From: Alex Perel <veers@disturbed.net> To: Nocturne <dpilgrim@uswest.net> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Why I suffer [Was: Re: Microsoft dies after 47 days (was: Moving on and check outmy.sig)] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903081059310.2009-100000@shattered.disturbed.net> In-Reply-To: <36E36426.86BB5E3D@uswest.net>
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On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Nocturne wrote:
> > A real hacker would write his own accounting system though, no need
> > for such a cop out - Q* money programs are not to be trusted!
>
> Okay, show me an X accounting program with the features of QuickBooks
> and I'll switch right now. As soon as I can teach the lusers^Wnon-
> technical people[1] how to use an entirely new system. Did I mention
> that it has to be data-compatible with QuickBooks and Quicken so we
> can still read the files we get from clients? Not as simple as one
> might think...
I DID say write your own, didn't I? That will make you look very
good in front of the boss - an employee with vision and technical prowess,
hacking away at a substitute to something that already works... great sight
indeed.
> > What you may want to do is (carefully) move the computer to the
> > center of the floor. Get a big red crayon, and draw a pentagram around it.
> > Next, candles - red is preferred but not required. Just make sure they are
> > the long lasting kind - it'd be a real shame if the computer outlives the
> > candles. Once you've done all that, walk away and lock the door. Don't come
> > back until the 49.7th day of operation. If all goes well the machine will
> > have transformed into a mutant of Windoze, OS/2 and CP/M. That is the
> > perfect time to launch a preemptive strike and destroy it. Am I getting
> > ahead of myself here?
>
> Yes, you are getting ahead of yourself. You see, I have to wait 27
> days and 18 hours between rituals. The forces inhabiting the computer
> lab demand it. Something to do with dried frogs and naked redheads
> masturbating on the network hubs. But I'll keep your recommendation
> in mind.
Is your company hiring? I'd love to see that computer room.... :)
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