Tech support workers, what are your favorite stories from your time in the industry? - eviltoast
  • morriscox@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    A college advisor gave me the nickname of Morris Virus. Computers would go haywire, even crash (at least one death), if I was near them (and sometimes when I was about to arrive). I got kicked out of the Computer Center dozens of times. I got in trouble in other places, like at the local ISP, and got banned from touching some computers.

    Streetlights would turn off as I approached and come back on after I passed them. A friend used that to find me.

    A great aunt and a brother would meet up from time to time to exchange watches since watches would run faster for one and slower for the other.