Good points for non-techs to consider! I actually wrote a quick essay on Medium.com some time ago similar to this, called it “Five Rules for Dealing with Computer Techs.” https://medium.com/@mnmltek/five-…

The day I found a mint condition Fluke multimeter in a pawn shop for $50 ranks among the best days of my entire life.

Or at the very least, at "hot" detector:

Always disappointed when these infographics don't include the so-called "fallacy fallacy." That is, "because you used a logical fallacy, your conclusion is incorrect."

The "gig line" is a military term for the alignment between the buttons on a button-down shirt, your belt buckle, and the button/zipper line on your pants. Essentially, it's the line created by your button-down shirt all the way down the fly of your pants. If you've ever worn a uniform, you probably remember being…

Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V are the ones I use the most. Everyone Ctrl + V then reply if you dare.

My least favorite is "No offense...but...".

I still remember the horror I felt when I first learned that developers were judged (bonus-wise) by publishers based on metacritic scores. I personally think that's asinine. Sales figures would be a more acceptable benchmark because the consumers are actually "voting" with their money. Metacritic scores are based…