Dec 31, 2021, 9:43 am
Last edit by: tcook052
This new annual thread has been carved out of the previous thread in an effort to reduce the number of megathreads on the AC forum. For those interested previous versions are the original 2004 - 2014 thread , 2015 edition, 2016 edition , 2017 edition, 2018 edition, 2019 edition, 2020 edition and 2021 edition.
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues, status or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs, destinations, in-flight travel tech. or anything best discussed elsewhere on FT may be relocated to that forum as this thread isn't meant to import travel topics to this forum that are better discussed on other forums. FT is an amazingly diverse and large community so members are encouraged to seek out all of its resources.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
Adam Smith & tcook052
AC Forum Co-Moderators
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues, status or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs, destinations, in-flight travel tech. or anything best discussed elsewhere on FT may be relocated to that forum as this thread isn't meant to import travel topics to this forum that are better discussed on other forums. FT is an amazingly diverse and large community so members are encouraged to seek out all of its resources.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
Adam Smith & tcook052
AC Forum Co-Moderators
The Forum Lounge Thread (2022)
Dec 6, 2022, 8:52 am
#991
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SEMM / HH Diamond
Posts: 3,163
Day 6.
Interesting how the mind works.
Conceptualized the solution in 10 minutes, another 20 to implement. And then off by 1 (..4) errors. Finally broke down and checked the subreddit, and everyone was celebrating their 4 minute solutions. I'll admit to glancing at a solution (in a different language). Dammit. It is something of a trivia game.. I remembered pop() and push() (actually, append()), but perhaps remembering shift() would have gotten me down a path to thinking that uniq() worked.
48 minutes.
Interesting how the mind works.
Conceptualized the solution in 10 minutes, another 20 to implement. And then off by 1 (..4) errors. Finally broke down and checked the subreddit, and everyone was celebrating their 4 minute solutions. I'll admit to glancing at a solution (in a different language). Dammit. It is something of a trivia game.. I remembered pop() and push() (actually, append()), but perhaps remembering shift() would have gotten me down a path to thinking that uniq() worked.
48 minutes.
I actually didn't use a queue or shift/rotate function ... I used a different approach entirely. This is my key function:
Spoiler
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Dec 6, 2022, 9:09 am
#992
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,330
Anyone here still use cheques? I was chasing a clients for a payment, turns out they mailed me a cheque rather than sending an EFT. I was surprised at the large number of cheques I saw going out on their monthly bank statements when I had been looking at them a couple weeks ago, but hoped/assumed those were to old people do were used to getting their monthly royalty payments or surface rents or whatever via cheque and didn't want to change, but maybe not.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those
). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those
). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.Since then, I can't remember my last one. It's quite rare.
Dec 6, 2022, 10:20 am
#993
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite. NEXUS
Posts: 4,568
Anyone here still use cheques? I was chasing a clients for a payment, turns out they mailed me a cheque rather than sending an EFT. I was surprised at the large number of cheques I saw going out on their monthly bank statements when I had been looking at them a couple weeks ago, but hoped/assumed those were to old people do were used to getting their monthly royalty payments or surface rents or whatever via cheque and didn't want to change, but maybe not.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those
). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.
Dec 6, 2022, 10:23 am
#994
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Edmonton
Programs: AC*SE MM , Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 145
If I need a "void cheque" I just download a pdf from my mobile app and send it to whoever I am dealing with. I've done it sitting at a car dealership. Cheques I only use for large amounts of money. Those that exceed my daily or weekly limit that my bank allows for EFT's
Dec 6, 2022, 11:32 am
#995
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,231
Anyone here still use cheques? I was chasing a clients for a payment, turns out they mailed me a cheque rather than sending an EFT. I was surprised at the large number of cheques I saw going out on their monthly bank statements when I had been looking at them a couple weeks ago, but hoped/assumed those were to old people do were used to getting their monthly royalty payments or surface rents or whatever via cheque and didn't want to change, but maybe not.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those
). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.But this is a topical post as I was just asked my new employer if I wanted to get paid with an actual hardcopy cheque. It seems that about 50% of their contract talent chose that option, which struck me as really odd.
Dec 6, 2022, 2:13 pm
#996
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: YVR
Programs: UA Premier Platinum
Posts: 3,759
My partner's employer, a small business, did payroll monthly with handwritten cheques until this year.
Dec 6, 2022, 3:17 pm
#997
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: *G^2, Bonvoyed, NEXUS
Posts: 3,516
Some stores like grocery stores in US still accept cheques (or “checks” as they are so eloquently known here).
It’s absolutely infuriating to be behind someone writing out a cheque to pay $3 for some milk and then realising they used the wrong chequebook and have to start again.
It’s absolutely infuriating to be behind someone writing out a cheque to pay $3 for some milk and then realising they used the wrong chequebook and have to start again.
Dec 6, 2022, 4:43 pm
#998
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,231
Some stores like grocery stores in US still accept cheques (or “checks” as they are so eloquently known here).
It’s absolutely infuriating to be behind someone writing out a cheque to pay $3 for some milk and then realising they used the wrong chequebook and have to start again.
It’s absolutely infuriating to be behind someone writing out a cheque to pay $3 for some milk and then realising they used the wrong chequebook and have to start again.
Dec 6, 2022, 6:51 pm
#999
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: USA
Programs: AC SE100K, F9 100k, NK Gold, UA *S, Hyatt Glob, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 5,194
I think I wrote a personal check out in... 2018? More often than not writing a check would involve flying somewhere to dust off an ancient checkbook.
If I'm in a hurry it is easier (and free) to have Fidelity send a UPS overnight check or same day domestic or int'l wire.
If I'm in a hurry it is easier (and free) to have Fidelity send a UPS overnight check or same day domestic or int'l wire.
Last edited by expert7700; Dec 6, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Dec 6, 2022, 9:49 pm
#1000
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: *G^2, Bonvoyed, NEXUS
Posts: 3,516
Someone is attempting to:
https://github.com/askholme/advent-o...tree/main/2022
(And these are .xlsx files, so you know there are no macros)
https://github.com/askholme/advent-o...tree/main/2022
(And these are .xlsx files, so you know there are no macros)
Dec 7, 2022, 5:01 am
#1001
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: YHZ/YQM
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 1,618
Anyone here still use cheques? I was chasing a clients for a payment, turns out they mailed me a cheque rather than sending an EFT. I was surprised at the large number of cheques I saw going out on their monthly bank statements when I had been looking at them a couple weeks ago, but hoped/assumed those were to old people do were used to getting their monthly royalty payments or surface rents or whatever via cheque and didn't want to change, but maybe not.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.
I used to oversee the treasury group of a decent-sized company, and I had had my team get us down to about 1-2 cheques a year (well, in Canada... South America was a different game, but I didn't have to sign those ones, so I was less worried about those
). And I used my last personal cheque earlier this year, having not ordered any in over a decade.When I ran a small business I got paid by cheque a lot.
Dec 7, 2022, 6:06 am
#1002
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE MM, FB Plat, WS Plat, BA Silver, DL GM, Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,771
Shocking. I wouldn't offer that option to anyone.
Dec 7, 2022, 8:10 am
#1003
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, FOTSG Platinum
Posts: 5,727
Shawarma for days with Adam Smith at the impromptu AUH FT femto-DO!
Dec 7, 2022, 8:40 am
#1004
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SEMM / HH Diamond
Posts: 3,163
Today's advent code puzzle took me 74 minutes to complete ... but in my defense, the last 20 minutes (almost the entire part 2 time) were spent debugging a problem that I didn't have. I had switched my input back to the test input ... and couldn't figure out why the system was not accepting the answer that resulted from the test input. #moron
Dec 7, 2022, 9:18 am
#1005
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Edmonton
Programs: AC*SE MM , Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 145