Evolving language depends on common usage of words and this is not how manual labor is used by people.
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Man, I hate unnecessary manual labor
- Thread starter Suicide King
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...then literally every single thing a human does is manual labor.
That's a really dumb definition of manual labor.
human intervened repetitive task quality control. Boom, perfect name right here.
That's doesn't remotely qualify as manual labor.
It's a series of manual tasks, but there's nothing laborious about those tasks.
It's a series of manual tasks, but there's nothing laborious about those tasks.
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Sorry. I wasn't trying to be snarky or arrogant. The fact is that I explained why I used the term, which while technically correct, is not used this way. It's not really a discussion worth having when I was asking something completely different.
I apologize for using a term incorrectly and hope people forgive me and help me discuss my actual problem, which some users did by suggesting some tools for it.
Wonder if they'd give it to me instead if I showed them this thread and told them I'd do the same work without complaining. I could always use a third job...
Anyway, best of luck with that OP.
I was going to come in and tell the story about having to triple handle 5 tons of 50kg bags of animal feed because they weren't stacked properly the first time and then over-stacked as to be too heavy per pallet the second time but I don't think this is the thread for that.
so if my AC goes out, will i be doing manual labor then?
What is with people's opposition to automating simple repetitive tasks?
My job relies on me automating stupid shit like this. If I manually did all the menial work I have to do, I would never do any meaningful work.
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public sumSomeNumbers(int first, int second){
if(first == 1 && second == 1){ return 2 }
if(first == 1 && second == 2){ return 3 }
if(first == 2 && second == 2){ return 4 }
}
I think the thing is that you are doing a job that is tedious, and you don't like that. That is fine, but that part of your job sounds like its a big part. If you automate that aspect of it, you free up a lot of time, but what happens when there is nothing left to fill that void? You may automate yourself out of the job. And, if you don't have direct access to the CMS, there is probably a good reason for that. When dealing with things like a CMS, there are so many things you can do, which is great, but having the knowledge to know you shouldn't do them, as it can cause harm other places is where the difficulty comes in.
I cant tell if this is serious or not =\
Please tell me this isn't serious...
It doesn't. I never called him lazy.
... I'm a millennial. And most of my career has been finding ways to simplify or automate what I considered stupid, redundant, unnecessary, busy work. That's most professions. Ask anyone who's had nearly any career and they'll tell you about busy work that doesn't necessarily fit the exact definition of your job.
I get it. It sucks. You'd rather be doing what you consider the more important work, the more rewarding work, etc. I'm not insinuating that you are lazy or whatever. I'm saying, regardless of how you feel or think the situation should be... this is part of your job. And the attitude that this isn't, or shouldn't be, is wrong. The correct attitude, which you may actually have and just have poorly communicated (or I have poorly understood), is OK, I need to do this bullshit, how I can finish it in the easiest, simplest way with the tools I have. That may not be the actual best way to do it, you may not have the tools, you may not have the time, whatever hurdles are put in your way.
If that was the point of your thread, great. But what I heard was someone bitching about busy work and saying "It's not my job". And that's a shitty attitude that I deal with on a daily basis from coworkers who, if they put in any effort whatsoever, could easily find ways to make their work so much easier... but they'd rather just complain and defer because I'm a <whatever>, and that's not what I do! - which usually translates to "I'm above this". And you aren't.
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I'm aware of the risk, but that will probably happen one way or the other. One of our partners is already using an algorithm to publish simple stories, like stock exchange, how much is the bitcoin worth, etc.
Also, I was hired because I worked with programming before, so I'd like to at least try to automate some of the tasks (that aren't bad just for me, since it's a small company) and show my superiors that we could spend more time research good stories instead of just publishing small ones to keep our Facebook page updated.
And this is why I'm (now) doing it on a Node.js server. Instead of directly injecting posts on the CMS, I'll spend a few days making sure that I can parse every RSS entry correctly and then show the system to them. Maybe it won't even need to be directly on the CMS. Just formatting the post automatically and getting it from the source is good enough.
I'm complaining that what I'm doing shouldn't be anyone's job. It's like compiling code. It's a repetitive chore that can easily be automated, and in most cases nowadays, is being automated. There are stories written by robots on CNN as well. That doesn't mean there's no place for people like Anthony Bourdain or Jim Acosta. It just means that they are doing what they can do as humans, instead of wasting time doing what a computer can do in less time.
That's annoying but not annoying tedious manual labor which is actually garbage and makes you feel like shit after for minimum wage so
You insist you're a journalist yet respond to criticism by citing wiki-fucking-pedia to prove that you're "technically correct"?
Be thankful they're giving you something to do.
Be thankful they're giving you something to do.
Depending on the CMS you're working on (drupal, magento, wp) you can always install a plugin/RSS aggregator that will automatically pull from the RSS source and schedule the post for you, the formatting is configured through a single CSS that you can also modify with your own classes and you wont even need to monitor it. As soon as a new post is available, the plugin parses and immediately posts any data coming from one or multiple websites.
A node.js server for this is not only overkill, but if your internet at home goes out, say bye bye to your automated script.
Lmao "womp womp" is alt right now? Oh noes the nazis are coming for our comedy noises! What a tragedy!
I would hesitate on automating this. Cross posting content without editorial involvement can always lead a problem. Headlines can change, content can change.
I say this as someone who worked at a large content site that had to pitch content to the main homepage team. Everything posted their went through some sort of editorial oversight.
I say this as someone who worked at a large content site that had to pitch content to the main homepage team. Everything posted their went through some sort of editorial oversight.
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Unfortunately, it's a custom one (it's not Redis, Keystone, Magento, Wordpress, anything). My best option is actually just formatting the actual post and then posting it there. The guy who suggested me Showdown saved my life. It's actually great for what I'm trying to do. I can parse everything into a single HTML page, probably using RSS or Atom, and then have a finished WYSIWYG page that I can publish if necessary.
I know that using Node.js is a risk, but I can just run it locally and also have a redundant version on Heroku or something. It's better than trying to learn Python, I think. The other option would be using RESTful and PHP to turn stuff into a JSON file, parse it locally and output a page, but that is just as much as an overkill.
We usually cross post from our partners. My intention was to save everything that they post in our own CMS as a draft, so that I can choose to change the headlines and do some other checking before publishing.
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I understand, just don't call it manual larbor. It's an insult to people who really labor all day. Inefficient work flow is the correct term like someone mentioned in the thread.
Uhhh yeah wtf lol. I do manual labor every day. I pulled in 8 pallets of produce in today and had a towering pallet of dairy fall over that I then had to restack. That was around 6AM at the beginning of my day.
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I dont get to sit down for 12 hours at my job. Hauling 50 to 60lbs of food up and down two flights of stairs and working as fast as possible in 110 degree heat kitchen cooking for up to 200 to 600 people a day while trying not to burn yourself, cut yourself.
And i think i have the easy job.
And i think i have the easy job.
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I wake up every single day, at 3 AM, and pick up a boulder using my bare feet. I use it to flex in preparation for my actual work. Then I eat the boulder. That's usually my only meal of the day.
I then swim five hundred nautical miles, jump into a volcano and start assembling iPhone 3G parts. Then I have to melt them using my own body temperature and turn them into a Huawei phone. I usually do this while lifting a few blue whales and fighting some orcas. I also don't have an AC in my office.
I do all that and the japanese government pays me 2 yen per month. Now that's work.
I then swim five hundred nautical miles, jump into a volcano and start assembling iPhone 3G parts. Then I have to melt them using my own body temperature and turn them into a Huawei phone. I usually do this while lifting a few blue whales and fighting some orcas. I also don't have an AC in my office.
I do all that and the japanese government pays me 2 yen per month. Now that's work.
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I don't think it always has to mean that but there is an association recently, that is undeniable. Can't fault someone for being a bit hurt by hearing it when it's associated with hatred.
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Could someone link to the original topic for this? I keep seeing people reference it and I'm tired of being out of the loop. :(
RSS to JSON to mustache/handlebars is probably easy to set up
Funny thing is that in the context of code doing things manually is exactly what the OP said it is
Funny thing is that in the context of code doing things manually is exactly what the OP said it is
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We are currently discussing whether the term "womp womp" can be associated to the alt-right or not. I'm not gonna say anything about how I'm a black man being called lazy by random dudes on the internet, of course.
I have never heard about Handlebars. I will try that as well. Thanks!
Dunno, I've got a permenant spinal injury from loading sea containers with railway sleepers, a little more 'manual' than the labour op is (hilariously) complaining about.
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Oh wow, OP brought race into the mix. Can this thread reach peak Era status?
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Wow. I literally broke my foot tearing down a scaffold four weeks ago. Just finally getting over the pain. You're talking about writing articles on a computer?
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ACTUALLY op what you should definitely do is develop this as a module to help the rest of the world and definitely don't tell your company about it
Wow. I literally broke my foot tearing down a scaffold four weeks ago. Just finally getting over the pain. You're talking about writing articles on a computer?
Idk OP,I think we are reaching blue collar vs white collar pretty quick.
To be fair, OP did correct himself a bit back. Sorry about your injury, tho.
The Fuck. Go work a job where you're on your feet 8 hours a day lifting with your legs to ensure you don't destroy your back.
Then come back and complain. Christ.
Then come back and complain. Christ.
Ah, my bad, read page 1 then jumped to the end for the hot takes.
Hah, cheers, that's life. Though I suggest everyone avoids loading sea containers with railway sleepers by hand, that shit should be automated.
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