Fun At IT's Expense
Thursday, June 22, 2006
--- THIS BLOG HAS BEEN ABANDONED. OUR NEW HOME IS: THE WEASEL SOAP BOX ---
The previous blog entry I made about the top 10 mistakes interns make, list the mistake of "wasting time". I had written that it's not just interns who waste time. I finally got some proof of this.The blooger for Demodulated has kindly regaled this tale for me. This is from today.
"I'd like to open a ticket - something's wrong with my burner" was the email subject...
I signed up for the new Windows Live Messenger yesterday with my work email address.
It sent a confirmation which was caught by the company's spam filter
So!! The spam filter sent me 4 emails to tell me about the 1 suspicious email! which was legitimate!! 4 friggin emails!
AND!!! Get this, I sent this email as a joke to the IT department who sits near me
it's from boingboing or something; about a Dell laptop that exploded at some conference. So I made a joke about my "burner not working", thinking it was funny since the computer was burning and they submitted it to help desk cuz they didn't click the link!!
So I got a call this morning from help desk, and I had to tell them I guess i'm not as funny as I think I am.
The helpdesk did eventually get it, though, they have to take everything seriously... though, I doubt they will for this loser any more.
...and the article that was supposed to be at the butt of the joke?
Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference
AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.
Guilhem, our astonished reader reports: "The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes".
Should you witness such an event, his advice is, "Don't try anything courageous/stupid, stay away, away, away!"
"For the record, this is a Dell machine," notes Guilhem. "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests.
Guilhem managed to catch all the action in these amazing pictures.
"Fire extinguishers leave a mess on your suit and belongings; pack your stuff (if you can) and leave, leave, leave!" he advises.
We don't have any further details of the model of the computer in question. In light of the evidence, however, we'd suggest you avoid actually using a laptop on your lap. Ouch.
