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More websites need to find out a way to attract dead users.
I would say that any public web site that's been around for a while has some dead people in its account list.
It isn't a problem unless those users actually keep logging in. Then you've got to do something about the zombies.
Who thought of the idea that popping out a video on a webpage so that it scrolls down the page was a good idea. This person is worse than hitler. (hitler with a small h)
Tue Aug 30 2016 09:47:31 AM EDT from IGnatius T FoobarMore websites need to find out a way to attract dead users.
I would say that any public web site that's been around for a while has some dead people in its account list.
It isn't a problem unless those users actually keep logging in. Then you've got to do something about the zombies.
Well, I imagine the zombies are only an issue if they go after the web site's braaaains.....otherwise they just groan a lot.
GRRRRRRRRR
Someone who should have known better, gave my name and phone number to a little old lady whose computer isn't working ("got hacked" but who knows what actually happened).
There are TWO THINGS that I absolutely do NOT do: tech support, and returning phone calls.
So the voice message gets deleted. Once word gets out that you are "the computer guy" you own everyone's problems forever.
Sat Oct 22 2016 05:14:08 PM EDT from wizard of aahzSo it would be better if not a little old lady?
I don't care if it's Mother Fucking Theresa, I...
Wait a minute, that didn't sound right. That was the word "fucking" interposed into a two word phrase or name for added impact. I did not intend to invoke the word "motherfucking" ... dammit.
Point made, however. I don't care who it is. I don't do tech support. I paid my dues. I did my time. I'm not the computer guy.
Haha, I can absolutely understand that. I do tech support for two little old ladies, each one the mother of a client. They have the oddest problems, one of them manages to hack her own laptop up regularly. I have rarely seen such odd problems. Both should be using iPads.
I usually do not do tech support for private people, but these two pay so well, it is like owning a cash cow. Which sounds a bit odd and invokes the image of milking little old ladies. Deal with it. :-)
I don't want to be "the computer guy" and we all know there is NO such thing as "just this once."
Why are IT pros expected to put up with this crap when no other trade does?
My neighbor is a mechanic, but I don't ask him to come over and fix my car.
The other neighbor owns a construction company, but I don't ask him to come over and patch sheetrock.
Mmmm... make a cake with that milk! Where do you plan to get the eggs?
- pushing this farther than it needs to go -
It's because, in people's minds, it'll only take a moment.
Rarely do they realize that moment blossoms into a lifetime commitment.
No eggs, but some spoons full of slowly whipped cream.
They do that because they think computer work is no real work. Although everyone sees that the whole economy runs on computers now, it still is like 1985. The nerdy basement kid from next door has a new toy, so probably knows about your computer, too. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/computers
So a proper comparison would be asking the next door art teacher to paint something decorative for your living room. For free.
(My wife is an art teacher, these things really do happen.)
Does growing old *really* beat the alternative?
As you get older, your body starts to fail. You start to experience pain that never goes away.
Snuff it, though, and all of that goes away. All your worries and cares just evaporate.
All your joys do, too, I suppose.
So it's really kind of a judgement call, I suppose. If your joys outweigh your problems, and you can't reduce your problems or increase your joys, maybe it's reasonable to kill yourself, if rather selfish (assuming others love you, despite being a miserable wreck).
Bottle deposits. Why do some states have this? The answer I always get is "Because it helps with recycling" NO IT DOES NOT. If you didn't have a deposit you would place the items in with your other recycled items and take it to the curb. The residents of other states can comprehend this.
I see Hannaford Supermarkets has introduced something called Clynk in New York and Maine. This will add yet another step in the unneeded process. You place your refundable (deposit) items in a special bag, place an id sticker on that bag, lug the bag to the store, scan your special card at the kiosk, and then place your bag in the container. You don't have to sort it, the new machine does all the work. Then after a few days the deposits returned to your account. You can use YOUR MONEY at the checkout, or donate it to charity*.
A stupid unneeded process made more complicated and it also delays you getting your money back.
* An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need, not a person named Charity.
They recycled during WWII. There used to be scrap metal drives, people donated scrap metal to a charity and they took it to a recycle plant. I can't believe people wouldn't recycle if there wasn't a five cent deposit attached.
Recycling costs too much, ostensibly.
Maryland has an aggressive recycling program that beats people over the head with the effort. But, they remain very quiet about the overall cost of the effort, and the degree to which it has saved taxpayers money.
I suspect it costs more than it saves.