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[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 119 points 2 months ago

Leave Heather alone. There’s nothing wrong with this desktop background. Please refrain from remote connecting to her computer in the future.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago

This is reminiscent of an absolute classic video.

If you are not familiar with a story about penis-arranged icons, I recommend giving it a watch.

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 22 points 2 months ago
[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I should have anticipated that this would exist.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I wonder how that will work on my other system with just the recycle bin and nothing else on the desktop

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 16 points 2 months ago

If you haven't, please watch the original, full video! It's hilarious from beginning to end...

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I have - I think seventeen years ago, in fact. I do remember enjoying it, but I missed a lot (I was barely into my IT career and didn't even know what Boing Boing was, for example). Should probably rewatch it. Thank you for the link.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Well, there is a longer version of the video that provides some context. It seems the caller is either trying to access or host a website (possibly both) and it has gone down, so they called tech support.

The icon arrangement was apparently done spitefully to the remote desktop by the person the caller replaced and the caller simply became accustomed to it.

Beyond that, I cannot resolve your query.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Nothing dates it more than the reference to Boing Boing.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You're not wrong there. I think this video was actually the first time I heard of it, but it's been a long time since the last time I did.

[-] SCmSTR 1 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure boingboing is still around

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 months ago

Is that whats implied here? I thought Heather just went to her Boss to complain and the Boss called IT...

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

The bar at the top shows up in remote desktop connections

[-] nao@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

bottom picture could be IT POV checking what's wrong

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Oh true i have seen that long ago. Very sus then.

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