I’m in DevOps, so anyone not in tech has no idea what I do/what that means. So, I end up just saying “I work in IT”.

My new doctor didn’t like that answer when we were making small talk and wanted a more detailed answer, so I tell him. He looks at his nurse and says: did any of that make sense?

Transformers The Movie (1986). I still get teary eyed when Optimus Prime dies.

The last straw for me was no more free returns. I cancelled my prime but it doesn’t expire for a few months. A buddy of mine is doing the same. It’s no longer worth it.

I’m planning on building a new rig for Xmas and am gonna go Linux for my desktop OS for the first time.

I was working on one of my users desktops (adding RAM). The machine wasn’t recognizing all of it. I eventually cave and call tech support. Their solution was to not use all of the RAM slots. I called up the next day and got a competent person to replace the board, but pretty much all calls were like that.

I worked with HP once at an internship like 15 years ago…I still avoid them because of the shitty experience.

I switched to US Mobile last year. I had a rough month or two with data not working properly, but it’s smooth sailing now for $20/month for 5GB of data.

I just finished working out and noticed I had a flat after like 30 seconds of driving. It was dark and I pulled over on an uneven/unfinished area of road. A passerby helped me out by holding a flashlight, we were chatting as I was working, then all of a sudden my car fell off the jack (the flat had been removed). I was so lucky I didn’t crush my hand. After that I just called AAA to take care of it for me and I’ll never try changing a flat again.

On the Kindle, you can email yourself e-books.

Call up, schedule an appointment, have them remove the card, and then kick them out.

Pay off my house, do all the little projects in the house we couldn’t afford, save enough for the kids college fund, and buy a few shiny toys. Then go back to work like normal…I’d go insane with nothing to do all day. On the plus side, my family will have the most amazing vacations.