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I'm taking a break from Twitter at least until this asshole stops calling the shots. I feel complicit just being here. Find me on mastodon: @paulralph@mastodon.acm.org

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@KiaCanada Kicked out of the waiting room, never got back in. You know, there's a whole body of research on how to fairly distribute something when demand exceeds supply. This isn't how.

@ProfPaulRalph Hi there. The site should be fixed now. Apologies for any inconveniences.

@KiaCanada you've botched the #ev9 launch again. The "join waiting room" link points to "kia.ca/en/vehicles/20…". See the "test-page-541975" part? Yeah that's the wrong link.

And what's with this 2 mins nonsense? And why can't you just post the prices so we can make informed decisions?!?!

AGAIN @KiaCanada with the borked #ev9 launch? Seriously? First the link to the waiting room is wrong, then I finally get in, and get the exact same problem as last time, and now I'm 2000 deep in the queue AGAIN.

@jdcurtin @Kia @KiaCanada @KiaCanada the "join waiting room" link points to "kia.ca/en/vehicles/20…". See the "test-page-541975" part? Yeah that's the wrong link.

Kia EV-None @Kia @KiaCanada #EV9

@ProfPaulRalph @KiaCanada There were no prices. Just the option to pick 1 of 4 trims, and the exterior/interior colour options. No prices

@Rjanfada @KiaCanada WHAT? They want people to commit to buying something without knowing how much it will cost? Just wait until the pricing is confirmed at 20k more than expected and everyone tries to cancel and the dealers just keep everyone's deposit.

@KiaCanada waited 3.5 hours to pre order the ev9. Got kicked out of the queue twice. Managed to get to the front of the line somehow and after picking my trim and colour preference, their payment system wasn't working and it kicked me out after 10 minutes. #fail #kia #ev9

@KiaCanada Please talk to your local software engineering professor. Literally any SE prof can help you design a better launch system that's more robust against unexpected traffic. If you want more specific recommendations, email me.

@ProfPaulRalph Unfortunately, we experienced higher than anticipated traffic for the EV9 reservation event. We plan to relaunch the reservation program and will keep you updated through email, kia.ca and our social channels. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

I've been to the front of @KiaCanada's online queue to order an EV9 three times now and the system's bugged out each time and kicked me to the back of the queue. Now it says there's 50,000 people behind me. Riiiiight.

@vgarousi @KiaCanada The EV9 is the least expensive ev with three-row seating available in North America and I frequently have five passengers with me.

@ProfPaulRalph @KiaCanada And why are you buying a Kia? What about buying a better brand?

@angierc85 It's totally broken. Could be a denial of service attack (one person is using a script to enter the queue 50,000 times) but it's probably just the usual incompetence. @KiaCanada remains silent, so I'm guessing incompetence.

@Cardinal_KIA The pre-order system is borked. It's just kicking people out over and over.

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@CrystalHolly7 @Kia_Worldwide @KiaCanada I've been to the front of the queue three times. Each time the system bugged out and bumped me back to the waiting room, then to the back of the queue.

@Kia_Worldwide Hopefully the #EV9 is more accessible in other international markets than with .@KiaCanada. Totally botched the presale and bumped everyone out of the early cue- 527 vehicles available- i was bumped from 102 in queue to 4282 😤

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@gannimo This is why we need evidence standards like acmsigsoft.github.io/EmpiricalStand… It's not just ensuring quality; it's setting realistic limits on what reviewers can complain about.

Reviewers: I see that your approach is novel and that you evaluated it extensively over several years of effort. Why don't you also get this adopted in practice and run some user studies in addition to what you already did? Gotta love systems/security reviewers 🫶🫶🫶

@sujo_dree They hurt their ankles and learned their lessons.

@JAldrichPL Because if the projects were done faster, it would be harder to justify hurling bags of public money to private contractors.

This is amazing for my friend on the other end of PA. But I would ask: why can't speed be more of a priority in all our construction projects? I don't expect 12 days for everything, but I'd like to see continuous progress on projects that shut down a thoroughfare. Time=$.

@davidthewid Yep. Me too. Sometimes it misfires and I have to paste just to make sure.

ok this is really weird, but does anyone else have an internal bit for when they have something important saved in CTRL-X "cut"? Like when I cut a piece of text, I have a slight, subliminal angst until I paste it, which saves me from overwriting if I switch contexts.