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What's your pet peeve when it comes to tropes? What bothers you when you see it in a show or a movie? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'll go first. Mine is the instant knockout drug. Like Dexter's intramuscular injection that causes someone to immediately lose consciousness. Or in the movie Split where there's the aerosol spray in your face that makes you instantly unconscious. Or pretty much any time someone uses chloroform.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

Star Trek is awful for this, but this conversation:

Subject Matter Expert: Oh no, the defences are down

Captain: How long do you need to fix them?

SME: Two hours

Captain: You have one

No, motherfucker, the person that you fucking PAY for their expertise on this very subject said it would take two hours!

Management is full of these cunts that think they can just dictate a timeline and have people that actually know their shit dance to their tune.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Hate to be that guy, but the federation exists in a post-money society. No one gets paid, they do what they do for prestige, pride, adventure, and the good of humanity. Maybe the management believe they can inspire their minions to do better, or maybe the SME's are so used to that shit that they under promise and over deliver.

SME: "oh no, our defences are down" Captain: "How long do you need to fix them?" SME: (hmm, captain will cut the time in half, it takes about 15 minutes...fuck it...) "Two hours" Captain: "You have one" SME: (Like candy from a baby)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

Scotty literally talks about under promising intentionally so he comes across as a miracle worker.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Software devs already do this IRL

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cue Scotty, Mr "miracle worker", quadrupling his estimates:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9SVhg6ZENw

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

And later, Torres explicitely not doing that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

But also if you know anything about engineering, it's double your expected timeline just in case Shit Happens™️. I can fairly safely predict delivery in two hours. I might be able to deliver in one. Under-promise and over-deliver, or risk vice versa.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

I always 7x. Especially if I'm dependent on others

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

"Okay so the installer says it's got nine minutes left, so this step should take about three or four minutes"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Honestly this happens a lot. Generally people give estimates reflecting other responsibilities when cutting time is possible