Frustrated German Man Throws PC Out Window

Better living through destruction

http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/discomfited-german-hurls-pc-from-window-police-sympathize/
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We've all had those days where our PC is just being maddeningly problematic.  Blue screens for no reason, word processors crashing taking hours of work with them, the list of frustrations goes on and on.  And when these things happen, I'm sure the temptation has been to take a hammer to the tower, or just shove the whole thing in the trash bin and be done with it, but I doubt anyone here has gone quite as far as a frustrated fellow in Germany did this weekend.

A man in Berlin, Germany reached the end of his rope with his PC, and in a fit of frustration and rage, chucked the computer out the window in the middle of the night, waking neighbors who called the police.

When the police arrived and talked to the man, they sympathized and let him off without a fine or warning.  All he had to do was clean up the debris on the street below.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ANY, Mac or IBM PC, is only as capable and smart as its owner. I had a few if any problems with Vista Beta (as a development PC) - surely Vista RTM is better. Bashing on Vista is getting old; Vista is not the only player in this large industry. I refuse to play Apple's hypocritical game. Does not surprise me this is coming from Endgadget.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It wasn't me.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Blue screens for no reason

Mine always have reasons.....

 

 

 

 

Me...

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mine always have reasons.....


Which is why serious consideration has been given to mandatory licensing for problematic PC users, such as yourself....and just like with a driver's license, proper lessons and driving tests would be compulsory prior to being allowed to operate a computer unsupervised.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Which is why serious consideration has been given to mandatory licensing for problematic PC users, such as yourself....and just like with a driver's license, proper lessons and driving tests would be compulsory prior to being allowed to operate a computer unsupervised.


      
..."and your Internet Licence, please, sir, along with current resident status card?"

[runs hurriedly to gun shop/show...]
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

..."and your Internet Licence, please, sir,


Hic!! Sorry occifer, I seem to have left it in my other suit, hic!

"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to do a sobriety test"

Oh, there's a test for it? Hic, hic!! In that case, occifer, I think I'll remain drunk.
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Neede: inventor

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Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
well that's German

In France most of us know that it's the user the most problematic so in general it's the computer who chucked the user out the window
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
LOL you know he was running windows..damn microshaft
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
been there, done that
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If I had a dollar every time I wanted to throw my computer out the window.....


Seems like a common affliction. . I've never felt like throwing my puter out the window, however....I'll swear; cuss; scream blue murder; stomp my feet; cuss and swear some more; pull my hair out and throw a massive tantrum to let off major steam, but not once have I ever felt like pitching out the window. I've invested major spondula (bucks) in this rig and I'd be at great pains to replace it....besides, couldn't hurl it out the window even if I wanted to, being we're at ground level and have security bars on all the windows.