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All executives hear is, "blah, blah, blah, blah, you can hire fewer people, blah, blah, blah..."
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Executives overestimating a new methodology?
Exactly. The definition of an executive: a person who underestimates the actual complexity of a task and who overestimates the ability of some newfangled methodology to reduce that complexity.
Makes me wonder how they actually manage to do #2.
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Marc Clifton wrote: The definition of an executive: a person who underestimates the actual complexity of a task and who overestimates the ability of some newfangled methodology to reduce that complexity.
Too long to be a bumper sticker, not poetic enough to be BillWoodruff, but nonetheless it is wisdom
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: not poetic enough to be BillWoodruff
There is no imitating the master.
Kent Sharkey wrote: Too long to be a bumper sticker
Executive: clueless
Does that fit? 
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I've met some wonderful execs over the years in some of the largest companies in their field. The great people. Smart. And so on. The problem is communication. People in tech never talk to execs like people. Everyone is afraid. Nobody talks. They're not technical. That's why they hire tech people or the PMs that will in turn hire tech people.
Once you see it from the execs side, you start to realize just how much technical people don't really communicate. I'm not saying every exec is perfect, but they can't work with what they don't know. In other words, if they mis-estimate something, then look inwards at how well the communication is or isn't.
Jeremy Falcon
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+1
It is true #notallexecs (hi, Chris and Dave), but there is a reason for the reputation in many boardrooms.
You are very right that communication-in both directions-is what is needed.
TTFN - Kent
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: People in tech never talk to execs like people.
Agreed. And contrary to my other cynical responses, I have often found talking to execs to not just be inspirational but also to get a better understanding of the bigger picture. Same is true for marketing people, which I've had many positive experiences with.
Jeremy Falcon wrote: you start to realize just how much technical people don't really communicate.
Exactly. I worked at a game company years ago where I broke the policy "we don't talk the artists" which, in ironically, had the effect of isolating me and my team from the rest of the developers, because we were breaking the rules. Go figure.
The irony is, in every instance I've experienced, the better I communicate and the more people I communicate with, the better the product turns out. We humans seem to suffer collectively from the "obvious blindness" disease. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: Same is true for marketing people, which I've had many positive experiences with.
Yup yup. I love marketing peeps. They be friendly and all.
Marc Clifton wrote: The irony is, in every instance I've experienced, the better I communicate and the more people I communicate with, the better the product turns out. We humans seem to suffer collectively from the "obvious blindness" disease.
Yeah man. We as humans are supposed to connect with other people. It's how we advance. It's how we feel good, etc. One of the things I usually say to folks to illustrate that is, how do you punish someone already in jail for life... you put them in isolation. Devs tend to do that to themselves freely. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: One of the things I usually say to folks to illustrate that is, how do you punish someone already in jail for life... you put them in isolation.
Brilliant! Short and sweet.
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Thanks man.
Jeremy Falcon
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Marc Clifton wrote: I broke the policy "we don't talk the artists"
Many years ago, soon after I started a new job, I walked into operations and asked them some questions to clarify some things with the code. They said I was the first engineer to talk with them (literally) in at least a year if not two. That explained a lot.
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The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on Twitter this afternoon; it’s not clear whether the problem was privately reported to Apple ahead of time, which is the encouraged practice when security vulnerabilities are uncovered. Secure Different
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The NSA did ask for a back door...
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Another reason for me to dislike Apple with their overpriced products!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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It certainly makes it easier to refute Apple fanboys who don't understand that no-one bothers to hack Apple because no-one uses it not because it's "more secure". We can now remind them of the time Apple gave the root account an empty password 
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Aside from ensuring access to machine learning expertise, the tech giant says there needs to be "fair and responsible" development of artificial intelligence to ensure societies can truly benefit from the technology. And by that, they mean, "whatever we create"
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Google? This comes to mind:
Open your mouth - and close your eyes;
You're going to get a big surprise!
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Trickle down intelligence? Would that work?
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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Another "Don't be evil" call?
Seriously?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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The basics of window management in Windows haven't really changed a whole lot since the days of Windows 3. Did they get a new lead designer named Venn?
"'Sets' will come with some important wrinkles, but first a word on the name. Microsoft knows that the name 'Sets' is not a great one; when you're talking about the feature, it sounds a bit like you're saying 'sex' all the time."
Yeah, I can see Microsoft wanting to avoid that connection.
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This added functionality will, of course, require the entire rewrite of all development APIs and SDKs.
Please start relearning everything...
...or simply do as everyone else and begin JavaScript development for all your apps.
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I bet people have been badgering[^] them for this feature for a long time.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Now it's that much easier to organize your porn collection.
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Do you use a laptop or tablet to take notes during school lectures or meetings? If so, you might want to reconsider pen and paper; there’s increasing evidence that using laptops during lectures decreases learning. "Rarely is the question asked: Are... is our children learning?"
Definitely a problem in meetings
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Definitely a problem in meetings
 It's almost like paying attention would be useful... ya know... attention. That magical thing we hear about but never see.
Jeremy Falcon
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