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submitted 4 months ago by DxK@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 76 points 4 months ago

If I had a nickel for every time I was troubleshooting with a friend and discovered they thought turning the monitor off and on again was "rebooting the computer" I'd be depressingly wealthy.

[-] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 39 points 4 months ago

"What do you see when it's coming back up?"

"Right back to the problem I'm having!"

"So you don't see [insert OEM logo here]?"

"Nope. And it's still frozen!"

"Where's the power button you're holding down?"

"On the monitor!"

Open the window and throw it out, please

[-] s12@sopuli.xyz 20 points 4 months ago

*Shuts the laptop lid and opens it.
“Ok! It’s restarted”
IT person: “Well that was certainly quick. Are you sure you restarted it?”
Person: *Feels smug about how they were able to restart quicker than most people.