Stories from the Internet
The collection showcases humorous and bizarre internet folklore stories about technology, reflecting users' challenges and creativity through quirky issues and elaborate anecdotes from various years in the tech community.
Read original article
The content presents a collection of internet folklore stories, showcasing various humorous and bizarre anecdotes related to technology and computing. The stories range from quirky issues like "OpenOffice Cannot Print on Tuesdays" and "WebPack does not work on Monday" to more elaborate tales such as "The Case of the 500-Mile Email" and "How I Broke National Security by Playing Windows Recorder." Each entry highlights unique experiences that reflect the challenges and oddities faced by users in the digital age. The list includes stories from different years, indicating a long-standing tradition of sharing these narratives within the tech community. The collection serves as a light-hearted reminder of the unpredictable nature of technology and the creativity of those who engage with it.
- The collection features humorous anecdotes about technology-related issues.
- Stories include quirky problems and elaborate tales from various years.
- Reflects the challenges and oddities faced by users in the digital age.
- Highlights the creativity and experiences of the tech community.
Related
"Computers Are Useless" and Other Sayings
A collection of quotes by figures like Picasso and Dave Barry humorously and critically discuss computers, programming, and technology's evolution. Themes include limitations, programming challenges, software complexity, and societal impact.
Stop installing that software – you may have just died
A tech support incident at an Air Force base during wargames led to a simulated bomb disabling the base, causing work stoppage. The story highlights inefficiencies and challenges in tech support roles.
Computer Archeology: Exploring the Anatomy of an MS-DOS Virus
The article discusses two former computer enthusiasts who created a benign MS-DOS virus named PARANOID in the early 1990s, reflecting on their experiences and the challenges of accessing old source code.
Back in the day, people had to cook a hard-boiled egg for a computer mouse
A humorous trend on social media sees older individuals trolling younger generations with a fictional hack about hard-boiled eggs and computer mice, highlighting a generational gap in technology understanding.
Software Folklore
The article "Software Folklore" by Andreas Zwinkau shares humorous anecdotes about software bugs, inviting readers to contribute their own stories and highlighting similar collections on Reddit and Hacker News.
8 commentsI always thought I started reading when I still lived in MD (so it would be the 1980s), but it seems he started in the 90s.
The Daily WTF can basically provide an endless supply of these stories: https://thedailywtf.com
<https://www.cs.earlham.edu/~skylar/humor/Unix/computer.folkl...>
“Computer Stupidities”
Guy Macon compiled a file that contained a huge number of concatenated UseNet insults. The Insult File.
It doesn't have any bad words, and used to pass all filters: https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/92h0y0/comment/e...
That story shows something that even "network aware" people didn't realize for awhile - you could have MORE than just a LAN, it was possible to have routers and they could forward broadcasts....
> > Could you submit a PR?
> Nope. It would take me quite a while to get everything up and running, in order to insert a try catch, seeing as I have no idea how your project is structured, or what requirements you have for pullrequests.
> Someone else who usually works with webpack-cli should be able to fix this issue in a matter of minutes.
https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/issues/962#issuecomme...
Related
"Computers Are Useless" and Other Sayings
A collection of quotes by figures like Picasso and Dave Barry humorously and critically discuss computers, programming, and technology's evolution. Themes include limitations, programming challenges, software complexity, and societal impact.
Stop installing that software – you may have just died
A tech support incident at an Air Force base during wargames led to a simulated bomb disabling the base, causing work stoppage. The story highlights inefficiencies and challenges in tech support roles.
Computer Archeology: Exploring the Anatomy of an MS-DOS Virus
The article discusses two former computer enthusiasts who created a benign MS-DOS virus named PARANOID in the early 1990s, reflecting on their experiences and the challenges of accessing old source code.
Back in the day, people had to cook a hard-boiled egg for a computer mouse
A humorous trend on social media sees older individuals trolling younger generations with a fictional hack about hard-boiled eggs and computer mice, highlighting a generational gap in technology understanding.
Software Folklore
The article "Software Folklore" by Andreas Zwinkau shares humorous anecdotes about software bugs, inviting readers to contribute their own stories and highlighting similar collections on Reddit and Hacker News.