Ms. ArmoredThirteen

Recompilation should take at least 20 seconds… I wish my job’s source could compile in under two hours

I worked for the state once and the number of times I had to put my foot down for security was appalling. We’re talking like getting web services updated to use basic password auth could take months and I’d be pressured by management to ignore it because some asshat using the service doesn’t want to update their 30 year old batch file to deal with auth. Other people would regularly push things that could easily expose thousands of people’s identifying info just to get management off their backs. A couple projects I think I was specifically kept away from because they were “mission critical” and they didn’t want me slowing it down with trivial stuff like not leaking unencrypted databases…

Feels like the perfect time to remind people that this trading card exists:

I’m like 98% sure this happened with MOO2. I have it as a core memory of playing that game and was really disappointed that the newer bundled dosbox version doesn’t do that. I have the disk from back in the day still now all I need is a windows 95/98, anyone able to point me to a resource to virtual install them on Windows 10 and I’ll see what I can find out

A lot less work now that they’ve fired so many people and more are going to leave from forced RTO policy.

Original X-COM: UFO Defense is where it is at. Love that game, and OpenXCOM is doing good things bringing extensive mod support to the game. Just started a playthrough with one of my partners we trade off every other soldier and combat is a mess it’s great