12/20   This random guy called me on the hallway to help him out. He said
        that I looked like a sys adm. What the hell does that mean?
        Is there a typical sys adm look?                        -sys adm
        -- Stereotype , yes
        \_ And you told this clown to fuck off after that comment, right?
        \_ Suspenders, possibly a slight gut, and a big, bushy beard.
          \_ dont forget a free t-shirt that's 2 sizes too small
           \_ Long unkept hair that fails to make you look cooler...
            \_ pastey skin
        \_ You were walking around with your head stuck up your ass?
                      only hired to do work the developers consider to
        \_ Do you pretend you're a programmer because you know Perl?
                \_ do you pretend dealing with pointers is more interesting
                   or difficult than solving problems?  -tom
                   \_ do you whine about not understanding pointers?
                   \_ Do you pretend you're indispensible when really you're
                      only hired to do work the developers consider too
                      menial to do themselves?
                        \_ Most developers couldn't sysadmin their way out of
                           a wet paper bag.  They're lucky to get their own
                           machine running.
                           \_ figuring out how to get things running is
                              part of the "too menial" bit.  It isn't hard
                              it just takes time to learn.  Compare that
                              with what would happen if you stuck a sysadmin
                              in an engineering position.
                              \_ Well gee, as if programming is so fucking hard.
                                 It "just takes time to learn".  Idiot.
                              \_ Engineering is ALL ABOUT "getting things to
                                 work".
                                 \_ right. As someone with a CS degree, I'm
                                    a better sysadmin than any programmer here
                                    AND I'm a better programer than anyone
                                    \_ So you're lazy and you don't want to
                                       make a difference in the world.  Well,
                                       a man's got to know his limitations.
                                    here. So I choose to do sysadmin.
                                    Less work, more money.
                                        \_ Me: cs dgree, no; programmer: no;
                                           under 40 hrs/wk: yes; more money
                                           than 99% of cs degree
                                           programmers: yes; says good night
                                           on the way out every day to the
                                           programming team: yes; smarter than
                                           your average bear: you betcha!
                                                -sysadmin and loving it
                                           \_ Asshole: yes; pull statistics
                                              out of ass: yes; consider money
                                              primary motivation for job: yes
                                                \_ I'd work for anything but
                                                   money?  You're not one of
                                                   those Open Source freaks
                                                   are you?  "Asshole" is just
                                                   you being jealous and
                                                   bitter.  Since I'm making
                                                   well over 100k and I can
                                                   read job postings, it isn't
                                                   too hard to figure out if
                                                   I'm making more or less than
                                                   99% of programmers of any
                                                   sort.  Happy coding!
                                              \_ whats so wrong with that?
                        \_ Do you collect same money for only 40hr/wk?
                                \_ Or more money for less than 40hr/wk?
                        \_ I don't work for developers.  -tom
        \_ Do you complain about Java being inefficient because its'
           interpreted, but praise Perl?
                \_ They have different uses.
        \_ You don't eat anything that can't be found in a vending machine?
        \_ You look smug because you earn more than all the bitter
           programmers?  Oh wait, that's over here, not in the US.
                \_ Here too in the US, John.