Tech Stories

1. The Web Site is Down Was surfing around today and saw this website which does "spoofs" of tech support, etc. NSFW http://www.thewebsiteisdown.com/ [By: Source] Comment on Story Comments That link has been posted so many times I've lost count... -Caboose447 Sorry. I've been surfing around the site and hadn't seen it. -Source

2. After 5 - A Tech Song With apologies for formatting and to Led Zep .... There’s a techie who’s sure / All the calls will be done / By the time 5 o’clock rolls around / When the time clock strikes 5 / All the calls still survive / Will the fish ever stop and go home / Ooh, Ooh, will the fish ever stop and go home / The next call is sure / To be worse than the cure / For the problem the fishy has got / “I can’t click on the net / What can you do to get / MSN on my screen soon today” / So I check on the web / To find out what was said / When the fishy called just yesterday / Ooh, it makes me wonder / Ooh, it makes me wonder / I can tell that the fish / Can’t just get what they wish / Without some help from me and the boys / So I check what the net / Is set up for them to get / When they click on the icon to surf / Ooh, ooh, and it makes me wonder / What is the TCP set up for? / What is the address? / It should be set up right now / Dear fishy can you find the settings? / And can you tell / What DNS is set to now? / I tell the fishy what to type / And they can’t seem to get it right / And as the call goes round and round / I wish that I could mute the sound / And make the fishy go away / So that I can end my day / And the calls just won’t stop coming after 5…… [By: Source] Comment on Story Comments Bravo -DarkRookie No I have to find some Led Zeppelin discs. -AussieFoot Stairway to starfish. I like it!!! -THETECHFROMHELL

3. And this has to do with tech how ??? I am a tech trainer, and part of my job is to be available to answer questions for students who are taking pre-recorded classes. As I am sitting here reading TSC, I get asked the following ... "Where can I buy 50 manilla folders? Cheap?" [By: Source] Comment on Story Comments In Manila of course. -AussieFoot hey bub.... i got some for ya right here.... practically free... just sign here.... -slowANDeasy As IT, you have the ability, neigh the RESPONSIBILITY, to search for, hunt down, and announce, the lowest price of any item anyone could ever buy.... Ever. -LazyLemming Best Buy? --- dives for the nearest lart shelter. -kennz If this was last year when all of the legacy WAMU employees were laid off by JPM Chase, you could have them for free! Just provide your own dumpsters. -TieDyedDinosaur

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2. Typical Starfish Thought I'd put this in for a couple of laughs .... http://notalwaysright.com/bad-data-good-outcome/10367 [2011-02-25]

3. Clueless Typical luser ... http://notalwaysright.com/its-gonna-be-a-long-call-part-5/9706 [2011-01-25]

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