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Junior dev: “I messed up badly. I’m so fired.”
Senior dev: “Been there, done that…twice. *proceeds to drink coffee like it’s no big deal*”
Me: “They named a production outage after me, and it was in the newspapers. *proceeds to drink coffee while staring wistfully out the window*”
Remember Xenix? Yeah, Microsoft tried to do Unix back in the day. Bill Gates even talked about it in Unix World magazine (circa 1985). But then they were all like, “Nah, forget Unix, we’re gonna make Windows NT!” 😅
Perl will soon have a new logo. Perl has a rich history among Unix users, and at one time, it was the industry standard for writing scripts related to automation and other things. What do you think of this new logo? Do you like it?
More info here: https://perladvent.org/2024/2024-12-23.html
HR: What do you think you do here?
Me: I’m the wizard keeping the digital realm from imploding. You’re welcome.
HR: No, as in your official role within the company.
Me: Job?
HR: What do we pay for?
Me: Ah, that. Linux Sysadmin. But ‘digital overlord’ has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
I just installed LFS (Linux From Scratch). It only took me three weeks, 1000 cups of coffee, and a complete mental breakdown. 🙃
Grandpa: Come here, nixCraft.
me: Yeah, Grandpa?
Grandpa: What is this error? What am I supposed to do? Do they expect me to buy a new computer every few years? I’m a pensioner with limited income.
me: You don’t have to if you use Linux Mint.
Grandpa: What is that now?
me: Explains everything
Grandpa: It is free? It will not steal my data? It will not install stupid games without my permission? I can access Facebook and do shopping and buy or sell stocks? Are you sure it is free and connect to my WiFI?
me: Yup.
Grandpa: Linux Mint it is, then!
