scream-of-consciousness; "If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
I've spent twenty years in tech support. I've seen "broken" computers that were unplugged multiple times.
Power plugs, cables laying unprotected on the floor that get kicked loose or crushed, Malware downloaded of an uncertified site.
Is it turned on?Is it plugged in?Did you pay the light bill?How can you tell when a user is lying? His lips are moving.
The IT folks I knew referred to this as a PEBKAC. "Problem exists between keyboard and chair."
Ah yes, the dreaded ID-10-T error. Been there, on both sides of the call.
Yep. We used ID10T as well. :)I had never heard the word "user" used as a derogatory term before working with IT people. As in "you are such a USER".
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I've spent twenty years in tech support. I've seen "broken" computers that were unplugged multiple times.
ReplyDeletePower plugs, cables laying unprotected on the floor that get kicked loose or crushed, Malware downloaded of an uncertified site.
ReplyDeleteIs it turned on?
ReplyDeleteIs it plugged in?
Did you pay the light bill?
How can you tell when a user is lying? His lips are moving.
The IT folks I knew referred to this as a PEBKAC. "Problem exists between keyboard and chair."
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the dreaded ID-10-T error.
ReplyDeleteBeen there, on both sides of the call.
Yep. We used ID10T as well. :)
ReplyDeleteI had never heard the word "user" used as a derogatory term before working with IT people. As in "you are such a USER".