"Turns out my nephew is really good with computers, so we're going to give him the job"
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#2I have no patience for this sort of thing.
Just yesterday a client's son called me out of the blue to ask me to forward my client's website to his mac.com account, because he was taking over the website.
I called up the client, who confirmed the transfer.
So, I called back the client's son and gave him the FTP username and password, to which he said, "What's FTP? I've only ever used iWeb..."
Out of curiosity, I asked for the URL for the new design. It's in a sub-directory of a mac.com member account, and the online store page comes up blank. The contact form has been replaced with a mailto link with the client's personal email address.
I wish them both the best of luck. In the unlikely event that they ask me to clean up the mess later, I will refuse, and they'll end up paying a lot more to someone else (I don't charge enough).
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#3Reading this article is like eating candy. It tastes good, but you get no nutrition out of it.
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#4I have no patience for this sort of thing. Just yesterday a client's son called me out of the blue to ask me to forward my client's website to his mac.com account, because he was taking over the website. I called up the client, who confirmed the transfer. So, I called back the client's son and gave him the FTP username and password, to which he said, "What's FTP? I've only ever used iWeb..." Out of curiosity, I asked…
That's what happens to people who prefer prestidigitation to honest thaumaturgy.
Re: "Turns out my nephew is really good with computers, so we're going to give him the job"
#5I have no patience for this sort of thing. Just yesterday a client's son called me out of the blue to ask me to forward my client's website to his mac.com account, because he was taking over the website. I called up the client, who confirmed the transfer. So, I called back the client's son and gave him the FTP username and password, to which he said, "What's FTP? I've only ever used iWeb..." Out of curiosity, I asked…
That's what happens to people who prefer prestidigitation to honest thaumaturgy.
I have discovered that if you slightly misspell prestidigitation while Googling its definition, Google doesn't suggest the correct spelling. :-)
Re: "Turns out my nephew is really good with computers, so we're going to give him the job"
#6Reading this article is like eating candy. It tastes good, but you get no nutrition out of it.
The dailyWTF stories without code samples always seem phony.
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#9Something like this happened at a company I used to work for. Morale there is quite low, now... after the 3rd round of layoffs.
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#10+1 for a ban on stories from tdwtf.