Hey, >> > > 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.: >> > 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. ;-) > I personally like to blame gamma radiation.
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