I am a 19 year old gadget user. I was polygamous for many years, but I am now very much in love with my computer, with whom I share an exclusive relationship.
The other day I ran a virus scan on my recently new computer. It came back positive! I confronted her about it, but she swears she hasn't been looking at malicious sites. I'm afraid she's been networking with other computers. I love her very much and do not wish to break up, but I just don't know if I can trust her anymore. What should I do?
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your beloved is being unfaithful to you. Chances are that the hussy has been letting anyone stick his flash drive into her ports (all her ports).
The best course of action is to sever. I know it'll be tough, but sometimes you just need to pull the plug on these things.
I like dating a gadget lover. Not only do we then have something in common, but I can play with his hardware without actually having to buy it.
PS-If you ever want a gadget freak to set up anything new for you, no matter how complicated, just leave it in the box, and say (carelessly) that "I will put it take it out of the box tomorrow or something" and walk away. #iphone
@someguynamedjay: Between you and I, I am a huge Beavis & Butthead fan. I actually went to the opening day of their movie (I never do opening days) and abso loved it. My inner child IS Beavis. #iphone
@Curves: I get stung with that all of the time! I can't resist. It's like the Gadget is mocking me from inside the box, "I'm awesome and you won't know until whenever SHE gets around to setting me up... She might even break me... Then you'd NEVER know. You could be experiencing a complete Nerd-gasm right now, but you're not... The rest of the gadgets around here are old... not new. Not like me... Look at the picture on the box... look at it. yes... Yes... YESSSS...
@DustyButt™: It works every time. I have also discovered how to get you guys to repair ANYTHING. Just walk by and casually ask where the hammer and super glue are, and keep walking. If they ask what I am doing, I just say, nothing important, I will fix it. If they need more motivation, I just get a roll of duct tape and smile. #iphone
@Curves: You're a genius! :) Not an evil genius... maybe sweetly-devious? I'll think about it.
Great. Now I'm thinking of varying categories of less-than-evil genius... I don't need this before I've had my full morning's complement of coffee... evil woman! Well, sweetly-devious, anyway... :P heheh #iphone
@Curves: You think you're being so clever. Truth be told, we secretly hope (and on occasion even push) you to get new gadgets so we can play with them without spending money. (Currently in the process of nudging every eligible friend I have towards buying a Droid.)
As for fixing things: every dude wants to be the hero somehow. In this culture, though, it's considered poor taste to stage a back-alley mugging for the sole purpose of swooping in and saving the damsel in distress. So, we stick to fixing broken stuff.
@met2art: That works both ways. If a male walks in my kitchen to cook or wants to do laundry, I freak out and just do it FOR them, since the possible consequences are too awful to comtemplate.
@Curves: Absolutely! I'm a big proponent of the time-tested method of doing-it-wrong-on-purpose... "Oh my god, no! Not like that! Just let me do it..." (I can't cook worth a damn... although, I am really good at laundry!)
Funny thing is, I am rarely able to immediately detect this technique is being used on me. "Oh my god, no! Don't delete that! Don't press that! No, no, no, don't click the monkey!" But that's just one of the many little things that makes a good partnership work. :) #iphone
@Lazarus511: Yes, my X played me with that laundry thing. First (and only) load of marital laundry he did, he ruined a favorite sweater of mine. No more laundry for him. (In retrospect I see he did that on purpose, but, now he does his own damn laundry.) #iphone
@karelj: Don't you remember those famous banner ads in the 90s that featured the moving monkey... click it and win a prize? Always a clever ruse to infect your computer with something. Don't they teach you kids computer history anymore? :) #iphone
@Curves: At least I can make up for it w/ a home cooked romantic dinner for two. That is assuming I'm not to busy w/ my new phone/game system/game/computer/receiver/sliding miter saw/........ #iphone
@pekosROB: Its not manipulation (exactly) just that I have patience and can totally wait till tomorrow (or the next day even) to do the unboxing while guys can not. #iphone
@Curves: lol hence the quotation marks. didn't know what other word would fit besides manipulation. but your (exactly) part informs me the quotation marks did the trick! ;-) #iphone
@pekosROB: I will also admit I have a lot of trouble asking for help, though I am the first person to offer help to others. (I am too friggin independant for my own good.) #iphone
I love gadgets. I think that's pretty standard amongst this site's populace, however.
I also love to love and be loved. Unfortunately, currently, I am out of love - in a Shakespearean way.
I've never had a lady complain that I spend too much time with my gadgets, though. Although, I did have to convince one of my previous girlfriends to stop playing her SNES so we could make it to our dinner. #iphone
Oooh, I'm jealous. Mine is addicted to porn and cars. He also talks on the phone more than any woman I have ever known. Quite annoying actually. #iphone
Today I went to look at HDTVs, and my wife knowing that she wouldn't have too much input on the matter simply said, "Pick out a good one." She didn't want to see it, or know about it until it arrived.
Given my lifestyle of being a digital artist, digital photographer, writer, and musician (mostly digital but some acoustic guitar) it's hard not to be surrounded by gadgets and using them all the time. Finding a computer-savvy, gadget-loving woman is probably my only chance at a happy relationship, because otherwise about 90% of what I say or do would probably seem like complete gibberish and nonsense.
There also exists the possibly that about 90% of what i say and do is actually complete gibberish and nonsense. But maybe, just maybe, a computer-savvy gadget-loving woman might be too obsessed with her high-tech toys to realize this, and cut me some slack. #iphone
I used to have all sorts of shitty windows mobiel phone (HTC, yes.) and my GF would be on her blackberry NON STOP.
Now that we both have blackberry i can see why.
She understand me well though. She knows that i love Cars, Gadgets, Girls and clothes. The only one she can attend to however is the love for gadgets. #iphone
@Gundem: I thought "Hey, that's pretty cool," then I thought something was wrong. So I reread it and something seems to be the problem. You seem to have mistyped "iphone/droid" as "blackberry," which, as we know, is a piece of junk.
and yes, I have had a blackberry. I put an end to it... with a sledgehammer.
EDIT: Actually, it was just a regular hammer. I do not, sadly, have a sledgehammer :(
@CheeseGamer: You and I are on the same page here, Cheese. That little nugget of honesty at the end there - the admitted lack of sledge in the hammer you used - is something I can truly appreciate.
Let me share a little story with you. Last weekend I got invited to a "Bonfire up in the canyons." So I says to myself, I says, "Self, that sounds sweet." Little did I know, that upon arrival I would be severely disappointed by the overwhelming lack of bon at this bonfire. There was much more camp than bon here. This was the final straw for me. 3 "bon"fires in a row that I've been to that have exhibited a blatant lack of bon. From now on, whenever I get invited to a "bonfire," I'm going to have to ask the inviter to describe the intended bon-ness of the fire in question - in full detail - as not to set myself up for such unbearable disappointment again in the future.
So remember kids, "Only you can prevent bonfire exaggeration fraud." #iphone
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The app gives plenty of info without any additional charges.
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"Except the guy who ran off with some knee high stockings of mine. I never did figure out what happened there."
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#tips
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I may regret asking this forever, as the answer may be the most haunting thing ever.
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touché! Justified! #iphone
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I am a 19 year old gadget user. I was polygamous for many years, but I am now very much in love with my computer, with whom I share an exclusive relationship.
The other day I ran a virus scan on my recently new computer. It came back positive! I confronted her about it, but she swears she hasn't been looking at malicious sites. I'm afraid she's been networking with other computers. I love her very much and do not wish to break up, but I just don't know if I can trust her anymore. What should I do?
-Heartbroken Hacker. #iphone
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I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your beloved is being unfaithful to you. Chances are that the hussy has been letting anyone stick his flash drive into her ports (all her ports).
The best course of action is to sever. I know it'll be tough, but sometimes you just need to pull the plug on these things.
Best of luck,
R #iphone
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PS-If you ever want a gadget freak to set up anything new for you, no matter how complicated, just leave it in the box, and say (carelessly) that "I will put it take it out of the box tomorrow or something" and walk away. #iphone
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"Ahhhhh!!!!! *Sound of ripping cardboard*
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Great. Now I'm thinking of varying categories of less-than-evil genius... I don't need this before I've had my full morning's complement of coffee... evil woman! Well, sweetly-devious, anyway... :P heheh #iphone
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As for fixing things: every dude wants to be the hero somehow. In this culture, though, it's considered poor taste to stage a back-alley mugging for the sole purpose of swooping in and saving the damsel in distress. So, we stick to fixing broken stuff.
So, everyone's happy, really. ;-)
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Classification - Evil but not harmful. #iphone
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Funny thing is, I am rarely able to immediately detect this technique is being used on me. "Oh my god, no! Don't delete that! Don't press that! No, no, no, don't click the monkey!" But that's just one of the many little things that makes a good partnership work. :) #iphone
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..uhh.. what kinda computer are *you* using?
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Crap..did I say that in my outside voice again? #iphone
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none of this nonchalant acting or sneaky "manipulation" is necessary. :-P
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The tricked-out ottoman comment, never gonna let Frucci live that down. =D #iphone
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I also love to love and be loved. Unfortunately, currently, I am out of love - in a Shakespearean way.
I've never had a lady complain that I spend too much time with my gadgets, though. Although, I did have to convince one of my previous girlfriends to stop playing her SNES so we could make it to our dinner. #iphone
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Damn why isn't she the current girlfriend? Sounds like a winner to me. #iphone
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So, I bought one. #iphone
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There also exists the possibly that about 90% of what i say and do is actually complete gibberish and nonsense. But maybe, just maybe, a computer-savvy gadget-loving woman might be too obsessed with her high-tech toys to realize this, and cut me some slack. #iphone
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Now that we both have blackberry i can see why.
She understand me well though. She knows that i love Cars, Gadgets, Girls and clothes. The only one she can attend to however is the love for gadgets. #iphone
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Not the love for girls part too? #iphone
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and yes, I have had a blackberry. I put an end to it... with a sledgehammer.
EDIT: Actually, it was just a regular hammer. I do not, sadly, have a sledgehammer :(
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Let me share a little story with you. Last weekend I got invited to a "Bonfire up in the canyons." So I says to myself, I says, "Self, that sounds sweet." Little did I know, that upon arrival I would be severely disappointed by the overwhelming lack of bon at this bonfire. There was much more camp than bon here. This was the final straw for me. 3 "bon"fires in a row that I've been to that have exhibited a blatant lack of bon. From now on, whenever I get invited to a "bonfire," I'm going to have to ask the inviter to describe the intended bon-ness of the fire in question - in full detail - as not to set myself up for such unbearable disappointment again in the future.
So remember kids, "Only you can prevent bonfire exaggeration fraud." #iphone
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