My view of the world

I just read an article over at the Pioneer Loan blog. It’s just a partial conversation that we’ve all had.
Someone has a problem with their computer at work, they don’t identify themselves, and they aren’t even in the same room with the machine in question.
Been there, done that, and it’s a good thing you can’t strangle someone over the phone.

Back in the late nineties , I used to read the Bastard Operator From Hell, at the time I thought it was funny, now I read it for pointers.

I have a job that doesn’t pay, it’s a favor for a friend.
There’s a shortage of people I like, and even a greater shortage of people I trust, so when someone I trust called and explained the problem, I decided it was a good idea to help remedy the situation.
The problem is someone screwed up, blamed someone else, and has been modifying and deleting log files.
This overpaid putz, is well connected at high levels in the company and is using that as leverage to keep anyone from looking too closely at his activities.
It’s a shame he’s too dumb to check to see if there are duplicate log files.
He seems to be under the impression that in a clustered environment, if you delete one file, you delete them all, this is not always true. (insert evil laugh and mustache twirl here)