Tech (un)Support(ed)

It says something about a company, when your desktop support department picks up your non-functioning computer right away, but takes 2 days (and counting) to do a simple hard drive and/or power-supply swap. Apparently, I'm lucky that they picked it up at all on the first day.

If I'd taken more than 60 minutes from pick-up to delivery, and waited more than 30 minutes from the time I was notified (depending on how many fires I had to put out at the time) to pick it up; I'd have gotten written up. But apparently a wait of several days on a 15 minute repair is common and expected.

No wonder this place is such a mess.

Okay, i got sucked in

Okay, the latest blog toy going around annoyed me a bit; until I tried it with a bit of a twist.

"Directions: Type "(your name) is" with the quotes, into a Google search then pick out your favorite 10 responses. Copy, then repost your responses:"

Out of sheer boredom and a lame-ass day at work, I went ahead and tried it. But, instead of using my given name like most people do, I decided to try it with my preferred name; and got some pretty funny stuff taken out of their original context. I tried my other two aliases, but one of them turned up nothing at all; and the other, being a literary character, just got a bunch of book quotes and reviews.

Hardrock:
Hardrock is unique
Hardrock is making sure to take in enough fluids
Hardrock is kind of the best
Hardrock is a good choice for beginners
Hardrock is a great ride
Hardrock is a 100% safe, proprietary selection
Hardrock is available for private use during off-days or hours
Hardrock is just about the best yet
Hardrock is another precious resource
Hardrock is a couple of steps above
Hardrock is unquestionably the hardest
Hardrock is obligated to advise all customers of the risks involved
Hardrock is agile, flexible, and light
Hardrock is masochistic
Hardrock is a tragic figure
Hardrock is a diabolical combination
(Most of these are taken from sports-shoe, mountain bike, and penis-enlargement ads, and articles on running/cycling routes and a state park.)