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Tech Support People Share The Horror Cases They’ve Seen While On The Job, Here Are 45 Of The Worst (New Pics)
There is a legendary phrase from one of our favorite shows, ‘The IT Crowd,’ that we absolutely love. The members of the IT department pick up the phone and immediately ask, “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” And it encapsulates the essence of tech support in just 9 simple words!
However, what they have to deal with pales in comparison to real-life professionals. The r/techsupportgore subreddit is a fantastic place that’s dedicated to documenting the very worst things that tech support peeps have ever had to deal with while on the job. We’ve collected some of their most hilarious and bizarre posts to share with you, so don’t be shy, scroll down. Oh, and this post might convince you to treat your IT crew to lunch—they really do deserve it.
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#1
Coworker Said She Would Only Accept An Official Apple Mouse So I Dug This Out Of Storage And Left It On Her Desk
Onion Patch Petunia 2 years ago
Why does Apple mouse leave me thinking of a mouse with an apple in its mouth?
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#2
When You Don’t Listen To Your Parents, When They Tell You Too Keep The Music Down
KJ 2 years ago
Hmmm, if only there was a tool you could use to remove the screws, oh well, I guess it's an unsolvable problem.
Karmageddon 2 years ago
OR, you could quit being an a$$hole and show a little respect to the people who are feeding you and putting a roof over your head, just saying...
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Loverboy 2 years ago
I stared at this for about a minute before I understood, i think I have the stupid
ｍƗ𝐍Ɨ 𝐓𝓱𝑒 𝐀𝐍𝕘𝑒ᒪ (𝒮𝒽𝑒/𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓂) 2 years ago (edited)
I still don’t understand- Think I am the stupid
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
My neighbors, who live in a separate house with yard between, play their music so loudly that I can hear it in mine. This with the windows closed in both houses. They used to do it until four or five in the morning. I finally called the police on them twice in one night. They either turn the music off or down around midnight now.
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Rodney McKay 2 years ago
Aside from removing the screws, this could also be defeated by increasing the output level of the source (e.g., your phone). Volume controls are relative, not absolute.
Pete 2 years ago
I don’t have kids, but I was one once (more years ago than I feel like admitting tonight). If my dad had had to resort to this extreme for my brother or me to keep the volume to an acceptable level, and we tried to circumvent it, it would have resulted in the stereo maybe being thrown in the trash. More likely, it would have been smashed and we would have been the ones to throw it away. Not that he was unreasonable, but if he had told us to turn it down enough that he had to go to extremes such as this and we still disregarded his authority, he would show us who was boss. And that was who put a roof over our heads.
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#3
Xfinity Came Out And Installed Cable In A New Room. This Is How They Did It
Rodney McKay 2 years ago
Given that the corner between those walls is likely filled with studs, this is not unreasonable. The alternative would be to cut out sections of the drywall so that you could drill diagonally through that corner, which would make a mess. Besides, with the solution used here, you gain access to the cable in the room it passes through.
BWC 2 years ago
Or figure out how the other cable was run and do the same thing.
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Iblowsheep_V3.2 2 years ago (edited)
I had an in installer (not for xfinity) want to drill a hole, about 2 feet from the wall, into a hard wood floor that was still in process of being installed, to run a cable up because of restricted access below.....there was a freaking built in storage shelving unit directly below it, all he had to do was open the damn door and there ya go... wouldn't do it so i told him to p**s off and ended up doing it myself. not the first total moron I have had show up to do this kind of thing.
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
That's Xfinitely worse than you could have done on your own. ...I'll see my way out.
The r/techsupportgore online community has been around for more than a decade. It has its roots in early 2012 when it was first created. Recently, it celebrated its 11th birthday as a subreddit. And in that time, it has grown to immense proportions.
At the time of writing, the sub had nearly 592k members who adore the memes and jokes that surround IT staff members in their day-to-day lives. Namely, wires, wires, and more wires!
#4
I've Tried Putting It In Rice But It Hasn't Helped. Any Ideas?
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Good lord, where did they find this? Buried in the surf at the local beach?
#5
Customer Told Me They Were "Tired Of Hearing The Vibrations"
Anna Demkovych 2 years ago
They will miss the vibrations once it overheats and stops working at all
Christof Irran 2 years ago
They'll be bothered next by the vibrations of the heavy diesel on the firetruck idling outside,
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Ironically the have the right solution, just overdone it. Same foam cut as small washers for the screws should be enough to do the job.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Looking at how thin it is I thought it was an SSD. Must be a laptop drive?
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#6
Wall Anchors
aartdesigns 2 years ago
Yeah. Needs a sub-structure. 1x4's, or 2x4's anchored to studs or at the very least drywall anchored to the wall, then you can screw to it. Drywall alone won't cut it. Obviously.
The moderator team running the community notes that members will “cringe to the brink of passing out after a few minutes looking at this subreddit.” They add that the group isn’t meant for, you know, actual tech support.
If you need urgent help or some friendly advice, there are other subreddits and places on the internet where you can go. One place that’s very useful is r/techsupport. (Though do actually restart your device and see if that clears any issues up before you reach out to them.)
#7
Came Across This Atrocity
Siobhan Gournay 2 years ago
Best prank ever on office mates is to swap the n and m around on a keyboard. Someone did it to me once and it took me hours to figure out why my typing was so bad that day! We were a very 'pranky' office ;)
#8
"Structural" Cabling
aartdesigns 2 years ago
ooooo... also under the heading, "not my job"... or "Someone else's problem". ugh.
Michael Travis Risner 2 years ago
I had a contractor who mortared the electrical lines from the grill into the stone wall. Had to chip them out. Fired her.
#9
Spilled Acetone On My Laptop And Now It's Mocking Me
Ben 2 years ago
Exactly what me and probably everyone else is thinking. Do people think we will believe that?
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Amelia Schroeder 2 years ago
Maybe they’re really bad at taking off nail polish lol
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Meanwhile, r/techsupportgore is about having fun while posting mind-melting pics of tech gone wild. The keyword here is ‘fun.’
Before you start posting every single IT-related pic you’ve found while scrolling your social media feeds, there are a few rules that you have to be aware of. And if you plan on being a long-term member of r/techsupportgore, instead of just passing through, you have to keep them in mind.
#10
Yo
#11
I Think My Psu Has Some Kind Of Error
nobodyever 2 years ago
Yeah but than a demon came out of it, can an expert tell me if it’s a virus?
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#12
Mullet PC, Business In Front And Party In The Back
Demosthenes 2 years ago
Forget the mullet comment, that’s like a 3080 plugged into a raspberry pi😂😂😂
For instance, you shouldn’t post photos of devices with cracked screens. They’re incredibly common in real-life and don’t count as ‘gore’ in this context. What’s more, computers coated in dust also usually aren’t ‘bad enough’ to warrant being shared on r/techsupportgore.
Meanwhile, the community also values short-format videos. Namely, you shouldn’t post videos that are longer than 30 seconds. “This is plenty of time to show what needs to be shown,” the mods explain.
#13
Is This How Monitor Arms Work?
Red Wyvern Emperor 2 years ago (edited)
OMG, my coworker had her monitor like this and I thought I would kill her. Well... nature warned her for me. Local abandoned mineshaft collapsed, causing minor tremmor and the monitor fell on top of her.
#14
The Things You Find Working A Helpdesk Job At A Failing University
Onion Patch Petunia 2 years ago
It's a dead man's switch. Fall off the chair and you turn off everything
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Bet some “genius” came up with the idea to turn the desks around, like they got bored and wanted to rearrange the furniture or something. But the computers were wired for the desks facing their original direction. So why not undo the stupid idea the “genius” came up with, and just put the damn desks back the way they’re supposed to be?
#15
‘How Do I Turn Off Sticky Keys?’
Vic 2 years ago
People may wonder what was playing on the laptop for it to get wet and sticky like that.
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kissmychakram 2 years ago
It is a ThinkPad, those things are built like tanks. Wipe it off, it'll be fine.
No Name 2 years ago
2015 model, yes. 2019-2022 will overheat if you so much as look at it funny. Idk about the years between 2015 and 2019, but Lenovo changed manufacturers for some of their hardware in that interval and went from excellent to garbage. Here's hoping they learn soon.
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John Ferguson 2 years ago
My TI-59 never recovered from the Cognac. Ever after, I had to exercise the keys to get it used to the idea that calculations were desired.
Marcos Valencia 2 years ago
Easy: dismantle the whole thing. Clean it, part after part with isopropyl alcohol. Mount again the whole thing. You will have a great weekend.
While it seems slightly silly (and maybe even magical at times) that restarting your device helps solve some of the issues you’re having, there’s some solid logic hiding behind that. According to ‘Acronyms,’ when there’s an issue with modern computers, it’s usually because one of the programs is struggling or “two conflicting commands” confuse the machine.
So when you turn it off and on again, you’re resetting the device to its initial state. Everything starts over again, completely fresh.
#16
Touch Grass
Rodney McKay 2 years ago
If you think you have trouble keeping cats off your keyboard now, then try turning it into a garden.
New Everywhere 2 years ago
Why do I kinda hate it? Shouldn't be this disturbing but it is lol
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#17
Ticket Said "Second Monitor Stopped Working"
#18
Laptop Screen "Upgrade"
Sherri Mantooth Bagwell 2 years ago
... and I'm sure the tape they chose will hold for a long time (Scotch tape... nope!) They neglected to use duct tape
A while ago, redditor u/Coffeechipmunk, one of the moderators running r/techsupportgore, opened up to Bored Panda about the community.
“I feel like the community has grown different tastes for the subreddit over time, for sure. For a while, cable gore was boring, cracked screens, etc. Now? Bad wiring is loved,” they told us during an earlier interview.
#19
My Mom Hasn't Cleaned Her Computer Since The Day She Got It, And She Got It 6 Years Ago
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Some 6 years more and there will be an advanced civilization in there
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Blackstone 2 years ago (edited)
Right? I don't think I've cleaned mine for 6 years either and it's fine, but I don't work inside a coal mine like this woman seems to.
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Little L 2 years ago
I've never cleaned my computer. Didn't even think about it. You must live in a really dirty house if it gets like that.
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Alex Kincaid 2 years ago
This should be classified as a Critical Habitat and get government protection
Imjust jim 2 years ago
Where does your mom live? Or when - I thought the dust bowl was during the depression / '30s?
#20
Just Found Out A Sales Rep’s Laptop Has This Going On. I Freaked And Told Them It Needs To Leave The Building And Shouldn’t Be Used. Was Told They’ll Just Order A Battery I Shouldn’t Start A “Panic” Meanwhile She Brings This Thing Home And Told Me She Leaves It In Bed And On The Couch
Alex Kincaid 2 years ago
Document that it was said because you'll be sued after this explodes.
John Leriel 2 years ago
The laptops battery is inflated, pushing away the casing. It does that after getting super old, or heated up. It is dangerous because it can explode, shooting shrapnels of the torn casing around it, wound people, and start a fire. In this case (pun intended), it is in so severe condition, an explosion is imminent every minute, especially putting it under more stress by using the computer.
Duckie 2 years ago
i feel kinda dumb- why is this that bad, i mean obviously it is messed up but why is OP freaking out so much
hot_noodle_soup 2 years ago
the battery is like one of those bags of popcorn you put in the microwave, inflating. Instead of popcorn you get a high chance of death.
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aartdesigns 2 years ago
indeed, spicy battery... eeehhh... yikes. Get the bomb squad to remove the battery.
#21
Bonfire Lit
aartdesigns 2 years ago
Ah, remember the nights sitting around the fire, watching the shadows dance? Singing songs, toasting marshmallows? Warming out hands by the fire and telling ghost stories? Ah. Good times. ¬‿¬
According to the mod, the foundations of the sub are built on the idea that the community is meant for sharing “stuff in the tech support or IT field that's a computer comparable version of gore.” So instead of “a heart ripped out, it’s CPU pins.” The mod quipped: “Slightly less awful.”
Redditor u/Coffeechipmunk told Bored Panda that some of the worst cases of tech gore that they’ve seen include devices “with bugs in it” which they think are “the worst.” Among the top worst cases is also “the guy who got a laptop full of milk.”
#22
What Horrors Were On This Drive?
Rod 2 years ago
This is common procedure when we go onsite and customer wants to be 100% sure his data is deleted : he pays for our hard drive and we drill it to oblivion.
Dave Witham 2 years ago
Your hard drive is full of all sorts of perfectly normal info you wouldn't want in the wrong hands. Personal info, bank info, pass words, pictures of your kids etc. Destroying it when you're disposing of a computer is always sensible
Palo Sulek 2 years ago
Chuck would be able to tell which shot was lethal...and recover all data
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
Reminds me of a soldier being saved by the Bible and/or whiskey flask in his pocket
#23
Someone Found This By Magnet Fishing In A Lake
JD Cass 2 years ago
Watch Disenchantment; Mermaids are pretty smart, and will set fins on the moon someday. 🧜♀️
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The perp probably thought this would destroy the incriminating contents of his hard drive. Let's prove him wrong.
Dont Sellmyinfo 2 years ago
I wonder what was on the hard drive…….. This isn’t something you accidentally drop into a lake
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I had a go at magnet fishing! I didn't find anything. I should try again.
#24
Co-Worker Decided To Wipe The Monitor With Clorox Bleach Wipes
David 2 years ago
WHAT WORKS: A micro fiber cloth. Spray bottle with distilled water. Spray a tiny bit of water on the CLOTH (not screen). Wipe. If you have never done this you will be amazed by how well it works. I learned this by asking a guy working the electronics section at Costco how they clean all those screens. He mentioned they also sometimes put a TINY bit of hydrogen peroxide in with the water but I have not personally tried that. The water worked so well I never bothered. In general I don't like the feel of microfiber cloths but for screens and glasses they are amazing.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
A drop of gentle dishwashing liquid in the water if needed helps too. But just a tiny drop, not a squirt :P
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During another interview, the moderator told Bored Panda that a lot of the content shared by members of the sub “does rather well.” The only exceptions are when people actually try to get real tech support.
Meanwhile, the reason for the subreddit’s continued success is just how fun it is. “In a time where most of the internet can be incredibly serious and most times saddening or angering, r/techsupportgore is fun because you go on it and you can laugh (and/or cringe) at the crazy posts. Where else can you see a post like, ‘Wow, these cables really are messy’ to, ‘A lizard fried my motherboard’ back to back? I love our growing community. They're a bunch of people that just enjoy tech and to some extent, the worst of it,” the moderator said.
#25
I'm Getting Tetanus From Looking At That
David 2 years ago
The things they don't show you in those photos where they are working from a chair by the ocean.
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
... That's a Dell OptiPlex Small Form Factor... Maybe. The curved side and the thumbscrews argues against that.
Imperial Guard 2 years ago
Reminds me of the desks at my previous school. They would randomly collapse into a rusty scrap pile if people sat on them. I bet this thing would do the same if someone tried to pick it up
#26
Customer: My Laptop Turns Off After One Or Two Minutes After I Press Turn On Button. We Diagnosed Laptop, And Found That After Few Seconds, Vent Of The Laptop Gets To 75°c So, Opened A Laptop And Found "Piece Of Carpet" (Brand: Cat&human Carpets) Blocking The Cooler
Robert T 2 years ago
Some laptops are notorious for this. My old Sony Vaio had a dreadful radiator design that meant it had to be cleaned out a couple of times a year. I've also had a powering off issue with a new laptop which due to a BIOS update started getting false readings from the CPU thermal monitors and shut itself down without warning at various times of day.
David 2 years ago
In the early days of PCs, a maintenance issue was keeping the floppy / CD / tape drives clean inside. By design, the fan blew out and the air sucked in through the various devices. I assume with the idea this would help keep everything cool. But of course that also caused ever bit of dust and pet hair to be sucked into those devices. It was only much later they went to the designs we have now where (mostly) the air flow is designed to avoid sucking in through anything important. Still a problem in very dirty environments but much better than it used to be.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
My MSI laptop has this problem. I have to clean out the vents. Partly it's because I have three fur babies. And I have to sweep constantly sweep and dust. Next day, everything is covered in fur.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Them after removing the carpet: That'll be hmmmmm 750,000 dollar bucks. we had to replace the firebox with a firebox one (just some jargon i decided to make up to make them seem like they did a lot), you had some major corrosion and we added some more fans. oh also you have some carpet in there but we thought you might have some personal reasoning. anyway, don't forget that now in order to turn it on you must click the button thrice, then cluck like a chicken for approximately 2.5 seconds, spin your chair around 5 times and yell "I WANNA BE A BIG BOY NOW." ( I love the feeling of being smarter than others when you're a professional and can make up jargon or instructions because they believe you also the price can be outrageous.)
#27
Thats Peak Explosion Risk
Robert T 2 years ago
Probably out of a UPS. I had one in mine go the same way, though not quite so extreme. It was quite a struggle to get it out of the case to dispose of it.
Zephyr343 2 years ago
They can be dangerous. I have seen the results of a battery server go into thermal runaway on an Uninterruptible Power Supply before, because the server room was a closet with no ventilation.
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Deta Rossiter 2 years ago
spicy pillow of a generator exploded today at work. I almost needed a new underwear
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
At the very least that should be covered with a plastic bag. For safety.
We are big fans of the subreddit here at Bored Panda, and we’ve been following its growth over the years. For some more recent features about r/techsupportgore, check out our earlier article here and here, as well as here, here, and here.
#28
Running The Front Desk Phone And Internet
Dan Padgett 2 years ago
I'm sure the theory is that the rest are 'technically' isolated, that that one can't possibly short :)
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We found a dozen or so splices hidden in the vertical cable management panel. Apparently the runs were too short to terminate on the patch panel. Called the contractor back and had them rerun the cables.
HotDog Water 2 years ago
if you lick it, will be like a 9v battery or a frank grimes situation? i'm curious
#29
Business Grade Is Usually 48+ Ports. Need 44 More Of These
Robert T 2 years ago
At what point does it become cheaper to just buy a switch? (For those not in IT, a switch is an intelligent hub that switches network packets between multiple devices).
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Considering a GbE 5-port switch is only $16, that would definite be the way to go.
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#30
Oops
Sherri Mantooth Bagwell 2 years ago
With a hot glue gun & some beading, an ordinary camera becomes a festive camera with wreath lens
memyselfandI 2 years ago
I know not his about electronics, but this seems fixable with some solder and something to reattach it. How wrong am I?
Loren Pechtel 2 years ago
This is optical, not just electronic--everything must be in perfect alignment. The lens is almost certainly toast and I wouldn't be surprised if the attachment got torqued before the lens failed.
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Csaba Horvath 2 years ago
Yes, replacement ribbon cables, screwdriver, and? Not easy, but 100% repairable. And worth the repair :)
Which of these tech disasters made you facepalm the most, Pandas? Have you ever had to deal with anything even remotely similar? Do you work in tech support and have you ever seen something like this with your own two eyes? You can share your opinions and experiences in the comments. And remember: before asking for help, try turning it off and on again!
#31
I Can’t Believe I Work Here
aartdesigns 2 years ago
That ain't nuthin. They're just getting started! Good news is, you can fix that up in an afternoon if you wanted to.
#32
The Network Installation At My Job. It Is As Stable As You Think
ALittleKnownGoddess 2 years ago
No, but the nylon band makes it stable, see?
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as stable as it looks. No doubt. I especially like the red tie-down strap. Nice touch! ..(－‸ლ)
Microwaved Robot 2 years ago
I worked several Hotels and if one of mine had a rig like this I would have been 'over-the-moon'
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
This is what hotel switchboards looked like in 1920, and synthesizers in 1970
#33
The New Shielded Twisted Pair Cat 7
nobodyever 2 years ago
You can see someone tried to tie them like braids bun slacked and gave up on the way.
Loren Pechtel 2 years ago
I think that's what happened here--someone did it up neat (I actually rather like the braiding idea) but when changed needed to be made they didn't rebraid properly.
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#34
Imagine The Smell
#35
Burn In So Bad, You Can See The Colors Of The Original Image
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
For CRT burn. I thought we moved past this
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#36
Ftp "Server" In A Client's Mop And Broom Closet
James016 2 years ago
I once had a client who kept their server in a cupboard under the stairs. I suggested they move it as could overhear and crash as well as getting dusty. They said it was fine where it was. A month later they call me as it is not working. Sure enough the insides are covered in dust and fluff. I clean it out and set up up in a more open area. Then they complained to my bosses that I sabotaged it. They got my side of the story and went back to the client saying that I advised that this could be an issue and you chose to ignore said advise so too bad.
Vic 2 years ago
It was in a cupboard under the stairs? Please tell me you asked them if it was their Harry Com-Potter..
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RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
I kept file server in my bedroom closet. I had about 2tb of movies stored on their. This was before Netflix started streaming. You could connect to the file server from my laptop and stream a movie. The server itself had a small SSD running Gentoo, that would boot in a couple seconds. Just mount the disk, and there's your movie.
David 2 years ago (edited)
What decade was this photo taken? I see an old CRT monitor, a 5.25 hard drive with what looks like a 40 pin data cable and a desktop unit that has a 3.5" floppy drive. Edit: Full disclosure - I still own all of those things but they have not been turned on in ages and I should donate / recycle them.
#37
The Ceiling Leaked All Over The Computers At Work
Cal the dragon! 2 years ago
They need so much rice! If they don't have it, order a bunch of rice from the local Asian restaurant.
Red Wyvern Emperor 2 years ago
I work for a big IT company, like there are good chances you're reading this on one of our products. The hall we repaired our products in had special precautions agaisnt static electricity, like special uniforms, conductive shoes and floor and also special bands on our hands that connected to ground. And... roof was leaky like hell. And to fix it... we had big plastic boxes to catch the rain.
#38
Modern Flip Phones Are So Revolutionary, It's Now Hitting The Gpu Market At Well
John Powers 2 years ago
Looks like packaging material around it. I'd love to know who shipped, so I'd never use
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Must have been mailed in one of those envelopes that say "Do Not Fold!" in clear lettering. I've never gotten one that wasn't folded in half
laura lee 2 years ago (edited)
Amazon prime sent loose in a plastic bag in 100+weather?
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Justin Thyme 2 years ago
That's because you labeled the package "fragile" -- that means kick and stomp freely
Ryan Mercer 2 years ago
Good luck. I've been trying for months now. So far I was sent a used card that was supposed to be new, then a damaged card that was supposed to be new, and now a new card that's defective, died, and took my windows installation with it. My birthday just came and went yesterday and I got a game controller and kerbal2 for gifts, but I'm still waiting on the RMA to get a working one, and it's not even clear if they can replace it with the same card, since they recently stopped manufacturing it. A newer card doesn't sound bad, until you realize I've already bought an expensive water block specific to the card I bought and the block can't be returned. *sigh*
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Welp
Sven Grammersdorf 2 years ago
Yeah, just pull out the broken part and hit it with compressed air
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#40
Farewell Rickety Rack, You May Be Cheap And Nasty But You Did The Job
Robert T 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with that. I had a server rack made out of an Ikea shelving unit. Variable height shelves with metal reinforcement down the load bearing edges. Worked a treat and easily took the weight of a Sun workstation and several other machines.
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
Yeah I've seen the mini racks made out of ikea Lack tables. pretty nifty!
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I Present To You This. They Put It Inside An Oven, Forgot About It And Then Turned The Oven On
Marcos Valencia 2 years ago
It's the first place that comes to my mind. Together with my passport and my house deed.
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David 2 years ago
I taught my grandkids to always look inside the oven before turning it on. Never expected a laptop though.
Robert Trebor 2 years ago
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, er.. laptop.
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Pineapple 2 years ago
obviously because thats the only place to put a computer
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This Cool Asus Device Allows 2 External Displays. Theoretically
Ffaelan Condragh 2 years ago
Also, who was the genius that put the power button right above the ESC key?
#43
Self Melting LCD
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Or intense reflected/magnified light. Amazing what sunlight through the right shaped vase can do.
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Dual Channel Doesn't Work
Loren Pechtel 2 years ago
Why in the world did someone even try this?!?! Joke with a bad memory stick, perhaps?
#45
Rtx 3080 Ultimate Gore Cooling Edition
#46
We Still Don't Know The Full Story Behind This. It Was Left On The Av Repair Desk At A School District. I Was Actually Able To Get The Motherboard Running In A Different Chassis And Pull The Serial Number. The Tech At The School That Serial Belonged To Said They Didn't Know About It
#47
Someone On Fb Posted This After Saying His Charger Kept Getting Taken At Work
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
Why do some plugs not let you turn them off at the wall? In the UK all our plugs can be turned off at the wall, and we are always advised to do this to save money and cut down on the fire risk as things like toasters can spontaneously catch alight if they’re not turned off, according to a fire safety brief I received a couple of weeks ago!
Nicola Doyle 2 years ago
The voltage is much higher in the UK vs North America. It is 220 V in the UK vs 120 V in North America. The UK has greater protections like turning off at the wall because the voltage is higher. I am not an electrician though so that is just my understanding.
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My son had a guy come in O'Reilly Auto one evening wanting his car battery changed. The idiot had JB Welded it in. Not just to the tray it sat in, he JB'd the WHOLE battery. The only thing not covered in JB Weld were the posts and a small circle around them. He did not get his battery changed.
#48
I Proudly Present The Rs232 Unfukker 3000
M O'Connell 2 years ago
This is completely typical when dealing with a serial device that has a non-standard pinout.
Rodney McKay 2 years ago
In the bad old days (1990s), I sometimes had to resort to constructions similar to this.
#49
"I Don't Know Why, But The Vga Port Not Working "
Vic 2 years ago
And as it's name suggests it has left a very 'graphic" evidence..
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#50
Serious Question: When Do You Guys Start Disciplining People For Damaging Company Property?
Samuel Pelatan 2 years ago
When companies start disciplining managers for damaging employees ?
SkekVi 2 years ago (edited)
When companies start getting disciplined for STEALING WAGES.
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René Sauer 2 years ago
I once had a coworker accidentally drop a scanner like these from the fourth level of a mezzanine. every button flew off
Xerastraza Lecrutia 2 years ago
Sadly we don't and its frustrating. A salesman snapped a laptop in half angry at excel and was just given a new one no questions asked.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
My uncle was a warehouse manager, but he also had to make delivery trucks. We were out fishing when he got an emergency call. One of the drivers tried to fit their 11' truck under a 10' bridge. It didn't work
James016 2 years ago
In my old job at a tour operator, the hotels had accountants who were given new laptops one year. Over half came back so badly damaged that they had to be binned but no one could say what happened that caused the screen hinges to break. My suggestion was that the next season’s accountants sign a form that says they will return the laptop in the same condition it is received bar normal wear and tear otherwise they lose their retainer. Management refused to consider that and couldn’t really say how we would make sure staff treat company equipment properly. Otherwise keep spending money on laptops which staff will destroy but “can’t” tell you what happened when they break stuff.
#51
Customer Forgot The Electric Stove Was Still On
kissmychakram 2 years ago
I've done this with a toaster. The smell is something else and part Velcro, as it seems impossible to shift.
#52
"Scratches At A Level 6 And Deeper Groves At A Level 7"
#53
Customer Complained About Poor Internet Connection. Patch Cable Sitting On The Electric Baseboard Heater Just Miiiiggggghhhhtt Have Been The Issue
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Had poor internet at one point. Did a cable trace and the Cat5 behind a bookshelf had been practically chewed to nothing by a mouse. Bare wires no plastic. Amazed it had any internet.
#54
Friend Of Mine Wanted Replace His Thermal Paste.. Assured Me I Don't Need To Come Over Bc He Knows Where It Goes
kissmychakram 2 years ago
Can be fixed. Very fiddly and time consuming and would serve him right.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
You have to be very careful to not bend those pins. But yes, alcohol, a soft toothbrush, and a lot of patience
Load More Replies... M O'Connell 2 years ago
Maybe not, provided none of the pins have been destroyed. A bath in isopropyl alcohol will remove all the stray paste.
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#56
I Was Called Into Work Because Our Voip Phones Were Down And Passed By This…
#57
Ah Yes The Best Nas
#58
I Replaced The Ssd And Mixed Up Some Screws
Ray Perkins 2 years ago
I screwed my tv the same way, right after I managed to repair the backlight.
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Given Enough Time, The Head Can Cut All The Way Through The Platter
Clearly sunny 2 years ago
Please tell me it's not going to fly out and slice someones head off!!
Robert T 2 years ago
Too small for that. The old disk packs the size of dinnerplates could though.
Load More Replies... Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago
I thought hard drives were supposed to be sealed against dust to prevent this from happening. Any that I've taken apart seem to be hermetically sealed and cold welded closed just to make it hard to take apart.
Robert T 2 years ago
I think the "dust" is the milled up bits of platter.
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#60
My Cities Xmas Lights Display Power Distribution. 2 Of About 50 Like This
#62
Im Scared To Fine Out Whats Inside
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
I'd actually guess ants. Ants love to nest in computers. But roaches could be right
Load More Replies... A girl 2 years ago
Your reply made me laugh way too hard because when I'm irrationally concerned about something but am not sure why, BEES. My husband thinks it's hilarious and a good clue he has nothing to worry about
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#64
The Things You Have To Do To Keep The Xbox From Overheating
Monday 2 years ago
My brother does this with his computer in the summer. Evidently it works quite well.
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Almost Time To Say Goodbye To The Old Ericcson Pabx , Worked Hard For The Last 20+ Years
Robert T 2 years ago
I remember the one at my old office could pick up police broadcasts. We were puzzled one day when we heard what sounded like a police channel, clear as day coming through the phone speakers. There was a police motorbike outside!
BWC 2 years ago
Probably had some unterminated wires in the station cable. I used to run into that a lot when repurposing the old 1A2 25 pair cables for electronic key systems.
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Well, That Explains Why My Hotel Room Remote Only Works When It Wants To
Billy Harrelson 2 years ago
This is why you get yourself a universal remote. Especially nice at those hotels that use cheap universal remotes for the new TVs that don't have buttons on the TV itself (keeping you from switching to HDMI).
#67
Breaker Keeps Tripping
Rodney McKay 2 years ago
Meaningless without more context. Despite what my paranoid wife believes, it's not how many things are plugged into an outlet strip but rather what's at the other send of those cords. For example, a space heater and a toaster would be a suboptimum combination.
#68
My Mother's College Laptop, Which Still Works And She Completed Her Semester On It. She Refuses To Get Rid Of It Or Try To Fix It
David Paterson 2 years ago
There are often excellent reasons for hanging onto an old laptop. Software reasons. I hang onto my old laptop despite it having no battery.
Rick Seiden 2 years ago
I've actually made that repair on three laptops. The hinges don't cost too much, and it's a set of screws to unscrew and screw in. $50 tops.
#69
Lenovo Claimed "Water Damage"
#70
Client States Laptop Behaves Erratic When Plugged Into USB C Dock... Found Yer Issue
#71
Ooooh! Fluffy Pillow!
#72
Spicy Pillow
#73
We Paid Someone For This
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Unless they were working off the print they were given.
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Case Got Slammed So Hard In Shipping The Cpu Dented The Heatsink
#75
Can You Spot The Previous Technicians Mistake? Phone Just Came In And Won't Turn On. Customer Is Complaining About The Phone Getting Hot
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
There's a lot of potential energy here. I'm surprised this didn't catch fire.
#76
Dear Oems, Stop Trying To Water Cool Things As You Suck At It. $3000 Zotac Magnus' Failed Cooling System Teardown
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Not sure whether the metal is to blame or the vegemite they used as coolant fluid.
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Has Anyone Seen My Dos Boot Disk?
#78
Well There’s The Problem
Marcos Valencia 2 years ago
Please, put it in a red circle, or do you want me to figure out myself?
#79
Somehow It Still Boots
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I've seen a few similar to this. It depends what the traces in that area are used for. Some are obviously for the onboard video out so if that's not used they might be lucky. Had a couple mobos with sporadic crashes and when you checked the components there was one or two bulging capacitors. So whenever that section of the board was in use it'd fail and crash.
#80
The Amount Of Disassembly Required To Replace The Hard-Drive In A Cheapo Walmart Hp Laptop
Robert T 2 years ago
HP laptops are a right arsepain to disassemble. Gone are the days that they had removable panels to get at the memory and harddrive.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
I miss my old IBM where pulling back the screen-release latches past the notch would release the keyboard and allow access to all the internals without tools.
Load More Replies... PowellSkier 2 years ago
Walmart had nothing to do with this. Unless they got a good deal on poorly designed units.
#81
Wiped The Drive
#82
"My Son Wants To Get In It Too! He's Already Connected The Wire For You" Client While Mounting Access Point In The Office
M O'Connell 2 years ago
This is what happens when someone without experience terminates a non feed-thru RJ45 plug. Modern switches can be surprisingly resilient to mis-wired pairs. OW/O/GW/BL/BLW/G/BRW/BR
Randy Mertl 2 years ago
That happens when you pull on the wire and don’t pull from the plug. Outer jacket slides down.
#83
Just Delidded My First Cpu, How Did I Do?
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
What, when you have a hammer and chisel handy?
Load More Replies... Elijah Freilich 2 years ago (edited)
why?? even i do it better! no wait, i tried to do this by smashing it against a table...
VonBlade 2 years ago
Why would you do it generally? You get lower temperatures if you're an extreme overclocker. Why did the person in this photo do that? Because they're a muppet.
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Pimp My Dell
UncleJon_TheMadScientist 2 years ago
Actually I started painting computers waaay back when Apple came out with all those funny looking colored computers. I had just built my daughter a nice pc and she complained she wanted an apple computer because it was PURPLE... So I pulled hers apart and painted it 4 shades of candy purple metalflake... since then I have done all my home built computers that way...
#85
Roomies Somehow Managed To Break This Off
Gamin Coda 2 years ago
That's bad placement for a wall written in braile. (The ending of this story will shock you!)
#86
Just A Friendly Reminder Not To Leave Your Laptop In Your Car When It's 0° Overnight. Yes That's Condensation
#88
A Little Accident
M O'Connell 2 years ago
Is it a system that can run on 1 cpu? Probably, since there's no chip the socket that's been ripped off.
#90
A Friend Of Mine Asked Me If I Could Look At The Gas Boiler Because It No Longer Produced Hot Water
#91
I Use This To Play Steam
#92
Riddle Me This: What Happens If You Touch Ground Connector On Both Sockets Simultaneously?
Robert T 2 years ago
One of those is not grounded. Look at the wiring. Ground is almost certainly the middle terminal.
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PowellSkier 2 years ago
Look at how they're wired. The ground and "hot" have been reversed.
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USB3 Connector
M O'Connell 2 years ago
is there a latch you were supposed to be depressing instead of hulking it off?
#95
Colleague’s “Perfectly Fine” Rj45 Termination
M O'Connell 2 years ago
This is why you pay the extra penny for the feedthrough style RJ45 connectors.
LvH 2 years ago
These are oddly hard to come by where I live. I can only buy them through international wholesalers such as amazon.
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Dirk Daring 2 years ago
It will work fine for a while as long as you never move it. C minus. Clip and retip.
#96
220v Poe Injectior
Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago
If the black box is a transformer, that's not the worst thing I've seen...or done.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
The black box is a USB->ethernet dongle for a laptop. The original source was a shitpost.
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Lost The M2 Screw
#98
Opened Up A Calculator To See This
Marcos Valencia 2 years ago
Thank you! It added a lot of sense to the post...
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
BP didn't even bother posting the photo of what was INSIDE the calculator. https://preview.redd.it/ys4otr1mmh6a1.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ed2cfe46eedab5c3325e9dc39652cda499f35fca
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albernistuff 4sale 2 years ago
80% of the time, its either an ID-10-T error, or an issue between the screen and the chair. "Have you tried turning it off and on again", continues to be funny because it works so much of the time. Being in this industry for about 3 decades now, I continue to be appalled at the fact that so many folks who have been using computers almost as long, are still so totally ignorant of even the basics.
David Paterson 2 years ago
And that's just the hardware issues. Software issues are even worse.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
What's even worse is being a competent technical person and still needing to sit through the 7 levels of telephone tech support hell before getting to someone who can do anything with my highly detailed information on a specific issue.
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albernistuff 4sale 2 years ago
80% of the time, its either an ID-10-T error, or an issue between the screen and the chair. "Have you tried turning it off and on again", continues to be funny because it works so much of the time. Being in this industry for about 3 decades now, I continue to be appalled at the fact that so many folks who have been using computers almost as long, are still so totally ignorant of even the basics.
David Paterson 2 years ago
And that's just the hardware issues. Software issues are even worse.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
What's even worse is being a competent technical person and still needing to sit through the 7 levels of telephone tech support hell before getting to someone who can do anything with my highly detailed information on a specific issue.
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