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Re:The First Rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t Tell Anyone You’... by izacus on Friday October 05, 2018 @04:21PM (#18151398)
That's fine, the problem is that you also get all the blame as well. Once you "fix" a computer, everything that will break will suddenly be your fault.
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Re:The First Rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t Tell Anyone You’... by maxxxxx on Friday October 05, 2018 @04:57PM (#18151684)
Very true. I once installed a printer driver in a friend's company. I got blamed for missing files by several employees during the following weeks.
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Re:The First Rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t Tell Anyone You’... by sk5t on Saturday October 06, 2018 @12:11AM (#18153488)
I've heard that auto mechanics know these as "Ever since you..." stories.
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