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  • J J4amieC

    We call it the Spinning Hedgehog (or Sonic) of Death

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    Gary Wheeler
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    Our customer response to seeing a swihad is called a 'swihad jihad', so you can see how this goes.

    Software Zen: delete this;

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    • G Gary Wheeler

      Technical term of the day: swihad: (n) the swirly halo of death, also known as the application busy indicator displayed by Windows Vista and 7 when an application becomes unresponsive. Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work :sigh:.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      Maximilien
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      or white window of death.

      Nihil obstat

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      • G Gary Wheeler

        Technical term of the day: swihad: (n) the swirly halo of death, also known as the application busy indicator displayed by Windows Vista and 7 when an application becomes unresponsive. Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work :sigh:.

        Software Zen: delete this;

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        CPallini
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        Gary Wheeler wrote:

        Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work

        Possibly because your applications keep showing it? :laugh: (I know, I am evil evil...)

        Veni, vidi, vici.

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        • C CPallini

          Gary Wheeler wrote:

          Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work

          Possibly because your applications keep showing it? :laugh: (I know, I am evil evil...)

          Veni, vidi, vici.

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          Gary Wheeler
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          Yes :-O. I have an item on the bug list at the moment arising from a swihad that lasts for 10-15 seconds in some cases.

          Software Zen: delete this;

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          • G Gary Wheeler

            Technical term of the day: swihad: (n) the swirly halo of death, also known as the application busy indicator displayed by Windows Vista and 7 when an application becomes unresponsive. Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work :sigh:.

            Software Zen: delete this;

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            Simon Hart 0
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            The spinning doughnut of doom.

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            • G Gary Wheeler

              Yes :-O. I have an item on the bug list at the moment arising from a swihad that lasts for 10-15 seconds in some cases.

              Software Zen: delete this;

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              CPallini
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              The salespersons of my former company were well self-trained to immediately restart our application, after a sudden crash. They did it 'with naturalness'.

              Veni, vidi, vici.

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              • G Gary Wheeler

                Technical term of the day: swihad: (n) the swirly halo of death, also known as the application busy indicator displayed by Windows Vista and 7 when an application becomes unresponsive. Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work :sigh:.

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                John McKay
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                In our place we call it the circle of life.

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                • G Gary Wheeler

                  Yes :-O. I have an item on the bug list at the moment arising from a swihad that lasts for 10-15 seconds in some cases.

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  AspDotNetDev
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                  Gary Wheeler wrote:

                  10-15 seconds

                  That is how long a few pages typically take to load on the website I work on. :sigh:

                  Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                    Gary Wheeler wrote:

                    10-15 seconds

                    That is how long a few pages typically take to load on the website I work on. :sigh:

                    Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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                    Gary Wheeler
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                    This is a 'desktop' application (albeit in an embedded, process control environment), so expectations are different.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    • G Gary Wheeler

                      Technical term of the day: swihad: (n) the swirly halo of death, also known as the application busy indicator displayed by Windows Vista and 7 when an application becomes unresponsive. Yes, this has become an acknowledged and accepted term where I work :sigh:.

                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      PIEBALDconsult
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                      That's for health reasons -- it indicates break time, do some stretching, etc.

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