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wirestyle22

I'm not even going to bother explaining a single thing to my users anymore. This user has an i5 with 8 gigs of ram and is only running office but says "My computer is slow. I need a new computer." No, you don't. You're accessing huge files on a 10/100 network from a dell 2800 in another building using wireless link. Spend fucking money.

I need to start drinking more

User: Why is it so hard to get the city to spend money?
Me: It's just as hard to get them to save money
<Mic Drop>

DustinB3403

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This stunning 'hotel room' in the Swiss Alps has no walls

So screw in the open wild, where there may only be a few hundred people with binoculars watching. . .

Sounds enjoyable.

scottalanmiller

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This stunning 'hotel room' in the Swiss Alps has no walls

That looks awesome.

scottalanmiller

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

User: Why is it so hard to get the city to spend money?
Me: It's just as hard to get them to save money
<Mic Drop>

Maybe the latter explains the former.

Dashrender

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

I'm not even going to bother explaining a single thing to my users anymore. This user has an i5 with 8 gigs of ram and is only running office but says "My computer is slow. I need a new computer." No, you don't. You're accessing huge files on a 10/100 network from a dell 2800 in another building using wireless link. Spend fucking money.

I need to start drinking more

User: Why is it so hard to get the city to spend money?
Me: It's just as hard to get them to save money
<Mic Drop>

LOL - Weird for you to even be having this conversation - this seems like something that their manager should be getting from the head of IT.

something like this:
user thinks their computer is slow - reports it to IT.
IT reports the computer is working at it's optimum ability.
User disagrees and tells boss.
Boss agrees with user and reports to IT.
IT passes complaint to head of IT
Head of IT informs the how and why of current performance limitations to manager.
manager puts pressure on their chain of command for improved infrastructure - sighting increase employee output as reason for send.
etc.

DustinB3403

@Dashrender That is how it's supposed to work, but rarely do people actually follow that process because it seems to me many IT people have a difficult time conveying an issue in non-magical words.

NerdyDad

@DustinB3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This stunning 'hotel room' in the Swiss Alps has no walls

So screw in the open wild, where there may only be a few hundred people with binoculars watching. . .

Sounds enjoyable.

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This stunning 'hotel room' in the Swiss Alps has no walls

That looks awesome.

I'm just going to leave that alone.

RojoLoco

@DustinB3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This stunning 'hotel room' in the Swiss Alps has no walls

So screw in the open wild, where there may only be a few hundred people with binoculars watching. . .

Sounds enjoyable.

Much better to have a bed when screwing in the great outdoors.

scottalanmiller

@RojoLoco said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@DustinB3403 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

This stunning 'hotel room' in the Swiss Alps has no walls

So screw in the open wild, where there may only be a few hundred people with binoculars watching. . .

Sounds enjoyable.

Much better to have a bed when screwing in the great outdoors.

Yeah, pine cones and wasps nests getting stuck somewhere is for the other thread!

wirestyle22

@Dashrender said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

I'm not even going to bother explaining a single thing to my users anymore. This user has an i5 with 8 gigs of ram and is only running office but says "My computer is slow. I need a new computer." No, you don't. You're accessing huge files on a 10/100 network from a dell 2800 in another building using wireless link. Spend fucking money.

I need to start drinking more

User: Why is it so hard to get the city to spend money?
Me: It's just as hard to get them to save money
<Mic Drop>

LOL - Weird for you to even be having this conversation - this seems like something that their manager should be getting from the head of IT.

something like this:
user thinks their computer is slow - reports it to IT.
IT reports the computer is working at it's optimum ability.
User disagrees and tells boss.
Boss agrees with user and reports to IT.
IT passes complaint to head of IT
Head of IT informs the how and why of current performance limitations to manager.
manager puts pressure on their chain of command for improved infrastructure - sighting increase employee output as reason for send.
etc.

C:\Users\anyone> ping Ian Moran
General Failure.
General Failure.
General Failure.
General Failure.
General Failure.
General Failure.
General Failure.
General Failure.