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Just remember… wrong answers only.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="31" /> <span class='post-likes'>31 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_2' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/alstonator'><span itemprop='name'>alstonator</span></a> (Alstonator) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:11:51Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:11am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:11:51Z'> <span itemprop='position'>2</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>We slowed down your computer from our admin centre.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="9" /> <span class='post-likes'>9 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_3' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/mike-eaton'><span itemprop='name'>mike-eaton</span></a> (Mike (Eaton)) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:31:30Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:31am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:31:30Z'> <span itemprop='position'>3</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>It ransomware and now it’s tired.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="32" /> <span class='post-likes'>32 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_4' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Samael1'><span itemprop='name'>Samael1</span></a> (Samael1) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:35:09Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:35am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:35:09Z'> <span itemprop='position'>4</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Insert bacon goodness into a usb port to increase performance</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="14" /> <span class='post-likes'>14 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_5' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/clutka'><span itemprop='name'>clutka</span></a> (MAINSTRIKE) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:35:53Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:35am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:35:53Z'> <span itemprop='position'>5</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Computer inbreeding produces slow computer offspring. That’s why computers are no longer made in the backwoods of Alabama.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="18" /> <span class='post-likes'>18 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_6' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jeffnoel'><span itemprop='name'>jeffnoel</span></a> (ghijkmnop) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:38:49Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:38am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:38:49Z'> <span itemprop='position'>6</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>If you were forced to decipher the garbage that goes in and out of your brain all day, you’d be slow too.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="23" /> <span class='post-likes'>23 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_7' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/brendywrx'><span itemprop='name'>brendywrx</span></a> (brendywrx) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:40:45Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:40am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:40:45Z'> <span itemprop='position'>7</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Its a european mandated slow down to preserve 5 day working weeks. If it runs too fast you could do it in 4.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="23" /> <span class='post-likes'>23 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_8' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/danielb1978'><span itemprop='name'>danielb1978</span></a> (DanielB1978) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T11:53:00Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 11:53am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T11:53:00Z'> <span itemprop='position'>8</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>I’m sorry its slow because you’re running an OS. Simply format the hard drive to remove the OS and it will work much faster.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="22" /> <span class='post-likes'>22 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_9' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/sparkfist'><span itemprop='name'>sparkfist</span></a> (Sparkfist) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T12:47:55Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 12:47pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T12:47:55Z'> <span itemprop='position'>9</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Your computer is depressed. You keep telling it isn’t working fast enough, it’s stupid and you might as well buy a new/better computer. Install Norton™ PC Prozac!</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="17" /> <span class='post-likes'>17 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_10' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/randomparts'><span itemprop='name'>randomparts</span></a> (Random Parts) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:16:08Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:16pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:16:08Z'> <span itemprop='position'>10</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>If it hadn’t lost the triathlon, it wouldn’t be so slow.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="7" /> <span class='post-likes'>7 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_11' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/sniffersir'><span itemprop='name'>sniffersir</span></a> (SnifferSir) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:19:05Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:19pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:19:05Z'> <span itemprop='position'>11</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>We purposely slow them down to make the employees appear and feel as though they’re working much faster. It’s a real morale booster!</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="19" /> <span class='post-likes'>19 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_12' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jameswalker20'><span itemprop='name'>jameswalker20</span></a> (jameswalker20) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:31:56Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:31pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:31:56Z'> <span itemprop='position'>12</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Your computer is slow because we replaced the power supply with a hamster running in a wheel.<br> It is cheaper to feed the hamster and have computer slowness relative to power consumption.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="8" /> <span class='post-likes'>8 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_13' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jclambert1'><span itemprop='name'>jclambert1</span></a> (jcLAMBERT) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:43:59Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:43pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:43:59Z'> <span itemprop='position'>13</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>We tied your laptop performance to you car warranty. Since you allowed that to lapse, the performance has been throttled. One of our agents will reach out to you about this service soon, please re-enroll.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="21" /> <span class='post-likes'>21 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_14' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/janice777'><span itemprop='name'>janice777</span></a> (Janice777) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:54:37Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:54pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:54:37Z'> <span itemprop='position'>14</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Your computer speed is tied to your printer driver. When we updated the printer driver, it slowed down your computer.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="9" /> <span class='post-likes'>9 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_15' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jeffjones11'><span itemprop='name'>jeffjones11</span></a> (jeffjones11) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:54:49Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:54pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:54:49Z'> <span itemprop='position'>15</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>We switched your computer to decaf. Also, it is taking time to smell the roses and enjoy the view as it goes about its daily grind.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="15" /> <span class='post-likes'>15 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_16' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/edmarkham'><span itemprop='name'>edmarkham</span></a> (edmarkham) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:55:13Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:55pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:55:13Z'> <span itemprop='position'>16</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>I had to bring it down to the user’s speed. Just so you don’t miss your tik-toc video.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="9" /> <span class='post-likes'>9 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_17' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/m.maner'><span itemprop='name'>m.maner</span></a> (m.maner) </span> <link itemprop="image" href="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/original/4X/f/3/7/f37b55d8d8b7e80dff8cc07834e46545da6604a9.gif"> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:55:23Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:55pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T14:01:09Z'> <span itemprop='position'>17</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Because it couldn’t C#<br> <img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/original/4X/f/3/7/f37b55d8d8b7e80dff8cc07834e46545da6604a9.gif" alt="gary from spongebob squarepants is playing drums" data-base62-sha1="yJWgK8pKrl1YveB6McJabsc3ySB" width="498" height="280" class="animated"></p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="15" /> <span class='post-likes'>15 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_18' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/shelbyzttop'><span itemprop='name'>shelbyzttop</span></a> (ShelbyZttop) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:55:29Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:55pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:55:29Z'> <span itemprop='position'>18</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>In this economy, we need to cut costs. We are lowering the power to your computer (only 60 volts now, 1/2 the price!) to save money. We will be shutting off half the lights and you’ll only be able to flush the toilet every other time. If you don’t like that, I’m sorry. We are also looking at cutting some employees. Are you sure you have a problem?</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="13" /> <span class='post-likes'>13 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_19' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/cag16'><span itemprop='name'>cag16</span></a> (CAG16) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T13:57:12Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 1:57pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T13:57:12Z'> <span itemprop='position'>19</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <aside class="quote group-spiceworks-employees" data-username="Suzanne-Spiceworks" data-post="1" data-topic="1138016"> <div class="title"> <div class="quote-controls"></div> <img loading="lazy" alt="" width="24" height="24" src="https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/user_avatar/community.spiceworks.com/suzanne-spiceworks/48/1305277_2.png" class="avatar"> Suzanne (Spiceworks):</div> <blockquote> <p>** <strong>Why is my computer slow?</strong>**</p> </blockquote> </aside> <p>You’ve heard the story of the Tortoise vs. the Hare, right? Management has decided that instead of the jack-rabbit computer processing that you’re used to, a steady and consistent pace is what is more beneficial for the company. There are speed limits on the Internet, and we can’t allow your computer to break those limits as it costs the company too much money in fines.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="12" /> <span class='post-likes'>12 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_20' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/re-boot'><span itemprop='name'>re-boot</span></a> (Re-boot) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T14:06:49Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 2:06pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' 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