The Insomniac Coder

(I posted this originally at  http://insomniaccoder.tumblr.com/post/229899519/dilbert-comic-strip-for-11-01-2009-from-the  , reposting this for the benefit of one of my coworkers that couldn't find the original post) From:  Dilbert comic strip for 11/01/2009 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive. This is why there is no such thing as a 5-minute change. Here's the real sequence of events for your "5-minute" change: Somebody finds that a 5-minute change needs to be performed. 5 minutes . Somebody asks for authorization to make the 5-minute change. 5 minutes assuming the explanation is simple. Somebody needs to be selected to make the 5-minute change. 5 minutes if the work schedules are clear and up to date. Somebody needs to explain the programmer the 5-minute change. Good luck explaining it in less than 10 minutes. The programmer makes a change. 5 minutes. Quality assurance checks the work. 5 minutes but it has a mistake. The programmer fixes th...

Dilbert comic strip for 02/10/2011 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive. Those out of my industry may think OMG FACEBOOK SUX LOL!!!! Those that us that program for the web went FFS NOT AGAIN! And please, don't start about how we (and Scott) are overreacting about Facebook . The problem isn't really Facebook, the problem is everyone else. Why? Facebook is making obscene amounts of dough by keeping captive audiences that for most part don't spent money except for example game credits and that kind of thing. They then turn around and get what is probably even more money from dumbass advertisers that are terrified of missing out on this captive audience. Image via CrunchBase While I am concerned that Ivette is a degenerate Facebook addict that plays stupid games that I can't figure out their appeal, it is no different than the time *I* spend playing video games that Ivette sees as stupid and SHE can't figure out their appeal. If people want to spent mo...