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[–] ISOmorph@feddit.de 74 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That sounds like the error message of a dev that handed in his 2 weeks.

[–] ddkman@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I think it is more like "this error should NEVER EVER EVER EVER appear". Then, as it is customary, it did.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The really absurd thing is that there is a "Fix Problem" button on the bottom of the screen.

I really wonder what it does.

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you think the popup window got there?
You click the "fix problems" button and it tells you to fix the damn problems! Duh!

[–] tool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

It's a motivational button.

[–] akash_rawal@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
sleep 120 #TODO: actually solve a problem
echo "Sorry, we could not solve this problem."
[–] Neil@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

PEBCAK - It makes the printer spray ink in your face so you go blind.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

It displays this message box.

[–] partypoop@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard.

[–] Muddobbers@infosec.pub 18 points 1 year ago

This is an IT job in a nutshell

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Congratulations, you are the IT guy now.

[–] imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Legally no. That is a demand.

[–] drem@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Not surprised it is a printer

[–] nothendev@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

because it is

I guess this printer really owns its customer.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago

I think I like this more than corporate bullshit. :)

This sums up my experience with windows pretty well

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I have an ecotank from Epson and I've never seen this