Posts by Fatman

Re: to protect your money!

You loaned it to us, and we grudgingly pay you as little as we can get away with in interest (that's a clue as to what sort of site we are)

FTFY!!!!

Re: Architected?

Some commentard wrote:

So even in the early stages of this vehicle, we’ve architected it to have as much natural shielding from the structure and the components that are inside

Followed by:

What's wrong with "designed", "created" or possibly even "built"?

Buzzword bingo at work!

RE: Connecting your security DVR to the internet is beyond foolish.

How else are you supposed to do lights out management on a shoestring budget???

You know, do MORE with LESS!!!!!

Re: Alternatively...

Why does corporate speak even exist? To enable talentless seniors to create the illusion of competence by talking the talk. Why do politics in the workplace exist? Because mistakes need covering up, poor decision making needs spinning and burying, empire builders need dealing with, and the conflicts of territorial unit targets due to flawed organizational structures. IMHO.

IOW - ASS covering

Re: Predictable and not going away

Maube a lot of people remember how many peopler were hacked by Sonys rootkit.

Sadly, I am a member of that club; so I have no sympathy for them.

Arrogant bastards.

Re: This is part of the larger problem with the NSA's dual responsibility in the U.S.

Even if we/you were to split agencies into analysis/operational roles, we all know that the pathways between their buildings would be well worn an enclosed pedestrian bridge.

FTFY!!!

Re: Sorry

Soccer moms in land barges, texting while putting on makeup and feeding their offspring OTOH...

Don't get me started.......

Re: The "Patriot Act" won't be allowed to die @Ugotta B. Kiddingme

So you have the democrats who represent every fringe element in society and the republicans who represent the wealthy. Where do I fit in?

Short answer: YOU DON'T!!!

Re: Shut your pie hole....

...and finish your kool aid!

Someone give me an address, and I will drop ship a 55 gallon drum of it!!!!

</snark>

Re: US Republicans supporting big government and socialism ... again

I see you managed to get a copy of RMoney's 'talking points' (albeit those for private benefactors).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney_presidential_campaign,_2012#Video_of_private_fundraiser

and the video itself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU9V6eOFO38&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_786897

Re: "storage blob front ends going into an infinite loop, which had gone undetected during fighting"

Microsoft Flight Simulator? which is running on a special version of Windows? ("Windows Aircraft Edition" perhaps)

I really wished I had book marked the page that had the screen shot of the image that I have in mind. It features a pilot and co-pilot at the controls with a BSoD on the screen, with the caption (paraphrasing it a bit mind you) "Where do you want to crash today?"

Re: Whose device is it anyway?

Excellent point, and one made by our CIO to those clowns that tried to persuade the company into allowing BYOD for our employees (those clowns being the sales weasels). What helped crash that 'trial balloon' was the assistance by the company's lawyers in detailing potential legal hurdles (like an employees' device being subpoenaed due to litigation).

BYOD crashed harder than the Hindenberg. (For those of you too young to remember it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster )

RE: This is why I don't do automatic bill payment.

A lesson a former employer of mine learned the hard way.

He had a 'key person' insurance policy, with the monthly premiums to be automatically deducted from the company's account.

The insurance company screwed up, and, in the first month, deducted 12 months worth of premiums. While that did hurt financially, he assumed that that would be the end of it, and the policy was paid for the full one year term.

But, NO, they insurance company did it again in the second month, deducting 11 months worth of premiums. Now that DID hurt financially (employees did NOT get their paychecks because of it). Insurance agent was less than useless, and the insurance company was busy offering explanations, and excuses, But we had to wait on the refund.

They did it again in the third month, taking out 10 months worth of premiums. Since our bookkeeper was "expecting that it might happen again"; she kept watch on the bank balance, and on the day that automatic deduction tried to post, we hit the bank with am order to refuse to honor the deduction, and not to allow any further deductions from that company.

Soon afterward, we got a new insurance agent, and transferred away the usual business insurance policies away from the old agent, kissing that agent "goodbye" when the term of the 'key person' policy expired.

Lesson learned - YOU control WHO gets paid, and WHEN, not some scumbag company!!!

Re: What else can they seize?

(Permanently as its own property,...

I think the Mexicans might have a few things to add there!

Re: Reports to Congress?

More like "reports to bought and paid for by the corporations."

FTFY!!!

Re: From an insider

Management built the culture and practices that let a mistake become a disaster.

Manglement, in its zeal to increase shareholder value, sent the work that was being done by experienced IT staff, and sent it offshore to less experienced IT staff, just to save money.

Manglement should be taking the hit - garnish their pensions for their incompetence.

Re: As someone whom lives near Silicon Valley...

Nice post.

My take, is to really drive the point home; dump a group of CEO's out somewhere remote, ala Naked and Afraid style with shit to live on, telling them that they have to trek 100 miles through (insert environment of choice) to be rescued. Let them be forced to live off the land. I doubt that any of them make it out alive.

RE: Fix the UI and I might like it.

Do you mean like tear out that Australis (??) crap?

Still using FF 28 because of that shit.

RE: Re: Hey stupid.

"Scary that they're letting the same level of stupid that exists on our highways out on to the open ocean."

Sometimes that level of stupid is allowed to operate large vessels permeate corporate culture.

FTFY!!

Re: Always remember...

The faithful of a certain political persuasion like to whine: Government regulation is an 'invisible tax' on Job Creators

</sarcasm>

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Re: a thought

I know quite a few folks that have said "screw it" and abandoned christmas almost entirely. No gifts, no tree, maybe dinner with a couple people if that.

So, in that regard, I am not alone. Good!!

Re: Maybe they don't want that reputation to be spoiled by fakes?

Like the way high end watches, fashion apparel, perfume and jewelry manufacturers go after the cheap "knock offs"?

I recall once seeing a photo of a steam roller being used to flatten a bunch of fake Rolexes. (OH, wait, I found it: http://newslite.tv/2010/04/28/7000-fake-rolex-watches-crushe.html )

Re: Microsoft is like Ebola, you must avoid it completely to kill the infection.

No fucking shit!!!!

Get out the bleach!

RE: Why do all of this yourself when you can consume from a public provider ?

I won't repeat the comments made by another poster regarding some of the drawbacks of The Cloud&reg.

But, I must ask, what School of Damagement did you graduate from?

Because if you accept the following as a 'reasonable' definition of Damagement, then I feel it may describe you to a Tee:

Damagement: A person in a position of authority in an entity who makes decisions outside of their training and/or expertise that have the potential to be extremely detrimental upon said entity; and does so, disregarding the opinions of those who "know better" just because the decision maker is in that position of authority.

You espouse jumping into the cloud, "putting all of your eggs into one basket". $DEITY, I would not want to be you when the sledgehammer shatters those eggs, and they end up on your face.