The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1047

Mortis · 02-23-2011, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nohmi2

Very crafty solution!!

What these people do not realise, is that staff can also unknowingly (even to themselves), use passive aggression at work.

It's a no-win situation for the managers. If only they would delve a bit deeper every few months.

Cheers.

I think that in the situation Mrscoach described there is a good employee trying to put reason to bad management. The only way to fix bad management is to remove it from the equation, but putting a great employee into a managers position doesn't make a great manager. Assistant managers in my experience are either very short term, meaning they either advance or are kicked to the curb. I always believe promoting from within is the best policy, but in some cases there may not be someone inside to full the position, this is where a lot of companies have "Assistant managers" and fail.

I am also a firm believer that you can't make a good manager, they are born, just like good leaders. You can however make a good leader a bad manager by sending them to a bunch of high priced seminars, a night MBA perhaps, god forbid they by "Management Books"

nohmi2 · 02-23-2011, 07:36 AM

*Sigh*

Quote:
Originally Posted by nohmi2
Very crafty solution!!

What these people (managers)do not realise, is that staff can also unknowingly (even to themselves), use passive aggression at work.It's called human nature.

It's a no-win situation for the managers. If only they would delve a bit deeper every few months.Instead of the 'top brass' laying back on the oars, and letting others do all the hard work: trying finding out where there are weak links in the chain: either re-train them or get rid of them.

As one who has been in business, and employing sixty-four staff for many years before retiring, I can tell you this: I wanted to know who the h*ll was doing what if things didn't go smoothly.

My sympathies are all with Mrscoach. I think that you either misunderstood what I was trying to say, or I worded it badly.

By the way, I also believe that 'Common Sense and A Willingness to Learn" are far more valuable than all of the degrees in the world. I would never employ anyone solely on those credentials.

Look at politicians.
Cheers.

MC what happened to the 'Shop Mantra?'

I think that in the situation Mrscoach described there is a good employee trying to put reason to bad management. The only way to fix bad management is to remove it from the equation, but putting a great employee into a managers position doesn't make a great manager. Assistant managers in my experience are either very short term, meaning they either advance or are kicked to the curb. I always believe promoting from within is the best policy, but in some cases there may not be someone inside to full the position, this is where a lot of companies have "Assistant managers" and fail.

I am also a firm believer that you can't make a good manager, they are born, just like good leaders. You can however make a good leader a bad manager by sending them to a bunch of high priced seminars, a night MBA perhaps, god forbid they by "Management Books"

dsvick · 02-23-2011, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

In the US, many laws have been passed to help people with disabilities. For the blind, it's certainly helpful that there are now Braille numbers on elevator numbers. But because of the laws, they are also required on the touch screens of DRIVE-THROUGH ATM machines... Companies had to go through the expense of making new screens with Braille to help car drivers because they are blind? Car drivers... blind car drivers... Some things just don't quite click.

Stitchawl

I laugh at those every time I see them, I think though, that the answer is less humorous and they have the braille simply because in a lot of cases the touch pads and key boards on them are the same as the normal walk up ones.

maianhvk · 02-23-2011, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Oh, so you've *seen* my new camping trailer, have you? Small enough to pull with a MINI, yet big enough to sleep in.

at first I thought it was a coffin

maianhvk · 02-23-2011, 10:32 AM

I didn't post in the thread in which many people debate about kindle and the blind because there were some guys (WT Sharpe and someone whose nickname I forget) who summed up the issue so well. I totally agree with them.

But I'll tell what I think about windslash's question: I didn't see the point why a company can be sued, or blamed if its product is not available for the disabled. Alright, I know every company should think of every customer, and the disabled have the rights to do all the things a human being can do, they should be equipped and helped in many ways. But I don't think they would blame the technology which is not useful for them, at least in such a furious way as we think they would. and I doubt that the market for the disabled is that large - I myself have only seen 2 or 3 deaf people and they didn't even want to use ereader or computer or drive car or use ATM, whatever we usually think they should want to do. Which is another reason why those companies don't want to aim their products at the disabled.

I mean no offense, I'm not the bad guy, I donate and do the volunteer works. Just wonder why you still seem so unrest at the issue.

Rumpelteazer · 02-23-2011, 10:41 AM

Today I got the message that my website has been moved to my new host. But weird things are going on. I can still see the website and Wordpress blog I had on my old website. I assumed that when I had moved to the new host I needed to upload everthing again and install WP. I also cannot log in to DirectAdmin. On the permanent address I get a time out message and the temporary one tells me my username or password is wrong, a couple of days ago I could log in without a problem. FTP isn't working either.

Emailed my new host and they suggested a couple of things, but none of it worked. The only thing it could be is that my ip address is somehow blocked. Waiting for an answer.

wodin · 02-23-2011, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Except mine's black instead of blue! Wait, i'd better pull out my black cape too.....

Does it have a red satin lining?

badgoodDeb · 02-23-2011, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

at first I thought it was a coffin

It *is* a casket! I like to be different. I got LOTS of grins and thumbs up while driving it home.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wodin

Does it have a red satin lining?

No, it's naked metal. I guess the lining is added at the funeral home. *BUT* that sounds like a very good idea! I'll think on that.....

wyndslash · 02-23-2011, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Today I got the message that my website has been moved to my new host. But weird things are going on. I can still see the website and Wordpress blog I had on my old website. I assumed that when I had moved to the new host I needed to upload everthing again and install WP. I also cannot log in to DirectAdmin. On the permanent address I get a time out message and the temporary one tells me my username or password is wrong, a couple of days ago I could log in without a problem. FTP isn't working either.

Emailed my new host and they suggested a couple of things, but none of it worked. The only thing it could be is that my ip address is somehow blocked. Waiting for an answer.

you know, you look incredibly alike to a friend of mine! i am amazed

DMcCunney · 02-23-2011, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Today I got the message that my website has been moved to my new host. But weird things are going on. I can still see the website and Wordpress blog I had on my old website. I assumed that when I had moved to the new host I needed to upload everthing again and install WP. I also cannot log in to DirectAdmin. On the permanent address I get a time out message and the temporary one tells me my username or password is wrong, a couple of days ago I could log in without a problem. FTP isn't working either.

Emailed my new host and they suggested a couple of things, but none of it worked. The only thing it could be is that my ip address is somehow blocked. Waiting for an answer.

This sounds like a DNS issue. If you haven't already, clear and refresh your browser cache.

You access your website through a URL. When someone actually tries to visit the site, a DNS server is responsible for translating the URL into the underlying IP address that will actually be used to establish the connection.

When you switched hosts, your URL stayed the same, but the underlying IP address changed. So chances are good you are trying to access the old location that no longer exists.

It can take a bit for DNS changes to propagate to all of the DNS servers around the world.

What's the URL of your page?
______
Dennis

kennyc · 02-23-2011, 05:56 PM

What he said. Unless it if "forced" it can take a few days to propagate.

Rumpelteazer · 02-23-2011, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

This sounds like a DNS issue. If you haven't already, clear and refresh your browser cache.

You access your website through a URL. When someone actually tries to visit the site, a DNS server is responsible for translating the URL into the underlying IP address that will actually be used to establish the connection.

When you switched hosts, your URL stayed the same, but the underlying IP address changed. So chances are good you are trying to access the old location that no longer exists.

It can take a bit for DNS changes to propagate to all of the DNS servers around the world.

What's the URL of your page?
______
Dennis

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

What he said. Unless it if "forced" it can take a few days to propagate.

I don't know if it was Firefox or DNS, I cleared both and was able to get to my new new site. Still don't know why I couldn't log in in DirectAdmin but that was sorted by resetting the password.

Everything is up and running again. Took a bit of fiddling with to get the Wordpress database uploaded and the wp-config file correct for the new servers, but I figured it out. This weekend I'll clean up all the redundant files and play around with Instaltron. It's so much faster now, I regret that I haven't done this sooner.

Rumpelteazer · 02-23-2011, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyndslash

you know, you look incredibly alike to a friend of mine! i am amazed

The picture is a couple of years old, I haven't got any newer pictures of myself except for some passport pictures I am never going to upload (Dutch rules say that on pictures for official documents you cannot smile). At the moment my hair is a bit shorter and dark brown.

WT Sharpe · 02-23-2011, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I didn't post in the thread in which many people debate about kindle and the blind because there were some guys (WT Sharpe and someone whose nickname I forget) who summed up the issue so well. I totally agree with them.

I don't remember even commenting on the issue, but I'm glad I summed it up so well.

kennyc · 02-23-2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I don't remember even commenting on the issue, but I'm glad I summed it up so well.

It was probably Norton using your login.

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02-23-2011, 07:36 AM	#15692
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Sigh Quote: Originally Posted by nohmi2 Very crafty solution!! What these people (managers)do not realise, is that staff can also unknowingly (even to themselves), use passive aggression at work.It's called human nature. It's a no-win situation for the managers. If only they would delve a bit deeper every few months.Instead of the 'top brass' laying back on the oars, and letting others do all the hard work: trying finding out where there are weak links in the chain: either re-train them or get rid of them. As one who has been in business, and employing sixty-four staff for many years before retiring, I can tell you this: I wanted to know who the h*ll was doing what if things didn't go smoothly. My sympathies are all with Mrscoach. I think that you either misunderstood what I was trying to say, or I worded it badly. By the way, I also believe that 'Common Sense and A Willingness to Learn" are far more valuable than all of the degrees in the world. I would never employ anyone solely on those credentials. Look at politicians. Cheers. MC what happened to the 'Shop Mantra?' I think that in the situation Mrscoach described there is a good employee trying to put reason to bad management. The only way to fix bad management is to remove it from the equation, but putting a great employee into a managers position doesn't make a great manager. Assistant managers in my experience are either very short term, meaning they either advance or are kicked to the curb. I always believe promoting from within is the best policy, but in some cases there may not be someone inside to full the position, this is where a lot of companies have "Assistant managers" and fail. I am also a firm believer that you can't make a good manager, they are born, just like good leaders. You can however make a good leader a bad manager by sending them to a bunch of high priced seminars, a night MBA perhaps, god forbid they by "Management Books"

02-23-2011, 10:32 AM	#15695
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I didn't post in the thread in which many people debate about kindle and the blind because there were some guys (WT Sharpe and someone whose nickname I forget) who summed up the issue so well. I totally agree with them. But I'll tell what I think about windslash's question: I didn't see the point why a company can be sued, or blamed if its product is not available for the disabled. Alright, I know every company should think of every customer, and the disabled have the rights to do all the things a human being can do, they should be equipped and helped in many ways. But I don't think they would blame the technology which is not useful for them, at least in such a furious way as we think they would. and I doubt that the market for the disabled is that large - I myself have only seen 2 or 3 deaf people and they didn't even want to use ereader or computer or drive car or use ATM, whatever we usually think they should want to do. Which is another reason why those companies don't want to aim their products at the disabled. I mean no offense, I'm not the bad guy, I donate and do the volunteer works. Just wonder why you still seem so unrest at the issue.

02-23-2011, 10:41 AM	#15696
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Today I got the message that my website has been moved to my new host. But weird things are going on. I can still see the website and Wordpress blog I had on my old website. I assumed that when I had moved to the new host I needed to upload everthing again and install WP. I also cannot log in to DirectAdmin. On the permanent address I get a time out message and the temporary one tells me my username or password is wrong, a couple of days ago I could log in without a problem. FTP isn't working either. Emailed my new host and they suggested a couple of things, but none of it worked. The only thing it could be is that my ip address is somehow blocked. Waiting for an answer.

02-23-2011, 05:56 PM	#15701
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	What he said. Unless it if "forced" it can take a few days to propagate.