IT discussions
May. 10th, 2005 11:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sobriqueI've just had a discussion about 'possible' things in an IT sense.
Most things are possible. However the discussion usually goes:
User: <outlines ludicrous constraint>
Me: It's doable. It's non-trivial, but we could do it by <outlines high performance (e.g. expensive) technical solution to accomplish nearly impossible data transfer rates>
User: Ah, yes, that sounds good. What'll it cost.
Me: Well, you're going to need <rough rundown of high end techy toy shopping list> and of course, there'll be a few days development time to get it implemented and working correctly. So at a rough guess, that'll come to about <usefully large quantity of cash>
User: Ah. Hmm. Well, we might want to go for a cheaper option. What can I get for <infeasibly small budget given what they were wanting>?
Me: 2 pints of beer, a packet of crisps, and a bit of string with two tin cans attached. And I'll even throw in the derisive laughter at no extra cost. MWAHAHAHAHA!
Most things are possible. However the discussion usually goes:
User: <outlines ludicrous constraint>
Me: It's doable. It's non-trivial, but we could do it by <outlines high performance (e.g. expensive) technical solution to accomplish nearly impossible data transfer rates>
User: Ah, yes, that sounds good. What'll it cost.
Me: Well, you're going to need <rough rundown of high end techy toy shopping list> and of course, there'll be a few days development time to get it implemented and working correctly. So at a rough guess, that'll come to about <usefully large quantity of cash>
User: Ah. Hmm. Well, we might want to go for a cheaper option. What can I get for <infeasibly small budget given what they were wanting>?
Me: 2 pints of beer, a packet of crisps, and a bit of string with two tin cans attached. And I'll even throw in the derisive laughter at no extra cost. MWAHAHAHAHA!
