Geek Pet Hates.

Dave M · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:12

qqg3 said:
Excuse me, are you being dumb? Since when is 'PIN' redundant?

Some people in this thread have some serious problems/OCD, haha

Personal identification number number? The second number is redundant.

But not being pedantic people say it so everybody knows what kind of pin they are referring to (you could mean a needle, as unlikely as it seems).

Dano · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:12

mac1st3 said:
people saying "PIN number" it's redundant, Personal Identification NUMBER!

Hah, I do that on purpose at work because I know it winds one of my work mates up

gillywibble · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:15

p4radox said:
spell-checking

spell checking

Tefal · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:15

qqg3 said:
Excuse me, are you being dumb? Since when is 'PIN' redundant?

Some people in this thread have some serious problems/OCD, haha

are you being dumb? :confused:

Catahya · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:23

People who call the computer "the harddrive"
People who think more storage ("memory") will make the computer faster
People who "switch off" the computer by pressing the button on the monitor
People who generally think they know everything but is really seriously confused with what everything is called is making me want to punch someone...! :mad:

I also HATE it when someone ask for help with something and you start helping / explaining and then they question your methods!! :mad:

Usually with something stupid like "oops, you forgot to put www at the beginning. It won't work now!" If you're such an expert then go do it yourself!

I also have the story about a coworkers mum who put the computer in the basement because it was noisy, and then rang and asked for help when the monitor wouldn't display a picture.

Adsta · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:23

Janesy B said:
looking at that makes me ill.

Mmmmm minimalist

For some reason looking at that wallpaper makes me dizzy

davethe11 · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:26

Knubje said:
When someone asks a question and you try and help them but they try and jump about 10 steps ahead of what they think you are going to tell them to do.

grrrr

people who ask me to do them a favor, then get impatient because I don't like to do half a job.

RobH · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:29

Adsta said:
For some reason looking at that wallpaper makes me dizzy

In person it looks fine but when you photograph the building it looks different.

hux · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:30

Ah the bullring, is it any good, i was up brum a couple years back and just missed out it's opening.

Logsi · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:34

Janesy B said:
looking at that makes me ill.

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Mmmmm minimalist :)[/QUOTE]

Even better...

[IMG]http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/998/screenshot20091231at132.png

I just say to people asking for help now to get a Mac and leave me alone...

People also rope me in to do anything remotely electrical also.

sharpygsxr · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:35

hux said:
i was up brum a couple years back

Typo?

Dano · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:40

^^^ People telling me that they're buying a Mac as they don't need to worry about viruses on them.

Adsta · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:41

hux said:
i was up brum a couple years back and just missed out it's opening.

is it just me that read that rudely

lionheart766 · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:41

People who have not restarted their PC, even after being asked to do so to fix the orphan process still running.
When you point out to them that it is obvious they have not restarted they just point out to you thats all you IT bods know how to do.

hux · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:49

sharpygsxr said:
Typo?

Typo or a freudian slip, depends on which way you want to take it.

G|mp · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:50

I hate geeks with pets.

SexyGreyFox · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:55

mglover070588 said:
People who ask me to build a PC.....then somehow think it comes with a free lifetime warranty.
EG// I make a PC then 4 months later I get a phonecall expecting me to come and fix it as it has got a virus or BSOD. The deal was to make them a PC, no free lifetime cover comes with it!!!

That also applies to PC's 'you had a look at because some software went a bit wrong'.
You suddenly become responsible for that PC for the rest of it's life because you did something to it.

Not geeky but I can't stand people who type ect instead of etc.

hux · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:55

G|mp said:
I hate geeks with pets.

That's me buggered then.

G|mp · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:56

dmpoole said:
Not geeky but I can't stand people who type ect instead of etc.

bushmins said:
People who write ect instead of etc.

ect.

Beansprout · 31 Dec 2009 at 13:58

"What does this do?"

I don't know, TRY IT!