On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:46:19 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, "Roger Shoaf" quickly quoth:
Veeeeery carefully, and with much patience. I hear it's quite a lot like network administration.
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Network Administration is much, much easier.
After all, the servers stay put and if the users give you much trouble it's a simple matter to shut them down completely.
"Technical Difficulties" can be stretched out as long as needed...
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:30:07 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, "RAM³" quickly quoth:
And you never, EVER have to change a litter box on a network. Additionally, they never spray their territory, never go into heat, there are no outrageous vet bills, they heat your home in the winter, and they never cry all night. They seldom scratch you, either.
Last but not least, they NEVER shed.
------------------------------------------- Jack Kevorkian for Congressional physician! ===========================================
AAAAHHH!
BTDT, I see!
Still, the cats are more friendly than the Users and easier to get along with...
You've never been kept awake at night by randy Fore ASX1000 ATM switches howling and chasing each other round the computer room then :-)
Mark Rand RTFM
You can't pick up a misbehaving User by the scruff of the neck, explain to them that they did a Very Bad Thing, rub their nose in it so they know /exactly/ what you're talking about, and then toss them out of the room for a while to think it over while you clean up the mess they made...
Although I'll bet there are many SysOps who wish they could! ;-)
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PS: I need to find the big rock that the Earthlink News SysOp has been hiding under and use that exact same method on him - ****ing binaries have been borken for years...
Rattle the 50lb bags of catfood....
Gunner
Political Correctness
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
And a network wont sit in your lap..purring its approval of you, then bump its head against your chest in adoration..err..demands for Wet catfood...
Its the dogs that do the "adoration" thingy..
To dogs, humans are gods To cats, humans are staff
Gunner
Political Correctness
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
You do have to empty the "Bit bucket", or it'll clog the system with used bits.
Failed electrolytics can spray electrolyte and aluminum foil all over the server room. Heat? How about when the A/C goes out, followed by multiple fan failures. :(
New hard drives, RAM and power supplies aren't cheap, and watch out for the sharp edges on cheap cases. The servers can require extra A/C, even in the winter.
Sure they do. Paint chips, screws that vibrate out of the cases, and those damn foam air filters as they crumble on the floor.
I used the "technical difficulties" slide and audio cart through three full games of the World Series in 1974 at a military TV station.
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:50:45 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, K. A. Cannon quickly quoth:
Bwahahahahaha! That was great. The old Taft Redneck hissef coulda starred in that one.
-- If it weren't for jumping to conclusions, some of us wouldn't get any exercise.
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