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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > Have you never noticed that, in the computer world, people solve problems > two different ways -- one kind treats the system like a living patient, > doing every possible form of observation and non-intrusive tweaking to try > to arrive at a conclusion, leaving "reset it" as a last option (much like > if you had a living patient), and the second group says "reset it" as the > first option? I wonder if it's fair to attribute that to time management > on the part of the help desks around the world, or if it really is just a > lack of true problem solving skills. "Reset it" is just a shorthand way of saying "Don't bother actually fixing the problem, just try to alleviate the symptoms temporarily". - -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix Email jabr at blu.org / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0xD5C7B5D9 PGP-Key-Fingerprint 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.6 02/09/2003 iQCVAwUBPlA951V9A5rVx7XZAQIqHwQA2pwGrx48RxZ2Irbh/dQ1nUmroqEAqNB5 VcGgCJTtNh43149y2sRaIKLCOPHX2vfBKR9XK7AWoAmIHAYG6CadM5zPklVhRkNM FXisOHYg3TUZcapmtbp9uF26FvxgzCZz/vyEYcNhJGutnTeTlaOSpoVVQFk3NIqD LW5Nsq9KyEg= =zMsh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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