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    • gjacobseG
      gjacobse
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      Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy., - Joseph Campbell

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      • NicN
        Nic
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        Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
        –Andrew Tanenbaum

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        • nadnerBN
          nadnerB
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          This was a quote from someone on SpiceWorks but I can't remember who posted it 😞
          SysAdmin.jpg

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          • NetworkNerdN
            NetworkNerd
            last edited by NetworkNerd

            This will always be one of my favorites (quoting @scottalanmiller 😞

            That's like shooting yourself in the face today to avoid maybe getting a headache next year.

            (Taken from http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/232833-creatively-rebuilding-a-server-infrastructure-on-vsphere-5-and-backing-it-up?page=4)

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              That's why I had to have this thread, I forget some of these!

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              • NetworkNerdN
                NetworkNerd @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said:

                That's why I had to have this thread, I forget some of these!

                Maybe you should start a database of SAM analogies.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @NetworkNerd
                  last edited by

                  @NetworkNerd said:

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  That's why I had to have this thread, I forget some of these!

                  Maybe you should start a database of SAM analogies.

                  I need to do that too

                  At least I started recording the quotes.

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                  • lanceL
                    lance
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                    It is neither rude nor condescending to trust someone and assume that they did use common sense themselves. -Scott Alan Miller

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @lance
                      last edited by

                      @lance said:

                      It is neither rude nor condescending to trust someone and assume that they did use common sense themselves. -Scott Alan Miller

                      Love it, any idea when or where I originally said it?

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                      • lanceL
                        lance @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by lance

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @lance said:

                        It is neither rude nor condescending to trust someone and assume that they did use common sense themselves. -Scott Alan Miller

                        Love it, any idea when or where I originally said it?

                        It's good stuff. Here is a link https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/122118-virtualization-can-i-host-a-64-bit-vm-on-a-32-bit-host?page=2

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                        • MattSpellerM
                          MattSpeller
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                          Never under-estimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tape on the highway - unknown

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
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                            @MattSpeller said:

                            Never under-estimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tape on the highway - unknown

                            –Andrew Tanenbaum

                            See a few posts to the north.

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                            • MattSpellerM
                              MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller good grief that's twice now that I've done that today. Thank you for the correction & attribution.

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                              • gjacobseG
                                gjacobse
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                                ("It's not a bug; it's an undocumented feature!"

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  Just added this one...

                                  That's like looking under the hood of your car to figure out why Jiffy Lube isn't open on Sundays.

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                                  • DustinB3403D
                                    DustinB3403
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                                    I don't have to believe in it for you to be lucky

                                    Regarding said being very lucky that Cryptolocker didn't spread.

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                                    • art_of_shredA
                                      art_of_shred
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                                      "In a race between a rock and a pig, don't varnish your clams" ~ Dilbert (Elbonian saying)

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                                      • MattSpellerM
                                        MattSpeller
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                                        There's always time to do it right the second time - Unknown, heard on youtube channel AvE

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                                        • gjacobseG
                                          gjacobse
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                                          It’s supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to push this button.

                                          –John Brunner

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                                          • gjacobseG
                                            gjacobse
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                                            Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

                                            –Aldous Huxley

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