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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
I've suffered for what I know, so I'm not going to let you off the hook with a simple one-liner. I think you deserve a detailed explanation.
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
The IT worker has to know in their bones that if they make a mistake, things can go horribly wrong. Tension and cynicism are constant companions, along with camaraderie and competitiveness. It's a lot like being a spy, or necromancer. You don't get out much, and when you do it's usually at night.
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
Bogons?" "Hypothetical particles of cluelessness. Idiots emit bogons, causing machinery to malfunction in their presence. System administrators absorb bogons, letting the machinery work again.
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
¡Policía genética! ¡Usted, expulsado ahora mismo del acervo genético!
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
The food's very good," I offer defensively. "It's not that"-she gazes past my shoulder-"it's the culture. It's very Californian. I wasn't expecting the rot to have reached London yet." "We are Bay Aryans from Berkeley: prepare to be reengineered in an attractive range of colour schemes for your safety and comfort!" "Something like that." A waitron
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
Very good, Mr. Howard. They were the ones who didn't try to second-guess their commanding officer. Can I suggest that in future you take a leaf from their book and refrain from poking your nose into things you have been told do not concern you? Or at least learn not to be so predictable about it." "Ah-" "Go away before I mock you," he says, sounding distantly amused. I
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
I know just how devoted to this organisation you are. Draftees back in my day used to understand what they'd got themselves into, but you young ones . . ." 'Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country has ever done for you?' I raise an eyebrow at him. He
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
reach into my travel bag and pull out my hacked Palm computer,
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
Los idiotas emiten bogones que hacen que las máquinas se estropeen en su presencia. Los administradores de sistema absorben los bogones, lo que permite que las máquinas vuelvan a funcionar.
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
¿Es que no saben que el único ordenador inhackeable es el que tiene instalado un sistema operativo seguro y está encerrado en una caja fuerte de acero enterrada bajo una tonelada de hormigón en el fondo de una mina de carbón protegida por los SAS y un par de divisiones armadas, y además está apagado?
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
- Toma un puro, Sherlock. - Lo siento; sólo echo humo cuando me enchufan a la red eléctrica.
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Charles Stross _ The Atrocity Archives
La culpa es mía por ser el informático del departamento: cuando las máquinas se estropean, agito mi pollo muerto y escribo encantamientos vudú en los teclados hasta que vuelven a funcionar.
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