Quote of the Day
"The traditional method of attaining the emperor's seat, is to wade to the thrown through a sea of blood." Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times.

Support Morning
I spent most of my morning at work trying to get my passwords synchronized on a bunch of VAX (VMS) servers. I don't even want to get into why the company still uses these Dinosaurs. Digital wanted to get rid of the support before they were bought out by Compaq. Compaq tried several times to abandon support for VMS before they were bought out by Hewlett Packard. I have no idea if HP supports anything resembling VMS. There is absolutely no way to get hardware for the refrigerator sized servers. The Microsoft authentication system is all nice and automated. You don't have to call in to get your normal password fixed when something goes wrong. That is convenient. The VMS systems must drag on the whole support structure. They keep saying they are trying to replace those old systems. I'll believe it when it happens. It s amazing how many people depend on that old infrastructure. I bet if this company just dumped the old system and started new, they would save money. It is the transition where every one has to know both systems to get anything done. That is annoying.

This Guy Had a Wife ... for a While

Phnom Penh - A newlywed Cambodian husband caught by his wife in bed with the family dog angered her even more by proclaiming his love for the dog and asking for a divorce. Police said the 24-year-old husband was found by his shocked 20-year-old wife in a passionate embrace with the dog, a two-year-old mongrel bitch. Police said the man had since left his wife and moved back home with his mother. The whereabouts of the dog was unknown. POE

Here is the original story. Look, ladies, I promise to NOT set you on fire.