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Bone-Headed IT Mistakes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the throw-yours-into-the-mix dept.

snydeq writes "PCs preconfigured with stone-age malware, backups without recovery, Social Security numbers stored in plain view of high school students — Andy Brandt gives InfoWorld's Stupid Users series a new IT admin twist. Call it fratricide if you will, but getting paid to know better is no guarantee against IT idiocy, as these stories attest."

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  1. You're just as bad, sorry by pandrijeczko · · Score: 1, Troll
    So if you're so clever, how come you didn't warn the guy that might happen at the time?

    It took me to reach my mid-30s (about 10 years ago) to realise that you can't go through life being an arrogant jerk and revelling in the mistakes of others - we ALL started knowing nothing and making far more mistakes than we do now.

    Take my advice. Help people avoid mistakes, give them your advice respectfully and nicely, give them a chance to listen to you. In the long run, it will pay dividends - people respect you and occasionally thank you for bailing them out.

    --
    Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
  2. IT2...Stephen King sequel by turkeydance · · Score: 0, Troll

    here's the deal: 1. i'm a luddite. no IT skills. HAVE TO use a computer. 2. i can do my job and have a satisfied customer without using anything that requires electricity. (no phones, no lights, no motorcar...not a single luxury...) 3. amazing, that! 4. now...i Have To fire up this laptop so my accountant can do the voodoo she does so well. 5. bottom line: the IT people who have attempted to "show me the light" are rude/crude/and lacking rudimentary social/personality skills to the point of not even speaking English. (and the USA worries about "English first") 6. i hate to complain without at least offering a possible solution. so here it is: you computer IT folks: treat Real People as you would your most prized Avatar(i did learn something) in your most involved SIM life. if that makes sense to you, lord 'a mercy.

    1. Re:IT2...Stephen King sequel by Slashcrap · · Score: 0, Troll

      here's the deal: 1. i'm a luddite. no IT skills. HAVE TO use a computer. 2. i can do my job and have a satisfied customer without using anything that requires electricity. (no phones, no lights, no motorcar...not a single luxury...) 3. amazing, that! 4. now...i Have To fire up this laptop so my accountant can do the voodoo she does so well. 5. bottom line: the IT people who have attempted to "show me the light" are rude/crude/and lacking rudimentary social/personality skills to the point of not even speaking English. (and the USA worries about "English first") 6. i hate to complain without at least offering a possible solution. so here it is: you computer IT folks: treat Real People as you would your most prized Avatar(i did learn something) in your most involved SIM life. if that makes sense to you, lord 'a mercy. Too incoherent; didn't read. Pretty sure you're a faggot though. Can anyone confirm?