The last time someone did this at our company, users were able to browse every file in the file system using the tool. Programmers shouldn't try to act like admins and admins shouldn't try to act like programmers.
Then that guy at your company is an idiot. Perhaps you should hire someone familiar with secure Perl CGI scripts. As for me, I've spent half of my 25+ years as a system programmer and the other half as a senior sysadmin - both on just about every Unix platform there is from PC hardware to Cray systems - for small companies, big corporations and government operations. My skill set is pretty solid.
We have already accepted (for better or worse) that the government has a social responsibility to the population besides defense and security. Everything from social security and Medicaid to public schools.
IT geeks do not run the company. They are there to provide service to the company, and to do as they are told.
I would offer that many of the contentious issues arise when someone simply wants something or tells IT do do something, without talking to IT about what they're actually trying to accomplish. Like, a user wants an account when all he needs is to view to log files.
Users and managers may know the business needs and goals, but generally don't know the capabilities if the IT department and - more importantly - the systems and software. Meaning that non-IT folks often specify their desired tech solutions (often inspired by a vendor salesperson/brochure) leaving IT to guess at the business needs. Non-IT folks should discuss their business needs with IT so IT can provide the tech solutions to meet them.
Do you think that they push back and make it seem like this whole idea is putting them out and making their life harder?
To be fair, when I was a sysadmin at a larger company, I'd often get user requests (demands) in the form of "I want <this>". If I had a problem with their request, I told them my concerns, talked to them about what they were trying to accomplish, and tried to offer something to satisfy their actual needs. For example, rather than creating an server login account for someone who just needed to view some log files, I wrote/updated a CGI script so they could view the logs from their browsers. Now, I'll admit that sometimes, push-some-to-shove, I countered particularly insistent users who simply wanted what they wanted with "Sorry, I don't work for you." Luckily, I was generally responsible and reasonable in my defiance and my managers (for who I actually worked) backed me up because of that.
My philosophy is: If you're reasonable, I'm reasonable. If you're unreasonable, I'm capable of being just as unreasonable. If you want to make it a contest, I'm probably going to win.
We had previously estimated that parents would contribute an average of 100 to 200 mistakes to their child,...
Non-genetically speaking, I'm sure the number will be much higher over the kids lifetime, and I'm sure those mistakes will be far more problematic. Hopefully, mistake #1 wasn't forgetting the birth control...
People do respond to reason, but as the article points out, not in an entirely expected way....
Perhaps true, but I offer the current political players and climate in the U.S. and the popularity of such things as this motto from Adam Savage, "I reject your reality and substitute my own" (I know Adam means it humorously, but entities such as Fox News and the Republicans seem to have embraced it as a way of life) as indications that response to "reason" among humans is limited, especially by self-interest. Sorry for the political bashing, but (seriously) the entire discretionary portion of the US budget is only around 12%. Even if everything were cut, there's no way to balance the budget w/o cuts to entitlements and military *and* tax increases (or rate restoration, if you like).
...another Boston man was arrested for simply watching cops at work and remembering what they did. Charges are pending if it is determined that he actually told someone else what he remembered. Geez. Are the police going to arrest bank or store owners if their build security cameras accidentally record the police doing anything?
Hey COPS! If you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to hide - remember?
Are you really this stupid? Why is it your problem and what is wrong with deleting them... Herp derp my email duh.
I think he's simply trying to be a decent person. Agreed, it's not his problem, but he's not stupid to want to help others. A better question would be, "what's wrong with you?" Weren't you ever taught the Golden Rule? If your friend or relative screwed up, wouldn't you like it if someone, particularly a stranger, helped them out - for free.
For example, I found a guy's wallet on the side of the road one evening while I was walking. There was no money or credit cards - perhaps he was robbed - but it did contain his Social Security card (I know, really stupid to carry that) and a Navy ID with ship name. I checked online and found that the ship had recently left port, but found an address for the ship ombudsman, so I mailed the guys wallet there. Ya, his misfortune wasn't my problem, but helping him out won't hurt my karma...
FTA: "To make the interactions Jeopardy!-style, speech solutions... Watson speech recognition software is customized with medical jargon. Doctors could query Watson’s database on the go by speaking into a handheld device.
Makes me think of this:
"I'll take Animal Genitalia - Audio Clues" for 200 Alex. - Colin Mochrie, "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
Is the risk really that big that we need to protect planes so much more than trains, buses, or shopping centers?
no, this is all about a company like rapscan trying to profit from selling naked scanners.
And airlines protecting their expensive planes. Seriously, buses and trains are cheap by comparison -- and most (all?) U.S. passenger trains are owned/run by the government [Amtrak] - and it would be difficult to destroy an entire shopping mall in one event. Not to mention anything a hijacked plane or falling plane pieces might destroy on the ground. Damage from the other things would be relatively small in comparison - try destroying a skyscraper with a train or bus. Anyone who thinks TSA checks are to protect passengers is delusional.
3: The preferred method of spelling "moron" by morons, particularly that of a Missouri redneck at a rally supporting the US led war in Iraq.
6: Simply, the way a moron spells moron.
Personally, I think intentional usage of the misspelled version dumb, not ironic (as implied by other definitions).
There's nothing wrong with having undie pics of yourself. The problem is when you distribute them unsolicited.
I'm not sure there's anything seriously wrong with that either. It's not technically obscene. I mean, some Calvin Klein ads and swimsuits show more. Granted, sending it to someone unsolicited may be rude or possibly inappropriate, though the recipient is an adult and without a request to stop it's not any sort of harassment.
Exactly, and if they had asked 10,000 people with colon cancer how much they used THEIR cell phones, the answer would have probably been "all the time".
What are people doing with cell phones in their colons?
Banananaaaaaaas are Radioactive! AHHHHHHH! AAAARRRGGHHHHHHH!!!!!
Yup, humans are idiots.
Of course, you know that bananas are actually radioactive because they naturally contain the unstable isotope, potassium-40. See the Banana Equivalent Dose. However, the dose is really,... really small, as illustrated in this XKCD radiation dose chart. - Cheers.
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It's simply a fight over the power of the Executive vs. Congressional branches with a heaping side of party politics.
Well. The Libyan people are *already* poor and downtrodden...
Isn't that what they said about Java? For which it humorously was said to be, "write once, wait everywhere"...
Then that guy at your company is an idiot. Perhaps you should hire someone familiar with secure Perl CGI scripts. As for me, I've spent half of my 25+ years as a system programmer and the other half as a senior sysadmin - both on just about every Unix platform there is from PC hardware to Cray systems - for small companies, big corporations and government operations. My skill set is pretty solid.
So... you're not a Republican. :-)
Or, in this case, "Yes, but I'll need money for and access to The Cloud". :-)
I would offer that many of the contentious issues arise when someone simply wants something or tells IT do do something, without talking to IT about what they're actually trying to accomplish. Like, a user wants an account when all he needs is to view to log files.
Users and managers may know the business needs and goals, but generally don't know the capabilities if the IT department and - more importantly - the systems and software. Meaning that non-IT folks often specify their desired tech solutions (often inspired by a vendor salesperson/brochure) leaving IT to guess at the business needs. Non-IT folks should discuss their business needs with IT so IT can provide the tech solutions to meet them.
Disclaimer: I am a sysadmin / system programmer.
To be fair, when I was a sysadmin at a larger company, I'd often get user requests (demands) in the form of "I want <this>". If I had a problem with their request, I told them my concerns, talked to them about what they were trying to accomplish, and tried to offer something to satisfy their actual needs. For example, rather than creating an server login account for someone who just needed to view some log files, I wrote/updated a CGI script so they could view the logs from their browsers. Now, I'll admit that sometimes, push-some-to-shove, I countered particularly insistent users who simply wanted what they wanted with "Sorry, I don't work for you." Luckily, I was generally responsible and reasonable in my defiance and my managers (for who I actually worked) backed me up because of that.
My philosophy is: If you're reasonable, I'm reasonable. If you're unreasonable, I'm capable of being just as unreasonable. If you want to make it a contest, I'm probably going to win.
Non-genetically speaking, I'm sure the number will be much higher over the kids lifetime, and I'm sure those mistakes will be far more problematic. Hopefully, mistake #1 wasn't forgetting the birth control...
Perhaps true, but I offer the current political players and climate in the U.S. and the popularity of such things as this motto from Adam Savage, "I reject your reality and substitute my own" (I know Adam means it humorously, but entities such as Fox News and the Republicans seem to have embraced it as a way of life) as indications that response to "reason" among humans is limited, especially by self-interest. Sorry for the political bashing, but (seriously) the entire discretionary portion of the US budget is only around 12%. Even if everything were cut, there's no way to balance the budget w/o cuts to entitlements and military *and* tax increases (or rate restoration, if you like).
How about, "even Congressmen like to twitter"?
Hey COPS! If you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to hide - remember?
I think he's simply trying to be a decent person. Agreed, it's not his problem, but he's not stupid to want to help others. A better question would be, "what's wrong with you?" Weren't you ever taught the Golden Rule? If your friend or relative screwed up, wouldn't you like it if someone, particularly a stranger, helped them out - for free.
For example, I found a guy's wallet on the side of the road one evening while I was walking. There was no money or credit cards - perhaps he was robbed - but it did contain his Social Security card (I know, really stupid to carry that) and a Navy ID with ship name. I checked online and found that the ship had recently left port, but found an address for the ship ombudsman, so I mailed the guys wallet there. Ya, his misfortune wasn't my problem, but helping him out won't hurt my karma...
Makes me think of this:
And airlines protecting their expensive planes. Seriously, buses and trains are cheap by comparison -- and most (all?) U.S. passenger trains are owned/run by the government [Amtrak] - and it would be difficult to destroy an entire shopping mall in one event. Not to mention anything a hijacked plane or falling plane pieces might destroy on the ground. Damage from the other things would be relatively small in comparison - try destroying a skyscraper with a train or bus. Anyone who thinks TSA checks are to protect passengers is delusional.
Heh. Reminds me of the Suicide Booth scene in the first episode of Futurama, where Fry thinks it's a phone booth:
I actually like definitions #3 and 6:
Personally, I think intentional usage of the misspelled version dumb, not ironic (as implied by other definitions).
"Apostrophes" was the Greek scholar of Grammar.
In addition, a Thesaurus was a small dinosaur that used flowery language to extricate itself from dangerous situations. (Dennis Miller)
Simple. Store it in a room arranged by a very bad Fung Shui decorator.
I'm not sure there's anything seriously wrong with that either. It's not technically obscene. I mean, some Calvin Klein ads and swimsuits show more. Granted, sending it to someone unsolicited may be rude or possibly inappropriate, though the recipient is an adult and without a request to stop it's not any sort of harassment.
As Jon Stewart noted, apparently both Congressman Weiner and the penis lean hard to the left.
Reminds me of a Rita Rudner joke: "Neurotics build castles in the sky, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them."
So does sex. Note that scientific jargon doesn't usually make good pillow talk.
What are people doing with cell phones in their colons?
Of course, you know that bananas are actually radioactive because they naturally contain the unstable isotope, potassium-40. See the Banana Equivalent Dose. However, the dose is really, ... really small, as illustrated in this XKCD radiation dose chart. - Cheers.