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Old 08-26-2002, 05:02 PM   #1
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the internet broken?

someone here at work just asked me if the internet was broken... jeez!
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Old 08-26-2002, 05:11 PM   #2
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I get that one a lot. I think I'm going to start saying, "No, I just have to reinstall it. Try it again in a half hour."
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Old 08-26-2002, 05:15 PM   #3
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Well it's not a fully redundant (mesh) network so to some extent it could be broken.
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Old 08-26-2002, 05:17 PM   #4
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Just send them this...
http://www.1112.net/lastpage.html
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Old 08-26-2002, 05:20 PM   #5
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hehe, i used to have a .gif of an attempt to download the internet... the harddrive filled up and it asked for a blank disk in drive a.
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Old 08-26-2002, 05:22 PM   #6
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one time, a group of missionaries (i'm not going to mock their religion, so i won't mention it) came to my door right as i was about to eat, and they would just not leave me alone. since they're my age, they were trying to get down on the same level as me or something, and they were talking about their religion and all of that, and i said i had to go eat. well, one of them gave me this little pamphlet with a web address and he asked "do you have the internet?" and i said "yea, i've got the whole thing in my back yard" he just sort of snickered.
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Old 08-26-2002, 07:42 PM   #7
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Actually, the internet is broken.

http://internettrafficreport.com/
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Old 08-26-2002, 07:52 PM   #8
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I once had this woman who couldn't access a webpage because their were having a problem with it. She was telling me it was my job to get their webpage working. Yeah, okay. I'm responsible to get every webpage to work. Hell I don't know anything about webpages, I'm a server, pc, laptop guy. What do I know about webpages. Users, they should be extinct. Actually if they are then I'm out of a job. Yikes!
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Old 08-26-2002, 10:44 PM   #9
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Yeah, well if you blame it on either Microsoft or AOL, most people will buy it. We all know that it can't be the IT guys fault. I have started blaming Gator for problems of late. Not too far off with that one either.
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Old 08-27-2002, 11:46 AM   #10
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the funny thing is that she was trying to get to a web address, but she was mistyping it. she mistyped it like 5 times before she called me. she was dead serious when she thought the internet was broken.
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Old 08-27-2002, 01:39 PM   #11
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you guys are funny.

I want more stories!!

I read some story here this guy was telling. He was working at the BestBuy or something and a lady came in and didn't know the difference between a monitor and a computer, she kept saying "I want that computer!" pointing to the LCD monitor. It was a hilarious story, anyone remember where that is? Its on a thread around here somewhere, (i'll go look for it.......)
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Old 08-27-2002, 01:51 PM   #12
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You mean this one on Forumclick. (NOTE: PG13 language over there).
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Old 08-27-2002, 02:01 PM   #13
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hehe, i used to have a .gif of an attempt to download the internet... the harddrive filled up and it asked for a blank disk in drive a.
Here it is!
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Old 08-27-2002, 02:07 PM   #14
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Thumbs up

HAL you hit it right on the nose.
I would have never found it!! my terrible memory and all.

lol.
thanks your posts in there are funny too.

(oh and that .gif is amazing. Trying to put the world in a folder!! lmao! "Hey the guy at the store said my harddrive was big enough to do anything!!! " )

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Old 08-27-2002, 08:50 PM   #15
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You mean this one on Forumclick. (NOTE: PG13 language over there).
Okay Hal, give it up, what's your secret? How do you find the forums and info that you are looking for? Come on spill it. I really want to know. There are way to many posts to remember everyone.
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Old 08-28-2002, 04:58 AM   #16
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I would guess the secret search button.
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Old 08-28-2002, 05:56 AM   #17
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Cool

I would tell you guys how HAL does it, but....well...you know
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Old 08-28-2002, 09:15 AM   #18
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I would guess the secret search button.
Okay wise guy. I know of the secret search button
My problem is that not only in PCMech but in other area's of the net it's at times very difficult to find things. If it wasn't for Google I would be bald now because doing searches on Microsofts Knowledge base is like pulling hairs out of my head. But then there are people like Hal and my wife which no matter what they are searching for or what they are using to find it, they always find it in 5minutes or less.

That's what I'm trying to really learn.
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Old 08-28-2002, 11:45 AM   #19
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i think that one hal might've just remembered from forumclick, because he could really relate to it.

i know what you mean about never finding what you're looking for.
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