“My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print on Tuesdays” (2009)

Re:“My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print ... by sdrothrock on Monday January 27, 2020 @05:51AM (#22158226)

Maybe you've already seen this one, but maybe there are some people who haven't... I get a kick out of it every time I reread it, anyway. :)

http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles

Edit: And the FAQ: https://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail-faq.html

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:“My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print ... by ascar on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:46AM (#22161020)

Fun to read. Thanks for sharing!

With the risk of sounding a bit arrogant, am I the only one who immediately thought about a timeout issue on the first description of the problem?

As a fan of online gaming I'm painfully aware that ping (and distance to server) matter. Especially when I was in Japan and tried to play with my friends in Germany, the fact that packets were routed over the US to Europe resulting in ~250ms pings was a constant annoyance.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:“My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print ... by CathedralBorrow on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:19AM (#22158636)

Probably my fifth read through and still love it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:“My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print ... by horomeme on Monday January 27, 2020 @08:45AM (#22159106)

My first time. Absolutely hilarious!

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:“My wife has complained that OpenOffice will never print ... by torstenvl on Monday January 27, 2020 @08:36AM (#22159039)

Wait. How come it wasn't ~280 miles then?

EDIT: Never mind, answered in the FAQ.

[ Parent | on HN ]