tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post5913060350630842405..comments2024-03-18T21:49:42.814-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Quote of the Day: Programmer editionBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-32658790342807291142013-05-31T19:37:03.069-04:002013-05-31T19:37:03.069-04:00I thought the IT guy said, "turn the car off ...I thought the IT guy said, "turn the car off and back on and see if it works". <br /><br />I learned my lesson about making fun of that almost 20 years ago. I made fun of someone for suggesting it and when they turned the thing (a printer, in this case) off and back on, it worked fine. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-2347658369576578272013-05-31T13:34:45.261-04:002013-05-31T13:34:45.261-04:00Well, if we're telling old engineer jokes....
...Well, if we're telling old engineer jokes....<br /><br />The crusty, old, senior engineer is working at his desk when the panic-stricken staff runs into his office with the news that scientists have just discovered a giant asteroid will strike the earth tomorrow, destroying all life on the planet and knocking earth out of its orbit and into the sun. <br /><br />Without looking up the old engineer says "top shelf, blue binder, section four." <br /><br />This joke should not be interpreted to mean that engineers, especially old ones, are generally anal and OCD about planning.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-56734433954658547302013-05-31T10:39:16.918-04:002013-05-31T10:39:16.918-04:00Geodkyt: The IT guy in my office would say, "...Geodkyt: The IT guy in my office would say, "Well, let me know if it happens again." The programmers (myself included) would be the ones to try to replicate it.<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59736602642286833642013-05-31T09:32:10.654-04:002013-05-31T09:32:10.654-04:00An MBA/HR type, an engineer, and an IT are carpool...An MBA/HR type, an engineer, and an IT are carpooling to a conference, when the brakes fail at the top of the hill.<br /><br />At the bottom of the hill, everyone is OK.<br /><br />The MBA type immediately exclaims, "We need a <i>Plan of Action</i>, appoint a <i>Tiger Team</i>, and <i>Conceptualize</i> a <i>Response</i>!"<br /><br />The engineer says, "I got my Leatherman, some spare wire, and there's some brake fluid in the trunk. Give me 20 minutes, and we're golden."<br /><br />The IT guy says, "We should push it up the hill three times and see if we can replicate the fault."Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340718574781403778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59491572649723405382013-05-31T09:30:37.963-04:002013-05-31T09:30:37.963-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340718574781403778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-10111498264000380862013-05-31T08:56:13.532-04:002013-05-31T08:56:13.532-04:00Old Windways, thanks. Fixed now.
That's what...Old Windways, thanks. Fixed now.<br /><br />That's what I get for queuing this post late last night.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-53152353222274828302013-05-31T08:17:06.606-04:002013-05-31T08:17:06.606-04:00That mentality has been around for a LONG time, we...That mentality has been around for a LONG time, well before programmers... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-6845399326097757642013-05-31T07:54:22.077-04:002013-05-31T07:54:22.077-04:00It doesn't look like you linked the article, b...It doesn't look like you linked the article, but if anyone else wants to read the whole thing like I did, I believe this is it:<br />http://lionoftheblogosphere.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/follow-up-on-old-engineers/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com