lucius septimius 5/16/2020 7:54:07 AM

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JCM 5/16/2020 8:05:09 AM

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Welp...

My latest database / software tools error has 2 level 3 supports staff, 2 FAEs and FAE manager stumped.

We I break something.... I do a good job of it!

lucius septimius 5/16/2020 8:17:08 AM

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Reply to JCM in 2: 

As my dad always used to say, if it doesn't fit, force it.  if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

Occasional Reader 5/16/2020 8:46:52 AM

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Reply to JCM in 2:

As I always say: if at first you don’t succeed, try reading the instructions.

/ducks

Kosh's Shadow 5/16/2020 9:01:28 AM

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In #4 Occasional Reader said: As I always say: if at first you don’t succeed, try reading the instructions.

Software used to come with big, thick manuals that no one read (and, being written by tech writers, never explained anything difficult you wanted to do, just the stuff that was obvious.)

Now, you at best get a card that tells how to install it, if that, and maybe help files that when you search for something, doesn't find it, but when you read a section, you see the term you were looking for.

Worst software installation? Somewhere in the 1990's, I worked for a company that sold image processing applications for government and military use. Another company had a database system (based on Oracle), to search images. They had developed the system under government grant, so it was free. BUT they made it so that only they could install it successfully, so they'd get paid for each installation. They competed with us, so we were not going to get help installing it. We ended up getting a third company to get it installed and put it on a disk for us.

Occasional Reader 5/16/2020 9:15:47 AM

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And for your viewing pleasure, here is Joe Biden, attempting to have a conversation with a pre-recorded question:

https://mobile.twitter.com/GPIngersoll/status/1261130477160800260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1261130477160800260&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpjmedia.com%2Fnews-and-politics%2Fjim-treacher%2F2020%2F05%2F15%2Fwatch-the-joy-drain-out-of-stacey-abrams-face-as-biden-doesnt-announce-her-as-his-vp-n390492

JCM 5/16/2020 9:33:11 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:

Throws volume 32 of the manual at OR!

*dang he ducked*

I spent my first two months at this gig, doing onboarding and going through trainings and manuals. Then set up a test server.

This whole thing has been 3 steps forward 2 steps back a step sideways.

My boss is getting fed up with the problems.

JCM 5/16/2020 11:12:09 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 5/16/2020 11:30:25 AM

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lucius septimius 5/16/2020 1:53:16 PM

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In #9 Kosh's Shadow said: Seems that people stuck at home have turned to sending spam.

If this continues, people stuck at home will be turning other people into spam.

Occasional Reader 5/16/2020 3:22:53 PM

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WANT!

JCM 5/16/2020 4:42:19 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

Reach out and touch someone!

PaladinPhil 5/16/2020 5:12:09 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

Probably banned in Canada because it exceeds 10,000 Joules muzzle velocity... :/