Comments on: Stories from the daily life of a technologist http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/ I will not fix your computer. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.26 By: awkwardusername http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-23318 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:42:43 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-23318

There is this classic incident where your typical co-worker asks you this question.

No-brain Boss: “My PC doesn’t turn on. What’s the problem with that?”

Me: “It isn’t even plugged in [idiot]”

And you aren’t even tech-support.

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By: nitro2k01 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18138 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:44:46 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18138

Just looked it up on Wikipedia just in case there would be some useful info. Aaaand…!

SQL was developed at IBM by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce in the early 1970s. This version, initially called SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language), was designed to manipulate and retrieve data stored in IBM’s original relational database management system, System R, which a group at IBM San Jose Research Laboratory had developed during the 1970s.[5] The acronym SEQUEL was later changed to SQL because “SEQUEL” was a trademark of the UK-based Hawker Siddeley aircraft company.[6]

I’m still for S-Q-L all the way, however.

Also, these stories remind me a bit about “The Website is Down“. (I like episode 1 the best. They probably realized that other people do to, so they won’t let you link to individual episodes.)

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By: Rob http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18080 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:51:43 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18080

I flip flop between SQL and sequel.

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By: Jenn http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18069 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:53:16 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18069

Now I’m on Chrome, by the way.

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By: Jenn http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18068 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:44:26 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18068

@ Luke Maciak: It’s definitely Webkit!

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By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18066 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:56:59 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18066

LOL! That’s funny…. I wonder what is the useragent on that thing.

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By: Jenn http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18065 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:10:54 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18065

Hahahah that is amazing! I’m using the public beta of the Mac Reeder app, but it uses Webkit to view entires in-app.

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By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18063 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:35:14 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18063

@ Jenn and
@ Chrissy:

Yeah, I want to know too! Are you posting with Netscape just to show off, or is this my plugin just being wonky?

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By: Chrissy http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18062 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:32:12 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18062

@ Jenn: are you really using Netscape Navigator or is the browser detection script confused?

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By: Zeke http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2010/12/15/stories-mostly-true-2/#comment-18061 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:27:13 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/?p=7314#comment-18061

dont mean to be a turd. But you spelled story wrong. :D
hahaha. love this blog.

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