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The Technician

103 points by jsonscripter 16y ago

joe24pack 16y ago
... if it only were so simple ...
- thaumaturgy 16y ago
  It is.
ericz 16y ago
You know the technician isn't from Comcast because he actually shows up to the repair appointment.
- zaphar 16y ago
  Not only that he actually starts fixing the problem.
javanix 16y ago
Made this jaded bastard smile.
d_r 16y ago
"If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own" would fit well here. FWIW, I am not sure who this quote can be attributed to and some Googling didn't help.
- htsh 16y ago
  It's very much along the lines of Gandhi's "You must be the change you want to see in this world."
- jacobian 16y ago
  It was "Scoop" Nisker, a longtime reporter and commentator on KFOG in San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Nisker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Nisker).
retube 16y ago
I wonder how much could be achieved if random people actually started trying to fix stuff.
- brk 16y ago
  Well, it would probably create more jobs for actual technicians to go around and fix things properly. So, overall, it would be beneficial for everyone.
- mhb 16y ago
  A lot of emergency room visits if they start with their kitchen disposals.
edkennedy 16y ago
I actually shed a tear. I wish Canada was really like this.
thefool 16y ago
haha, that's a good way to brighten up a day.
craigbellot 16y ago
Great storyline.
mhartl 16y ago
This made me smile, but I think it's telling that the film implicitly claims that surrender leads to peace, high stock prices lead to prosperity, and a strong currency leads to wealth. None of these fixes would actually work (and indeed they invert causation in the latter two cases). As long as the wealth creation and human conflict are so deeply misunderstood—even, perhaps especially, by those most dedicated to "saving the world"—I suspect many of these problems will get worse before they get better.
davidmurphy 16y ago
Makes you think. I don't believe the ends justify the means, however -- artificially faking the NASDAQ results isn't the answer. But I do like the idea of going out and trying to light a candle instead of cursing the darkness. If I can ever raise the seed money, http://africafellowship.org http://africafellowship.org is a nonprofit effort I am trying to do to bring the best and brightest minds of the next generation over to Africa to inspire them to want to get active in making the world a better place. (I spent a sumer in Kenyaand it opened my own eyes.)
davidmurphy 16y ago
Makes you think. I don't believe the ends justify the means, however -- artificially faking the NASDAQ results isn't the answer. But I do like the idea of going out and trying to light a candle instead of cursing the darkness. If I can ever raise the seed money, is a nonprofit effort I am trying to do to bring the best and brightest minds of the next generation over to Africa to inspire them to want to get active in making the world a better place. (I spent a sumer in Kenya and it opened my own eyes--just as visits by others like Bono "activated" them (inspired them to be a force for good).) (If anyone has any ideas, let me know, by all means.)

The Technician

103 points by jsonscripter 16y ago

joe24pack 16y ago

... if it only were so simple ...

thaumaturgy 16y ago
It is.

ericz 16y ago

You know the technician isn't from Comcast because he actually shows up to the repair appointment.

zaphar 16y ago
Not only that he actually starts fixing the problem.

javanix 16y ago

Made this jaded bastard smile.

d_r 16y ago

"If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own" would fit well here. FWIW, I am not sure who this quote can be attributed to and some Googling didn't help.

htsh 16y ago
It's very much along the lines of Gandhi's "You must be the change you want to see in this world."
jacobian 16y ago
It was "Scoop" Nisker, a longtime reporter and commentator on KFOG in San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Nisker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Nisker).

retube 16y ago

I wonder how much could be achieved if random people actually started trying to fix stuff.

brk 16y ago
Well, it would probably create more jobs for actual technicians to go around and fix things properly. So, overall, it would be beneficial for everyone.
mhb 16y ago
A lot of emergency room visits if they start with their kitchen disposals.

edkennedy 16y ago

I actually shed a tear. I wish Canada was really like this.

thefool 16y ago

haha, that's a good way to brighten up a day.

craigbellot 16y ago

Great storyline.

mhartl 16y ago

This made me smile, but I think it's telling that the film implicitly claims that surrender leads to peace, high stock prices lead to prosperity, and a strong currency leads to wealth. None of these fixes would actually work (and indeed they invert causation in the latter two cases). As long as the wealth creation and human conflict are so deeply misunderstood—even, perhaps especially, by those most dedicated to "saving the world"—I suspect many of these problems will get worse before they get better.

davidmurphy 16y ago

Makes you think. I don't believe the ends justify the means, however -- artificially faking the NASDAQ results isn't the answer. But I do like the idea of going out and trying to light a candle instead of cursing the darkness. If I can ever raise the seed money, http://africafellowship.org http://africafellowship.org is a nonprofit effort I am trying to do to bring the best and brightest minds of the next generation over to Africa to inspire them to want to get active in making the world a better place. (I spent a sumer in Kenyaand it opened my own eyes.)

davidmurphy 16y ago

Makes you think. I don't believe the ends justify the means, however -- artificially faking the NASDAQ results isn't the answer. But I do like the idea of going out and trying to light a candle instead of cursing the darkness. If I can ever raise the seed money, is a nonprofit effort I am trying to do to bring the best and brightest minds of the next generation over to Africa to inspire them to want to get active in making the world a better place. (I spent a sumer in Kenya and it opened my own eyes--just as visits by others like Bono "activated" them (inspired them to be a force for good).) (If anyone has any ideas, let me know, by all means.)