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Started by The Good Reverend Roger, April 11, 2017, 02:37:11 AM

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The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Xaz on April 13, 2017, 10:27:38 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 13, 2017, 02:13:07 AM
... discovered why she's crazy.  She's a dataist. 

I had to give that a double-take.

Glad things are looking up for you Roger. Sounds like they're going to shit for everyone else but hey.

On a local level, things are fine.  Even old boss is landing okay.

I am hardly responsible for the entire world, though.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Wizard Joseph

Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

Especially with the things you mentioned earlier about not getting correct data because derp in the first place right?
You can't get out backward.  You have to go forward to go back.. better press on! - Willie Wonka, PBUH

Life can be seen as a game with no reset button, no extra lives, and if the power goes out there is no restarting.  If that's all you see life as you are not long for this world, and never will get it.

"Ayn Rand never swung a hammer in her life and had serious dominance issues" - The Fountainhead

"World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation."
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality :lulz:

"You program the controller to do the thing, only it doesn't do the thing.  It does something else entirely, or nothing at all.  It's like voting."
- Billy, Aug 21st, 2019

"It's not even chaos anymore. It's BANAL."
- Doktor Hamish Howl

P3nT4gR4m

Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

I'm up to my arse in Brexit Numpties, but I want more.  Target-rich environments are the new sexy.
Not actually a meat product.
Ass-Kicking & Foot-Stomping Ancient Master of SHIT FUCK FUCK FUCK
Awful and Bent Behemothic Results of Last Night's Painful Squat.
High Altitude Haggis-Filled Sex Bucket From Beyond Time and Space.
Internet Monkey Person of Filthy and Immoral Pygmy-Porn Wart Contagion
Octomom Auxillary Heat Exchanger Repairman
walking the fine line line between genius and batshit fucking crazy

"computation is a pattern in the spacetime arrangement of particles, and it's not the particles but the pattern that really matters! Matter doesn't matter." -- Max Tegmark

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Wizard Joseph

Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

So... they use a garage door opener without even basic security that any phone can operate from anywhere for the vital functions of a multimillion dollar research facility and rely entirely on "security through obscurity"... fucking wow.

This just to be more convenient?
You can't get out backward.  You have to go forward to go back.. better press on! - Willie Wonka, PBUH

Life can be seen as a game with no reset button, no extra lives, and if the power goes out there is no restarting.  If that's all you see life as you are not long for this world, and never will get it.

"Ayn Rand never swung a hammer in her life and had serious dominance issues" - The Fountainhead

"World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation."
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality :lulz:

"You program the controller to do the thing, only it doesn't do the thing.  It does something else entirely, or nothing at all.  It's like voting."
- Billy, Aug 21st, 2019

"It's not even chaos anymore. It's BANAL."
- Doktor Hamish Howl

Junkenstein

Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

:lulz:

That's an amazing system.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on April 16, 2017, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

So... they use a garage door opener without even basic security that any phone can operate from anywhere for the vital functions of a multimillion dollar research facility and rely entirely on "security through obscurity"... fucking wow.

This just to be more convenient?

They have to have a VPN set up, but if you have one, it's not hard to clone it.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2017, 06:13:35 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

:lulz:

That's an amazing system.

We are amazing people and if you ever get a vacation, you should come over and see for yourself.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Wizard Joseph

Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 10:17:53 PM
Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on April 16, 2017, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

So... they use a garage door opener without even basic security that any phone can operate from anywhere for the vital functions of a multimillion dollar research facility and rely entirely on "security through obscurity"... fucking wow.

This just to be more convenient?

They have to have a VPN set up, but if you have one, it's not hard to clone it.

So like a couple levels of computer operation skill, to gamerspeak it, and a special program but no actual crypto signal or password? Good thing they have a nice, stable office environment and a loyal base of lawful good employees.

:lulz: I still remember the hireling flounce system you wrote up.
You can't get out backward.  You have to go forward to go back.. better press on! - Willie Wonka, PBUH

Life can be seen as a game with no reset button, no extra lives, and if the power goes out there is no restarting.  If that's all you see life as you are not long for this world, and never will get it.

"Ayn Rand never swung a hammer in her life and had serious dominance issues" - The Fountainhead

"World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation."
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality :lulz:

"You program the controller to do the thing, only it doesn't do the thing.  It does something else entirely, or nothing at all.  It's like voting."
- Billy, Aug 21st, 2019

"It's not even chaos anymore. It's BANAL."
- Doktor Hamish Howl

Junkenstein

Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 10:18:33 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2017, 06:13:35 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

:lulz:

That's an amazing system.

We are amazing people and if you ever get a vacation, you should come over and see for yourself.
Two things are preventing this, the first is a high chance of spontaneous combustion and the second is the significant chance I may not be allowed to leave. Ever.


Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2017, 11:02:18 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 10:18:33 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2017, 06:13:35 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

:lulz:

That's an amazing system.

We are amazing people and if you ever get a vacation, you should come over and see for yourself.
Two things are preventing this, the first is a high chance of spontaneous combustion and the second is the significant chance I may not be allowed to leave. Ever.

Why would you want to?
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on April 16, 2017, 10:44:11 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 10:17:53 PM
Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on April 16, 2017, 05:55:02 PM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 16, 2017, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 16, 2017, 08:16:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Pike on April 15, 2017, 02:56:20 AM
It turns out you can run the entire utility plant from a smartphone.

Which is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard of.  A triumph of technology over brains.

So, wait, you have an app for 40 foot poop geysers? You must be in heaven  :lulz:

More to the point, an ex-employee could close valves, turn off chillers, etc from outside, and we'd never know who did it.

So... they use a garage door opener without even basic security that any phone can operate from anywhere for the vital functions of a multimillion dollar research facility and rely entirely on "security through obscurity"... fucking wow.

This just to be more convenient?

They have to have a VPN set up, but if you have one, it's not hard to clone it.

So like a couple levels of computer operation skill, to gamerspeak it, and a special program but no actual crypto signal or password? Good thing they have a nice, stable office environment and a loyal base of lawful good employees.

:lulz: I still remember the hireling flounce system you wrote up.

But this system is necessary, because people have to have TOTAL ACCESS or they're not really important.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Wizard Joseph

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You can't get out backward.  You have to go forward to go back.. better press on! - Willie Wonka, PBUH

Life can be seen as a game with no reset button, no extra lives, and if the power goes out there is no restarting.  If that's all you see life as you are not long for this world, and never will get it.

"Ayn Rand never swung a hammer in her life and had serious dominance issues" - The Fountainhead

"World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation."
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality :lulz:

"You program the controller to do the thing, only it doesn't do the thing.  It does something else entirely, or nothing at all.  It's like voting."
- Billy, Aug 21st, 2019

"It's not even chaos anymore. It's BANAL."
- Doktor Hamish Howl

The Wizard Joseph

Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on April 17, 2017, 12:49:47 AM
Test post because "message body left empty" warning when message body field was not in fact empty.

Attempt to re-post original reply.

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Right without all those sweaty plebian activities like walking and opening access hatches, or taking readings and manually PUSHING BUTTONS. The advanced primate has no need for such base concerns.   
You can't get out backward.  You have to go forward to go back.. better press on! - Willie Wonka, PBUH

Life can be seen as a game with no reset button, no extra lives, and if the power goes out there is no restarting.  If that's all you see life as you are not long for this world, and never will get it.

"Ayn Rand never swung a hammer in her life and had serious dominance issues" - The Fountainhead

"World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation."
- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality :lulz:

"You program the controller to do the thing, only it doesn't do the thing.  It does something else entirely, or nothing at all.  It's like voting."
- Billy, Aug 21st, 2019

"It's not even chaos anymore. It's BANAL."
- Doktor Hamish Howl