11: Authentication issues day 2

2011-11-24 – Thursday

1. Crazy day.
2. Still systematically working through the user authentication issue with the team.
3. It’s been a good experience as I’ve been working directly with the team on a complex problem-solving issue.
4. It’s also been a bad experience because we’ve not had access to all the tools and systems we need to take control of the situation.
5. We have managed to reduce the noise around the problem. We are controlling the comms and focusing all external actions and requests through one person.
6. We have also prevented everyone from trying hit-and-hope (H&H) resolutions which might fix the problem sooner but will not help us find the underlying issue.
7. We’re now on the right track, and with the addition of some extra logins, I’m hoping that we’ll crack this nut tomorrow.
8. All our other projects are going well, which is fantastic news.
9. I’m looking forward to a show and tell with one of our partners tomorrow.
10. Thirty-two years since Freddie Mercury died! I was in my first year at secondary school, and I remember it like it was yesterday. Queen songs were on the radio all day!
11. Reading: Makers by Cory Doctorow
12. Wordle 523: 3/6