November 2006 - Posts

• The Sayings of Phil Factor

  Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 2:52 PM | 6 Comments
  
  

  Phil Factor sweeps his literary workbench and offers some one-liners. Read More by Phil Factor | 6 Comments | Comment on this post

• The Right to Advertise

  Posted Monday, November 20, 2006 4:27 PM | 20 Comments
  
  

  A forum entry on SQLServerCentral reminds Phil of the incident that led him to conclude that there is no guarantee of the freedom of the press from the influence of advertisers in the IT industry. Read More by Phil Factor | 20 Comments | Comment on this post

• Confessions of an IT Strategist

  Posted Thursday, November 16, 2006 3:24 PM | (Comments Off)
  
  

  'I’ve always worked on the premise that, if I can eat it, or drink it, in one sitting, then it isn’t a bribe' Read More by Phil Factor | (Comments Off) |

• The Terror of Technical Tests

  Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 9:53 AM | 8 Comments
  
  

  What is the chance of being operated on by a surgeon whose only qualification was that he’d cut open his teddy bear as a child, using his ‘My little Doctor’ kit, but managed to bullshit his way into a job armed with a bogus CV and a string of false references Read More by Phil Factor | 8 Comments | Comment on this post