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Thanks Steve for yet another link to a very interesting article.
Years ago, computer shops divided responsibilities. You had systems analysts and business analysts. They drew up the plans, the 'programmers'...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
November 14, 2011 at 6:37 am
To Steve's point about bandwidth - Good point. Although, is it the wattage we're concerned with, or is available bandwidth and its cost already something to be concerned about apart...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
November 7, 2011 at 6:56 pm
We can debate the morality of energy efficiency as long as we want, but whether we like it or not eventually it comes down to cost-effectiveness. Does a windmill or...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
November 7, 2011 at 6:16 am
When I started in IT, the joke was, "If you can spell VB, you can get a computer job." It seemed like I was surrounded by people who read "learn...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
October 27, 2010 at 6:42 am
You know what they say - "No Nulls is good Nulls".
Or, something like that...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
April 1, 2010 at 6:35 am
The middle is a pretty good place to be on this one. Ultimately, if you want quality, someone will want to be paid for it, and that's fair.
"Free" software (I...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
March 29, 2010 at 8:52 am
Two quick stories from my early days in computers:
1) Back when a lot of beginning Microsoft programmers did things with Access, about once a year someone would create an application,...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
February 9, 2010 at 6:44 am
Thanks, Steve. Some day when I grow up I want to work some place big enough to need a SAN administrator.
- And a 'Stove-Piped' one at that! 😎
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
January 27, 2010 at 9:54 am
Wow, I'm really going to have to show some lack of sophistication. I've had 6 computer jobs in my life. The smallest was a start-up in someone's basement. The largest...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
January 27, 2010 at 8:24 am
Steve, I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said in the article. Of course, this is the line for the bean-counters:
It's a cheap way to retain an employee when you might...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
November 17, 2009 at 6:46 am
Steve Jones - Editor (10/16/2009)
Boy, I hope there's room for dummies. Sure seem to be a lot of them out there.
Of course, if you catch me on a bad day,...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
October 16, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Luke L - Thanks for the link - I heard about the robot lawn mowers but I didn't realize they were so far along. And may the force be with...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
October 16, 2009 at 11:56 am
Let's not be too quick to dismiss landscapers and other 'low level' jobs from the obsolete list. Let me illustrate - let's take a restaurant. Would it be that hard...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
October 16, 2009 at 6:42 am
Egads! The statement from Loner about sums it up. I was going to place a comment at the end of a quote, but it's too long. Just look a few...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
October 15, 2009 at 8:31 am
I've been on projects where the team was instructed by management to solve a problem themselves without getting tech help from the software manufacturer. Calling and getting help would cost...
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“Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.”
October 15, 2009 at 6:24 am
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