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• deusprogrammer commented on Updating a classic
  I have one. "Every time you have something you could send an email to inform everyone about, hold an hour meeting instead."...
• Damian commented on Updating a classic
  There are a few kicking around. Some personae are familiar, while I'm sure lots more are totally different....
• Damian commented on Updating a classic
  I still have my trusty RFC2321 RITA in a drawer somewhere. It once spent several years in an especially troublesome network riser helping keep that floor connected and gathering concrete dust, so the patina is (even) more eldritch than usual, but it works well enough. Occasionally get it out to wave over the damn @ppl3 wifi router....
• Glenn Hauman commented on Updating a classic
  Oh, you Europeans. You haven't lived until you've tried uniquely American solutions. Arm your company security guards. Let them prowl the halls occasionally looking for problems. I mean, just look at how paranoid those employees are when you walk past and they look at your quick-draw holster. Allow open-carry in the office. There will be plenty of people who will be happy to show that they're ready for anything, especially if anything goes wrong during that employee evaluation you're giving them. Really, what's the worst that could happen?...
• Jim D commented on Updating a classic
  Institute rigorous change management control procedures, under an agile method of development. Each "story" can encompass no more than a single change or addition of a function call. An "epic" may have no more than 5 "stories", and require unanimous approval of the change control sub-committee for preliminary impact review before proceeding to the full committee for review....