5 Systems Admin relationship tips for end users

"you know how unlikely it would be for them to host a relationship-fixing TV show. Were they born like this, or did IT support requests just grind them into jaded powder?"
More eloquent and beautiful words I have not read before :)

For SysAdmin Appreciation Day, one of our security researchers, Cameron Camp, wrote a blog post for the end user that I think everyone here could appreciate. While he did leave out the daily tribute of coffee and bacon, I'll let that one slide for now. :)If you’ve spent much time interacting with system administrators, you know how unlikely it would be for them to host a relationship-fixing TV show. Were they born like this, or did IT support requests just grind them into jaded powder?With a combination of endless patches, glitches, and caffeinated techno pulsing in the background, they do get edgy (and court the look of pallor). Want to mend your systems admin relationship? On this Systems Administration appreciation day, we give you a few tips to help mend fences...Read the list and the rest of the postHERE
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