One of my colleagues who we shall call Dan for that is his name
used a hacksaw to cut another indent in a piece of RAM so it would fit in a different RAM slot in a PC. We told him it wouldn't work and he replied "Why wouldn't it?"

He's an IT Technician working at the home of the largest computer network in the South West.
( Peej, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 17:14, 9 replies)

I don't understand this
because I'm not an IT person by profession. Is B3ta for IT people? Excuse my ignorance Im confused.
(Gulliver, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 17:15, closed)

Basically there are different types of RAM that fit in different slots
This was the wrong type so he made it fit. With a hacksaw. In doing so he rendered the RAM useless and it wouldn't have worked even if he didn't destroy it in the process.
( Peej, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 17:19, closed)

Really?
You don't see what's wrong with taking a hacksaw to a piece of computer innards?
( Bob Todd whee, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 12:43, closed)

my brother once smugly told me
"I'm getting a new computer at work"
"what happened to the old one?" I asked
"it blew up"
"and why was that?"
"it was making a rattling noise so I stuck a paper clip in the back"

Through further questioning I established that it was the power supply into which he had thrust the paperclip
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 17:16, closed)

he smugly told you?
does smugness run in your family?
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 18:27, closed)

yes it actually does

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 18:31, closed)

fair enough
no further questions
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 18:45, closed)

Your bro is not so dumb
maybe he wanted a new computer?
(karnuvap, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 8:21, closed)

If he worked for me
he would be needing a new job not a new computer.
(Obi wanker nobi Its not a bug, its an unexpected feature, Sat 20 Mar 2010, 20:38, closed)