On 21/11/2007, at 10:09 AM, Matthew Poole wrote:
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Nathan Ward wrote:
Don't worry, it's not a people or procedure problem: *SNIP* Clearly the reason power went out is a component failure.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. Maybe I'm just tired and my sarcasm-ometer isn't pegging properly?
A friend of mine and I decided a while ago that we'd use \s to signal sarcasm/lack of seriousness in text based communication - almost an opposite of the seriousness/emphasis that /s bring. Let's assume my comments were full of \s :-) I'm also laughing (with /s) about the fancy new database hadn't had it's DR procedures tested yet. Seems like something that'd be a good idea to test before going live. I'm constantly surprised at the lack of understanding/implementation of reliable architectures and procedures outside the Internet industry. Perhaps we should all get in to ITS for 5 years or so to sort out all this cruft. -- Nathan Ward