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Strike, and strike again, deep into the heart of Mordor. Ignore the cries of those who only wish to keep their coffers full.

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That was my first question as well, along with counting the many ways this could have turned out horribly. The article calls it a prank, but this had disastrous potential. Not just for the company; anything that goes wrong in that sector, in the way of IP theft and the like, will be blamed on the prankster first, until proven otherwise.

The casual way it’s discussed, and calling it a prank, gets under my skin a little. Am I alone in that?

Think of how much policy will need to be typed up because of this, and again, the potential for disaster, on both sides. I’d be floored if a former employee did this to my team, and I wouldn’t care if it was a joke, at all. At the very least, the dude would be trespassed, if for no other reason than to show he’s been warned.

I’m just going to imagine that this guy wanted more funding allocated for his buddies in the IT department, and did this as a parting gift.

It’s Just a Prank, Bro: Office Edition

Apologies for the confusion, and the late reply. I see what you mean; my comment could have been worded far better.

Exactly because of stuff like the above, I’m just returning from a long break from social media. I’ll do better. Thanks for highlighting the issue, take care.

No, I am not sure, and I should have been clearer about my information being quite dated. Apologies for that, and for taking 3 months to reply (voluntary internet vacation).

In 2005, when I worked in purchasing, we needed a business license to order their business machines, and they were serious about it. But, e-commerce has changed drastically since then, when the only way to order was through the Dell website. Not surprised they’re on Amazon.

Hopefully, the computers are still better on that side of things. What did you end up getting, and how do you like it?

I don’t think it would be fun to be a serf, and I haven’t idealized it. I made a dumb joke, based on a trope, and a couple of you guys just can’t accept that, and have to leave a smug reply.

I worked in manual labor for decades, in worse conditions than any serf ever experienced, right up until my body fell apart. 20 years ago, I would have traded my life with nearly any serf, in a heartbeat, and I’d be far better off now.

But, I’m sure you could show little old me what hard living really is. If only I knew!

Also, what bugs me about this is that your text editor is not “fedora/gnome/whatever” or “FUCKING LINUX” it’s just a text editor. Often, they don’t even install with a spell check dictionary. I guess it would fall under “whatever” but, eh, not in that context.

ETA: Just noticed they’re root. I predict their next post will be FUCKING LINUX ISN’T SECURE!!!1

It was meant as a joke. Capitalism isn’t feudalism in new cloths, either, but that gets a pass. I think you just hate ducks.

Besides, serfdom went on for centuries, under hundreds of different lords and rulers, in just as many environments. Your description covers one type, not all types. It’s disingenuous to paint it black and white, just because you have a problem with ducks.

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Serfs in Gucci belts.

Ah, who am I kidding? Serfs had a far better work/life balance than most people in the developed world today. They had to use regular belts, though, which is embarrassing.

Netflix seems to hold on to content for as long as possible, but HBO is going the route of removing content to avoid paying residuals to cast and crew. Frankly, because of that terrible decision, I’m relieved to see people leaving. That’s right; I subscribed and they removed West World right as I started it. I’m bitter, but mostly, that’s just a nasty thing to do to the cast and crew of shows that people love.

Also, side tangent. What the hell is with modern marketing firms getting into the brains of c-suites and talking them into destroying their brand? I mean, “Max”? WTF? HBO has been a household name since the 80s; everyone knows it, there was no need for a change. You know what Max is to most people? Cinemax, another household name from the 80s. Just stupid.

Every time I go to buy cat food I have to hunt down the bag, because some asshole talked them into a logo/design/name change. They’re changing something their customers look for, because some marketer is rattling around in their heads. It’s maddening.

People ask me where my wife works, and I can’t remember the name, because some marketer talks them into a revamp every 2 years.

Did everyone just graduate from the Elon Musk School of Dumb Marketing Decisions? PLEASE STOP, DAMMIT!

$260 billion US taxpayer dollars.

Israel has free healthcare, college, and war. How neat for them.

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EDIT: Sorry everyone, was just having some fun, until I remembered that no level of crazy breaks through the joke wall anymore. So, yeah, for more facts find me on Truth Social under patrioteaglefreedomlover1776_2

You guys got 2 years? I was given just 6 months! I can feel my DNA mutilating, so I’m expecting to pass through those pearly Gates any time now.

Is there any reasonable stance a person could hold, where teachers unions would be a “frequent foe”?

Imagine always knowing better than teachers, doctors, historians, fact checkers, other parents, and virtually any expert or intellectual. I can’t even wrap my head around that level of ego. The mind boggles.

I strongly disagree. How does one even acquire knowledge of military history without language skills? Youtube videos, TV shows, and movies are not “advanced level education” (their words), but writing research papers is. Even if they somehow soak up the knowledge without reading, if they can’t write at a higher level than what I’m expecting here, they’re going to fail their classes. Hell, they won’t even make it to college.

This person is either lazy, sloppy, ignorant, apathetic, or some combination of those. Why on Earth would I want them as a teacher, when there are millions of other educators who don’t have these issues? It’s a red flag is all; that’s my entire point. Of course, there are brilliant educators who cannot write, but the vast majority of people who have gone through higher education know how capitalization works in sentences. Again, just a red flag, not an absolute. There’s no need to gamble; we owe this person nothing.

Basic language skills aren’t an above-and-beyond expectation from someone calling themselves an educator, it’s baseline. When even that’s not met, it brings doubt to everything else they may say. Maybe you’re fine with that, I am not.

I believe they’re just responding to a statement in the article:

Hopefully, Microsoft won’t start injecting a poll at shutdown demanding to know why I’m turning my PC off for the day.

People don’t seem too upset about this, so I’ll go off in another direction! The Youtuber doesn’t understand basic capitalization, in titles or sentences, and even the channel name is botched. To add some irony, the channel has “Learn” in its name.

I’m not expecting English majors be consulted for every statement, but the most basic grammar, that small children learn, is certainly not too much to expect from an “educational” channel. That’s bottom-of-the-barrel, and they still can’t be bothered. Hell, there are dozens of websites that you can just drop text into, and the site will automatically fix your capitalization, instantly, for free.

They describe themselves as an “advanced level” education channel. You can’t even get away with that kind of sloppiness in junior high, so the actual channel “level” is likely below that. If they can’t be bothered with such a basic detail, we should not trust anything else they have to say.

Apologies for the digression, and the rant. This is mildly infuriating, but I feel better now.

If you don’t speak to pollsters, how do you know if they’re reptilian or not?

-RFK voters

Looks like you got a taste of the good life early on, and now you’re jaded. I tease (but not really).

Not sure if it’s still the case, but Dell used to assign a support tech/team to each business account, and you could call them any time, directly. They’ll dick around with home users, who’ll only purchase a handful of devices over a lifetime. But, businesses order hundreds of machines at a time, and Dell isn’t stupid.

Something else to consider is that home support has to do stuff like help aunt Bertha find the Facebook icon on her desktop (in the late 90s, I was one of the guys they’d send to her house, as a last-last-last resort, oh boy). Where, businesses will often have their own tech calling Dell, with real problems, that are costing money. Those are two vastly different skill sets, and it would be a waste to use the same support team for both sides.

The contrast between the two tiers really is striking though, and it seems you found that out early.

Everyone is suggesting Dell, and I agree, with one caveat:

Order from their business division. Those machines are designed not to be a hassle, because they want return business customers. Dell business machines have no bloat, and consumer-grade extras often come as standard features on business machines. Just better all-around, even the designs.

Only catch is, you need a business license to order this way, or a friend with one.