Here We Have Simple Answers

Source: xkcd: Simple Answers.

404 Page Not Found

 Once upon a midnight dreary,
While I websurfed, weak and weary,
Over many a strange and spurious
Website of hot chicks galore,

While I clicked my fav'rite bookmark,
Suddenly there came a warning,
And my heart was filled with mourning,
Mourning for my dear amour.

'Tis not possible, I muttered,
Give me back my cheap hardcore!
Quoth the server, "404".

Back to the main page

Just Read the Documentation

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How ISPs Violate the Laws of Mathematics

This joke video is about how Internet Service Providers violate the basic axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory.

iPhone4 vs HTC Evo

Many people have seen this one already, but I wanted to pass it along again. There is quite a bit of bad language here.

I want one with the bigger GBs!

This Keeps Happening...

Use your email the right way, please.

Here Are Error Messages You Never Want to See

Software technology can be a problem sometimes when it doesn't work. Take a look at this list of 30 Error Messages You Never Want to See.

Tom Smith - Tech Support for Dad

Thank you Lord, that my dad knows what he's doing on computers (for the most part). This sounds like no fun. This embedded video is audio only.

Now, my mom on the other hand... Well, I'll always be happy to be tech support whenever necessary. Love, Jimmy.

Addendum: Just in case YouTube removes the video above...

Addendum #2: Here's one more.

Hasta-La-Vista :: (The Customer is) Not Always Right

Here is more proof that the customer is NOT always right.

Customer: Hey, you know them laptops over there? Do they come with the internet?

Me: They are internet capable and also have wi-fi.

Customer: So, I buy it and send it to the warehouse and they put the internet on it for me?

Me: You just need to select a company and purchase their internet services.

Customer: What? Then what the h*** is that Visto thing that comes on it? I need to buy two internets?

Me: No. Windows Vista is an operating system.

Customer: *blank stare*

Me: Getting the internet is kinda like getting cable television.

Customer:: Cable?

(The conversation only went downhill from there.)

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe

Apple Macintosh vs. PC Commercials

Back in May of last year, I posted a comic parody about Macs versus PCs called CTRL + ALT + DEL "Nobody". It seems wrong that I looked back and realized that I never posted the original commercial that this was based off of.

Funny and effective marketing at it's finest.

Professional Determination

This is for all those great engineers out there with professional determination.

It's the French Revolution and they're doing the usual beheadings. Today they're leading a priest, a drunkard and an engineer up to the guillotine. They ask the priest if he wants to face up or down when he meets his fate. The priest says that he would like to face up so he will be looking toward heaven when he dies. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. They take this as divine intervention and release the priest.

Next the drunkard comes to the guillotine. He also decides to die face up hoping that he will be as fortunate as the priest. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it. It comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. So they release the drunkard as well.

The engineer is next. He too decides to die facing up. They raise the blade of the guillotine and suddenly the engineer says Hey, I see what your problem is.

Okay, that was a groaner but I couldn't help it.

5MB Hard Disk in 1956

Its a hard disk in 1956... The Volume and Size of 5MB memory storage in 1956. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data. Let us start appreciating your 4 GB jump drive!

Hit the "ANY" Key?

For many years, one of the funniest computer-related puns has been that a prompt might ask the user to "Hit any key to continue". However, there is no key on the keyboard labeled "ANY" and computer noobs might be calling the technical support line asking for further assistance. It turns out that the Compaq computer company even has posted an FAQ file for it. Check it out at the COMPAQ Support Library. It was on Digg later too. How dumb is that?

Update: the Compaq website is broken, and potentially has been so for a long time. I guess they forgot to hit the right key to restart the server...

CTRL + ALT + DEL "Nobody"

Who would have known that the popular series of Mac vs. PC commercials would generate a parody of their own?

Update (2007/02/17): I also posted a video of the original commercial this is a parody of.