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Tech Support Scam

When someone from India cold calls you and says you have a problem with your "dextop" computer. They use scare tactics, such as the Event Viewer (eventvwr) and the Tree command in Command Prompt to try and convince you that you have a "wirus" on your "dextop." They ask you to pay a large sum of money for the "fixes," and if you don't pay, they try to put syskey on your computer, which locks you out of your computer. Popular topic for Youtubers and pranksters.
#1: Did you get that call from Microsoft yesterday?
#2: No, it was a Tech Support Scam. It was not Microsoft.
by Scam Buster August 29, 2016
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Techbro

An educated male lacking in social skills who also happens to work in tech.

Many of them are libertarians who simp for Elon Musk, and/or people trying to reinvent the wheel with some dumb new technology.
Techbro: With this new Blorgasagorg 3000, people will easily be able to get around the city without a car!
Alice: Please, stop trying to reinvent the train.
by E hates Q August 14, 2022
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virginia tech massacre

On April 16th, 2007, a lone gunman perpetrated two shootings at Virginia Tech, resulted in 32 dead and 30 injured.
The motives for the killings may never be known, but the victims will never be forgotten in the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

My sincerest apologies to the families and friends of the dearly departed.
The Virginia Tech Massacre will forever be remembered.
by Baikalic April 27, 2007
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tech support

A phone line provided by companies so that they can say that they support their products and services. Their philosophy is that the longer you spend on the phone, and the more menus and people you talk to, the more you feel valued as a customer. On the other line you will find:

1) A person who is proficient in communicating to you how inferior you are to their intellect.
2) A person who lacks the language skills to communicate proficiently, but does their best to make you feel inferior to their intellect.
3) A recorded menu system that somehow manages to communicate your inferiority to its intellect.
"I just spent three hours on tech support. Take the gun out of the shoebox in the closet and shoot me."
by manchld September 21, 2004
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Tech N9ne

fuck adamm! tech n9ne is the sickest rapper right now. PERIOD! never once heard him on the radio. sick beats, deep bass. 36 is coo, but tech makes them sound like barney sing a longs
even the babies know technina got crazy flow
by dumb white kid September 15, 2003
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Tech Amnesia

An ailment caused by losing or breaking a cell phone or mobile device resulting in complete loss of phone numbers and other information of friends and family, mainly caused by the fact that people no longer have to remember phone numbers due to contact lists and speed dialing.
"I wish I never lost my old phone, cause now I don't have anyones numbers anymore. Totally suffering from tech amnesia."
by McSushi March 28, 2008
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tech zombie

One who is constantly using their cell phone, iPhone, iPod or other technological device, seeming oblivious to the world around them, much like a zombie. Oftentimes they are/were restrained to children, tweens, or teenagers, (mainly the popular or rich ones) and people in the 20 year old age range. Though it has been spreading to 30 and 40 year olds recently.

Tech zombies are often sitting either in public, or they shy away from others, pecking away, texting their friends every detail of their lives and whats going on, whether it be at school, work, driving a car, etc. "Zombies" often frequent Facebook, Twitter, or similar sites 24/7, posting pics or sharing their new status like they do annually every hour or so. This often impairs their ability to drive, hold conversation, walk in public, learn... Just another addiction in our world, it seems.

It is unknown what will happen to these people when this technology is out of service temporarily, or possibly even when finally we enter another dark age and all is lost. Maybe they'll crack, maybe they'll go on psychotic rampages because they can't post the pic of the massive zit on their nose 2 hours before the prom, or maybe they'll survive, and just have piss-poor social skills.
*teenager texting walking down the street, not realizing it when they get to a 4 way intersection and walking out*

*person texting and driving, who, not paying any attention to the road, causes a ten car pile up and kills themselves plus killing or injuring 14 other people.*

*person standing next to a building texting for 35 minutes*

*12 year old texting in class for the entire lesson, concealing the phone under their desk as not to get caught by someone of importance, but ultimately fucking themselves out of history lesson in the process.*

Tech zombies.

Well, fuck. Most of us have probably done all the crap listed above by now, anyways. Welcome to the future.
by Uberstein April 1, 2013
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