Tag Archives: Humor

Meet the Bat-O-Meter!

Posted on September 20, 2015 by T.Rob

Heard about the Bats of A Feather contest at MQTC?  If so then you knew contestants get 3 minutes each to talk about their best (worst?) IT story vying for awesome prizes.  But what you didn’t know – until now … Continue reading →

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Paul Clarke facts

Posted on April 20, 2012 by T.Rob

Chuck Norris has nothing on Paul Clarke.  Here’s my Top 10 reasons why: 10 – Documented message priorities are 0-9 but there’s an undocumented “Paul” priority. 9 – Paul doesn’t use message selectors. He just thinks about which message he … Continue reading →

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WMQ Humor

Posted on April 14, 2009 by T.Rob

Resurrecting something I wrote back in 2003 over a lunch break: MQ Message pick-up lines… Your queue or mine? What’s your sign-bit? Is that a COA in your message descriptor, or are you just glad to see me? What’s a … Continue reading →

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When automatic translators go wrong…very wrong!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by T.Rob

I just found a blog post about WMQ security that has, I believe, been run through an automated translation service with unintentionally hilarious results.   Here’s an excerpt: WMQ Adventurer authenticating a connexion to a queue director For both waiter and … Continue reading →

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Comparing snail mail to WebSphere MQ

Posted on June 17, 2008 by T.Rob

As you know, I’m constantly on the lookout for new messaging technologies that compete or interact with with WebSphere MQ. I recently came across the web site of Boredom Research where they are testing out a new Snail Mail system … Continue reading →

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