Re: If Architects had to work like Programmers

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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 03:51:19 +0100

You couldn't hack it as an architect so you decided to become a
"programmer." I bet the "filthy corrupt pigs" are to blame for you not being
able to make a living in this industry too.

One might think a pattern is developing here :-)

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Cheers,
Jon
Microsoft MVP - FP
"clintonG" <csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXT@metromilwaukee.com> wrote in message
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> Kevin I have some bad news. I am a degreed architect and have
> been working with 'programming' for a very very long time and
> I hate to break it to you but architects 'do' have to work like
> programmers with one exception:
>
> The United States has become a facist nation of filthy corrupt pigs.
> An architect must become 'registered' by the state which controls
> who can and who can not work. Working without permission from
> the state can and does incur criminal prosecution. Achieving the
> registration requires working for an employer who may or may
> not choose to assign work to a person that is required for credit
> by the state who issues the registration once a certain number of
> credit hours are accumulated. Do you see the corruption here?
> The law sets the requirements but there is no way to meet them
> without indentured servitude and years of boot licking.
>
> All of the rationale for this is fraudulent as the fascist pigs claim
> registration ensures that the public's safety, health, and welfare
> is 'assured'. BULLSH!T Who has ever heard of an architect or
> engineer who was sent to prison? It doesn't happen. There are
> problems in the construction industry and some very corrupt inviduals
> and firms for sure but everything gets settled in the 'civil' courts
> anyway.
>
> There never has been and there never will be a registration that can
> 'assure' a service provider is ethical or does not and will not make
> mistakes. Thus, the entire aspect of 'registration' is by definition
fascism.
>
> On the other hand, software development is still totally merit based
> and has no little neo-nazis -- yet -- that can use politics and corrupt
> manipulation of the markets to prosecute people as criminals for
> simply working. They are trying though.
>
> So trust me. Until you have to appear before a big fat c*nt who has
> become a mayor and who has a bunch of equally assinine aldermen
> who will grille you for weeks back and forth requiring new drawings
> over and over and over simply to explain to their satisfaction which
> side of the yard the f*cking bushes are going to be on you have no
> appreciation of how sweet it can really be to continue to work in
> one of the last merit based activities that thank God that still remains
> untouched by the filthy neo-nazi pigs that are deconstructing our
> nation and turning it into a neo-nazi communist gulag.
>
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> <%= Clinton Gallagher
>          A/E/C Consulting, Web Design, e-Commerce Software Development
>          Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin USA
>          NET csgallagher@ REMOVETHISTEXT metromilwaukee.com
>          URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
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> "Kevin Spencer" <kspencer@takempis.com> wrote in message
> news:e23RRxEYEHA.3112@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Dear Mr. Architect!
> > Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need,
so
> > you should use your discretion. My house should have between two and
> > forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms
can
> > be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I will
make
> > the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for
> > each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.
> >
> > Keep in mind that the house I ultimately choose must cost less than the
one
> > I am currently living in. Make sure, however, that you correct all the
> > deficiencies that exist in my current house (the floor of my kitchen
> > vibrates when I walk across it, and the walls don't have nearly enough
> > insulation in them).
> >
> > As you design, also keep in mind that I want to keep yearly maintenance
> > costs as low as possible. This should mean the incorporation of
extra-cost
> > features like aluminum, vinyl, or composite siding. (If you choose not
to
> > specify aluminum, be prepared to explain your decision in detail.)
> >
> > Please take care that modern design practices and the latest materials
are
> > used in construction of the house, as I want it to be a showplace for
the
> > most up-to-date ideas and methods. Be alerted, however, that kitchen
should
> > be designed to accommodate, among other things, my 1952 Gibson
refrigerator.
> >
> > To insure that you are building the correct house for our entire family,
> > make certain that you contact each of our children, and also our
in-laws. My
> > mother-in-law will have very strong feelings about how the house should
be
> > designed, since she visits us at least once a year. Make sure that you
weigh
> > all of these options carefully and come to the right decision. I,
however,
> > retain the right to overrule any choices that you make.
> >
> > Please don't bother me with small details right now. Your job is to
develop
> > the overall plans for the house: get the big picture. At this time, for
> > example, it is not appropriate to be choosing the color of the carpet.
> > However, keep in mind that my wife likes blue.
> >
> > Also, do not worry at this time about acquiring the resources to build
the
> > house itself. Your first priority is to develop detailed plans and
> > specifications. Once I approve these plans, however, I would expect the
> > house to be under roof within 48 hours.
> >
> > While you are designing this house specifically for me, keep in mind
that
> > sooner or later I will have to sell it to someone else. It therefore
should
> > have appeal to a wide variety of potential buyers. Please make sure
before
> > you finalize the plans that there is a consensus of the population in my
> > area that they like the features this house has.
> >
> > Please prepare a complete set of blueprints. It is not necessary at this
> > time to do the real design, since they will be used only for
construction
> > bids. Be advised, however, that you will be held accountable for any
> > increase of construction costs as a result of later design changes.
> >
> > You must be thrilled to be working on an interesting project as this! To
be
> > able to use the latest techniques and materials and to be given such
freedom
> > in your designs is something that can't happen very often. Contact me as
> > soon as possible with your complete ideas and plans.
> >
> > P.S.:
> > My wife has just told me that she disagrees with many of the
instructions
> > I've given you in this letter. As architect, it is your responsibility
to
> > resolve these differences. I have tried in the past and have been unable
to
> > accomplish this. If you can't handle this responsibility, I will have to
> > find another architect.
> >
> > P.P.S.:
> > Perhaps what I need is not a house at all, but a travel trailer. Please
> > advise me as soon as possible if this is the case.
> >
> >
>
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