Thought you might be amused . . .

[WooF owlswick@xxxxxxxx]

O XyWriters:

A friend, Jan Berends, sent these to me;
I hope you like them as much as I do.

Jan said:

> Subject: FW: the Tao of error messages
>
> Some PC-related haiku that were sent to me. Perhaps you will
> enjoy them.
>
>
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> A file that big?
> It might be very useful.
> But now it is gone.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> The Web site you seek
> cannot be located but
> endless others exist
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Chaos reigns within.
> Reflect, repent, and reboot.
> Order shall return.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> ABORTED effort:
> Close all that you have.
> You ask way too much.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> First snow, then silence.
> This thousand dollar screen dies
> so beautifully.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> With searching comes loss
> and the presence of absence:
> "My Novel" not found.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> The Tao that is seen
> Is not the true Tao, until
> You bring fresh toner.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Windows NT crashed.
> I am the Blue Screen of Death.
> No one hears your screams.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Stay the patient course
> Of little worth is your ire
> The network is down
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> A crash reduces
> your expensive computer
> to a simple stone.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Yesterday it worked
> Today it is not working
> Windows is like that
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Three things are certain:
> Death, taxes, and lost data.
> Guess which has occurred.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> You step in the stream,
> but the water has moved on.
> This page is not here.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Out of memory.
> We wish to hold the whole sky,
> But we never will.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Having been erased,
> The document you're seeking
> Must now be retyped.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Rather than a beep
> Or a rude error message,
> These words: "File not found."
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Serious error.
> All shortcuts have disappeared.
> Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

George Scithers of owlswick@xxxxxxxx