BOFH: Amnesty means never having to say you're sorry
It's a laptop that we expressly told him – several times – not to carry around with the cables still plugged in. So anyway, retribution would normally see him 'upgraded' to a 19-inch i3 series 3 laptop, retrofitted with lead-acid batteries, along with an OHP and some slides – for his presentations.""But not today," I say, entering the conversation and handing our user a new-ish replacement machine. "Today we'll take his laptop and replace it with a similar model from a location where it's not needed.""So... you're just replacing people's equipment?" the Boss asks, as our user wanders off happily."Sometimes.
- ▪It's a laptop that we expressly told him – several times – not to carry around with the cables still plugged in.
- ▪So anyway, retribution would normally see him 'upgraded' to a 19-inch i3 series 3 laptop, retrofitted with lead-acid batteries, along with an OHP and some slides – for his presentations.""But not today," I say, entering the conversation and
- ▪"Today we'll take his laptop and replace it with a similar model from a location where it's not needed.""So... you're just replacing people's equipment?" the Boss asks, as our user wanders off happily."Sometimes.
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