THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY February 8, 2002 IT Olympics ______________ TODAY'S SPONSOR: VeriSign - The Value of Trust
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A spokesperson claims that the group behind the IT Olympics is a legitimate, non-existent organization and expresses hopes that it will continue to be so. This year's IT Olympic events include: - Load-Balancing Server Ice Dancing Program - Trackball Slalom - Vendor/Client Ice Hockey - HIPPA Specification - Long Distance Downhill - Developer Meeting Endurance - 18lb Paper Curling - LaserJet Division - Freestyle Coding - Synchronized Server Security Like the regular Games, the IT Olympics have to change with the times, which is why the popular Diskette Toss is a thing of the past, as the industry moves on. Another popular event, "Bringing Down the Server When a Significant Number of Users is on Deadline" was cancelled as well, since all contestants were equally skilled. Sadly, competitors do not always prove themselves worthy of the Olympic ideals; there are reports that illegal Java subroutines were found in the legacy Code Event and there have also been occasional rumors of keyboard abuse. Another controversy surrounds the exclusion of the Printer/Copier category, which supporters feel should be included, despite the official ruling that printers and copiers don't fully meet the requirements to be considered IT devices. Nevertheless, the IT Olympics claim to be a unifying force. As Carl Jenson, ITO event manager, was quoted (in Wired Magazine) as saying, "It brings me great joy to see all these people from all different operating systems coming together to code in peace and unity." 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