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#3011940 19-Dec-2022 11:55

floydbloke:

This is a double W-T-F for me.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/130803651/man-shaves-pubic-hair-in-view-of-neighbours--sparking-police-callout

One is the act itself but also, do you really need to call the cops?

So, next time one is being assaulted or robbed, the key to get them there is someone trimming the hedge in public....nice

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#3011941 19-Dec-2022 11:59

Especially if they have a marijuana plant in the garden!

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#3011969 19-Dec-2022 13:47

floydbloke:
One is the act itself but also, do you really need to call the cops?

Potentially a mental health issue so notifying someone seems justified.

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#3012128 20-Dec-2022 00:01

floydbloke:
This is a double W-T-F for me.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/130803651/man-shaves-pubic-hair-in-view-of-neighbours--sparking-police-callout

One is the act itself but also, do you really need to call the cops?

.... I had to get the stepladder closer to the fence, and look thru a knothole to be sure ...
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#3012197 20-Dec-2022 09:58

neb:
floydbloke:

One is the act itself but also, do you really need to call the cops?

Potentially a mental health issue so notifying someone seems justified.

That's true. The person calling the cops probably does have mental health issues...or at least they will after seeing that!

I had to check the article to see where it happened, as my immediate thought was that it could easily have been a friend of mine - he'd do that for a laugh. He's an odd bloke.

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#3013141 22-Dec-2022 15:30

At what point is it OK to tell a customer that they need more help than you're capable of giving them?

I've now spent about a week with a technical developer to whom I can't seem to explain the concept of setting a username and password on a server, then using that username and password on the client to connect to it. They've read the technical specs and even browsed the source code and still can't understand how the client is supposed to get the password. Does the server send it to them the first time they connect? How does that work?

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#3013217 22-Dec-2022 18:21

Consulate adding yet another Camera! You'd think the moron insecurity guard would stand by the person in dark clothing on top of the wall! Nope, probably asleep in his car as usual!

The last ones obviously didn't stop a graffiti attack! Wonder how many more they need?

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#3013294 22-Dec-2022 21:28

neb: At what point is it OK to tell a customer that they need more help than you're capable of giving them? I've now spent about a week with a technical developer to whom I can't seem to explain the concept of setting a username and password on a server, then using that username and password on the client to connect to it. They've read the technical specs and even browsed the source code and still can't understand how the client is supposed to get the password. Does the server send it to them the first time they connect? How does that work?

An old boss of mine said once, Sometimes you can try too much, at which point you just have to say sorry, there is nothing more we can do for you owing to IBK errors

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#3013374 23-Dec-2022 07:31

Apart from the guy on the wall! Yesterday, another at least 2 cameras went up on the right front corner and down the driveway (To the student village) to the right!

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#3013433 23-Dec-2022 12:42

Microsoft Exchange or Teams or Office365 or whatever it is... OK, the whole thing in general, but in particular it's totally idiotic behaviour when forwarding email, where the forward is "From {person inside org + email address} on behalf of {original sender somewhere else}". So if you reply on a phone which doesn't display the full line of stuff then instead of going to {person inside org} as the From: address indicates it goes to {original sender somewhere else}.

In the words of Raymond Chen, I'm sure someone got a nice bonus for implementing that.

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#3013434 23-Dec-2022 12:51

Sounds like redirect instead of forward.

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#3013435 23-Dec-2022 12:55

RunningMan:
Sounds like redirect instead of forward.

It's something where Teams or whatever it is is being way too "clever", which it does a lot of. The original email was forwarded to me (the subject line begins "Fwd: ..."), and I did a Reply (singular) to sender, we're pretty careful with that.

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#3013510 23-Dec-2022 15:42

neb: Microsoft Exchange or Teams or Office365 or whatever it is... OK, the whole thing in general, but in particular it's totally idiotic behaviour when forwarding email, where the forward is "From {person inside org + email address} on behalf of {original sender somewhere else}". So if you reply on a phone which doesn't display the full line of stuff then instead of going to {person inside org} as the From: address indicates it goes to {original sender somewhere else}. In the words of Raymond Chen, I'm sure someone got a nice bonus for implementing that.

You probably know all this but it's by design and can be set up by the owner of the mail server/accounts and/or the people sending the emails.

Consider a company's 'info' email address on a shared mailbox where a bunch of staff look after it, whom in turn have their own company mailboxes

Depending on how they want that set up, they may or may not want emailed replies going back to the original info mailbox catching the eyes and time of multiple staff when it might be better for the one staff member who replied to continue to look after the e-mail conversation.

The other opposite example might be head of the company where multiple assistants look after the bosses email account. Someone replying to emails on the bosses behalf should rightly have their replies going back to the boss as it's his emails being actioned and he/she might like to review the conversation later.

I'd point the blame at your email client for missing important detail or a miss-configured mail setup or staff not setting the default email options.

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#3013515 23-Dec-2022 16:12

AA Smartfuel, I think you're drunk.

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#3013599 23-Dec-2022 20:54

Pro-tip for those accumulations if you're ever filling up for more than $80:

Set the amount to $40, hang up the pump them pump another at least $40 or more as needed. Pay for them separately and accumulate both for a fill-up another day or redeem on the 2nd as desired.

Some stations won't allow a consecutive pump without paying in-between.

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