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Oct 31, 2021 2:21 PM
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theoracleofdreams
#2 you know, no one listens to me. I don't even know why I try!
SometimesOthertimesAnytime
#9 My kind of place.
Nightcaste
#8 :0
JohnBigboote74
#8 -
IAlMOSTFOUNDWALDO
#12 literally watching this scene right now. I have chills
LyraTheLycan
#3 I enjoyed the fleeting time in ~2012-14 when I could live my dreams as a hacker, cos they released phones with universal IR transmitters.
zafner
#3 I used to have an Android phone with an IR source on it that you could program to be a remote control. It was awesome in places like this
LincLoud
#10 Fairly clever. I would watch that movie.
folded13
Would also make a great basis for a one-shot in any number of TTRPGs.
bro02tc
teemonks
#3 'Member when phones had IR blasters?
realbluesofa
#12 amanofcultureisee.jpg
MrFancyPanzer
I can hear it.
shinakuma2
On the last one they misspelled “dennal plan. “
cattlegrazer82
#6 How is the tree still alive after being chopped down and being displayed in your living room for a month?
Ozimbah
They dig up the root ball, so it is in a bucket in your living room. We used to get a new live tree every year and plant it on our property
Ozimbah
every year. The one from when I was 5 is probably over 30' now.
kaszimera
#7 I restarted it, emptied the cache, reformatted, and got lost in six separate rabbit holes on YouTube. Help
transientmind
#5 And they dare to call it the ‘sport of kings’. I guess it does convey the cruelty and inherent, wealth-based injustice, at least.
youcanreachmenow
#3 that remote has been around since the 90's. Time for an upgrade Canadian and American cable providers??
NaughtButOne
They are, slowly. Mostly everyone's using Comcast's X1 now. Old people and businesses hate change, so they'll be on 90s cable forever.
Courier87
#10 only if it's done in the same humour, pace, and flamboyance as Clue
folded13
If you haven't seen it, go watch Murder by Death. Pairs beautifully with Clue as a double feature.
Dakksys
#7 False. If you already restarted the computer then I've just ruled out most issues with the computer. Now I wonder how you fucked up.
ccman87
#7 when my modem fried (wireless worked by wired didn't for some reason) I spent 30 min redoing all the steps I took before calling my ISP..
ccman87
before I could finally get them to send me a new modem
thegreatgattosby
I'd like to see 10 cm... that is impressive
LordSkippyTheMagnificent
#3 you can do with any Android phone.
Markuspsyches
I thought only some came with the needed IR blaste?
deliriousstormdrain
Yup, mostly Chinese phones the likes of Xiaomi etc.
LordSkippyTheMagnificent
My bad, never had a phone without an IR Blaster.
folded13
#7 - No, we immediately go check the uptime when you say that, because the odds are you have NOT rebooted the PC.
IronicDancing
#2 uh... my friend doesn't get it.
FNtraffic
I need more of the opposite murder mansion mystery. Come on creative types (clearly not me) get to writin’
NoNameFred
The victim was an escaped Death-Row inmate, so the killing is legal. However, his identical twin-brother was ALSO killed, and that's murder.
NoNameFred
So, the evidence chain keeps getting upended as they try to work out which brother was the criminal & frame themselves for that death, but
NoNameFred
simultaneously exonerate themselves of the other death. Complicated by no one being quite sure which body is which brother.
TI99Kitty
Wait... I think you just gave out the plot for "Knives Out 3." :o
dreamerplur
Is anyone else confused for the murder mystery one why it's a bounty hunter? Do they mean a serial killer?
Dragonfury5
Think wild west bounty hunter, wanted dead or alive. Easier to haul a body, doesn't try to escape. Get paid either way
penzick
Yep, also confused. And appreciate your suggestion of serial killer as I couldn't think of anything that made sense.
NoNameFred
More of an assassin or a hitman, but with some sort of legal protection or "qualified immunity" for carrying out the killing.
Dontstopbelever2000ismyfavoritesoap
Having briefly worked in IT, I can tell you that 50% of the time someone has turned off their monitor
ccman87
I have a coworker that thinks when you restart the computer through windows that it is just restarting the monitor and not the whole pc...
xmaneds
that was a long time ago. now, every single user workstation is a laptop. nobody has a desktop computer anymore
Tengenstein
Bullshit. Regularly see infrastructure is still running XP on a Dell Optiplex from 2005.
folded13
I work in healthcare. We have LOTS of desktops, and a fair number of thin clients. Laptops are almost exclusively for remote work.
Sarpedan
i am typing this from a desktop, i am a fossil
TI99Kitty
I guess I am, too. Desktop computer, connected to a 53" LED. Too hard to watch movies on my laptop, from across the room.
xmaneds
but isn't that your HOME computer. my point is that all workplace-issued computers are laptops
xmaneds
but isn't that your HOME computer. my point is that all workplace-issued computers are laptops
JessicasJonesing
#7 i wouldn't believe you and would ask you to do it again.
razmann
yeah, i can't count the number of times someone told me they rebooted without actually rebooting
UnluckyLunkhead
If nothing else, it provides google-time in which to find the problem.
2ti6x
was just about to say, we find a reason to reboot anyways. change a setting that needs a restart or something like that. users always lie.
astromoondoggie
If I’m on the phone with them: “Hang on. *loud tapping on my keyboard* Okay, now try restarting it again.”
PubstarHero
You're a nicer man than I. I typically just run a remote command to pull their uptime and email them a screenshot of it.
astromoondoggie
Nah, I’m just a lazier man than you
penzick
I open with "I already rebooted but know why you won't believe me so I'll do it again now & we can go from there." Always gets a chuckle.
TI99Kitty
This. I never worked in IT, but I've worked years in retail and customer service, and I know techs have to start with the basic stuff, ->
TI99Kitty
because customers are idiots.
ComcastLover
#1 can anyone tell what it says on the card? The resolution is so bad I genuinely can't tell.
permissiontolosedenied
I was in the same boat thanks for asking !
GoldFrieza
If you wait long enough what goes around comes around. I won't draw attention to it.
GoldFrieza
I don't get how this is funny
ComcastLover
Bless you. And neither do I.
TelliotToillet
I think the dad regifted the card to his son once the son turned the same age as on the card - the scratched out names seem to suggest
randomwalrus
Yeah, that message was written by the dad, not the kid. So, an addition to the card.
Iullabee
right side (we won't draw attention to it) is in relation to the cover (hey everybody, he's 42yo), and written by kid. left side (what >
Iullabee
>goes around comes around) is written by dad when he returns the card on the kid's 42nd birthday.
Addrammelech
It's more ironic than funny. He gave it to dad when he was 42 and now dad gave it back when he's 42 fulfilling the text on the card
cattlegrazer82
I thought his dad wrote the part on the left.
Morsalbum
he did. the son wrote everything on cover and right. the joke is that hes 'old'. 42 was 'old' so they wont draw attention to it. snarky joke
kgirl924
The son gave the dad a snarky 42nd birthday card when he was a kid. Dad saved it until the kid turned 42 and gave it back to him rewritten.
AcidZebra
#7 every IT person knows users lie. That's why we check the OS uptime. And then 9 times out of 10 reboot the machine, which fixes the issue.
Goldmarble
"That's what I did! I logged out!"
Cebrail
I'll be honest, I worked in IT for more than 20 years and I never ever checked OS uptime. I just assume they lie and reboot it "again".
allenvasher3000
Yeah, when on the phone they still make me do it again just to make sure
lindbjb01337
I'm not even asking these questions anymore. It's more fun talking about other stuff while I just go ahead and fix what's broken
MetalWaffles
When I worked help desk I would say something to effect of "I need to see something on the boot screen, so I'll you'll need to reboot again
newsguycraigevans
My buddy works IT. We were at a Halloween party night. He was drunk as fuck complaining about his manager the entire time.
LordNergal
"Have you rebooted the machine?" "I've tried; it won't reboot." "Have you tried turning it off at the switch?" "I'm holding the end of the 1
LordNergal
power cord in my hand. Hold on while I text you an image..." "What. The. Fuck." He didn't figure it out until he checked the printer log. /2
IAmYourGodNow
OK but A: Why does the reboot fix things and B: What can I do to prevent having to reboot like ever? It's a pain in the ass and I want to(1)
IAmYourGodNow
literally never turn off my PC. Currently I reboot around once every month or two. (END)
electronicbovine
Rebooting is essential for proper security to uptake patches to the kernel and system libraries. No getting around it without extreme fancy.
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Tengenstein
Co-worker used to get them read the SN# of the plug, which ofc is only visible when it's not in the wall, because of lies.
TheNgebe
My trick is I make it look like I changed a bunch if things then have them reboot so they “Take effect”
ElasticRichard
IT would be a fantastic job, if it weren’t for users and project managers. I should know, being an IT guy with 24 years under my belt.
PubstarHero
My PM is hands off and most of my users are actually developers. Its nice like 75% of the time.
LupusLilium
Even IT people lie to themselves sometimes/forget. I totally skipped on power cycling the modem because I just forget about it. Turns out it
LupusLilium
hadn't lost power to it in a long while, and had been accumulating more and more errors as it went on to the point of just refusing to work.
electronicbovine
"That's exactly what I did!" they say, as the deterministic machine fulfills its contract and does the needful when I press the enter button
justanotherguy145
Just automate any PCs to reboot every 30 days if they haven’t. Fixed most of those problems. :-)
PubstarHero
This should already be happening if you're actually doing any sort of patch management?
jmartkdr
It turns out they restarted the computer, which doesn’t actually reset it.
RichardCraniumTheThird
Maybe I'm just getting old, but it's kinda fucked how hard you have to try to get some systems to fully reboot
Onisa
Ironically, my machine has the opposite issue, despite disabling hybrid sleep.
IfIWerePizzaIWouldntBeMe
Then explain to them again that the monitor is not the computer.
Dahliaisahedgehog
The picture box?
asm80dfa8sdfj
"The CPU is hot" What was the temperature? "Idk I touched the CPU and it was hot" Ma'am, you removed the cooler to touch the CPU? "?"
Blightsteel101
I remember the IT guy at my last job was a little incredulous when I said I killed a computer. 5 blue screens later, we called it dead
Morsalbum
i mean you just reinstall windows? if its a job it'd be fucking stupid if everything wasnt saved on the network
Blightsteel101
Motherboard was fried. Killed the ram right along with it. Everything was backed up to the server, so we didn't really lose anything.
TheOneTrueGosh
I have a talent (or curse) of making electronics go fucking bonkers sometimes. They'll just stop working, or act wonky when I'm around.
pmather021
Dude I get that. I had a charging block for my laptop explode and blind me for 30ish seconds, a fan malfunctioned and set my new one on fire
pmather021
The list goes on. Really fucking nuts.
StartingtoFeelOldandSlow
Me too! I've decided to tell people I have a demon attached to me that just hates electronics.
Nippledeepinahorse
If I wear a watch it takes 4-6 days for it to stop working completely. Digital, analog, doesn't seem to matter. Only one that didn't break//
Nippledeepinahorse
Was the pocket watch on a chain my stepdad gave me for my 25th, but I assume that's because it's still in the fucking box. Not risking it.
ActuallyAPirate
How do i get a full shut down? I click shut down every day after work but my uptime never resets
ImgeneralBennet
Go to power settings in control panel and in the power button options you can turn off the fastboot option. Will full shutdown every time
thunder2132
This is the correct answer.
randomwalrus
Yank the cord out of the wall.
GloriousGirl
I have a laptop. The battery will last for hours.
randomwalrus
Stick it in the dishwasher.
T3chn0J0ck
Hold shift while clicking on the shutdown option.
lindbjb01337
Restarting it or turning off Fast startup
mrthewhitee
Your only turning your monitor off.
superkp
or like the other commenters mentioned, windows pulled some stupid 'deep sleep' BS.
LeSethX
Win 10 sets that as a deep sleep instead of shutdown. To be honest, restarting with Windows updates is usually frequent enough
GloriousGirl
I occasionally do a hard shutdown by holding down the power button.
LeSethX
Uh best to do that only when the computer is not responsive. That's like putting your kids to sleep by pressing a pillow to their face.
DragoWhooves
I disabled that option on my work laptop, my uptime never gets above 9 hours
LyraTheLycan
I agree, every 36 hours is easily frequent enough
Troldann
I learned the hard way that Windows defaults with “fast start” enabled. I wanted to reboot, but serious. So I shut down. Turned on…
Troldann
Problem persisted. Checked uptime, it was days. That’s when I learned that turning off and back on isn’t always better than Restart.
LifesLittleLunatic
Thankyou for this. I noticed something was up with my win10 start, just haven't had time to chase it up b4 it becomes an issue
Mirilali
I only recently learned that it was windows 10 that actually started that mess of not actually "shutting down."
KoRplussomeletters
Pretty sure that started with Windows 8.
arkuamore
Thats one of the ones we don't talk about
huntsnhava40
Everybody lies
StigNetwon
Rule 1 - https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/7iqhnq/rules_of_tech_support_version_3/
newsguycraigevans
Everybody's tired
AcidZebra
Lying to the person trying to diagnose your issue is probably the worst time to do it though.
Ventorath
Everyone thinks they know better. So they try to skip the mundane obvious step that totally cant be the issue.
zarook
Doesn’t stop them from lying anyway
huntsnhava40
Agreed but it happens all the time, especially with drug use. I'm always painfully fucking honest and overshare with the doc lol
LifesLittleLunatic
I hate calling tech for support bc I know the idiots they get and its not the techs fault they get me to do the idiots to do list first.
wtforero
I’ve had success with listing off the steps I’ve done up to that point, works fairly often to get to the point that I need them
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
This. I'm pretty tech savvy and it sucks that we have to waste a half hour before they start to believe that I've done all of the basic
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
things and a few of the not so basic things before I called
PubstarHero
Just remember T1 reads that script because it fixes 99% of the problems.
LifesLittleLunatic
When my old laptop had a hissy fit it would never work for me but as soon as someone else tinkered, magically working. Cheeky little shit
folded13
Even if I believe you, we will almost always have to go through that so that when I send a ticket out, you don't have to go through this 1/?
folded13
2/? yet again if it needs to go to another team. Since you had no way of officially recording it, it doesn't happen until I have you do it,