>son my computer is slow, can you fix it for me?
install gentoo
No it isn't, as i got you to buy a mac remember? stop having flashbacks to windows days
>>47162290
Sorry, I don't know much about computers.
>>47162290
throw it in the trash and get a mac faggot
>>47162290
>are you studying [insert here CS related career]?
>can you fix my pc? it's slow and full of virus
always
>>47162290
>power down from SS4 LISP Wizard Overlord
>go over to computer
>plug it in
FIX'D
>What do you mean you don't know how to fix my obscure problem with my obscure bit of software
>aren't you meant to be good at computers?
>You kids are all computer geniuses these days. Can you get me this stuff for free?
Yes, but I wont
>Dad why is your work notebook so slow
>Because the administrator of the company installed shit on it and I must not remove it
>okay
>>47162290
>sure, that'll be $50
>>47162290
;_;
Hi dad, I haven't seen you since I was a baby. I'd be glad to spend time with you and fix it
>>47162290
>delete sys32
"alright, the internet said to do this. try rebooting it."
>WTF did you do?
"I'm not really go at this."
>>never again be asked to fix shit.
>dad why is your laptop so fucking slow
>it shouldn't be son, i just installed PCMatic to clean it up
>>47163185
>tfw there was a time where I too was spooked by the word administrator
Why is windoes so terribad?
>>47163239
How old are you?
>>47162968
It's not even specific to cs major students anymore. I'm still a high school (senior year) fag and old people will ask me, "hey you young whipper snapper, can you fix this thing?"
>Open task manager
>Hot_asian_gangbang_free_download.mp4.exe
>>47163262
At an age where windoes was actively used in schools when I was in school. I assume most of them have moved onto Ubuntu or openSUSE by now.
>>47163218
many keks were had
>Sure, gramps. Oh, btw we're still going to fishing right?
>>47163310
go fuck your mother
>sure.
>>47162290
>anon why is the computer so slow?
>i told you not to play games on it
>you get all kinds of viruses
>>47163392
That's a Macintosh, pre homOSeX. No viruses there.
>>47163233
Oh shit, checked
Please refer to me as your daughter, dad.
>family computer runs Windows
>problems every other day
>printer driver uninstalls itself everyday
>slow as fuck
>install Lubuntu on it
>they never have problems ever again
Linux - it just werks
>old guy at work asks me to see whats wrong with his laptop
>surewhynot.jpg
>open it up and he has an up close picture of his face as the desktop background
Why do people do this? I've seen a lot of people do that with their phones too.
Of course, father.
Anything for you. You've put up with my shit for so long, the least I can do is help you with something I am good at.
>>47162290
Best thing I ever did was put Kubuntu on my parents computer. They love how the machine is always fast and there is tons of free software.
>>47162290
fuck you dad
how did you get my number
there's a reason I left
>>47163515
>But you have a penis.
>>47163515
post tummy :3
>>47162290
yes dad of course pls gib 800$ i'll buy new cpu
>>47163585
>KDE
>fast
>>47162290
dad? you're alive?
>>47163647
If you'd get something newer than a Packard Bell 386 than you would know that KDE runs fine.
>>47162290
D-dad? You're alive?
>>47163617
>be me
>spry preteen boy with stars in his eyes
>strange packages start showing up at house one week
>what's with these boxes, dad?
>we're going to build your first computer, son. With this technology you'll be way ahead of the other kids your age.
>they let me keep it in my room
>discover porn
>discover 4chan
> never get ahead of my peers
>>47163647
Sure is faster than Gnome, Cinnamon and other unresponsive shit when hardware graphics acceleration is not available.
>>47163682
We're on /g/, everyone likes to talk shit because they read some of it here.
>>47163735
>We're on /g/, everyone likes to talk shit because they read some of it here.
>some
>implying there's anything on /g/ besides shit
>>47162968
I'm a goddamn physicist and people still ask me this shit.
Oh dad your PC is fucked and outdated, you need a better one. $2500 sounds bout right.
>build him one for $600
>PROFIT
>>47162968
>Computer Engineering major
>absolutely fucking nothing to do with modern computers
>circuitry and code abstraction at the hardware level
>microcontrollers and shit
>"hey anon, you're a computer fixer guy, right?"
>no
>"but you're a computer engineer. Don't you build computers?"
>No. Well yes, but not - you wouldn't understand
>"uh. Okay. Bye anon."
>b-bye
Fucking plebs. Pic related. This image pops into my head every day during conversations like above.
>Just take the virus out anon, is it that hard?
MAYBE IF YOU KNEW HOW THE FUCK A COMPUTER WORKS YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THIS SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU LITTLE SHIT
