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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 00:09:10 JST nixCraft 🐧

   I really don't think it's fair that my generation
   * had to help our parents use the printer
   * have to help our kids use the printer

   • Cole Brodine (colebrodine@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 00:10:03 JST Cole Brodine

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     @nixCraft Seriously, does anybody know what happened to make kids not understand technology? I thought we'd be hiring people with a basic understanding of computers by now...

   • ArkansawTravler (travler@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 01:11:10 JST ArkansawTravler

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     @nixCraft Yes it was awful when I had to teach my parents when and when not to answer our Party line. And constantly remind them to raise the mailbox flag to make sure the mailman picked up the outgoing mail. It can be so distressing at times.

   • Q. Edwards (the_q@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 01:52:09 JST Q. Edwards

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     @nixCraft there's a lot of Boomer-esque replies here. A lot of blaming kids for being born at the wrong time while championing being born at the right time. It's a pity so few of us have the ability to learn from others mistakes.

   • Horqua (horqua@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:37:32 JST Horqua

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     @nixCraft Never forget: We’re the ones who had to help you blow your nose and wipe your ass.

   • xs4me2 (xs4me2@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:56:35 JST xs4me2

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     @nixCraft

     What’s a printer?

   • Marcus Jenkins (marcusjenkins@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 05:26:20 JST Marcus Jenkins

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     @nixCraft Darn tootin'. The weeks and months that I spent with my dad's printers. And last night I went to bed early and heard "mum, the printer's not working! ". I'm afraid I just went ahead and slept. I'm betting 1. it's out of paper 2. they're not connected to the home WiFi 3. maybe, just maybe it's out of toner. Whatever, the 14yo wouldn't be able to get to the bottom of it, for sure. But all A grades at school, don't you know?!? Sub-zero practical skills these days.

   • TeflonTrout (teflontrout@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 22:37:53 JST TeflonTrout

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     @nixCraft
     *have a whole NEW kind of printer to explain to both groups