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Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by fortran77 »

jon-wood wrote: post #53
nkozyra wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What you're describing sounds like industry-specific anecdotes from a very common, cross-industry reality about non technical users.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this.

> The thinks-their-technical users

English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by monocasa »

dmix wrote: post #94
theandrewbailey wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Didn't the original Mac Pro look like a cheese grater, too?

It had a mesh in the pre trash can version but the new one looks far more like a grater with spaced holes and an indented piece of metal that looks like the blade. https://icdn2.digitaltrends.com/image/digitaltrends/mac-pro-... https://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prod_ap...

Sure, but for more than a decade the original aluminum tower was called the cheese grater.

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by tonyarkles »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

It means users who believe themselves to be highly technical, but are not.

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by givinguflac »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

It means someone who believes they have a high technical ability but in reality has a low to mid ability and know some relevant words. Typically they apply them incorrectly when describing a problem or solution.

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by lucascantor »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

I believe it’s misspelled, but meant to be “think-they’re-technical” as in, describing users who think they are technical.

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by detritus »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

I think parent meant "Thinks-they're-technical users", as in the users in question believe themselves to have more knowledge about the domain than they actually do.

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by ummonk »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

That looks like a misspelling that should have been "thinks-they're-technical users" i.e. users who think they're technical but aren't as technical as they think they are.

Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by [deleted] »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

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Re: Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

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Post by bxparks »

fortran77 wrote: post #111
jon-wood wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd revise that to the far more irritating segment of users who think they're more technical than they really are. Actual non technical users are fine, because they generally know when they don't understand a thing. The thinks-their-technical users will bravely throw in whatever phrases they've heard mentioned in relation to a completely unrelated problem.

I don't understand this. > The thinks-their-technical users English was not my first language and sometimes I get tripped up. What does this mean?

It was supposed to be "thinks they're technical". In other words, people who think they are more technical than they really are.
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