Shark Tank: D'you think?

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Shark Tank: D'you think that might be
it?

Shark Tank: D'you think that might be
it? 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
It's been two years since this office supply company installed a new order fulfillment system in its warehouse -- and suddenly it's not working.

Shark Tank: Who needs it?

Shark Tank: Who needs it? 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this site has two networks. One is an under-construction Ethernet network running Novell NetWare to Windows-based PCs. The other one -- the mainframe network -- is, well, interesting.

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the spring of 1999, and this pilot fish has just set up a computer as a time server for the steel mill where he works -- which should make the switch to daylight-saving time a breeze.

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
Sysadmin pilot fish works in a hospital, and he works hard to keep the staff happy -- especially the pharmacists. So when a networked machine that dispenses medications goes off-line, fish knows what to do.

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit 04/20/2004 11:29 PM
It's the 1970s, and this pilot fish is working at a site in the Far East for a U.S. organization when communications problems set in.

Shark Tank: Ya think?

Shark Tank: Ya think? 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Pilot fish is on the team deploying a management system for a medical practice. And because some of the users are computerphobic, the team tries to make things as mistakeproof as possible.

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad 12/19/2003 11:34 AM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish is working for a government contractor when an order comes in from an Air Force legal office for three cutting-edge, top-of-the-line handheld scanners.

Shark Tank: Don't DO That!

Shark Tank: Don't DO That! 08/06/2004 11:59 PM
It's years ago at this busy circuit-board manufacturing facility, and the new component-insertion machine suddenly starts sticking capacitors and resistors everywhere but where they belong.

Shark Tank: Two-fer

Shark Tank: Two-fer 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Plant foreman comes to this pilot fish with a challenge: He wants a way to display important operational statistics so machine operators can see them at a glance.

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
This software-based simulator is huge, it's more than a decade old, it's the division's cash cow -- and the project to deliver a new version is on track to miss its February delivery date by about four months.

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This big construction-equipment dealership has locations in several states -- and one IT pilot fish who's responsible for all of them.

Shark Tank: Get it?

Shark Tank: Get it? 08/20/2004 11:15 PM
This university's server center is in a space never intended for that purpose -- dark, moldy, carpeted, with wonky air conditioning. Then management finally agrees to move it to a more appropriate space.

Shark Tank: Who is he, again?

Shark Tank: Who is he, again? 11/05/2003 12:43 AM
When it's time for this consultant pilot fish to install the mortgage application he's written for a local bank, he walks into the bank and informs a teller, "I'm the computer guy..."

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know 12/03/2003 12:36 AM
It's the early 1980s, and at a big Midwestern bank, this mainframe programmer pilot fish is part of a project that will revolutionize general ledger -- except for a billion-dollar problem.

Shark Tank: What's in a Name?

Shark Tank: What's in a Name? 03/28/2005 01:18 PM
State agency's data warehouse project is renamed: It's now officially an "administrative systems reporting database." But why not just call it a data warehouse?

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK 04/06/2005 02:42 PM
This company's sales system has been modified to block orders from customers with credit problems. But according to a branch sales manager, the credit check doesn't work.

Shark Tank: Can't be!

Shark Tank: Can't be! 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish working at a big insurance company is facing the kind of miserable weekend project that only a penny-pinching mainframe shop can provide.

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help 07/31/2004 12:20 AM
Remote server goes down hard, and it appears to be due to overheating. So a tech is dispatched to the remote site to replace the server's fan -- but that's not the problem.

Shark Tank: Because it's there

Shark Tank: Because it's there 07/09/2004 12:05 AM
This software company is eager to show its investors that it's spending money wisely. So when someone suggests using offshore development, the CTO begins courting offshore vendors.

Shark Tank: Possible

Shark Tank: Possible 01/17/2004 10:38 PM
It's back in the days of punch cards and paper tape, and the school district where this student pilot fish lives has a minicomputer just for student use.

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we?

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we? 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
There's a vote coming up at this international association of educators, so the executive director gives the IT manager pilot fish the job of estimating how much it'll cost using paper ballots and scanning equipment.

Shark Tank: You're very welcome

Shark Tank: You're very welcome 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
This IT pilot fish, the technical guru at a small company, needs copies: 50 pages, double-sided, collated and stapled. So he loads his originals into the copier and, unfortunately, gets help.

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
This assignment is technically pretty straightforward: Write an application to track how long it takes to process each document at the company. But the politics of putting it in place are a little more complicated.

Shark Tank: Just because

Shark Tank: Just because 01/05/2005 01:35 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this IT pilot fish works in a small support department at a big company where some processes are handled the old-fashioned way: through paperwork and sneakernet.

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs 09/22/2004 12:32 AM
The company's executive offices are being recarpeted over the weekend, so this IT manager moves all the bigwigs' PCs on Friday, then heads out for a conference. But on Monday, the president isn't happy.

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you?

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you? 03/14/2005 05:10 PM
It's the late 1980s, and new-on-the-job IT pilot fish gets his first important project: Expand the Ethernet backbone into a new office area at this manufacturing company.

Shark Tank: Just one kludge after
another

Shark Tank: Just one kludge after
another 12/24/2004 12:47 PM
This company has some really kludgy processes for generating some operationally vital reports, but they work -- until the reports get just a little too big.

Shark Tank: Priorities

Shark Tank: Priorities 01/16/2004 11:01 AM
This desktop support pilot fish returns from a Saturday day trip with his wife to find his answering machine overflowing with increasingly desperate calls -- all from one user.

Shark Tank: That would explain it

Shark Tank: That would explain it 03/14/2005 05:10 PM
Support pilot fish gets a frantic call from a secretary at another site who tells him that her computer screen has gone completely blank in the middle of typing a document that's needed ASAP. Can he help?

Shark Tank: Sounds right

Shark Tank: Sounds right 02/01/2005 09:06 PM
This contractor pilot fish works on information assurance at the Pentagon. One of his responsibilities: showing bigwigs the threats against unprotected computer systems with a hacker demo.

Shark Tank: The best one really is
living well

Shark Tank: The best one really is
living well 02/01/2005 09:06 PM
When this data analyst pilot fish is fired a week after a big fight with his boss, he's furious -- and not just because the boss was wrong about the technical issue they were fighting over.

Shark Tank: One more bit of tidying to
do

Shark Tank: One more bit of tidying to
do 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This consultant pilot fish has spent the past week and a half cleaning a major infestation of viruses, worms and spyware from this company's servers and PCs. So who calls the next morning?

Shark Tank: What a Concept!

Shark Tank: What a Concept! 09/21/2004 12:38 AM
This user's network drive is staggering the file server with hundreds of megabytes of games -- and that's completely against company policy. Fortunately, the user has an explanation. ...

Shark Tank: The letter of the law

Shark Tank: The letter of the law 09/22/2004 11:21 PM
This pilot fish's server is upgraded, which means it's time to review all the processes related to disaster recovery -- and it turns out they're exactly what the corporate policy says.

Shark Tank: How (not) to get off the
mainframe

Shark Tank: How (not) to get off the
mainframe 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
Flash back to the early 1990s: The move to client/server is in full swing, and the company where this programmer pilot fish works makes a decision to "get off the mainframe."

Shark Tank: Boom!

Shark Tank: Boom! 12/22/2004 01:18 AM
It's the late 1980s, and this support pilot fish is in the Air Force and working the graveyard shift when he gets a 2 a.m. call from a high-priority user who says his terminal just blew up.

Shark Tank: Hey, Whatever Works

Shark Tank: Hey, Whatever Works 09/24/2004 11:29 PM
Users complain that data they enter into a major application mysteriously disappears, but programmer pilot fish can't find the problem. So he adds an auditing system to record what data is added and when.

Shark Tank: How the dinosaurs didn't die
out after all

Shark Tank: How the dinosaurs didn't die
out after all 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This insurance company has been working for five years to rewrite its core systems, and now it's almost ready to be rolled out -- just as soon as it's tested.

Shark Tank: Who wants to sit by the
window?

Shark Tank: Who wants to sit by the
window? 01/23/2004 12:14 AM
Flashback to the early 1980s, when this European contractor pilot fish is working on a command-and-control information system for his country's navy -- and the USSR trade delegation is located 300 meters away.
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USB Fish Tank

USB Fish Tank 05/27/2004 10:56 AM
More cubical toys for the office. Instead of watching the monitor of a fake fish tank, now you can have a "real" fake-fish tank sitting next to your monitor. This USB Fish Tank comes with 2 properly buoyant plastic fish and motorized tank complete with cool blue LED. After you fill the tank with appropriate amount of water, drop in the two fish, plug it into an empty USB port on your computer or USB hub than watch the fish go.

See Inside Your Fish Tank

See Inside Your Fish Tank 03/17/2005 03:52 AM

So we missed this when Red Ferret Journal first talked about it last week, but shiny shiny just picked it up, bless their hearts. The Underwater Tank is an aquarium with a reverse periscope, allowing you to peer into the hearts and souls of your fish, with a feeder positioned right near the scope's lens, letting you watch them eat.

The periscope lets you inspect your fish at their own level, and a fish feeder has been positioned right by the scope's lens, so you can watch your fish feed. Use slow gentle movements so you don�t create turbulence in the water and disturb or frighten your fish.

Or you can look at this the way I do: as a $50.00 Fish Blender.

Catalog Page [IWantOneOfThose via shinyshiny]
Also: Underwater Tank [RedFerretJournal]

Okla. Man Shoves Head Through Fish Tank
(AP)

Okla. Man Shoves Head Through Fish Tank
(AP) 07/13/2004 08:41 PM
AP - When residents of an Edmond neighborhood saw a bloodied man stumbling down the street, they thought he had been hit by a car, police said. Instead, Derrick Simpson had apparently intentionally crashed his head through a fish aquarium, according to police spokeswoman Glynda Chu.

Big Fish, Small Fish, Green Fish, Dead
Fish.....

Big Fish, Small Fish, Green Fish, Dead
Fish..... 09/03/2004 06:20 PM
Small businesses often rely on off the shelf software and systems. It is easier t...

One Fish, Two Fish, More Fish, Few Fish?
(Los Angeles Times)

One Fish, Two Fish, More Fish, Few Fish?
(Los Angeles Times) 07/12/2004 05:27 AM
Los Angeles Times - DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Fla. — In these warm, jade-colored waters two hours from the nearest port by fast catamaran, Ashley McCrea-Strub donned her black wetsuit and pink flippers. It was time to get back to her summer job as census taker of the sea.

LDW Software Releases Fish Tycoon: A
Real-time Fish Breeding Game for Palm OS
an

LDW Software Releases Fish Tycoon: A
Real-time Fish Breeding Game for Palm OS
an 05/12/2004 07:03 AM

LDW Software Releases Fish Tycoon: A
Real-time Fish Breeding Game for Palm OS
and Tapwave Zodiac

LDW Software Releases Fish Tycoon: A
Real-time Fish Breeding Game for Palm OS
and Tapwave Zodiac 05/31/2004 01:55 PM
Fish Tycoon is the follow-up to their award winning plant breeding sim, and features beautiful hi-resolution fish that grow, breed, and eat both while the device is turned on--and when it's off! [PRWEB May 3, 2004]

LDW Software Hatches Fish Tycoon 1.1
with Tradable Fish!

LDW Software Hatches Fish Tycoon 1.1
with Tradable Fish! 08/17/2004 03:55 AM
Now you can beam rare and exotic fish to your friends� Palm OS Devices, in this best-selling aquarium game. [PRWEB Aug 17, 2004]

Photo of a little fish in the mouth of a
big fish

Photo of a little fish in the mouth of a
big fish 12/08/2003 03:32 PM

Who says fish can't convey emotions with their faces? See the look of doom in this little guy's eyes?. Link (via Reality Carnival)

Red Fish, Blue Fish

Red Fish, Blue Fish 06/28/2004 10:08 AM

Color Communication & Symbolism

"Colors in motion - an animated and interactive experience of color communication and symbolism. (flash. via One's web)" [MetaFilter]

This is a very cool explanation of color, one that might be helpful for librarians that design web sites.

Tank Floor & Tank Bottom Corrosion
Problems

Tank Floor & Tank Bottom Corrosion
Problems 09/20/2004 08:45 AM
Since the introduction of steel tanks in the late 19th century corrosion has been an archenemy. Each year thousands of aboveground and underground steel tanks develop corrosion permeations that allow their contained liquids to escape into the environment. Depending on the product and where it ends up, the outcome can have disastrous consequences. The vast majority of these tank problems develop at or near the bottom of these tanks. [PRWEB Sep 20, 2004]

Big Fish

Big Fish 05/13/2004 10:53 AM

I've always admired Tim Burton's imagination and enjoyed his movies, even if many of them are uneven. Since I missed Big Fish when it was in theaters last year, I've been looking forward to seeing it on DVD. Well, last night I finally watched it - and now I really wish I'd seen it on the big screen.

Forget the poor reviews. This was - by far - his best work, and ranks as one of my favorite movies. Watch it if you get the chance!

(Yeah, I know this has nothing to do with my software, but I'm a movie buff as well as a software guy, so what the heck...)

Thanks for the Fish

Thanks for the Fish 06/17/2005 05:03 PM
The Lessig blog community is pretty amazing. Self-regulating, constructive, challenging. Looking back I hope you can see how we paid off on our promise of informational incrementalism We've suggested that discrimination in the military might be ameliorated by asking a simple question. We've suggested that discrimination by the boy scouts...

it's all about the fish

it's all about the fish 09/14/2004 02:20 PM
The Starving Ocean : A large collection of articles by Debbie MacKenzie on the death of the ocean. The idea is that removing most of the fish from the sea might be sort of bad for the marine ecosystem as a whole. Her writing style is a bit kooky, but she has been right on some points (ie. the Grey Seal thing). Oh, and fishing is also responsible for the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

The Fish 0.4.4

The Fish 0.4.4 02/11/2004 03:11 PM
A GTK+ FreeBSD rc.conf editor/management tool.

Fish 0.9

Fish 0.9 04/30/2004 10:04 PM
Tries to be an aquarium simulator. It allows you to add fish to an underwater environment and customize them.

Fish Oil Capsules

Fish Oil Capsules 04/18/2005 11:23 PM
Are fish oil supplements a reliable source of omega-3 fatty acids?

Swim With The Big Fish

Swim With The Big Fish 11/17/2003 05:28 PM
"We're known for being extremely efficient, meaning we get the job done very economically. So the Macintosh gives us an enormous advantage over our competition." By David Levy (Apple via MyAppleMenu)

Fish Wirelessly

Fish Wirelessly 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
Boaters in the middle of Lake Conroe in Texas can now access the Internet: Jarvis Entertainment Group, West Hills Park Joint Venture, and Del Lago Resort are building a Wi-Fi network that will completely cover the lake. The network also covers the 18-hole golf course at the Del Lago Resort....

Friday Fish Fry

Friday Fish Fry 12/29/2003 11:50 PM
Stand by for news. The last lunar mission, Apollo 17, came home today in 1972. Microsoft has confirmed rumors that it's going into the online music sales business. The MSN Music Store will open some time next year. Meanwhile...

Singing Fish

Singing Fish 06/17/2005 03:45 PM

Singingfish - the audio/video search engine: This seemed to work pretty well for me. Anything that can return audio of Sigue Sigue Sputnik is doing okay in my mind.

Fish in a Barrel

Fish in a Barrel 08/08/2004 07:07 AM
Eric Scharf .. pictures

speakeasy.org/~demiurge/locks
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fish on -- part one

fish on -- part one 07/13/2004 10:43 AM
"Do you have to get up early tomorrow?" I said.

"No. I'm going to the Dodger game at 1," he said.

"Want to get out of here and go play cards?"

"Are you finally taking me to Odessa?"

"No. It's Saturday, so it's a dance club tonight," I said. "I hear it gets pretty crazy."

"Plato's retreat crazy?" he said.

"You stole that from my blog!" I said.

We both laughed.

"Let's go to Commerce," I said.

Read the entire entry @ WWdN!

fish on -- part two

fish on -- part two 07/14/2004 08:21 PM
The city of Commerce is just fifteen minutes down the freeway from Hollywood, but the Commerce Casino is a thousand miles away from Odessa. There's no alley to walk down, no bouncer to deal with, and you're more likely to talk to a valet than a crackhead on your way into the club.

From The Standard, we drove across the 10 and picked up the 5 in the East LA interchange. Even though it was after ten, it was backed up like rush hour. I pointed at a sign that advised 45 MPH on the turn.

"Since I was sixteen, every time I pass that sign, I laugh. I don't think 45 has ever been a reduction in my speed through here." I said.

Read the entire entry @ WWdN

cold fish

cold fish 05/04/2004 12:58 AM
Frozen seas. A brief but kind of amazing collection of photos of the deck of a fishing trauler in fridgid conditions, where every exposed surface has layers of frozen saltwater accumulated. This condition can cause the boat to become topheavy and capsize, as well as just plain making life more miserable for those that work on the deck.

Vodafone May Have Bigger Fish To Fry -
Or Not

Vodafone May Have Bigger Fish To Fry -
Or Not 02/10/2004 05:32 PM
Talk about surprise endings... The big story everyone's been focused on in the wireless world over the past few weeks is the battle for AT&T Wireless. Everyone's been watching what Cingular, DoCoMo and Vodafone are going to do. The latest rumor, though, is that Vodafone might have even bigger ideas in mind. Instead of just looking at the $4 0 billion they might spend on AT&T Wireless, they're exploring the possibility of a $ 150 billion hostile takeover bid of all of Verizon - not just the wireless part (of which, they already own 45%). The plan would then be to sell off the boring non-wireless part of the business and then have full control over Verizon Wireless. Om Malik thinks that this is just a ploy by Vodafone to keep Verizon quiet and willing to buy out Vodafone's 45% of Verizon Wireless without trying to jack up the price. That definitely makes the most sense. Vodafone can do a lot more in pushing their "global" vision with AT&T Wireless (which uses the same network technology as Vodafone around the world) than with Verizon Wireless.

FishBase: All The (Known) Fish In The
World

FishBase: All The (Known) Fish In The
World 01/07/2004 02:01 PM
Fish, Glorious Fish: They're all here. In fact, I'm having great trouble stifling my natural instinct to call it the most useful, wonderful website in the world. Unless you don't like fish. And even then...

In a Realm of Blind Fish, Mr. Right and
Mr. Big Are One and the Same

In a Realm of Blind Fish, Mr. Right and
Mr. Big Are One and the Same 04/19/2004 05:41 PM
Scientists are finding that cave-dwelling female fish have developed a way to assess potential mates without seeing or contacting them.

Fish-skin bikinis?

Fish-skin bikinis? 11/12/2003 01:30 PM
Time mag lists this year's 'coolest' inventions, in their humble opinion. For archival fun check out their lists for 2001 and 2002.

Fish-s kin bikinis?

Fish Are Friends Not Food

Fish Are Friends Not Food 08/29/2004 11:21 PM
"Billions of fish suffer at our hands every year," according to Fishing Hurts. They are impaled, thrown, crushed, suffocated, eaten, and even robbed of their destiny.

Shark Tank: D'you think?

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