On Mon, 04 Feb 2002 10:34:40 -0500 "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> revealed these words to me:
> Chris Keelan wrote: > > > Oops. The dangers of plain text humour. There is no "metric" setting for > > TCP/IP packet sizes. I was kidding. Back in the day SmartAss SysAdmins used to > > blame slow performance on "fat electrons" which tend to get stuck in the > > curves and bends of printed circuit boards. "Sunspots" was another good pseudo > > explanation you'd offer to particularly stupid users. e.g.: > > <snip> > > > > - Chris > > Oops, the yolks on me <wiping face>... <smile> Guess my rather recent switch > (2-3 years ago) to Linux shows. > > Reminds me of a friend who had just started working for a local Telecomms. > company - a senior tech had told him to always make sure that the lines ran > *down* into each house, because the "current" wouldn't flow uphill. ;-) > > Later... > wow! at least im younger as my linux age is only 7 months old *slides to the background so nobody will notice the flimsy alibi being woven* ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." ============================= Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer Millennium Software, Incorporated 2305 B West Tower, Philippines Stocks Exchange Center, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Tel# 638-3070 loc. 72 Fax# 638-3079 =============================
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