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    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
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    11/30/09

    In reply to NASA's New Altair Lunar Lander Simulation In Action
    Why bother, there'll probably be an app for that by 2020...
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    Image of elvisml2 elvisml2
    11/30/09

    In reply to NASA's New Altair Lunar Lander Simulation In Action
    I can't believe that simulator is running on an altair!
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    Image of Thangka Thangka
    11/29/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    Geek Squad is basically a warranty depot at this point. Very little work is done in store. CIA's spend more time organizing shipping orders and tinkering in STAR than they do working on computers. And the 'work' they do is essentially limited to *one* CD of approved programs.
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    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed

    Reminds me of...
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    I was actually talking to a friend about Geek Squad yesterday and how normal people see them as tech gods whereas the real geeks see them as idiot filth.
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    Image of W10002 W10002
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    I usually fix family and friend's PCs, and they all think I'm good with computers because I have a degree in Computer Science. No, all that knowledge was from actually tinkering with PCs since middle school.

    So yesterday, a friend referred their friend to have me fix her PC. She said her internet was very slow. I went to her house, and everything was downloading at 1kb/s. In 10 minutes I found out the problem was the network jack on her router. Then she asked me a bunch of computer questions, like should she upgrade, should she reformat her drive, etc. I answered all her questions as...dumbed down as I can without using tech jargon, and she still had trouble understanding it.

    I suspect if she took her PC to Geek Squad, she may need to buy a new PC afterwards.

    Anyways, so I asked for $20 for the fix [mainly for gas, because it was quite a drive], but she insisted on giving me $50. She said she had other tech people fix her PCs in the past and she paid them between $50-100. Didn't know you can make $100 off of like 10 minutes of work... unless the tech people just acted busy for a full hour and it really took 10 minutes to fix her PC problems...
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    Image of Everyone likes me, even the Danish Everyone likes me, even the Danish
    11/28/09

    @W10002: I found out most problems are fixed in 2 minutes. After that, I always just surf the internet for about an hour and charge a real low price. People always recommend me :)
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/28/09

    @Everyone likes me, even the Danish: [xkcd.com]

    @elryry: I don't know what Geek Squad you're thinking of, but the Geek Squad I know will charge you $30 to turn on parental controls and set up a PSN/Xbox Live account on your PS3/Xbox.
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    Image of Demo318 Demo318
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    I knew it!!! Why were they fixing a mac pro? I've never heard of someone taking an Apple product to geek squad for repairs. I'm confused.
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    Image of MosesMonster MosesMonster
    11/28/09

    @Demo318: You'd be surprised
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    Image of metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    Sounds about right.
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    Image of hra_100 hra_100
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    Consumerist Catches Geek Squad Stealing Porn From Customer's Computer!!

    [consumerist.com]
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    Image of Intelext Intelext
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    I still don't understand why people need geek squad, if the computer doesn't work then there is a simple solution. Reformat!
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    dagamer34 promoted this comment Intelext was starred Intelext was unstarred
    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/28/09

    @Intelext: Because they don't understand what drivers are.
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    Image of metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
    11/28/09

    @dagamer34: More importantly they don't understand what the word 'reformat' means. If you try to explain what it takes to reinstall windows you can usually see their facial expression turn in fear of having to obtain a doctorate.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    Have many of you had moments where you were so upset with a computer that you poured liquid on it and/or beat it into submission? I admit after an old computer sliced my arm for the third time that I got my retribution on it. Perhaps there is a job waiting for me at the Geek Squad after all.
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    11/28/09

    @Monty: I've punched a few...
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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    11/28/09

    @Monty: You cant just say a "computer sliced my arm for the third time" without elaborating... you have a self image to preserve here man.
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    Image of Eavangel Eavangel
    11/28/09

    @Monty: If you don't get at least one cut on you while working on a PC... you're probably doing something wrong.

    I always get a few cuts... but slice? Must have been intense!
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/28/09

    @Eavangel: Yes, long slices were opened on my arm from the edge of the case three times. My whole arm was bandaged up, and I admit to complete stupidity on my part -- why I kept working on it after the second time is beyond me. Needless to say, the computer did not get a fourth chance. Stupid computer.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/28/09

    @Monty: I've gotten mad at other people and smashed my computer. Poor computer.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/29/09

    @Monty: I have found dried blood drops on the inside of used computers before... good warning to the next owner!

    Every several years I get a severe papercut from a case, but I can't remember the last time it happened.
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    Image of hoocli hoocli
    11/28/09

    In reply to Humor: Geek Squad's Real Agenda Exposed
    I havn't personally delt with geek squad yet but it seems that if any repair shop can't fix it in 10 min they just reinstall windows......
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    Image of DiscoD DiscoD
    11/28/09

    @hoocli: which in all fairness is usually the best option anyways..unless its more hardware related.
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    Image of hoocli hoocli
    11/28/09

    @DiscoD: Mabey from a time-money standpoint if your ghosting but alot of the time these shops just want to get as many computers through and don't care as much about the actual problem.... go go fixing my own comp :P
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    Image of Professional_Iceberg_Hunter Professional_Iceberg_Hunter
    11/28/09

    @hoocli: Man, I hear you. A long, long time ago, back when I didn't know what the heck drivers were, my internet driver (forgot the name) got deleted after a virus hit it. I took it to a shop and all they did was reformat it. Months later after I grew a white beard, that same problem happened to me (but this time because of a reformat) and I fixed the problem in roughly six minutes. Ai.
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    Image of Norbs Norbs
    11/28/09

    @Professional_Iceberg_Hunter: Your "Internet Driver" eh? Sounds like the work of geek squad.
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    Image of Professional_Iceberg_Hunter Professional_Iceberg_Hunter
    11/28/09

    @Norbs: Fine, you want to get technical. It was an Nvidia driver that was required for me to connect to the internet.
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    Image of FFxLORd FFxLORd
    11/28/09

    @Professional_Iceberg_Hunter: an Nvidia driver to get onto the internet?
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    11/28/09

    @FFxLORd: I assume he has an Nividia motherboard. If that's the case, then the network card drivers would certainly be by Nvidia, regardless of the OEM.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/27/09

    In reply to It's the Bluetooth Buttplug!
    He is talking out of his ass.
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    Image of pwnerjam4.0 pwnerjam4.0
    11/27/09

    In reply to It's the Bluetooth Buttplug!
    :/
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/28/09

    @pwnerjam4.0: :(
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    Image of Slinkytech Slinkytech
    11/27/09

    In reply to It's the Bluetooth Buttplug!
    "Why look like a jackass, when you can feel like one."
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