>on break at work
>guy giving another coworker laptop advice
>listen in silently
>starts talking about some Dell for $200-something
>ok, that's cool. Other guys a normie, he doesn't need much.
>starts talking about his new "build"
>"yeah, I'm gonna put 64gb ddr4 RAM in it, and an i7"
>ask him what the hell he plans to do with 64gb RAM
>"programming"
>mfw
He went on to talk out his ass for a few minutes about am unspecified "Ray-don" graphics card, getting 4 monitors, how he does "programming maintenence" for the local PD, and how his current PC (apparently a Dell all in one) is slow, because he has a "bigass 23" monitor"
By that point, it was pretty obvious he was a normie posing as a tech savvy guy. I just made him feel inadequate, by asking some basic questions that he couldn't answer about the components in his current PC and upcoming build, and went on for a bit about Bulldozer vs Sandy bridge in terms of IPC, and asked his thoughts on Zen. Needless to say, he got pretty quiet.
I would've called him out, but I figured this way, he'd be a little humbled and maybe go home and do some actual research, or maybe I could even take him under my wing and introduce him to the hobby.
Anyone else had encounters, such as this?
I have issues like this quite often around customers and even my coworkers but, I have realize it gets me absolutely no where to call people out.
It kinda reversed humbled me, if you will. Needless to say, I just play dumb to stuff now. It's better actually because then if someone actively asks me a question, its more satisfying to have it out of absolutely no where.
I avoid people and being personable that way as much as I can even though I'm in a customer service oriented job.
>>51905002
This. It's more convenient to hide your power level amongst muggles. Otherwise you become the creepy designated tech support guy.
>>51904938
after I made him look like an unknowledgeable normie in front of some other guy I don't even know, he proceeded to go home and have actual sex with his girlfriend, whilst I went home and played with my new bulldozer processor. life is soo sweet.
>>51905255
You really think a manlet that feels he needs to bullshit in public about computers to impress people has a gf?
Come on, anon.
>what're you gonna use this ridiculous PC with quad-sli 980ti's, a 5960X, and 64gb DDR4 ram, anon!?
>looks up slowly
>tips cap bill back
>stares into the distance
>"...programming..."
Heh guys remember that one time...
Yeah....
He didn't know shit...
Normies....
Calling him out....
Yeah....
Hahhhahhahhahah
>>51905975
10/10 story, friend :^)
When some neckbeard in my CS class talks about how he's into hacking and shows no proof. I proceeded to show him how I was able to hack into our grading system. He shit his pants. Also, the time when some fag told me he hacked someone's Minecraft account and I asked him his he did it and told me "I was just able to with this tool." I just let it go...
>>51904938
I love when people talk about tech, because it means I can sneak out for a quick fap.
>>51906248
I hacked into my high school and turned the sprinklers on dude, then I was like roof must have a leak and keked.
>>51906248
>>51906306
Hackerman detected
>>51906306
if you were a real hacker, you could hack the gibson
