Your Worst Experience With Technology

[SP Rebellion]

Hello, fellow NSers! I made this thread because recently the company I work for (Tesco) Had a huge-ass server blackout. Being the only one in the Carlisle office (Heart of all server operations), It was up to me. I had to get the server back online ASAP. Soon enough, complaints were coming in about the website being down. I worked 5 extra hours to fix the server, with little compensation from Tesco.
(An Eddie Stobart lorry driver even yelled at me because he could not file his digital paperwork!). After a bit of cussing and overtime, one of my collegues arrived and we finished the job.

So NS, What was YOUR worst experience with Technology?

[Utceforp]

There was this one time all of the robots rose up in rebellion in order to kill all of humanity. That wasn't fun.

[Anglo-California]

I've been using NationStates from an iPad because my computer has been severely slow these past two weeks.

[Second Blazing]

Cheap electric razor+crotch=pain.

[Imyoji]

Python and pygame.

FUCK.

[Soselo]

Bum bags, I bloody hate them.

[Warpspace]

We once got a TV and set it up, digital. It broke and stopped working two days after purchase.

[Dakini Femina]

I'm using a fax machine again at work. I thought I'd be done with them a decade ago.

[Tempra]

Hello, fellow NSers! I made this thread because recently the company I work for (Tesco) Had a huge-ass server blackout. Being the only one in the Carlisle office (Heart of all server operations), It was up to me. I had to get the server back online ASAP. Soon enough, complaints were coming in about the website being down. I worked 5 extra hours to fix the server, with little compensation from Tesco.
(An Eddie Stobart lorry driver even yelled at me because he could not file his digital paperwork!). After a bit of cussing and overtime, one of my collegues arrived and we finished the job.

So NS, What was YOUR worst experience with Technology?

Blew up a microwave.

[Olthar]

We once got a TV and set it up, digital. It broke and stopped working two days after purchase.

Wasn't it under warranty?

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My phone. My fucking phone. I hate it so much.

[L Ron Cupboard]

Printers, it is like they deliberately make them as crap as possible. Flimsy, badly designed, seemingly merely an excuse to make you buy ridiculously expensive ink cartridges, and they last about as long as a tuna sandwich.

[The Risen Jaguar Warriors]

WINDOWS 8

[Dracoria]

Not electronics but more of mechanical and electrical, the aquarium systems I work with are pretty prone to issues from some design flaws combined with age. Leaky piping, busted valves, occasional drips causing shock hazards with the built-in lighting, and clogged pump intakes, cavitation from the reservoirs getting too low and power outages all causing the main systems to backflow, turning the pump room into a pond and on occasion requiring a few hours to solve and clean up. Best part is, I'm the only person left who knows how the damned things work, so if anything goes remotely wrong I get called to rush on over and see what's happening.

[CTALNH]

WINDOWS 8

And WINDOWS 8.1

[The Blaatschapen]

I once had to use a mac *shudders*

[CTALNH]

I once had to use a mac *shudders*

Even worse than windows 8 and 8.1!

But nothing beats windows 95

[Dalcaria]

I had an MP3 player with a few hundred songs on it straight up die on me. Still no reason why to this day, other than maybe the internal battery kicked out (keep in mind it could be charged, but I'm assuming some kind of battery was used to hold the charge). A LOT of the songs on there weren't saved onto my youtube account, my computer or any of my USB's, so until I remember all the songs I put on there that I didn't have copies of somewhere, I'll be missing quite a few songs! Unless I get it fixed long enough to get the songs onto a USB that is, but I have no idea if that can be done or not at this point.

[The Blaatschapen]

I once had to use a mac *shudders*

Even worse than windows 8 and 8.1!

But nothing beats windows 95

Windows 95, everytime I see a blue sky with a couple of clouds, the memories come back

[Dalcaria]

WINDOWS 8

And WINDOWS 8.1

Actually, mine works a lot better than some because I downloaded something called "Microsoft Shell" or something, which basically made the computer have some of the things windows 7 had (like an actual start button!). Still, I think windows 8.1 pretty much did the same, so not sure if it really did much now. Still, made the computer a lot more useable for a while.

[Risottia]

I once had to use a mac *shudders*

I once had to FIX a mac.

[The Blaatschapen]

I once had to use a mac *shudders*

I once had to FIX a mac.

You installed linux on it?

[Risottia]

I once had to use a mac *shudders*

Even worse than windows 8 and 8.1!

But nothing beats windows 95

Took me 1 year but I managed to stabilise 95.

Have you ever tried ME?

[Risottia]

I once had to FIX a mac.

You installed linux on it?

No, I told the owner "get it back to the dealer and have them fix it, he'll charge you for assistance a lot less than I should charge you for the time it would take me to fix this @#!!!@#@&/???!"

[CTALNH]

And WINDOWS 8.1

Actually, mine works a lot better than some because I downloaded something called "Microsoft Shell" or something, which basically made the computer have some of the things windows 7 had (like an actual start button!). Still, I think windows 8.1 pretty much did the same, so not sure if it really did much now. Still, made the computer a lot more useable for a while.

Yeah the thing is how many people are tech savvy enough to know to download said ui improment.

[CTALNH]

Even worse than windows 8 and 8.1!

But nothing beats windows 95

Took me 1 year but I managed to stabilise 95.

Have you ever tried ME?

Nein I am not that old.

But yes I did try 95 and 98 and 2000 and etc.