A while back, this mug was gifted to me. Appropriate, really:
It has survived long use, both at work and at home. Unfortunately, it is dying:
The handle is about to break off. I'm not sure what triggered that since I have other mugs that are three times as old as this one and are still going strong, but there it is. The beginning crack of a crack cascade that'll end up with a handle-free mug.
I could replace it, but I'm not going to.
You see, the phrase RTFM was what we used to say on the pre-Google internet when someone was asking stupid questions. "READ THE FUCKING MANUAL", or when being polite, "read the free/fine manual". In those elder days, manuals were the most available repository of technical knowledge available to the average technical worker. CompuServe or Usenet helped with strange edge cases, but really, the manual was where it was at. Want to know how to turn on the TCP stack on a NetWare 3.11 server? Read the bloody manual, it's right there in easy to follow steps. This phrase is also why the defacto repository of Usenet news-group FAQs was on a server called "rtfm" somewhere at mit.edu.
These days LMGTFY has replaced RTFM. There is even a web-page to really drive home the point. The One True Repository Of All Technical Knowledge is no-longer the vendor supplied manual, it is random blog-postings from people solving nearly the same problem and the vendor knowledge-base (if there is one). Manuals are still helpful, especially in their Installation and Administration Guide formats; but they're mere pamphlets to the manuals of old. If you've ever seen a complete printed manual-set for NetWare 4.11 you know of what I speak.
We'll see if LMGTFY makes it onto a ThinkGeek mug sometime in the next couple years.
It has survived long use, both at work and at home. Unfortunately, it is dying:
The handle is about to break off. I'm not sure what triggered that since I have other mugs that are three times as old as this one and are still going strong, but there it is. The beginning crack of a crack cascade that'll end up with a handle-free mug.
I could replace it, but I'm not going to.
You see, the phrase RTFM was what we used to say on the pre-Google internet when someone was asking stupid questions. "READ THE FUCKING MANUAL", or when being polite, "read the free/fine manual". In those elder days, manuals were the most available repository of technical knowledge available to the average technical worker. CompuServe or Usenet helped with strange edge cases, but really, the manual was where it was at. Want to know how to turn on the TCP stack on a NetWare 3.11 server? Read the bloody manual, it's right there in easy to follow steps. This phrase is also why the defacto repository of Usenet news-group FAQs was on a server called "rtfm" somewhere at mit.edu.
These days LMGTFY has replaced RTFM. There is even a web-page to really drive home the point. The One True Repository Of All Technical Knowledge is no-longer the vendor supplied manual, it is random blog-postings from people solving nearly the same problem and the vendor knowledge-base (if there is one). Manuals are still helpful, especially in their Installation and Administration Guide formats; but they're mere pamphlets to the manuals of old. If you've ever seen a complete printed manual-set for NetWare 4.11 you know of what I speak.
We'll see if LMGTFY makes it onto a ThinkGeek mug sometime in the next couple years.
I've got one of those mugs. Apparently it's very common for the top of the handle to crack for no apparent reason. I'd venture a guess it's a manufacturing defect given the number of those mugs with the same cracked handle.
Some crazy glue and patience are all I needed to seal the crack. Mine occurred years ago and has been working well with the repair since then. (Actually pulled gently on the handle and used an exacto blade to shove the glue into the crack)