How Team Obama's tech efficiency left Romney IT in dust

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http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... t-in-dust/

I'm convinced if Romney was elected he would have outsourced all of us.

As we revealed in our recent analysis of the Romney team's tech strategy, the Romney campaign spent $23.6 million on outside technology services—most of it on outside "digital media" consulting and data management. It outsourced most of its basic IT operations, while the Obama campaign did the opposite—buying hardware and software licenses, and hiring its own IT department. Just how much emphasis the Obama campaign put on IT is demonstrated by the fact that the campaign's most highly paid staff member was its CIO, Michael Slaby, with an annualized salary of about $130,000.

[billy.pilgrim]

I read somewhere that rmoney put most on his tv ads with shows like bonanza, gunsmoke and a couple of other reruns. they got a lot more ads for the money in these cheap time slots


I'm not sure anyone would have made a worse president - he is completely out of touch with everything

I do not wish the arrogant bastard the best in his loss. his run (after palin and simple)confirms that the right is willing to sacrifice our country just to win an election

[Dryer Vent]

Agreed, Billy. In our market, there were few Romney commercials in the media market that we watch. Very few.

[billy.pilgrim]

Agreed, Billy. In our market, there were few Romney commercials in the media market that we watch. Very few.

but he ran a lot more time than obama

just not on shows with actual audiences - mannix at 3 a.m. right after the hoover round commercial works for rmoney

[JTA]

http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... t-in-dust/

I'm convinced if Romney was elected he would have outsourced all of us.

As we revealed in our recent analysis of the Romney team's tech strategy, the Romney campaign spent $23.6 million on outside technology services—most of it on outside "digital media" consulting and data management. It outsourced most of its basic IT operations, while the Obama campaign did the opposite—buying hardware and software licenses, and hiring its own IT department. Just how much emphasis the Obama campaign put on IT is demonstrated by the fact that the campaign's most highly paid staff member was its CIO, Michael Slaby, with an annualized salary of about $130,000.

I've worked on several applications and websites that used outsourced workers. The result was total garbage that was littered with bugs and other glaringly obvious flaws.

You get what you pay for.

I saw stuff like this on many occasions (hurray an excuse to use the code thing! And no, I swear I am not exaggerating):

Code: Select all

boolean x = true;

if (x) {
   //do stuff...
}

Code: Select all

int x = 0;
int y = x;

if (x == y) {
   //do stuff...
}

Code: Select all

int x = 0;

x = x; //WTF Why?

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http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... t-in-dust/

I'm convinced if Romney was elected he would have outsourced all of us.

As we revealed in our recent analysis of the Romney team's tech strategy, the Romney campaign spent $23.6 million on outside technology services—most of it on outside "digital media" consulting and data management. It outsourced most of its basic IT operations, while the Obama campaign did the opposite—buying hardware and software licenses, and hiring its own IT department. Just how much emphasis the Obama campaign put on IT is demonstrated by the fact that the campaign's most highly paid staff member was its CIO, Michael Slaby, with an annualized salary of about $130,000.

I've worked on several applications and websites that used outsourced workers. The result was total garbage that was littered with bugs and other glaringly obvious flaws.

You get what you pay for.

I saw stuff like this on many occasions (hurray an excuse to use the code thing! And no, I swear I am not exaggerating):

Code: Select all

boolean x = true;

if (x) {
   //do stuff...
}

Code: Select all

int x = 0;
int y = x;

if (x == y) {
   //do stuff...
}

Code: Select all

int x = 0;

x = x; //WTF Why?

But but but..... it's so cheap!!!!

Wow those people have NO BUSINESS coding. I'd hate to clean up that mess.

[neoplacebo]

If I were a detective, I would be suspicious that nobody and also Tertius both worked on that IT team......

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If I were a detective, I would be suspicious that nobody and also Tertius both worked on that IT team......

I didn't see any gay-bashing or Obama-bashing. No tin-foil-hat stuff. Just blatant incompetency.

[billy.pilgrim]

If I were a detective, I would be suspicious that nobody and also Tertius both worked on that IT team......

I didn't see any gay-bashing or Obama-bashing. No tin-foil-hat stuff. Just blatant incompetency.

I miss the terd

[JTA]

http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... t-in-dust/

I'm convinced if Romney was elected he would have outsourced all of us.

As we revealed in our recent analysis of the Romney team's tech strategy, the Romney campaign spent $23.6 million on outside technology services—most of it on outside "digital media" consulting and data management. It outsourced most of its basic IT operations, while the Obama campaign did the opposite—buying hardware and software licenses, and hiring its own IT department. Just how much emphasis the Obama campaign put on IT is demonstrated by the fact that the campaign's most highly paid staff member was its CIO, Michael Slaby, with an annualized salary of about $130,000.

I've worked on several applications and websites that used outsourced workers. The result was total garbage that was littered with bugs and other glaringly obvious flaws.

You get what you pay for.

I saw stuff like this on many occasions (hurray an excuse to use the code thing! And no, I swear I am not exaggerating):

Code: Select all

boolean x = true;

if (x) {
   //do stuff...
}

Code: Select all

int x = 0;
int y = x;

if (x == y) {
   //do stuff...
}

Code: Select all

int x = 0;

x = x; //WTF Why?

But but but..... it's so cheap!!!!

Wow those people have NO BUSINESS coding. I'd hate to clean up that mess.

I guess it's what's expected when outsourcing to Mexican day-laborers hired from the home-depot parking lot.