SFist: Tech Problems Persist at City Hall Post-Passwordgate

mariconsoy

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:40:16 -0800

That's what you get for not making the password your favorite pet's name.

auweia1

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:31:26 -0800

1,100 modems that the city didn't know about? http://weblog.infoworld.com/venezia/archives/017935.html this story is getting curiouser and curiouser by the minute

fizzandpop

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:25:36 -0800

It's like a perfect dork storm. People behave like this because they are alowed to. In a public org like the City, there must be layer upon layer of unaccountability, incompitence, and entitlement. Add to that the borderline psychotic behavior that most sysadmins exhibit and you have shit like this occuring. Going from the private to the public sector is like stepping into the monkey house. Still, the dude's a prick and his managers are clowns. That would never happen at my business. Wait..am I still online? Did Safari just quit on me again?

periqueblend

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:55 -0800

Zippy Monster, I agree w/ you that the post above was long on non sequitors and ad hominem attacks on the guy, but all of this could have been handled if he knew how to get along w/ people. The post you linked to kept saying that IT people treat a network like it's their baby. But it's not. And when the people who pay you want something, you give it to them. You can advise them that they're fucking up, but you don't pull a stunt like he did. Because then who's the baby?

Brock Keeling

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:56:49 -0800

that is the sturdy and reliable Tandy 1000!

Sniffy

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:54:31 -0800

nice pic, what is that from, 1985?

zippy_monster

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:34:06 -0800

And for something that's not a blatant hit piece, look here: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/18/30FE-sf-network-lockout_1.html