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Fry's took nerd mecca from Radio Shack. I have ... memories... 1. Arguing with an employee over signal loss over different types of antenna connectors after I
by ryanmarsh 7y ago
Fry's took nerd mecca from Radio Shack. I have ... memories...
1. Arguing with an employee over signal loss over different types of antenna connectors after I had just installed and analyzed my umpteenth outdoor network. He insisted I was full of shit.
2. Seeing (who I believe to be) Linus Torvalds in a BMW. I had a minor fan moment, girlfriend was like "who's that".
3. Being treated like a potential thief every single time.
4. My two year old having a melt down in one of the isles because dad had been geeking out for too long and it was way past nap/snack time.
- xellisx 7y agoSound like the one time my dad and I, who where Whiterock Networks employees at the time, overheard some misinformation about about some wifi router, and we interjected and the sales kid was saying we were wrong.
- FullyFunctional 7y agoWhen I came from Europe (~ 2000) for an interview, the hiring manager took me to Fry's to impress me (something like "you seem like the type who'd appreciate this" -- I did). One very Silicon Valley story he related was a guy correcting a sales guy (or shopper?) with the words "No! I know because I designed it!" We asked for about something and the sales assistance gave useful information -- to which my manager quietly added after he left "He won't be here next week ... he will have found a better job". The job market was really good.