Arisen from the dead
It appeared as though my computer didn’t die (completely) after all.
You can never know with Windows running on a PC! And you learn something new every day.Today’s lesson: Always expect the unexpected.
Or rather: Don’t rely on computers. Sooner or later they’re all doomed to die. Just like ourselves. My old French teacher once said, “Life is a disease that no one survives”. Pretty depressing… However, this is true for computers as well. Maybe you can put it like, “Windows is a disease, no computer survives”
…but I guess, “Cia is a user that no computer survives”, is more likely the case.
Sometimes I actually wonder whose fault it is.
What do you think is most likely?
a) The user is stupid
b) The computer is stupid
c) They’re both smart, but something happened on the way…
And another question:
How come violence can revive a PC? I mean, you would never hit a Macintosh, but beating on a PC just makes it work even better?! -It sure is a mystery.
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I think the most commonly accepted explanation to these strange occurrences is that the little hammer-gnome which keeps the system internals working, had a day off or something
(I was contemplating writing something serious, but couldn’t fit inside an appropriate length comment :S)
A fan problem with my previous computer made it sound like a chainsaw every once in a while, but all I had to do was tap it gently and the problem would be solved. Sadly, as time went by I had to tap it harder and harder, and by the time I had to go rocky balboa on it every five minutes I realised I was probably causing more problems than I solved. So I’ll have to go with “a) The user is stupid” in my case!
Btw great post as usual^^
@wildcard, Lol! Well you never know what’s keeping everything working. I’ve actually got another computer that sounds like there’s a cat in it. And since I’ve got a cat as well, I always look for it when the computer gives off that weird sound. But to my surprise, he’s never there
@Carl, I just came up with another explanation: The developers are not meeting the user requirments; hence not exploring how stupid we are. No wonder Macs are so popular these days! (I’m being sarcastic again). Anyhow, when not using a Mac, your method is probably the best and easiest one. I bet my computer will lose all its viruses as soon as I throw it out of the window.
Giving it another try at a serious answer:
Hardware manufacturers can’t be blamed, components wear down, that’s life.
Users and software developers on the other hand, they are caught in an insidious spiral of doom ^^
Users want stuff that is easy to use. Software developers obliges, knowing that users will buy/get the user-friendliest alternative.
Problem: Security ain’t easy. Knowledge about what constitutes insecure behavior, and why, also not easy.
Security in this case needn’t necessarily be protection from virus. Think securing data and system integrity.
Users get in the mindset that computers should “just work”, and here we are… virus-laden systems and unback-up:ed data…
tl;dr:
Lazy users suck, and software developers not doing the right thing(tm), which they can’t if they want to stay in business, suck as well.
Or something like that