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7of9 , 6 months ago to lemmyshitpost in Broccoli

Suddenly the Broccoloid episode of The Powerpuff Girls reads as anti-LGBT propaganda

7of9 , 6 months ago to technology in 1-bit CPU for ‘super low-performance computer’ launched – sells out promptly

What is this a computer for ants? It should be at least … four times bigger.

7of9 , 6 months ago to memes in Put the fish down.

That’s what we call an attention getter!

7of9 , 6 months ago to lemmyshitpost in Political discussions on the internet.

I’m in this comment and I don’t like it.

7of9 , 6 months ago to risa in Charlie Stross on Mastodon: What is Star Trek? Wrong answers only, please!

Depends on how well the first season goes, the producers are a little cautious in case the bears aren’t really as viscous as they said on their CVs.

7of9 , 6 months ago to risa in Charlie Stross on Mastodon: What is Star Trek? Wrong answers only, please!

It’s a reality TV series where D-list personalities are dropped in the middle of the forrest and have to hike out without being eaten by bears.

7of9 , 6 months ago to asklemmy in Lemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?

Thanks, I’ll give this one the chop!

7of9 , 6 months ago to asklemmy in Lemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?

Yep, I remember in one job I was at for 8 years a manager 2 levels up complemented me for sorting out the networking for a re-arrange of our own office … I was gobsmacked because I’d been managing a whole network and server upgrade for a client that involved well over 1000 users at the time yet an hour of fiddling with wires under desks was the only thing that got his attention.

7of9 , 6 months ago to asklemmy in Lemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?

I didn’t have them over a barrel, they were just being lazy and trying to exploit me further for free.

7of9 , 6 months ago to asklemmy in Lemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?

Yeah, I got laid off twice more before switching careers. Both times they wanted me to come back and fix stuff after letting me go.

It goes hand in hand with the “if someone works hard, they should be given more work as a reward” line of thinking.

7of9 , 6 months ago to asklemmy in Lemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?

My first salaried job was also my first proper IT job and I was a “junior technician” … the only other member of IT staff was my supervisor who had been a secretary that got a 1 week sysadmin course and knew very little.

The server room was a complete rat’s nest and I resolved to sort it out. It was all going very well until I tripped over the loose SCSI 3 cable between the AIX server and it’s raid array. While it was in use.

It took me 2 days to restore everything from tape. My supervisor was completely useless.

A few months later I was “made redundant”, leaving behind me everything working perfectly and a super tidy server room. I got calls from the company asking for help for the following 6 months, which I politely declined.

7of9 , 6 months ago to asklemmy in Lemmy, what are some of your "oh shit" work stories?

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7of9 , 6 months ago to risa in Resistance is futile

Yes, that’s more “me” … I only do a little light assimilating on the weekends.

7of9 , 6 months ago to risa in A Muppet Borgmas Carol

It is pleasing to see my culture represented in popular media. You may continue.

7of9 , 6 months ago to risa in How it Should Have Ended: Picard Season Three

I really enjoyed the first two seasons, the third was ok with some good bits in it.