All I keep hearing in my head is:
They put the update in, you take the update out!
They put the update in, shake your laptop all about!
"You do the hokey pokey and you uninstall the patch! That's what it's all about!"
"ooooh... the windows bluescreen."
"ooooh... the windows bluescreen."
"ooooh... the windows bluescreen."
"That's what it's all about!"
I bet the guy that signed off on the pin being stored on the chip is the same moron who's password is 1,2,3,4,5,6 and has it written on a post it note stuck to his monitor.
It's quite funny when you see old re-runs on discovery science of "Stranger than fiction", especially when they start talking about flying cars.
By the year 2000, rich individuals will be using it, but by late 2008 the consumer market will adopt it, and they will fly by their own accord to their destination!
Yes, the AI's commeth, but probably not this century.
Seriously, the best thing to do is to say I'm not sure, but it will take me X time to get a better idea, we will discuss it then.
The worst thing you can do is to provide solid estimates.
The other thing you can do is to provide a risk metric with your estimate. I believe I will be finished in X time, with 50% certainty, and in X time with 90% certainty.
If you have a good manager, and a reasonable boss, they will appreciate your candor, and understand that you are not sure. If they don't respect that, then stop respecting them, and buy yourself a magicians hat, with a few pieces of paper in there with time estimates, and start pulling it out of there. A bit dramatic, but at least worth a laugh in front of your team mates.
But you don't do it every time. You just do it enough to get management to think that you are their secret weapon. Quite annoying when it's another team member doing it, as it games the system quite a bit.
Exactly. A board is supposed to be a "trustee", a "custodian" to the shareholders.
Unfortunately, there are still numerous methods of "legal" *ahem* acquisition of funds by those in power on the corporate board. Enron was the first case where boards were whacked, and you can see the effect that it has had in such board rooms. The aforementioned people in power are very mindful that they don't wind up walking to the gallows. (And of course by gallows I mean at worst a small country club resort for a few months/ maybe a year.)
The severance deals such as poison pills and golden parachutes usually end up poisoning the shareholders and being a golden shower on the hard working employees. They very rarely do anything but line the pockets of executives.
But hey, thuggery, buggery and some skullduggery. A CEO's life for me!
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we'd all end up being terrified paranoid hermits
Speaking of statistics, I think that slashdot would have a highly concentrated level of paranoid hermits living in their mother's basement.
ducks thrown keyboard...
Just sayin!
At least I could sleep on the plane for once. Sign me up!
All I keep hearing in my head is:
They put the update in, you take the update out!
They put the update in, shake your laptop all about!
"You do the hokey pokey and you uninstall the patch! That's what it's all about!"
"ooooh... the windows bluescreen."
"ooooh... the windows bluescreen."
"ooooh... the windows bluescreen."
"That's what it's all about!"
I bet the guy that signed off on the pin being stored on the chip is the same moron who's password is 1,2,3,4,5,6 and has it written on a post it note stuck to his monitor.
people can be born with a strong propensity towards spirituality and also whether it can be acquired through head trauma
I need spirituality like I need a hole in my head!
Weeellll... that's one way to get it I guess.
Yes, I insightfully fart in your general direction.
you keep your dirty bits away from my access port!
Well, at least it would *learn* about excessive risk after it made the mistake.
Not Al bundy! Yogi Berra!
He's smarter than the average Berra!
It's quite funny when you see old re-runs on discovery science of "Stranger than fiction", especially when they start talking about flying cars.
By the year 2000, rich individuals will be using it, but by late 2008 the consumer market will adopt it, and they will fly by their own accord to their destination!
Yes, the AI's commeth, but probably not this century.
Where's my flying car!!!
Or a scimitar across the throat
Trottle
I think we'll reach a new Slashdot low today where people won't even read the summary!
The smart treating the stupid as stupid and the smart as smart, rather than the stupid as smart and the smart as stupid!
GENIUS!!!
Those dogs wouldn't have gotten much nutrition out of him. Once you get past all the crap, he's just a pair of lips and a briefcase!
Seriously, the best thing to do is to say I'm not sure, but it will take me X time to get a better idea, we will discuss it then.
The worst thing you can do is to provide solid estimates.
The other thing you can do is to provide a risk metric with your estimate. I believe I will be finished in X time, with 50% certainty, and in X time with 90% certainty.
If you have a good manager, and a reasonable boss, they will appreciate your candor, and understand that you are not sure. If they don't respect that, then stop respecting them, and buy yourself a magicians hat, with a few pieces of paper in there with time estimates, and start pulling it out of there. A bit dramatic, but at least worth a laugh in front of your team mates.
But you don't do it every time. You just do it enough to get management to think that you are their secret weapon. Quite annoying when it's another team member doing it, as it games the system quite a bit.
Sheldon? Is that you?
I like walking on water as much as the next guy, but don't you hate getting your socks wet?
Only if by "Agile" methodology they actually mean "Ad Hoc"
Hey, dont' forget the business acumen of Warren Buffet!
I guess the blind didn't see that one coming!
They should have consulted the Oracle!
Thank you, thank you, I'll be here till next thursday, please tip your waitress!
To faux eat lemons!
Exactly. A board is supposed to be a "trustee", a "custodian" to the shareholders.
Unfortunately, there are still numerous methods of "legal" *ahem* acquisition of funds by those in power on the corporate board. Enron was the first case where boards were whacked, and you can see the effect that it has had in such board rooms. The aforementioned people in power are very mindful that they don't wind up walking to the gallows. (And of course by gallows I mean at worst a small country club resort for a few months/ maybe a year.)
The severance deals such as poison pills and golden parachutes usually end up poisoning the shareholders and being a golden shower on the hard working employees. They very rarely do anything but line the pockets of executives.
But hey, thuggery, buggery and some skullduggery. A CEO's life for me!