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The scene is early 1942. In the distance air-raid sirens can be heard wailing, the dull thud of explosions far away still rattle the windows of the tiny office. It is desperate times for Britain. Three men sit around the table, hunched over blueprints for a new supercharger, destined to be fitted to the Supermarine Spitfire. They seem to be anxiously waiting for something.

Suddenly a fourth man comes barreling through the door, slip of paper in his hand. He looks distraught.

“Well spill it man!” exclaims one of the fellows at the desk.

The newcomer swallows, then clears his throat. “The… the yanks… we can’t do it.”

One of the men by the desk throws his hands in the air and glares out the window.

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not THE harddrive in question...…and the techs that hide behind them. YOU MAKE US ALL LOOK BAD! There, I said it. Just like the guy on his 50cc Suzuki who knocks mirrors off cars when he passes them make all bikers look bad, bad IT managers and the techs they protect make those of us wanting to do an honest job look bad.

The result is that “IT Guys” all over are generally mistrusted, derided and belittled. Thanks a lot guy.

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