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It is better than dealing with the salesmen selling things that just are not possible. One time I was given a day to implement a magic iPhone detection algorith
by sophacles 16y ago
It is better than dealing with the salesmen selling things that just are not possible. One time I was given a day to implement a magic iPhone detection algorithm. It had to distinguish from iPod touch, and somehow this was to be done based on "network characteristics". So during an emergency meeting the salesman said "It can just be done from the MAC address, quit whining." Well after a while we managed to get hte customer happy, and the salesman was told "Next time, if you aren't sure talk to the programmers first". The programming team was told to expect a new hire that "knew what he was doing".
- gte910h 16y agoThe neat thing about contract law: Actual impossible contracts rarely are enforceable.
- sophacles 16y agoYeah, unfortunately there is this other thing called "at will employment" which means I pretty much had to do what the bosses told me to provided it was legal (which is different from physically possible).