Rock, Scissors, Fire

It seems like all engineers like to name things in clever ways along a common theme.  Most often, this manifests itself in the names of computers.  All of the servers in a given server room or individual rack might get named after Simpsons characters, the seven dwarves, the seven deadly sins, the nine greek muses, … Continue reading Rock, Scissors, Fire

Paper Beats All

“I understand how scissors can beat paper, and I get how a rock can beat scissors, but there’s no ****ing way paper can beat rock. Is paper suposed to magically wrap around rock and leave it immobile? Why the hell can’t paper do this to people? Why aren’t sheets of college ruled notebook paper constantly … Continue reading Paper Beats All