@Lensflare Yes, I studied various measurement units, including points, in Art School and I'm familiar with it from working with PDF manipulation on the job as well.

And so, if I recall, this is why we work with em rather than px in CSS.. and Figma worked with points as well. I got the term 'display dots' from a book on JavaScript.

Maybe things will unfawkkkkk sometiiime.

@BordedDev

Yes, I know about the pros and cons of the various data structures.

I had no idea React was the slowest framework. lol. They market it as blazing fast.

@Lensflare Concise.

@jestdotty #2 lmao

#1 :scientist-voice: Innnnteresting, jestdotty. Thank you for the insight. Something to think about. Vroom vroom, rarrr.

@D-4got10-01 Yeah... the entire management team had it...

kind regards,

Manager

she/her

...lol

@Alice >:P

@D-4got10-01 That reminds me, I wasn't allowed to address people as 'Mr. or Ms. or Mrs.' in e-mails anymore.

@sandeepbalan That is indeed what it's about!

The sad part is that it's reality where I worked. The vibecoders came in past 10 a.m. and sometimes noon, not giving a fuck, and left by 2 or 3 p.m., while work was until 5 p.m.

The big boss was pissed off about this because he knew he was powerless as these coders were sadly his greatest coders in the office, not because they are vibecoders but because they happen to have the best technical skills.

Me? Like sad sap coming in at 9 and ending at 5. I mean.. this shit is all politics.

Weekend going ok.

"Double or nothing"

@jestdotty Good thing you went running... At least it's a step.

You're right, it's a fucked up situation these days.

There are some good people in this world, though not common...

I find you still have a sense of humor, jestdotty. Got to find the right people who appreciate it.

Everybody's just living in fear, in their persona that they project.

Where's the philosophy? Hm.. in books, perhaps. :lol: RNG.. nice. My kind of humor. The game has to be carefully played...

Hm.. I thought adaptability was one of your defining characteristics.

Here for you, jestdotty.

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P.S. Reading your comment below. At least you found something else to focus on, which is a good start.

I'm familiar with the booting feeling.

The brain likes novel things, hm. :)

Yes, continue the novelty. Hopefully things will stabilize.

@jestdotty

lol jestdotty.

Yes, I'm stuck with it as well for now because of the experience thing.

People do, they ruin hobbies. Art becomes tedious. Gaming becomes tedious.

To fix it, you would probably have to look into other stuff first, to detract attention.. and I find it's better to do things for yourself.

@BordedDev Perhaps someday.

@BordedDev I probably went through that since I minored in Communications at a modern college. In fact, it was core part of English 201; know your audience, and 'contemporary' vs. 'refined' vs. 'popular' English, writing articles for various audiences, copywriting, etc. I understand what you mean by it; it's a whole bunch of deceit.

@D-4got10-01 I think the best in regards to interaction with people is a polite plain truth speaker. Sometimes we want to tell the truth, but we deliver it in the wrong way and so the other party may not like it, so we have structures and ways to mitigate that.

An example of this is the nominative tense: (person parked their car too long in the mall). Admin: "The car XYZ-ABC in spot 1A should be moved", not "Hey, owner of XYZ-ABC, you have to move your car" (because this will sound rude; people get offended when you use the personal pronoun to address them because it makes them feel guilty; all psychology).

@Lensflare In some countries it's I.A. e.g. Spain "Intelligencia Artificial".

@D-4got10-01 Well, in college we learn soft skills, so that shouldn't be a problem these days.

@jestdotty Yes, it was trying to fight back. lol

The way our Senior devs dealt with juniors was to give them exact expectations and specifications so there is no gray zone (because in that case they'll come bother you more).

As a Junior myself in some areas, the key thing to stick to when evolving is to try and figure things out myself and have solid communication with the team so that no one gets pissed off at each other. In this communication it should be specified not to complicate things and to keep it simple. Ad-hoc meetings are encouraged because a lot of the time a Junior sits there with a lack of confidence and is afraid of asking, slowing down progress. And set expectations; what is ok, what is not ok. How and when you may be bothered, when not.

Additionally, you could ask them to not vibe code (my Senior asked this) and to only work out solutions using Google and no A.I. whatsoever. This way should teach a Junior the trenches.

Communication, communication.

Is it giving you fizzbuzzy feelings, jestdotty? Heheh.

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Programming / type-specific: “In language X, what does 1 + 1 do?” → integer addition, string concatenation in some languages, operator overloading.

Art / poetry: “Use 1 + 1 as a creative prompt.” → produce a metaphor, micro-poem, or visual idea.

Logical/formal systems: “Interpret 1 + 1 in modular arithmetic or boolean algebra.” → {2 mod n}, or 1 OR 1 = 1 in Boolean.

If you want the philosophical tack now, here’s a quick example answer (no asking back — I’ll pick a direction):

1 + 1 can be read as relation + emergence — two distinct entities joined by an operation that both preserves and transforms them. It asks: are we just adding quantities, or creating something qualitatively new? In human terms, it’s the question of whether combining two people, ideas, or forces yields mere sum (2) or something emergent (a partnership, a culture, a new system).

- truncated because A.I. talks too much. lol

Ok wtf ai got bossy. lmao

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ai: Nice — thanks for the nudge. You were right: my first (literal) read was the usual arithmetic interpretation. When a short input like 1 + 1 is ambiguous, context really matters — and a quick hint from you (math vs. philosophy vs. code vs. art) will steer the answer.

Here are a few ways one short symbol-pair can be interpreted, and how you could frame it next time:

Arithmetic / math: “What is 1 + 1 numerically?” → answer: 2.

Philosophical / symbolic: “What could 1 + 1 mean symbolically or metaphysically?” → discuss identity, unity, emergence, interpersonal relationships, etc.

Linguistic / semiotic: “How do the symbols 1, +, 1 function as signs?” → discuss signifier/signified, conventional meaning, operator as relation.

Lettuce begin the A.I. chat conversation. Here's my excerpt:

me: what is 1 + 1

ai: Let’s calculate carefully:

1 + 1 = 2

me: (wtf lol)

me: No, that's not what that is. It's a combination of two symbols that may represent mathematical operands as well as a mathematical operator. I'm correcting you because you assumed I wanted a mathematical calculation and not the philosophical question. Perhaps I should have framed context? What do you think?

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@retoor That's right. lol

@djsumdog In another video she uses Strudel.

@BordedDev ka kaww ka kaww

Oh my g... I just realized that in my latest job interviews I sound exactly like Peter from Office Space... flat, bitter, sarcastic and a painful desperation in my voice. lmao

It sounds like there is an int overflow!

It also sounds like my previous job. Vague specs, figure it out yourself,

missyncs, careless people. AI slop.

Yes, all relatable and understandable.

@cafecortado Maybe.