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IT Quote of the Day: Dave Barry
Mar 9th
I like Information Age quotations. I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week. I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week’s is even a funny one!
Here is my quote of the day:
“User, n. The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot."”
- Dave Barry
You can learn more about our quote source at Wikipedia of their own site.
So how do you think that this relates to Information Technology? How do you think that it could be important to Information Technology Professionals?
Do you like quotations? Do you collect them, too? What did you think of when you read this one? Do you agree or disagree with it? Please comment below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for March 9, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image credit: Wired Writers Blog
Quote Source: Quote Garden.com
IT Joke Of The Week: Programmer Humor
Mar 6th
I like a good joke as much as the next person. I especially like humorous jokes tied to technology and the Information Age. It is hard to find good IT jokes, but I try. Saturdays, I try very hard to honor the weekend by making my posts have a humorous bent.
This week’s joke is a gift from www.digitalconsciousness.net. I hope that you both enjoy it and go to their site to see all the other funny IT jokes that they have.
I am sure that every Information Technology Professional has funny stories from working with coders and software developers. They can be a very gifted and creative bunch!
Top 20 replies by programmers when their programs don’t work:
# 20. "That’s weird…"
# 19. "It’s never done that before."
# 18. "It worked yesterday."
# 17. "How is that possible?"
# 16. "It must be a hardware problem."
# 15. "What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?"
# 14. "There is something funky in your data."
# 13. "I haven’t touched that module in weeks!"
# 12. "You must have the wrong version."
# 11. "It’s just some unlucky coincidence."
# 10. "I can’t test everything!"
# 9. "THIS can’t be the source of THAT."
# 8. "It works, but it hasn’t been tested."
# 7. "Somebody must have changed my code."
# 6. "Did you check for a virus on your system?"
# 5. "Even though it doesn’t work, how does it feel?
# 4. "You can’t use that version on your system."
# 3. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
# 2. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
# 1. And the Number One Reply by Programmers when their programs don’t work: "I thought I fixed that."
What do you think? Do you know of any other good IT joke sites or artists? Do you have any IT humor to share? Have a great weekend.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for March 6, 2010. ©Scott Coughlin.
Joke Credit: www.digitalconsciousness.net
Image Credit: mccarthy glass
Poll: What Do Information Technology Professionals Wear To Work?
Mar 3rd
Today, our Information Thought of the Day (ITTOD) is a poll subject.
I find that most Information Technology (IT) organizations are either very formal or completely informal in their dress attire. I, also, find that most corporations that are IT based tend to be internally consistent, meaning that they generally have about the same dress code. I am getting ready to write a series of posts about what Information Technology Professionals should wear to work. Hence today’s poll topic. I am trying to get a feel for how your organizations dress.
Which of the three photos looks like the way that your organization dresses?
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Loading ...I will be sure to share the results. Feel free to add a comment below to add other thoughts that should have shown up on the list.
Do you like polls as a daily topic? Do you have a recommended one for another week? Please let me know.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for March 3, 2010 ©Scott Coughlin.
Image credits: livelyricism, Dilbert.com, firehow.com, lovetoknow.com, zimbio.com