Things you've heard people refer to a PC as.

[MotionMan]

A lot of people DO run a Linux-based firmware on their Linksys routers.

No. Just no.

MotionMan

 

[Ichinisan]

No. Just no.

MotionMan

I agree that it shouldn't be called a "Linux box," but Linux-based routers can do a LOT.

You can modify many Linksys WRT54G routers (and other models) with USB ports and an SD card reader if you want to. You compile and run your daemons and servers (VPN, FTP, HTTP...)

 

[MotionMan]

I agree that it shouldn't be called a "Linux box," but Linux-based routers can do a LOT.

You can modify many Linksys WRT54G routers (and other models) with USB ports and an SD card reader if you want to. You compile and run your daemons and servers (VPN, FTP, HTTP...)

In the context of this particular person, it is not even worth mentioning the above.

MotionMan

 

[busydude]

Looks like a good show.

Fucking brilliant. I loved it.

 

[Ichinisan]

In the context of this particular person, it is not even worth mentioning the above.

MotionMan

10-4

 

[Locut0s]

No. Just no.

MotionMan

Why not? DDWRT and other Linux based firmware are fucking awsome!

 

[Ichinisan]

Just read an email ticket from our after-hours answering service at the local cableco:

"MRS. _____ HAS 3 TVS, LOST LOTS OF REGULAR CHANNELS, HBO STATIONS, AND THE TIME DISPLAY ON MODEMS. FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON NO RECEPTION AT ALL."

The cable boxes usually show the time on the front. The customer is calling her cable box the "modem."

 

[rasczak]

I've heard my step mom call it the web. Of course I immediately corrected her telling her that it was the CPU. Everything is better now.

 

[Nebbers]

thanks for wasting an hour of my life lol

Once I helped a user whose folders were all named "New Folder." There was a "New Folder" and a "New Folder (2)" and so on up to "New Folder (35)." He opened up one of them, and there were more "New Folders." And inside those were more. He had a series of handwritten sheets that indexed each of his files for him. He'd look up a file he wanted to find, and it would say, for example, "New Folder (22) - New Folder (5) - New Folder (8)."

I mentioned that he could rename the folders to reflect what data they contained. The user thanked me but assured me that the system he was currently using worked quite well.

That's straight up insanity.

 

[dbailey]

My mom doesn't understand when I say "it's saved on your desktop" that I mean her computer desktop, not the actual desk-top. Also, the pc was stuck at press F1 to continue or F2 to do something else.. she called me, I said to press F1. Wait... is it up to the Windows screen yet? No, nothing happened. What did you press exactly? I pressed F then 1. DOH!

 

[Snock514]

thanks for wasting an hour of my life lol

Once I helped a user whose folders were all named "New Folder." There was a "New Folder" and a "New Folder (2)" and so on up to "New Folder (35)." He opened up one of them, and there were more "New Folders." And inside those were more. He had a series of handwritten sheets that indexed each of his files for him. He'd look up a file he wanted to find, and it would say, for example, "New Folder (22) - New Folder (5) - New Folder (8)."

I mentioned that he could rename the folders to reflect what data they contained. The user thanked me but assured me that the system he was currently using worked quite well.

We have a winner.:thumbsup:

 

[Tweak155]

Similar but my mom used to call installing from a cd "downloading". Everything you added to the computer was downloading. Soooo annoying.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

The worst is referring to a PC as a modem. I've never heard anything dumber.

I used to work for an ISP and heard people call them a "Mow-Deem"

 

[darkewaffle]

Piled cornography!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Similar but my mom used to call installing from a cd "downloading". Everything you added to the computer was downloading. Soooo annoying.

I've heard that from a few people.

 

[Red Squirrel]

At the hospital we have these carts with a laptop in them, refered to as COWs (computer on wheels, it's an actual medical term!) I heard people refer to them as robots.