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October 27, 2015

We pay a tax for our computer servants.

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This tax is something we feel as an annoyance and rarely focus on.
Every day, it seems to be something — update this program, change that password, fix a broken link, shop for a plugin, research a new tool. I’ve always had a nagging feeling that this is a bigger time sink than I quite realize. Let me try to quantify it… The hidden personal cost of your computer ecosystem

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 27, 2015 9:08 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Sometimes I am amazed at what people complain about.

Does this guy really think that the tools that craftsmen used in the past did not also require constant attention and maintenance?

Posted by: Punditarian [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 27, 2015 12:55 PM

My new Win 8.1 machine is trying to make itself irrelevant and succeeding perfectly.

Then one of my online bank accounts decided that I need another level of security and after entering my password they will text me a number that I then have to enter on screen before allowing me to get to my account, unfortunately texts can take up to 3 hours to get through the maze, meaning the account has timed out and now I have to start all over.

When a friend sent me a link to a youtube of their grandbaby's 1st birthday party I was reminded of the idiot that put pink balloons on the mailbox and a handmade sign that said "Happy 6th Birthday Sarah" and I wondered how many sick fux driving past made mental notes of that.

And the switch failed in my Dremel, the 2nd one I installed in that old device this past year. The first switch lasted 20 but the next one less than 1, the 3rd less than that - never mind the 2 week wait for the new one to ship. I ended up using an old fashioned hacksaw to cut the piece of 12 ga sheet metal so I could run a new propane line to the fireplace in the dining room.

Virtually everything is becoming clogged, irrelevant, useless, and too costly to put up with.

Think I'll go sharpen my axe.....again. Now where'd I put that file.....

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 27, 2015 1:41 PM

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