Instead of selling crap, they should be focused on making better movies.
It's a simple set of equations
bad movie = low income good movie = high income low income > high income = Make good movies.
Every week, 4 new movies shouldn't show up "just because they can". There's no reason to make 8 out of the 10 movies that show up at the theater.
"I'm sure people want to go see Garfield 3! Mostly because (some) people went and saw Garfield 2". Of course, no one will go see Garfield 3, so Garfield 4 will be straight to DVD, and the only person from the first movie will be the mailman, who is now starring in this one.
Sorry, I got confused between Garfield and American Pie...
I suppose that if no one tells you to document it, then it's your prerogative, but you'd be a damned fool not to document something that you designed from the ground up
Amen. The number of comments on this thread that are along the lines of "What did he do that was wrong?" are disheartening, and make me really worry for when I have to hire a backup admin.
You are hired to be a systems administrator. That's NOT just the guy who plugs in the wires. You maintain the system. All aspects of the system, including documentation. There's no room, and no place, for an ego trip. Documentation is a part of the job, so do it.
Also a part of the job is making disaster recovery plans. One of the possible disasters is you getting hit by a bus. You've got to make plans for that. Make sure someone can take over for you if you're gone. Being afraid that you'll be replaced is a bullshit copout.
Sounds like him being that possessive about his network is the issue.
The right interview question could fix this
Interviewer: That's great, Bob, you sound like an excellent candidate. Just one more question before we go. Pulls out a Cisco router Now Bob, what would you name this router?
I'm not responsible for all IT, but I'm responsible for each and every bit of electricity that traverses a wire in my company. I report to the CTO. I'm the only one of "me"'s that we have.
I've got a pretty spectacular bus factor at the moment, because we can't hire anyone else. The money is tight as is, so I'm doing the only responsible thing. Document everything. Make sure that the passwords are stored somewhere besides my brain, and that someone else can get to them.
Treat yourself like any other piece of networking equipment. If you can only afford one, make sure it's settings are backed up and that you know how to recreate it if need be.
If something can't be done (by you) and it needs to be done, then what's wrong with bringing in a consultant?
You're not in competition with the guy, he's an expert at whatever you're hiring him for, not to do your job.
When you hire the consultant, just make sure he's not the kind who works behind a closed door. You're paying him to share information with you too, so that you can do general administration on the subject later
After Terry finally gave up the passwords, I blogged pretty much your exact sentiments. Documentation shall set you free.
If you can't afford a backup fileserver, do you just hope for the best? No, you document the settings so that it can perform the function of the previous machine.
As long as it's just an option and not mandated, I don't see a problem with it. It's when the government is the only source of the internet that I have a problem.
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Instead of selling crap, they should be focused on making better movies.
It's a simple set of equations
bad movie = low income
good movie = high income
low income > high income
=
Make good movies.
Every week, 4 new movies shouldn't show up "just because they can". There's no reason to make 8 out of the 10 movies that show up at the theater.
"I'm sure people want to go see Garfield 3! Mostly because (some) people went and saw Garfield 2". Of course, no one will go see Garfield 3, so Garfield 4 will be straight to DVD, and the only person from the first movie will be the mailman, who is now starring in this one.
Sorry, I got confused between Garfield and American Pie...
It's a great concept, really! Not doing what other people tell you to do has a long, and glorious history.
I don't know what his life insurance policy coverage is, but it should probably be tripled.
Aside from his vision and stubborn bullheadedness, Steve's reality distortion field is probably Apple's biggest asset.
I suppose that if no one tells you to document it, then it's your prerogative, but you'd be a damned fool not to document something that you designed from the ground up
Amen. The number of comments on this thread that are along the lines of "What did he do that was wrong?" are disheartening, and make me really worry for when I have to hire a backup admin.
argh.
You are hired to be a systems administrator. That's NOT just the guy who plugs in the wires. You maintain the system. All aspects of the system, including documentation. There's no room, and no place, for an ego trip. Documentation is a part of the job, so do it.
Also a part of the job is making disaster recovery plans. One of the possible disasters is you getting hit by a bus. You've got to make plans for that. Make sure someone can take over for you if you're gone. Being afraid that you'll be replaced is a bullshit copout.
I took it the first way, but both scare the hell out of me
It all goes back to this story from a while ago. Trust your IT people, after you hire the right people
Sounds like him being that possessive about his network is the issue.
The right interview question could fix this
Interviewer: That's great, Bob, you sound like an excellent candidate. Just one more question before we go.
Pulls out a Cisco router
Now Bob, what would you name this router?
Bob: uhh..George?
Interviewer: Right, thanks then, take care
You don't happen to work at WalMart, do you?
Let me speak up for a fellow in my own situation.
I'm not responsible for all IT, but I'm responsible for each and every bit of electricity that traverses a wire in my company. I report to the CTO. I'm the only one of "me"'s that we have.
I've got a pretty spectacular bus factor at the moment, because we can't hire anyone else. The money is tight as is, so I'm doing the only responsible thing. Document everything. Make sure that the passwords are stored somewhere besides my brain, and that someone else can get to them.
Treat yourself like any other piece of networking equipment. If you can only afford one, make sure it's settings are backed up and that you know how to recreate it if need be.
If something can't be done (by you) and it needs to be done, then what's wrong with bringing in a consultant?
You're not in competition with the guy, he's an expert at whatever you're hiring him for, not to do your job.
When you hire the consultant, just make sure he's not the kind who works behind a closed door. You're paying him to share information with you too, so that you can do general administration on the subject later
Your post is so right on target that it hurts.
After Terry finally gave up the passwords, I blogged pretty much your exact sentiments. Documentation shall set you free.
If you can't afford a backup fileserver, do you just hope for the best? No, you document the settings so that it can perform the function of the previous machine.
The network administrator is as much a piece of the network as the router he configures
And make for damned sure that your network is documented.
They don't just pay you to plug in the wires; documentation is part of your job, too
I've said it before, and I'll say it again (and again (and again))
Document, document, document!
Don't make me start throwing chairs ;-)
I know exactly what you mean. I'm getting to the point in my network that I'm the only single point of failure.
More targets for "boat anchors'
On the serious side, anything that adds a little bit of redundancy to the internet isn't a bad thing
As long as it's just an option and not mandated, I don't see a problem with it. It's when the government is the only source of the internet that I have a problem.
Are you kidding? I already miss the "old" internet...when the scourge of banner ads was barely a glimmer.
Running water isn't strictly necessary, either. You can dig a well and get a septic tank.
Of course, if city water is available, I'm going to take it.
When did we ever just have 1 link between 2 points? It's always been complex, unsettled, and a bit anarchistic. This is just the newest facet of it.
The change in the internet is continuous. This is not something different, this is the way it always has been.
I think if you check, those user agent strings are unique to AVG.
I'm glad you said this. I've wondered for a while why they flickered, and I couldn't rationalize in my head why I saw them flickering from DC current
This too. First time I saw one, that's the thing I noticed. It's very jarring compared to the soft incandescents
I'd buy that so fast, you have no idea