"Frank Foss" <fozzie_beer_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:blifdr$cnsk1$1_at_ID-190416.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message
> news:3F7C7754.2F0EE8C6_at_yahoo.net...
> > Daniel Morgan wrote:
> >
> > > It was written by someone that either has an IQ substantially below
room
> > > temperature or operating at
> > > a level of ignorance that blurs the distinction.
> >
> > No, actually I suspect it was written by someone fairly young and full
of
> > fight & vinegar who recently took some Java courses after falling in
love
> > with some sales talk. I also suspect the up-and-comer is the darling
of
> > some manager. And finally, there is a sales rep somewhere close.
> >
> > I deduce that because
> >
> > 1) they have no experience at code maintenance
> > 2) they are not talking from a corporate pocketbook viewpoint
> > 3) they use the 'I' implying confidence and authority
> > 2) they are using the 'we don't trust Oracle to support this' line
> (usually
> > directly from a vendor who keeps saying "how in the world can the claim
> > extertise here when WE are the acknowledged experts).
> >
> > The writer does not have a low IQ. They have a very very low UBQ
> > (Understanding of the Business [vs technology] quotient)
>
> Excellent term!
> Someone should have invented this long ago!
> So simple, yet so powerful... Go forth and spread the word.
> Bartender! A beer to this gentleman!
>
> Foz
>
>
I'll buy one also.
Jim
Received on Thu Oct 02 2003 - 22:37:05 CDT
