▲ 1419 ▼ No common rube (i.ibb.co) submitted 2 years ago by DxK@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 192 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Clent@lemmy.world 254 points 2 years ago (27 children) 50/50 chance they believe you. permalink fedilink source hideshow 27 child comments replies: [–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee 186 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, 50% person actually restarted, 30% chance person is lying, 20% chance person just turned the monitor off and back on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frunch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago My buddy works IT for a company and that 20% chance is one he encountered just last week!! permalink fedilink source parent [–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 76 points 2 years ago (2 children) 80 percent chance they reboot it themselves anyways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago 80% seems really low permalink fedilink source parent [–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago 100% chance to remember the name permalink fedilink source parent [+] NoneYa@lemm.ee 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] OR3X@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Searching for a button is sometimes really hard, as manufacturers are quite inventive. But then again, reading an instruction is usually an option even if it is last resort (in the list it's right after mailing the monitor to the support, it seems) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago I lied while RMAing a video card… kinda. I spoke with an incredibly nice Indian fellow, and he asked me to try some troubleshooting. I had done all of it before, so I… pretended. But I told him all of the things I experienced when I did those steps (and lied further by giving ample time to pretend to do things.) He RMA’d it just fine in the end and it works five years later. But I did feel bad about lying. I just didn’t want to take my whole working setup and do the troubleshooting steps again D: You get a lot of shit MSI, but you did me goodly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thought that was House MD rule number one. Everybody lies. Wait. That means IT lies! How deep does the rabbit hole go? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago The rabbit lies too. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Godort@lemm.ee 57 points 2 years ago (6 children) I tend to just check uptime before asking this question. If I see the machine has been up for weeks and they tell me they rebooted it, I know i'm dealing with someone who doesn't know that pressing the power button on the monitor doesn't turn the computer off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago (4 children) Could also be windows fault. It likes to do soft restarts and not actually restart. I started telling my users to always hold shift when shutting down or restarting to make sure it shuts down fully. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SteveTech@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago* AFAIK fast startup only affects shutdown, clicking restart will always do a full reboot. Shift clicking shutdown will do a full shutdown like you said, but shift clicking restart will start recovery mode. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) I explain fast boot to people by saying "for some reason Microsoft went and made the Shut Down button not actually shut down your PC, it really just puts it into a 'deep sleep' mode, and to their credit, it lets them say that boot times are faster... But it also means that in order to FULLY restart the PC, you have to click restart... I know it's a pain" Usually I get looked at like I'm from another planet, but that reaction means they'll probably remember it later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And sometimes fast boot (I'm assuming we're both talking about the bios setting) causes so many blue screens in windows that it becomes almost unusable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago I don't even bother checking. I tell them I'm going to do something on my side that might cause their computer to reboot and then reboot it remotely. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sundray@lemmus.org 24 points 2 years ago (4 children) "Did you restart your computer?" "............. yes?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) opens task manager sees a system uptime of 4 years I'll lose my tabs! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago And several gigabytes of ram taken by chrome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) "OK then do me a favor, shut it down, unplug the power for 5 second and plug it back in" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] s12@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Everyone uses laptops that plug into workstations like desktops now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] doctordevice@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago The user always lies. Or even if they don't, they can't intimidate the ghosts in the machine like you can. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago This why I ask "can you restart it again, and just tell me what you see, please" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 20/80 tbh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee 186 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, 50% person actually restarted, 30% chance person is lying, 20% chance person just turned the monitor off and back on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frunch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago My buddy works IT for a company and that 20% chance is one he encountered just last week!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frunch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago My buddy works IT for a company and that 20% chance is one he encountered just last week!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 76 points 2 years ago (2 children) 80 percent chance they reboot it themselves anyways. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago 80% seems really low permalink fedilink source parent [–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago 100% chance to remember the name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] activ8r@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago 80% seems really low permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago 100% chance to remember the name permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NoneYa@lemm.ee 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] OR3X@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Searching for a button is sometimes really hard, as manufacturers are quite inventive. But then again, reading an instruction is usually an option even if it is last resort (in the list it's right after mailing the monitor to the support, it seems) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago I lied while RMAing a video card… kinda. I spoke with an incredibly nice Indian fellow, and he asked me to try some troubleshooting. I had done all of it before, so I… pretended. But I told him all of the things I experienced when I did those steps (and lied further by giving ample time to pretend to do things.) He RMA’d it just fine in the end and it works five years later. But I did feel bad about lying. I just didn’t want to take my whole working setup and do the troubleshooting steps again D: You get a lot of shit MSI, but you did me goodly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thought that was House MD rule number one. Everybody lies. Wait. That means IT lies! How deep does the rabbit hole go? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago The rabbit lies too. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] OR3X@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Searching for a button is sometimes really hard, as manufacturers are quite inventive. But then again, reading an instruction is usually an option even if it is last resort (in the list it's right after mailing the monitor to the support, it seems) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Searching for a button is sometimes really hard, as manufacturers are quite inventive. But then again, reading an instruction is usually an option even if it is last resort (in the list it's right after mailing the monitor to the support, it seems) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago I lied while RMAing a video card… kinda. I spoke with an incredibly nice Indian fellow, and he asked me to try some troubleshooting. I had done all of it before, so I… pretended. But I told him all of the things I experienced when I did those steps (and lied further by giving ample time to pretend to do things.) He RMA’d it just fine in the end and it works five years later. But I did feel bad about lying. I just didn’t want to take my whole working setup and do the troubleshooting steps again D: You get a lot of shit MSI, but you did me goodly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thought that was House MD rule number one. Everybody lies. Wait. That means IT lies! How deep does the rabbit hole go? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago The rabbit lies too. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago The rabbit lies too. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Godort@lemm.ee 57 points 2 years ago (6 children) I tend to just check uptime before asking this question. If I see the machine has been up for weeks and they tell me they rebooted it, I know i'm dealing with someone who doesn't know that pressing the power button on the monitor doesn't turn the computer off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago (4 children) Could also be windows fault. It likes to do soft restarts and not actually restart. I started telling my users to always hold shift when shutting down or restarting to make sure it shuts down fully. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SteveTech@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago* AFAIK fast startup only affects shutdown, clicking restart will always do a full reboot. Shift clicking shutdown will do a full shutdown like you said, but shift clicking restart will start recovery mode. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) I explain fast boot to people by saying "for some reason Microsoft went and made the Shut Down button not actually shut down your PC, it really just puts it into a 'deep sleep' mode, and to their credit, it lets them say that boot times are faster... But it also means that in order to FULLY restart the PC, you have to click restart... I know it's a pain" Usually I get looked at like I'm from another planet, but that reaction means they'll probably remember it later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And sometimes fast boot (I'm assuming we're both talking about the bios setting) causes so many blue screens in windows that it becomes almost unusable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago I don't even bother checking. I tell them I'm going to do something on my side that might cause their computer to reboot and then reboot it remotely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago (4 children) Could also be windows fault. It likes to do soft restarts and not actually restart. I started telling my users to always hold shift when shutting down or restarting to make sure it shuts down fully. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SteveTech@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago* AFAIK fast startup only affects shutdown, clicking restart will always do a full reboot. Shift clicking shutdown will do a full shutdown like you said, but shift clicking restart will start recovery mode. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) I explain fast boot to people by saying "for some reason Microsoft went and made the Shut Down button not actually shut down your PC, it really just puts it into a 'deep sleep' mode, and to their credit, it lets them say that boot times are faster... But it also means that in order to FULLY restart the PC, you have to click restart... I know it's a pain" Usually I get looked at like I'm from another planet, but that reaction means they'll probably remember it later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And sometimes fast boot (I'm assuming we're both talking about the bios setting) causes so many blue screens in windows that it becomes almost unusable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SteveTech@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago* AFAIK fast startup only affects shutdown, clicking restart will always do a full reboot. Shift clicking shutdown will do a full shutdown like you said, but shift clicking restart will start recovery mode. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) I explain fast boot to people by saying "for some reason Microsoft went and made the Shut Down button not actually shut down your PC, it really just puts it into a 'deep sleep' mode, and to their credit, it lets them say that boot times are faster... But it also means that in order to FULLY restart the PC, you have to click restart... I know it's a pain" Usually I get looked at like I'm from another planet, but that reaction means they'll probably remember it later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And sometimes fast boot (I'm assuming we're both talking about the bios setting) causes so many blue screens in windows that it becomes almost unusable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) And sometimes fast boot (I'm assuming we're both talking about the bios setting) causes so many blue screens in windows that it becomes almost unusable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago I don't even bother checking. I tell them I'm going to do something on my side that might cause their computer to reboot and then reboot it remotely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 24 points 2 years ago (4 children) "Did you restart your computer?" "............. yes?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) opens task manager sees a system uptime of 4 years I'll lose my tabs! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago And several gigabytes of ram taken by chrome. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) "OK then do me a favor, shut it down, unplug the power for 5 second and plug it back in" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] s12@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Everyone uses laptops that plug into workstations like desktops now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) opens task manager sees a system uptime of 4 years I'll lose my tabs! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago And several gigabytes of ram taken by chrome. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago And several gigabytes of ram taken by chrome. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) "OK then do me a favor, shut it down, unplug the power for 5 second and plug it back in" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] s12@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Everyone uses laptops that plug into workstations like desktops now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Everyone uses laptops that plug into workstations like desktops now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doctordevice@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago The user always lies. Or even if they don't, they can't intimidate the ghosts in the machine like you can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago This why I ask "can you restart it again, and just tell me what you see, please" permalink fedilink source parent
