• (cs) in reply to McCrainky Pants
    McCrainky Pants:
    I remember back in 1996 there was a company whose business model was helping people set their VCR clocks. I think it was eVCRclock.com and they got millions in VC funding
    How did they get funding from the Viet Cong in 1996?
  • JDubya (unregistered)

    Wow, I live like 10 minutes from the Mellatech HQ. Maybe I should engage them to figure out why my x386 can't run windows vista? Maybe they can also fix this annoying flashing 12:00 on my betamax machine.

  • (cs) in reply to osuwizzard
    osuwizzard:
    I have a 360 and a Wii. I wonder if I'm out of luck using their services?
    I suspect that anyone "using their services" is "out of luck"...
  • (cs) in reply to Steve H
    Steve H:
    campkev:
    Let's count the WTF's on their site: On the "About Us" page- 1)encompases = encompasses /*** snip ***/

    and I probably missed a few because I got tired of looking

    Christ, you must have an empty life.

    Oh yeah. Well.... um.... ouch.

  • (cs)

    Rewriting the entire sign instead of just covering the mistake with masking tape would be a WTF.

  • Worldwalker (unregistered)

    Everybody missed this heading on the home page:

    Let your customers know why they should explore your site

    Apparently left over from the template he used.

  • (cs) in reply to Steve
    Steve:
    snoofle:
    halcyon1234:
    jim:
    their websites not much better: http://ctoswego.com/aboutus.aspx "We can work on your computer from viruses to software, and everything in between. We will even provid assistance for other house-hold technologies from hooking up your kids X-Box to adjusting the clock on your VCR."

    "Provid"????

    "VCR"????

    As someone who remembers VCR's, Beta, video discs, cassettes, 8-tracks, 78's and the occasional abacus, I now officially feel "Old".

    You forgot the sliderule.
    No I didn't. I had one but never learned to use it.
  • (cs)

    Personally, I think Metallatech have the right idea; I imagine most people whose job is even incidentally related to computers can spot a typical five-minute MS Publisher advert a mile off and be suitably unimpressed. This ad stands out from the crowds. Just not for the right reason.

  • (cs) in reply to Addison
    Addison:
    From the site: Working with a Mellatech technology professional will keep you on top of your "computing game" and allow you to keep up with your competitors by providing that bit of "Edge" needed to compete in today's technology world.

    It really reads more like a personal ad. After all, why else would he use so many quotes unless it was a double entendre? On top of my "computer game"? Rawr.

    That, or they are going to sell us a new energy drink that'll give us the Edge to compete!

    Mellatech, The Thirst (and Spelling) Mutilator! Its got electrolytes!

  • D S Lexic (unregistered) in reply to Code Dependent
    Code Dependent:
    campkev:
    Let's count the WTF's on their site: *snip*
    I would guess the guy is dyslexic. It's a real condition, and certainly forgivable. But you'd think by the time he graduated from college and set up a business, he would have realized the wisdom of having his writings proofread by someone with strong spelling, grammar and punctuation skills. Or better yet, of hiring a professional to do his website (and his door poster, for that matter).
    I'd almost be willing to bet on dyslexia. Note the film school degree.

    A lot of people in the arts are dyslexic. Whether its because dyslexics gravitate to the arts because they generally don't require the sort of spelling and reading skills which other occupations do and, thus, they're more comfortable there or, Neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone suggests, there's a certain predisposition in dyslexics which makes them better artists, I'm not willing to say (there are sound arguments made for each position), but a dyslexic with a film degree is unsurprising.

    Dyslexics aren't stupid, they're just rotten spellers. I know. I live with one with a masters degree. Her sister's also terribly dyslexic but it didn't stop her from getting a PhD in Molecular Biology.

  • JD (unregistered)

    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.

  • (cs) in reply to JD
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.
    Dyslexics of the world, untie!
  • (cs) in reply to tdittmar

    The last comma (the one you circled) is actually just misplaced. It should be after "at your request". And it is covering up the period after "lines" so it's not as bad as it appears.

  • (cs) in reply to Addison
    Addison:
    It really reads more like a personal ad. After all, why else would he use so many quotes unless it was a double entendre? On top of my "computer game"? Rawr.

    He forgot to make each "letter" a different "color", a sign of a well made sign. "Extra" point for each letter the same "color" as the background.

  • (cs) in reply to D S Lexic
    D S Lexic:
    Dyslexics aren't stupid, they're just rotten spellers.
    I had a stepson (for a while) who was dyslexic. He was outgoing, perpetually upbeat, and naturally a good dancer and entertainer with a great sense of humor.

    Used to work with a guy who was smart, efficient and quite good at his job. But when he sent out emails I didn't know whether to laugh or cringe. Things like:

    "Servise dept do's not yet have all emplowee's aplicaton's."

  • (cs) in reply to Bappi
    Bappi:
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.
    Dyslexics of the world, untie!
    Somebody's gotta be first with it... [image]
  • Survey User 2338 (unregistered) in reply to Code Dependent
    Code Dependent:
    Bappi:
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.
    Dyslexics of the world, untie!
    Somebody's gotta be first with it...

    [image]

    Dyslexia fun can be!

  • Tommy (unregistered) in reply to Addison

    Personal? You bet.. Look at About us http://ctoswego.com/aboutus.aspx

    First a lot of "we".. Then a cv for one guy really!

  • M L (unregistered) in reply to Dee
    Dee:
    It is in Brisbane, Australia. The park thing is called the Post Office Square (POS).

    No, it's called the Post Office Squ Search Re. READ THE FLIPPIN' SIGN!!

  • Jeff (unregistered) in reply to tdittmar

    I don't get why International was circled...

  • (cs) in reply to snoofle

    No different than that 'SOTP' road markings already featured on this and similar sites.

  • Muzza (unregistered)

    I guess though (which may or may not be TRWTF) the general mums & dads who really don't understand technology (90% of the population?) will think "These people can help me!" and they will get business.

    Maybe they do a great job, maybe not! All I know is that I sure wouldn't use them...

  • Pony Gumbo (unregistered)

    I think every town has at least one of these guys. We have probably ten, including one who uses this same website template.

  • Mr G (unregistered) in reply to osuwizzard
    osuwizzard:
    It's actually Xbox. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox

    I have a 360 and a Wii. I wonder if I'm out of luck using their services?

    "Hello Mellatech? I've got a Wii..." "Certainly Sir...bathroom's down the hall, second door on the right."

  • (cs) in reply to JamesQMurphy
    JamesQMurphy:
    Me:
    I love how the word X-Box is in quotes on the site.
    Not just X-Box:

    We've "Been around the block" enough to know how to sharpen your technology edge. Mellatech professionals have been working with technolgoy for over 16 years, and focusing on networking technologies for the last 5 years. Working with a Mellatech technology professional will keep you on top of your "computing game" and allow you to keep up with your competitors by providing that bit of "Edge" needed to compete in today's technology world. Let's be honest...we can help you keep ahead of your kids, too!

    Go to the "Contact Us" page and set up your appointment or inquire about our services today.

    Nudge nudge, wink wink. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
  • (cs)

    It gets better (by which I mean worse) on their "About" page:

    [image]
  • CynicalTyler (unregistered)

    Fools! That's not a hand made sign, its one of Mellatech Inc's flagship large format printer technologies that inserts dynamically rastered fractal texture distortion to the printed image in order to make it look hand made! It's also capable of on-the-fly synthesis of a variety of molecular structures suitable for use as "ink" that give the appearance of chalk, marker, masking tape, or blood to name a few.

    Just because you're not on the forward-moving edge of technology doesn't mean you get to scoff at Mellatech's innovation.

  • Mat (unregistered) in reply to tdittmar

    So, ermm, what exactly is the error with 'International'?

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to Survey User 2338
    Survey User 2338:
    Code Dependent:
    Bappi:
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.
    Dyslexics of the world, untie!
    Somebody's gotta be first with it...

    [image]

    Dyslexia fun can be!

    You're all going to be getting angry letters from the ASD (American Dyslexic Society) for making fun of dyslexics.

  • Fernando (unregistered)

    ... rather than flip the board over and start again

    Perhaps we're already looking at the second side.

  • Duke of New York (unregistered)

    Circa 1998-2000 there were a few slashdot types who thought it was cool to block any network access involving Microsoft or its products. Apparently there's still one out there working as an admin.

  • Hank (unregistered)

    With the Dice ad, I'm not sure I see what the WTF is, other than searching for someone with SQL injection experience (or the skills to code against it)?

    The advertiser just didn't have enough space in the title to explain fully their needs (or they were just lazy).

    Or possibly the writer of the ad doesn't know the difference between a "SQL Developer" and "SQL Injection"?

    And before anyone says the "CON_CORP,CON_IND, CON_W2" are field names, they're not - - they're corporate entity indicators used all over their site.

  • Mr D (unregistered) in reply to tdittmar

    Oh, c'mon, give them a break, English is probably their third or fourth language.

  • RMW (unregistered)

    Somebody further up metioned that it lookes the same as an other site (http://functionf5.com/default.aspx) look at bothe sites (particullarly the source code)

    incedentally i'm dyslexic and this is what my spelling normally lookes like if i don't yse the spell-check

    (no deliberate mistakes made - i feel i ought to point this out as somebody will undoubtibly say that nobody could misspell so many words so badly)

    captcha: hard for me, i often have to read with a finger to ensure i don't misplace a letter.

  • Error (unregistered)

    "Our company's internet security is a bit excessive." Annoying, too. They could have worded that message in a bit nicer tone.

  • (cs)

    I don't get the WTF in the last picture. If Visual Studio isn't criminal, it should be!

  • Ungen (unregistered) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    Survey User 2338:
    Code Dependent:
    Bappi:
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.
    Dyslexics of the world, untie!
    Somebody's gotta be first with it...

    Dyslexia fun can be!

    You're all going to be getting angry letters from the ASD (American Dyslexic Society) for making fun of dyslexics.

    Not to mention DNA - National Dyslexic Association

    And of course, we've all heard of the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? He lay awake all night wondering whether there really was a Dog.

  • catzarecute (unregistered) in reply to tdittmar

    Their website is wrong !

    It should be spelled as Melluteck Ink.

  • (cs) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    campkev:
    Let's count the WTF's on their site:

    4)kids "X-Box" = kid's X-Box or kids' X-Box

    Still wrong, it's XBox not X-Box.

    Still still wrong. It's Xbox.

  • Mr.'; Drop Database -- (unregistered)

    The SQL injection one makes sense to me. Any candidates that are skilled in SQL injection will have the knowledge to prevent it in their own code.

  • Justin C (unregistered)

    "Company history 1991 - Mellatech, Inc. owner Graduates from University of Kansas with BS in Film Studies"

    That about says "it all".

  • (cs) in reply to Addison

    The more things I read, the more I realize that a lot of people apparently think that quotation marks are for "emphasis", rather than actual quotations. "They" seem to be under the "impression" that it makes them "smart" to write like that, after all, they've seen some some smart people being clever and "sarcastic" with quotes, why should the "smart" people have all the fun?

    These are the same people that can't differentiate between they're and their and there, and for whom homonyms provide seemingly insurmountable obstacles, "Queue the action!", "What roll does he play?", and so on.

  • (cs) in reply to Survey User 2338
    Survey User 2338:
    Code Dependent:
    Bappi:
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.
    Dyslexics of the world, untie!
    Somebody's gotta be first with it...

    [image]

    Dyslexia fun can be!

    I didn't know Yoda was dyslexic.

  • spellingnazi (unregistered) in reply to Mr.'; Drop Database --
    Mr.'; Drop Database --:
    The SQL injection one makes sense to me. Any candidates that are skilled in SQL injection will have the knowledge to prevent it in their own code.

    Heh, I hope you're just joking about that one, Mr. Drop.

  • jbrecken (unregistered)

    That Mellatech poster is just asking to have a piece of masking tape with an F in a pretty color stuck over the M.

  • LEGO (unregistered) in reply to JD
    JD:
    I'm glad I'm not dylesxic. That would really sips me off.

    Don't make fun of dailysex, it is a serious insell.

    captcha = gravis. Stop playing with your joystick.

  • Vermis (unregistered) in reply to Pitabred
    Pitabred:
    The more things I read, the more I realize that a lot of people apparently think that quotation marks are for "emphasis", rather than actual quotations. "They" seem to be under the "impression" that it makes them "smart" to write like that, after all, they've seen some some smart people being clever and "sarcastic" with quotes, why should the "smart" people have all the fun?

    Reminds me of the Newspaper editor that thought quotes emphasized words. That is until the society page had the headline; Mayor and "Wife" Attend Banquet.

  • Iceman (unregistered) in reply to amischiefr

    Haha, brisbane FTW!

    Post office Square, the most expensive car park in Brisbane City and one of the few places city workers can get out and eat lunch in the open air. Interesting concept, food underneath, car park (or as you yanks would say, a parking garage) below that and a park on the roof :)

    Here's a google maps link for the interested:

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Queen+St,+Brisbane,+QLD+4000,+Australia&sll=37.587516,-122.213691&sspn=0.9707,1.675415&ie=UTF8&ll=-27.467512,153.027622&spn=0.001061,0.001636&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=-27.467665,153.027783&panoid=tShUxBvQoTuRRAlnW5f_-g

  • Bob... Billy Bob (unregistered) in reply to Dirk Diggler
    Dirk Diggler:
    Does it may anyone else uncomfortable when we dog-pile on a company that isn't anonymous? This is obviously a one person shop so these comments are more personal than normal. Most of the WTFs on this site are submitted voluntarily and we usually attack the system or 'the man' and not a human being.

    I'm pretty sure it's just you.

  • Mr.'; Drop Database -- (unregistered) in reply to spellingnazi
    spellingnazi:
    Mr.'; Drop Database --:
    The SQL injection one makes sense to me. Any candidates that are skilled in SQL injection will have the knowledge to prevent it in their own code.
    Heh, I hope you're just joking about that one, Mr. Drop.
    Heh, I hope you're just joking about that one, Mr. spellingnazi.

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