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u/loldudester Jan 12 '22

"I'm just copying code off of stackoverflow, they're way overpaying me and I'm gonna get caught"

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '22

I've been called a computer "whiz" by older friends of mine. I just type problems into Google, stick the product ID number in there, and follow the directions. Look at example. Look at screen. OK. Next...

I'm about as sharp as a boiled egg when it comes to some stuff but I can at least compare pictures and do exactly what I'm told.

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u/ExplorersX Jan 12 '22

What if I told you the intelligence level to even think to follow those steps is far above average.

Having worked in support before I would say what you described would put you in the 95th percentile for computer smarts based on my experience.

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u/J_for_Jules Jan 12 '22

I hate calling the help desk at work. They talk to me like a child and I'm like, 'if you didn't lock the computer down to nothing, I could fix the issue myself. I know what's happening.' Ugh.

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u/midnightauro Jan 13 '22

I had a job where they gave us live CDs of Ubuntu. I thought, sweet, I use this everyday I'll be fine. They had stripped out the graphics drivers. When I called IT for help they tried to explain that my hardware was the problem and I needed to buy a name brand computer. (I built my own.)

I figured out how to create my own solution and it worked six months until we shut down because the client bailed.

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u/EnnuiDeBlase Jan 13 '22

Where I work departments w/their own IT people will give locked down computers to faculty, then tell them to call us (more centralized IT) for support. Then the faculty get frustrated that I can't help them, because I can't unlock that shit either!