I.T.

[goozburger.]

The fallibility of IT being exposed for all to see in the Fujitsu/ Post Office horizon scandal! This sort of stuff is going on all over the world on a daily basis but in smaller cases. The cause is a misunderstanding of IT by most of us and the mistaken but general belief that IT is infallible and unquestionable.

Compters used to be referred to as TOMs.... Totally obedient morons. mistakes were inevitably made by human programmers and human operators but constantly denied. Similarly with the fuss over VAR, in this case the tech is equally as good as the Hawkeye goal line technology which never gets challenged but the problems being with the human input.

I'm a programmer, and for twenty years I see nothing but honest, upfront, and opinionated comments from the majority of fellow programmers that I work with. They love what they do because it completely fits with how our brains are wired. I have rarely seen a project go wrong because of a programmer. Do not mix them up with the real culprits which, for the most part, tend to be managers and shareholders rushing things to market when they aren't ready, or poorly managing the project due to a lack of understanding and competence. I see it over and over again. "Oh, just publish it, we'll deal with the problems later". That is never a programmer's decision. It's usually the decision of a lazy project manager who didn't get their ducks in a row. Instead, they lazily go through the daily motions for 90% of the project, and then flap around for the last 10%. Trust me - that's how it works for the most part.

 

[Drog]

Well gooz in my experience they all rarely accept responsibility when things go awry.

 

[davebirch]

Drog, Make sure it works, make sure again, get everyone affected to make sure they agree, then implement.
If there's a problem, point a finger somewhere, but do not let the end user to be the problem solver.

 

[goozburger.]

Well gooz in my experience they all rarely accept responsibility when things go awry.

I'm available for hire. Just find a good manager and it'll be OK!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Drog, Make sure it works, make sure again, get everyone affected to make sure they agree, then implement.
If there's a problem, point a finger somewhere, but do not let the end user to be the problem solver.

 

[Drog]

More IT fallibility....

 

[Drog]

Now I'm dismayed enough about this already but the fact that lots of this will be under the guidance of IT systems terrifies me!

US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia — The Telegraph

Warheads to be housed at RAF Lakenheath for first time in 15 years, Pentagon documents reveal, as Moscow warns of 'escalation'

apple.news

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

As long as the operating system isn’t called Genesis or Skynet.

 

[Drog]

Why on earth are IT wallers unable / unwilling to use telephones? Sorting out issues is just a time wasting inconvenience for their customers. One of the main reasons that humans elevated themselves above animals is because of their ability to communicate. Stupid IT depts now are just winding the timeline back.

 

[goozburger.]

One of the main reasons that humans elevated themselves above animals is because of their ability to communicate.

Animals communicate. Probably at a far more efficient rate and without the fluff that humans do.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Animals communicate. Probably at a far more efficient rate and without the fluff that humans do.

My Guinea Pigs have plenty of fluff.

 

[goozburger.]

Got to laugh at what is classed as breaking news on Sky News. McDonald's customers can't order their food or, as I call it, fried matter, due to an IT fault. Panic!!!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Got to laugh at what is classed as breaking news on Sky News. McDonald's customers can't order their food or, as I call it, fried matter, due to an IT fault. Panic!!!

I would not touch that sh!t with a barge pole. Disgusting muck.

 

[Drog]

It is. I've only had two in my life. The second was to confirm how shit the first was. The only thing that I quite liked was the gherkin chutney with served to give some taste to the meat and to liven up my saliva ducts so that I could could cope with getting the bun down my neck.
Odd thing though is that every time I visit the Capital centre at Walton le Dale there is a massive cue of cars in the drive in waiting to pick up their orders! The place must be a bloody gold mine confirming the ages old saying that "where there's muck, there's brass".

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

The place must be a bloody gold mine confirming the ages old saying that "where there's muck, there's brass".



“where there’s shit, there’s a shilling”.

 

[goozburger.]

Years ago, I went through a McDonald's drive-through with my ex girlfriend. I dropped my fries in the car, cleaned up what I could. A year later, ex did a deep clean of the car and found a few fries underneath my seat - ALL still intact, no sign of decay. What the hell are those things made of?

We occasionally took the kids maybe once every few months or so, but even they're not that bothered these days. The bread has the consistency of memory foam and is super-sweet. The so-called meat in the burger is like the sole of a shoe. The lettuce is soggy and dank. The fries are, well, see above.

But as mentioned by Drog, whenever I see a McDonald's (which is very often and on virtually ever major road intersection where I live), they are always full at the drive-through and inside the restaurants, and it tends to be young adults who probably can't be bothered cooking. So its not just kids as their target market, but lazy types, too.

Whatever it is, you've got to hand it to McDonald's. They are as popular, if not more so, than I've ever noticed before.

 

[goozburger.]

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

That guy was earning his ‘stars’ working in the Riverside kiosk v Plymouth. He is an expert in cleaning up sick.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

I quite like Maccy D’s. Not everyday though.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

I would rather eat toe nail clippings.