Doug: Carlos, you're such a nerd!
Carlos: Well, why? I am an admin of my network at home and ....
Doug: Exactly! Alex, do you have a Domain Controller at home?
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Virus Alert
Brilliant!
We had a virus alert going around. They've wrote up a whole explanation how the virus sends you an email making it look like a response from Canada Revenue Agency response to some claim that YOUR EMPLOYER filed (they even manage to get your employer's name somehow....). The email you get even has a pretty Canadian flag logo and everything and it prompts you to click on the link provided (which leads you to some obscure blog.... which is rather odd for CRA to do) and that's how you'd get the virus.
Now, the email everyone got explained that everyone should be aware of this threat and directed everyone to the attached virus email with link being disabled. NOT!
Yeah, they forgot to remove the link. Wonder how many curious geniuses actually clicked... We had two followups saying that we shouldn't click the link since it was left active....
Office email (note the link at the bottom):
We had a virus alert going around. They've wrote up a whole explanation how the virus sends you an email making it look like a response from Canada Revenue Agency response to some claim that YOUR EMPLOYER filed (they even manage to get your employer's name somehow....). The email you get even has a pretty Canadian flag logo and everything and it prompts you to click on the link provided (which leads you to some obscure blog.... which is rather odd for CRA to do) and that's how you'd get the virus.
Now, the email everyone got explained that everyone should be aware of this threat and directed everyone to the attached virus email with link being disabled. NOT!
Yeah, they forgot to remove the link. Wonder how many curious geniuses actually clicked... We had two followups saying that we shouldn't click the link since it was left active....
Office email (note the link at the bottom):
Monday, October 29, 2007
XML classes conversion
Well, here's a peculiar situation! There's a webservice that runs on a server side and at request populates an XmlDocument object and simply sends it back. On the other side this so-called object arrives in form of an XmlNode which is an interface made to abstract ALL XML objects you'd create.
So ideally I should be able to get my hands on the object of type XmlDocument on a client side after casting that dreadful XmlNode object. Right? Wrong! The object comes back as an XmlElement instead!
You see, the saddest thing is that I am not sure that this behaviour is guaranteed! How can Microsoft exhibit no trust to the users-developers of its software and hire half-assed developers to create products? Things definitely need to change over there. And preferably in both aspects!
So ideally I should be able to get my hands on the object of type XmlDocument on a client side after casting that dreadful XmlNode object. Right? Wrong! The object comes back as an XmlElement instead!
You see, the saddest thing is that I am not sure that this behaviour is guaranteed! How can Microsoft exhibit no trust to the users-developers of its software and hire half-assed developers to create products? Things definitely need to change over there. And preferably in both aspects!
Monday, October 15, 2007
Work, fuckers!
I am extremely bored at work. How come it's only myself that I find cursed in this peculiar fashion?
Needless to mention, our main Architect - basically the guy who calls the final shots on everything our mini "clique" of 4 does - is back from his week.5 long vacation. I was talking to my neighbour today as she was driving me to work and I told her that even though the guy is back he will definitelly come by and check on us and will say something along the lines of "Alright guys, let's have a meeting about all this and discuss our next steps. So, say... after lunch?.... at 3?"
Well, little did I know what life had in store for me. Instead of anticipating a meeting today, the guy decided to spare me of the torturing feelings and say this:
"So guys, I just want to get this all done and deployed by say Wednesday-Thursday.... Friday. And then we'll have a meeting to see where to go next."
FUCK!
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*STAB STAB*
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On the happier note, MY LAPTOP IS HERE!!! I'm pretty upset though because I won't get my hands on it until tomorrow night! But ah! I was expecting at least another week of torturous waiting but alas! 'tis here!
Oh joy of joys! Shit, goddamnit! I have SO much troublesome settings to kill! VISTAAAAA! *stab stab*
BUT, I did find the XP Tablet :D Thanks Rolands buddy! After talking to Ovesea I am now in doubts over whether I should install XP. I dunno, it seems so much trouble but I fear might be worth it in the end.
Just checkmarks: tickets to Ukraine are bought and I am waiting for them to call me to pick them up. I'm wondering if I should start packing now, lol.
Snowboarding gear purchases are still pending, sent an email to Kneebone, maybe they'll give a tip or two where to buy stuff. Hopefully I'll be all set before November, 'cuz then it's DOWN THE HILLS, BABY!
Nothing much other than that. Sheesh, I'm just SO bored! Worst part is that I'm sure they could find me something to do if I really talked to them and said that you fucking idiots are wasting my time and your money! But I don't want to. Getting my ass involved in something right before picking up an old project I started at the beginning (pretty much what I was hired to do) means postponing it almost indefinitely and I don't feel like plowing through some outdated unmaintainable code again.
Over and out, minna
Needless to mention, our main Architect - basically the guy who calls the final shots on everything our mini "clique" of 4 does - is back from his week.5 long vacation. I was talking to my neighbour today as she was driving me to work and I told her that even though the guy is back he will definitelly come by and check on us and will say something along the lines of "Alright guys, let's have a meeting about all this and discuss our next steps. So, say... after lunch?.... at 3?"
Well, little did I know what life had in store for me. Instead of anticipating a meeting today, the guy decided to spare me of the torturing feelings and say this:
"So guys, I just want to get this all done and deployed by say Wednesday-Thursday.... Friday. And then we'll have a meeting to see where to go next."
FUCK!
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*STAB STAB*
--------------------------------------------------------
On the happier note, MY LAPTOP IS HERE!!! I'm pretty upset though because I won't get my hands on it until tomorrow night! But ah! I was expecting at least another week of torturous waiting but alas! 'tis here!
Oh joy of joys! Shit, goddamnit! I have SO much troublesome settings to kill! VISTAAAAA! *stab stab*
BUT, I did find the XP Tablet :D Thanks Rolands buddy! After talking to Ovesea I am now in doubts over whether I should install XP. I dunno, it seems so much trouble but I fear might be worth it in the end.
Just checkmarks: tickets to Ukraine are bought and I am waiting for them to call me to pick them up. I'm wondering if I should start packing now, lol.
Snowboarding gear purchases are still pending, sent an email to Kneebone, maybe they'll give a tip or two where to buy stuff. Hopefully I'll be all set before November, 'cuz then it's DOWN THE HILLS, BABY!
Nothing much other than that. Sheesh, I'm just SO bored! Worst part is that I'm sure they could find me something to do if I really talked to them and said that you fucking idiots are wasting my time and your money! But I don't want to. Getting my ass involved in something right before picking up an old project I started at the beginning (pretty much what I was hired to do) means postponing it almost indefinitely and I don't feel like plowing through some outdated unmaintainable code again.
Over and out, minna
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Save me!!!
This is getting ridiculous, I say. I've reached the end of my SECOND and sadly last task, depriving me of work. Who could've ever though that having your boss absent will ever be such a drag! I'm bored of browsing random websites and reading random blogs. Bored of browsing Facebook. I've even ran out of things to research for my Ukraine trip since parents won't let me stay in Paris for a day between return flights! Wonder what's the worst thing that could happen if I sleep through the Paris-Toronto flight? Gotta ask the agent lady but gotta remember to be discreet - mom will flip if she finds out I'm even THINKING about such an option!
But I'm planning to plainly tell them. I really want to see the city. LoL, as if a week and a half of Ukraine is not enough! Well, it's not :P
This is getting stupid and borderline pathetic! I am using Visual Studio 2006 to type up this post. A little sad, yes. I don't want to use the browser - don't want to keep that window visible for so long. And hey, at least this time whenever someone talks to me, if they glance at the screen, all they'll see is my work open. Nobody will look at the screen for long enough and close enough to read this! I hope...
But OMG, I'm going to Ukraine!!! We're getting the tickets tonight! I'm so excited. I've caught myself thinking today that I don't mind waking up to less and less light outside the window every day because that brings me closer to the end of this term! It's a little odd that this term is dragging on so long. I can't wait!
I also can't wait to the Mt. Tremblant adventure with parents on Christmas! I will get my own snowboard and will practice all the 4 days I'm there!!! OH, this is too much, all this goodness, it's impossible! Something bad is bound to happen :(
Oh well, sad thoughts aside, things seem to be working out... more or less :)
Over and out, minna!
But I'm planning to plainly tell them. I really want to see the city. LoL, as if a week and a half of Ukraine is not enough! Well, it's not :P
This is getting stupid and borderline pathetic! I am using Visual Studio 2006 to type up this post. A little sad, yes. I don't want to use the browser - don't want to keep that window visible for so long. And hey, at least this time whenever someone talks to me, if they glance at the screen, all they'll see is my work open. Nobody will look at the screen for long enough and close enough to read this! I hope...
But OMG, I'm going to Ukraine!!! We're getting the tickets tonight! I'm so excited. I've caught myself thinking today that I don't mind waking up to less and less light outside the window every day because that brings me closer to the end of this term! It's a little odd that this term is dragging on so long. I can't wait!
I also can't wait to the Mt. Tremblant adventure with parents on Christmas! I will get my own snowboard and will practice all the 4 days I'm there!!! OH, this is too much, all this goodness, it's impossible! Something bad is bound to happen :(
Oh well, sad thoughts aside, things seem to be working out... more or less :)
Over and out, minna!
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