbox migration starts soon.... sense of existential dread definitely rising....

[Macros]

I have a computer, it works great.

wrong thread?

[Tiste Simeon]

At least you be free of Lotus Notes?

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Macros, on 10 July 2018 - 09:10 AM, said:

I have a computer, it works great.

wrong thread?

Get out!

[Puck]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 10 July 2018 - 05:32 AM, said:

Also IT related issues.

I work for a law firm, we've hit the inevitable size where we definitely do need a document management system rather than just saving things in folders and hoping people follow house policy and do it properly (lots don't).

Said DM system went live for our department yesterday. Nobody has had useful training on how to use it, the designated "super users" to help each team had about ten minutes of not strictly relevant or helpful "training" and were running round like headless chickens. The IT team have basically gone "We did the technical stuff to set it up, but it's an external program and not ours" and washed their hands of helping anyone navigate it.

Now, I don't really mind spending some time playing about with it under my own steam to get used to it - in fact it's what I spent most of yesterday morning doing. But for a lot in the office I'm getting the distinct impression this is akin to asking someone to learn to drive when they've only ever seen a drawing of a car in a book and have no concept of what one is.

This was however the sort of situation I believe chocolate was invented for....

Chocolate does sound like the best solution... Reminds me of how the online shop of the company I work at got revamped several months ago and it's still not running smoothly and there hasn't been a proper training for the new one for our content management people... It's like nobody ever learns from the mistakes of others. But hey, not my department, not my problem.


More on topic: majorly messing with my groove right now is that I sent out a bunch of job applications and I'm only getting positive feedback from those places I noted down as "well, maaaaybe" and none from those I've got listed as "yes, please!".... Come on, people.

On the up side, I AM getting positive feedback, which is more than I was getting last year.

[Silencer]

Tiste Simeon, on 10 July 2018 - 09:10 AM, said:

At least you be free of Lotus Notes?

See, on the one hand, I still have to use Lotus Notes for the shared inbox AND even if that goes, there is a database in there we will have to keep using for the foreseeable future even once the shared inboxes get shifted to Outlook.

On the other hand - there are some genuinely useful features in Lotus Notes. I know, I know, I complain about it a lot at work too. But when you actually look at the features we're losing by moving to Outlook (to say nothing of having to run two programs instead of one thanks to that database that has no alternative in the works) and that Skype is a gloriously shit chat application (and oddly enough all the video features are to be added later with no ETA), and I'm actually kinda sad to see it go.
It's old, outdated, and has plenty of issues. But it was also a one-stop-shop, didn't have copious amounts of wasted white space or weird "features" that actively make it harder to work with, templates were actually saved in the program, rather than in a folder on your computer/shared drive, and it kept all your emails available constantly, rather than only showing the last month's worth before you have to click a button to pull more down.
Then again, the fact that I have to use both programs simultaneously for another one to three months (depending on whether the project team actually figures their shit out) is probably coloring my opinion a little. XD