Boeing had a bad morning
by fontoknow (2019-12-20 10:56:57)

It's starliner crew capsule, which is dramatically overbudget and off schedule, missed the space station in an important pre-human flight test.






Even though they missed, they'll land among the stars *
by Father Nieuwland  (2019-12-20 13:22:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


“Missed it by that much” *
by The Holtz Room  (2019-12-20 11:26:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


“Would you believe . . . ?” *
by sprack  (2019-12-20 12:01:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


sounds like another software issue
by El Capitan  (2019-12-20 11:25:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That's what you get for offshoring dev for $15/hr.


It's all about meeting next quarter’s expectations.
by Nitschke  (2019-12-21 08:55:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Increasing the long term value of the stock? Fuck that! We need to beat the street in June!


"offshoring dev"
by ACross  (2019-12-20 11:30:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

You are offshoring the language.


Post less. *
by BigBadBrewer  (2019-12-20 16:37:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Offshoring Dev
by captaineclectic  (2019-12-20 13:58:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

sounds like a documentary about why the guy from Slumdog Millionaire doesn't get a lot of work these days.


Or a night with the gal that sings “Booty Bounce” *
by The Holtz Room  (2019-12-20 14:37:32)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


That's a recognized phrase in my industry *
by El Kabong  (2019-12-20 11:43:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


In any non-Luddite industry, frankly.
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 12:53:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Don't waste your time.


Yeah, to hell with the language! Whatevs! *
by ACross  (2019-12-20 13:43:17)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


You never use abbreviations in your industry?
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 14:19:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

You're a lawyer. You guys are the kings of abbreviation.

Esq
d/b/a
et al

Come on, man.


actually I eschew them *
by ACross  (2019-12-20 16:38:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Most of those are just pranks
by captaineclectic  (2019-12-20 15:36:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

we're playing on lawyers who don't know how to write.


Those CLE Hours are a real thing??? Uh-oh *
by The Holtz Room  (2019-12-20 16:20:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


That's clearly different. *
by grnd  (2019-12-20 14:24:54)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


How so?
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 15:11:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Why spell out/speak the words verification, validation, development, requirements, user interface, etc. (oops, sorry, "etcetera") repeatedly when there are common abbreviations or acronyms that have become universally understood within the industry? That's simply asinine.


I was kidding. *
by grnd  (2019-12-20 17:51:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Lawyers don't shorten the English language;
by Profkid93  (2019-12-20 15:20:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

We substitute obscure Latin and French phrases for plain English instead.


Esq. D/B/A. 1A for "First Amendment." Art for Article.
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 15:29:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

You do both.


Et seq. Id. See, e.g. Plus, there are a ton of words that
by milhouse  (2019-12-20 16:00:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

lawyers abbreviate in case names. And then there are the courts and tribunals: SCOTUS, TTAB, MSPB, EEOC...


Citations are their own language.
by Profkid93  (2019-12-20 19:05:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I should hope it's obvious that I'm kidding, by the way.


Q.E.D. *
by milhouse  (2019-12-21 15:20:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Isn't Id just Ibid's brother? *
by captaineclectic  (2019-12-20 18:44:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


not in the civilized world *
by ACross  (2019-12-20 11:47:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I met very few civilized software develpers
by fontoknow  (2019-12-20 12:10:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

offshored or inshored.


Were they all hopped up on Red Bull and Snickers? *
by mkovac  (2019-12-20 13:41:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Speaking of civilized, how’s the Blackberry these days? *
by The Holtz Room  (2019-12-20 12:07:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Sadly i had to switch to a Samsung a few years ago
by ACross  (2019-12-20 13:56:19)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

When Sprint dumped them. First an S7 then and S8. I have had a clip on keyboard attachment until i dropped the phone and the clip fell down an elevator shaft. Samsung does not make the clip for the S10. I will not get an i phone because the product blows in every way. At least for my purposes.


Well you cant be in my group chats
by crazychester  (2019-12-20 14:31:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The presence of android users in group chats removes the inability to name and rename your group based on the rolling joke of the day.

You have been removed from the chat...


I don't particpate in group chats.
by ACross  (2019-12-20 16:41:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Though I bet yours are more compelling than most.

I think a family group chat between milhouse and giggity would have me swallowing my phone trying to end it all.


We’ll get you in on the next one then.
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 23:12:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Let me know if you need a bigger phone. My treat.


I still miss the blackberry. *
by dbldomer  (2019-12-20 12:32:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


I found my old one while cleaning out my office
by NJND96  (2019-12-20 14:14:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I can't believe how small the screen is.


Is Boeing offshoring sw on space jobs?
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 11:29:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I know they can’t on the defense side.


They were using offshore development on 737 Max
by wcnitz  (2019-12-20 13:00:37)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Don't know about other areas, but they definitely were on that.


Yeah, I know they do it on the commercial side.
by Giggity_Giggity  (2019-12-20 15:13:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I know they cannot in most cases on the defense side.

Space falls into an area I don't know much about from a regulatory standpoint.


Not sure they’ve had a good morning since Oct ‘18 *
by Stonebreaker42  (2019-12-20 11:09:42)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Given that two leasing outfits are bagging their deals ...
by BIGSKYND  (2019-12-20 12:42:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

for Maxes, I'd say that it's getting worse.


Having a bad week
by ShillelaghHugger  (2019-12-20 11:09:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

With the 737 Max announcement.

Their problems are creating ripples through the entire industry. This article talks about the impact on GE, who makes the engine.

Boeing was a member of my association and though their contribution was small, they called a couple weeks ago to say they were dropping most of their memberships nationwide. They're hunkering down.


Perhaps it's time for Lockhead to fly again *
by fontoknow  (2019-12-20 13:28:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post