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Confessions of a SysAdmin

Posted by Soulskill on from the type-with-your-fists dept.

Mr.Fork writes "Scott Merrill from CrunchGear has a confession. He really, really hates computers. He writes: 'No, really, I hate them. I love the communications they facilitate, I love the conveniences they provide to my life, and I love the escapism they sometimes afford; but I actually hate the computers themselves. Computers are fragile, unintuitive things — a hodge-podge of brittle hardware and opaque, restrictive software.' Does his editorial speak to all of us in similar IT-related fields? Do we all silently hate the complexities and idiosyncrasies computers have, like error messages and UI designs that make no sense to the common user, which make our tech professions miserable?"

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  1. Re:Yes. by jornak · · Score: 5, Funny

    You and every other person who has to deal with problems with computers feel exactly the same way. It's like... a wife that nags too much. You love her at first... but she keeps nagging... and nagging... and nagging. Eventually you cut the bitch and bury her in the backyard.

  2. It's users I hate by buback · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everything would work perfectly fine if we just got rid of all the damn users.

  3. Re:when it's a hobby first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I'm full of regret too with my career choice of Ob-Gyn.

  4. Re:Yes. by daem0n1x · · Score: 5, Funny

    I also hate computers. I just chose to become an engineer because I hate people more.