Luddite (noun, dating from 1811) - name taken by a group of protesters who destroyed machinery in Midlands and northern England 1811-16 for fear it would deprive them of work. Name supposedly originates from Ned Ludd, a Leicestershire worker who had wrecked machinery in 1779. Name is applied to modern rejecters of automation and technology from at least 1961.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Help Desk
I've had another series of meaningful exchanges with two different IT help desks today. A minor issue soon escalated to a total lack of service, with each help desk sure that the other was at fault. Who do I, the customer, believe? I think I'll go with the flow and just mark this one with the acronym P.I.C.N.I.C (Problem In Chair Not In Computer). So the problem isn't the desk but the chair. But whose chair?
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