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I have to agree with Rob on this, and I also speak as someone steeped, perhaps “stewed” would be a better term, in IT buzzwords. Whenever someone starts to “verb” nouns I immediately think of Scott Adams’ M.T. Suit character in Dilbert.
As someone steeped in IT buzzwords, I assure you “architecting” is actually a word. Mostly used by systems architects desperate to justify their existence when a new platform is being rolled out… but still, the concept does refers to something (theoretically) useful.
This was great as always, I just take a little exception at the idea that Cambridge is a hotbed of anti-Americanism. After the bombings, the building where I work, the tall building on MIT’s campus,was lit up like the American flag for 2 days, and there have been US flags scattered around the campus since then. It might be because we had more than our fair share of trouble from these guys, but I have not heard anyone even question any of this.
https://twitter.com/Tochtli_exe/status/324001764833644545/photo/1
Thank you, BlueAnt.
See, Mr. Long? Toldja.
https://twitter.com/Tochtli_exe/status/324001764833644545/photo/1 ·10 minutes ago
Very, very good to hear!
Peter: Enjoyed the show as always. I didn’t realize that Dr. Piedra was your father in law, I studied under him when I was pursuing my Masters at the Institute of World Politics where he teaches Western Moral Tradition. Truly a gentle man and an interesting person to learn from.
How lovely to hear that, David! Thanks for mentioning this. As it happens, Dr. Piedra–or, as we call him in the family, “Abo”–taught his last class of the term this very evening.
Oh my it is that time of the year again isn’t it? He pushed us hard on Thucydides and the Peloponessian War.
How lovely to hear that, David! Thanks for mentioning this. As it happens, Dr. Piedra–or, as we call him in the family, “Abo”–taught his last class of the term this very evening. ·18 minutes ago
Yeti,
Saw what you did there with Wouldn’t it be Nice. Well done.
I have to agree with Rob on this, and I also speak as someone steeped, perhaps “stewed” would be a better term, in IT buzzwords. Whenever someone starts to “verb” nouns I immediately think of Scott Adams’ M.T. Suit character in Dilbert.
Well, since coders code, developers develop, systems analysts analyze, and managers manage, the architects decided they needed their own verb to describe the magic they inflict on our development cycle. I’m a deputized member of the grammar police, but it’s only fair to let them have their own buzzword.
(I’m not sure what the User Interface/Experience guys do, other than open dozens of bug reports on text alignment.)
But I’ll stand with Rob and draw the line at “impactful”.
Thank you, BlueAnt.
See, Mr. Long? Toldja. ·6 hours ago
Hmm. Just because a word is used, doesn’t make it a “real’ word. No matter how “impactful” it is.
Just doing the work native Californian Photoshoppers won’t do.
You know what I hate about these podcasts?
I’ve never had dinner with anyone but my wife and my parents.
Do you all have to be so darn interesting all the time?
I could have had dinner with Troy Senik but I was too cheap to buy.
I’ve had dinner with a cabinet secretary. Does that make my life interesting? Nope.
Dinner with network sports announcers. More interesting – but not enough.
I’d rather have dinner with the wife and kids.
I could have had dinner with Troy Senik but I was too cheap to buy.
I’ve heard Troy likes to share entrées. That’s just too weird for me.
Perhaps I’ll also stick with the wife and kids.
I’ve never had dinner with anyone but my wife and my parents.
Do you all have to be so darn interesting all the time? ·1 hour ago
We just make that stuff up.
Casey, can you PM me? I’d like to set up a dinner with Rob and Peter and your wife and parents.
I’ve never had dinner with anyone but my wife and my parents.
Do you all have to be so darn interesting all the time? ·3 hours ago
Saw what you did there with Wouldn’t it be Nice. Well done. ·April 26, 2013 at 5:04am
About as subtle as a baseball bat to the head.
One name not mentioned in Reince’s list of the “bench”?
Rand Paul.
Animals are sent through the mail. A friend I work with had chicks mailed to him. I ask how and never really got a good answer.
Looked up How chicks are shipped.