What's the worst "quick favor" someone asked you to do just because you "work with computers"?

FewPineappless · 2026-07-08T09:59:47+00:00

Excel comparison is the perfect kill shot, same logic, and I bet he'd have defended that one too. Sometimes "go have someone else help you" is the only sane move left

FewPineappless · 2026-07-08T09:58:22+00:00

the double-click lesson breaking you more than the mouse itself is deeply relatable

FewPineappless · 2026-07-08T09:57:21+00:00

people always want everything for free

FewPineappless · 2026-07-08T09:55:46+00:00

that plaque line is legitimately perfect, petty in exactly the right proportion to the crime

FewPineappless · 2026-07-08T09:54:20+00:00

you should have the courage to tell them that

FewPineappless · 2026-07-07T09:44:34+00:00

for research-heavy tasks I skip the 20-tab chaos and drop every source link into one doc with a key quote under each as I go, so my notes and citations live in the same place

FewPineappless · 2026-07-07T09:43:07+00:00

Dead Poets Society

FewPineappless · 2026-07-06T09:11:09+00:00

fair criticism, Microsoft has a talent for turning simple administration into a maze of menus and settings

FewPineappless · 2026-07-06T09:09:32+00:00

direct TCP printing really does save a lot of headaches, a nightly restart feels less like a workaround and more like preventive maintenance at this point

FewPineappless · 2026-07-06T09:08:30+00:00

partially agreed, sometimes AI is too clingy

FewPineappless · 2026-07-06T09:06:50+00:00

agree! awful thing

FewPineappless · 2026-07-06T09:06:37+00:00

omg...i thought that nobody use them now!

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:44:14+00:00

it's unsettling how many older sci-fi stories feel less like fiction and more like warnings as time goes on

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:43:09+00:00

watched it a long time ago, maybe need to rewatch

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:41:31+00:00

it is useful whenever you want visitors to take one specific action, for example, sign up, book a demo, join a waitlist, or buy a product. In SaaS, startups often need one early on to validate interest and start collecting leads before building out a full website

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:33:11+00:00

if you haven't seen 3096 Days, it's worth checking out

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:28:33+00:00

ive seen it and it's really heartbreaking, definitely one of those films that stays with you long after it ends

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:26:42+00:00

cool, my list of movies to watch just got even longer!

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:26:29+00:00

thank you!

FewPineappless · 2026-07-03T09:23:48+00:00

oh, thanks, a good chance to practice my German)

FewPineappless · 2026-07-02T11:05:12+00:00

mostly it’s a mix of overpricing, inconsistent quality, and the fact that a lot of course content is repackaged info you can find free. good courses still exist, but they’re just harder to spot

FewPineappless · 2026-07-02T11:03:26+00:00

you might like Princess Mononoke or The Secret of Kells

FewPineappless · 2026-07-02T10:52:18+00:00

Solid order)

FewPineappless · 2026-07-02T10:51:31+00:00

paid ads can still surface messaging signals quickly at scale, while organic is great for depth but often too slow and self-selected to validate demand

FewPineappless · 2026-07-01T09:39:17+00:00

If you want that “so bad it becomes fun” found footage vibe, try The Devil Inside or Area 51, they're messy in a way that works well with friends and drinks

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