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"Knowledge is Power", "Time is Money", and as every engineer knows, "Power is Work over Time". So, substituting algebraic equations for these time worn bits of wisdom, we get:
K = P (1)
T = M (2)
P = W/T (3)
Now, do a few simple substitutions:
Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which gives us:
K = W/T (4)
Put M in for T into equation (4), we get:
K = W/M (5).
Now we've got something. Expanding back into English, we end up with:
Knowledge equals Work over Money.
What this means is that:
1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and
2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.
Solving for Money, we get:
M = W/K (6)
Money equals Work Over Knowledge. From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge approaches 0, regardless of the Work done.
What this means is:
The More you Make, the Less you Know.
Solving for Work, we get
W = M K (7)
Work equals Money times Knowledge
From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge approaches 0.
What this means is:
Engineers are over-worked and underpaid, whilst the stupid rich do little or no work.
K = P (1)
T = M (2)
P = W/T (3)
Now, do a few simple substitutions:
Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which gives us:
K = W/T (4)
Put M in for T into equation (4), we get:
K = W/M (5).
Now we've got something. Expanding back into English, we end up with:
Knowledge equals Work over Money.
What this means is that:
1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and
2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.
Solving for Money, we get:
M = W/K (6)
Money equals Work Over Knowledge. From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge approaches 0, regardless of the Work done.
What this means is:
The More you Make, the Less you Know.
Solving for Work, we get
W = M K (7)
Work equals Money times Knowledge
From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge approaches 0.
What this means is:
Engineers are over-worked and underpaid, whilst the stupid rich do little or no work.
snowy slopes said:
JonRB said:
y282 said:
zac510 said:
I think I read this one on here actually.
One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
i just read that 3 times, the third very slowly, possibly mouthing it.One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
then i found it very, very funny.
KenBlocksPants said:
snowy slopes said:
JonRB said:
y282 said:
zac510 said:
I think I read this one on here actually.
One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
i just read that 3 times, the third very slowly, possibly mouthing it.One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
then i found it very, very funny.
If they have eggs...
.. get a dozen (loaves of bread).
KenBlocksPants said:
snowy slopes said:
JonRB said:
y282 said:
zac510 said:
I think I read this one on here actually.
One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
i just read that 3 times, the third very slowly, possibly mouthing it.One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
then i found it very, very funny.
if(shop.hasEggs()) shop.getBread(6);
else shop.getBread(1);
does that help?
KenBlocksPants said:
snowy slopes said:
JonRB said:
y282 said:
zac510 said:
I think I read this one on here actually.
One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
i just read that 3 times, the third very slowly, possibly mouthing it.One day a wife was in the kitchen and realised she needed some things from the shop. She called on her developer husband to run down the shop and pick up the goods. "I need you to pick up a loaf of bread and if they have eggs, get half a dozen."
A short while later the husband returns to wife with 6 loaves of bread.
"They had eggs!" the husband explained.
then i found it very, very funny.
JonRB said:
the_lone_wolf said:
The Large Hadron Collider will soon reach the pinnacle of it's existence, solving the question it was built to answer...
The scientists just need to dot the I's and cross the h's
Particle Physics gives me a hadron. The scientists just need to dot the I's and cross the h's
matt9k said:
A shepherd is tending his flock when a new S63 pulls up next to his field. A guy jumps out of the car wearing £1000 loafers, an Armani suit and a Patek Philippe dangling from his wrist.
"Hey there Shepherd" says the guy, "If I can guess exactly how many sheep you've got in this field, can I have one of them?".
The Shepherd looks at his flock and says "I'm a betting man; give it your best shot".
The guy pulls out an iPhone and checks his GPS co-ordinates, then he rings up an imaging company and has a satellite tasked to the area. 20 minutes later a 0.5m resolution image of the field is sent through to his laptop and he counts up the animals.
"Shepherd, you've got exactly 1218 sheep here".
The Shepherd confirms this is correct, so the guy opens the boot of his Merc and puts an animal in.
"Tell me sir" says the Shepherd, "If I can guess what you do for a living, can I have my animal back?"
"Certainly", says the guy with a wry grin.
"You're an IT Consultant and you work for either Accenture or KPMG"
"Bloody hell" says the consultant "How'd you guess?"
"Well" says the Shepherd "Firstly, you turned up unannounced, unwanted and with no prior warning. Secondly you told me exactly what I already knew. And then you went and proved you knew absolutely nothing about my business. So give me back my sheepdog".
Sums up most of the Accenture consultants I've worked with over the years - nice one Matt "Hey there Shepherd" says the guy, "If I can guess exactly how many sheep you've got in this field, can I have one of them?".
The Shepherd looks at his flock and says "I'm a betting man; give it your best shot".
The guy pulls out an iPhone and checks his GPS co-ordinates, then he rings up an imaging company and has a satellite tasked to the area. 20 minutes later a 0.5m resolution image of the field is sent through to his laptop and he counts up the animals.
"Shepherd, you've got exactly 1218 sheep here".
The Shepherd confirms this is correct, so the guy opens the boot of his Merc and puts an animal in.
"Tell me sir" says the Shepherd, "If I can guess what you do for a living, can I have my animal back?"
"Certainly", says the guy with a wry grin.
"You're an IT Consultant and you work for either Accenture or KPMG"
"Bloody hell" says the consultant "How'd you guess?"
"Well" says the Shepherd "Firstly, you turned up unannounced, unwanted and with no prior warning. Secondly you told me exactly what I already knew. And then you went and proved you knew absolutely nothing about my business. So give me back my sheepdog".
snowy slopes said:
Because, his missus says to him to get a loaf of bread. If they have eggs, get half a dozen. Meaning get 6 eggs, and the guy took it to mean 6 loves of bread.
The joke is really about software development and written requirements. Often the misinterpretation of a phrase written like this can lead to much wasted time and money and then frustration as work has to be thrown out and started again to the new (correct) interpretation. What seems to be the obvious interpretation to the business analysts is not to code brains of a development team and vice versa.zac510 said:
snowy slopes said:
Because, his missus says to him to get a loaf of bread. If they have eggs, get half a dozen. Meaning get 6 eggs, and the guy took it to mean 6 loves of bread.
The joke is really about software development and written requirements. Often the misinterpretation of a phrase written like this can lead to much wasted time and money and then frustration as work has to be thrown out and started again to the new (correct) interpretation. What seems to be the obvious interpretation to the business analysts is not to code brains of a development team and vice versa.
zac510 said:
snowy slopes said:
Because, his missus says to him to get a loaf of bread. If they have eggs, get half a dozen. Meaning get 6 eggs, and the guy took it to mean 6 loves of bread.
The joke is really about software development and written requirements. Often the misinterpretation of a phrase written like this can lead to much wasted time and money and then frustration as work has to be thrown out and started again to the new (correct) interpretation. What seems to be the obvious interpretation to the business analysts is not to code brains of a development team and vice versa.
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