I Get to be Clever!

Einstein can't be classed as witless.
He claimed atoms were the littlest.
When you did a bit of splitting-em-ness
Frighten everybody shitless

(Ian Dury & The Blockheads. "There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards." B Side "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick." Stiff Records, 1978)

Since they've killed Twitter at work, I'm going to put this here.  Of course, since it's on here, I'll actually post more than just the quip...

So, we got a new piece of equipment in that is meant to be a back-up for a client.  All that needs to be done is to re-image the hard drive with the client's set-up using Ghost.  Sounds simple.  It's a nice little system and completely legacy free!  Unfortunately, the the recovery disk requires an IDE optical drive as the drivers don't quite work with the SATA optical drive installed.  Crap.

 So, when discussing with our main R&D person (who doesn't have the time to work on it) the decision was made: Be clever!

As I walked away, the only thought I had was: "To be clever, I'm going to need a bow tie, a fez and possibly a mop...  Maybe a sonic screwdriver...  And coffee"

Too bad all I have is coffee.