Google should have realized they were entering into a potentially hostile environment. As such, I would have expected them to limit their exposure as much as possible. We'll see.
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The problem with right-designing (and I do like the designation, btw) is that having multiple methodologies can create confusion. Consider the corporate IT shop. Hundreds of IT folk of various skill sets working in an organization with strict auditing and quality controls. Repeatable, predicatable processes work best in this environment... pick one and stick with it as best as you can so everyone's on the same page. It's a trade-off to be sure, but in some environments you have to learn to work within such limitations for the greater good.
We are currently using Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall because we're in transition (to mostly Agile.) Agile is new to me still, but I cannot deny how the added transparency and shorter dev cycles have begun to streamline our development. Life will be better still when Agile is in full swing here and all involved have been properly introduced to the concept.
As much as I'd like to agree with you, I'm getting older now and the reality and logistics involved in getting laid by 72 virgins invokes a certain amount of, well, fear.
Just keepin' it real, man. Perhaps if they were on a quarterly rotation... Then again, maybe I think too much.
I understand there are complexities to any software project - I've been doing this stuff professionally for over 10 years now, and I still fail to see what's so hard about capturing votes. My only real guess is that Diebold and others are re-inventing the wheel - coding a complete system from the ground up and making a lot of mistakes along the way.
But seriously, if your entire business model was based on a machine that exists to simply tabulate votes, don't you think you'd have the bandwidth to do it very well?
I harvest the magnets as well. We use them for 'fridge magnets. Some people just put pictures and take-out menus on their 'fridge doors - we hang the yellow pages.
Just don't look. Mothers have a right to feed their babies. My wife used to be very sensitive to people who may not want to see that kind of thing, but where are these private places of which you speak? They do not exist, for the most part. Some malls, workplaces, and other businesses have places set aside, but most do not. And no, my kid is not going to be fed in a bathroom.
And there's no reason at all to compare urination to breast feeding. That's the weakest argument I've ever heard, but unfortunately I hear it a lot (and multiple times in this thread.)
As for FB, well... I can't say I would want pictures of my wife breastfeeding posted on facebook anyway, so I guess I don't understand the big deal. It's their site... if they don't want pictures of a certain category there, then that's their business. The attitude behind their policy is wrong, I think, but they are within their rights to exercise it.
I have a couple I'm working through to help with the other side of my brain (the stupid side).
Designing Interfaces, Jenifer Tidwell Information Dashboard Design, Stephen Few
Both have been very helpful... mostly, I'm able to much better explain several design principles that I've known somewhat intuitively for a long time - I just couldn't talk the talk. Comes in handy when I'm justifying a UI design to the business folks, or trying to communicate what I need to an actual designer.
Along the same lines, I shared an elevator with a cop the other day. I just looked at him and said "I didn't do it". Without skipping a beat, he said "Yes you did - you just haven't been caught yet". I'm pretty sure at least one of us was joking.
How about that software that plays music, and is attuned to the load of each server?
You could tie it in with the lighting and environmental controls - if someone walks in on you and the lights are dim, it's hot as hell, and there's dramatic music in the background they know to leave you alone. Perhaps some torture-chamber sound effects could be included.
I work for a very large company... we recently had to take our annual HR training. It specifically mentions the case where Joe Non-Exempt walks in and turns on his computer and that, yes, he is on the clock while the machine boots.
I don't see how anyone could think they could get away with *not* paying someone for that. I've always thought that was a given.
It's a bit like a car engine - you know what your machine is supposed to sound like. When it doesn't, then you investigate.
Unfortunately, my Xbox is apparently supposed to sound like an overloaded 747 during takeoff... (I work near a UPS hub - I can take a fresh comparison every half-hour or so during the day).
This has nothing to do with "vice". Beshear's been pushing casinos since day 1 in office. In fact, it was a major talking point during his campaign.
I have no idea what brought this on, to tell the truth. My best guess is lobyists from CDI and those yet-to-be-built casinos had something to do with it.
Yeah, Steve's a character - we seem to be quite lacking in the Commonwealth when it comes to political figures.
What I love about this whole thing is that Steve's trying to keep Kentuckians from gambling online, saying it hurts revenue for the racetracks and future casinos (the later he's been shoving down our throats since day one) while at the same time telling us we have nothing to fear from the casinos because they'll be taking in mostly out-of-state dollars.
Not to mention the time and money he's spending for absolutely nothing - this whole initiative was doomed form the start and his administration has practically said as much.
The next thing out of his office will be the Great Firewall of Kentucky. What a pig.
According to my old boss, given the nature of what business does, and the nature of what IT does, it is likely for there to always be some head-butting in the relationship. I guess since it's perceived as a normal thing, he thought it was wonderful when I came in and told him that I wasn't exactly getting along with one of our marketing folks (almost came to blows, actually - he still thought it was great).
So I don't know - I've worked in environments where the relationship worked and those where it didn't. I guess all that matters is the current list of new-age management books sitting on your boss's shelf.
We lived in Germany for a couple of years when I was younger... my Dad bought a standard VW Golf diesel while we were there. It wasn't big, it wasn't sexy, but you didn't see us at the pump all that often. And that was mid-eighties.
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Google should have realized they were entering into a potentially hostile environment. As such, I would have expected them to limit their exposure as much as possible. We'll see.
*sniff* Makes me want to pull out my stack of worthless stock options and wipe my ass with them, as I always said I would do.
Irrelevant - Squidward is a squid.
Worse. Spongebob Reference. Ever.
(someone shoot me for that)
The problem with right-designing (and I do like the designation, btw) is that having multiple methodologies can create confusion. Consider the corporate IT shop. Hundreds of IT folk of various skill sets working in an organization with strict auditing and quality controls. Repeatable, predicatable processes work best in this environment... pick one and stick with it as best as you can so everyone's on the same page. It's a trade-off to be sure, but in some environments you have to learn to work within such limitations for the greater good.
We are currently using Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall because we're in transition (to mostly Agile.) Agile is new to me still, but I cannot deny how the added transparency and shorter dev cycles have begun to streamline our development. Life will be better still when Agile is in full swing here and all involved have been properly introduced to the concept.
As much as I'd like to agree with you, I'm getting older now and the reality and logistics involved in getting laid by 72 virgins invokes a certain amount of, well, fear.
Just keepin' it real, man. Perhaps if they were on a quarterly rotation... Then again, maybe I think too much.
"the government's target of identifying, by 2020, at least 90% of the giant space rocks that pose a threat to Earth"
If they don't know how many there are, then how do they know when they've identified 90% of them? Did I miss something there?
I understand there are complexities to any software project - I've been doing this stuff professionally for over 10 years now, and I still fail to see what's so hard about capturing votes. My only real guess is that Diebold and others are re-inventing the wheel - coding a complete system from the ground up and making a lot of mistakes along the way.
But seriously, if your entire business model was based on a machine that exists to simply tabulate votes, don't you think you'd have the bandwidth to do it very well?
IMO, not troll at all. Probably not popular with The Man, but not troll.
I harvest the magnets as well. We use them for 'fridge magnets. Some people just put pictures and take-out menus on their 'fridge doors - we hang the yellow pages.
Just don't look. Mothers have a right to feed their babies. My wife used to be very sensitive to people who may not want to see that kind of thing, but where are these private places of which you speak? They do not exist, for the most part. Some malls, workplaces, and other businesses have places set aside, but most do not. And no, my kid is not going to be fed in a bathroom.
And there's no reason at all to compare urination to breast feeding. That's the weakest argument I've ever heard, but unfortunately I hear it a lot (and multiple times in this thread.)
As for FB, well... I can't say I would want pictures of my wife breastfeeding posted on facebook anyway, so I guess I don't understand the big deal. It's their site... if they don't want pictures of a certain category there, then that's their business. The attitude behind their policy is wrong, I think, but they are within their rights to exercise it.
I should clarify - I meant that *MY* artsy side of the brain is stupid. Not that it's stupid in general. Sorry.
I have a couple I'm working through to help with the other side of my brain (the stupid side).
Designing Interfaces, Jenifer Tidwell
Information Dashboard Design, Stephen Few
Both have been very helpful... mostly, I'm able to much better explain several design principles that I've known somewhat intuitively for a long time - I just couldn't talk the talk. Comes in handy when I'm justifying a UI design to the business folks, or trying to communicate what I need to an actual designer.
Along the same lines, I shared an elevator with a cop the other day. I just looked at him and said "I didn't do it". Without skipping a beat, he said "Yes you did - you just haven't been caught yet". I'm pretty sure at least one of us was joking.
How about that software that plays music, and is attuned to the load of each server?
You could tie it in with the lighting and environmental controls - if someone walks in on you and the lights are dim, it's hot as hell, and there's dramatic music in the background they know to leave you alone. Perhaps some torture-chamber sound effects could be included.
And just imagine our surprise if they do fall within the range of average human intelligence.
If so, then I'm sure they'll be wondering why we stuck them in an enclosure with a bunch of damn dirty apes.
I work for a very large company... we recently had to take our annual HR training. It specifically mentions the case where Joe Non-Exempt walks in and turns on his computer and that, yes, he is on the clock while the machine boots.
I don't see how anyone could think they could get away with *not* paying someone for that. I've always thought that was a given.
It's a bit like a car engine - you know what your machine is supposed to sound like. When it doesn't, then you investigate.
Unfortunately, my Xbox is apparently supposed to sound like an overloaded 747 during takeoff... (I work near a UPS hub - I can take a fresh comparison every half-hour or so during the day).
The problem may just resolve itself.
This has nothing to do with "vice". Beshear's been pushing casinos since day 1 in office. In fact, it was a major talking point during his campaign.
I have no idea what brought this on, to tell the truth. My best guess is lobyists from CDI and those yet-to-be-built casinos had something to do with it.
Yeah, Steve's a character - we seem to be quite lacking in the Commonwealth when it comes to political figures.
What I love about this whole thing is that Steve's trying to keep Kentuckians from gambling online, saying it hurts revenue for the racetracks and future casinos (the later he's been shoving down our throats since day one) while at the same time telling us we have nothing to fear from the casinos because they'll be taking in mostly out-of-state dollars.
Not to mention the time and money he's spending for absolutely nothing - this whole initiative was doomed form the start and his administration has practically said as much.
The next thing out of his office will be the Great Firewall of Kentucky. What a pig.
You forgot the dire predictions about losing our humanity and ability to socially interact without our technology crutches.
Oh, and robots. You didn't talk about robots.
At least it wasn't "God"
According to my old boss, given the nature of what business does, and the nature of what IT does, it is likely for there to always be some head-butting in the relationship. I guess since it's perceived as a normal thing, he thought it was wonderful when I came in and told him that I wasn't exactly getting along with one of our marketing folks (almost came to blows, actually - he still thought it was great).
So I don't know - I've worked in environments where the relationship worked and those where it didn't. I guess all that matters is the current list of new-age management books sitting on your boss's shelf.
We lived in Germany for a couple of years when I was younger... my Dad bought a standard VW Golf diesel while we were there. It wasn't big, it wasn't sexy, but you didn't see us at the pump all that often. And that was mid-eighties.
Immortality at last!
Too bad my immortal words contain the phrase "distribution of manure." But, hey! I'll take it!