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Fortune favors the brave

by jpeter 4y ago

causi 4y ago
Personally I apply the "how would I feel about this page being printed out and laying on my boss's desk" test to every site I visit at work.
- optymizer 4y ago
  I would feel like that's a waste of paper. They could have pulled it up on a laptop or tablet.
- pas 4y ago
  ... how is that a good test of anything? I mean what if I click on a /b/ link "at work"? Does that make my work output immediately tainted and the company has to immediately file for bankruptcy?
  - brookst 4y ago
    Nah, it just reflects poor judgment that may extend to other areas. It’s a little like the Van Halen M&M test: if you don’t follow that rule, people have to wonder what other expectations you won’t meet.
    - pas 4y ago
      They don't have to, I very loudly proclaim which rules I have a lot of disregard for :) > little like the Van Halen M&M test Hah, yes, though in this case I apply it "inversely". Anyone who gets lost in the process, instead of considering the people in it, is out. (That's why, usually, my conflicts/problems with my late bosses/employers had something to do with them being a bit too cavalier when it came formalities like ... paying in time.) Trade-offs, trade-offs are hard.
  - troad 4y ago
    > Does that make my work output immediately tainted and the company has to immediately file for bankruptcy? No, much easier just to fire you. You’ve shown a disregard for what is almost certainly company policy, and created legal risks for the company (e.g. if anyone walked in on you while your screen was showing naked people).
    - stefan_ 4y ago
      That must be up there on the "imaginary legal knowledge" shelf.
      - troad 4y ago
        Involuntarily exposing your colleagues to pornography would more than suffice to create a hostile environment for the purposes of sexual harassment law. Good luck convincing your HR / legal otherwise.
    - pas 4y ago
      Choosing the right workplace (and thus boss) is important :) > walked in on you while your screen was showing naked people Why are they poking their eyes onto my screen? Of course the underlying rule "making other coworkers uncomfortable is bad" completely makes sense. And we - probably - all know how above a certain company size these rules end up playing it too safe.
  - causi 4y ago
    I'd fire somebody for browsing 4chan at work. Shitting dick nipples, lolicon, and the occasional piece of child pornography does not need to be moving over our network.
    - fear_and_coffee 4y ago
      [dead]
    - msm_ 4y ago
      I think you're confused about how 4chan works (except maybe /b/). And fortunately I live in a country where I can't legally be fired because my boss has personal grievances about particular websites
      - causi 4y ago
        There's more than enough posted to /g/ I wouldn't want on a work PC. At this very moment there's a bikini model, a spread-legged underage anime catgirl, a Terry Davis thread, some furry art, more anime girls, more anime girls, an upskirt shot of a loli, some AI art titties, and the ever-tasteful "chink shit general". This is not appropriate to look at at work.
- Brian_K_White 4y ago
  Since I know how to explain how little that means, I don't care what links they see me go to. If I have a work-related reason to look at something then I do, simple as that, and when your job is to engineer, almost any instance of satisfying curiosity is work related ultimately.
  - notadev 4y ago
    Saving this for when I eventually get pulled into HR. “Yes I was on PornHub, but was only looking at it for the UX inspiration”.
    - Brian_K_White 4y ago
      Porn sites have some of the best and some of the worst coding. Both are very useful to study.
      - jesprenj 4y ago
        I remember that PornHub had for a brief moment in 2022 a PHP issue in the production site -- every comment was rendered with a closing PHP tag somewhere in it's content to the client (?>).
    - dmix 4y ago
      "I was admiring the quality of their HTML5 video player" Which reminds me of when YouTube spent forever with a broken beta HTML5 player, spending 5+ yrs building something that porn sites did immediately.
      - ilyt 4y ago
        Isn't the "preview" function in timeline ripped straight off porno sites too ?
        minsc_and_boo 4y ago
        I mean, I'm pretty sure DVD players had it when FF/Rewinding first.
- emptyfile 4y ago
  I don't think most people have their employer recording their screens or looking over their shoulder?
doomleika 4y ago
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, thank you for making my day.

Fortune favors the brave

by jpeter 4y ago

Fortune favors the brave

Personally I apply the "how would I feel about this page being printed out and laying on my boss's desk" test to every site I visit at work.

optymizer 4y ago
I would feel like that's a waste of paper. They could have pulled it up on a laptop or tablet.
pas 4y ago
... how is that a good test of anything? I mean what if I click on a /b/ link "at work"? Does that make my work output immediately tainted and the company has to immediately file for bankruptcy?
- brookst 4y ago
  Nah, it just reflects poor judgment that may extend to other areas. It’s a little like the Van Halen M&M test: if you don’t follow that rule, people have to wonder what other expectations you won’t meet.
  - pas 4y ago
    They don't have to, I very loudly proclaim which rules I have a lot of disregard for :) > little like the Van Halen M&M test Hah, yes, though in this case I apply it "inversely". Anyone who gets lost in the process, instead of considering the people in it, is out. (That's why, usually, my conflicts/problems with my late bosses/employers had something to do with them being a bit too cavalier when it came formalities like ... paying in time.) Trade-offs, trade-offs are hard.
- troad 4y ago
  > Does that make my work output immediately tainted and the company has to immediately file for bankruptcy? No, much easier just to fire you. You’ve shown a disregard for what is almost certainly company policy, and created legal risks for the company (e.g. if anyone walked in on you while your screen was showing naked people).
  - stefan_ 4y ago
    That must be up there on the "imaginary legal knowledge" shelf.
    - troad 4y ago
      Involuntarily exposing your colleagues to pornography would more than suffice to create a hostile environment for the purposes of sexual harassment law. Good luck convincing your HR / legal otherwise.
  - pas 4y ago
    Choosing the right workplace (and thus boss) is important :) > walked in on you while your screen was showing naked people Why are they poking their eyes onto my screen? Of course the underlying rule "making other coworkers uncomfortable is bad" completely makes sense. And we - probably - all know how above a certain company size these rules end up playing it too safe.
- causi 4y ago
  I'd fire somebody for browsing 4chan at work. Shitting dick nipples, lolicon, and the occasional piece of child pornography does not need to be moving over our network.
  - fear_and_coffee 4y ago
    [dead]
  - msm_ 4y ago
    I think you're confused about how 4chan works (except maybe /b/). And fortunately I live in a country where I can't legally be fired because my boss has personal grievances about particular websites
    - causi 4y ago
      There's more than enough posted to /g/ I wouldn't want on a work PC. At this very moment there's a bikini model, a spread-legged underage anime catgirl, a Terry Davis thread, some furry art, more anime girls, more anime girls, an upskirt shot of a loli, some AI art titties, and the ever-tasteful "chink shit general". This is not appropriate to look at at work.
Brian_K_White 4y ago
Since I know how to explain how little that means, I don't care what links they see me go to. If I have a work-related reason to look at something then I do, simple as that, and when your job is to engineer, almost any instance of satisfying curiosity is work related ultimately.
- notadev 4y ago
  Saving this for when I eventually get pulled into HR. “Yes I was on PornHub, but was only looking at it for the UX inspiration”.
  - Brian_K_White 4y ago
    Porn sites have some of the best and some of the worst coding. Both are very useful to study.
    - jesprenj 4y ago
      I remember that PornHub had for a brief moment in 2022 a PHP issue in the production site -- every comment was rendered with a closing PHP tag somewhere in it's content to the client (?>).
  - dmix 4y ago
    "I was admiring the quality of their HTML5 video player" Which reminds me of when YouTube spent forever with a broken beta HTML5 player, spending 5+ yrs building something that porn sites did immediately.
    - ilyt 4y ago
      Isn't the "preview" function in timeline ripped straight off porno sites too ?
      - minsc_and_boo 4y ago
        I mean, I'm pretty sure DVD players had it when FF/Rewinding first.
emptyfile 4y ago
I don't think most people have their employer recording their screens or looking over their shoulder?

doomleika 4y ago

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, thank you for making my day.