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85. It didn't do that a minute ago... --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

No line available at 300 baud.

66. What do you mean you needed that directory? --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

panic("Alas, I survived.\n"); linux-2.6.6/arch/ppc64/kernel/rtas.c

/* Ugly, ugly fucker. */ linux-2.6.6/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_limit.h

50. [looks at workstation] "Say, what version of Dos is this running?" --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

It's hard to think of you as the end result of millions of years of evolution.

Perl will always provide the null. -- Larry Wall in <199801151818.KAA14538@wall.org>

49. Oops! (said in a quiet, almost surprised voice) --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

46. What's this switch for anyways...? --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

panic("smp_callin() AAAAaaaaahhhh....\n"); linux-2.6.6/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c

-11. I don't know if this is ethical, but... --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument. -- Larry Wall in the perl man page

86. What do you mean that wasn't a copy? --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say

< jaybonci> actually d-i stands for "divine intervention" ;) -- in #debian-devel

UNIX was half a billion (500000000) seconds old on Tue Nov 5 00:53:20 1985 GMT (measuring since the time(2) epoch). -- Andy Tannenbaum

<sel> need help: my first packet to my provider gets lost :-( <netgod> sel: dont send the first one, start with #2 * netgod is kidding

In any formula, constants (especially those obtained from handbooks) are to be treated as variables.

Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies. :-) -- Larry Wall in <199708040319.UAA16213@wall.org>

"People get annoyed when you try to debug them." -- Larry Wall (Open Sources, 1999 O'Reilly and Associates)