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I run multiple instances of vs.net and don't reboot every week, In my case, I'm cycling through at least 10 instances a day. This bug report is actually interes

I run multiple instances of vs.net and don't reboot every week, In my case, I'm cycling through at least 10 instances a day. This bug report is actually interesting (to me).

yread 12y ago
Yes, but do you shut them down ungracefully? Do you expect to read interesting bug reports on HN?
- TallGuyShort 12y ago
  I find lots of unexpectedly interesting things on HN. Interesting bug, inspiring-ly excellent write-up. I wish I got more bug reports like this.
- kcbanner 12y ago
  I do, they are entertaining.
  - chris_wot 12y ago
    Yes, well... try this one then: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/168702 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/168702 Entitled "XL97: Data Not Returned from Query Using ORACLE Data Source", one of the solutions reads: Method 2: Move Your Mouse Pointer If you move your mouse pointer continuously while the data is being returned to Microsoft Excel, the query may not fail. Do not stop moving the mouse until all the data has been returned to Microsoft Excel. I'm sure some large bank has employed a data operator to do this at some point. It's a job I guess.
    - neurobro 12y ago
      In case people think you were being sarcastic (and maybe you were), a large bank used to pay me $10/hour to push F11, F7, F7, F2 for the first 2-3 hours of each day.
      - pbhjpbhj 12y ago
        Can you explain further how that worked/helped the bank?
        neurobro 12y ago
        That was the sequence to accept a security transfer and print the screen (hundreds a day). Then I would match the print-outs to trade confirmations and type the data back into a spreadsheet. Sort of a digital equivalent of digging a hole in the morning and filling it back up after lunch. It was supposed to be a temp job for a couple weeks until the fancy new system was ready, but I quit after 6 months.
      - deleted 12y ago
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- QuadDamaged 12y ago
  I've killed so many devenv.exe in my career that there must be some kind of warrant on my name in Redmond. I agree that vs.net is not really pertinent to the core 'hacker' audience here, but this bug report is actually relevant to me, and I didn't get it from my MS-oriented feeds. I should read HN's FAQ, but aren't articles making it to the front page by being upvoted from new?
  - maccard 12y ago
    Ditto. And I've ony used VS for about 2 years now

I run multiple instances of vs.net and don't reboot every week, In my case, I'm cycling through at least 10 instances a day. This bug report is actually interesting (to me).

yread 12y ago

Yes, but do you shut them down ungracefully? Do you expect to read interesting bug reports on HN?

TallGuyShort 12y ago
I find lots of unexpectedly interesting things on HN. Interesting bug, inspiring-ly excellent write-up. I wish I got more bug reports like this.
kcbanner 12y ago
I do, they are entertaining.
- chris_wot 12y ago
  Yes, well... try this one then: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/168702 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/168702 Entitled "XL97: Data Not Returned from Query Using ORACLE Data Source", one of the solutions reads: Method 2: Move Your Mouse Pointer If you move your mouse pointer continuously while the data is being returned to Microsoft Excel, the query may not fail. Do not stop moving the mouse until all the data has been returned to Microsoft Excel. I'm sure some large bank has employed a data operator to do this at some point. It's a job I guess.
  - neurobro 12y ago
    In case people think you were being sarcastic (and maybe you were), a large bank used to pay me $10/hour to push F11, F7, F7, F2 for the first 2-3 hours of each day.
    - pbhjpbhj 12y ago
      Can you explain further how that worked/helped the bank?
      - neurobro 12y ago
        That was the sequence to accept a security transfer and print the screen (hundreds a day). Then I would match the print-outs to trade confirmations and type the data back into a spreadsheet. Sort of a digital equivalent of digging a hole in the morning and filling it back up after lunch. It was supposed to be a temp job for a couple weeks until the fancy new system was ready, but I quit after 6 months.
    - deleted 12y ago
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QuadDamaged 12y ago
I've killed so many devenv.exe in my career that there must be some kind of warrant on my name in Redmond. I agree that vs.net is not really pertinent to the core 'hacker' audience here, but this bug report is actually relevant to me, and I didn't get it from my MS-oriented feeds. I should read HN's FAQ, but aren't articles making it to the front page by being upvoted from new?
- maccard 12y ago
  Ditto. And I've ony used VS for about 2 years now