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Title: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Daphne on July 18, 2019, 12:01:42 am
Just a reminder, July 2019 has five Mondays, so no *Expanded Universe* on 7/29!

(https://mindcontrolcomics.com/media/comics_promos/eu/eu-i076.jpg) (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i076/preview)

Script: Daphne • Art and Lettering: OneDollarBilly


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Geo on July 18, 2019, 08:45:44 am
We really should give up on this five Mondays nonsense and switch to a 13 month year. 13 months of 28 days. One day left over for The New Year's party (Or Life Day if you so choose) and Leap Day approximately every 4 years.

Daphne makes more money. We get more content. Everybody wins.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Daphne on July 18, 2019, 09:17:03 am
We really should give up on this five Mondays nonsense and switch to a 13 month year.

It's been tried! (https://gizmodo.com/kodak-used-a-calendar-with-13-months-5917654)


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: hereno on July 18, 2019, 09:50:02 am
I think it would be really great if a fetish porn website could institute internationally recognized calendrical reform. Daphne when can we expect this?


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Daphne on July 18, 2019, 10:41:59 am
Daphne when can we expect this?

You would be kind of surprised how much calendar-related code is in the new site backend… I'd be totally down with this.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: hereno on July 18, 2019, 12:08:49 pm
Daphne when can we expect this?

You would be kind of surprised how much calendar-related code is in the new site backend… I'd be totally down with this.

Now I'm afraid that message came across poorly. It was meant to be a joke; sorry if that came across as pushy. I wasn't being serious.

And I can believe there's a bunch of calendar code in the new system, probably around detecting which bonuses you're allowed to see.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Daphne on July 18, 2019, 12:15:45 pm
It was meant to be a joke

Oh, no, totally got the joke!

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And I can believe there's a bunch of calendar code in the new system, probably around detecting which bonuses you're allowed to see.

OMG, it's horrible. That is like 75% of the code in the "what comics can someone see" part.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: hereno on July 18, 2019, 12:33:58 pm
OMG, it's horrible. That is like 75% of the code in the "what comics can someone see" part.

Well that effort is definitely appreciated. Way better than the old "grab it or lose it" system.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Geo on July 18, 2019, 09:35:16 pm
Can you imagine having to write all that code in FORTRAN or COBOL? Even be a nightmare in C. We live in blessed times.

Frankly I'm trying to write less C and C++. Even on what's called an embedded system these days, they're overkill.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: caseyx on July 22, 2019, 12:10:35 am
This strip is supposed to be Gordon moving in with Charlotte, right?  Gregor is with Lola, she of the Fucktoy choker.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Greyman on July 22, 2019, 03:59:28 am
This strip is supposed to be Gordon moving in with Charlotte, right?  Gregor is with Lola, she of the Fucktoy choker.
Indeed.  

Gordon has domesticated Charlotte (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i069/), thanks to Chris setting them up.

Gregor has his hands full with Lola (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i045/), Shannon's (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i009/) * unnamed friend (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i058/)**, and … possibly others (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i048/).


* Okay, I think that is post transformation Shannon (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/comics/eu/i025/)

** And I haven't come across the name of she in the J-shirt.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Daphne on July 22, 2019, 07:03:06 am
Yes, that's Gordon, not Gregor. Let's assign it to Chris being somewhat distracted by the situation.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: lifmcs on July 22, 2019, 07:45:24 am
Is there such a thing as being too good at your job?


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: Daphne on July 22, 2019, 07:52:44 am
** And I haven't come across the name of she in the J-shirt.

The charming young woman in #58 is Jacqueline.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: wcw43921 on July 25, 2019, 03:44:02 pm
Is there such a thing as being too good at your job?

There is if there's no one else to take your place if you want to get away for vacation, because nobody can do the job as well as you.  On the other hand, it makes it harder to fire you as well.

Being indispensable can be a two-edged sword, I think.


Title: Re: Expanded Universe #76
Post by: lifmcs on July 25, 2019, 05:24:45 pm
Is there such a thing as being too good at your job?

There is if there's no one else to take your place if you want to get away for vacation, because nobody can do the job as well as you.  On the other hand, it makes it harder to fire you as well.

Being indispensable can be a two-edged sword, I think.

Indubitably, but I was just riffing on Chris turning into a paperclipbreast maximized (https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer) and seemingly regretting it, at least for the moment.