Al Jahom’s Final Word

December 1, 2009

If you gave me a gun…

Filed under: Rare insights — Al Jahom @ 7:11 am

… with a single bullet, then put me in a room with Gordon Brown and the guy who invented Lotus Notes, Gordo would walk away scot free.

Honestly, what kind of Stevie Wonder designed antediluvian cock-chafery is that?

Some admin types still eulogise about how clever the back end was. But that DOESN’T FUCKING MATTER if all your users resort to self-harming so they don’t have to spend another day tearing their fucking hair out.

User interface? Just fucking expose the API and give me a Mandarin keyboard, if it’ll make things easier.

So far today, I’m not convinced that waking up clean headed after 5 hours is any better than waking up with a hangover after 8 hours.

A fine start. Now I have to go to Nottingham.

AJ

5 Comments »

  1. Amen, brother!

    Comment by Obnoxio The Clown — December 1, 2009 @ 8:38 am | Reply

  2. I disagree. Notes is of some small use. May I suggest you shoot Gordo first and beat the Notes designer to death with the butt of the gun. Win win for everybody!

    Comment by Ethan — December 1, 2009 @ 9:47 am | Reply

  3. Shocking lack of imagination on your part. Use the gun to force to two to fight to the death, then shoot the survivor.

    Comment by Constantly Furious — December 1, 2009 @ 10:45 am | Reply

    • That’s the kind of lateral thinking I can appreciate :-)

      Comment by Al Jahom — December 1, 2009 @ 2:46 pm | Reply

  4. Constantly furious – genius!

    Comment by Ethan — December 1, 2009 @ 11:00 am | Reply


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