WHen IT support goes bad
tales from the other side
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BadBadman saw an incorrect comma placement on, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 20:26,
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thats brilliant!
makes amusing reading!
have a click!
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skeltonator Needs some new daps., Wed 14 Jan 2009, 22:44,
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I'm not meaning to carp
but when all the identifiable stories talk about 1990s and earlier hard/software [windows 95/98/nt4, 5.25 inch floppies], you can assume it's already been seen. Lots.
(, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 22:49, Reply)
haha
* Me: "Hello, I have just bought your new (printer model), and I was wondering if I can use it in Europe with 220 volts?"
* Tech Support: "Hmmm...let me see.... Here, ok, it says that the printer works with 120 volts, so 220 volts should be enough."
* Me: "What?! If it is made only for 120 volts, and I hook it up to 220 volts, it's going to fry."
* Tech Support: "Hmmm. You may need a surge protector."
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the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 22:51,
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Well I'll stand corrected.
But if this is the thing you guys like, take a look at Worse than failure.
For extra fun, look for "The Brillant Paula Bean" - I'd like to believe that was a fabrication, but I work in the public sector.
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