Re: Letters from the edge of stupidity...
- From: John Madden <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: technocracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 13:32:01 -0500 (EST)
> Why me? Eventually got him figured out by telling me where his web page
> on mama is. I really wish this U. could give folks a clue. And although his
> english is pretty good for a foriegn student, could someone please show
> these students the shift key?
I think we oughta start up a database of this kinda stuff. It could be
our own "Computer Stupidities" site. I bet I run into two or three
situations like that everyday, and oh, it'd be so fun to keep track of
them all. :)
1)
Me: "Reboot the machine. Oh, it's crashed, just press the reset button."
Her: "Where's that?"
"Next to the power button."
"Like, near the spacebar?"
2)
Me: "What's your Befac password?"
Her: "I don't know, I've never used it."
"You've never logged into your machine?"
3)
Her: "I'm missing a shortcut."
Me: "Ok, let's take a look." (Her machine is in the next room, I had
finished working on hers and gone to another one)
Me: "uhm, you powered it off."
Her: "Yeah, I turned it off, just before I got you."
Me: "Oh, good. I love waiting for Win95 to boot."
...And these happened this morning... with the same user...
John
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