Myths and Legends

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: oh boy, a coworker dropped the database with a log of every carpet in every airport in the world, 2.21 TB worth

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: I'm sure you don't have this... unlucky... employees

BlahVin_Y: dropped... on his foot?

BlahVin_Y: or dropped from the DB Server = no longer there and data go bye-bye

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: yes, went bye-bye


BlahVin_Y: well

BlahVin_Y: time for him to go bye-bye as well!

BlahVin_Y: lol

BlahVin_Y: i can feel his pain


NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: now to wait a couple of days to restore it from backups... damn

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: he is the project manager, so won't go bye-bye :D

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: he was testing....something....

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: and somehow it ran TRUNCATE on all partitions


BlahVin_Y: why is a 'project manager' doing stuff that touches the DB?

BlahVin_Y: ooo... he's a Project Manager that ACTUALLY knows things / works?

BlahVin_Y: oh wow

BlahVin_Y: we dont have such animals here

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: because we don't have sufficient manpower and the project manager just shines when he can do a bit of coding or playing with a database

BlahVin_Y: better than an idiot using excel, paper pushing you till you die of a 10000 papercuts

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: indeed :)


NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: well, he'll bring it back

NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: at least our PM fixes his own mistakes :)

BlahVin_Y: you have a unicorn

BlahVin_Y: i've heard of those

BlahVin_Y: just never seen them


NameChangedBecauseHeIsASpy: yes, oftentimes it boggles my mind when I suggest something sane and you respond that it's impossible in your company....

BlahVin_Y: well yes, you keep suggesting things like turning metal into gold, levitation, eternal youth, and things like that. Not sane at all.

Is this for real?

I get this unsolicited on my old Skype that's merged via MSN. Someone asking me to fill up a form for a survey. I've had a crazy long month, and I knew this was some sort of spam / pish activity, but I thought I'd see where it went.

    Me: I'm not great with forms, sorry
    OtherParty: ok
    OtherParty: why you not great ??

    Me: because i tried last time to fill up a form, but i didn't do so well
    OtherParty: why ohh ? i will guide you how to fill up trust me ok so now i meet you if you get your permisison id ok can or not ??
    Me: People died. People died because I didn't fill up the right form.

    Me: but how will you guide me to fill up a form?
    OtherParty: yes ??
    OtherParty: dont worry ok
    OtherParty: do you ahve skype
    OtherParty: or gmail

    Me: ok whats your gmail then?
    OtherParty: ackira21@gmail.com

    Me: ok so use that gmail?
    OtherParty: yes
    Me: can you use the gmail to send the details on the form?
    OtherParty: yes
    OtherParty: ok dear email me now on gmail ok
    OtherParty: ackira21@gmail.com
    Me: i cant use ackira21@gmail.com
    Me: it says that the account is already created
    OtherParty: ok can i have yours gmail i will send it to you ok?

    Me: I tried to register a gmail account....for you
    Me: like you asked me to
    Me: but it says its already taken [disappointed emoticon here]
    Me: I dont know what to do now

    OtherParty: ok you ahve yahoo or skype

    Me: no, only gmail
    OtherParty: ok can i have your email now
    Me: but I told you, I tried to register and it says its taken
    Me: maybe if you dont use that email
    Me: so i can use that email
    OtherParty: waht ???
    OtherParty: I use my email ok?
    Me: Well maybe you can use "ackira22@gmail.com" instead?
    OtherParty: ok i use it
    Me: And then i can register "ackira21@gmail.com"
    Me: yeah?
    OtherParty: ok
    OtherParty: ackira21@gmail.com
    OtherParty: ok add me ok
    Me: add you to my gmail?
    Me: Whats the password? To "ackira21@gmail.com"?