Humor Section!

[GTP]

These features, from what I remember, came from The Mozilla Project with the release of Netscape. They were called Easter Eggs.

Google used to do some of these when searching for point to point directions. Such as search for LA to Tokyo. Walking directions from city center to the Pacific Ocean, swimming across the Pacific, then walking to city center. The time estimates were even based on the average swimming speed of a human. LOL!!! FF used to have some that loaded via the about: directive.

I've always enjoyed the humor some of these software people engage in. Like a recursive statement - AKA infinite loop. Richard Stallman did that with GNU, GNU's Not Unix.

I remember many years ago now, looking for "Easter Eggs" in Windows 98, IE and Windows Media Player. XP had a couple as well.
I don't know if there are any in Win 7, 8, 8.1, or 10, I guess there would be?

 

[GTP]

Linux also has some cool tricks! try these. Press "enter" after entering each command.

1.At the command line type:
aptitude moo then: aptitude -v -v moo then: aptitude -v -v -v moo then: aptitude -v -v -v -v moo then:

aptitude -v -v -v -v -v moo and finally: aptitude -v -v -v -v -v -v moo

2. Type: fortune | cowsay

3. Watch the whole "Star Wars" movie, in ASC11 text mode! type: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

4. Type: apt-get -help | grep -i super

5. Type: ddate

6. If you type: ddate 19 2 2017 you get a different output

7. Chat with a bot: telnet the-funk.net 7000

8: See your files and folders like never before. Type: tdfsb

 

[Moltuae]

blinkenlights

Reminds me of a sign I used to have next to my computer, at a place I worked back in the early 90's:

 

[SpaceSquad]

Just spotted this gem on Kijiji...

"I was robbed. Will work for computer."

 

[wavey]

Just had a guy in the shop, I didn't know how to answer him:
"I think my laptop hasn't got enough electricity, my mate tested it and said it needs more voltaires"

 

[Markverhyden]

Just had a guy in the shop, I didn't know how to answer him:
"I think my laptop hasn't got enough electricity, my mate tested it and said it needs more voltaires"

Oui monsieur...

 

[Moltuae]

Just had a guy in the shop, I didn't know how to answer him:
"I think my laptop hasn't got enough electricity, my mate tested it and said it needs more voltaires"

So, did you sell him some?

 

[coffee]

Just had a guy in the shop, I didn't know how to answer him:
"I think my laptop hasn't got enough electricity, my mate tested it and said it needs more voltaires"

Yes Sir,

Will 250 voltaires be enough for you?

 

[wavey]

So, did you sell him some?

he'll bring it in in a few days, can't wait.

 

[Altster]

Will 250 voltaires be enough for you?

Got a bit warm, didn't it?

 

[GTP]

Just had a guy in the shop, I didn't know how to answer him:
"I think my laptop hasn't got enough electricity, my mate tested it and said it needs more voltaires"

You could sell him a new "Voltaire" dispenser (PSU) and "Voltaire" storage device (battery) lol

 

[glennd]

You could sell him a new "Voltaire" dispenser (PSU) and "Voltaire" storage device (battery) lol

or start quoting French philosophy...

 

[Moltuae]

You could sell him a new "Voltaire" dispenser (PSU) and "Voltaire" storage device (battery) lol

Good idea

And wavey, you should install Chrome/Firefox too and tell him you've upgraded him to the latest version of the interwebs.

 

[Computer Bloke]

you should install Chrome/Firefox too and tell him you've upgraded him to the latest version of the interwebs.

No, no, no. Install Safari and tell him you've upgraded it to a Macintosh.

 

[wavey]

He reminded me of another customer, a few years back, who called in and asked if we sold 'small amps'.
Took a while to work out that he wanted a 3A fuse for a 3 pin plug LOL

 

[wavey]

or start quoting French philosophy...

Like this do you mean

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire

 

[Markverhyden]

Like this do you mean

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire

Modern take I use all the time. You know how customers always say they have a stupid question. I tell them there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.

 

[wavey]

Modern take I use all the time. You know how customers always say they have a stupid question. I tell them there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers.

Couldn't agree more, I get so many customers calling themselves stupid because they know very little about their computers, I tell them we all have our areas of knowledge/ignorance.

 

[Moltuae]

I get so many customers calling themselves stupid because they know very little about their computers, I tell them we all have our areas of knowledge/ignorance.

I say something similar: I tell them "An inability to understand computers doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you might be". "Let's see, what else can't you understand?"

 

[Computer Bloke]

I tell them "An inability to understand computers doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you might be"

Or, as a former colleague of mine used to say: "Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever."