08-02-2008, 04:58 AM | #16 |
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08-02-2008, 10:19 AM | #17 |
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In Japan, Sony Vaio machines have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft error messages with their own Japanese haiku poetry.
Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A file that big? It might be very useful. But now it is gone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Web site you seek Cannot be located but Countless more exist - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ABORTED effort: Close all that you have worked on. You ask way too much. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yesterday it worked Today it is not working Windows is like that. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - First snow, then silence. This thousand dollar screen dies so beautifully. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - With searching comes loss and the presence of absence: "My Novel" not found. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Tao that is seen Is not the true Tao, until You bring fresh toner. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stay the patient course Of little worth is your ire The network is down - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You step in the stream, but the water has moved on. This page is not here. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Out of memory. We wish to hold the whole sky, But we never will. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Having been erased, The document you're seeking Must now be retyped. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. |
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08-02-2008, 10:24 AM | #18 |
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ha !!! those are brilliant.
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08-02-2008, 11:19 AM | #19 |
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Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?
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08-02-2008, 11:26 AM | #20 |
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08-02-2008, 11:28 AM | #21 |
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Perhaps you'd better get hold of Doctor Watson...
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08-02-2008, 11:33 AM | #22 |
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08-02-2008, 11:34 AM | #23 |
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08-02-2008, 11:35 AM | #24 |
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08-02-2008, 11:40 AM | #25 |
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08-02-2008, 12:06 PM | #26 |
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08-02-2008, 12:30 PM | #27 |
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08-02-2008, 12:52 PM | #28 |
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To the owner and only user...
"I am sorry, you do not have permission to access this file; please contact your administrator" (or similar) ... ggrrrr.... |
08-02-2008, 01:31 PM | #29 |
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08-02-2008, 01:42 PM | #30 |
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"UNIX is user-friendly,... it's just very picky about who its friends are."
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