this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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you know the computer thing is it plugged in?
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It's staggering how hopeless people are with basic tech, not even IT. I remember dealing with people who didn't even know which black box was their computer and tried to convince me that because the monitor power light was on their computer must be on.
I work in IT and hear this about once a week. They also will call the computer anything but a computer. Most common name is the modem ๐คฆ
Surprised that's still a thing. I've heard it called a hard drive about as often, but I haven't worked with home users in a long time.
"He now realizes that it's the hardware, the Mother modem, the heart itself of the hard drive, is faulty"
A classic Swedish news article circulating the internet since forever. I hope the tech didn't burst a blood vessel due to the mangled quote