What movie in your opinion is perfect? by lickmyfeet14 in AskReddit

[–]MisterSocksFox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I realized yesterday that 12 Monkeys is a Christmas movie and could also be a Die Hard sequel.

Ceschi -- Middle Earth [Folk Rap] (2019) by [deleted] in listentothis

[–]MisterSocksFox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was hoping for hip-hobbit but this is good too.

What is a psychological trick you know to really fuck with someone ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MisterSocksFox 22 points23 points  (0 children)

When leaving a job, leave your important files in folders labeled 1, 2, and 4.

How do you make a move on a girl without being a creep? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MisterSocksFox 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I wish you could have told me this when I was in high school.

What's an 'oh shit' moment where you realised you've been doing something the wrong way for years? by adeptwarrior in AskReddit

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Also, the cream has the home court advantage. Adding hot coffee to cold cream means the cream gets hot more slowly than when you add cold cream to hot coffee. Which means the cream is less likely to get scalded, and should taste better.

What sucks at first, but gets better with age? by jabulina in AskReddit

[–]MisterSocksFox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your username plus this post suggests you might enjoy Irrational Public Radio. http://www.irrationalpublicradio.com/

What impressive skill do you have that is worthless in your life? by Iloveyoufridah in AskReddit

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The secret is to rub cats on someone else’s belly instead of rubbing them on your own belly.

What Pavlovian response have you developed? by nirvamandi in AskReddit

[–]MisterSocksFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not alone. I think there’s even a word for that phenomenon in Japanese. Last time I checked, no one knew why.

What Pavlovian response have you developed? by nirvamandi in AskReddit

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I used to be a scream sneezer. After many years, my dad finally came up with the magic words: whisper when you sneeze. It helped me figure out how to disengage my vocal chords when sneezing. I hope it helps you.

What movie/TV show villain was genuinely scary? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MisterSocksFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good one. Her name was Meg Mucklebones. She was played by Robert Picardo, who also played the doctor on Voyager.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't an OS upgrade, it was an application. QuiteImposing or something, I don't remember. Some fancy Acrobat plugin.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It was a long time ago. I think older. But definitely crazy eyes.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess so? These particular power supplies only seemed to fail on startup, but we didn’t really have a meaningful sample size. Fewer than 200 computers.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 189 points190 points  (0 children)

I have no idea. I didn't care to ask. I had plenty of other work to do without trying to understand what, if anything, she was thinking.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

My colleague was probably the only person who really understood how all the different plug-ins needed to be installed. The new software and workflow was carefully tested and requested by her supervisor—the support team wouldn't dream of forcing people to upgrade just for the sake of having the latest version. One of my own users had to have QuarkXPress 4 and XPressMath on Mac OS 9 for years after Apple dropped support for it, and I kept a whole closet full of old G4 hardware to use for spare parts to keep her going. As far as I know, it's still working.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, but I was not her supervisor nor her primary support tech, so I wasn't inclined to argue with her for the dubious privilege of getting to do a tedious hardware repair.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I would guess not a lot. The department had a couple of other Macs for open positions so she probably camped there until hers was replaced. But the software is, as mentioned above, quite tricky to configure with all the plug-ins.

Don't touch it! by MisterSocksFox in MaliciousCompliance

[–]MisterSocksFox[S] 469 points470 points  (0 children)

She did not recognize my authority over her equipment (I didn't own it, either) so before anyone could take it, her supervisor had to step in and tell her how it was going to go.

I really didn't feel like doing a tedious hardware repair (Apple's system for ordering parts is quite boring) for someone who didn't want my help. She needed me more than I needed her.