Software Fortresses
Oink.NET writes: "An interview with Roger Sessions discusses, among other things, his software fortress model for designing enterprise software systems, complete with guards, grunts, allies, and drawbridges. Enterprise systems are treated as mutually suspicious, marginally cooperating software fortresses, which he claims is perfect for the coexistence of J2EE and .NET systems."
Go to the store and pay cash.
Perfect transaction security, privacy, and accountability.
When you are on a first name basis with The UPS driver, Fed Ex Driver, The alternate UPS Driver, The alternate Fed EX driver, The women who sound like they could rock your world from both UPS and Fed EX customer support, you decided to pave and widen your driveway just so the UPS truck would really deliver to your door, you opened up a secured visa online account to insure against shady vendors and the list of orders you are tracking requires it's own automated database that only delivers summaries of what is supposed to get here today and what needs your personal attention because it is over a week late, you really need to simplify your life.
If voting were effective, it would be illegal by now.