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Gerontius
tree
"...having a whole paper to write that I didn't realize needed to be written" sounds like
a (bad) dream come true.
a (bad) dream come true.
Gerontius
It is. And to cap it off:
My laptop fell from the table, & no longer works.
I'm turning in exams from a cell phone.
I should really just buy a newer computer.
Hurrah for online college--(That's sarcasm. Anyway I want to graduate & leave.)
My laptop fell from the table, & no longer works.
I'm turning in exams from a cell phone.
I should really just buy a newer computer.
Hurrah for online college--(That's sarcasm. Anyway I want to graduate & leave.)
tree
Excellent plot complication, laptop not working.
Gerontius
Laptop parts now incorporated into some...thing, using a bunch of old Windows Vista parts, a pocketknife, a screwdriver, and electric tape. Hewlett Crapper, MacGyver Edition.
tree
yipes
Gerontius
Yipes nothing, damn thing works ok considering I forgot I don't have 2 working USB ports. It will get me by until I start next semester.
tree
So the knife and screwdriver were tools, not incorporated into it as parts.....
OK.
OK.
Gerontius
Yep. I had to reattach the power switch ribbon to the motherboard. The next thing I do is buy a... functional computer.
Jordy
A single board computer with a used monitor could work if you want to be really cheap. If it can process latex you can write papers with it. Using a markup language and writing in a terminal is actually very distraction free and efficient, just not something that is marketable to normal people.
Jordy
@Gerontius you are lucky, raspberry pi 4's have gotten very expensive and are rarely in stock these days.
Gerontius
I picked it up as the base for a project I was making. Never got to finish it.
I dislike computers as much as I dislike dogs and automobiles...sure they are useful, but I'd prefer minimal contact with them, unless they are excellent quality and don't impede normal life.
I dislike computers as much as I dislike dogs and automobiles...sure they are useful, but I'd prefer minimal contact with them, unless they are excellent quality and don't impede normal life.
Jordy
Why do you dislike computers?
Gerontius
Because I miss meeting people capable of holding a conversation, and I think major social media has been a net negative for society.
Gerontius
The planet is not in good shape, fascism is making a meme-fuelled comeback, and we seem to be getting dumber. But everyone can play games and listen to music so they seem fine with it.