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Computers Top BBC List of Stress Producers
twitter writes "The BBC is reporting results of a poll by UK charity Developing Patient Partnerships that shows crashing computers to be one of the most common stresses and that it's actually killing people by driving them to drink and smoke. The quoted list has: 1. IT problems - 30%, 2. Change in financial status/personal injury - 24%, 3. Commuting - 20%. I've seen people take a smoke break when their computer pops a window and they lose an hour or two of work and admins taking their break straight from the bottle."
...buy a Mac!
(sorry, couldn't help it)
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They should have been more specific. I think they meant that Windows was the largest cause of stress.
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Windows the top stress producer? Could a comparative study be done with, say, MacOSX users?
It should be #1 - Bill Gates
Ah, they should all just be running Linux Desktop. Linux Desktop never crashes and there is no problems with it and it is awesome fast! The beautiful architecture from the rock stable kernel through the wonderfully designed X Windows, the easy-to-use desktop environment, all the way to best-of-breed applications such as The GIMP and Firefox work together to provide a smooth, painless experience for newbies and experts alike.
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Cheers,
-AT
Working in a DevOps shop is like playing in a band made up entirely of keytarists.
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I didn't flame you; I flamed the idiot you're married to. The one who - despite the fact that she uses a piece of equipment that is world-renowned for losing people's work - went two hours without saving her document. You can shriek all you want about how computers shouldn't lose your work if you don't manually save it, but anyone without a learning disability should know that they do, and take some measures to avoid it if that concerns them.
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