A Lightsaber Wears Out Fast When You Play With It All Night

30-something IT geek: Don't worry, you can always buy replacement and upgrade parts for your lightsaber!
20-something IT geek: Good! I was worried that I'd need to build a new one.

Dayton, Ohio

Overheard by: Noxi

Posted on May 16, 2015
Dorks, Geeks, & Nerds, Nerds and Geeks, Ohio, Tech People, Weirdness

You Describe Your Social Life in Such Vivid Terms

Programmer: Cause of death… Amazing coding!

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Posted on May 14, 2015
Death, Default, Education, Maryland, Nerds and Geeks, Tech People, Technology

Even If They Have Been Ditching Work and Taking Drugs

Male IT coworker to female IT coworker: You should not worry about my privates.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Overheard by: Lisa

Posted on May 14, 2015
Body Parts, New Jersey, Tech People, Weirdness

10AM Application Performance Testing

Tester #1: This kinda seems like that Olivia Newton-John video for Let’s Get Physical, don’t you think?
Tester #2: No.

901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

Overheard by: mr.doitall

Posted on May 7, 2015
Arts, Comebacks, Coworkers, Ohio, Questions, Tech People

What? A Girl Can't Get Enough Of It!

Office manager: Should I have Bob* install that extra RAM while you're gone?
IT guy: Yes, he can be my RAM man.
Office manager, after pause: Don't ever say that again.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Overheard by: I'm so going to tell everybody

Posted on May 3, 2015
Comebacks, Nevada, Possible Sexual Harassment, Tech People, Technology

Dear Diary, My Plan Worked! Off to Buy Tequila.

Tech director to stagehand in pink jacket: Okay, new rule — you can come to work drunk, but you can’t dress up.

Washington Park
Albany, New York

Posted on April 27, 2015
New York, Office Politics, Tech People

This Sort Of Thing Happens Before Lift-Off at NASA All the Time

Boss to office (about imminent website launch): Five minutes to go live!
Boss to sysadmin: Are you going to do anything?
Sysadmin to boss: I'm diabetic, I need a burrito.
Boss to office: Go live delayed for burrito.

Tucson, Arizona

Posted on April 25, 2015
Arizona, Bosses, Dorks, Geeks, & Nerds, Health & Hygiene, Internet, Meals and Snacks, Nerds and Geeks, Tech People, Technology

I Knew It I Knew It I Knew It

Systems Engineer: How long will it take for you to implement [the customer]’s changes?
Engineer: About two-three weeks. So four weeks.
Systems Engineer: Good. And how long will it take you to make your changes?
Intern: Well, I already did it, and it took an hour.
Systems Engineer: Okay, I’ll tell them five weeks total.

1440 N. Fiesta Boulevard
Gilbert, Arizona