December 6, 2007

Steve Durand · Post by **Steve Durand** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:16 pm

Heäther. Redmön. wrote: We're launching a new Enterprise system (PeopleSoft) on January 28th

We use PeopleSoft stuff where I work.

Steve

Heather. Redmon. · Post by **Heather. Redmon.** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:02 pm

Do you like it? Where you around when it was launched? Is it buggy? What, if you don't mind me asking, do you use it for?

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:07 pm

We used PeopleSoft at Amazon and it was okay though a bit weird to navigate options. We mostly used it for HR and benefits stuff (managing the phonebook, health insurance, etc.) but our annual performance review stuff also went through it as well.

It wasn't terrible. (Unlike my current place of employment, where we use Hewitt HR Workways which is a COMPLETE PIECE OF CRAP.)

Steve Durand · Post by **Steve Durand** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:16 pm

Heäther. Redmön. wrote:Do you like it? Where you around when it was launched? Is it buggy? What, if you don't mind me asking, do you use it for?

We use it for several different things. HR stuff, payroll, accounting...I actually don't know all of the details.

My company has been through several different systems as a result of mergers and acquisitions and, from my point of view, each of them has had pluses and minuses. The PeopleSoft things don't seem to be significantly better or worse than any of the others.

Steve

Heather. Redmon. · Post by **Heather. Redmon.** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:40 pm

I work at a university, so we'll not only be using it for HR, Payroll, Finance, Accounting, etc, but also for admissions and student records, course management, grading, transcripts, transfer credit evaluation, financial aid disbursement, case management (CRM-IM), etc...everything. It's a huge deal. Arrrrrr!!! I'm excited for it because it will be great to have an integrated system, but it's also scary, because we'll have a completely integrated system.

Steve Durand · Post by **Steve Durand** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:53 pm

It's good to have a completely integrated system. We are working our way towards it. It is a huge undertaking. I work in a REALLY big company.

Steve

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:58 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:Question of the Trip:
Have you ever had a sweet potato that is baked like a baked potato?
Did you, or do you like it?

I happen to be a big fan of sweet potato fries ... not quite the answer to your question, but I've never had baked sweet potato.

QOTD: I am 18. Man you guys are old.

Steve Durand · Post by **Steve Durand** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:12 pm

Reïst wrote: Man you guys are old.

Word

Steve

anti-m · Post by **anti-m** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:11 am

Anti-m is 33 years, 11 months, and 21 days old.

The C-Monk (aged 36 years, 6 months, and 14 days) and I are about to fly down to Mountain View, CA to pick up my brother, (aged 29 years, 9 months, and 24 days) then road trip ensemble down to LA to go to my friend's fancy holiday party. This was a spur-of-the-moment trip. Just booked the tickets earlier this eve. CRAZINESS!

Um-- Is California under water like we are up here? It occurs to me that our road-trip plan might be half-baked. As of yesterday it was still impossible to drive from Portland to Seattle due to the washed-out roads. I'm hoping SF to LA is not flooded?

We use Oracle aps at work all the time. I've grown fond of having all that data at my fingertips... although the "user friendliness" aspect leaves a bit to be desired. Once you get the hang of it, it's quite alright.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:25 am

Hoblit wrote:They are delicious with the cinnamon honey butter they are served with.

Yes, thats how I like them. Outback serves them with brown sugar and butter. At home, I have several different ways to serve them. One is just like a traditional baked potato, with sour cream and chives. Sour cream and jalapenos rocks on a baked sweet potato.
But I have had the sweet potato fries too, and I love them. We have a little Caribbean place by me, and they do them just like you said. Their jerk sauce is great. That sounds SO wrong, lol.

Fluffy, I know you said that you don't mind the consistency of them, but my son doesn't like them baked because he says that it reminds him of squash, which he hates. I'm not a big fan of squash either, mainly the gourd variety.

I have a BBQ method that is pretty tasty and simple. I cut them up into large potato wedge size, then toss them around with EVOO, fresh garlic, salt and pepper, and a tiny bit of Italian seasoning. Then while I'm Q;ing whatever, I put them on my bbq grate (a grate for small stuff so it wont fall through) and grill them. I mix up a sour cream with chili powder dip. Really good. Also great to just dip them in ranch, but then again, what DOESN'T taste good in ranch.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:29 am

anti-m wrote:Um-- Is California under water like we are up here? It occurs to me that our road-trip plan might be half-baked. As of yesterday it was still impossible to drive from Portland to Seattle due to the washed-out roads. I'm hoping SF to LA is not flooded?

It's been a bit wet in SF but it's not flooded, at least in the city proper. Think Seattle in February.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:33 am

We might get light rain tomorrow, Friday. Its supposed to be nice by Sat/Sun.

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:39 am

24. What's with this weird gap between 18 and 24? Aside from Andrew, don't new people join?

Today I am mastering an album.

Edit: I guess I should say, young new people. You know, fresh angry noobs?

blue · Post by **blue** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:13 am

anti-m wrote:Anti-m is 33 years, 11 months, and 21 days old.

The C-Monk (aged 36 years, 6 months, and 14 days) and I are about to fly down to Mountain View, CA to pick up my brother, (aged 29 years, 9 months, and 24 days) then road trip ensemble down to LA to go to my friend's fancy holiday party. This was a spur-of-the-moment trip. Just booked the tickets earlier this eve. CRAZINESS!

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:22 am

Ross wrote:I am 40 and will be for about 6 more weeks.

Then it appears that we were born within a week or so of each other!

Paco Del Stinko · Post by **Paco Del Stinko** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:36 am

Erik wrote:I am 34

I was guessing mid thirties. Besides the wonder of certain childhood times, I think my 30s were the best years so far. In my 20s, I would think I knew everything until the next year when I would think "What a dope you were. You didn't know everything then. Now you do" Well, now I know better than to think I know it all. I think that Caravan Ray knows it all.

Roymond - I really don't know much about astrology, it just came to my head while thinking in rough estimates of when someones birthday is. Interesting point about how it is accurately determined though. Apparently, I am on the cusp of two signs and would often notice in those newspaper forecasts how the birthdate was often a date later. Maybe determined by different maps or whatever. When I lived in Albuquerque, a friend did a fancy all serious-like astological chart based on what time I was born on my birthday. It was fun to hear the interpretations, some of which were spot on. Fun, but c'mon.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:05 am

i don't like sweet potatoes either, but the sweet potato fries are pretty good (and they need the cinnamon sugar).

i think we have some of that peoplesoft too. i can check.
-bill

Post by **Spud** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:44 am

HeuristicsInc wrote:i don't like sweet potatoes either, but the sweet potato fries are pretty good (and they need the cinnamon sugar).

My dog likes those, too.

anti-m · Post by **anti-m** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:53 am

blue wrote:
anti-m wrote:Mountain View, CA

Indeedy! If we were going to actually spend any TIME in Mountain View we'd give you a holler.

It seems we're actually going to be spending the bulk of our time down there driving in the rain to La La land.

But we'll be baaack.
/Ahnold voice.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:31 am

Spud wrote:
HeuristicsInc wrote:i don't like sweet potatoes either, but the sweet potato fries are pretty good (and they need the cinnamon sugar).
My dog likes those, too.

Your dog likes anything he can swallow.

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:17 pm

Caravan Ray wrote:
Ross wrote:I am 40 and will be for about 6 more weeks.
Then it appears that we were born within a week or so of each other!

Really? cool - but wait, I was born in winter.

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:20 pm

röymond wrote:
Paco Del Stinko wrote:I am a Gemini, as far as that stuff goes.
So, I'm always confused by this: Your "sign" is determined by what constellation the sun was in when you were born. But our perspective to how the stars are arranged above has changed over the thousands of years since this "system" was created (by Greeks or whomever). Certainly those of us on the cusp of a sign may indeed be in another constellation these days. How do we clarify all this, or has it been done for us by Hallmark?

My understanding is that the whole thing is about one sign off, due the precession of our orbit (I think precession is the right one, it might be eccentricity, I'd check, but I don't think it matters at the moment) but that modern astrologers say that is all accounted for in your current horoscope stuff. I assume that includes those on the cusp.

Of course, since it's all hooey anyway......