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Sardonik posted:loving incredible To be fair to boomers, what the gently caress do you call that specifically? "The desktop" isn't great because most people would interpret that to include the screen, mouse etc, so if you said something like "find the button on the front of your desktop" many people would look on the monitor. "The box"/"case"? Probably more clear and specific if you're talking about buttons or whatever, but you're still just using a metonym the same as calling it a "CPU". Like I'm generally interest what people in tech support find to be the best term to use when theyr referring to that specifically. Is it really "desktop"?
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bike tory posted:To be fair to boomers, what the gently caress do you call that specifically? "The desktop" isn't great because most people would interpret that to include the screen, mouse etc, so if you said something like "find the button on the front of your desktop" many people would look on the monitor. The tower Or really "the computer"
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I keep saying "stack", but I don't think other people generally say this
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I remember perusing Dell catalogs at my grandparents’ house in the late 90’s/early 00’s as a kid and they called it “the chassis” TBF this may have been some misremembered fever dream because I have seen it called that nowhere else since then
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The "console" apparently. https://www.dummies.com/article/technology/computers/hardware/general-hardware/the-basic-parts-of-a-pc-198602 That's better than what I've been calling it. "The actual computer."
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after near a decade trapped in tech support hell, I can assure you only the only people who don't know what you mean when you say "the computer" are assholes who are deliberately being obtuse to make your life hard. at worst you spend 5 seconds clarifying the difference between the computer itself and the monitor, which is not a part of the computer any more than the printer is
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A "desktop" refers to the entire setup, computing unit, monitor, keyboard, speakers, et cetera. All the individual parts that come built into a laptop are what make up a desktop computer. "CPU" is equally a misnomer because the CPU is just one internal unit, which tends to be centralized together with hard drives, power units, RAM, graphic cards and the like. I've always referred to the computing unit as the "tower," but I like "console." That is both wholly accurate and broadly understandable. E: plus, when was the last time anyone who does not work in tech support said the word "computer" out loud? It's ubiquitous enough as a concept that I've only ever referred to them by specific qualifiers and havent's said the word in like a decade Zulily Zoetrope has a new favorite as of 01:49 on Feb 13, 2022 |
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bike tory posted:To be fair to boomers, what the gently caress do you call that specifically? "The desktop" isn't great because most people would interpret that to include the screen, mouse etc, so if you said something like "find the button on the front of your desktop" many people would look on the monitor. The "computer"! 
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My nephew is still looking for the PS5 Nintendo system I found an xbox but that wasn't the right Nintendo
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Ok yeah admittedly 'Tower' would have been more correct, but it still somehow feels wrong. You certainly wouldn't call a NUC a tower, yet arguably that's still a kind of desktop. At what form factor is something too small to be considered a tower?
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:plus, when was the last time anyone who does not work in tech support said the word "computer" out loud? It's ubiquitous enough as a concept that I've only ever referred to them by specific qualifiers and havent's said the word in like a decade what?? I say stuff like "Let me get on my computer" or "oh I didnt do the dishes yet I was on my computer" or "Sorry I didnt look at it, I havent been on my computer yet today" like every day
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It’s a drat shame you can’t get computers with cup holders anymore.
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:
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Warbird posted:It’s a drat shame you can’t get computers with cup holders anymore. 
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That is so gross. I mean who drinks Pepsi?
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:E: plus, when was the last time anyone who does not work in tech support said the word "computer" out loud? It's ubiquitous enough as a concept that I've only ever referred to them by specific qualifiers and havent's said the word in like a decade it's true I exclusively refer to it as "the ol' punch card machine"
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Sardonik posted:loving incredible I heard the left arm yesterday in conversation among my younger coworkers. As in, the cable company is bringing the WiFi to the house tomorrow.  I'm surprised my dad didn't have one of these, though it would've been a coke or a Black Russian in the holder.
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WiFi stands for "wireless fireless"
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They should have named it 'Wii Fiitness' instead to keep with the theme, would have done a lot better
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A simple solution would be to always execute anyone over 30.
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RFC2324 posted:after near a decade trapped in tech support hell, I can assure you only the only people who don't know what you mean when you say "the computer" are assholes who are deliberately being obtuse to make your life hard. at worst you spend 5 seconds clarifying the difference between the computer itself and the monitor, which is not a part of the computer any more than the printer is this is crazy to me because 90 percent of computers I see in a professional setting are the fully integrated monitor/computer setup and the other 10% are those awful tiny dell boxes
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:this is crazy to me because 90 percent of computers I see in a professional setting are the fully integrated monitor/computer setup and the other 10% are those awful tiny dell boxes This is crazy to me because I've literally never seen those since like the apple2. Everyone's got a laptop and monitor these days.
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FreudianSlippers posted:A simple solution would be to always execute anyone over 30.  I guess 95% of us are way overdue 
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ILL Machina posted:This is crazy to me because I've literally never seen those since like the apple2. Everyone's got a laptop and monitor these days. they're super common in healthcare here for some reason despite one of the most annoying things about going to the doctor being that they have no loving idea how computers work and no onsite IT. The rest of the time I see them is usually in pokie lounges
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Elviscat posted:I heard the left arm yesterday in conversation among my younger coworkers. As in, the cable company is bringing the WiFi to the house tomorrow. The one that kills me is "boomer shooter". Just absolutely can't stand the term. Boomers don't play computer games and never have! Those shooters were 100% pure Gen X!
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ILL Machina posted:This is crazy to me because I've literally never seen those since like the apple2. Everyone's got a laptop and monitor these days. I have 2 laptops, 3 monitors, a Tower, an actual 1U server, and an rpi dangers of being a professional computer toucher Sardonik posted:Ok yeah admittedly 'Tower' would have been more correct, but it still somehow feels wrong. You certainly wouldn't call a NUC a tower, yet arguably that's still a kind of desktop. At what form factor is something too small to be considered a tower? Desktop is actuall a different form factor than a tower. Desktop specifically refers to the cases that you set your monitor on top of. 
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Hyperlynx posted:The one that kills me is "boomer shooter". Just absolutely can't stand the term. Boomers don't play computer games and never have! Those shooters were 100% pure Gen X! gen z says "boomer" to just mean "older than us" dont be silly now.
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Any part of a computer is basically a wizard box to my parents, particularly my dad. I spent ages yesterday setting up their new cable boxes yesterday when I was over, they finally were forced to upgrade from their ancient SD equipment. They were then completely baffled by the slightly more complex remotes that were provided. Took about an hour to finally get them to a baseline level. My dad was quite interested in the voice control feature, the thing you hold in and you say a simple choice like "channel 102", or "the perfect storm". Later on in the night I hear him watching TV and then he's talking to the remote going "hello, please put it on some sports, or if there is any cowboy movie on that would be good, thank you", and then muttering to himself that the new thing is a "piece of poo poo" because it doesn't understand him.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Any part of a computer is basically a wizard box to my parents, particularly my dad. I spent ages yesterday setting up their new cable boxes yesterday when I was over, they finally were forced to upgrade from their ancient SD equipment. They were then completely baffled by the slightly more complex remotes that were provided. Took about an hour to finally get them to a baseline level. I told my family I refused to teach them technology like 17 years ago because all it did was make everyone involved angry because my knowledge level is so far abstracted from theirs. Like, I don't know smaller words or concepts to use, and they can't grasp what I do know its a very nice life choice
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Sardonik posted:loving incredible Wait are you supposed to call it internet service instead of wifi this whole time? Well, I guess saying that the wifi isn't working because the internet went out does make sense actually... https://twitter.com/TheFunny_mp4/status/1492644724578074625 https://twitter.com/ManMilk2/status/1492594347224743938  https://twitter.com/AnimalsandHumor/status/1492522840222056451       I don't understand Yakuza being on that list though RareAcumen has a new favorite as of 05:34 on Feb 13, 2022 |
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LGBTQ+ kids will bend over backwards to claim literally anything that they like is "a gay/trans icon." It's mostly harmless.
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