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'You need to get me back online': Remote employee left with no internet at home after assuming company pays for it, then gets fired for blaming tech support

'You need to get me back online': Remote employee left with no internet at home after assuming company pays for it, then gets fired for blaming tech support

Instant karma is the best kind of karma. Nobody wants to see destiny play out slowly over time… We want karma now. One remote worker called up tech support on a Friday, just as the IT employee was about to head home. The worker was livid that their internet wasn't working, and they completely flipped out on the poor IT employee who hadn't done anything wrong. The worker explained that their internet wasn't working, and demanded IT fix it right that instant. After a couple of questions, the prob…
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'The look on his face was golden': Housemate uses program to lock computer, denying his roommate internet access until he washes the dishes

'The look on his face was golden': Housemate uses program to lock computer, denying his roommate internet access until he washes the dishes

One man found himself in a sticky situation regarding his messy roommate who literally refused to wash his own dishes. This story brings up some pretty bitter memories for me because I too had a roommate whose sense of cleanliness was worse than a two-year-old. She would also throw tantrums, so I was basically living with an actual child. In this case, the man found a way to exact some petty payback, and he knew just how to do it. After confronting his roommate who told him that he was never go…
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'Cancel my service now, I will go to your competitors': Australian woman loses internet access for two years

'Cancel my service now, I will go to your competitors': Australian woman loses internet access for two years

This service provider tried a lot of different ways, but they couldn't convince one customer that she was wrong . As case worker at an internet service provider, this person had to work with all types of customers. If you've worked in a customer service role for even a day, you'll know that people are not always kind to the person on the other end of the phone. In fact, some people are under the impression that the louder they talk, the better their results will be. This person, u/JimmyRecard,…
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'I'm stuck on one teeny tiny detail': Internet sleuths scrutinize dude's breakup message after his ex questions if he used AI to pen the note

'I'm stuck on one teeny tiny detail': Internet sleuths scrutinize dude's breakup message after his ex questions if he used A.I. to pen the note

“I think A.I. just dumped me ,” confessed one confused person. As artificial intelligence, commonly known as A.I., becomes larger and more integrated with everyday life, things are going to get weird. At this point in the internet, we know A.I. is here to stay, but we aren't quite sure how to properly integrate it into businesses or our personal lives. Teachers are reading A.I.-written papers that their students have turned in, and some business people have resorted to letting an A.I. do their…
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'Santa is a huge part of Christmas!': Parent criticized for telling 6-year-old daughter that santa isn't real

There's this growing sentiment in modern parenting that we should never lie to our children, that, if we do, they may one day grow up to resent us for giving them an unrealistic view of the world. Maybe, just maybe, that desire for a more realistic and grounded approach stems from the fact that we were raised being told that we could be whatever, whoever, and wherever we wanted to be when the reality is that all of those things cost money and if you don't have enough money to go, be and do ever…
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'The install guy had to call me three times': Internet provider refuses to cancel customer's service, customer makes them drive to the middle of nowhere to prove they can't install satellite internet

'The install guy had to call me three times': Internet provider refuses to cancel customer's service, customer makes them drive to the middle of nowhere to prove they can't install satellite internet

One customer had a hard time getting their internet provider to understand them. When they said they were moving off the grid , they weren't kidding! Rural life is appealing to many people because of that amazing peace and quiet you find while living in nature. Isolated from other houses, cars, and buildings, you can really appreciate the quietude. Some people even love to live really deep out in nature . In places like Alaska or other very rural locales, it's common that some folks won't have…
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'AM Transistor radios from Radio Shack': 25 Old things people miss from the pre-internet era

'AM transistor radios from Radio Shack': 25 Old things people miss from the pre-internet era

What do you miss most from the days before the internet's glowing screens took up all our time? It turns out that lots of people have things they're nostalgic for! As numerous Twitter users shared , starting with @ThatEricAlper's prompt tweet, people miss everything from getting catalogues in the mail to being harder to get in contact with. I still recall the days of having to travel to a library if I wanted to use a computer. We just didn't have a computer at our house at the time, and cell ph…
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'NO DRILLING IN MY HOUSE': Karen makes it impossible for cable guy to fix internet issues, she tries to get free TV from him

The audacity to intervene and then ask for free stuff!
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30+ People who would be helplessly lost without the internet and technology

30+ People who would be helplessly lost without the internet and technology

The internet grows so rapidly that sometimes we take for granted how recently it was that its' tendrils just didn't reach some people. People just used to not be online. And maybe some still are, “Castaway” style, avoiding the screens that seem inevitable. These days, it's all but impossible not to be on the inter webs. Most people in the 2020s have some kind of social media, even if it's just a Facebook account. However, the internet is slowly seeping into every aspect of life, like with new f…
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Mom Finds Daughter's Rude TikToks About Her, Gets Revenge By Cutting Off Internet

Never make a TikTok about your Mom when you rely on her for everything
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Trending Topic: Woman 'Catfished' by Her Ex's New Girlfriend, Internet Offers Their Advice

It's no secret that the Internet loves a good catfishing story. The recent viral internet trends surrounding the subject have been helped immensely by Netflix's fascination with pumping out docu-drama's on victims and perpetrators of the “Catfish.” Recent examples include their series on Anna Delvey who catfished the entire system of New York's elite, ‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev who is inexplicably not in prison, and Manti Te'o, an NFL player who was infamously catfished by a non-existent wo…
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The Top 10 Liars of the Week Getting Roasted Online

These liars got put in their place for making wildly inaccurate claims online.
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Couple's Bizarre Argument Over Drinking Water Befuddles the Internet

People can develop obsessions over the strangest things, but how you prepare your drinking water has got to be one of the strangest of them all. This couple has an extremely complicated process for preparing their drinking water, ensuring it's just the right conditions and temperature. As this bizarre ritual has slowly devolved, the molehill of “water preparation” has grown into a volcano that is threatening to burst and tear this couple's relationship asunder.
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Online Debate Erupts Over Absurd Package Delivery Failure

Is this a failure or a success story?
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Internet Bewildered Over "Metric Minutes" Listed on Viral Oatmeal Label

Internet users are bewildered over this oatmeal cooking label that was posted to Reddit on the r/mildlyinteresting subreddit. Reddit, the popular social news aggregation site, offers various subsections where different types of content and topics can be posted and discussed amongst users. Through “upvoting” or “downvoting” a post, the users can contribute to the overall rating of content which determines how posts appear on the feed. If a post garners a high number, or percentage, of upvotes wi…
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Strange Moments Of Internet Weirdness To Ponder

Context is key, and this is a broken piano.
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