Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Observations on an incident in the Ft. Lauderdale Office of The Corporation
- Sean
- [Sean is typing away at the computer when suddenly …]
Oops.
I didn't mean to add all those files to the source repository. How to I reverse
svn add
? - SVN
- [Doesn't say a word.]
- Sean
- Okay
svn
, be that way. Let's check the manual. [Sean goes the check the manual. Many minutes go by.] Okay, let's see what the Great and PowerfulOzGoogle has to say about this. [Sean checks Google] Hmm … okay, let's try this. [Sean types a command.] - SVN
- Okay.
- Sean
- And let's see the results …
- SVN
- I'm sorry Sean, I can't let you do that on a damaged repository sandbox.
- Sean
- What?
- SVN
- I'm sorry Sean, I can't set you do that on a damaged repository sandbox.
- Sean
- Okay Google, what else do you have for me?
- Much more of the same command that didn't work in the first place. But here, try this random command.
- SVN
- I'm sorry Sean, but you are horribly screwed right now.
- Sean
- Okay
svn
, take this! - SVN
- Okay Sean, but I still think you are totally screwed right now.
- Sean
- Um, guys … [Sean turns to his fellow cow-orkers] Could you update your main repository? [T starts typing furiously; J hears this and decides to let T be the guinea pig.]
- T's SVN
- I'm sorry T, you are completely screwed right now.
- T
- I'm completely screwed right now.
- Sean
- [Visibly trying not to throw the computer across the office.]
Okay,
svn
, take this! - SVN
- I'm sor—
- Sean
- And this!
- SVN
- I'm so—
- Sean
- And this you XXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXX!
- SVN
- I'm sorry Sean, you are even more screwed now than you were before.
- Sean
- [Blood vessels are about to pop out of his skull. A stream of ornate sacraficial daggers are pouring out of his eyes towards the computer as he rips the power cord out from the computer.
- Computer
- I'm a MacBook Pro. I'm happily running on battery power right now.
- Sean
- Nnnnrrrrrrggggggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrg! [Sean's head is about to explode.]
- MacBook Pro
- If you are thinking of ripping the battery out of me, I need to remind you that I am a sealed unit and there is no possible way you can gain access to the batteries to rip them out.
- Sean
- Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! [Sean is visibly shaking with anger, face red with rage.]
- The Other Laptop on his Desk
- Besides, it's not a good idea to rip the battery out of a laptop. I'm just saying …
- Sean
- [Jabs the power button the MacBook Pro.]
- MacBook Pro
- Do you wish to shut down now? Cancel, okay, or log off? [A loud thud is heard in the office as Sean plants his head through the desk.]