I know about it, but you're not getting the distinction. It's not uncommon for clueless management to actually make a statement like "All our systems are working, so why do we need to pay for all these IT people?" They literally don't understand that their functional systems are a direct result of the work that IT…

You beat me to it, except you forgot the part about them wondering why they need you, since everything's working. I doubt VFX guys have to put up with that mentality, since they have a very visible and tangible output to point to.

The Ponzo Illusion? Looks a lot like the Ponzi Scheme...

"In the annals of mistakes, Mariner I will forever serve as a reminder — for everyone from lowly blog editors to NASA engineers — of the universal importance of proofreading."

Movies about a particular hobbyist subculture are more fun.

That's fine for you, but we fought a war against the British government specifically over issues like this (general warrants, which led to our 4th Amendment), and were subsequently no longer British subjects. You might want to reconsider.

Kids are going to die because of this idiot. In fact, they already have. I'd rather it be their kid than a kid who is unvaccinated for a legitimate reason (too young, other medical issues, etc). Herd immunity is a real thing, and this bozo is undermining it. Look what's going on in CA as we speak:

Is it weird that I first read that as "There's a GoT airline..." and then started thinking about what that would be like?

In fact, it was. As evidenced by many of the comments on the youtube video. Still better than the original version.

This one was better, but still transparent. Stopping at the first paragraph would probably have worked.

Math?

A one dollar bet, you say?

IKR

Except he quit the show, lost 70lbs, and is now a Cosmo centerfold...

And yet the "vaccinations cause autism" BS is still around even after that study was retracted, the guy lost his license to practice medicine, and larger followup studies showed no causal relationship.

Chuck Norris approved.

Is it bad that my first reaction was disappointment that it wasn't a 20-sided die?

Oh, really?

That's only true if all the contracts in question are transferable in the event of an acquisition. A lot depends on the contract language, and many times contracts aren't transferable.