what's the dumbest thing a non-hacker has said to you?

[smitty]

Oooh, I have at least two... He;s not really an idiot, he just doesn't know much about computers.

He was talking about his youtube video and told me about some computer program that can record the screen.
Friend: you should download it.
Me: i can't, i don't have windows.
Friend: so?
Me: it's a .exe, right?
Friend: yeah.
Me: i don't have Windows.
Friend: so?
Me: .exe only works on Windows.
Friend: REALLY?

I didnt know this either haha

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!?!?

[Tchay]

Oooh, I have at least two... He;s not really an idiot, he just doesn't know much about computers.

He was talking about his youtube video and told me about some computer program that can record the screen.
Friend: you should download it.
Me: i can't, i don't have windows.
Friend: so?
Me: it's a .exe, right?
Friend: yeah.
Me: i don't have Windows.
Friend: so?
Me: .exe only works on Windows.
Friend: REALLY?

I didnt know this either haha

WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!?!?

hahahahaha such a fun topic. but we should grow a pair (no offense ladies) and make a new topic "Whats the dumbest thing YOU-the hacker have ever done"

[snowpenguin]

Let's see...

I TA for one of the teachers I had is 7th grade, and I help her with the dumbest class. They were being taught about ancient Rome, and were shown a picture of a 3D plastic model of Rome. One girl asked "Where's [city I live in]?". No lies.

This is about modders to nonmodders...

[smitty]

Let's see...

I TA for one of the teachers I had is 7th grade, and I help her with the dumbest class. They were being taught about ancient Rome, and were shown a picture of a 3D plastic model of Rome. One girl asked "Where's [city I live in]?". No lies.

This is about modders to nonmodders...

Awwww, c`mon, all kinds of stupid questions are funny!

[Boneylad]

Let's see...

I TA for one of the teachers I had is 7th grade, and I help her with the dumbest class. They were being taught about ancient Rome, and were shown a picture of a 3D plastic model of Rome. One girl asked "Where's [city I live in]?". No lies.

This is about modders to nonmodders...

Awwww, c`mon, all kinds of stupid questions are funny!

That IS true - infact, that reminds me of something Britney Spears said a couple of years back, she said "I realy like going overseas to places like Canada." What a Jackass.
-boneylad

[smitty]

Let's see...

I TA for one of the teachers I had is 7th grade, and I help her with the dumbest class. They were being taught about ancient Rome, and were shown a picture of a 3D plastic model of Rome. One girl asked "Where's [city I live in]?". No lies.

This is about modders to nonmodders...

Awwww, c`mon, all kinds of stupid questions are funny!

That IS true - infact, that reminds me of something Britney Spears said a couple of years back, she said "I realy like going overseas to places like Canada." What a Jackass.
-boneylad

[Joes2Silly]

Wow, I think I just reiterated why I didn't want to read or get involved in this thread. I also think I just lost faith in half of humanity. It's really a pain the butt actually knowing what you are talking about, I have to fix everyone's damn computers

[smitty]

*I fix computers for a living and this was the conversation that occurred

Customer: Hey there, im from (yadda yadda yadda) and i was told to bring this computer for you to fix...

Me: Sir, why is that computer dripping....(SOAKING WET AND DRIPPING)

Customer: Well i threw it in a mop bucket.....(smiing while saying this)

Me: Sir, why did you throw the computer in a mop bucket...

Customer: Well it was smoking so i had to put out the smoke and i threw it in a mop bucket....i need you to get the data off of the hardrive...i need this within the hour.

Me: Sir, i can attempt to recover the hardrive but it will take more than an hour...

Customer: This isnt a can't issue....i need this within the hour and i will have this within the hour

Me: Sir, YOUR the one who threw this computer in a mop bucket...i shouldnt even be taking this from you since you destroyed "THIS" type of property...

Customer: Can i speak with your supervisor

Me: Sure....

*I was able to get the data off of the hardrive, yet he had to make a formal apology before i did anything...

How long did it take to get the stuff off the hard drive? And how much data was there?

[smitty]

I misspell his name too. lol eurddrue. HA! got it

All right I have a new non-hacker stupidity. Not really a conversation though.

Alright, my friend is convinced that any kind of physical or softmod done to a console is illegal. Including making a portable. I have an example here.

ME: Alright so *tell him all the specs of the portable* About the battery and screen, etc. etc.
HIM: This is so illegal
ME:

He's right about mods like modchips and flashcards but he thinks anything is illegal.

I asked him if he thought just giving the console a paint job was illegal and he said yes.
He even thinks that taking apart the console is illegal.

Non hacker, yeah.

Flashcarts aren't illegal. Pirating games and putting them on them is. I don't think modchips are illegal either... But noone installs a modchip just to play homebrew, you can just softmod for that. But they do void your warranty. OH NOES, NOT DA WARRANTY!!!

[mako321]

it's illegal in the US, not in Canada or Australia, not sure about the rest of the world.

[bicostp]

Flashcarts aren't illegal. Pirating games and putting them on them is.

Correct.

I don't think modchips are illegal either...

If they circumvent the systems in the console that make sure a game is legit, they technically break the DMCA.

[Boneylad]

it's illegal in the US, not in Canada or Australia, not sure about the rest of the world.

woohoo!! I truly love australia!

[Sparkfist]

I was in my group's office (part-time job) last night. My manager uses a Macintosh. Well it started to freeze or something, so he asked everyone to send it good karma.... Saying things like, "Macs are good." The computer started working fine a few seconds later. Really this guy has had a Mac for over two years. It's time to learn how to fix it, if need be.

-Sparkfist

[robm]

Oooh, I have at least two... He;s not really an idiot, he just doesn't know much about computers.

He was talking about his youtube video and told me about some computer program that can record the screen.
Friend: you should download it.
Me: i can't, i don't have windows.
Friend: so?
Me: it's a .exe, right?
Friend: yeah.
Me: i don't have Windows.
Friend: so?
Me: .exe only works on Windows.
Friend: REALLY?

I didnt know this either haha

Heh.

For further clarification, Windows executables do not run on non-Windows operating systems, whereas DOS executables will, of course, run on DOS machines, or OS/2 .exe files run on OS/2 systems, etc.

An .exe file extension is not limited to just Windows.

God I feel like Captain Obvious. Sorry.

[smitty]

I don't think modchips are illegal either...

If they circumvent the systems in the console that make sure a game is legit, they technically break the DMCA.

If a softmod does that, is it illegal? *coughsoftmiicough*

Heh.

For further clarification, Windows executables do not run on non-Windows operating systems, whereas DOS executables will, of course, run on DOS machines, or OS/2 .exe files run on OS/2 systems, etc.

An .exe file extension is not limited to just Windows.

God I feel like Captain Obvious. Sorry.

Well I knew that about DOS, but what the heck's OS/2? Mac OS? And some .exe files can be run on Linux/Unix machines through an awesome program called Wine, but games and other extensive CPU using programs (like screen capture) won't work on crappy computers. (like mine.) Windows .exe files are only supposed to work on Windows, though.