tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post5721141458119935520..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Catch of the dayBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-34249636427073958272008-11-03T16:29:00.000-05:002008-11-03T16:29:00.000-05:00...And there's the classic error message when putt......And there's the classic error message when putting a Windows computer together and neglecting to plug in the keyboard:<BR/><BR/>"Keyboard not found. Press any key to continue."Cryptomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056893227727583896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-49968912683003384702008-11-03T08:03:00.000-05:002008-11-03T08:03:00.000-05:00I'm always tempted to end e-mails with "please let...I'm always tempted to end e-mails with "please let me know if you don't receive this."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-6932614886916282732008-11-02T18:09:00.000-05:002008-11-02T18:09:00.000-05:00I once tried to install a CD burner on my PC to r...I once tried to install a CD burner on my PC to replace the one that was already there. The very last step in the instructions (#22) was: Uninstall any other CD burners. <BR/><BR/>Needless to say, that CD burner never worked.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-91429393866649656932008-11-02T14:03:00.000-05:002008-11-02T14:03:00.000-05:00Oh yes, Kathryn. And in the really early days of s...Oh yes, Kathryn. And in the really early days of software when Fortran ruled, we called it a Do Loop --<BR/>"endless" says it better.Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-14021451390914150932008-11-02T13:48:00.000-05:002008-11-02T13:48:00.000-05:00In software land, we call this type of reference a...In software land, we call this type of reference an "endless loop." Very frustrating!Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-75100158425145821482008-11-02T01:42:00.000-05:002008-11-02T01:42:00.000-05:00I'm laughing at both stories -- I think there shou...I'm laughing at both stories -- I think there should be a collection of these somewhere!Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-21420562625276828612008-11-02T01:09:00.000-05:002008-11-02T01:09:00.000-05:00Sort of. I was installing DSL on my laptop. The CD...Sort of. I was installing DSL on my laptop. The CD instructed me to insert a card in the slot, told me to refer to the manual for further instructions, and then shut my computer down. I couldn't find the manual, so I called the tech support.<BR/>"Oh, we don't include the manual anymore. The information is available online."<BR/>It took me at least 10 minutes to make him understand that I couldn't access an online manual to tell me how to install hardware for my online service because I couldn't freakin' get online without the freakin' installation!Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-80004396182483124482008-11-02T01:37:00.000-04:002008-11-02T01:37:00.000-04:00About four months after I'd gotten to grad school,...About four months after I'd gotten to grad school, I realized I needed a departmental mailbox. So I asked the officefolk if I could get such a thing.<BR/><BR/>They pointed me towards a cubby off to the side. "You already have one," they said, "in there." So I went in and checked.<BR/><BR/>And behold, there was a letter from the physics department, in my mailbox, telling me (among other things) that I had a mailbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com