Robots.
Robots, I say!
ROBOTS.
Sheesh, if you haven't already clicked here to read my guest post about ROBOTS ROBOTS ROBOTS for Jan Moyer, then I don't know when you ever will.
Now?
Thanks! Knew that would work.
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Showing posts with label robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robots. Show all posts
Things I Always Wanted to Do But Never Did Because I'm a Loserface
- Be an actor
- Play an instrument
- Write a book
- Go on an international mission trip
- I did make it to Missouri once
- Learn another language
- Lo siento, pero no comprendo por que soy Gringo. Donde esta los banos?
- Be a comedian
- Start my own company
- Invent something awesome
- Like a ninja robot from outer space
- Ride a unicycle
- I settled for a pogo stick
What have you always wanted to do?
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Things I Can't Wait For
Remember Christmas Eve as a kid?
How you couldn't sleep in the midst of the anticipation and excitement?
That's how I feel about a few things:
How you couldn't sleep in the midst of the anticipation and excitement?
That's how I feel about a few things:
- Our kiddo. We're due August 31. When this site goes dark for a bit, you'll know why.
- We're waiting to find out the gender.
- I bought our kid's first baseball outfit last week. I can't wait to teach my kid how to play.
- I'm daunted and excited about the responsibility of molding our child's faith in God. I'm fully aware and completely scared of the fact that I can do this mostly by example, and very little by words.
- I plan on messing with our kid's head. I already do this with my nephews and nieces. One of my nieces thinks that you have to put one hand in the air and say "Beep, Beep!" whenever you cross the street.
- Robots. I will own one of these in my lifetime. I may have to sell a kidney at some point, but it. will. happen.
- Time Machines - As a history buff, this would be awesome. As an unscrupulous businessman, this would be stupendous. Unfortunately, I am a history buff.
What are you excited about? Beep, beep!
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I, Robot
It's pretty hectic at work right now. We're in the process of decommissioning one network and building another one.
Due to the timing of things, we're actually without a network at the moment. This was dictated by contract requirements, not poor planning.
We informed the users a week ahead of time. We instructed them to ensure all files were saved to the server prior to the deadline so we could make the necessary backups.
As the Network Administrator, I maintain the backups.
Next time, I'll be smarter. I'll think ahead.
This simple mistake has cost me my humanity. I've crossed the line between man and machine. I have sacrificed myself and filled a void no man was meant to fill.
I have become The Server.
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User: I need a database!
Me: Request accepted. Bring me a flash drive.
User: I had you grab the wrong one! Now I need a different database, two spreadsheets and fourteen scanned images.
Me: Authentication successful. Transaction completed.
User: Ok, I edited one of the spreadsheets, the database and six images. Here's the flash drive so you can replace the copies in your backups.
Me: Data overwrite?
User: Yes.
Me: Confirmed. Overwrite successful. Verification completed.
User: Great, thanks. I need to print four of these images.
Me: Documents submitted to local print queue.
User: Oh, and the database, too.
Me: Print database failed. Permission denied. Abort, retry, fail?
User: Retry.
Me: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
Due to the timing of things, we're actually without a network at the moment. This was dictated by contract requirements, not poor planning.
We informed the users a week ahead of time. We instructed them to ensure all files were saved to the server prior to the deadline so we could make the necessary backups.
As the Network Administrator, I maintain the backups.
Next time, I'll be smarter. I'll think ahead.
This simple mistake has cost me my humanity. I've crossed the line between man and machine. I have sacrificed myself and filled a void no man was meant to fill.
I have become The Server.
--
User: I need a database!
Me: Request accepted. Bring me a flash drive.
User: I had you grab the wrong one! Now I need a different database, two spreadsheets and fourteen scanned images.
Me: Authentication successful. Transaction completed.
User: Ok, I edited one of the spreadsheets, the database and six images. Here's the flash drive so you can replace the copies in your backups.
Me: Data overwrite?
User: Yes.
Me: Confirmed. Overwrite successful. Verification completed.
User: Great, thanks. I need to print four of these images.
Me: Documents submitted to local print queue.
User: Oh, and the database, too.
Me: Print database failed. Permission denied. Abort, retry, fail?
User: Retry.
Me: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
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