Fake ‘N Bake Programmers

The bachelor practice of entertaining by buying takeout from a restaurant, bringing it home. Then staging the kitchen with dirty pots and pans, while the food warms in the oven…. Ah yes.

Probably now being practiced by wily women throughout the civilized world. (insert acme anvil over bumstead)

And even practiced by programmers. Download and code. Cruise for concept. Deliver the Fake ‘N Bake to the suits.

How To Win Without Understanding

Sir, I’m happy to report that we have won the battle for Telamook, Sandafar, and Falslujah. Further, that the population is a hundred percent enthusiastically supportive — at least according to our translator.

Bad Idea Award: Bad marketing Advice from Lawyers at OMNI Group

the following is from the “fine print takes it away” category. This was taken from the OMNI Group webpage

Legal Information
Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy
The most powerful tool that we have in our effort to make our products better is the feedback from our users. This means you! We encourage folks to send us bug reports, questions and ideas about how to make our existing products fit their needs more closely.
While we also encourage folks to send us their ideas about new products, we must make it clear that any product idea submitted to Omni, either by word of mouth, email, telephone or other means immediately becomes the property of Omni. This means that if we develop your idea or an idea similar to yours, you will not be compensated and it also means that we can use the idea for any purpose, including giving it away.

OMNI has a great reputation among MAC-a-nados. I own two products that I’ve upgraded recently from them. But Not Again So Long As they Hold They Click View quoted above.