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Just because I’m an IT guy, it doesn’t mean I know why your laptop is slow.

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23 points

Or how to fix your printer.

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45 points

Nobody knows how to fix a printer

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17 points

I can’t even get my own printer to work.

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Did you know they still sell dot matrix printers? Wild.

Everything since then has been a mistake.

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7 points

I had a guy recently ask why his printer wasn’t working after he got a new router, and it turns out it is because the printer only went up to 802.11g. I’m pretty amazed that printer outlived the wireless standard it was using.

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75 points

Also, that software engineer and IT are not interchangeable terms

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27 points

“I’m a software engineer, not a printer whisperer”

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^ This. So much this. I’m a software engineer, and people will ask me IT questions about software I have no clue how to use.

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36 points

“Can you hack my ex-girlfriends Instagram?”

Or, “I have an amazing idea for an app…”

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Clearly, if my years on the internet taught me anything, the killer app ID is an app that hack’s ex’s socials with bonus functionality for changing their school grades

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My app idea was location based reminders instead of time based.

The next time you’re at the store you’ll get a notification with your notes.

I think it’s a neat idea but i never have location on so 🤷‍♂️

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4 points

I can’t hack insta. But I can probably hack your ex. Spearfishing is largely just a matter of time.

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“My app idea is that you can see where your girlfriend is at all times.”

“So you’re telling me you want me to build an illegal stalking system? Have you really thought this through?”

(Based on an actual conversation.)

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2 points

Yeah, but what could it be though?

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Eh, you probably do, you just don’t want to spend three hours wading through mountains of malware for free.

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I don’t want to do it for money either.

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3 points

I mean if their hardride isn’t full, and their task manager isn’t showing a bunch of bloat, then it’s 95% of the time a hardware issue.

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I mean, 90% chance it’s because: still using a hard drive, old ass CPU/heat issues+throttling, OS and software bloat.

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Bloat

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I’m on a laptop from before the Mayan apocalypse. Works fine for everything except gaming. It’s bloat.

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And they need to download more RAM

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