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what you would call me, i'm worse than any of those.

games not allowed.
installing your own software?
no way.
after you build your system from scratch, ( linux from scratch os only ) i change root password and you'll never get anything installed on it again, until rebuilding the entire os to install security patch.

what's wrong with having a couple of dozen mouse balls tucked away against need?

usb ports? not even on the system.
a cd reader only for drives. ~l~
other than the hard drive of course.
network cable is hard wired into the system so it can't be unplugged.

if i don't like the configuration of your system, i'll change it, and you are locked out of altering it.

I could go on about how nasty I am, but I think I proved I'm worse than any in the download?

I think I've been several of those types at different times in my career, but never to that extreme.

If I had to choose one, it would be Mr. Safety. I do think of the network as mine to oversee and have become paranoid about security, but I think that is probably a good thing.

I have also met the out-of-my-depth administrator before, several times. The gamesmasters I've met were usually programmers and not net admins.

I think I'd like to see more types of net admins. I know I have met admins that have stupidadminitis and disappearingadminitis. Also, maybe there could be questions that the reader would answer that could help them ascertain what type they are most like.

I like the article because it pokes fun at how being a net admin can eventually make you crazy even if you aren't already.