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Sys Admin Day

The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back. – Author Unknown

User, n. The word computer professionals use when they mean “idiot.” – Dave Barry

Computers have lots of memory but no imagination. – Author Unknown

RAM disk is not an installation procedure. – Author Unknown

Those parts of the system that you can hit with a hammer (not advised) are called hardware; those program instructions that you can only curse at are called software. – Author Unknown

Jesus saves! The rest of us better make backups. – Author Unknown

In God we trust, all others we virus scan. – Author Unknown

There is only one satisfying way to boot a computer. – J.H. Goldfuss

The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of whether submarines can swim. – Edsger W. Dijkstra

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. – Sydney J. Harris

Computers are like air conditioners. They work fine until you start opening windows. – Author Unknown

Hardware: the parts of a computer that can be kicked. – Jeff Pesis

Back up my hard drive? How do I put it in reverse? – Author Unknown

The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec/sec. – Marcus Dolengo

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its power cord. – Author Unknown

Programming is like sex. One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life. – Michael Sinz

Version 1 of any software is full of bugs. Version 2 fixes all the bugs and is great. Version 3 adds all the things users ask for, but hides all the great stuff in Version 2. – Fred Blechman

Why did the sysadmin cross the road? To get coffee, why else would one be outside? – Author Unknown

Programmer – an organism that turns coffee into software. – Author Unknown

Writing the first 90 percent of a computer program takes 90 percent of the time. The remaining ten percent also takes 90 percent of the time and the final touches also take 90 percent of the time. – N.J. Rubenking