28 Jun
2002
28 Jun
'02
4:58 p.m.
From: David Woyciesjes
<DAW(a)yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
I'm reminded of one of my users who said her whole computer would
"freak out" when she used her mouse. (BTW She's right handed...) So, once
I
get to her desk, everything is okay for me, and using
the mouse (located
to
the right, and behind the keyboard.) was normal.
So I ask her to show me. That's when I see her heavy, very loose &
baggy sleeve, wool sweater push down just about every key on the numeric
keypad. Especially the Enter key. When I pointed this out to her, she
said
"No it's not. It's the computer!"
"Really? Okay. Well I'm gonna go downstairs and check the server for
problems. In the meantime, watch your sleeve, just in case."
And no, I didn't bother with the server. Just went to lunch. And
never heard about that problem again...
A similar thing happened on a project I wrote code for years ago. A user
at a remote location reported that the program was inserting spaces, at
random, into the data entry form. Suspecting a faulty keyboard (other
users had no trouble with the same form) I had the locals replace the
keyboard, but that didn't help. Even replacing the entire PC didn't fix
the problem, so my boss told me to go the location and fix whatever was
going on.
Upon arrival I found that the user in question was fairly short and had a
habit of leaning forward into her desk. The problem was, her tits were
pushing on the spacebar . . .
Glen
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If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?
And if not now, when?
-- Pirkei Avot