The totally off-topic thread

[SeatBackForward]

OK this is one for conspiracy experts-
Social Security Administration To Purchase 174 Thousand Rounds Of Hollow Point Bullets | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Revolution



Why would Social Security need hollow point bullets?

To fire at the DHS and the NOAA - its a departmental turf war out there!

 

[JohnK]

Well it is Friday afternoon and it is way too calm. Have I somehow been transported to another reality?

 

[The Rok]

OK this is one for conspiracy experts-
Social Security Administration To Purchase 174 Thousand Rounds Of Hollow Point Bullets | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Revolution



Why would Social Security need hollow point bullets?

Em, it's a training exercise!

 

[Flashback]

Hmmm... interesting. At times it works the over way around, viz. the IT department given an unreasonable target with minimal resources and yet expected to make the mythical lever that can move the world.

That's what we had on our last project. I managed to pull in schedules and deliver on time, maybe that's why I'm now leading the next one that's about to kick off

I have noticed the last 3 years their has been some nasty colds and flu's circulating around. Quite a few people I know actually have had pneumonia and two actually spent time in hospital.
Flu leaves mum Katrina Day fighting for life | The Courier-Mail

Interesting. Since moving to the UK, I've not really been sick. The only times I've come close are when I've spent a few days in Australia...... It's a nice feeling to not get sick much, reminds me of "when I was a boy......."

 

[Katie]

Batch 1 & Batch 2. Batch 1 will be on sale at Little Miss's school's fair cake stall tomorrow. Batch 2 morning tea on Sunday

 

[medhead]

You're reminding me about a little story I heard today about an Information Services Department at a workplace, they changed their name to IT department. When asked why, the reply was we weren't providing a service so this fixes that problem.

Whats pissing me off though, for the last 5yrs i've been toiling away as a subject matter expert, trying to get a change inculture to happen, that takes the discipline away from being driven by software to more of a process and software-independent mechanism. And its been a real battle. Along comes CIO with associated lapdogs and in the stroke of an email click, they "make things happen"...I'll just watch the self congratulatory back slapping, followed by the "oops moment" followed by the sounds of doors closing.

 

[Katie]

Reminding me of the past 2-3 days of being very unproductive at work.

IT: Oh, you really should migrate to the new domain. Everyone needs to anyway.
ME: Fine. I'll even do some instructions for you, because there are plenty less IT-savvy people here, and you pretty much treat anyone less a network admin as a moron.

<Start using new domain>
Me: OK, I'm using the new domain, mapped all my drives, seem to be able to get to everything. A few things are authenticating oddly, and even though permissions have been copied over, they're not working as they should.
IT: <create some workaround scripts for me> (Later we find out I got my user ID too early, so my permissions weren't ported. No wonder I couldn't authenticate against databases).

Me: OK, I've backed up my email, got my archives, I know where everything is.
IT: Update me to new fancy email server.
Me: This isn't even shiny. All I've got is a fricking empty mail folder. Nirvana for some, but I'm going to have to import all the old emails to figure out what the flip I'm meant to be doing now.
IT: <silence> ... but don't let your mailbox get over 500MB

IT switches me over to some other network. I now can only get into corporate domains, not the other ones where at least half my work is. Not a permissions issue, they should all be solved now. SWEAR WORDS.

Me: <Wanders over to hassle IT, and remind them if they're nice, I have lollies and choccies on my desk. Do not remind them that I won't tell them which are the sugar-free ones, cue evil laugh>. I can't get into any of the other environments, only corporate ones.
IT: That's by design. You can now more easily access the parent company "stuff" that you could before, but it will be harder to access the other environments.
Me: But most of my work is in the other environments, not in the parent company "stuff". I could get into the parent company intranet, that's more than I need for my day-to-day job.

IT: <silence>
Me: So how do I get into the other networks?
IT: You might be able to VPN in to the other network, and work that way.
Me: But I only haven't been able to get into the other networks since you changed my port over to the new network. Does the new network see those other networks I need for work??
IT: No, and that's by design. The parent company shouldn't be able to see that.
Me: < in my head, perhaps out loud: SWEAR WORDS> So how do I get to work.
IT: <Discussions amongst the lads about sorting this out "for real" now.>
Me: <In my head: Fricking awesome, good idea to sort that out before you try to move over 200+ dev staff who won't be able to access code, builds, doco, environments ... > OK, I'll send through all URLs/servers that I know about. Can I do anything else??
IT: <Already discussing techno stuff and whatever that I don't understand>
Me: Guess I'll just go back to my desk and wait to be productive again.

At some point today, I stopped by to ask the IT guys a question. Someone said something about a B port. Eureka!!
Me: Can you enable my B port for the old network, not the new, fancy, blind to my networks one?? I have chocolate.
IT: <Fight ensues over which person will come and enable my B port>

I like our IT guys, but so often, you just need to ask the RIGHT questions to get the RIGHT answers to anticipate the problems you'll need to solve in the future.

 

[straitman]

I have noticed the last 3 years their has been some nasty colds and flu's circulating around. Quite a few people I know actually have had pneumonia and two actually spent time in hospital.

Don't I know it.

I have had several versions of cold & flue over the last 4 weeks. My wife is still very unwell with it all after spending days in bed and my mother celebrated her 86th birthday today with pneumonia and is still very touch and go. She is much better today than yesterday but is still very weak and is totally confused.

 

[amaroo]

Don't I know it.

I have had several versions of cold & flue over the last 4 weeks. My wife is still very unwell with it all after spending days in bed and my mother celebrated her 86th birthday today with pneumonia and is still very touch and go. She is much better today than yesterday but is still very weak and is totally confused.

Sorry to hear about your mum.......best wishers!

 

[Princess Fiona]

Sorry to hear about your mum.......best wishers!

+1 There is some horrible viruses and bacteria going around and we have been inundated at work with elderly and frail patients. Hope your mum is getting great care

Roll on summer

 

[JohnK]

Perhaps all IT Departments should rename themselves to Innovation Department's?

 

[straitman]

+1 There is some horrible viruses and bacteria going around and we have been inundated at work with elderly and frail patients. Hope your mum is getting great care

Roll on summer

Thanks.

If she would stay still and let herself recover then that may be OK but she keeps getting up and going for a wander. She is in a high care nursing home and not very strong even when well.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Perhaps all IT Departments should rename themselves to Innovation Department's?

The reality of the modern world is that a lot of work is now done on computers and uses information technology. BUT that doesn't mean that IT depts should be driving how that work is done, that's my main beef...

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[Flashback]

The reality of the modern world is that a lot of work is now done on computers and uses information technology. BUT that doesn't mean that IT depts should be driving how that work is done, that's my main beef...

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Any good IT department has interaction with the business and works to the business requirements as they're the key driver to any solution that is presented. I know that's certainly the case where I consult.

 

[thewinchester]

Thought i'd give Admin a quick giggle if he reads the visitor logs. Currently browsing AFF on my TV via Internet Explorer on an Xbox.

Can't say any more about how I'm doing that due to NDA rules in force. Needless to say that if you have an Xbox then you will look forward to the next system update.


(Only reason I can type this much into a post quickly is that I have the keyboard attachment for my controller)

 

[markis10]

Love the weird workings of the UPS world, my 6kg coffee machine is making its way from Italy via France and Germany and has now arrived in the states, taking the long way round for $45 in freight, arriving early next week for half the landed cost of buying it locally. In the meantime, some wine from Adelaide took over a week and a half to get here!

PS Amazon Italy has some cracka Fathes Day deals, just use chrome when ordering to get in browser translation - belissimo.

 

[NM]

Perhaps all IT Departments should rename themselves to Innovation Department's?

How about "Inhancement Technology" Department?

 

[docjames]

Love the weird workings of the UPS world, my 6kg coffee machine is making its way from Italy via France and Germany and has now arrived in the states, taking the long way round for $45 in freight, arriving early next week for half the landed cost of buying it locally. In the meantime, some wine from Adelaide took over a week and a half to get here!

UPS following the creed "why go direct, when you can connect". Must know they're delivering to an AFFer...


Imagine if airline ops were structured like freight networks.....

 

[oz_mark]

Thought i'd give Admin a quick giggle if he reads the visitor logs. Currently browsing AFF on my TV via Internet Explorer on an Xbox.

Can't say any more about how I'm doing that due to NDA rules in force. Needless to say that if you have an Xbox then you will look forward to the next system update.

PResumably with the already announced, but not yet released, Internet Explorer for Xbox

 

[Mal]

PResumably with the already announced, but not yet released, Internet Explorer for Xbox

oh wow. Don't forget the new logo has now been launched too !

Innovation central at the big M!