Experiences with non-techies

[The King of the Undead]

saying more is kinda a moot point.

[Tedstonegenious]

2 hours ago, The King of the Undead said:

saying more is kinda a moot point.

I couldn't delete the vid on the quote. But these images makes me want to through my dinner. 

[Donut417]

Dad- Is the internet working?

Me- Yes

Me- what’s the issue

Dad- My HDMI has not signal and I’m trying to watch prime. 
Me- HDMI has nothing to do with the internet. (Face palms hard on the inside). 
 

[Guest]

My old man can't navigate autozone.com, but he sure can find the pron. 

I think I got a virus...... Me: Does it hurt to pee? Him: No, it's on the phone. Me: Don't rub it on your junk and get malwarebytes! 

 

 

 

 

[GilmourD]

On 6/10/2020 at 10:41 AM, Dean0919 said:

My most horrible experience was with 80 years old lady (my neighbour and ex-teacher in kindergarten) who suddenly decided to learn computers. She asked me questions like this: "How many times do I need to click mouse? And how do I know when I need to click right or left mouse button?".... She didn't know anything! I tried to explain as easy as I could, but she drove me crazy  and I gave up.

At least she seemed to be asking the right questions instead of just going off on her own and getting angry at you about it.

[Andreas Lilja]

Jesus people with no data plans. 

 

"use Google Maps bro" 

 

"I don't have data" 

[NineEyeRon]

22 minutes ago, Andreas Lilja said:

Jesus people with no data plans. 

 

"use Google Maps bro" 

 

"I don't have data" 

My biggest tip is to always download the data for the area you are going to before the trip, this saves issues with signal too!

[Andreas Lilja]

Jesus people with no smartphones in 2020.

 

College I work at has a QR code system or online (if your phone is too old for QR) for Covid. Seeing people in their late 20s with no means to complete the form except by paper, which wastes us so much time since it's manual data entry. 

[soldier_ph]

23 minutes ago, Andreas Lilja said:

people with no smartphones in 2020

 

23 minutes ago, Andreas Lilja said:

people in their late 20s

How does that even work ? 14 to 35 year olds is the biggest demographic were basically everyone has a Smartphone. Must either be disabled people (nothing against them) or those who are simply too poor to afford one.

[Guest]

lol This week.

 

Co-worker, new to PC gaming.

Interested in new RTX 3080. 

(Wednesday)

I says: Hey, is it pre-order?

Him: No says check availability. 

Me: ok...well usually if in stock, it's pre-order available.

Him: Takes Thursday off to sit in front of best buy to get disappointed. 

Me: Got a good laugh XD 

 

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 hour ago, soldier_ph said:

 

How does that even work ? 14 to 35 year olds is the biggest demographic were basically everyone has a Smartphone. Must either be disabled people (nothing against them) or those who are simply too poor to afford one.

Or the elderly where they just need a phone to call people. They would probably be more familiar with how to use a feature phone instead of the fancy touchscreen interface of most smartphones. Remember, these are the people who would be the most resistant to change. 

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

Trying to explain to my father that the Hoover didn't affect Wi-Fi got old...fast.

 

What's worse is for all I know he might have even be right all along and I was wrong.

 

Looks like I'm the idiot.

[NineEyeRon]

14 hours ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

Trying to explain to my father that the Hoover didn't affect Wi-Fi got old...fast.

 

What's worse is for all I know he might have even be right all along and I was wrong.

 

Looks like I'm the idiot.

Switch to a Dyson 

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

40 minutes ago, NineEyeRon said:

Switch to a Dyson 

Why?

 

Does it have less impact on Wi-Fi signals, or is it just a great vacuum cleaner?

[Koeshi]

6 hours ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

Does it have less impact on Wi-Fi signals, or is it just a great vacuum cleaner?

It's a joke because Hoover is a brand name of vacuum cleaner like Dyson is.

 

On 9/18/2020 at 10:52 PM, Andreas Lilja said:

Jesus people with no smartphones in 2020.

Some people don't want/need/afford a smartphone.  Why is it an issue if people don't want to spend money on a luxury item?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

7 hours ago, NineEyeRon said:

Switch to a Dyson 

Huh? What's this Dyson Digital Motor thing printed on the box? What so the dust gets sent to the cloud? So it gets sent to iCloud?

[IkeaGnome]

1 minute ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Huh? What's this Dyson Digital Motor thing printed on the box? What so the dust gets sent to the cloud? So it gets sent to my iPhone?

Last time I vacuumed I ended up with 1tb.... I had been gone from home for a while...

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

3 minutes ago, Voluspa said:

Last time I vacuumed I ended up with 1tb.... I had been gone from home for a while...

So I have to pay Apple to increase my iCloud storage every time I want to vacuum my house? 

[IkeaGnome]

3 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

So I have to pay Apple to increase my iCloud storage every time I want to vacuum my house? 

Or just sell the cookies to major websites. It's how I pay for mine. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, Voluspa said:

Or just sell the cookies to major websites. It's how I pay for mine. 

What there's a bakery involved now?! Damn young people turning the internet into some kind of Zoo. 

[IkeaGnome]

3 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

What there's a bakery involved now?! Damn young people turning the internet into some kind of Zoo. 

Nah see. The moose gets the cookies from the Keebler elves and brings it to me. In return I get cookie crumbs to vacuum to the cloud. Apple does some weird compression stuff. Something about a zip, but my zipper is always up. Moose double checks that for me. Then I get full cookies to sell!

 

Spoiler

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, Voluspa said:

Nah see. The moose gets the cookies from the Keebler elves and brings it to me. In return I get cookie crumbs to vacuum to the cloud. Apple does some weird compression stuff. Something about a zip, but my zipper is always up. Moose double checks that for me. Then I get full cookies to sell!

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

How dare they touch our glorious Canadian moose. I shall be speaking to my local MP about this. 

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

3 hours ago, Koeshi said:

It's a joke because Hoover is a brand name of vacuum cleaner like Dyson is.

 

Some people don't want/need/afford a smartphone.  Why is it an issue if people don't want to spend money on a luxury item?

Yes, I know...

[Results45]

6 hours ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

What there's a bakery involved now?! Damn young people turning the internet into some kind of Zoo. 

Already is. You got your chipzillas, your lobbytoads, your doge, your Trump-o-toupee (yes, sentient unassuming tufts of hair that attach themselves to their hosts is a thing) and most importantly.......NYANCAT.

 

Don't you love seeing those endangered poptart felines leave a trail of rainbows as they float around middair?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, Results45 said:

It's already a zoo. You got your chipzillas, your lizard people, your lobbytoads, your doge, your Trump-o-toupee (yes, species of sentient unassuming tufts of hair that attach themselves to their hosts is a thing) and last but undeniably not least ~ NYANCAT.

 

Don't you love seeing those endangered poptart felines leave a trail of rainbows as they float around middair?

What's a chipzillas? MARGRET GET MY OXFORD DICTIONARY.