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A rantbox by Michiel Scholten

Things You Don’t Want To Hear From Technical Support


  • Do you have a sledgehammer or a brick handy?”
  • That’s right, not even McGyver could fix it.”
  • So — what are you wearing?”
  • Duuuuuude! Bummer!”
  • Looks like you’re gonna need some new dilithium crystals, Cap’n.”
  • Press 1 for Support. Press 2 if you’re with 60 Minutes. Press 3 if you’re with the FTC.”
  • We can fix this, but you’re gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.”
  • In layman’s terms, we call that the Hindenburg Effect.”
  • Hold on a second… Mom! Timmy’s hitting me!”
  • Okay, turn to page 523 in your copy of Dianetics.”
  • Please hold for Mr. Gates’ attorney.”

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Also check the software development cycle. This one is too true… [yeah, that’s experience talking]