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Have You Ever Unlocked Any Of These Computing Achievements?

gizmodo.com — No matter if you work at the IT department or not, you probably have unlocked or help unlock some of this achievement... Feb 2, 2012

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asrrin29Feb 2, 2012Buried

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OMG I hate working for ignorant L-users. I can't digg this any harder, AND I'M TRYING.

analogassassinFeb 3, 2012Buried

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f**k you. This is what Digg was like when it was actually cool.

termousadkaFeb 2, 2012Buried

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Does it make me a bad person that ive done all of those but 1.

Early in my career, I liked to use the "Go with a Reason" - Goto MS Launch event for the free software.

At these launches (we are talking in the early 90's, prior to internet saturation) I got to know the MS rep pretty well, and they wouldnt give software to everyone, rather, they would hold a raffle at the end for a full-on copy of the software they were demoing. He told me that rather than requisition corp for a full package, it was much easier to just go and buy one and expense it.

SO.....

Not only would I go to the Launch event, but when I won, on the ride back to the office, I would stop at a software store (Radio Shack or the like) and return the software I had just won. My biggest haul was MS C++ at $630!

Do I get extra credit?

hirezlFeb 2, 2012Buried

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The sad truth: I have unlocked 64 of these achievements.

protogenxlFeb 2, 2012Buried

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Hurry Up and Wait

You find a software package has been purchased with out your knowledge and you are told you have to have a Server purchased and running for when the vendor arrives.
Vendor arrives and schedules installation two weeks from Thursday

sixgunFeb 3, 2012Buried

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dear jaketyson85, please get a life, instead of wasting it trolling digg

poogy21Feb 3, 2012Buried

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Jake Tyson (1985), you have no business posting comments on a tech parody article if you can't embrace your inner nerd.

drumcyborgFeb 3, 2012Buried

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Keyboard actuator problems. eye-dee-ten-tee errors (ID10T) Human interface difficulties. et al...

Have you upgraded your keyboard operator drivers yet, maam?

matthrFeb 3, 2012Buried

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Terminating the Call

Have a client threaten to commit suicide if you don't fix their problem. and then don't fix their problem.

gregacFeb 3, 2012Buried

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Wow.... It's finally an achievements listing I have almost completed... Still haven't sold an apple products using a PC as a demo yet though.

dewmanFeb 3, 2012Buried

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I got almost all of them!

sheopleherderFeb 3, 2012Buried

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What is a troll to a bunch of nerds? A doormat. Stay under your bridge where I left you.

poogy21Feb 3, 2012Buried

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Wow. Out of touch much? Oh, you must be a salesman. That's okay one day you'll thank us for giving you something to sell.

Ps.
Congrats on having a wife with a vagina. It would be wired if she didn't.

sheopleherderFeb 3, 2012Buried

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Umm digg.com wouldn't exist without it's IT staff, nor would the interwebs. In fact I'm surprised you figured out how to use the keyboard and a mouse.

poogy21Feb 3, 2012Buried

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I hit about 95% of those! Wow, I'm good!

I would add the following;

"Release the Jargon" - Your boss used the term 'bandwidth' 10 times in one meeting to mean something completely non technical.

"Is it Monday already?!" - Work through the entire weekend.

"We don't need no stinking SAN!" - Have a 3 month argument with your boss on why you need redundant storage.

"Save your ass." - Drop a production database and blame it on a hardware failure.

"Look Ma', no backup!" - Recover a project by re-writing it all over again.

"A+++" - Your annual, self evaluation reads 'Above Expectations' for all categories - Your manager disagrees.

"Exit like a boss." - Quit your job, then contract for the same employer at twice the pay!

sleeplessFeb 2, 2012Buried

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So where is the DLC? Oh wait, it's called warez.

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