On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:42:02 -0400, Jeff Malczewski wrote: >Old?!? I'll be 28 tomorrow!! In IT you're stone-age. ;-) I'm 32 this year, and some of the more computer-litterate phd-students here at the dept gaze at me in awe when telling them I've used 2k4-modems for quite a few years doing FidoNET and BBSing "back in the days". Then took the step to the twice-as-fast 4k8 modems and so on. 8-) Broadband is as common as air to them. It's not more than about ten years ago, maybe less. 8-) >-----Original Message----- >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:49 AM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: [OT] Quarterly Review Metrics > > >On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:29:09 -0400, Jeff Malczewski wrote: > >>Indeed... I have one "muppet" that I'm supposed to be able to delegate >>stuff to, but if someone comes and asks me, I usually just do it myself, >for >>the same reasons that Glenn lists.. It just takes FAR too long to explain >>to people how to do the job that they were hired to do. > >I second that! > >The Assnt Sysadmin I have now though is pretty good, in the meaning >that he doesn't try to do things he doesn't know about, ie he knows >when to stay clear and ask for help and/or support. To bad his >admin-tasks are 2ry to his real job as a PhD-student... > >>What happened to all the self-started and self-motivated learners?? I >guess >>they all get promoted to positions like mine and don't remain "muppets"... >>Hence, the "muppets" that are left aren't very useful... > >It's a generational thing. Do you ever see middle-aged sysadmins >sniffing your firewalls or trying ceaselessly to connect to your >servers, except when trying out the security? Script-kiddies and >their teen-friends however are a different matter... > >Anyway, you're getting old. ;-) BW, Sorin > Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmfak.uu.se/organisk/ > Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >> 3 signals > >> GSM > Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46 (0)701-718023 > Box 574, Uppsala University, Fax: +46 (0)18-4714474 > SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b > > Public PGP key available on request. > > () ASCII ribbon campaign - Against html E-mail > /\ > > Harmless tagline follows: > > BOFH excuse follows: high pressure system failure ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm