Allan Armistead wrote:
That said, it is useful having a very computer literate person in the
family. "Hi Dad, what's wrong with the computer now...?" normally leads to a
better result than I've ever achieved from a "help desk".
Speaking as the computer literate person in my family, I've often
considered charging consulting rates for the answers to those
kinds of questions[*] :-)
The other thing that shits me is when a family member asks for advice
on what kind of computer to get, then completely ignores me and gets
the cheapest, nastiest piece of crap they can lay their hands on, then
expects me to support it in perpetuity afterwards. If you happen to
have a computer literate friend or family member, please don't ever
do that.
- mark
[*] A doctor is at a party. Every time he's introduced to someone
they immediately launch into stories of their personal health
woes and ask for advice. "I've had a persistent runny nose for
months, do I have bird flu?" "My knee has been aching, what
should I do?" "I have this terrible pain in all the diodes down
my left side..."
The doctor sees a mate from uni, years ago, on the other side of
the room. He slowly mingles party-like towards his old friend,
who, he dimly recalls, studied law. "Look, you're a lawyer, aren't
you. I'm a doctor now, and it really craps me off when I can't
get away from my job in social situations because everyone's always
asking for medical advice. Is it legal to charge them for answers
to all these stupid questions?"
"Certainly," says the lawyer, and hands him a bill.
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