Re:Don't be a Coder, Engineer, or Developer ...
by julsonl on Monday October 05, 2009 @12:48PM
(#862119)
Not only this, they often ask you to hunt them a brand-new laptop with 6 gigs of ram, 17" screen, a high-speed quad core cpu (basically the works) for all around $400. I'm exaggerating a bit, but this happens a lot often than I would like.
Re:Don't be a Coder, Engineer, or Developer ...
by billswift on Monday October 05, 2009 @05:21PM
(#862821)
Goody, I want one of those too, when can you get it to me?
Re:Don't be a Coder, Engineer, or Developer ...
by bad_user on Monday October 05, 2009 @01:37PM
(#862225)
I also type quite fast too, and I get that amazed glance from my peers or just strangers close-by ... next thing I know I get the typical ... "You know, I have a Windows PC, and I think I caught a virus".
I just answer them "Sorry, that's not my expertise" ... but one of these days I'll just get one of those "I WON'T FIX YOUR COMPUTER" teeshirts, because nothing can suck the life out of you faster.
The worst thing is being known in the family/extended family as "A computer guy" - someone to ask when your crappy Windows XP machine won't boot.
When faced with this tricky situation I usually explain that I last used Windows about 10 years ago and have no clue how to make their Vista/XP thing bearable, and they back down.