Comments on: Rosemary’s Awful Mistake http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/ For thoughts so obscure they could only live on the internet. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:06:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Rosemary http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Rosemary Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:57:03 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-30 Thanks Debra, but -- well, I was going to say "with this size of company I'm not sure if we need QA" but I guess I do make up half of the developers at this company. Thanks Debra, but — well, I was going to say “with this size of company I’m not sure if we need QA” but I guess I do make up half of the developers at this company.

]]> By: Brian (A Quality Human Being) http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Brian (A Quality Human Being) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:20:59 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-29 And it's a good thing it got fixed up before those places got flash-sold for the bargain price of 4 Large. And it’s a good thing it got fixed up before those places got flash-sold for the bargain price of 4 Large.

]]> By: Rosemary http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Rosemary Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:09:31 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-28 You take that back about our Marketing Director! It was my word-trickery that was the cause of this mess. And yes, that's exactly what we do. Except we make them wear loincloths because I'm still on probation. You take that back about our Marketing Director! It was my word-trickery that was the cause of this mess.

And yes, that’s exactly what we do. Except we make them wear loincloths because I’m still on probation.

]]> By: Paul Smith (Senior Release Engineer) http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Paul Smith (Senior Release Engineer) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:13:07 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-27 You have no QA ... no REs ... a clueless Marketing Director... devs pushing stuff live. What do you guys do for fun? Put a bunch of naked 3 year olds in a room with a crate of whiskey, pixie sticks and ginzu knives? You have no QA … no REs … a clueless Marketing Director… devs pushing stuff live.

What do you guys do for fun? Put a bunch of naked 3 year olds in a room with a crate of whiskey, pixie sticks and ginzu knives?

]]> By: Debra http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Debra Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:49:26 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-26 I know of someone who's available for QA - if you manage to talk the company into it. ;) I know of someone who’s available for QA – if you manage to talk the company into it. ;)

]]> By: Rosemary http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Rosemary Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:03:20 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-25 Um, we don't have QA staff. My safety nets have been removed, now I have to exercise things like "caution" and "best judgement". Um, we don’t have QA staff. My safety nets have been removed, now I have to exercise things like “caution” and “best judgement”.

]]> By: cj http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-24 cj Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:24:25 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-24 I <3 release engineers. even if i don't really understand exactly what they do, they never knew what i did either, but we both knew each other was valuable. great post (& let me know when the next "sale" is hahahaha!) I <3 release engineers. even if i don’t really understand exactly what they do, they never knew what i did either, but we both knew each other was valuable.
great post (& let me know when the next “sale” is hahahaha!)

]]> By: Robin Williams (Release Monkey) http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Robin Williams (Release Monkey) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:49:48 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-23 "Later that afternoon the salesperson for the property called, and luckily the marketing director fielded the call." I see your QA staff was on top of things too :P “Later that afternoon the salesperson for the property called, and luckily the marketing director fielded the call.”

I see your QA staff was on top of things too :P

]]> By: Paul Smith (Senior Release Engineer) http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Paul Smith (Senior Release Engineer) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:08 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-22 http://youtube.com/watch?v=nUA0ai0XxRU (Not a RickRoll) "Don't know what you got till it's gone Don't know what it is I did so wrong Now I know what I got It's just this song And it ain't easy to get back Takes so long" http://youtube.com/watch?v=nUA0ai0XxRU
(Not a RickRoll)

“Don’t know what you got till it’s gone
Don’t know what it is I did so wrong
Now I know what I got
It’s just this song
And it ain’t easy to get back
Takes so long”

]]> By: Brett http://www.rosemarylong.com/2008/07/rosemarys-awful-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Brett Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:39:09 +0000 http://www.rosemarylong.com/?p=27#comment-21 I've forwarded this on to the RE's! ;) I’ve forwarded this on to the RE’s! ;)

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