Climb Every Mountain
Nobody laughed at you - if there was any laughter going on, it was likely because I found the situation humorous - I did not find your request funny, nor would I have been laughing at your ignorance in the situation. I was indirectly asking you to apply some critical thinking skills by pointing out the answer was be found within the “from” data. No more, no less.
The fact that I did get up, walk over to your computer, and ask you to show me what you did shows that I went the extra step to make sure you understood what was going on. You've been emailing me these fake emails for quite a while (which is fine, because I'd rather you ask than assume) - so how would you best learn how to determine whether or not an email is spoofed? Would it be me saying “Spam” or would it be me prompting you to discover the answer on your own after giving you a nudge in the right direction? I told you not to click on any link in an email message from an unknown or questionable sender - I didn't laugh *AT* you. I've been helping you with these spoofs from day one - constantly and consistently.
If you felt I was laughing at you, I apologize; if I laughed, it was not at you or intended to be at your expense.
And, by the way, the whole “looks like ass” remark only happened once - certainly not today. The tip-off was in who the message was being sent from (a very unknown quantity). Let's make a corollary here: how many times have I asked you about color combinations in my wardrobe? You do answer, sometimes in a frustrated tone, and try to point me in the right direction so that next time, I'll remember instead of having to find you and ask you what I should do so that I don't look like I dressed myself. I'm sure at some point in the past, you may have smiled at such a situation - wearing black socks with a white shirt… what was I thinking?!
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8 Comments
Anonymous
March 22nd, 2006
at 2:49pm
What's wrong with dressing yourself? Have a tad more faith in your non-tech skills, Mr. Pirillo. I am confident that whatever outfit you pick Chris Pirillo will still be the “strapping young lad who looks like Strawberry Shortcake from the neck up”.
Anonymous
March 22nd, 2006
at 2:52pm
Nothings wrong with Strawberry, she's a **** little vixen with an addiction to red balls.
Why didn't my contact info show up in the previous comment? Hmmm, maybe I should check my red balls.
jules
March 22nd, 2006
at 3:24pm
Coincidentally, I was kidding with Ponzi, that if she didn't post something on her blog soon, Mark and I were going to start arguing on her blog again to “liven things up a bit”. I see now that won't be necessary.
BTW, does this mean you guys are renewing your show for the fall season?
Anonymous
March 22nd, 2006
at 7:45pm
Please… before you both look completely idiotic… throw away your blog passwords when you bicker.
Anonymous
March 23rd, 2006
at 8:10am
You guys sound like Kevin and me sometimes. Sometimes you have to double up on your Sarcasm *and* your Socratic shields when dealing with a geek :)
Anonymous
March 23rd, 2006
at 9:38am
Ah yes, a geeky wiseass. I've been married to a non-geeky wiseass for many, many years; my father and my father-in-law were both wiseasses, as is my son. So what! You're not going to change at this point in your life (past 30) and your soul mate is just going to have to live with it. Try not to push her buttons too much; Ponzi is a true “diamond of the first water” and you'll never find anybody better.
Derek K. Miller
March 24th, 2006
at 1:47pm
While your analogy to clothes is a good one, and I also understand how easy it is to be frustrated by other less-geeky people not spotting what seems obvious to a geek, in all aspects of life it is wise to be patient and to avoid sarcasm, especially with those who are not similarly sarcastic. It also helps to have kids — they'll put up with less B.S. and force you to be a better person with the other grownups in your life. At least that's been my experience.
Anonymous
March 27th, 2006
at 4:58pm
You're both being silly. Just get some Nerf bats out and go at each other rather than doing it over your blogs… Nerf bats=more fun!