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The Office Printer Has Feelings, And They're Against You

Oddities · Issue #44 · 2026-09-29

Eerily calm. The office printer is the only appliance that requires a ritual, not a manual. First, the red light. Second, the cryptic code like E-44 that no human has ever decoded. Third, the mysterious 'PCMI' error that, when typed aloud, sounds like a word but means nothing.

The Office Printer Has Feelings, And They're Against You

Eerily calm. The office printer is the only appliance that requires a ritual, not a manual. First, the red light. Second, the cryptic code like E-44 that no human has ever decoded. Third, the mysterious 'PCMI' error that, when typed aloud, sounds like a word but means nothing.

You are now three business days and a blood oath away from printing a PDF that could have been a Slack message.

The File: A device that schedules your deadline before you do.

We rate the office printer 6/10 for its unwavering contempt and its ability to put your deadline on notice first. (Same score it gets in the flagship index — one number for one subject.)