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integer at www.god-emil.dk integer at www.god-emil.dk
Tue Sep 10 17:37:39 CEST 2002


the japanese branch of microsoft understood this, when they created error
messages as haikus. here are some example for you to enjoy.  Haiku poetry
has strict construction rules. They are used to communicate a timeless
message, often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through
extreme brevity.



Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are
blank.
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The Web site you seek cannot be located, but countless more exist.
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Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return.
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Program aborting: Close all that you have worked on. You ask far too much.
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Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your
screams.
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Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that.
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First snow, then silence. This thousand-dollar screen dies so beautifully.
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With searching comes loss and the presence of absence: "My Novel" not
found.
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The Tao that is seen is not the true Tao - until you bring fresh toner.
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Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.
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A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone.
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Three things are certain: Death, taxes and lost data. Guess which has
occurred.
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You step in the stream, but the water has moved on. This page is not here.
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