[rescue] The fat lady. . .

[Amy]

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 09:47:19AM +1300, Drew Whittle wrote:
> > Any chance of "Amy's school for partners living with a unix geek"? I'd
> > send my missus! (even with the airfare to the US it would be worth it!)
>
> Lesee... courses!
>
> - "Space Optimization and Effective Stacking of System Chassis"
> - "Effective use of Servers as Furniture"

and catboxes.

> - "Winter Heating on the Cheap - Rent out Computing Time!"

only available in temperate climates. this actually works...we havent had
to turn on the heat yet this year with three machines running in the
house.


> Any other suggestions? 8-)

"tough love and big iron: how to gently encourage collection organization
quickly and efficiently"

"101 uses for a spare crossover cable"

"cable sticky holders...not just for cables anymore!" (no kidding, they
hold xmas lights and tools up like a charm and they're cheap)

"unobtrusive cable-running in the household"

"how to clean equipment without hearing him shreiking in the background
about lint-free cloths"

"mi casa et su casa, or how to survive living with a packrat"

"decorating! teach your loved one the virtues of buying furniture aside from
bricks, boards, milk crates, and metro"

i could go on...and on...and on...


> The only time I'm allowed to touch Amy's machine is when it breaks, yeah. 8-)
> (usually hardware; she fixes most all the software problems herself..)

reason being: i have for about ten years now had a long-running warfare
with scsi and ide cables. i always get them turned around or upside down
or backwards or something. its a jinx, so i dont touch the innards of my
pc.

--a