# What's with techies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-techies/4691>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 13, 2000, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-techies/4691 "2000-03-13T20:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2000, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-techies/4691/41 "2000-03-15T06:12:00Z")

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I object your honor! Elitist bastard implies that all computer technicians are MALE! My female genitalia and/or gender have been slandered to the point that I think I must receive a million dollars to help me reestablish my self-esteem.

GRANTED!

Thank you, your honor (Judge Judy, of course, who else would understand?)

Now, to really answer the OP: I’ve been working on my own and other computers over the last ten years. I KNOW I’m no better or worse than anyone else out there in the world, I just have a skill that some don’t. Basically, I figure, since it’s already broken, I can’t really hurt it. I use this same philosophy when fixing my car or my toaster.

Think of it like some people can make hamburger taste really great and others make it taste like cardboard/shit (insert McDonald’s here). It’s just a skill. I don’t lord it over anyone any more than they lord over me the fact that they can pour concrete so it doesn’t split. It’s a learned skill. If more end users read the manuals and gave it a shot they would be amazed at what they were capable of doing. The next time something seems to be going wrong try one of the classic “techie” tricks. Alt-Control-Delete. I swear to God that solves about 70% of the problems.

And I swear to God, I NEVER copped an attitude even when someone “forgot” to turn on the monitor. (She was wondering why she couldn’t see anything.)

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Best!  
Byz

Voted most sex obsessed. (Yeah, blow me smart ass!)

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**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2000, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-techies/4691/42 "2000-03-15T06:40:00Z")

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Thank God (or insert your chosen “higher power” here) for Ctrl-Alt-Del.

After reading some of these posts, I can understand the frustration that comes with your jobs. From now on, I will refrain from using the term, “Helpless Desk”. 🙂

I’m being too nice for the Pit. Maybe I should leave.

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Mt. Dew habit kicked since 2/21/00!

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-techies/4691/43 "2000-03-16T03:13:00Z")

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I couldn’t resist this reply to someone at work. This is a really cheap ass that wants to pay nothing for his computer system, and have the best system on the block for a few hundred dollars.

Him “What normaly causes the computer to break down?”

Me " The user interfacing with it."

I couldn’t help it. He was bugging me for a week with questions.

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I’m only your wildest fear, from the corners of your darkest thoughts.

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