Comment Re:Some users have *policy* to be 3 releases back. (Score 1) 182
Until the release schedule is so slow the version you're on is EOL'd and doesn't support the feature you need, but you can't get approval to upgrade
Until the release schedule is so slow the version you're on is EOL'd and doesn't support the feature you need, but you can't get approval to upgrade
Sounds like a dream. We tried and failed several times to get developers to write unit tests. There was so much resistance we eventually gave up.
I find "Adapt Quickly" is a metaphor for "insufficiently tested" or "it worked on my machine"
If I had a dollar for every "tiny fix" that required hours of hacking in prod to resolve with the release team sitting around waiting for the wunderkind to figure it out, for it then to be reverted and done again the next weekend. So much better when properly tested with signoffs and accountability.
In uni I had lecturers from China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia among other places. I could understand them. The two hardest to understand were one lady who was extremely soft spoken. Had to sit in the front to hear her, even with a mic. The absolute hardest was a scottish guy. I had no idea what he was saying, even with a presentation up that he was speaking to. And english was his native language! All the foreign nationals put more effort into learning a second language than he did his first.
Because people have limited budgets of time and money. If you're playing a game on your mobile, your console is probably gathering dust. If your new handset costs $200 and is going to be everywhere you are, are you going to spend another $300 on a console that stays in the living room?
The filter in your brain that parses reality is not installed correctly.
Non outer mongolia
I think it's funny that he references Wikipedia and considers it research.
I know what you mean, but what else can you do other than levy a fine?
Set the fines as a % of annual revenue, or some other legally required, stockmarket linked reporting number.
Company A found guilty, earnt a million dollars, fined 85%. $850000 fine.
Company I(B)M, earnt a hojillion dollars - 85% of a hojillion is a lot.
The trick is using the same number that they use to justify their senior exec bonuses.
He cloned the invite page and reupped it after she closed hers. Along with home address, phone etc.
From The Australian Newspaper
A police statement released to Associated Press today said a 17-year-old boy had been charged with using a telecommunications carrier to harass or offend someone.
He is due in court in April.
I've noticed several design suggestions in your code.