New System Admin Words For 2003

[stefan_gorchilov@overgas.bg]

   New System Admin Words For 2003                                          
                                                                            
   - BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a             
     server went down, and who was responsible.                             
   - SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise,         
     craps on everything, and then leaves.                                  
   - CUBE FARM: An office filled with cubicles.                             
   - MOUSE POTATO: The on-line, wired generation's answer to the            
     couch potato.                                                          
   - STRESS PUPPY: An admin who seems to thrive on being stressed           
     out, whiney, and complains about stupid users all day.                 
   - SWIPEOUT: An access card that has been rendered useless because        
     the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.                    
   - PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE: The fine art of whacking the crap out          
     of an electronic device to get it to work again.                       
   - 404: A completely clueless end-user.                                   
   - OHNOSECOND: That fraction of time after hitting Enter, in which        
     you realize that you've just permanently erased a big database.        
   - Inoculatte: Taking coffee intravenously when you are pulling an        
     all-nighter getting that database online from the backup tapes.        
   - Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.