tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post7901876779107497507..comments2023-10-05T10:00:27.231-07:00Comments on The Diary of a Gold-Digger: In which we are reminded that engineers hate scope creepthe gold diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134199198587591427noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-55424133036791611622016-12-07T17:15:06.727-08:002016-12-07T17:15:06.727-08:00I'm with Primo on this one...although *if* I w...I'm with Primo on this one...although *if* I were not tired, I probably would have asked if you wanted me to wash the basil. (I have a 5yo and a 7mo, so I'm always tired, which means I stop looking for subtext and become very literal.)Kathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-1056693336941027552016-12-06T14:37:57.505-08:002016-12-06T14:37:57.505-08:00A clear understanding of if/then statements is not...A clear understanding of if/then statements is not always a good thing.the gold diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134199198587591427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-21259071806706751022016-12-06T14:36:49.540-08:002016-12-06T14:36:49.540-08:00I love that! I tried to comment on your math/jazz ...I love that! I tried to comment on your math/jazz post but the page kicked me out.the gold diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134199198587591427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-57476081421304028652016-12-06T09:23:20.656-08:002016-12-06T09:23:20.656-08:00I just had to storm upstairs to thrust this in the...I just had to storm upstairs to thrust this in the face of <em>my</em> engineer.<br /><br />ME: Do you see? Do you <em>see</em> how wrong he is?<br />HIM: Yes, he messed up.<br />ME: ... You would've only washed the tomatoes, wouldn't you?!?<br />HIM: You don't know that.<br />ME: Would you have washed the basil?<br />HIM: ... <br />ME: Well?<br />HIM: You don't know that!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577155903853273621.post-38314011970864451142016-12-06T08:35:59.481-08:002016-12-06T08:35:59.481-08:00I'm sure you've heard the joke, which is u...I'm sure you've heard the joke, which is usually told about programmers, but would apply to engineers too, I think:<br /><br />A woman asks her husband "Can you please go to the store and get me a gallon of milk? And if they have eggs, please get me a half a dozen."<br /><br />So the man comes back home with 6 gallons of milk.The Cosmic Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197101759099190901noreply@blogger.com