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How to explain things to your boss in ways they will not fully appreciate #472

posted by [personal profile] bugshaw at 07:40am on 24/08/2010
On being busy and hyperfocused to meet an approaching deadline.

"You know how in Star Trek when there's some sort of crisis and they divert power, leaving only essential life support systems?"
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posted by [identity profile] saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com at 07:01am on 24/08/2010
All right - what happened / what did you do this time?
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posted by [identity profile] leeky.livejournal.com at 07:47am on 24/08/2010
If both you analysts left and started freelancing, would that be the equivalent of separating the saucer section?
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posted by [identity profile] sphyg.livejournal.com at 08:30am on 24/08/2010
Did I ever mention how I think the female reproductive system looks like the USS Enterprise? I'll scan in the cartoon I drew.
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posted by [identity profile] major-clanger.livejournal.com at 09:27am on 24/08/2010
"The pivot table canna take nae more, Cap'n!"

Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has re-written Star Trek in SQL? It's been done in Unix, after all.
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posted by [identity profile] leeky.livejournal.com at 02:14pm on 24/08/2010
These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise:

SELECT * FROM voyages WHERE ship = 'Starship Enterpise';
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posted by [identity profile] don-fitch.livejournal.com at 03:08pm on 24/08/2010
Yup, though "...might or might not fully appreciate" could also be a good header. To non-ST people, I might use the analogy of the body going into shock -- basically, concentrating on conserving the oxygen suppy to the brain -- but that has some seriously negative aspects. Here in the U.S., "shutting off the air-conditioning when your automobile is struggling to cope with a long up-hill grade" might work better.

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