Geek rant

[sessifet]

I have several geek toys, and they've been giving me entirely too much lip lately. I have an iShuffle, for example. It is being...contrary. I killed some services I really think it doesn't need to make use of, thank you ever so much. Tiny, however, disagrees. Every time I do anything with it (deleting/adding/playing tracks) the conversation goes as follows:

Tiny: 'I can't find the service I need! Help! I can't play this! Why is this not available?'
Me: *clicks close and moves on* 'You can play this. You can. You don't need this.'
Tiny: 'But!'
Me: 'Shut up and play.'
Tiny: 'Wah!' *plays*
Me: 'Hmm, I've not listened to this in ages. Let's delete it.'
Tiny: 'But!'
Me: 'Do it!'
Tiny: *sulks* 'Fine. I will.'
Windows: 'I shall randomly open an explorer window you can't actually do anything in!'
Me: 'What the fuck?'
Tiny: 'See?! Install the service and it will go away!'
Me: 'I see. I won't.'
Tiny: 'Wah!'
Windows: Whatever.'
iTunes: 'I will now randomly forget where this song is located because you shut off your computer and I'm too stupid to remember and look it up when you come back!'
iShuffle: 'Not going to get those songs. Big Brother can't find them. You can press that button all you want, but I'm not listening! Lalalalalalala!'
Me: 'Oh, for the love of sweet baby cyclops...'
iShuffle: 'Nyer.'
Me: 'Look, if I wanted small obstinate objects that have a mind of their own, I would have had children, damnit!
Shiny toys: 'Nyer.'
Me: 'I give up.'

Seriously, my geek toys have a mind of their own. They have a personality. Unfortunately, these personalities come with a stubborn streak a mile wide. I really don't know where they get it from...

Comments

[flexor.livejournal.com]

"Me: 'Look, if I wanted small obstinate objects that have a mind of their own, I would have had children, damnit!"

*Snarf*

[ev1ldonut.livejournal.com]

*giggles*
I just can picture you arguing with it. So cute! :D

Technology is not, as many people think, there to make our lives easier/better. It is there to distract us and frustrate us so we don't pay attention to other things. *nods*

Totally fallen for the ploy myself. *attempts to throttle his obnoxious phone that is refusing to send a simple text message*

[sessifet25.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, it's cute right up to moment I lob it out the window. And then I'll be upset because I killed the Shiny. And then mope because I have no more shiny. And then I would have to buy a new Shiny which is even more temperamentful because that's the default rule for New Shiny Things. And said New Shiny would have me arguing with it again and we'd be right back to cute again, I suppose...

Please excuse the pointless rambling bit there. I've just spent an entire day handling calls and will probably dream of tickets that read 'customer is unable to get the sync.'

[bunnyk.livejournal.com]

*giggle*

(sorry!)