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  • R RC_Sebastien_C

    Martin Thwaites wrote:

    Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements.

    10000 easy customers vs 10 difficult ones. Hmmm though executive decision, almost worthy of an Economy Nobel Prize!

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    wizardzz
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    Would this be considered Socialism or Utilitarianism?

    Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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      Look at Q&A, this guy's[^] working on that project already. :)

      "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)

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      Albert Holguin
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      :laugh: :laugh:

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      • W wizardzz

        Hopefully your instructions are better than Ikea's.

        Martin Thwaites wrote:

        Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable.

        Honestly, which is more profitable? I know my division makes about 90% of revenue off of our biggest 5% of customers.

        Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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        Albert Holguin
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        wizardzz wrote:

        Hopefully your instructions are better than Ikea's.

        Don't like the pictures and little alien-like characters?

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          wizardzz wrote:

          Hopefully your instructions are better than Ikea's.

          Don't like the pictures and little alien-like characters?

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          wizardzz
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          Whoa, I like little green pointy headed alien-like characters! The naked Ikea guy does creep me out though.

          Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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          • W wizardzz

            Would this be considered Socialism or Utilitarianism?

            Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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            RC_Sebastien_C
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            Ikealism of software. Where you use registration Allen key.

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            • R RC_Sebastien_C

              Ikealism of software. Where you use registration Allen key.

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              wizardzz
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              :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

              Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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              • R RC_Sebastien_C

                Martin Thwaites wrote:

                Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements.

                10000 easy customers vs 10 difficult ones. Hmmm though executive decision, almost worthy of an Economy Nobel Prize!

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                Chris Meech
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                on your profile pic. it's simply awesome.

                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                • M Martin Thwaites

                  Just got this e-mail from our director... and it made me giggle, so thought I'd share. It's a waste of my unlimited bandwidth broadband package to have received it (although sharing it is a perfectly legitimate use of it). If you think of the platform as an Ikea bookshelf (but better quality!), the one with boxes (Ikea sell 4 or 5 different designs of box that fit into the generic bookshelf). Normally you will select one of the standard Ikea boxes, but you could also build your own (or we could build it for you). The XXX platform framework is the bookshelf itself. The boxes that fit in the framework are functional modules with defined interfaces (or dimensions in the analogy). What you make your box look like or what you put in the box is completely up to you. You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water! When we design our boxes, we should try and make them as functionally rich as we can, so most people will never have the desire to create a new one. Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Hilarious! Note omissions made to protect the company's identity.

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                  DaveAuld
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                  That wouldn't be a company based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire would it?

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                    on your profile pic. it's simply awesome.

                    Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                    RC_Sebastien_C
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                    :thumbsup: But I'll have to change it, I can't afford using a picture of their jersey: http://www.globalmontreal.com/Habs+Basha+restaurant/4792130/story.html[^]

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                    • M Martin Thwaites

                      Just got this e-mail from our director... and it made me giggle, so thought I'd share. It's a waste of my unlimited bandwidth broadband package to have received it (although sharing it is a perfectly legitimate use of it). If you think of the platform as an Ikea bookshelf (but better quality!), the one with boxes (Ikea sell 4 or 5 different designs of box that fit into the generic bookshelf). Normally you will select one of the standard Ikea boxes, but you could also build your own (or we could build it for you). The XXX platform framework is the bookshelf itself. The boxes that fit in the framework are functional modules with defined interfaces (or dimensions in the analogy). What you make your box look like or what you put in the box is completely up to you. You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water! When we design our boxes, we should try and make them as functionally rich as we can, so most people will never have the desire to create a new one. Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Hilarious! Note omissions made to protect the company's identity.

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                      Chris Maunder
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                      So you now have to include allen keys with your software? Mate - that's just weird.

                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        So you now have to include allen keys with your software? Mate - that's just weird.

                        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                        Lost User
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                        Allen keys that also need assembled.

                        Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          So you now have to include allen keys with your software? Mate - that's just weird.

                          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                          DaveAuld
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                          Yeh, and they also don't give you a full set of screws, so you have to go back to them for support.

                          Dave Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn


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                          • M Martin Thwaites

                            Just got this e-mail from our director... and it made me giggle, so thought I'd share. It's a waste of my unlimited bandwidth broadband package to have received it (although sharing it is a perfectly legitimate use of it). If you think of the platform as an Ikea bookshelf (but better quality!), the one with boxes (Ikea sell 4 or 5 different designs of box that fit into the generic bookshelf). Normally you will select one of the standard Ikea boxes, but you could also build your own (or we could build it for you). The XXX platform framework is the bookshelf itself. The boxes that fit in the framework are functional modules with defined interfaces (or dimensions in the analogy). What you make your box look like or what you put in the box is completely up to you. You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water! When we design our boxes, we should try and make them as functionally rich as we can, so most people will never have the desire to create a new one. Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Hilarious! Note omissions made to protect the company's identity.

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                            Sander Rossel
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                            Perhaps Ikea is planning to take over your company and this is your managements way of telling? ;p

                            It's an OO world.

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              So you now have to include allen keys with your software? Mate - that's just weird.

                              cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                              Gary Wheeler
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                              Left-handed metrically-threaded ones, no less.

                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              • M Martin Thwaites

                                Just got this e-mail from our director... and it made me giggle, so thought I'd share. It's a waste of my unlimited bandwidth broadband package to have received it (although sharing it is a perfectly legitimate use of it). If you think of the platform as an Ikea bookshelf (but better quality!), the one with boxes (Ikea sell 4 or 5 different designs of box that fit into the generic bookshelf). Normally you will select one of the standard Ikea boxes, but you could also build your own (or we could build it for you). The XXX platform framework is the bookshelf itself. The boxes that fit in the framework are functional modules with defined interfaces (or dimensions in the analogy). What you make your box look like or what you put in the box is completely up to you. You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water! When we design our boxes, we should try and make them as functionally rich as we can, so most people will never have the desire to create a new one. Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Hilarious! Note omissions made to protect the company's identity.

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                                giuchici
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                                Oh boy, ... the guy has a really hard time to express his thoughts in a clear manner. The first sentence doesn't even make sense from a grammatical standpoint (it ends abruptly). "You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water!" Fill what with water? The computer or the box? :D:D:D Cheers.

                                giuchici

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                                • M Martin Thwaites

                                  Just got this e-mail from our director... and it made me giggle, so thought I'd share. It's a waste of my unlimited bandwidth broadband package to have received it (although sharing it is a perfectly legitimate use of it). If you think of the platform as an Ikea bookshelf (but better quality!), the one with boxes (Ikea sell 4 or 5 different designs of box that fit into the generic bookshelf). Normally you will select one of the standard Ikea boxes, but you could also build your own (or we could build it for you). The XXX platform framework is the bookshelf itself. The boxes that fit in the framework are functional modules with defined interfaces (or dimensions in the analogy). What you make your box look like or what you put in the box is completely up to you. You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water! When we design our boxes, we should try and make them as functionally rich as we can, so most people will never have the desire to create a new one. Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Hilarious! Note omissions made to protect the company's identity.

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                                  BrainiacV
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                                  A bit more cogent than the e-mails I used to get from this department head. They were 100% nebulous buzzwords and weaselspeak. I used to laugh and throw them into a file for later amusement. The joke was ultimately on me, since she was eventually made CEO for U.S. operations.

                                  Psychosis at 10 Film at 11

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                                  • C Chris Maunder

                                    So you now have to include allen keys with your software? Mate - that's just weird.

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    DragonsRightWing
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                                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                                    So you now have to include allen keys with your software?

                                    You misspelt it - it is an Alan (Turing) key ...

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                                    • M Martin Thwaites

                                      Just got this e-mail from our director... and it made me giggle, so thought I'd share. It's a waste of my unlimited bandwidth broadband package to have received it (although sharing it is a perfectly legitimate use of it). If you think of the platform as an Ikea bookshelf (but better quality!), the one with boxes (Ikea sell 4 or 5 different designs of box that fit into the generic bookshelf). Normally you will select one of the standard Ikea boxes, but you could also build your own (or we could build it for you). The XXX platform framework is the bookshelf itself. The boxes that fit in the framework are functional modules with defined interfaces (or dimensions in the analogy). What you make your box look like or what you put in the box is completely up to you. You could put a computer in the box, or fill it with water! When we design our boxes, we should try and make them as functionally rich as we can, so most people will never have the desire to create a new one. Ultimately we want 10,000 clients to pay to use our framework, rather than 10 clients with high customisation requirements. The former is much more scalable. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Hilarious! Note omissions made to protect the company's identity.

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                                      Ben Breeg
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                                      It seems a perfectly valid analogy to me; no confusion here!

                                      As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult

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