Important Info for you!!

[Bill Cravener]

As we "Silver Surfers" (older folks on the Internet) know, sometimes we have
trouble with our computers.

I had a problem yesterday, so I called Eric, the eleven year old next door,
whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and asked him to come over.

Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong? '

He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.'
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired,
'An ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.'
Eric grinned.... 'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before? '

'No,' I replied.

'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.'

So I wrote down:

  ID10T

I used to like Eric, that little shit!

[carlos]

I made two or three times *that* error tank god I found it myself!!!     :toothy   :toothy   :toothy


RTM  http://catb.org/jargon/html/I/idiot.html


don't be so mad at Eric, my daughter sometimes teach me a trick or two!!!

Carlos

[dedndave]

i can't imagine Bill needing to call anyone for a computer problem   :P

[Bill Cravener]

Correct Dave, it was just a humorous story that was passed on to me. :bg

[anunitu]

Much as we all would like to still believe we are the cream of the crop concerning Computers,these kids grow up with a computer as soon as they can figure out how to type.

it is the nature of technology..when we were starting out,most of us were perhaps mid 20's, and had to dig for everything we needed,hack some hardware to inprove proformance..Figger a routine to get around the bottlenecks. With every step we created our base of knowledge. Believe it or not todays computers are pretty simple,at least for the majority who only use them as an appliance like a phone,with no interest in how they actully function.
In a way be glad you lived through a time when computing was still an adventure of sorts.

[dedndave]

that's probably true - we have lived at the end of the best of times, perhaps

dad passed away a while back -  but, he was pretty lucky in many ways
he was into electronics/radio and airplanes
he got to see the advancement of aircraft from the biplane era to what we have now - and got to fly quite a few
when he started out, vacuum tubes were it   :bg
he was there for the advent of transistors, then integrated circuits, then computers
he got to play with all of the above

and, although he was around for the "great depression", i don't think we've seen the big one, yet
he missed what's coming up in that respect
he lived and died at the best point in the history of man   :bg

[FORTRANS]

Hi,

   I like to think that while the younger people can send text
messages and do social media, we older folk that built (some
of) their own equipment and learned to make it do something
have a better idea about the man behind the curtain.

Cheers,

Steve N.

[vanjast]

Ja.. your right there, Dave

I think the problem we have today, is that we've made it to easy for future generations.
Resulting in the 'Now Society' who think that it's not necessary to work for their rewards.

If anything, being a parent nowdays is a major mission... well, I enjoy it, crapping all over my kids on a daily basis. :U I just don't know where I get that energy from
I'm certainly not going to have a bunch of 'freeloaders' in this house... I generally try to teach them that although technology makes it easier, it's always hard work that gets results.
:8)

[dedndave]

both good points, guys

keep in mind that WE, too, have stood on the shoulders of giants   :P
i don't think i would have liked living in days of old nearly as well

[xandaz]

   Damn ... thanks for info Bill. That little brat.

[hutch--]

 :bg

Bill,

You can reprogram that type of problem in kids of that age, its called a boot in the behind.  :P

[sinsi]

The words I dread hearing when turning up for a job are "well I let my son/nephew try to fix it" (always young, always male).
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...