Push That Button
Here's a reason to ignore people who give flippant advice (in this case me). Following is an interaction I had with my co-worker Rod who sits right next to me this morning .
- [Out of silence, a very annoying ringing sound ensues. ]
- Random developer [seeming very annoyed]: What is that sound?
- Rod [looking down on the floor by his feet]: Hmm… I think that's my UPS backup.
- Me: It's annoying, make it stop.
- Rod: What should I do?
- Me: Push the button.
- Rod [pushes the button]
- Rod's computer [turns off]
- Rod: D'oh…Ugh… That turns my whole computer off.
- Me: You shouldn't have pushed that button
- The rest of the engineering team: racous laughter
