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cio stands for “Career Is Over.”
cio stands for “Career Is Over.”
“What I want is for it to keep the lights on. It should be like using the toilet. I use the toilet and, hell, I don’t ever worry about it not working. What I don’t want is to have the toilets back up and flood the entire building.” He smiles broadly at his own joke.
“What I want is for it to keep the lights on. It should be like using the toilet. I use the toilet and, hell, I don’t ever worry about it not working. What I don’t want is to have the toilets back up and flood the entire building.” He smiles broadly at his own joke.
“You know the saying, right? The way you can tell a vendor is lying is when their lips are moving.”
“You know the saying, right? The way you can tell a vendor is lying is when their lips are moving.”
The only thing more dangerous than a developer is a developer conspiring with Security.
The only thing more dangerous than a developer is a developer conspiring with Security.
Information Security is always flashing their badges at people and making urgent demands, regardless of the consequences to the rest of the organization, which is why we don’t invite them to many meetings. The best way to make sure something doesn’t get done is to have them in the room.
Information Security is always flashing their badges at people and making urgent demands, regardless of the consequences to the rest of the organization, which is why we don’t invite them to many meetings. The best way to make sure something doesn’t get done is to have them in the room.
any improvements made anywhere besides the bottleneck are an illusion.
to smoke tests, a term circuit designers use. The saying goes, “If you turn the circuit board on and no smoke comes out, it’ll probably work.”
Theory of Constraints, this is typically implemented by something called Drum-Buffer-Rope.
Studies have shown that practicing five minutes daily is better than practicing once a week for three hours. And if you want to create a genuine culture of improvement, you must create those habits.”
“To tell the truth is an act of love. To withhold the truth is an act of hate. Or worse, apathy.”
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