• Zagorath
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    4 months ago

    Relevant XKCD:

    I recently had someone ask me to go get a computer and turn it on so I could restart it. He refused to move further in the script until I said I had done that.

    • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє
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      304 months ago

      I had the same fucking experience setting up a modem. I was doing everything on their instructions, but it simply won’t register on the network. Customer service kept trying to get me to rent their first party modem. I had to spend almost a day, calling 4 separate times until finally someone forwarded me to an engineer. And boom, fixed in 30 seconds.

      • @[email protected]
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        94 months ago

        I always keep the isp provided router for the rare case i need support. On the flip side if the problem goes away it’s a me problem.

    • @[email protected]
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      214 months ago

      Please try uninstalling your OS and all applications, reinstall, unplug your modem, blow on it, and plug it back in. Call us back after you’ve done that and after waiting in the queue for an hour give this reference number to an associate who will promptly tell you there are no notes on your case but they will be happy to start from the beginning with you.

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      4 months ago

      A stuffed penguin doll and a poster of some bearded dude with a swords.

      Perfect! Put her on.

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

      • Zagorath
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        74 months ago

        The penguin was obviously meant to be Tux, but I had to rely on Explain XKCD to realise that the bearded dude is meant to be Richard Stallman, specifically in reference to an earlier XKCD.

        • @[email protected]
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          34 months ago

          I know, I got it, but the description of it and RMS… IDK, I found it really funny 🤣🤣🤣.