linux users be like:

[kradeelav]

>> derp derpiting at work on an aging mac osx, slated to be retired by EOY

>> has a kernel panic, oshit, you don't see those every day
>> thankfully reboots p quick

>> sends a chat message to favorite IT guy

>> 'hey, this probably doesn't warrant a full ticket but heads up, had a kernel panic with [phone pic of error message], i can't get into the diagnostics logs via utility because i don't have admin privileges, and there doesn't seem to be a log via the library > logs > DiagnosticsReports, but i'm 90% sure it was because the scratch disk was full, and I've already since deleted a bunch of stuff to hopefully buy us some time, and wanted to give ya a heads up so we don't have a nasty surprise later :>'

>> can spiritually hear him lol'ing
>> 'good thought process, and yes, you're the next one up to get a new computer ;)'

(...this is probably one of the reasons IT asked me on my first full day of work whether yours truly had been ex-IT support :P  he's mentioned before verbally that he loves my errors because they're the weirdest shit he's ever seen l o l )

Comments

[cmdonovann]

it's so delightful to bring an error or problem to a professional and hear them say "huh, that's weird" in a completely positive and interested tone. i love that about IT professionals (and scientists in general tbh) haha

[kradeelav]

isn't it ever? :D like being a labrador retriever dog and bringing a shiny rock that the humans are excited about - you're not precisely sure 'what' the excitement is about, but it's fun!