Discussion It's System Administrator Appreciation Day today!

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Please, show your appreciation.

Friday, July 27th, 2012, is the 13th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication.

Let's face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of their diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift and some public acknowledgment. It's the least you could do.

Consider all the daunting tasks and long hours (weekends too.) Let's be honest, sometimes we don't know our System Administrators as well as they know us. Remember this is one day to recognize your System Administrator for their workplace contributions and to promote professional excellence. Thank them for all the things they do for you and your business.

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It's System Administrator Appreciation Day today

If you happen to come across your System Administrator today, you might want to give that person a hug or something, because today for one day of the year is the day we appreciate these heroes.
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Thank you, The Helper, Ghan_04, phyrex1an, Miz, and many other important people on this forums.
 
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I donate a living free firecat to the community as a sign of gratitude.
 
FireCat said:
You can't give away what never was yours.
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Giving away what isnt yours is the very basic of human nature. Nothing we own is owned by us. We just say that it is without proof nor reason. We take and we give and we dont care a tiny bit about where it came from as long as everybody lives with the same lie without questioning it our world simply works.
 
I dream of a world where all is shared. Where possession has no meaning, sale gives no profits and theft exists no more. But I guess that's too much to ask of our system admins.
 
What a mouthful! HAPPY SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR APPRECIATION DAY!
 
Slapshot136 said:
well there was...
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:confused: Hmm why do you say that?

Accname said:
We take and we give and we dont care a tiny bit about where it came from as long as everybody lives with the same lie without questioning it our world simply works.
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Don't be sure about that.
And hmm We don't take we buy things Criminals don't count And we give stuff away, because we want make some people happy.
 
Oh yeah? What are you buying? Milk? Where does it come from? A cow? I never saw anybody giving money to a cow, neither do i know what a cow would need money for.
The farmer just takes the milk from the cow. He kills the pigs, he just takes the fruits from his acres and sells them to you for money made out of paper which was wood at some point and metal coins you just took.
You dont own the money, he doesnt own the food, but you are trading it nevertheless. And thats why our economy works, but only as long as we all agree upon it.
 
Accname said:
Oh yeah? What are you buying? Milk? Where does it come from? A cow? I never saw anybody giving money to a cow, neither do i know what a cow would need money for.
The farmer just takes the milk from the cow. He kills the pigs, he just takes the fruits from his acres and sells them to you for money made out of paper which was wood at some point and metal coins you just took.
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Yes, Oh Yes
A a cow gets food, a place and other stuff for the money. The same for the pigs NO?
Seriously, being a farmer isn't so easy "or cheap" If you think so. Everything cost money.
 
FireCat said:
Yes, Oh Yes
A a cow gets food, a place and other stuff for the money. The same for the pigs NO?
Seriously, being a farmer isn't so easy "or cheap" If you think so. Everything cost money.
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He actually makes a borderline legitimate argument right here...
 
Fatmankev said:
He actually makes a borderline legitimate argument right here...
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Only barely. His argument is that we let the cow have those things and thus for we get the milk. Problem is, without us, the cow would still get food, a place, and other stuff and its milk would go to its children.
The only thing the cow is getting for the milk, as a trade off you could say, is that we let it live and not decide to horribly murder it because we are absolutely able to.
 
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