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Life of a family/friend tech support.

Also known as shit your relatives and friends ask you to do for them since "You are soo good with computers anon"

>Grill approaches me
>Hey anon can you fix my comp ... ?
>Im not your tech support
>leaves
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She wanted to give you hardware access, you fucking muppet.
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>>54090499
You should have said yes, but not for free.

Women have much more respect for men who take stand and demand to be paid for things rather than men who offer to do thinks for them for free.
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I fix my friends' computers in exchange for drugs and/or alcohol. It's a nice compromise between not wanting to charge them and not wanting to do it for free.
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>anon i need a computer with a good gpu for autocad
>point out a good laptop
>kthx

1 month later

>anon this laptop is shit
>i press g and it types <
>teamviewer kicks in
>uptime 29 days
>"have you tried rebooting"
>ummm no?
> everything fine after rebooting

every. fucking. time.
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>>54091488
cont.

>anon i need a good all round pc that can do some gaming
>super tight budget
>g3258 with a 760 4gb and an ssd looked good
>fits the budget perfectly

the next day

>anon i've been told about not getting intel
>how about an fx 6300. it has 6 cores after all
>(he picked the worst am3+ motherboard he could find)
>"no you should better get an i3 if you have more budget"
>i made room for the budget by removing the ssd
>"k. do as you wish"

the day after that

>anon i've been told about not getting the 4gb 760
>i should get a 2gb 770
>"you will not be able to max future AAA games with 2gb vram"
>you don't know shit about computers.
>i'm done with your ideas.

a week later

>super stoked about his fx6300 and 2gb 770
>loads up far cry 4
>cranks the settings to max including AA
>game tanks like a boss
>ends up with the same settings as my 2gb 750Ti only way more frames
>hangs every now and then when browsing or playing lol
>i've made a huge mistake
>"don't tell me. I don't know shit about computers"
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>>54091626
i later found out that the moron that recommended the amd cpu has an all amd rig and built all amd rigs for 5 of his friends because of how many cores the amd cpus have. he even paired an fx4130 with a 290x because "quad core like an intel i5. i5 isn't a bottleneck why would this cpu be?"
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>>54091673
Just ignore this kind of stuff, don't bother.
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>>54091872
i stopped bothering. that's why that other guy got the fx4130 and not a by far superior i3. i now only deal with people that respect the fact that i know a few things about computers like my best friend from uni.
I built him a sweet ass budget gaming/coding/heavy browsing build (i3 , 750 Ti , ssd and hdd) and he has only bothered me once because of some bsods. turned out to be his wi-fi drivers were causing blue screens when he bumped the usb receiver.
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>>54090499
Just stop offering advice or free help you fucking beta.

No girl is going to fuck you because you fixed her computer anyway. If they're asking it's because they think you'll bend over backwards to do things for them like a million other guys will. It's not a sign she likes you. At all.
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>"hey anon I'm on a budget can you build me a nice pc for gayming?
>"Yeah why not"
>Nice AM3 mobo with nice quality/€ , fx8350, 4gb gtx760, 8gb ram
>"Uh... anon why AMD my brother told my AMD is shit"
>"This one is pretty good for your needs and is cheap, I thought you were on a budget"
>"But if you're making me buy a shitty computer I'm willing to spend more to get a nice Intel because Intel is good."
>"Okay, ask your brother then and don't waste my time"

He bought a Pentium g3250 with a second hand 2gig 760 for only 20€ less than my config.

He's starting to realize why he's so fucking dumb.
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>>54091024
True, women don't like asslickers.
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>friend's computer "won't turn on" and is making a "grinding noise"
>open side of case
>the CPU fan has fallen off and is lying on the video card, the CPU is fried
>the grinding noise is the internal speaker going apeshit
>friend admits that he might have gotten mad because it froze and kicked the computer
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>>54092063
that remind me of the brother of the moron with the amd rigs i was talking about.

>got mad because his pc would lose power all of a sudden and wouldn't turn on unless he unplugged it for like 10 seconds.
>case has all kinds of dents on it
>he got SO mad he sold me his 5 month old fx 6300 alongside the mobo and his ram for 50$.
>he then went back to his i3 540.
>turns out his psu was dying and he used these 50$ to buy a new one.
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>>54092035
>He's starting to realize why he's so fucking dumb.
That's pretty good though. When you're buying something relatively expensive as a gaming computer, most people end up defending their purchase irrationally to not feel that buyer's remorse
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>>54090499
>dad asks if I can help fix a dell AIO owned by a family friend
>say OK
>check it out, board is fried, he just wants his files
>copy paste from his drive to his external, there's like 2gigs of shit, that's it, takes 5 minutes
>give it back with his external, he asks how much he owes me
>uhhhh I'm not sure, it wasn't that much work, just a file transfer
>"how about $100"
>ok sir
>now he's offering to pay me monthly to come perform routine maintenance and updates to his office server

Wew lad?
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>>54091039
i hope you get your drugs in kilos, otherwise its still a rip off
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>Got my first tech job three years back
>family clearly didn't understand shit about me had no idea I could even do anything past playing video games or with dice
>arrived home and my sister had two laptops and a tablet sitting on my bed
>they were her friends and she told them I would fix the devices for them
>do so grudgingly
>come home another day
>find a desktop tower and tube monitor sitting on my bed
>no power cables or connections for either
>note says fix this by night please
>I got home at 10:30pm
>I'm being yelled at cause I didn't have the request she told somebody else I would do, but never told me about it done
>two days later
>lock myself out of my car
>call her since she has my spare key
>she's at home watching TV
>screaming about how much shit she has to do for me and how I never help her

Moving out was great.

First instance I asked for money in return I was called a giant asshole that didn't understand how people worked. Wasn't wrong, but felt nice not doing jack shit just because.
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>>54092754
No quick fix is worth a kilo of any drug
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>>54092904
Are you the same guy whose mother wouldn't buy him a laptop, so you bought one yourself and they ended up giving it to your sister?
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>>54092958
I am not. But I did have my mother smash one of my laptops because I wasn't spending enough time with her.
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>>54092958
don't remind me of that fucking story
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>>54092972
already getting nervous
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>>54092958
Don't bring that shit up again.
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>>54092958
i think it's pretty justified to get violent / nasty with your parents in such situations
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>>54092958
No way that is real.
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>>54090499
>Anon, The pc you setup for me won't work.
>K, Whats wrong?
>When i try to share this song to my memebook it won't work...
>Disable anti-third party social in ublock filters
>I need to "test" something
>they post this on there facebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF2mFs_rxDg
>ANON WTF EVERYONE IS CALLING ME RACIST
>Never get asked for tech support again
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>>54090499
I had the exact opposite. My dad is stubborn af when it comes to tech. He would rather spend a week angrily trying to fix it himself than ask for help and let me fix it. He still uses IE too. He now just uses his work supplied laptop as his personal machine and i live in a different state so meh. My grandparents call chrome a virus too. that was a ""fun"" conversation.
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>>54092958
Not anon, but literally 2 years ago I remember my dad buying my sis a new car after she got into 3 accidents and lied on her insurance (Dad had to pay the rest). Apparently right after she got the car, Dad found out about another 2 more tickets she got and the bill came for the insurance. He was pissed, but she got to keep the car.

I ended up still with the 4runner from 2002 cause it is a "guy's car"... but hey it has a V8 engine.
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>>54093087
You got a free car, shut the fuck up
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>>54092904
Could you not just say no right to her face? I used to have a sister like that, and I would just say "no" to her face and lock the doors. She would try ramming the door in and fake crying saying "I told my friends already, they are going to think less of me " yada yada. Apparently she uploaded the situation to facebook and everyone thought I was an ass. I really didn't give a shit rather than try to defy anyone. I had shit to do.

Funny thing though. She comes for tech help and I just say I don't know, half the time. She then screams I am in CS and then I just say "I play video games all the time" and she can't say shit. Her pride is on the line.
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>>54093137
I bought it from my dad you cunt while she didn't pay jack. He was quite stingy about it too. Had to pay around 7000 for it in 2010.
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>>54093172
So hiding and lying is your way to go? What a weasel.

When my sister asks for tech help I just tell them I don't want to do it because it's too much hassle. Which it is.
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>>54093208
You don't think I already tried that? I literally seen her come to my dorm with a phone in her hand and my dad on the other line to make me fix her stuff.
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>>54093190
Wow, your dad's an asshole.
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>>54093172
If they ask if you can do it, why not try? If they say "do it for me now please" and get mad when you say no, then that's a different story. But if they ask if you could, then I don't see the problem.
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>>54093230
What are you, 14? How is your dad still making you do stuff you don't want to?
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>>54093260
The fuck if I know. I am maxing out loans just paying for school and she thinks somehow bringing dad into this will probably make me fix her shit. He threatens by not getting invited back home and shit and goes on a spiel about "We are family, you are supposed to help eachother" and literally every point I bring up he says it.
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>>54093299
That sucks. I hope you get your own place soon and achieve true happiness, Anon.
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>>54093081
>He still uses IE too.

It's a step up from using AOL, which is what my dad and stepmother still use on any computer they get.

My dad got a Galaxy S4 a few years ago - he tried to put AOL on it.
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>>54093335
Oh trust me, once I finally get a job after this college gig, I am out for good. I hope to see none of them again.
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>>54093437
when you get a job, just completely disapear on them, change phone number, move with no forwarding address, don't tell them where you work or anything, just a complete cutoff
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>>54090499
should have charged $50 you dumb cunt
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>>54093299
why don't u make her suck it
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I actually like fixing other people's computers. It's the easiest work I've done.

When people start asking help with gardening then you can complain.
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>>54093517
>"We are family, you are supposed to help eachother"
>"In that case help me with THIS" *Unzips dick*
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>>54092676
I would never do that. I would just smile and give it back to him saying that I really don't need anything...

Then again I am also probably an idiot. What is that Joker meme getting passed around again? Something never do something you are good at for free?
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I was laughing all through this thread and then i remembered that i moved country to get away from my retard family.
Then i laughed some more
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>>54091024
Worst case you could just say "Okay but you gotta buy me lunch afterward." Bam.
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>>54094180
>implying any retard complaining here about girls asking for things would have the balls to do that

still, I like how you think anon.
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>>54092958
...Post please?
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>>54094250
You don't want to read it. You think you do, but you don't.

it will make you madder than you think it will.
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>>54093596
My family and their friends don't believe in free work, so that wouldn't work. I've tried it many times, even my parents want to pay me something or buy me an item in return. Refusing payment always ends up with them paying me something because they say its my time, so its not free.
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>>54094343
Just have them take you out someplace slightly fancier than usual to eat.

Alternately; take the free money you fucking bitch
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>>54092035
>gets a g3250
>Not an FX8350
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>>54094361
I usually just take the free money and buy server equipment with it, but I still refuse initially. Or I just buy heroin with it.
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>>54094426
Just tell them you buy heroin with it, then they won't offer you money anymore. Sounds like you've got a done deal there
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>>54094378

I bought an FX 8350 to test and it did ok but I ended up returning it and kept my 5 year old FX 4100.

I was never and AMD fanfag but after my board (lg 775) finally broke down I had no choice but to get AMD. I was running an intel q6600... shit was so cash.
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>>54094483
I have an addiction, if I can't buy heroin I'll have an attack. Have to get it at some point.
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>>54094528
Maybe you should seek out some form of income other than your parents pity money.
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>>54094546
I work at a six figure job and live in an upscale home, I just don't like to spend my own money on heroin. Just doesn't feel right.
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>>54094528

Sadly you will overdose eventually.
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>>54094528
i have an addition for more cowbell
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>>54094563
But spending your parents good will thank you money on it does feel right?
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>>54094528
>he fell for the heroin meme
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>>54094581
No, of course not. But it does feel slightly better so I just go with it.
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>>54094600
Seems kinda backwards to me.
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>>54094564
Nothing sad about it
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>>54094615
Can't argue with you there. But my brain has been all kinds of fucked up since I got started 4 years ago, so it doesn't surprise me. Sometimes I think about just killing myself but I never end up following through, and just continue doing my job.
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>>54094662
you should try spending the heroin money on escorts.
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>>54090499
>not running photorec on her harddrive and copying all her nudes, even the one's she deleted.
You fucked up bro
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>>54093064
>things that never happened
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>>54094287
>>54094250
I need some emotion right now.
Like
Really.
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>>54093050
I've had similar experiences with my family so I'm pretty confident it can be real, even if it isn't.
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>>54094915
why? heroin is better than sex
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>talk with classmate about her presentation
>says she needs MS Office but it's too expensive
>tell her that there are ways
>teach her how to torrent
She wen't from a pleb buying shit and paying for Spotify and Netflix into a full time pirate. Killing the jewdustry, one customer at time. Feels good.
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>>54090499
> Hey anon can you fix my computer?
> It would mean a lot to me.
Give one good reason reason why I should?
> I thought we were besties.
(I walk away with a thousand keks)
Girl look like pic.
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>>54090499
he's not a wizard, he's a demigod spirit
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>>54096264
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I never bragged about how good I am with computers, so people very seldom ask me for tech support.

So when they do I either help them or tell them that I don't know how to do what they wanna do if I'm not in the mood.
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>>54095331
>She wen't from a pleb buying shit to a full time pirate. Killing the jewdustry, one customer at time
This made me laugh more than it should
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>>54092754
maybe if you're fucking terrible with computers and have to completely relearn how they work after the stroke
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>>54091673
this reminds me of the thread where the sister steals anon's laptop and tries to download music disguised as viruses, and then complains to the mom that he wrecked his own laptop, so she should have it instead of him. My hands are shaking just remembering the post
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>>54098481
anon...
>>54092958
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>taking some classes
>MILF sitting in front of me
>me sitting next to some friend that is not that tech savvy
>she turns around and says "hey I'm trying to download something from the play store but this chink tablet be fucking ridiculous pls help"
>fix it for her
>we get to know each other
>eventually friendly friends
>she pays for my drinks most of the time (even though I keep telling her not to)
>treats me like family
>barely done a thing for her and I've gained her trust and her family and friends treat me like a greek god

See the next time someone tells me not to provide help or tech support I'm going to shove a 29'' monitor up his ass
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>>54092939
I agree a few tonnes would be more like it.
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>>54093190
I don't know how Ive managed to pull it off but ive had 4 cars given to me for free, the best one being worth nearly 12k.
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My family tried to make me their tech support because I'm an engineer and I do a lot of programming in my job but I'm not a computer science major, I've studied physics, why can people understand programming is not the same as knowing about computer. I just google stuff when they need some help...
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>>54094250
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>>54092061
ex gf begs to differ. Was a virgin when I met her and absolutely loved getting her ass tongued. Soon after I was 4 fingers into her virgin asshole. Quiet girls are the best
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>>54098504
The key is to discern the friendly people from the blood sucking leeches.

Most of /g/ runs into leeches.
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>>54092034
Im posting to proove you are wrong , there are mikions who willingly fix their shit for free. , but not me , I'd bang them regurarly , wait for their signs , half of them will show :-)
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>friend telling me about how he's selling his computer
>tells me he's tried using a boot and nuke several times but they didn't do anything, then he asks me if I know about it
>tell him I've heard of them but don't actually know what they are (i've never had to use it before)
>"oh, i guess I'll have to ask my cousin..."
>didn't puzzle it out til after he left that he was asking for my help
>look up what it is
>it's literally the simplest shit, like 4 steps

should I tell him I can help him out or just let him figure it out himself?
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>anon, my laptop screen doesn't work and it makes beep noises when booting
>grab laptop and shake it
>everything works
Fucking dell laptops
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>>54099078
what
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>>54093081
>My grandparents call chrome a virus too.
So does /g/
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>>54099078
What I think you should do is Google the word "literally".
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>>54099314
Okay now what?

Gonna convince me 4chan is a formal setting?
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Relevant Louis Rossman video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yFFBBFqe-E
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>>54092958
I was in that r9k thread when it was just posted.
Reading it live was even worse
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>>54098633
nooooooo
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>help flat-mate getting a new PC
>buy, build and setup everything myself because he is to tech-illiterate to even download something and install it
>order HDMI cable for him and explain that he can watch series online on his flat screen now
>let him set up the dual monitor so he at least knows that
>one day later
>Anon! I can't move my window on the TV to my desktop
>wat
>he shows me
>maximized window doesn't show titlebar, because screen height isn't set correctly
>explain him, that even if not shown on his TV, the titlebar is there
>move window for him
>after, adjust his screen height
>to this day I'm a PC wizard for him
>mfw
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>>54093018
> angry megaman on a futaba background with lines of blue and green and large red numbers.png
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>>54093595
>unzips dick
Top zozzle
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>>54098368
>wen't
Holy fuck
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>Friend has a shitty PC that he always says was top of the line a few years ago
>Entire desktop covered in shortcuts
>Taskbar has so many pinned programs that it has a scrollbar
>Hundreds of chrome tabs open at all times
>One day he asks for help because Dark Souls is running slow
>Take a look at it
>AMD FX 6100 with a Radeon HD 6850 AND an nvidia 550
>I/O shield and card slot covers missing
>"It's a pretty good computer I don't know why I'm having issues "
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>neighbor asks me to fix his PC
>it's not a PC issue, it's a network issue
>his PC isn't picking up his network, modem lights show the network should be fine
>I have no fucking idea what's wrong
>leave without accomplishing anything
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>>54093190
>I bought it from my dad you cunt while she didn't pay jack.
His reasoning is probably something like "she needs all the help she can get". That doesn't excuse what he did, though, anon.
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>>54100285
how can you be this lazy?
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>>54099330
Not him, but that definition was added fairly recently, because Oxford took notice of all the little kids using it incorrectly and decided "Hey, ho, it's informal!".

So, yes, you're a retarded memer.
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>>54098633
Do it right or not at all
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>>54092939
I think our friend may be referring to the market price of a computer fix up. Not how much he should actually charge morally gifen the effort he's going to put in.

Places like Geek Squad easily and often charge a kilos worth of a drug for a fix up that shouldn't cost more than $10-25.
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>ANON! I CAN'T GET THE INTERNET!
>literally what

This translated as: I don't know how to update my email inbox

FUCK YOU MOM
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>>54091024
Women that actually want to date you will want you to help them paid or not.

If you're just an acquaintance, she never thought of you as a romantic partner, she just wants free help and will value you more as IT guy.
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>>54096452
That's not mutually exclusive
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I have to re-teach my mom how to download YT videos pretty much every week. It's rather frustrating.
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> root my phone
> tell friend about it
> is too lazy to follow Cyanogenmod wiki guide
> do it for him because he was half done anyway when he gave up
> his gf asks me to install cm on her phone as well
> 1 hour of work
> get dinner invite in return
> friend asks me if I can do his sister's phone
> 1 hour of work
> pays next laser tag session for me
Shit's great, it pays almost as well as actual work except I can shoot the shit with friends in the meantime and afterwards. Hope I can get them to switch to Linux and set it up for them as well (pleb distro like Xubuntu, barely any work).
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>>54095105
Go back to funnyjunk
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>>54090499
Well this happened yesterday

>anon I want to run an internet wire from the router in your room to my room
>why?
>it takes forever for my computer to boot up and load my emails and if I'm directly connected it will be faster
>boot up time isn't connected to the internet dad
>yes it is because I open up my email after it loads up
>fuck it I'm not spending an hour trying to explain this
>take laptop into my room and unplug my computer and put plug his laptop in
>tell him to boot it up
>takes seven and a half fucking minutes
>unplug laptop turn it off then have him boot it up
>six minutes this time
>see I was right now next weekend when I have some free time I'll see if I can speed it up a bit but this is a 7 year old laptop so there is only so much I can do without spending money upgrading parts or installing linux on it
>ok anon I still think its the internet though

He's 67 years old so I don't really expect much from him when it comes to technology and I save 700 bucks a month living here rent free so really can't bitch too much.
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>>54094565
This
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>>54093172
>She then screams I am in CS

God damn my dad does the same thing except its your an engineer and it applies to everything.

>anon the water heater broke can you fix it
>what makes you I can do that?
>your an engineer anon

>anon my iphone isn't working right can you fix it
>I've never touched ios in my life what makes you think I can fix it
>your an engineer anon

>anon can you help me build this shed
>dad its finals week can I help you next week instead
>your an engineer anon shouldn't you have better time management skills
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>>54103158
>anon the water heater broke can you fix it
You should be able to fix that
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>>54092107
A friend of mine sold me her FX-8120 + aftermarket cooling for $20.

It was "crap" according to her, runs smooth as butter.
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>>54098481
>My hands are shaking just remembering the post
What kind of faggot are you? This isn't tumblr.
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>>54103245
I read that as
>anon the water broke can you fix it
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>>54103158

You don't have it half bad

>can perform basic tasks on computer
>family assumes I must be able to operate, fix or upgrade any electronic device
>if I can't it just means I'm too lazy to help them
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>>54103546
>Have no idea what the problem is
>Let mom know I don't know what's wrong and can't fix it
>This means I'm a coward and a jerk, trying to guilt me while damning me to hell
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>relative gets into an argument because i pointed out how they're running their fancy monitor below native resolution and that's why it's blurry

Apparently I don't know what I'm talking about and that's nothing to do with resolution because that's impossible, and at native everything looks "smaller", so it can't be a higher resolution.
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>>54104459
All you have to do is increase the icon size anon
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>>54104585
I'm not sure OS X even has DPI scaling, at least not on this model. Didn't have time to check.

Regardless, it doesn't matter my friend, someone entrenched into this for what must be a decade now is not going to change their ways, even if you present the perfect solution.
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>>54090499
Yep, it is really annoying to have your grandson call you during your afternoon nap because of some computer issue.

If it were not for the low level remote log-in function I setup his computer would never work with all the malware he collects from porn sites.

I told him that Apple was junk and to just use Trisquel on the hardware I often to assemble for him for his birthday, but apparently a FOSS enterprise workstation built by Grandma is not cool, despite the liquid cooling.
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>come from a software literate family, dad started his own start up back in the 90's/2000's
>hes incredibly anal about everything technology, i have to ask him a billion times just to get a port forwarded since he has all of the network passwords
>i don't even have access to the wifi in my house
at least I don't have to fix anyone's computers...
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>>54104985
I have a few other memorable stories too
>Dad gets a new monitor (tv since he doesnt care about response rate or low DPI, he cant see shit anyway)
>keeps trying to figure out why the whole screen isnt filled up and theres black bars around the screen
>"its the gpu scaling thing, its because you're using an hdmi cable"
>doesn't listen, fucks around with xorg and editing config files in the command line for an hour
>open up the radeon driver thingy and set the gpu scaling to 100%
>"oh hey son how did you fix it?"
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>>54093437
>>54093484
Don't do this, Anon. Although getting guilted into fixing stuff is not great, they are still your family and you will regret not having them around in the long run.
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>>54104985
literally /g/ - the daddy
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>be girl in IT
>sit behind these hot brogrammer dudes
>thick, muscular fingers clacking away at beautiful code
>mine is pure shit
>I always declare my variables their names and body parts
>public int chads_ass = 0;
>I always name my arrays what I think they name their cocks
>.Length makes me smile
>professor assigns first homework assignment'
>everyone but brogrammer bros struggling
>"C-can you g-guys pls help me?"
>"Heh, only if you'll suck our dicks" - they never said
>"No no no, I wirr herp you intread" - the chinese professor said
>Oh god, I wanted to show my code to the Chads so they'd get a hint. Not this guy!
>"Why you nrame variables bradly? Why int wang = 7;? Why double dong? You make fun of me?"
>"Dis is right though"
>var myTastes = from jizz in Chads.Cock select jizz.Saltyness
>if jizz.Saltyness == true {spit();}
>else {swallow();}

Kill me
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>>54103610
Many parents are less loving and more self-centered than they realise. Anyone who tries to guilt-trip you like that is someone you should cut out of your life the instant you've gotten whatever you want out of them, because lord knows they're doing the same thing to you right now.
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>>54105723
>hot brogrammers
error 404 not found.
stopped reading there.
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>>54093595
Your dick has a zipper?
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>talking to mom
>brings up her new work computer
>"Yeah anon it's super fast! It's an Apple and it has 16GB of ram memory! My old one only had 8 and it was soooo slow."

>later asks me to fix my little brother's brand new surface pro 3 that she bought him after two months of him bitching
>"Yeah it's slow and there's weird windows and stuff everywhere."
>not two days into owning it this dumb faggot had made it a fucking chaos bed of every piece of malware imaginable
>wiped that shit and installed some antivirus and antispyware and some shit like noscript
>had to actually tell him "Don't click things if you're not sure it's a virus or not, and don't undo noscript EVER."
>Then told him to run virus/spyware checks at least once a month
>two weeks later
>"Hey anon my computer is doing weird stuff again"
>He disable AVG and Spybot because "the popups were annoying"
>Had like 50 new cases of malware
>Later bitched at my mom and told her she should have gotten him an ipad or some other shit instead
>Is now bitching that he wants to buy computer parts so he can build his own PC after she bought him thousands of dollars worth of games and shit he messes with for three days and gets bored of
>he's completely like those kids on twitter that complain on christmas day about getting the wrong color iphone
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>>54105723

keked
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>>54110556
>AVG
Theres your problem Anon
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>>54100353
I always enjoy people getting upset over colloquial speech
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>>54105147
you only think that because you probs have a relatively decent senpai, but for some cutting out the cancer is the only way to save themselves
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>>54096264
>thinking you had a chance to begin with
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>>54090499
literally got asked by parent to fix outlook this morning
>have you tried turning outlook off an on?
works. how much income can I make from this type of work?
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>>54092958
Someone post this. Seriously.
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>grandparents are tech literate
>"we lived through the creation of this stuff, of course we can uses them"
Feels good. Only occasionally do they even need help, like when they upgraded to windows 10 and wanted to import their old shortcuts.
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>>54092958
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>>54110556
Why don't you regulate your brother and stop him from being a piece of shit?
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>>54092958

Seriously, someone post this please
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>>54111183
It ruins the word when you use it that way. You're diluting it to the point where people can't use it for its correct meaning.
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>>54099388
>88

based.
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