Haiku

My friend and co-worker, Huey, is getting ready to re-deploy (that is, go home) after a year here. It's his second full tour in Iraq. Aside from being a well squared away Army captain, he's also our shop's Information Management Officer (IMO), a thankless computer help job. The System Admins grant IMOs limited administrator access to take care of minor problems and install software on our computers. Unfortunately, being an IMO makes you the target of stupid questions like, "My monitor won't turn on," or "I can't receive any more email."

In honor of Huey's departure, below are some computer related Haiku that I came across on the blog of OpenDNS, a DNS service company based in San Franciso:

“Evening Reflection”
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Moon shines on water
Crickets chirp in the tall grass
Damn, it’s my pager

“Server Room”
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Summer clouds float by
No, it’s smoke from the Dell rack
Watch out for halon

“With No Power Comes Great Responsibility”
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A quiet peace comes
Beeps and fans fall silent now
Power supply fails

“On the Help Desk”
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The one true answer:
“Try turning it off and on”
Words of great wisdom

“The Last Day”
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Where is that backup?
I swear it worked yesterday!
Work on resume.