Posts by Fatman 2400 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Apr 2008
The fuel tank underground, in and of itself isn't the prime issue here; it is the pumps that move the fuel from the underground tank up to the generator got submerged. Ideally, those pumps should have been located next to the generators, or at the same height as the generators, but not in a basement!!!
This really cracks me up:
Please be advised that Internap's LGA11 facility is experiencing significant flooding in the sub-basement of the 75 Broad Street building as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The flooding has submerged and destroyed the site's diesel pumps and is preventing fuel from being pumped to the generators on the mezzanine level.
WHO in their fucking RIGHT MIND would allow fuel pumps to be located in a floodable basement????
The only possible explanation is DAMAGEMENT!!!!!
Call out the firing squad, now!
I wonder just how big was the check that was attached to his walking papers.
(cr)Apple may have made it worth his while to agree to a non-disparaging clause in the severance agreement.
Also, I am curious about any non compete clauses he may have had in the employment contract. I could think of two companies who (cr)Apple would not want him working for (Samsung and Google).
Because they will accept any submission of creditworthiness, without verifying its accuracy.
The onus is placed on the individual named to 'clean up' any mistakes made.
There are firms in the US who buy lots of "written off debt", and resubmit those accounts periodically in some lame attempt to get some sucker to "pay up". A term often used to describe this is zombie debt.
One thing I learned a long time ago when dealing with anyone's customer service department, was get the customer service representative's NAME and extension number.
God knows how many times an ID10T in CS tells you a some bullshit in order to avoid having to do their job. Then it is quite refreshing to be able to 'rake them over the coals' later when you figure out that you have been "shit upon".
I had this one CS rep who tried to feed me a line of bullshit, which I wasn't buying, and told her so. As she was hanging up her phone, she let loose a couple of obscenities. She didn't think that I heard her, but not only did I, but my boss, and the cassette recorder on the desk (we were using a speaker phone). I didn't let that one go, and got a hold of her boss. It is kind of hard to deny saying something nasty, when your own words come back to haunt you.
I recall that article too, and remember commenting on it. What is a bit ambiguous, and confusing to many punters is exactly, what is the problem, the ITU wants to solve.
Are they focusing on the myriad of wall warts used by our shiny "toys", and the fact that they often are replaced because of their being cheaply made, and being difficult to repair? If that is the case, then perhaps, the ITU should start on the road by working with mfgrs to make the designs more repair friendly.
Are they focusing on the plethora of incompatible plugs and connectors that are found in the wall wartsfound today in consumer "toys"? Again, the ITU should work toward some common solution. That solution could be as simple as screw terminals simply identified as "+" and "-" (assuming DC), with a cord supplied to connect to the plugs used by the kit.
I think the problem and the desired outcome needs a clear definition. The the talking can begin.
The FTC has this track record of not going to court, and this is under a Democratic administration.
Which, is about the best one could expect.
Under a RomneyRmoney, administration, I would expect the FTC to have its teeth ground off.
You know, less regulation of business and all of that other bullshit the 'R family values' reflect.
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Around WROK PALCE, spouters of the cloud based shit for mission critical services gets put into a Trebuchet and launched into a new career trajectory from the roof of the building.
The CEO has gotten so dammed good at aiming, she put the last ID10T into the driver seat of his car by landing him on its roof.
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And you can start over here on the west side of the pond.
As someone else points out, breaking up big banks is actually a good idea, for proof of that, just look at 'merikkka's to big to fail banks, and how much of the banking system they can fuck with.
Close, but no cigar.
In actuality, the correct name is Digital Rectal Manipulation.
The correct visual is Amazon's hand trying to violently insert a Kindle up your ass!
Hey el Reg icon dept, how about a"shove it" icon?? Please, will someone beg Sarah Bee for one?
You are not the only one.
The only way I buy music is to get the CD, and let Rhythmbox have a go at it. That way, one does not have to worry about "recalls" (Amazon and 1984).
I trust global bigcorps to take any and every opportunity to screw the 'little guy' over as often as they can get away with.
For those who have fought a battle with beancounters over the need for a UPS; I now propose a test of bean counters who block requests for a new UPS, or replacement batteries for an existing one.
That test shall consist of the beancounter being strapped into a chair with a loaded 10 gauge shotgun aimed at their head. The trigger is actuated by a solenoid that is powered by a battery, with a line powered relay keeping the contacts OPEN.
As long as the utility power is maintained the beancounter has nothing to worry about. But, if for some fraction of a second, the power drops, then the contacts close, and the solenoid gets actuated, pulling the trigger. Then IT should ask the beancounter: Feeling lucky, punk?
It's been given to the Site services team (eg. electricians).
It sounds like either your electricians are lazy; or are held up by some fucking beancounter who is blocking those needed repairs.
Case in point: The complex where I work was supposed to have the main wires from the utility transformers to the main disconnects wired with COPPER WIRE, according to the architects specs. Some stupid beancounter decided to replace the copper with ALUMINUM WIRE of the same size. An aluminum conductor has 70% of the current carrying capacity as it identically sized copper conductor. So, guess what happened on a hot summer day!!!
All I can say is that the lawyers got richer.
I must ask my boss if she would start bringing in some every morning for the AM break.
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You said pastie, shit, I thought you said pastry
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OOPS!!! I bet that didn't go over too well.
Paris icon, because, well, she knows about pasties, I guess.
Which is what any smart IT manager would do. Once and for all get rid of a WindblowZE lock-in.
Then again, some stupid beancounter can not see the bigger picture, and only sees the initial costs, and comes up with the preferred solution - stay tied to WindblowZE. Such bone heads should be taken out and shot.
You have to remember, Unity is a desktop oriented at consumers (i.e. idiots who 'play' with computers) because it so resembles a smartphone.
And, quite honestly, for smartphone or a tablet, consuming content it seems to be quite nice.
But, when you have work to do, as such in an office Unity, IMHO, is a clusterfuck; and is the first thing I remove from a new Ubuntu install, after installing gnome-session-fallback.
And make it susceptible to all of the malware that infects the MS ecosystem?
DOLT!
If an enterprise is already spending the $$$ to re-write the apps to another version of WindblowZE, then why not make them platform independent, and eliminate the vendor lock-in now and in the future.
Most likely the decision to use IE6 based apps was inflicted upon IT by brain dead members of damagement, who bought into the MS "lies". No sympathy here.
should be:
1) drawn and quartered,
2) burned alive,
3) publicly flogged to death,
4) have their fingers and toes hacked off with a machete, then promptly beheaded,
5) used for live bayonet training at a military training base,
6) strapped into an electric chair, whose power source is controlled by a relay, connected to an internet facing computer, with the IP address publicly posted for the world to take note, (the voltage being limited to being non lethal for a non disclosed amount of time, then "all bets off").
Choose one as the preferred method of execution.
Certifications
MCSE: Microsoft Certified Shutdown Engineer - useless in a Linux shop (my employer).
CompTIA: successfully passed a test, it does not indicate the ability to know one's ass from a hole in the ground.
We had one (CompTIA "certified") repair technician who tore apart a machine that was "acting up" which had IDE hard drives in it. The fool wasted more than an hour, checking things, and did not find the culprit. After listening to his diatribe of obscenities, I motioned for the boss to come over. We stood next to this "technician" and quizzed him about what he had done to find the problem. The one thing he did not check turned out to be the source of the problem - the fucking IDE cable.
Now, this is going to quickly date me, but I remember running into this same exact problem with my first PC, a Radio Shack TRS-80, Model 1. The fucking cable between the keyboard unit and the expansion interface was a pain in the ass (reliability wise) if it got flexed a lot.
Which is admirable, but it doesn't pay the bills.
I know someone who normally charges $45 for a "diagnosis" charge, but tells the customer up front that if he is able to quickly fix the issue (loose cables, etc), he only charges $20 for a "troubleshooting". Like the 'freebie", this engenders goodwill, but still allows some income opportunity for for his expenditure of time.
As another poster inferred, they did not want to set a precedent.
Since I do not have any familiarity with NZ laws, I wonder how far the plaintiff can go forward with a case, so that if it gets dismissed, they are forbidden from bringing it again. IIRC the legal term is "dismissed with prejudice".
"Proper justice" here would be an award for time and costs against the plaintiff to discourage bringing frivolous suits.
Well, the anti-nuke types have made so much noise over the use of nuke power; it becomes a exercise in futility.
I recall all of the doom sayers who tried to stop the launch of the Cassini probe years ago. It was a good thing they lost, because the photos it has returned from Saturn are incredible. (NASA page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html
But, I have to agree, for any real endurance at exploration, a nuke battery (aka RTG) is the only way to go.
First off, it is well known that Cisco is the purveyor of some seriously over priced shit; so, while the retail price may be in the stratosphere, the cost to make the good may not be.
For an item with excessive markup, it may not be cost feasible to process a return.
But, then again, one can now begin to understand where some of that "cheap" Cisco kit comes from.
I must ask, did this seller give a "5 finger" discount???
from the article:
Brokerages and investors now move at lightning speed with algorithmic trading - automatic buy and sell orders when stocks reach certain prices or quantities. So one mistake can trigger a cascade of trades that wipe out or drastically inflate company value.
So what! The market wants faster trading algorithms, etc; so the market can deal with the fallout of poorly implemented trading procedures.
Consider it the cost of doing business. IOW, if you fuck up. it comes out of your ass!!!!
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