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DOS-si-do
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DOS-si-do

Where the heck is CTRL-Z?

Memory-Lane Monday: Sometimes these things just slip our minds
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Memory-Lane Monday: Sometimes these things just slip our minds

Flies, honey, vinegar.

Shell game
Opinion

Shell game

Jeez, working backwards usually saves troubleshooting time.

Throwback Thursday: Bank error in your favor, collect $100,000
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Throwback Thursday: Bank error in your favor, collect $100,000

Adjust this story for inflation.

Wayback Wednesday: If it works, don’t knock it
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Wayback Wednesday: If it works, don’t knock it

And now our printer is just like all the others.

Sometimes you win one
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Sometimes you win one

The old run-around pays off.

Infallible
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Infallible

The only problem is that users aren’t perfect.

Annoying, you say?
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Annoying, you say?

Really, there ought to be a law.

Throwback Thursday: Solitaire for two
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Throwback Thursday: Solitaire for two

Sometimes it’s all just fun and games.

Crash coarse
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Crash coarse

Shouldn’t plumbing and electrical systems be kept separate?

Time-Machine Tuesday: A non-smashing success
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Time-Machine Tuesday: A non-smashing success

And another manager who’s unclear on the concept.

Shake and bake
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Shake and bake

And I helped!

Flashback Friday: Your traffic is just going to degrade our perfect network link
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Flashback Friday: Your traffic is just going to degrade our perfect network link

That’s one heck of a long emergency.

Throwback Thursday: See if you can wriggle out of this one
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Throwback Thursday: See if you can wriggle out of this one

It’s just her way of saying thanks.

A real light bulb moment
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A real light bulb moment

Watt’s it all about?

He heard you fine
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He heard you fine

Oh, before I leave, what’s GNU?

But isn’t that better than the actual goal?
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But isn’t that better than the actual goal?

Unclear on that whole ‘garbage in’ concept.

He’s got his number
Opinion

He’s got his number

It really could have been much worse.

Throwback Thursday: Oh, sorry, did someone sell off half of YOUR capacity?
Opinion

Throwback Thursday: Oh, sorry, did someone sell off half of YOUR capacity?

And are you sure that that metaphorical pipe is draining FLOODwater?

Gone but not forgotten
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Gone but not forgotten

The real reason the dot-com bubble burst?

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