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[Bauglir]

Well, shit. Apparently I got a call from work a bit ago, and the phone answered itself? It showed a call in progress when I flipped it open to answer a text message notification it gave. The only explanation I can think of is that the vibration from the text triggered the answer button, but whatever the case, whoever tried to call me is probably pissed at me for answering the phone and not speaking. You can't call in without knowing the extension of who you're trying to reach, so I'm probably boned.

[miauw62]

Hm, i got to the village by complaining alot and whining.
Also got to grab a neat quality sword along the road.
You're probably looking for the shock n awe village, right?

[RedKing]

Just had a user who was so retarded it made me lose faith in the universe. Simple procedure: put in your password, click on Log On. The instructions are even on the screen. I was remoted to the desktop, so I could watch him.

First question: "How do I do that?"
"Do what?"
"Enter my password."
"....you type it in the field there. The one that says Password:"
"Oh."

He then proceeds to click on a different button altogether, so I have to cancel and restart the process. "Oh...so I should type my password and not do anything."
"No, you type your password and click Log On."

User enters password and tries clicking on the words "Log On" in the instructional text.
"NO...click on the *button*."

User proceeds to try clicking on the drawing of a button in the upper corner.
RedKing proceeds to facepalm (hard enough that it was audible on the phone) and silently curse whatever deity gave the spark of life to this person.

[Loud Whispers]

RedKing proceeds to facepalm (hard enough that it was audible on the phone) and silently curse whatever deity gave the spark of life to this person.

I'm throwing logs on the screen but nothing is happening

[penguinofhonor]

I think he means... palm tree logs for the facepalm? Something like that.

[nenjin]

Just had a user who was so retarded it made me lose faith in the universe. Simple procedure: put in your password, click on Log On. The instructions are even on the screen. I was remoted to the desktop, so I could watch him.

First question: "How do I do that?"
"Do what?"
"Enter my password."
"....you type it in the field there. The one that says Password:"
"Oh."

He then proceeds to click on a different button altogether, so I have to cancel and restart the process. "Oh...so I should type my password and not do anything."
"No, you type your password and click Log On."

User enters password and tries clicking on the words "Log On" in the instructional text.
"NO...click on the *button*."

User proceeds to try clicking on the drawing of a button in the upper corner.
RedKing proceeds to facepalm (hard enough that it was audible on the phone) and silently curse whatever deity gave the spark of life to this person.

You wouldn't think it's that hard to explain to a new user what the "address bar" of a web browser is, but fuck me if I didn't spend ten minutes trying to figure out why nothing was happening for one client who was entering the URL into the search bar.

[Loud Whispers]

(i.e. I shall find you and I shall ensure you never see day again.)

I shall be waiting. You will face the wrath of my many tubs of fish, among other things.

[GlyphGryph]

You wouldn't think it's that hard to explain to a new user what the "address bar" of a web browser is, but fuck me if I didn't spend ten minutes trying to figure out why nothing was happening for one client who was entering the URL into the search bar.

People typing one into the other is why many modern browsers have completely removed the difference between the two.

[nenjin]

You wouldn't think it's that hard to explain to a new user what the "address bar" of a web browser is, but fuck me if I didn't spend ten minutes trying to figure out why nothing was happening for one client who was entering the URL into the search bar.

People typing one into the other is why many modern browsers have completely removed the difference between the two.

If humans can't distinguish between the left side of their screen and the right, we don't have much hope for the species. (I even said TOP LEFT probably 4 to 5 times.)

[Nadaka]

You wouldn't think it's that hard to explain to a new user what the "address bar" of a web browser is, but fuck me if I didn't spend ten minutes trying to figure out why nothing was happening for one client who was entering the URL into the search bar.

People typing one into the other is why many modern browsers have completely removed the difference between the two.

And I hate them for it. If I mean to search I will search. If I mean to type a url in I expect it to go where I want or return a 404 error. 192.168.1.2 is not something I want to google damn it.

[Aklyon]

192.168.1.1 doesn't come up in google, at least in Firefox 4. The address bar is still smart enough to tell the difference between an address and a query to throw at google. THe search bar is not.

[GlyphGryph]

And if its not, if you lead with http:// you should by fine. Since that always resolve to a web address.

[SalmonGod]

80% certain I'm about to be targeted by the office gossip/drama/politics brigade.  I've been reading Kick-Ass 2 at work today (and my rates more than tripled since I started reading it to stop myself from spacing out), and their leader took very conspicuous notice as he walked by and I happened to be holding up my tablet at that moment. 

He comes back a couple minutes later and grins down at me, "So is that the newest and greatest... uhh... oh, it's an Acer?"

"Yeah.  An Acer Iconia."

"Ooooohhhh very cool!"  And his smug face widens as he returns to his desk...

Translation:  "Yeah, I saw you.  You know I'll enjoy this.  You going to do anything about it?"

[Tellemurius]

80% certain I'm about to be targeted by the office gossip/drama/politics brigade.  I've been reading Kick-Ass 2 at work today (and my rates more than tripled since I started reading it to stop myself from spacing out), and their leader took very conspicuous notice as he walked by and I happened to be holding up my tablet at that moment. 

He comes back a couple minutes later and grins down at me, "So is that the newest and greatest... uhh... oh, it's an Acer?"

"Yeah.  An Acer Iconia."

"Ooooohhhh very cool!"  And his smug face widens as he returns to his desk...

Translation:  "Yeah, I saw you.  You know I'll enjoy this.  You going to do anything about it?"

"Yep"
*grabs ipad and takes two shots with .45*

[SalmonGod]

The funny thing is, my manager knows I do this.  I'm very up front about everything I do at work.  She understands why I do it.  She doesn't have a problem with it.  Now this guy is going to get all his friends to file a complaint with him, and it's going to be presented to me as an issue of "You're distracting other people in the office."  I'm going to tell her "Bullshit.  I know exactly who complained, and you know they're just getting personal satisfaction from this."

...

And she'll acknowledge that and agree, and it won't change a damn thing.