The Lone Sysadmin » Funny http://lonesysadmin.net im in ur data centrz patchin ur serverz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Goodbye Kitty http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/04/07/goodbye-kitty/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/04/07/goodbye-kitty/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:25:48 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1216 Hello Kitty? I don’t think so! Thanks to my friend Bob my refrigerator door will never be the same:

A friend (who had several awesome cats) used to have a sign I really liked, too: “Cat, the other white meat.”

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/04/07/goodbye-kitty/feed/ Inadvertent LOLcats http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/03/05/inadvertent-lolcats/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/03/05/inadvertent-lolcats/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:54:24 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/03/05/inadvertent-lolcats/ I was using the Identifont web site and one of identification questions struck me as decidedly LOLcat:

I Has Serifs or Bars

I has serifs or bars too!

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/03/05/inadvertent-lolcats/feed/ All Your Base Are Belong To Us http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/01/11/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/01/11/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:44:04 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/01/11/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us/ I had to dig this up for a friend, I figured I’d post it. Last time I looked on teh intertubes I couldn’t find a copy.

All Your Base Are Belong To Us

It is the dance remix version. My coworkers promptly counterattacked with the Picard Song. FOR GREAT JUSTICE!

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/01/11/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us/feed/ Fixing A Relative’s Computer: A Flowchart http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/28/fixing-a-relatives-computer-a-flowchart/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/28/fixing-a-relatives-computer-a-flowchart/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:44:06 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/28/fixing-a-relatives-computer-a-flowchart/ Inspired by the bacon flowchart and the season. If it’s cut off click on it to see a full-sized version.

Fixing A Relative’s Computer: A Flowchart

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/28/fixing-a-relatives-computer-a-flowchart/feed/ Apparently Computer Guys Don’t Dress Up http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/27/apparently-computer-guys-dont-dress-up/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/27/apparently-computer-guys-dont-dress-up/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:56:52 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/27/apparently-computer-guys-dont-dress-up/ I work in a very relaxed environment. I normally appear at work in jeans, a button-down shirt, and more often than not a Widespread Panic ballcap[0]. Go beyond that with a corduroy blazer, dress pants, and a tie[1], and you hear:

  • “Job interview? With us?”
  • “Hey, I didn’t know you aren’t bald.”
  • “Can I ask if your court appearance was anything serious?”
  • “Hey, unclip your tie for a second, we spilled something.”
  • “Are you trying to be the PC guy from those Mac commercials?”
  • “How long is your mom in town? Will she come over and dress me, too?”
  • “I didn’t know they made Garanimals that big.”

And these are people I consider my friends.

[0] I love wearing a cap that just says “Panic” on it.

[1] I had to go to a funeral.

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/12/27/apparently-computer-guys-dont-dress-up/feed/ History of LOLcats http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/11/11/history-of-lolcats/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/11/11/history-of-lolcats/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:31:56 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/11/11/history-of-lolcats/ If you like LOLcats you’ll probably enjoy this clip, from G4 (only 2:25 long):

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/11/11/history-of-lolcats/feed/ How Things Get Built http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/10/03/how-things-get-built/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/10/03/how-things-get-built/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:02:07 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/10/03/how-things-get-built/ Just ran into this again. Hits home for me; I’ve been running around trying to reconcile people’s views of projects and work to be done.

How Things Get Built

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/10/03/how-things-get-built/feed/ Second Life http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/08/13/second-life/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/08/13/second-life/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:28:55 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/08/13/second-life/ Picked up from William Gibson’s blog.

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/08/13/second-life/feed/ Value Up To $CMP http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/value-up-to-cmp/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/value-up-to-cmp/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:22:54 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/value-up-to-cmp/ Once again my lunch time has yielded something amusing, at least to me. I swear, I’m not looking for this stuff, it just finds me.

UPS Coupon

I wonder what they set $CMP to…

Have a great weekend everybody!

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/value-up-to-cmp/feed/ Trojan Horses http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/trojan-horses/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/trojan-horses/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:55:17 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/trojan-horses/ Some Australian guys build a Trojan Horse and ride around Sydney with it… (via oldnewthing)

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/13/trojan-horses/feed/ Nice License Plate http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/12/nice-license-plate/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/12/nice-license-plate/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:27:00 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/12/nice-license-plate/ Today has been hectic. We’ve got two guys on vacation and we’re discovering all the little things they left undone. Plus, I have a wicked headache. Ugh. So it’s a little slow around the blog today.

To make up for it here’s an, um, interesting license plate I saw on the way back from lunch:

GOITSE

Happy Thursday, y’all!

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/07/12/nice-license-plate/feed/ Exploding Whale http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/14/exploding-whale/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/14/exploding-whale/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:33:49 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/14/exploding-whale/ Last night, after celebrating my softball team’s win (we now have a career record of 2-23-2), it was discovered that many people hadn’t seen the video about the way the Oregon State Highway Division dealt with a dead whale back in November, 1970. If you haven’t, well, here’s a two-and-a-half minute treat.

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/14/exploding-whale/feed/ Best Reply To An Email Of Mine http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/08/best-reply-to-an-email-of-mine/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/08/best-reply-to-an-email-of-mine/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:36:27 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/06/08/best-reply-to-an-email-of-mine/ Over the last couple of days one of our monitoring systems has been noting a growing number of defunct/zombie processes on one of our servers. It happens from time to time and is an application problem, so I sent the following to the guys that maintain the app:

VOID has been slowly creating more zombie processes over the last two days. Was 17 yesterday, now is 27.

Their reply:

That’s because you have to kill the VOID before it spawns any more. If you waste your time on the zombies you’ll run out of mana and health before you get to the VOID, unless of course you’re willing to use a potion.

Ah, yes, should have known that. Now I need to find a cleric to res me…

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