Why I hate sharing a computer

Yeah, I've had it. This is the last straw, I'm tired of sharing a computer. I'm a freakin' computer scientist!! It's embarassing.

Geeky Person: "Dude I just upgraded to the Quad Core 2.6 gHz processor with a 900 mHz frontside bus, a 2 gb nVidia graphics card, 20 gigs of dual channel RAM with three low power high circulation spinners... All on my CHXY Reus 6000 Motherboard. Also, pair that with my 20" HD LCD screen and 7.1 surround, I'm running Crysis at 60 fps super clean."

Me: "Wow, that's pretty cool"

Geeky Person: "What's your setup?"

Me: "Well, ya know. It's a laptop. Dell. 2 gig dual channel... wait maybe 4. Geforce 7400 graphics card... I think. Intel Dual Core Duo... 2.something- gHz. Like a 12.5 inch screen, bigger battery. Wireless card. Missing a couple keys, dog did that. I have a dual boot on it... but then it got screwed up, so running XP."

Geeky Person: "No man, YOUR computer. Not the family comp."

Me: "Oh, ha ha. Yeah, that's in the closet right now. Wife says we don't have any room for it. And she's right. Besides, it's like 5-6 yrs old now."

G. P: "Oh... cool. So I'll see you later."

Me: "Yeah. Okay."

Weeks go by and I'll never hear from the individual again. It's like being on a soccer team, without any boots, guards or a soccer ball. So besides not having the latest and greatest (Also, there is a unspoken word I think that you should have at least one computer running a unix based OS. Yeah... ) I dislike sharing a computer because of the following:

1. Logins staying logged in. I can't even count how many times I have posted stuff under my wife's account in facebook, blogger or whatever it may be. She has done the same too. It's annoying!

2. If we both want the computer at the same time... who gets it? Carrie.

3. No offense ladies, but for the most part when you start fiddling around with a computer, stuff breaks. Carrie is actually really good at this, but I will never forget this story. Jessie and I are in a computer lab... er, the computer science computer lab at school and I was helping her with some work. I had to get something from my school email which I never use. The following is a real conversation.

Me: "Wow, I have a ton of junk mail..."
Jessie: "Wait! How do you know that is junk?!"
Me: "It's obvious, I don't know him."
Jessie: "But the subjects says: 'Hi, there!'"
Me: "Yeah..."
Jessie: "So maybe he knows you."
Me: "No. You're kidding me right?"
Jessie: "Well how do you know, unless you open it?"
Me: "You're not joking. (looks around @ other CS students who are all wide eyed and mouths dropped) Jess, that is junk mail. Probably has a virus or stupid advertisement. You NEVER open email from someone you don't know or the subject is simply 'Hi, there'"

I can't remember her reaction but I'm sure we all know it. Point is, women someway, somehow just have it out for computers and eventually do something to them. (I'm not saying guys don't either)

4. Finding it. I like knowing my computer is in one spot and is always there. I don't like finding my laptop on the carpet under a blanket and still running. Ugh.


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