Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Solarwinds is still publicly hosting the malicious update(s). Like right now. You can go download it if you want.

Wut? How in the hell?!... A whole lot of people need to be sleeping at the switch.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Wut? How in the hell?!... A whole lot of people need to be sleeping at the switch.

PM'd cause I don't want to put links to malware downloads on the public forum. Although I think some links are in that FireEye report... Day is kind of blending together.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Wut? How in the hell?!... A whole lot of people need to be sleeping at the switch.

It's December. A lot of people ARE sleeping at the switch.

[spike021]

My manager has been trying to get me to rush a project to a deadline given by our finance team. We've had all kinds of external delays that keep pushing its progress. Now he wants me to finish the code changes by Friday, deploy them by next week, start doing the testing all of next week (yes during christmas week) and then doing the actual release the following week ("by Dec 28-30!"). One other problem is that we have a company-wide code "freeze" starting this week through Jan due to the holidays, where we aren't supposed to push any new changes.

Meanwhile he mentions that he agrees with this senior engineer dude in my org about how we should avoid crunch-style work, how it's bad for us and bad for our customers, and we shouldn't let ourselves get pushed into it.

Oh and then today he decided to announce to the team that he's taking PTO Friday through Jan 4.

This is on top of me already being scheduled to be on-call for pager duty from Christmas Day through New Years Day.

Sorry just felt like venting that fun stuff out.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Just don't worry your pretty little head about it.

You are right, as long as it doesn't mess with my internet connection to the computer in my sleep number bed - I'll be OK.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

PM'd cause I don't want to put links to malware downloads on the public forum. Although I think some links are in that FireEye report... Day is kind of blending together.

Saw - Thx! I'll take a peek tonight when I switch over to linux mode. Prolly better since it's not exactly work related.

[NoHaveMSG]

Going to have to do something about this sooner or later. This is the house across from the one I am working on.




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[Spuds]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Going to have to do something about this sooner or later. This is the house across from the one I am working on.




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That seems to be a trailer.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

That seems to be a trailer.

The house is next to it, this is just the worse part of the lot. They have at least 4 families living there. 2 in the house, 1 in the trailer, and one in the camper.

[Ultramaroon]

Hard times are hard

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Hard times are hard

That is why I don't want to call it in to the city as an ordinance violation. I have been thinking of getting them a bunch of contractor trash bags and letting them throw a bunch of stuff in the dump trailer next time I have it done at the house.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Going to have to do something about this sooner or later. This is the house across from the one I am working on.

YIKES!

I've lost track, is the house you are working on yours? If so, are you fixing it up to move into or to rent or to sell?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

That is why I don't want to call it in to the city as an ordinance violation. I have been thinking of getting them a bunch of contractor trash bags and letting them throw a bunch of stuff in the dump trailer next time I have it done at the house.

I hope the hell you have a BIG trailer -

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by spike021

My manager has been trying to get me to rush a project to a deadline given by our finance team. We've had all kinds of external delays that keep pushing its progress. Now he wants me to finish the code changes by Friday, deploy them by next week, start doing the testing all of next week (yes during christmas week) and then doing the actual release the following week ("by Dec 28-30!"). One other problem is that we have a company-wide code "freeze" starting this week through Jan due to the holidays, where we aren't supposed to push any new changes.



Meanwhile he mentions that he agrees with this senior engineer dude in my org about how we should avoid crunch-style work, how it's bad for us and bad for our customers, and we shouldn't let ourselves get pushed into it.



Oh and then today he decided to announce to the team that he's taking PTO Friday through Jan 4.



This is on top of me already being scheduled to be on-call for pager duty from Christmas Day through New Years Day.



Sorry just felt like venting that fun stuff out.

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