Posts tagged Information Technology
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
Rickover and Information Technology
Mar 5th
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.
Here is my quote of the day:
“Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.”
- Hyman G. Rickover
You can learn more about our quote source at Wikipedia.
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 5, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image credit: The Rickover Effect
Quote Source: WikiQuote
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Sex(.com) on Sale
Mar 7th
Posted by Scott Coughlin in Business of IT
2 comments
On Sundays I offer comments on some of the most interesting information technology stories that I have found on the web that week. Please feel free to join in the discussion or suggest other stories.
Today’s tale is all about how the virtual world of the Internet continues to become more and more similar to our “real world”. I am sure that all of you can look out your car windows on the way to work and see that the housing market, though improving, continues to be in the doldrums here in the USA. It is sad, but most homes around me are now suddenly worth 10-25% less than they were just two years ago. Do you think that the online world is immune from this? Think that there is still scarcity in the virtual real estate market? Think again and read this story…
CNBC – Things Aren’t Worth What They Used To Be
There was so much written about this topic that there is no single news story to cover all bases. I recommend that you review Google News’ aggregation site for this topic. You can find all angles, opinions, and levels of engagement there.
For those of you who are not aware, registering a new domain name can cost as little as about $10 from a reputable registrar. The fact that people pay so much at auction for “good ones” is really no different than having a good location in the real estate market. Domains like pizza.com, sales.com, and news.com have all gone for small fortunes, but were once bought by speculators at less than $20. That is surely a bubble waiting to burst and when sex(.com) gets cheap you know that we are near the bottom of the cycle!
I firmly believe that our virtual world will continue to evolve, ever faster, to completely mimic our real world and eventually become indistinguishable. This story and its topic are just one more sign that this belief is a true one.
What do you think about this topic? Do you agree or disagree with me? Do you have a recommended news story for next week? Please share your ideas below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for March 7, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image Credit: Philadelphia Reflections