Useful Documentation

I had a suspicion this would be the answer to the Selenium error message in my logs, but I felt I needed to validate it anyway.  I think under Common Solutions it should say, "Make sure the element is present.  Idiot."  That would help a lot.

Recursion!

Recursion at work!

Interviewing, The Bobs Style

Drew and I went interviewing on the 20th at the Maverick offices at the U of MN to talk to the students about internships at work. Yes, that is a Swingline stapler. A red one. And yes, we are being photobombed by Mr. Worf, Michael Dorn. Which means I could have done a meme to the effect of, "TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I LOVE HIS ACTING. I DO. I AM A MICHAEL DORN FAN. FOR MY MONEY, I DON'T THINK IT GETS ANY BETTER THAN WHEN HE SINGS KLINGON OPERA." But I'm pleased with my choice of quotes.

How to Fix User Profile Service Failed the Login Error

If you ever get "User Profile Service Failed the Login Error", Total Ctrl and Computer Repair Service has a great post about how to fix it on YouTube.  I generally hate YouTube repair examples, but this one was concise, step-by-step, and accurate. It completely fixed my wife's issue with a safe boot and registry change.

Turn of Phrase

I've been reading H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds to Eryn lately.  The twists of the language make for some tricky reading. I find myself reading in a rather stilted manner unless I pay attention.  And there are words and phrases that aren't really in use now, like loafers, which seems to refer to someone who loads a barge.  But I suspect they're the layabouts who wait for work near the docks.  Hence, they're loafing, although I'd never think of someone waiting for work as a loafer.

But the most interesting phrase so far was a sentence I wouldn't expect to see in a modern book, "His landlady came to the door, loosely wrapped in dressing gown and shawl; her husband followed ejaculating."

I guess he was really startled by the Martians.

Movember

Movember is over.  I hate growing a mustache.  Hate it a lot.  Even though we raised the most money in our corporate network location (couple thousand dollars) and even though I once grew one for a play in high school.  I hate it.  I feel like a different person.  Gumpier.  Older.  It's depressing.  A beard helps a little, but not much.  At least the beard make me feel a little evil.  I did use the Movember app this year, so you can see my mustache progression.  Don't I look more tired in the end?  It has nothing whatsoever to do with being long overdue for a vacation at that point.

Here's the larger version so you can really appreciate the stache.



And here it is, growing in time lapse, stop motion-ness.  I've included slow, medium, and fast so you can get through it at a speed you're comfortable with. And a speed of 0 is an appropriate choice.

SLOW!


MEDIUM!


MAXIMUM MUSTACHE!!!