Id-10-t error?
How would you find yourself if the machine you work with everyday and you know is in tip top shape, starts acting up? For example, a newly updated, latest operating system, Mac computer acting like it is on dial-up. Restarted it several times and when opening an application that has worked every day stalls; into the “spinning wheel of death,” as I like to call it.
That is what happened last night and also this morning. I laugh it off, kicking myself into a laughing attack and through the tears I see my coworker is also now laughing because of me. I guess that is the best scenario that could happen, even though my innards want to rage beat up the inanimate object like it’s the copier from the movie “Office Space.” If you have ever dealt with a frustrating machine, than you know my pain. I don’t think anyone these days has not encountered my predicament in some capacity. Oh, I should mention, it always happens when it’s close to deadline. Better yet, when the person who comes to fix the problem shows up and weirdly enough that is when everything acts normal. Then you question if it is user error. But how could it be? Unless I am working faster than the machine, which I find highly unlikely. I am not a “computer” as what NASA used to call its computing department, before the actual first IBM machine entered the picture. Yes, they in fact used to call people who crunched the numbers for their space excursions “computers.”
I know this might sound crazy and possibly that I need a tin hat (really, I don’t) but are the computers alive with their internal AI and starting to conspire against us all? They already listen in and the algorithms really like to make it seem that they will take over the world.
Maybe the computers were sitting way too dormant over the extended weekend. Well whatever the case, I believe they need to stop acting so human, finicky, spacey, etc.
If I split the computer sagittally, would I find an tiny extraterrestrial inside, as in “Men In Black,” functioning as my computer? That sounds quite silly but when it likes to stall and seem like it takes it time deciding whether the command I commit wants to process through or not, my imagination gets the best of me.
As I went home late last night, my mind couldn’t shut off as it was time for me to rest my eyes, brain, and body. However, my creative side came bursting through and was giving me very cool ideas for the Colby graduation and Memorial Day spreads. I wasn’t able to work then so hopefully I may recall the design aspects and hopefully my computer will start letting me work this morning.
Until then, I shall keep laughing my way through it. This seems like a way better way to handle the situation. Why should I let it ruin my glorious day. Happiness seems so much better.
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