techtarded

A person, or an act of a person who is incompitent with technology.
The first type knows what they are, and are deadly afraid of electronics as a result.
The second type are not aware of what they are, and as a result usually end up destroying things in an attempt to fix them.

The caller to the IT helpdesk is techtarded.

You asked someone to set up your DVD player clock, and now it's in a million pieces and they're nowhere to be seen - you *know* when you've been techtarded.

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techtard

1.
A computer illiterate who thinks that they are an expert, but is mistaken.
Usually found prowling IT support forums, spouting hundreds of irrelevant and obvious questions and answers, and usually burying the actual answer under mountains of nonsense posts.
They are also usually found near totally destroyed electronic devices, which had previously had only relatively minor problems.

2.
A computer literate who is an expert in a limited number of fields, but attempts to cover this huge gap in their knowledge. They will usually avoiding questions outside of these fields by unhelpfully suggesting that people move their entire operation to their field of expertise instead.

1.
Q: I have bought a new RAID card, and I am unable to boot due to a problem with the firmware. Does anyone know where to find the new version?
A: Have you tried rebooting?
A: Have turned it off and on again?
A: Reinstall your OS.
A: Attack of the techtards <rolls eyes>. Here's where to get it...
A: Have you tried rebooting?

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Q: I have bought a new RAID card, and I am unable to boot due to a driver conflict. Does anyone know where to find the new firmware?
A: Get Linux, it's way more stable than the rubbish you're using.
A: Get Windows, it's way easier than the rubbish you're using.
A: Attack of the techtards <rolls eyes>. Here's here to get it...
A: Get a Mac, it's way prettier than the rubbish you're using.

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