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- XxXoldsaltXxX, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8523. Do you submit articles hosted on a server that can't handle digg?
- hockachu, on 10/11/2007, -1/+75Since none of the mirrors caught it in time here are the questions:
1. Do you proclaim, out loud, your three year old knows more about computers than you do?
2. Are you still looking for the “Any Key”?
3. Do you really think you win something for being the 421,232th visitor?
4. Is your only solution to call the family “computer geek”?
5. Do you call the thing above the 8 a snowflake?
6. Is Netscape 4.7 your default browser?
7. Do you believe that the Firefox people are talking about is the 1982 movie about a really cool jet?
8. Do the blinking ads compel you to click?
9. Are your passwords on a sticky note on your monitor?
10. Do you ignore those messages that tell your anti-virus subscription has expired?
11. Is your home network’s name “linksys”?
12. Do you not believe in a firewall?
13. Have you paid for any Geek Squad services?
14. Do you anxiously open every attachment in your email?
15. When someone is explaining something technical, do you dismiss it as “computer talk”?
16. Do you think you can get a free iPod for filling out your zip code?
17. Do you believe the IT people have magical powers?
18. Do you have a collection of AOL discs?
19. Have you hit your monitor when your computer gave an error?
20. Do you still the think the Internet is a fad?
21. When someone asks what’s wrong with your computer, do you respond with, “It’s running slow”? - sclark, on 10/11/2007, -1/+37Have you hit your monitor when your computer gave an error? .... uh, oh. But, c'mon. It deserved it.
- Willow01, on 10/11/2007, -1/+29#24 Posting Duggmirror links when they don't work.
- hamen, on 10/11/2007, -2/+29“It’s running slow”...
How many time i heard it....
Sigh... - blahtastic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+27Why the hell not? Free cases! Plus free coasters, free frisbees, free room decorations....
- empeethree, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19I have a collection of AOL disc. All been zapped in the microwave and make nice beer coasters
- SteveMax, on 10/11/2007, -2/+21Who doesn't keep their AOL CDs? They are great coasters, frisbees, can make for good decoration if painted well, etc. Just don't put them on your drive and you're all set.
- DreKor, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19Come on, "running slow" is a valid symtom. It helps you to immediately rule out such problems as: it's on fire, it's not plugged in, and the monitor is disconnected.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+17I'm guilty of saving the AOL disc cases.
- rockrapdude, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14How many times has this to be said to fully understand it?
number of diggs =/= number of click on the link - doddilus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1219. Have you hit your monitor when your computer gave an error?
i fail to see how that makes you a stupid computer user, some errors are very frustrating, and when my computer flat out dies, I whip out my sledge hammer - JAVandiver, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10I am forwarding this to my boss...
- NSMike, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11I thought the BOFH was the help desk dude that told people to do things that ultimately destroyed their machines.
- daven1986, on 10/11/2007, -4/+13oh come on guys this is just *****. they aren't funny at all. also it should be the 421,232nd visitor.
buried as lame - carolinaws, on 10/11/2007, -0/+722. Do you double-click every icon/link/button? Even in a web browser?
- quietcynic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I never noticed that the asterisk looks like a snowflake right now, and, frankly, I'm a little tempted to start calling it that from now on.
- mendicant, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Ummmm. A BOFH is a bastard of a sysadmin. They're usually the ones doing the talking (or something else....) about the user. Man.
Go here for some good reading from the original BOFH, Simon Travaglia: http://members.iinet.com.au/~bofh/index.html
Also, I happen to have quite a large collection of AOL discs. It's not about having them, it's about using them. - Willow01, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8@cmiyc
#26. Idiots who know what they are talking about.
Some of us actually have the dugged extension for FF. Which I seem to click on first. Then I try the actual link if it didn't catch it. You should learn to keep quiet when grownups are talking. - Sms4001, on 10/11/2007, -0/+622. You create a quiz website that you would have to print out to actually take.
- brocklese, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7As a person who works at a helpdesk, trust me it gets very annoying very very fast...
- WATYF, on 10/11/2007, -0/+522. Did you buy your computer based solely on the fact that all of the cool people you know have the same one?
- EthylAdded, on 10/11/2007, -0/+524. Do you need an anti-virus subscription?
- Niten, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Hey, at least you didn't actually _use_ them...
- spidoman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4If you actually work at a helpdesk, "it's running slow" is probably one of the most helpful things that can actually be said. It's not dead, it's not bluescreening, and it's not some prick who thinks he knows what he's talking about, but in reality is stupid enough to have to call the helpdesk.
It's running slow starts out the easy process of virus scanning, spyware/adaware scanning, and cleaning up the hard drive.
I LOVE when people say "it's running slow", I know exactly what I need to do to fix it, and it's an easy fix 99% of the time. - Subliminalbits, on 10/11/2007, -10/+1321 Questions to Determine If You Are a Stupid Computer User
After working in the Internet / IT industry for several years I have come across my share of people that should not be allowed to touch a computer. I could not find a test that would test the knowledge of an average person to determine if they were worthy or not to use a computer.
Here are twenty one questions to test your computer literacy. Answer carefully, you are being graded.
Question Yes No
1. Do you proclaim, out loud, your three year old knows more about computers than you do? ____ ____
2. Are you still looking for the “Any Key”? ____ ____
3. Do you really think you win something for being the 421,232th visitor? ____ ____
4. Is your only solution to call the family “computer geek”? ____ ____
5. Do you call the thing above the 8 a snowflake? ____ ____
6. Is Netscape 4.7 your default browser? ____ ____
7. Do you belive that the Firefox people are talking about is the 1982 movie about a really cool jet? ____ ____
8. Do the blinking ads compell you to click? ____ ____
9. Are your passwords on a sticky note on your monitor? ____ ____
10. Do you ignore those messages that tell your anti-virus subscription has expired? ____ ____
11. Is your home network’s name “linksys”? ____ ____
12. Do you not believe in a firewall? ____ ____
13. Have you paid for any Geek Squad services? ____ ____
14. Do you anxiously open every attachment in your email? ____ ____
15. When someone is explaining something technical, do you dismiss it as “computer talk”? ____ ____
16. Do you think you can get a free iPod for filling out your zip code? ____ ____
17. Do you believe the IT people have magical powers? ____ ____
18. Do you have a collection of AOL discs? ____ ____
19. Have you hit your monitor when your computer gave an error? ____ ____
20. Do you still the think the Internet is a fad? ____ ____
21. When someone asks what’s wrong with your computer, do you respond with, “It’s running slow”? ____ ____
Well, did you do? If you answered “Yes” to any of the questions, then you fail. You probably already give the IT folks migraines and it would be best if you stepped away from the computer. Oh yeah, they already make fun of you. You are referred to as either a SEU - Stupid End User or a BOFH - Bastard Operator From Hell. When you call them with a problem they laugh and tell the other IT people that you have another Eye-Dee-Ten-Tee error (figure it out). The only thing you are good for is clicking on ads. There may be hope for you yet.
If you answered “No” to all the questions, then you had a good laugh and sympathized with IT people around the world. Thank you for not being one of them. - timusca, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3All of them?
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3rofl... so how many did you answer yes to?
- theOster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3i must admit, i used to hit my computer monitor when it gave an error.
then i bought a dog. - kingkilr, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4None of the mirrors got it, can someone copy paste?
- timusca, on 10/11/2007, -4/+7So you can read the REST of the page
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21 Questions to Determine If You Are a Stupid Computer User
After working in the Internet / IT industry for several years I have come across my share of people that should not be allowed to touch a computer. I could not find a test that would test the knowledge of an average person to determine if they were worthy or not to use a computer.
Here are twenty one questions to test your computer literacy. Answer carefully, you are being graded.
1. Do you proclaim, out loud, your three year old knows more about computers than you do?
2. Are you still looking for the “Any Key”?
3. Do you really think you win something for being the 421,232th visitor?
4. Is your only solution to call the family “computer geek”?
5. Do you call the thing above the 8 a snowflake?
6. Is Netscape 4.7 your default browser?
7. Do you belive that the Firefox people are talking about is the 1982 movie about a really cool jet?
8. Do the blinking ads compell you to click?
9. Are your passwords on a sticky note on your monitor?
10. Do you ignore those messages that tell your anti-virus subscription has expired?
11. Is your home network’s name “linksys”?
12. Do you not believe in a firewall?
13. Have you paid for any Geek Squad services?
14. Do you anxiously open every attachment in your email?
15. When someone is explaining something technical, do you dismiss it as “computer talk”?
16. Do you think you can get a free iPod for filling out your zip code?
17. Do you believe the IT people have magical powers?
18. Do you have a collection of AOL discs?
19. Have you hit your monitor when your computer gave an error?
20. Do you still the think the Internet is a fad?
21. When someone asks what’s wrong with your computer, do you respond with, “It’s running slow”?
Well, did you do? If you answered “Yes” to any of the questions, then you fail. You probably already give the IT folks migraines and it would be best if you stepped away from the computer. Oh yeah, they already make fun of you. You are referred to as either a SEU - Stupid End User or a BOFH - Bastard Operator From Hell. When you call them with a problem they laugh and tell the other IT people that you have another Eye-Dee-Ten-Tee error (figure it out). The only thing you are good for is clicking on ads. There may be hope for you yet.
If you answered “No” to all the questions, then you had a good laugh and sympathized with IT people around the world. Thank you for not being one of them.
I’m sure there are some questions that need to be added. Let me know, and I will add them to the list. - Bartboy919, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Yep, he means all of no one.
- AlanLivingston, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4How many times has this to be said to fully understand it?
number of diggs is proportional to the number of click on the link - bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3@KaserPro
wow, if that's what you consider technical computer lingo then you deserved to fail. how about cmos, latency, north bridge, fsb, heat sync... eh? - fuzzynyanko, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Oh yeah. Here's one: You think the thin, plastic 3.5" discs that have the slide protectors at the bottom are hard disks.
- novahh, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I also am guilty of saving AOL spam disks.
But, when I show up in a Clueless-style CD dress to E-ball next year, no one will be able to see what type of CDs they are ;D - MrFatalistic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2ha, I _do_ ignore the message that my anti-virus subscription is lapsed (mostly because it doesn't exist) I have virus protection on my e-mail which is the only place I would ever potentially be infected (small chance at that) because I don't go clicking "nudebeyoncepics.exe" or "win10000dollars.pif" (ha, pif). I certainly don't download "omg it's ut 3 leaked, get it now.torrent" and I don't download anything from a blog.
I run bidirectional firewall software and I scrutinize the software I install, and I've never acquired a rootkit or virus. If that's a surprise to the "security experts" on digg, they can smc. - ROFLance, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Does anyone still the think the Internet is a fad? I the think it are.
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2well, pretty much everything except the aol discs and hitting the monitor are spot on...
you're some sort of mad genius if you avoided getting an aol disc in the mail every day for the entire decade of the 90s. And, well, i usually take it out on my keyboard or mouse, but who doesn't hit things when the computer/program crashes at that one particular wrong moment? - aliengoods, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5I take exception to #12 (Do you not believe in a firewall?). I don't believe in firewalls, or at least using them as your ONLY means of securing a system, especially a server. I know what services are running and I take the steps to secure each service, including setting appropriate permissions for each service. The firewall is often a lazy, feel good measure. If the services you use aren't secure and the firewall is open on those ports, you're going to get hacked. But with the firewall in place, I find that admins get complacent when it comes to regular updates of critical services, and when they get hacked the firewall is their measure of deniability.
As a side note, I have 2 servers that run in the wild without a firewall (one is development and one is a honeypot). They have yet to be compromised in any way. - NSMike, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I had a collection of 80 some AOL discs in high school. We used to play hockey at the lunch table with them.
- fast1marine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2no it means that you just plugged your router in without even checking the settings.
- lessew, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Right with you... first thing people say to me when they contact helpdesk. 'My computer's been running a little slow lately'. It doesn't help that lately it's true, what with the retarded MS updates taking 99% of the cpu issue.
- AlanLivingston, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2That's a funny thing about english. Zero is plural!
EDIT: With examples.
For example:
I have one girlfriend.
I have two girlfriends.
I have no girlfriends. - fast1marine, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Wow I forgot to put two commas in next time I'll submit an editorial draft, so yep that is what you do when you can't argue with me change subjects. So don't fall in line with people who can't argue, or the ones who like to bury my comments cause they have no real argument.
- bgreen00, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1When they gave out floppies, it was always good to format them and use them for extra storage.
- GMorgan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I've hit the monitor and 'the CPU' when it's given me a series of errors. It's very therapeutic. Honestly battering the machine is par for the course. I've bust enough mice with my fist to be wanted for genocide against mice (seems to happen less since the much heralded emergence of the optical mouse, in the good ol' days though).
I answered no for everything else though so there is some value in the test and I suppose when they mean hit the monitor they mean tap it to try and wake it up or something else ridiculous rather than punch it in anger. - Muncher, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I just tried it in a virtual machine... nothing too bad happened. It just prompts me for the date and time every time I boot (not sure why). All the commands and everything seem to work fine, though.
- bIuebonics, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1my cousin and i tried to purposely get a computer infected. basically, on a fresh sp1 xp install with no firewall, we didn't get anything from just visiting porn sites and crack sites. we had to resort to bearshare and xxxteenporn.jpg.exe before we actually got a virus. in the end, it made me 10x more puzzled as to why i get called back by a select few of the same people every week who continually manage to break their systems. wtf DO these people do?!? o_O
- NospmisRemoh, on 10/11/2007, -1/+29. Are your passwords on a sticky note on your monitor?
We all laugh, but what is better: an easy password to remember (and thus easy to guess) or a hard password that you have written down on your monitor? If a "bad guy" is in your house reading your passwords off your monitor you have much bigger things to worry about. You can tell people over and over that they need complex, unique passwords for every site they visit but in practice, if people can't write stuff down, they will end up using the same, simple password for every site. -
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