The Daily WTF: Curious Perversions in Information Technology

2011-01-07 Reply Admin

frits:
delenn it:
random_garbage:
Rootbeer:
Brendan:
We had just received a batch of new PC's and we needed to replace the original plugs on the power calbes with dedicated plug (We have three prong plugs around here and for the dedicated PC circuit the ground prong was shaved off and had to fit in a special plug socket to prevent people plugging their own appliances in.)

What.

Even assuming that the problem of people plugging their space heaters and such into the UPS-backed PC circuit couldn't be better addressed without requiring custom power sockets, I can't fathom how defeating a safety feature and making every PC chassis a potential shock hazard could be considered an appropriate solution.

I can't really fault (pun intended) the intern for doing a bad job when asked to do something bad.

I assume (from the "we have three prong plugs around here" comment) that the ground pin was shaved to make it smaller, and fitted into a custom three pin socket which preserved the safety feature...

Some plugs don't have a ground pin.

FTFY

Well, yes. Anymore.

2011-01-08 Reply Admin

What's the 8th layer?

2011-01-09 Reply Admin

Chris arrived wearing jean-shorts and a stained Boba Fett t-shirt that wasn't quite long enough to reach his waistband, which itself wasn't quite broad enough to completely contain his waist. He exuded the faint aroma of Cheetos and basement, and had the dazed look of someone unused to full sunlight.

Sounds like a programmer.

2011-01-10 Reply Admin

DocBrown:
Forumtroll:
I find it somewhat hard to belive that above mentioned jewel was missed by so many of you foul comm^H^H^H^Hchris^H^H^H^H^Hpeople.

Next time, you might want to investigate what ^W is for. You're welcome.

(Mis-)fitting a CPU in the socket is not much of a wtf. Typical "if it doesn't fit, I'm not using enough force on it" that allows RJ-45/USB port interchangeability.

The correct quotation is "Don't force it, use a bigger hammer"

2011-01-10 Reply Admin

Brendan:
We had a bad experience with an intern who was the son of a friend of the MD who was studying first year engineering. Our big mistake when discovering that he was useless at everything was assuming he would at least be able to wire a plug. (This was in his last few weeks.)
We had just received a batch of new PC's and we needed to replace the original plugs on the power calbes with dedicated plug (We have three prong plugs around here and for the dedicated PC circuit the ground prong was shaved off and had to fit in a special plug socket to prevent people plugging their own appliances in.)

Anyway, after he accomplished this task over the course of about two weeks (There were about 70-80 plugs that needed to be replaced) we noticed weird power outages occuring and a number of the new PC's blew their PSU's. It took a while for us to figure out the problem. This wannabe electrical engineer didn't know how to wire a plug properly. He randomly selected where he would wire the ground, positive and negative wires in the plug. He'd strip the insulation so randomly and badly that the different wires were touching and short circuiting.

Being the junior guy at the time it was my job to check every single plug again and redo each one.

It didn't take long for him to flunk out of school and his first stop was to daddy who came straight to our MD who almost fired our department head for refusing to hire him.

Fun times.

Sounds like your workplace is TRWTF... Why go through the bother of wiring special receptacles to your electric circuit and wiring special plugs to your computers just for the sake of preventing people from plugging in their own appliances??? This sounds more like an employee behavior issue and not something to be resolved by bastardizing electrical connections.

2011-01-10 Reply Admin

DocBrown:
ObiWayneKenobi:
I was imagining Chris Griffin (from Family Guy) the whole time.

Same here (although I'd forgot that the character's name was Chris until I saw your comment).

I was picturing the Comic Book Guy, though I didn't realise it until you mentioned the other cartoon.

2011-01-10 Reply Admin

Nick:
Am I the only one that envisioned comic book man from the Simpsons? “Worst internship ever.”

OPs I did. wasn't finished reading comments before I commented.

2011-08-09 Reply Admin

Rob reached for the metal bar that was propped in a corner behind some equipment. "DIE DIE DIE!!"

Oh wow, a TDWTF fanfic!

2017-01-16 Reply Admin

reminds me of an old online comic, "absurd notions": the network suddenly went down. the IT head read the error message, realized someone had unplugged the server, so he unplugged his phone, (to avoid having EVERYONE call to complain), walked to the server room and immediately found the culprit: an extremely stupid co-worker had unplugged the server to plug in a POPCORN MAKER, which was sitting RIGHT in front of a sign that said, 'DO NOT UNPLUG ANYTHING IN THIS ROOM!" the idiot says, "oh, hi, you want some popcorn", and he replies, "prepare to die."

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