The Lone Sysadmin » Funny http://lonesysadmin.net Virtualization, System Administration, and Technology. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:54:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 “Meet The Engineer” http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/03/27/meet-the-engineer/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/03/27/meet-the-engineer/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:00:37 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1963 Related Posts
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]]> Okay, so I work at a University, and occasionally I use a bathroom frequented by students who still believe in writing creative stuff on the walls. Today I see a quote:

“I have yet to meet the person who can outsmart a bullet.”

and figuring that it isn’t an original work I go looking for the source. It turns out to be the Heavy Weapons guy in Team Fortress 2, during their “Meet the Team” videos. Whoever had the idea for that is a genius. You don’t need much character development in a first person shooter, but these are just the right length, and funny as hell.

If you haven’t watched them and are looking for something to kill a few minutes they’re worth it. My favorite is the Engineer (video below), and just search YouTube for the rest:

“Tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind” definitely needs to be part of my lexicon. The Sniper has a good quote, too: “Professionals have standards: be polite, be efficient, have a plan to kill every single person you meet.”

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/03/27/meet-the-engineer/feed/ 1 Grandma & Grandpa http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/01/14/grandma-grandpa/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/01/14/grandma-grandpa/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:25:46 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1848 Related Posts
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]]> In this day and age the big bad wolf apparently just has to use Google:

Grandma & Grandpa

If you search on  “Lewon, Madison, WI” in Google Maps you get to see Ben’s bookmarks. No idea who Ben is, but I know where his grandparents live.

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2009/01/14/grandma-grandpa/feed/ 3 Why Does rnd() Keep Changing? http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/10/06/why-does-rnd-keep-changing/ http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/10/06/why-does-rnd-keep-changing/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:06:26 +0000 Bob Plankers http://lonesysadmin.net/?p=1576 Related Posts
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]]> My friend Tom found this, I thought it was worth re-sharing:

I can think of several ways of making things like /dev/random stop changing, mainly based on what my customers have done to machines.

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/10/06/why-does-rnd-keep-changing/feed/ 8 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 Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 1 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 0 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 0 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 3 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 1 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 0 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 1 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/ Related Posts
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]]> Picked up from William Gibson’s blog.

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]]> http://lonesysadmin.net/2007/08/13/second-life/feed/ 1 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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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]]> 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/ 0 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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/ 4 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/ Related Posts
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]]> 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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