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eBay! There's cash in them there burial plots.

Tom Brady is even on the freaking Simpsons. Off to move into the woods and eat granola.

Here we go... Dynasty Dynasty! BB = Lombardi! Unbeatable! These guys... bah... just... barf.

I agree. But don't censor it... Sure, they're idiots, I agree. No need to protect us, though.

But look at it this way... at least you're used to watching him celebrate, it isn't like it isn't expected. My wife's been calling him Donnie Osmond all night.... I see the resemblance.

Amen to that. Who cares. It's a word. And while we're on that, let Janet get ass naked if she wants. -Jeff Effing Patriots.

Troy and Johnson... they've already touched on one of their victories, and Jimmy keeps gushing over Troy. I think I'm going to barf.

I've got a guy who can't show up prior to noon, but is the sole remaining programmer on one of our larger systems. I'm qualified to do the work, but I've got other responsibilities and the time crunch would kill me if I took over his duties. Once we can fill an open slot or two, the transition starts. EDIT: He's interpreting the lack of disciplinary action as security; it's really just a timing and capacity problem. Every org has 'em. -Jeff

Either you're full of it or you picked a great time to just be passing by!

So is it a case of false job security? He keeps this stuff in his silo as to become irreplaceable? I've been through a series of acquisitions (on both ends) and that type of stuff never ceases to amaze me. No matter what they think, there are very few people that can't be replaced. More often than not, those with years of institutional knowledge are more important. Trying to make yourself important by hoarding technical components simply flags you as a problem employee. -Jeff

I used to base a lot of the work I did on one factor... whether or not I thought it was important enough to call me about. If I thought it was, it went into a cluster or some such H/A configuration. At least we know why he reports to you and not the other way around...

What industry are you in? I know what you do, but what type of company is it for? We've got the "dump it on ops" guys at our shop too. There's also that "bring 'em up to development, push 'em down to ops" mentality. I tell them over and over again... you want to ensure the people in ops are as good, and treated as well, as the developers and the architects.

Good point. Subtract 20 from everyone taking an Internet IQ test seriously.

I've never had to work the night shifts, but back when I did operational work I used to get to carry a pager. Nothing has ever sucked that bad. We also had those Nextel Direct-Connect deals for a while. There's nothing like hearing the following coming from your damn kitchen at 2:00 in the AM. :BEEP BEEP: "Hey Jeff? Server X is giving alerts on the monitor and I can't get it to..." There were cases where our NOC couldn't FIND servers and they'd call me asking "do you know where such and such a server is?" We've got a 60,000 square foot DC. No I have no damn idea where that server is. Start at row 1 and walk the floor you fool. I've spent more nights than I care to mention sleeping under a cubicle because I was too tired to attempt to drive home. I've nothing but respect for the poor folks that wind up working IT Operations! It's probably more important than us code/arch jockeys, and certainly less rewarded. I feel your pain. I've been there! I've spent a SB or two at a terminal. -Jeff

Same, I took off the helmet.

You can pop HD's around, but you'll need to reinstall 99.9% of the time due to Windows' funky hardware abstraction and whatnot. The problem isn't with the HD, it's with the OS on the HD. If you add an additional HD, format it, and use it as an independent storage device (i.e. don't boot from it), you can swap at will. I rsync both my laptop and my wife's laptop to my big PowerMac once a week or so. If anything blows up, I can just reinstall the OS and move my home directory back over. -Jeff

Obligatory pro-Macintosh response: 1. I own an iBook, a PowerBook, and a PowerMac. I enjoy Wild Turkey straight, shooting at deer, and bit tee-ots. 2. I'm using a PowerBook right now, and my mouse has two buttons and a scroll wheel which acts as a third. Just plug one in. 3. Virus? Do me a favor, send me your virus stuffed .exe files so I can click on then for hours while reading email. 4. Software? Considering 99.9% of the stuff you need comes with your Mac, there's not much left to buy. 5. Cost? http://www.apple.com/macmini/ Ok. Back to your regularly scheduled "trying to figure out how to get rid of that there virii." -Jeff

Nah, never tried it... Two different methods of cooking, ought to have different flavors. -Jeff

Eight, but my helmet made it hard to read.

Not hard for me to believe at all. Honestly, when that team takes the field I can almost smell the Chevetta's on the grill and feel the chill in the air. It's about a hell of a lot more than the football. The Buffalo area is unique. It's a run down, over taxed, big government bureaucratic hell hole located just south of North Pole, but damn I love the place! -Jeff

Well said! I'm not just rooting for the team, I'm rooting for my home town and all of the memories I have of it. It's my weekly "piece of home", if that makes sense. I could see that stadium out my bedroom window as a kid - the lights, at least. Every sunday I turn on the TV and immediately I'm back home. If they go elsewhere? Nope, none of that for me. I'll find some other way to keep my home town roots planted, I hear of a game called hockey that was once played.... -Jeff

I'm not a religious person myself. For the life of me, though, I can't understand why the split between the believers and the non-believers is so large. Each side has so much unnecessary animosity towards the other. If religion and belief in God makes life that much easier for someone, well then I'd argue it's a good thing. If the notion of heaven comforts you and the notion of a master plan lets you enjoy your life, that's a good thing. Extremists on either side drive me nutty, though. We can talk about these types all day long... change "the pledge", Cobb County Georgia "evolution" warning stickers.... As for the topic - I don't know the numbers, but I would assume life in prison is actually CHEAPER than 25 years on death row, 100 appeals, and a staged execution. I'm for whichever costs the taxpayers less. -Jeff

I've got to ask... what's with all the Russian girls?

Yeah, just going to say that =) Hannity and/or Boortz will do the same thing.

Watch the gov't come in and slap eminent domain on the rehab center with the argument that the tax base the condos provide is higher than that of the rehab clinic. -Jeff