<10:27, 135:26, Mst>>Erik> Epitaph says: heh Epitaph says: this is a pain to work on ;) which "this" ? You ask: which "this" ? <10:45, 135:45, Mst>>Erik> Epitaph says: this 1650 which doesn't have a name yet heh, fair enough You say: heh, fair enough <10:45, 135:45, Mst>>Erik> : realEpitaph says: it being at the top of the rack, which means you an stand under it ah, arse You say: ah, arse <10:46, 135:45, Mst>>Erik> Epitaph says: next job. Find some spare ports where I can plug this bloody thing into the network... Epitaph says: brb hehehe You say: hehehe <10:53, 135:53, Mst>>Erik> Epitaph says: Here in Russia, all cables 2 metres Epitaph says: you want different length, you find old Tsarist cable or you make your own awesome You say: awesome <11:37, 136:37, Mst>>Erik> In Soviet Russia The Cable Crimps You You say: In Soviet Russia The Cable Crimps You <11:37, 136:37, Mst>>Erik> Epitaph says: otherwise translated, CLEO don't seem to realise that sometimes, equipment is more than 2 metres away from where it needs to connect to this surpriEpitaph says: we have approx. 30 000 2m cables, and a few 1m and 1/2m. Nothing else ses me not at all You say: this surprises me not at all <11:39, 136:38, Mst>>Erik> Erik giggles aaagh, this data I've been giving is fucking useless :( You say: aaagh, this data I've been giving is fucking useless :( <11:41, 136:41, Mst>>Erik> Erik says: One size fits all comrade, you should know this. Epitaph says: is little difficult when front to back of the rack is nigh on 1 1/2m Erik says: All cables are 2m, all engineers are interchangeable Erik says: It is the order of things all programs expand until they can read mail You say: all programs expand until they can read mail <11:43, 136:43, Mst>>Erik> Epitaph found old Tsarist cable Erik says: Don't be letting any of your communist comrades know that you are using old Tsarist cable... Erik wonders if the Forde secret police stalk the machine room and computer centre looking for non-conformists Epitaph says: colour code in server rack 3: blue: happens to be 2m away from where it needs to go to. Orange: installed at the time we had no cable and was made up. Grey or green: stolen university cable since we had none of approriate length and the stuff they ripped out of the mirror service was lying around Erik asks: Is joy with standard, many to choose from, da? Epitaph says: da