John, the engineer John, an engineer at a manufacturing company, was well respected for his engineering knowledge. When a new computer system was put in to help with the engineering duties, the brass at the company was given a demonstration of the new systems abilities. To give the computer as test, the brass asked the computer to solve a difficult engineering equation. The computer promptly responded back with the perfect answer, ask John. Fast buck Are you interested in making $$$$ fast? Here’s an incredibly simple way to do it, and there is nothing to buy, no investment to make, no money to lose! Try it now! Follow this simple procedure: 1) Hold down the shift key. 2) While still holding down the shift key, hit the "4" key on your keyboard four times Computer error The gigantic computer took up a whole wall, dwarfing the two mathematicians standing before it. After much flashing and humming a sliver of paper emerged from the vitals of the machine. One mathematician, after studying it gravely, turned to the other and said with awe, "Do you realise that it would take four hundred ordinary mathematicians a hundred years of calculations to make a mistake this big?" Flat tyre A software guy, a hardware guy and a mainframe guy are driving across the desert when they get a flat tyre. The mainframe guy says, "Well, now we have to get a new car." The hardware guy says, "I got a better idea. Let’s rotate the tyres and see if we can isolate the problem." The software guy says, "Nah, let’s run it another 30 miles and see if the problem recurs." My kids love going to the Web, and they keep track of their passwords by writing them on Post-it notes. I noticed their Disney password was "MickeyMinnieGoofyPluto," and asked why it was so long. "Because," my son explained, "they say it has to have at least four characters."
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