Re: Letters from the edge of stupidity...
- From: Neil Doane <caine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: technocracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 00:12:41 -0700
I'm so happy not to have to do technical support anymore. You can only do
that so long before you start having aural hallucinations of whispers like
"take a hostage" and "just a little murder won't hurt your soul".
Neil
* John Madden (weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) on [06-20-00 12:36] did utter:
> > 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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