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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
Posts: 8767
Location: behind the sofa
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And this is normal for software. There's an entire branch of engineering dedicated to dealing with the reality of it. http://www.developer.com/mgmt/what-happ ... ering.htmlThey make mighty tasty burgers. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
Posts: 4876
Location: Newcastle
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I know that, it's just on a regular basis assumptions get made without being checked, stuff isn't fully specced even on business rules and there is never a record of when things change how/why they change. I try to make the documentation but it's never used and don't see the point in it any more _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Blue_Nowhere
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:57 pm
Posts: 2220
Location: Here for now...
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Arrived at the office at around 6.20am this morning because one of my staff phoned to say their swipe card wasn't working; only to find out the brilliant new card system they installed on Friday wasn't working. After twiddling our thumbs for around an hour someone finally turned up with a key and let us all in.
I've forgotten my lunch, am very tired, grumpy, and not at all impressed.
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
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Been there, done that. We had our system installed in April - well, they started on 2nd January, but they had all sorts of problems and finally got it finished 3.5 months later! I got a lot of grief from my boss about it, as I was supposed to be coordinating it. One night, it refused to close and our boss sat there from 23:00 until 00:30, when a security guard turned up and he was still there when I got to the office at 7:30. 
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Blue_Nowhere
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:57 pm
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Location: Here for now...
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Ouch.
You'd think, given they had a whole weekend to test it, the new security company would've had it all ready to go Monday morning so there were no complaints, apparently not.
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Yes it happens everywhere, but we only ever seem to hear about the government mistakes as if they are the only ones who are incompetent. So was this incident a P45 triggering event?  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am
Posts: 6146
Location: Middle Earth
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How can it possibly take one person more than 5 minutes to use an ATM? Seriously!  Also, could all the breeders out there please not let their offspring stand on bus/train seats. You don't know what they've been standing in and I and many others don't want to sit on whatever it is either. 
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I hate the people who seem to do a zillion things at the atm, none of which seem to include taking cash out.
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am
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Location: Middle Earth
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Just had to update Flash as tvcatchup wasn't working. So why the hell do I now have Chrome, where was the option???
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm
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Dear Adobe,
Please make an update installer that doesn't hang in XP.
I know you've only had 6 years to sort it out but if you could, perhaps, if it's not too much bother, at some point...
PULL YOUR F***ING FINGER OUT!
Yours sincerely
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onemac
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:14 pm
Posts: 1598
Location: Right here...... Right now.......
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We're out of milk.......  Al
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm
Posts: 5490
Location: just behind you!
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_________________Finally joined Flickr
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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On a motorway, pootling along at a steady speed minding my own business in lane one, passing the countdown markers to an exit. Muppet zooms up aggressively to my tailpipe, lurks there intimidatingly, and then powers off up the slip road as if I was in his way.
I hate that. There's no need for such aggression.
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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It must be really frustrating when you get so angry that you have to post while doing 60 Mph on the M20. and the cars are swerving all over the place. Now where is the other mobile I want to text it too.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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bubbles
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:34 pm
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middle lane drivers
just because you have filled up your boot with random camping crap that you cant see who's behind you doesn't mean you can hog it!!!
also love the looks of utter bemusement as you under take them...
I don't even drive and it irritates the hell out of me..
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