TheDukePatio - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Things That Scare the Bejeezus Out of Programme (Score 1) 641

by TheDukePatio on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @01:12PM (#44178609) Attached to: Things That Scare the Bejeezus Out of Programmers

First mention of QA that I've seen....

What about "A really good QA team"? Where I am, Dev and QA work fairly close....and while Dev doesn't "fear" QA per se....they still get worried that we come up with scenarios they haven't thought of yet (which is why we tend to work closely before testing really starts).

On the flip side, you could also be scared of a BAD QA team and not catching things before the code goes out the door.

Comment A tradition like no other..... (Score 1) 50

by TheDukePatio on Wednesday June 15, 2011 @02:55PM (#36453720) Attached to: Google and Slooh To Broadcast Lunar Eclipse

Tuned into the live you tube feed....it's riveting. Kinda like Bob Ross and his happy trees announcing for The Masters.

oh...and good job on the app....I'm watching it on my XOO....oh wait...I'm not....can't get the app on the XOOM. Stupid unsupported devices. Stupid fragmentation

Comment Missing the Point (Score 1) 161

by TheDukePatio on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @02:59PM (#35590270) Attached to: Rock, Paper, Shotgun Call For Worldwide Game Release Dates

*sigh* from all the comments I've read, it really seems like everyone is missing the point. New Lego Star Wars!!! And it's out today!!!!

Comment Re:Interesting Points (Score 1) 163

by TheDukePatio on Friday January 15, 2010 @03:16PM (#30782404) Attached to: Antitrust Case Against RIAA Reinstated

Ever wonder why the Mob doesn't get into pirating music? The RIAA, that's why. It's far more risky than armed hold-ups, protection schemes, drugs, hookers, murder-for-hire, etc. Find me a 'Made Man' who's pirating music, and I'll find you a man who's closer to jail than he thought he was.

Submission + - Lyrid meteors no moon this weekend

Submitted by

mdsolar

on Thursday April 19, 2007 @12:42PM

mdsolar writes: "If you want to take a chance on the Lyrid Meteor Shower you should be looking this weekend. This shower is usually a quiet one but can result is spactacular displays from time to time. Sky and Telescope http://skytonight.com/observing/objects/meteors/33 05866.html has this to say:

In 1982 the rate unexpectedly reached 90 for a single hour, and 180 to 300 for a few minutes. A brief outburst of 100 per hour was also seen in 1922. And on April 20, 1803, residents of Richmond, Virginia, upon being rousted out of bed by a fire bell, were startled to see great numbers of meteors in all parts of the sky.

http://www.earthsky.org/article/49561/who-should-w atch-the-lyrid-meteor-shower gives viewing times as the very early hours of Sunday and Monday morning. The Moon will have set by then."

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