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In mitigation, I thought I had plugged it in, but did not think to check. Knowing too much can be as big a problem in the twit stakes as knowing too little, as it becomes ever easier to overlook the simple explanations.
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Originally Posted by happygeek 
In mitigation, I thought I had plugged it in, but did not think to check. Knowing too much can be as big a problem in the twit stakes as knowing too little, as it becomes ever easier to overlook the simple explanations.
lol that happens to me which is bad as my pda is wm2003 and so loses everything if it runs flat
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Originally Posted by proliant_fan
lol that happens to me which is bad as my pda is wm2003 and so loses everything if it runs flat
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I think really the more that you know about technology the less you realise how little everyone else does and things that you have done for years are second nature to you until someone comes and asks you how to turn on their computer. It also works both ways however we can know alot about techknology and when fixing something we often overlook the most simple things
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The other day, I was talking with a salesguy from The Tribune about a full page ad advertising my new bowling alley. There were a whole bunch of changes that needed to be made, and I was going over them all with the guy. Part of the ad was a bulleted list of all of the things we have ... sports bar, party rooms, billiard room, arcade, pro shop, and so forth. One of the specific things on the list read, "Birthday Parties for Kids." My grandma, who was looking over my shoulder, said, "The party rooms aren't just for kids, they're really for everybody. We shouldn't just limit ourselves to kids parties. Let's add another bullet that says 'Adult Parties'", and she got the salesguy who spoke in broken English to add it to the mock-up before I started going, "nonononono!." If I wasn't there it would have made for some risque bowling alley!
you own a bowling alley? - awesome
Not as funny as today though, i was out and my dad decided he wanted to move his pc upstairs, away from the switch but he knows nothing about networks so he went to townand baught a wifi card for it and paid £80 quid to have the guy install and configure the network for him.
This guy about had a heart attack when he came the next day when he came and saw our network. And i quote:
"wheres the pc"
"upstairs"
"wheres the router and whats the passwords"
"downstairs, in the rack, user root, password toor"
(he about died when he saw my openbsd rackie)
"uhh... wheres the xp?"
"in the bin"
"what"
"it doesnt run xp"
"but it has to"
"-sigh-"
"it runs linux - look, can you do it or not"
The guy practically ran away - must of been about 17 and had probably never seen a real, secured network in his life
Not as funny as today though, i was out and my dad decided he wanted to move his pc upstairs, away from the switch but he knows nothing about networks so he went to townand baught a wifi card for it and paid £80 quid to have the guy install and configure the network for him.
This guy about had a heart attack when he came the next day when he came and saw our network. And i quote:
"wheres the pc"
"upstairs"
"wheres the router and whats the passwords"
"downstairs, in the rack, user root, password toor"
(he about died when he saw my openbsd rackie)
"uhh... wheres the xp?"
"in the bin"
"what"
"it doesnt run xp"
"but it has to"
"-sigh-"
"it runs linux - look, can you do it or not"
The guy practically ran away - must of been about 17 and had probably never seen a real, secured network in his life
Last edited by jbennet; Oct 11th, 2006 at 3:51 am.
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Originally Posted by proliant_fan
you own a bowling alley? - awesome
Not as funny as today though, i was out and my dad decided he wanted to move his pc upstairs, away from the switch but he knows nothing about networks so he went to townand baught a wifi card for it and paid £80 quid to have the guy install and configure the network for him.
This guy about had a heart attack when he came the next day when he came and saw our network. And i quote:
"wheres the pc"
"upstairs"
"wheres the router and whats the passwords"
"downstairs, in the rack, user root, password toor"
(he about died when he saw my openbsd rackie)
"uhh... wheres the xp?"
"in the bin"
"what"
"it doesnt run xp"
"but it has to"
"-sigh-"
"it runs linux - look, can you do it or not"
The guy practically ran away - must of been about 17 and had probably never seen a real, secured network in his life
you'll have to post some pics of this bowling alley though dani! :cheesy:
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Originally Posted by Ancient Dragon
you mean people old enough to post on the internet still have a nanny? Isnt' a nanny just another word for a baby sitter?
Ummmmm...in the REST of the English-speaking world, the UK, Australia, NZ, etc etc etc your 'nan' (short for 'Nanna') is your Grandmother.
A Nanny is always a Nanny.
Actually, 'Nan' is not just confined to English usage, an Italian Grandmother is "Nonna" so no doubt the words are connected.
i went back there today and tried to get the guy to explain to me the differnece between xp pro and home
his reply: pro is for profesionals it has lots of stuff like, you know.....
and yes, nan means granny - i know people from places like canada, australia and africa who ue that saying too
also, just out of intrest, how do you guys spell mum ive noticed some people spell it mom...
his reply: pro is for profesionals it has lots of stuff like, you know.....
and yes, nan means granny - i know people from places like canada, australia and africa who ue that saying too
also, just out of intrest, how do you guys spell mum ive noticed some people spell it mom...
Last edited by jbennet; Oct 12th, 2006 at 6:36 pm.
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