Ignorance is power
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Francis Bacon was so wrong when he said "knowledge is power", in today's pc and dumb people friendly workplace, ignorance is power. The less you know, the more people bend over backwards trying to explain things to you. More stress you inflict on other people, the stronger your power over them. I was unaware of this until a few years ago, until my spiritual guru revealed this truth to me and opened the gateway to eternal happiness. This was circa 2003. A new CIO had been appointed. Beefy bloke from Newzealand and blond too. He decided our company was getting stale and needed fresh blood. He brought in a lot of people who had absolutely no background in IT or had any previous experience in our business domain. All of them as project managers and senior business analysts. And the fun started. One day my boss called me in and said "Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible". Lady in question was a blonde from Germany and a cat lover to boot. I consulted by spiritual guru "Oh wise one! This woman is going to torture me to death. What do I do". The wise one said "Man, play dumb". So I started off saying things like "What's XML?" at meetings. "You haven't heard of XML?" "Nope! never heard of it". Score me = 1, cat lover = 0. Predictably, the project collapsed before much money could be spent on it. But, I was on to a good thing. I perfected this to a fine art. I did so well at it that I was soon promoted. I have often found solutions to perplexing problems in CP, so I love you guys and would like to share this valuable secret with you :- "when nothing works, play dumb" :cool:
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I'm sure you rise to the occasion.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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Francis Bacon was so wrong when he said "knowledge is power", in today's pc and dumb people friendly workplace, ignorance is power. The less you know, the more people bend over backwards trying to explain things to you. More stress you inflict on other people, the stronger your power over them. I was unaware of this until a few years ago, until my spiritual guru revealed this truth to me and opened the gateway to eternal happiness. This was circa 2003. A new CIO had been appointed. Beefy bloke from Newzealand and blond too. He decided our company was getting stale and needed fresh blood. He brought in a lot of people who had absolutely no background in IT or had any previous experience in our business domain. All of them as project managers and senior business analysts. And the fun started. One day my boss called me in and said "Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible". Lady in question was a blonde from Germany and a cat lover to boot. I consulted by spiritual guru "Oh wise one! This woman is going to torture me to death. What do I do". The wise one said "Man, play dumb". So I started off saying things like "What's XML?" at meetings. "You haven't heard of XML?" "Nope! never heard of it". Score me = 1, cat lover = 0. Predictably, the project collapsed before much money could be spent on it. But, I was on to a good thing. I perfected this to a fine art. I did so well at it that I was soon promoted. I have often found solutions to perplexing problems in CP, so I love you guys and would like to share this valuable secret with you :- "when nothing works, play dumb" :cool:
Mirza Ghalib wrote:
"Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible".
I would have quit at that point. :|
I'd rather be phishing!
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It is hard not to.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
I'm sure it's a stiff challenge...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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What joke?
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I'm sure it's a stiff challenge...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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Mirza Ghalib wrote:
"Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible".
I would have quit at that point. :|
I'd rather be phishing!
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Yeah, but I have been successful so far. I am knocking on wood.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
You guys are great! I saw the comment about the german girl and thought, "Here we go...". You did not disappoint.
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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You guys are great! I saw the comment about the german girl and thought, "Here we go...". You did not disappoint.
Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I think you nailed it.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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talk about the elephant in the room
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
Perhaps the GOP has several meanings...
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Mirza Ghalib wrote:
"Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible".
I would have quit at that point. :|
I'd rather be phishing!
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talk about the elephant in the room
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
I wish I could give you a ten! :thumbsup:
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I think you nailed it.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
I was going to continue, but it's long enough now.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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I'm sure you rise to the occasion.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
I have. I married one. :-D
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES! Abraham Lincoln
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I was going to continue, but it's long enough now.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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Pen is mightier than sword!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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Pen is mightier than sword!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
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Pen is mightier than sword!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
Nowadays you can also say that the keyboard is mightier than the Pen!! ;)
Piyush K Singh
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Well, my behaviour towards blonde German girls is quite a different one.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
Didn't they take out an injunction against you? All of 'em?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
