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    • NattNattN
      NattNatt @Deleted74295
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      @Breffni-Potter said:

      @NattNatt said:

      And tbh most CEO's I've worked with seem to have a similar mentality? That's how they get successful, by being ruthless...

      Remember the homeless guy scene? 🙂 - Do you think most CEOs do that kind of thing?

      only seen the first episode.........

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      • Deleted74295D
        Deleted74295 Banned @NattNatt
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        @NattNatt said:

        only seen the first episode.........

        Right, I got up to episode 5 or 6 then had to stop. The drug stuff in the first 2-3 episodes I was ok with, it just takes a turn for the silly later on.

        Keep watching 🙂

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        • NattNattN
          NattNatt @Deleted74295
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          @Breffni-Potter said:

          @NattNatt said:

          only seen the first episode.........

          Right, I got up to episode 5 or 6 then had to stop. The drug stuff in the first 2-3 episodes I was ok with, it just takes a turn for the silly later on.

          Keep watching 🙂

          hah yeah, gonna limit myself to one episode a day etc...don't burn myself out on it too quick 😛

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          • nadnerBN
            nadnerB
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            lol, IT in TV shows? HA!
            In The Mentalist, their Cisco IP phones aren't even on.

            Most shows fail the smartphone test as the phones screen is on while it's up to their ear and their jibber jabbering away. There is a proximity sensor that turns this off. Shouldn't people research how stuff works?

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender
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              I agree that this show gets IT right (at least about the best I've ever seen). Yeah the drug crap is just that, but they have to give dimension to the character otherwise people will get bored with a 'techie' show. The hardcore drug crap simmers out after another 2 episodes - I really suggest that you give it a chance and make it through the cruft to get back to the story.

              Yeah that guy who wants to become CIO - oh man!!!! just watch!

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              • NattNattN
                NattNatt @nadnerB
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                @nadnerB said:

                lol, IT in TV shows? HA!
                In The Mentalist, their Cisco IP phones aren't even on.

                Most shows fail the smartphone test as the phones screen is on while it's up to their ear and their jibber jabbering away. There is a proximity sensor that turns this off. Shouldn't people research how stuff works?

                Yeah that's my point, it's so B/S in the majority of shows this one came as a pleasant surprise they get commands right, and the processes right...and it just feels right...plus the main character reminds me of a dude I used to chill with... :')

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                • nadnerBN
                  nadnerB
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                  Ho-lee Krap!
                  I just this minute saw a proximity faux pas on Big Bang Theory! A show about geekiness and neediness and they can't get their gadgetry correct!?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @nadnerB
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                    @nadnerB said:

                    Ho-lee Krap!
                    I just this minute saw a proximity faux pas on Big Bang Theory! A show about geekiness and neediness and they can't get their gadgetry correct!?

                    I don't watch that show because of that stuff. There is so little basic common sense tech checking on it. I remember like the first episode they talked about how they were "so high tech" and had a T1. A T1 was embarrassing and a decade out of date by the time that episode first aired. Even the non-technical people on the show should have noticed how embarrassingly inappropriate that was and that it made the main characters incredibly non-technical and that they were anything but into computers, they didn't care about them at all.

                    I lost interest right there. I knew that they weren't taking their material seriously. And the characters are just insanely annoying and shallow. There is nothing to the show. None of it is well thought out and they just throw buzzwords around. Shows about "smart people" written by dumb people are the most annoying things ever.

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                    • NattNattN
                      NattNatt @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by NattNatt

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @nadnerB said:

                      Ho-lee Krap!
                      I just this minute saw a proximity faux pas on Big Bang Theory! A show about geekiness and neediness and they can't get their gadgetry correct!?

                      I don't watch that show because of that stuff. There is so little basic common sense tech checking on it. I remember like the first episode they talked about how they were "so high tech" and had a T1. A T1 was embarrassing and a decade out of date by the time that episode first aired. Even the non-technical people on the show should have noticed how embarrassingly inappropriate that was and that it made the main characters incredibly non-technical and that they were anything but into computers, they didn't care about them at all.

                      I lost interest right there. I knew that they weren't taking their material seriously. And the characters are just insanely annoying and shallow. There is nothing to the show. None of it is well thought out and they just throw buzzwords around. Shows about "smart people" written by dumb people are the most annoying things ever.

                      and how many top level people use Alienwares..? They used to be good, sure, but now they're basically an overpriced dell with LED lights...

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @NattNatt
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                        @NattNatt said:

                        and how many top level people use Alienwares..? They used to be good, sure, but not they're basically an overpriced dell with LED lights...

                        Oh yeah. They are like Best Buy computer guys in that show. They are losers, not techs.

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                        • TeleFoxT
                          TeleFox
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                          They always have Cisco IP Phones...

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @TeleFox
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                            @TeleFox said:

                            They always have Cisco IP Phones...

                            Bwahahaha

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                            • NattNattN
                              NattNatt @TeleFox
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                              @TeleFox said:

                              They always have Cisco IP Phones...

                              Not always... but a stupidly high percentage yeah...

                              Maybe we should make a TV show with loads of stuff we actually do/use? 😛

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                              • TeleFoxT
                                TeleFox @NattNatt
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                                @NattNatt Omg that would be really funny... if a regular sitcom just got everything IT correct for the most part.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @TeleFox
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                                  @TeleFox said:

                                  @NattNatt Omg that would be really funny... if a regular sitcom just got everything IT correct for the most part.

                                  Or just do one episode remakes of other shows to show what IT would do instead of these weird "nothing like IT people" that they have.

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                                  • NattNattN
                                    NattNatt @TeleFox
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                                    @TeleFox said:

                                    @NattNatt Omg that would be really funny... if a regular sitcom just got everything IT correct for the most part.

                                    I'm down, we just need a few sponsors now ;D

                                    And obviously we'd use British people... 😉

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                                    • KellyK
                                      Kelly
                                      last edited by Kelly

                                      On a slightly related note, I was very surprised to see that in season 6 of Parks and Rec they started using Windows phones exclusively, and what appears to be a Surface. I'm curious if this will continue to the end of the series (still in season 6).

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                                      • Reid CooperR
                                        Reid Cooper
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                                        they are demonstrating that governments sell out easily.

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                                        • RojoLocoR
                                          RojoLoco @Reid Cooper
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                                          @Reid-Cooper said:

                                          they are demonstrating that TV shows sell out easily.

                                          FTFY

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