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Dude uses ethernet cable for months cause he thinks WiFi is broken, learns it wasn't at all. | TIFU and used an ethernet cable 9 months M Writing on mobile, apologies if formatting is odd. Also obligatory this-wasn't-today disclaimer. As many us have been doing over past 10-odd months been working home lot more. There's lot paper-based processes need doing as part my job, but last March fortunate be given opportunity work home, and given laptop this worked fine day brought home, and looking

Dude Thinks WiFi's Broken, Uses Ethernet Cable For Months, Learns Toggle Got Switched

A humbling experience for sure.

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Professional RC Racing Is A Thrilling Spectacle

The announcer is crushing it.

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IT dude's coworker refuses to take the printer advice she's given, fire ensues. | r/talesfromtechsupport u/TheClawsThatCatch 3y must be pri Zen and art starting fire lunchroom Long man sits at desk front man's desk is window. Through window he sees woodpecker tapping on windowsill. Tap, tap, tap sound is not entirely unpleasant and he savors its rhythm as scent fresh coffee wafts up cup on desk. He is at peace.

Coworker Disregards IT Guy's Advice, Fiery Mess Ensues

Yep, definitely must be the printer.

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entitled mom lets kid have tablet at daycare and gets kicked out | r/AmItheAsshole Posted by u/porosisr 14 hours ago O 18 17 S 15 E 16 2 AITA not changing my rules and terminating care have home daycare like think pretty lenient but do have one big rule: Don't make bad guy understand might have different rules but don't make child resent by not backing dn Anyway, another rule is don't allow outside toys or electronics. Kids can bring stuffed animals nap if they're sleeping on rest mats but don't

Entitled Mom Brings Kid To Daycare With Tablet, Gets Booted

Back in my day we had a stick and a rock. And Tamagatchi.

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A regional director doesn't understand how a computer reboot works, so IT enlightens them. | r/talesfromtechsupport Join u/Oricu 1y shut computer down every single night Long Whenever user puts ticket about their computer being slow first thing do is check uptime. Nine times out ten, there's system uptime (on Windows 7 at well over 40 days and reboot clears up all their problems. Occasionally user argues about this and today one those days.

Regional Director Doesn't Understand Computer Reboot, IT Patiently Enlightens Them

The patience of an actual saint.

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Modern Hero Confronts The World's Worst Scammer

Way to go, Jim.

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A tech support employee tells the tale of old miss Jones. | r/talesfromtechsupport u/Clickity_clickity 4y Now published author 1 Tale Miss Jones Long r/ALL first time Miss Jones' system had problem, she didn't think call tech support. Miss Jones nice lady. She sweet, armed with pocket photo album children and cats (which she constantly mixed up names and with cubicle so decorated as give impression simply by passing by, one suddenly suffering froma stroke taking form hallucination best parts

Tech Support Employee Tells The Tale Of Miss Jones

Bless Miss Jones' heart.

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Good friends use technology to make an earth sandwich by placing slices of bread on the ground on different ends of the world | harrisoncorboy OO wanna make earth sandwich live Australia or New Zealand? Australia Do have piece bread?

Mates Use Technology To Make An Earth Sandwich

Beautiful things happen when people work together.

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Company insists on server not being fixed, so a massive fallout ensues. | r/talesfromtechsupport Join u/MorpheusJay 1d 3 3 S 7 1 8 1 Don't want fix servers? Fine. Long First time posting this sub. Cross-posting because told might enjoy this. Background some time around 2000 worked major finance/brokerage company department.

Company Insists On Server Not Being Fixed, Massive Fallout Ensues

It was bound to shake out like this.

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Multiple senior network engineers are unable to resolve CEO's easily fixable tech issue. | Rule Zero Long 's an average post-holiday weekday afternoon at my work, which means am mostly hanging out, answering various questions our first line contact, clarifying department rules and updating procedures am also checking up on various ancient work orders gathering dust our queue, usually lack customer or management response, and indiscriminately nuking ones can close due lack customer response while

Senior Network Engineers Fail To Follow Rule Zero, Company Wastes Thousands Of Dollars

Rule number zero, or don't trust the customer.

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A Tumblr thread about the intergalactic adventures of a space Roomba. | humans-are-seriously-weird E space-australians Follow sepulchritude Follow on topic humans being intergalactic “hold my beer" species: imagine an alien stepping onto human starship and seeing space roomba™ with knife duct taped onto just wandering around ship

Tumblr Thread: Intergalactic Adventures Of Weaponized Roomba

All hail, Stabby!

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Tech Wizard Gains Access To Scammers' CCTV's

A+ work, my dude.

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Karen has a complete meltdown over an Air Pods gift. | have HUGE PROBLEM! Umm hello? Emergency over here need attention extremely upset. lis Hey sorry on call, couldn't get phone is everything okay?

Karen Has Complete Freakout Over Air Pods Gift

Air Pods Pro and nothing less for Karen.

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Amazon Alexa VS Google Assistant At Chess

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Tech calls a customer about their internet being down, and there's a literal fire. | r/talesfromtechsupport Join u/Universal_Binary Internet link is down might be because 's on fire Short This is my all-time favorite interaction with tech support. Late one December evening number years ago got an unexpected call my boss. He said there fire at office, and might want come and see going on. So did. By time got there fire on its way out, and and couple dozen others were standing around parking

Tech Calls Customer About Internet Being Down, There's A Literal Fire

No biggie, just a fire going down.

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Customer changes their phone password, and then thinks that their phone's dead. | r/talesfromtechsupport u/E_n_z_z_o changed my password and my phone died did do Short work Technical Support call center major smart phone manufacturer and received following call last night. C Customer H Customer's Husband M 3D M: thank calling major phone manufacturer, my name is OP can help ?

Customer Changes Phone Password, Thinks Phone's Dead, Asks For Manager

Some people are truly lost.

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