PolyglotProg
@polyglotprog.bsky.social
Programmer, Business Owner, Pilot, Engineer.
I would say incremental has merits sometimes, and it depends on the project/product. But ANY deviation from the concrete scope is creep. It just is. Incorporating that into subsequent plans is the key to managing it. The problem is people trying to inject "missed" things into in-flight work.
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I would say incremental has merits sometimes, and it depends on the project/product. But ANY deviation from the concrete scope is creep. It just is. Incorporating that into subsequent plans is the key to managing it. The problem is people trying to inject "missed" things into in-flight work.
We wouldn't have such good web video handling if it weren't for them. Thats a fact
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We wouldn't have such good web video handling if it weren't for them. Thats a fact
If this is in reference to programming, your notes about scope creep are noted, but misguided. The reason we scope is to control outside influence, and not let projects run away. Defining scope concretely, and not deviating is the key to success. If you need to increase the scope, you do that after.
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If this is in reference to programming, your notes about scope creep are noted, but misguided. The reason we scope is to control outside influence, and not let projects run away. Defining scope concretely, and not deviating is the key to success. If you need to increase the scope, you do that after.
If you are talking common patterns and algorithms then yes, I'd agree.. however, if you think thats anywhere close to the majority, I'd say whatever you are programming isn't very bespoke if thats your view of it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If you are talking common patterns and algorithms then yes, I'd agree.. however, if you think thats anywhere close to the majority, I'd say whatever you are programming isn't very bespoke if thats your view of it.
Depends on the "AI". AI can be a tool, and sometimes a good one. However it is rarely 100% right, and often takes longer to verify and sanity check, than the time it actually "saves". This world of AI "evangelists" is weird. AI, is the equivalent of a really bad Junior Dev at this point.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Depends on the "AI". AI can be a tool, and sometimes a good one. However it is rarely 100% right, and often takes longer to verify and sanity check, than the time it actually "saves". This world of AI "evangelists" is weird. AI, is the equivalent of a really bad Junior Dev at this point.
Wait.. are they playing the "First rule about the UCMJ is we don't talk about the UCMJ" card?
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Wait.. are they playing the "First rule about the UCMJ is we don't talk about the UCMJ" card?
We have 1 that uses it backwards, One that stands facing outwards and stands super tall while using the very eeeedge of the splash zone, and two that walk in it or stand guard over it when other cats are around. It's amusing.
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We have 1 that uses it backwards, One that stands facing outwards and stands super tall while using the very eeeedge of the splash zone, and two that walk in it or stand guard over it when other cats are around. It's amusing.
I had issues with the LitterRobot 2, but not the 3 or 4, I think they may have addressed your concern. I have 3 of them, and none of the version 3-4's have ever given me an issue.
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I had issues with the LitterRobot 2, but not the 3 or 4, I think they may have addressed your concern. I have 3 of them, and none of the version 3-4's have ever given me an issue.
3, though one of them is basically in a different place than the rest.
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
3, though one of them is basically in a different place than the rest.
2 words... Litter Robot. You'll thank me.. I have 4 cats, and I'd die otherwise.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
2 words... Litter Robot. You'll thank me.. I have 4 cats, and I'd die otherwise.
Will mention that people who have been on HIV therapy for years likely have been "cured" as well, it's just too risky to stop and check. But it is not at a detectable level in their systems. Would be nice to have something that just outright does it though.
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Will mention that people who have been on HIV therapy for years likely have been "cured" as well, it's just too risky to stop and check. But it is not at a detectable level in their systems. Would be nice to have something that just outright does it though.
Here's the rub... inflation as compared to the rest of the world, was the lowest it could possibly be.. even at that time. So if it was 100% about inflation, people are 200% stupid.
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here's the rub... inflation as compared to the rest of the world, was the lowest it could possibly be.. even at that time. So if it was 100% about inflation, people are 200% stupid.
Its so weird not being tapped into gas prices anymore, I forget what it even last was when i bought it.. I pay ~$0.84 a day for my electric usage.
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Its so weird not being tapped into gas prices anymore, I forget what it even last was when i bought it.. I pay ~$0.84 a day for my electric usage.
Or we can treat it like any other not ready for prime-time technology companies and let them fail.. They are not vital to anyone.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Or we can treat it like any other not ready for prime-time technology companies and let them fail.. They are not vital to anyone.
Was the director of the SOC for an airline for a decade. TSA is just a facade, private security (like it used to be) could do it cheaper, faster and more effectively. Also we could stop requiring boarding passes to get in the terminal, that actually causes more problems than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Was the director of the SOC for an airline for a decade. TSA is just a facade, private security (like it used to be) could do it cheaper, faster and more effectively. Also we could stop requiring boarding passes to get in the terminal, that actually causes more problems than you think.
I will thank them, but also remind them that they shouldn't exist. Security theatre does not protect anyone.
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I will thank them, but also remind them that they shouldn't exist. Security theatre does not protect anyone.
What are you pointing out exactly?.. the fact that we don't have perfect energy storage mediums?
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What are you pointing out exactly?.. the fact that we don't have perfect energy storage mediums?
Because a warranty is not about how you use something, its about whether it was defective when it was built. You can have equally long warranties for the car itself, but the battery, not so much, and for the same reason your 12V car battery isn't warrantied long either, batteries currently degrade.
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Because a warranty is not about how you use something, its about whether it was defective when it was built. You can have equally long warranties for the car itself, but the battery, not so much, and for the same reason your 12V car battery isn't warrantied long either, batteries currently degrade.
Also, who puts carrots on tacos.
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Also, who puts carrots on tacos.
One of the definitions of "proud" is to stand higher than the rest.. So i'd argue, she can, and is.
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
One of the definitions of "proud" is to stand higher than the rest.. So i'd argue, she can, and is.
Uh... the thermoplastic used in these bottles is almost infinitely recyclable, and nobody makes thin walled aluminum that large... for good reason.
October 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Uh... the thermoplastic used in these bottles is almost infinitely recyclable, and nobody makes thin walled aluminum that large... for good reason.