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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Joe Molotov on May 04, 2008, 01:56:14 PM

Title: People assume that if you like computers, you have magical powers over them.
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 04, 2008, 01:56:14 PM

Today this guy asked me if I could pull some data (years worth of financial records that of course weren't backed up) off of his 486 DOS-based computer, whose HDD had stopped spinning. Man, you don't need a computer tech, you need a necromancer.

Title: Re: People assume that if you like computers, you have magical powers over them.
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 04, 2008, 02:02:45 PM

No, I've never even talked to this guy before. I guess he just asked around and found out that I was a "computer wizard". I try not to advertise that.

Title: Re: People assume that if you like computers, you have magical powers over them.
Post by: demi on May 04, 2008, 02:17:13 PM

What else do you advertise, baby?

Title: Re: People assume that if you like computers, you have magical powers over them.
Post by: Don Flamenco on May 04, 2008, 02:23:49 PM

haha, I wish I got questions that interesting. 

Usually it's "what is a wireless?" 


also: if anyone besides immediate family wants you to do something, charge them. that's how you keep the flies off or make money for some ridiculously easy shit ;) 

Title: Re: People assume that if you like computers, you have magical powers over them.
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on May 04, 2008, 02:48:55 PM

blame the media.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/Netposter1995.jpg)(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Untraceableposter08.jpg)(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/Wargames.jpg)