Parents and Technology

[KoopaScooper]

I told my parents they need a modem so they went out and bought a router and wondered why the internet wasn't working

oh dear

My dad couldn't get the VGA port on a laptop to work (my brother specifically told me he [accidentally] severed the cord to it,) so he just started uninstalling everything.
tl;dr, I needed to reinstall a lot of things.

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[Night Fox]

My dad is competent. My mom is dumb. It's loving annoying when my mom asks me to fix the tv when the only problem with it is the cable box isn't on.

my mother does that
she doesn't seem to understand that you have to change the source back to the cable box if I was just playing a game on it
and both her and my sister can't figure out how to fit stuff into the TV
things like component or HDMI cords

[Winner2]

<Laughs so hard while playing Blockland I accidentally spit milk all over the screen>
Mum: You're going to break it! Switch it off right now and go to your room!
Next day:
<Dad goes on to computer. Its fine>
Me: Jesus christ Mum, why do you have to go crazy about everything?

that's still handicapped of you and I would have said the same thing

[Conan]

wtf the scanner isn't working

computer isn't on

[_Dark_]

>Facebook's down
>Dad: OGM WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE COMPUTER!11

>Mom clicks and add
>VIRUS OMG
>Starts clean up that takes 4 hours

>Computer stops working and fan doesnt turn on
>Me: Mom it's something to do with our fan, keep the computer off for a while maybe it overheated
>NO ITS A VIRUS!!11
>Keeps computer on
>Mom calls computer repairman
>Repair guy: Yea your fans busted and it overheated

Apparently they think the know everything about computers for going on a trip to Best Buy.

[Night Fox]

that's still handicapped of you and I would have said the same thing

if you say that you're probably dumb
some drops of water on the screen isn't going to hurt it as long as you don't have a cheap as stuff monitor
submerging it in milk would, but that's not what happened

[Mikiyikiy]

Apparently they think the know everything about computers for going on a trip to Best Buy.

THIS

THIS

THIS

THIS

[Jairo]

>fix petty problem with computer
>you are now dubbed 'computer genius' and are now forced to be called whenever they mess something up and are expected to fix it asap.

[Mikiyikiy]

>fix petty problem with computer
>you are now dubbed 'computer genius' and are now forced to be called whenever they mess something up and are expected to fix it asap.

And this.

[Bisjac]

did you know that as some people grow older it is harder for them to learn new things
none of this stuff was around when they were your age.

no its not harder. they just choose not to.

[duke 838]

<Laughs so hard while playing Blockland I accidentally spit milk all over the screen>
Mum: You're going to break it! Switch it off right now and go to your room!
Next day:
<Dad goes on to computer. Its fine>
Me: Jesus christ Mum, why do you have to go crazy about everything?

No, any wet substance will not actually break a computer, and yeah your mom is the dumb one here. Your a loving idiot.

[Jairo]

No, any wet substance will not actually break a computer, and yeah your mom is the dumb one here. Your a loving idiot.

oh god lol
also, how is he an idiot?

[Tyler66]

"OLD = SLOWER
UPGRADES = ROCKS"

Yeah, I just had a fight with my parents.

[Belogna]

"THE PS# CAN TRANSFER VIRUSES TO THE PC!"

No they loving can't.

[Cybertails1998]

my dad actually fixes computers for money.
And my mom is sorta okay with computers, but she has her moments a few times.
Even I'm not perfect.

Mom: "Hey, I think the music broke."
Me: "uhhhh? *tries to figure out problem*"
*mom tries to unplug usb cord for speakers, then plugs back on for no reason*
*loud music startles me, while mom lols*