Interpret signs and catalogue a blackened tooth, a scarlet fog.

[reddragdiva]

Our solution to the previous cpio problem was: it's theoretically solvable, but the solution to the locked-room puzzle in question is so ridiculously convoluted it would make an operator's head explode. So I decided, right, we'll ufsdump it instead, as we know restoring those has worked successfully in the past.

Except, of course, that I've been waiting a week for a chance at the test box to do said dump. Because one group has been using the "test" box as a production server. So I get it at 6pm this evening. Note that everyone has to be out of the building by 7pm.

Let me just say how much I love users.

In other news, OpenOffice 2.0 has FAILED ME. I'm trying to open a pile of old Word for Mac 5.1 documents and it can't make head nor tail of them and they have no intention of making it do so. Microsoft Word 2000, of course, deals with them flawlessly. I feel so unclean. (Does anyone know of an open source program that does read Word for Mac?)

Comments

[vampwillow]

"one group has been using the "test" box as a production server"

er ... shout out that 'test means *test*' and delete their stuff?

[reddragdiva]

You are not sufficiently familiar with local government.

[vampwillow]

oh, believe me when I say I am ... only *too* well ;-0

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Sadly, the only difference between test boxes and production boxes is that the test ones are paid for with IT's budget instead of the budget of the department the box has been placed for.

[reddragdiva]

Thankfully, that's not the case this time!

[vampwillow]

so send the department making "illegal" use of a testbox the bill!!

[aquitaine.livejournal.com]

So do you and Liz want to catch up next week sometime? I finish work at 5.30pm and can get to most places in central london around 6ish if you guys want to get together for a drink. Let me know when and where. At this stage any day but Friday is good for me

[reddragdiva]

Sounds great! If Liz can't make it into the city, you are most welcome to visit us in the suburbs :-)

[aquitaine.livejournal.com]

Sweet. Where abouts are you guys anyway?

My number is 077 22 123 641. Days have filled since I last wrote. Mon and tues are out. How bout wed or Thurs?

[reddragdiva]

Wednesday is probably good :-)

[reddragdiva]

We are in Walthamstow, end of the Victoria line.

[shamus9999.livejournal.com]

By the way...