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Tech Support People Are Sharing The Worst Cases They’ve Seen While On The Job (45 New Pics)
While more and more people are becoming tech-savvy and can solve simpler issues on their own, the technology world still remains a mystery for many. Just think about the times your darling computer made weird noises, voiced all kinds of complaints, or, heaven forbid, showed the giant blue error you definitely did not want to see. Then, there’s only one place to turn — tech support heroes.
However, if you think all IT specialists do is tell you to hit the restart button or help you with that "major" issue with the printer that’s not even plugged in yet, there’s a whole subreddit that might prove otherwise. Enter Tech Support Gore, a community full of the worst cases professionals ever stumbled on while on the job and clueless people they had to deal with along the way.
Laptops drying in the oven, mold growing on headphones, and impractical shortcuts customers take without a care in the world are just a few of the monstrosities that employees had to witness. So get ready to scroll through some of the most nightmarish pictures Bored Panda has collected from the group. And if you’re in the mood for some more gadget madness, take a look at our previous compilations right here, here, and here.
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#1
Network Rack At A Public Institution - Before And After
Elyce 3 years ago
The amount of frustration this person probably went thru is most likely ASTRONOMICAL…..
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
The after...it gives a feeling of satisfaction only very ordered things can give.
Kevin Swanepoel 3 years ago
One of the best examples of someone that made his/her OCD their b*tch!
Really_Bored 3 years ago
First one looks like noodles while the second one looks like a weaving loom
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
That person's resume should show just those two pictures. No additional text necessary. I know *I* would hire them!
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#2
User Spilt Coffee On His Laptop - So He Put It In The Oven To Dry It Out...
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Well...It got dry didn't it? Never said they needed it functional.
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
User needs to sell their house. Back away, and move to a cabin far away from society.
SirDigbyChickenCaesar 3 years ago
You think this person could survive without modern conveniences?
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Visco_Squirrels 3 years ago
Before reading the whole title I was like, “That’s some hot coffee!!”
Robert Chandler 3 years ago
I don't know if there's a way to post pictures on here, but I had a customer who left their laptop on their stove when it heated up so I have similar pictures
#3
Static Ip
Mihail Dragolov 3 years ago
Mind you, this is not the first time they've done this... look at the other holes....
David Brown 3 years ago
Guys, it keeps telling me I have no internet connection. I've got the cable nailed down so it must be on your end.
NsG 3 years ago
If the staple is wide enough to go either side of the cable, I can see that working - it's a low budget version of regular cable holders. But, since you've posted it here, I'm guessing that's *not* what they did?
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The Tech Support Gore subreddit has been around for quite some time. Recently, this online group celebrated its 10th birthday with all its 532K technology-loving community members. "You will cringe to the brink of passing out after a few minutes looking at this subreddit," the moderators wrote in the description and the content users post there serves as proof.
Nearly every post consists of the nastiest and most baffling incidents people somehow managed to accomplish. After all, we have the manuals, the internet, and, most importantly, our common sense for a reason, so it's easy to say they have a talent to fail this badly.
But let's face it, even if we consider ourselves to be really tech-savvy and proudly declare to know how to properly care for our gadgets, accidents still happen. Whether it’s thinking that fixing up your computer would be a cakewalk or that you suddenly came up with a brilliant new way to rescue your soaking wet device, nearly everyone could end up being shamed on this subreddit.
#4
Panel Fed From B Phase
Toujin C'Thlu 3 years ago
This is something you call a beekeeper for, not a computer repair guy
J. F. 3 years ago (edited)
They probably heard that the IT guys fix problems with bugs on a regular basis....
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Dagnirath 3 years ago
It's definitely buzz-worthy. Not a place I'd want to bee, though.
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Helderder 3 years ago
What I can't get my head wrapt around is this doesn't happen overnight. Why didn't anyone notice this earlier on?
Alex D. Y. 3 years ago
Well at least this IT problem isn't because someone did something stupid... Wait... Why did they call an IT person?
Edgar Rops 3 years ago
These are some seriously well behaved bees, letting take pictures of an open hive like that. Ones my grandfather had were if the sting first, ask questions later variety
Jamie Dagnese 3 years ago
You've got to bee kidding, hopefully they got moved and weren't harmed.
commie pinkofag 3 years ago
I once had a temp job at the Department of Defense. I was vetted, scanned, patted, and - my possessions confiscated right down to the spare change in my pockets - escorted to an enormous, stunningly hot, darkened room filled with dozens of empty desks and racks of humming tech. Every unit in the place was full of cockroaches. _Stuffed_ with cockroaches. It was an entire floor of LED-blinking cockroach condominiums. Disturb any of it and _floods_ of cockroaches would chitter across the floor by the thousands. It was the sound that got me: like a million sheets of paper being gently shuffled. I removed myself, informed them they needed an exterminator, not an engineer, and went home to take a Xanax and pet the cat. At least they paid me the full contract.
#5
One Of My Users Asked If I Had A New Power Strip They Could Use. I Said What's Wrong With The Old One
Elisabeth Byrne 3 years ago
What are you going to do? Bleed on me? I'm invincible! You're a loony. Gotta love Monty Python's Flying Circus especially the Holy Grail
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Zaza 3 years ago
I have one or two powerstrips that I already had 20+ years ago. I'm a proper adult now, but they've taken some serious abuse over the years. One was even pissed on by a foster kitten. Never ever have I seen a power strip that looked so worn down as this one. How? Aside from the burn marks. Just how?
M O'Connell 3 years ago
The switch (or the wire crimps at the switch) hasn't been making good contact. Electrical resistance converts current into heat.
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Uber Mensch 3 years ago
I was going to suggest "KIll it with fire!" - but it looks like someone already tried.
#6
Pretty
𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 3 years ago
Honestly, I'm just impressed that the kid did the whole thing and didn't give up halfway! Nice color palette, too 🎨
Se Mai 3 years ago
Me too. If you buy the computers I will get the crayons. Deal?🤭
Load More Replies... June’s Very Own 3 years ago
You should try acrylic paint next time, much cleaner effect lmao 😂
However, many pictures from this list prove how incompatible with technology some people are. But if the first thought that crossed your mind was that the older generations are probably responsible for such nightmarish slip-ups, recent research seems to indicate they’re not as technologically illiterate as many might believe.
According to Pew Research Center, while there are still notable differences between American adults under 30 and those 65 and older, tech use by those in the oldest age group has grown significantly compared to a decade ago. So as it turns out, the gap between the oldest and youngest adults has shrunk.
Researchers conducted a survey in 2021 by questioning over 1.5K adults by cellphone and landline phone. The results showed that 96 percent of those ages 18 to 29 own a smartphone compared with 61 percent of those 65 and older. So while it’s still a 35 percent difference, the gap has decreased from 53 points in 2012.
#7
Not Perfect, But A Good Start!
Raylan Givens 3 years ago
Reminds me of calling the operator in the 1950s.... Klondike 7416, I'll connect you now, please hold
#8
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Glen Ellyn 3 years ago
I'd be really angry if an alleged repair guy did this to my computer. I'd be expecting a new laptop from him. Oh, and by the way, that computer repair shop needs a new repair guy.
Enrique 3 years ago
I've genuinelly done what the photo shows. You need to dissasemble the laptop, of course, and permission was asked for beforehand. But it's a classical kludge for old(ish) laptops with heating problems.
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Valentin Iulian 3 years ago (edited)
Did this to my own overheating Asus laptop (brand new device at that time). Removed the cover and drilled extra holes with a Dremel. Also used tape to make the airflow more efficient, covering some gaps that shouldn't have been there. And replaced the factory thermal compound on the CPU and GPU with "liquid metal" compound from Thermal Grizzly. Before this, my CPU would hit spikes of 106 degrees C, leading to severe thermal throttling. After my modifications, spikes would only reach around 93 C and no more CPU throttling. Mine looks even worse, but I don't care as long as my CPU frequency doesn't suddenly drop mid game from 3 Ghz to 400 Mhz anymore.
Alan Brooks 3 years ago
It's always the ASUS laptops. Had to do the same with mine, kept getting heat spikes even with the system in "gaming mode" with the fans throttled to max. Made some new air holes to work with the radiator fins they had in the back and bingo steady cooling and temp dissipation.
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#9
All Our Datacenter Equipment Started Firing Off Temperature Alerts. Unrelated, Our Cleaning Staff Was Doing A Deep Cleaning Of Our Datacenter After A Flood
Mika N 3 years ago
Well I hope not. Someone obviously really tried their best to carefully protect the equipment, they just didn't know or think it through that well lol, the post didn't say anything was permanently damaged at least, just that they started getting alerts.
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Chef Wooly 3 years ago
In all fairness, someone took extra care to keep those dry - which would you rather have happen… heat or water…?? They get a pass …
John Dilligaf 3 years ago
do different sections / offices in a corporation not talk to each other? Like shouldn't the IT department have known that the datacenter had flooded and would need a deep cleaning and that they should be talking to the cleaning staff to make sure it's done correctly without interrupting services? And Shouldn't the cleaning team coordinate with the IT people so the IT people know deep cleaning is going on and they might need shut down or move, or otherwise protect the IT equipment?
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
"Should" being the important word here. *sigh*
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David Henry 3 years ago
Aliens are gonna explore Earth after we're gone and f*****g assume the words related and unrelated are synonyms I swear 😂
Smartphones aren’t the only piece of tech that old people are quickly starting to embrace. However, the situation with tablet computers is somewhat different. Those aged 30 to 49 were the most likely people to own one, and the ones aged 65 and older were the least likely to have a tablet.
When it comes to our beloved internet use, virtually all younger adults (99 percent!) now say they use the internet. Compared with the older generation, only 75 percent of participants reported being internet users. However, things were quite different in 2000. Then, the gap between the oldest and youngest groups of adults was 56 percentage points, and right now it has decreased to 24 points. So while not everyone was born into electronics, more and more people are leaning toward it. After all, it makes life better and generally more convenient.
#10
Customer States They Saw "A Couple Of Ants" Entering The Rear Vents Of Their iMac...
Robert Chandler 3 years ago
Eew! I had a customer bring in an external hard drive that wasn't working, and once it heated up bugs started crawling out of it.. I had to fumigate my entire office
Memere 3 years ago
Cockroaches LOVE computers. And small kitchen appliances. I volunteered at a "Christmas in July" community outreach program in our city, and helped clean up an elderly woman's home. I did the kitchen, & everything had roaches under & in it. My son lives in New Orleans & they have had small appliances ruined by roaches getting in them - they had to keep their laptops in sealed bags when they weren't using them. Then I found Advion. That stuff actually works!
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Stephan Henkel 3 years ago
That is an actual problem... A certain type of ants like to conquer computers and .ight actually short the circuit.... Fried ants, fried hardware
#11
Legendary
Not PC 3 years ago
Everything is suspended since there's no room to put it.
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#12
Laptop Keyboard Is Not Working. Well There's Your Problem, Your Keyboard Is Creating New Antibiotics
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
Spilt drinks and bodily fluids probably. Together they create new life.
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commie pinkofag 3 years ago
Remember, but for a moldy orange, public health would still be in the 19th century.
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
Tea, coffee, or food has got to be the problem. And like others said, bodily substances.
#13
Disk Fragmentation At 15%...
DUN DUN 3 years ago
Someone mistook it for cheese and shredded it. The only logical explanation.
ErrorGamer2000 3 years ago
No, they tried to put it through a paper/credit card shredder to erase the data. At least they were successful.
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Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
Umm, the half-size slot on the shredder is for CDs and DVDs, not hard disk platters...
Bored Panda previously reached out to one of the moderators of the Tech Support Gore subreddit, Coffeechipmunk, who revealed that the most popular posts are those that depict situations just moments away from exploding. "[It's] very dangerous, but very cool looking. They probably get so big because people post the pics and you think, 'Wow, that's just a bomb at that point.'"
"A lot of the content on the subreddit does rather well, except for people coming for actual tech support, they get redirected to the right subreddit. For actual tech support gore, though, it seems like broken screens and slightly messy wires are the current posts that don't hit too hard," the moderator added.
#14
Found This Somewhere And It Creeps Me Out
Milady Blue 3 years ago
Check the user's browser history. I bet they like INTERESTING websites.
Bubs623 3 years ago
Eeeewwwwwwuuuuuuuu. You're not wrong, but still, ewwwwwww
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Zenozenobee 3 years ago (edited)
I think the creatures living in that rotten stuff must be there for so very long, they may have already discover the wheel...
august is mentally unstable 3 years ago
ITS RESIDUE FROM SWEATY HANDS AUUGHHH
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Emma Algar 3 years ago (edited)
That's hideous. I don't think that's a design I think that's mould!
jimmy pop 3 years ago
It's not design, but it's not mold either. It's residue from sweaty hands. I get that too, just gotta clean them every once in a while. This mouse has probably been used for a decade without cleaning ... it's really disgusting.
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#15
No Charger? No Problem!
mammaM 3 years ago
In Ukraine atm this is how the trapped civilians in mariupol have been charging their phones. When there is a will, there is a way.
Evelyn Ann 3 years ago
I had a guildmate in Haiti do the same after the earthquakes and flooding. He figured out how to let people in his village charge phones.
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Actually not as bad as it looks. I thought the wiring looked dodgy, but they have put heatshrink over the joins. Would be better with an inline fuse to guard against shorts, as a car battery can deliver hundreds of amps. It's not much different than plugging into the lighter socket in your car. I'm assuming the laptop takes 12-13.5V DC. If it takes 19V DC or AC, it ain't going to work.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
In my experience, mac's use three-cell batteries for a nominal 12v supply. 12v at the input wont charge the internal battery but will run the system alright.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
This is something I would do, but I would wire it to a cigarette lighter adapter so it works in a car too.
Timmy Pillinger 3 years ago
It might do. It might be very clever or very stupid, depending on the computer
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bob bruce 3 years ago
Easy to tell who doesn't know how electricity works. That's a simple 12v DC power supply, and it will run almost any laptop with no problem at all. Charging requires a higher supply voltage than the battery's output voltage, so a 12v battery won't charge a14.4v laptop battery but it will run the laptop for far longer than the internal battery. If the laptop has a 10.8v battery it will probably charge it, although at a slower rate than with a standard power supply with a 19v output.
Gabriel 3 years ago
Batteries charge with DC current, so an inverter would be useless since it changes DC to AC
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Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago
Hah! I'll Never Run Out Of Juice Again! (I just need a really good laptop bag when l travel.)
#16
My Gfs iPhone Charger Cable Which She Won’t Replace Because “It Works”
foxking 3 years ago
you can cook your pie with the cable! its a very good fire hazard! yummy too
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Magpie 3 years ago (edited)
Don't argue about stuff like this, just replace it for her. Explain why after. And I mean yes spend your own money and a tiny bit of effort to safeguard her life. Cut the old one up into little bits. If it becomes a huge argument consider your life choices.
Memere 3 years ago
My hands are itching to grab a pair of wire snips & start cutting that thru my screen!
Load More Replies... 𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣 3 years ago
FFS! Those magnetic 360° chargers come with 6' of cable and iPhone/USB C/USB micro tips (ALL 3 in 1 package) for like, $5-6! Once you've got the cord you can replace the tips for not even $1. I bought several just so I'd have them on hand for others when they needed them. I keep my tip plugged into my phone and then just wave it around the side of my bed - the magnets always find each other and then I can move the phone as much as I want since the tips are on a swivel.
GenericPanda09 3 years ago
I have those too, they're fantastic for devices that get plugged in and out a lot. So many devices get thrown away just because of worn charger ports. Even if you're careful there's only so many times you can plug something in and out before all that friction wears something down or loose.
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Glen Ellyn 3 years ago
😲 Girlfriend needs some help. That's a disaster just waiting to happen.
Zaza 3 years ago
Bf/Gf who posted this needs a kick up the butt too. They know what the problem is and still choose to be there
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Alan Brooks 3 years ago
Dude mag lock, never buy another lightning cable again. The mag lock disk is perfect
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Legoinsinööri 3 years ago
If you pt your tongue to it yes, you might feel the 5V.
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#17
If It Looks Stupid But It Works, Then It's Not Stupid
Glen Ellyn 3 years ago
Just wait until some heat melts that fork all over the computer's guts. 😬 It won't be pretty.
John Baker 3 years ago
If your computer is getting hot enough to melt that fork, you have other problems.
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Robert Thompson 3 years ago
My dad often used the metal Band-Aid boxes for heat shields and to block radio/em interference. They would work well till the next guy would find the "trash" in the customer's computer and remove it.
third molar 3 years ago
Well fork is a legit software process but this is the first time i am seeing it in its form!!
June’s Very Own 3 years ago
I don’t think putting plastic in a computer that could very likely overheat is a very wise idea
Clan Leader 3 years ago
The drive is plugged into plastic and made of it. Hint?
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According to Coffeechipmunk, one reason their online group got so popular is simply that "it’s very fun". "In a time where most of the internet can be incredibly serious and most times saddening or angering, r/techsupportgore is fun because you go on it and you can laugh (and/or cringe) at the crazy posts. Where else can you see a post like, "Wow, these cables really are messy" to, "A lizard fried my motherboard" back to back? I love our growing community. They're a bunch of people that just enjoy tech and to some extent, the worst of it."
#18
Tablet Battery
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
That's... That's not good... That is about to go boom and make fire.
Dara Cathy 3 years ago
Not a fail, they simply stopped microwaving when the pops were 1-2 seconds apart.
David Brown 3 years ago
I'll bet that thing went off spectacularly. Hopefully somewhere away from that cloth.
#19
Trying To Take The Elevator At 5am Then I See This. (No Out Of Order Sign)
Viola Fö 3 years ago
When it's 5pm and it's quitting time, it's 5pm and quitting time
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Gladys Hayes Southerland 3 years ago
Maybe it still works... It's just leaning a bit, that's all. Try it out, then send it back to me. If it's empty when the doors open, I'll know you're ok.
Rose Button 🇺🇦 3 years ago
"If elevator is stuck, try jumping up and down. It should start moving after."
Phyzzi 3 years ago
I had a former coworker get stuck in an elevator TWICE from jumping in it. Same one too I think.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Pulled off the wall after 2am by a drunk who was pissed off that the bars closed when he wanted to go on partying. Maybe?
hi myself, funny weirdo🇺🇦️ 3 years ago
It did that at three am when it came alive, you’re lucky to be there at 5
#20
Only On Ebay. Graphics Cards Displayed On Outdoor, Damp, Gravel
UDERSERVELOVE! 3 years ago
Me:* Continuously smacking face on table* My friend: Are you okay Me:* shows photo * My friend:* joins me *
Dre Mosley 3 years ago
None of them look to be any good for gaming or mining. They look good enough to drive a display and that's about it.
#21
I Am Literally Scared Taking Apart Cr*p Like This. Used A 45 Lb Kettle Bell To Keep The Panel Down Enough To Remove The Screws
LittleLiz 3 years ago
Outside, on pavement or plain dirt, with a needle on a long stick, while wearing a face shield and gloves, from behind a shield
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mOmmyOfthree 3 years ago
These comments are so fun to read! But could one explain why they do this and what happens if it busts (can it even bust?!) I have seen a few but not sure what exactly I'm looking at. Thanks so much!
Moose 3 years ago
If it bursts it catches on fire. It’s not like a candle flame fire it’s like a torch while it burns out. If this was in your drawer or near your bed when it went off it would burn your house down
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UncleRussian 3 years ago
You can poke it and transform yourself into a phoenix
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Irving BigDaddy Eskenazi 3 years ago
When a regular computer technician needs a bomb squad suit for it work.
Heather Vandegrift 3 years ago
Do many "They don't pay me enough for this s**t" moments here!
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Krystal Warthen 3 years ago
Nope. Just dispose it. "Sorry, Ma'am. Your tablet was a safety hazard."
Debby Marengo 3 years ago
Don't people ever shut their phones off? Mine goes off at 9pm and on at 9am now that I'm retired.
The mod explained that the term "Tech Support Gore" refers to "stuff in the tech support or IT field that's a computer comparable version of gore," and added, "Instead of a heart ripped out, it's CPU pins. Slightly less awful." Coffeechipmunk also revealed that the most horrible cases they’ve seen on the community while moderating were "anything with bugs in it. That's the worst.” Well, we couldn’t agree more. As you probably already noticed from this list, they’re truly awful.
#22
Just Posting This...
UDERSERVELOVE! 3 years ago
I have hit my head so hard on the table I think I have a concussion.
UncleRussian 3 years ago
F*ck em. I hate these god damn troglodytes for making it impossible to buy CPUs at a reasonable price. If you have a bit coin farm - I hope someone does piss in your cheerios
GenericPanda09 3 years ago
ffs.... all those gpus that should be playing games - what a waste.
Allison B 3 years ago
Agreed. I wanted to upgrade my graphics card but it was way too expensive to do so because of crap like this
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Jace 3 years ago (edited)
All those wasted GPUs on toxic capitalist bullshït. All the people who could’ve been blowing off stress on gaming…
Phyzzi 3 years ago (edited)
Not to defend capitalism but crypto is even worse than capitalism. It's basically tragedy of the commons revisited.
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Candia Lee 3 years ago
Everything you see got wet when a Bitcoin farm got flooded. Lots of now useless hardware.
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Quaumsy 3 years ago
This makes me so mad as someone that has been wanting to build a pc, but it being too expensive due to GPU prices.
Jace 3 years ago
Same. I will never build again, but I need SOMEONE to build and sell me a machine for Windows gaming, and I've looked at several builders, and the prices are just insane.
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#23
Merry Christmas!
Ogre Juan Canolli 3 years ago
Copy Right Restrictions....( Sounds Better Too )
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#24
Yes That's On The Inside Of The Glass
David Henry 3 years ago
"Our saunas are heated by only the very best bitcoin mining equipment!"
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Emma Stripp 3 years ago
Take the glass off, buy a sheet of Plexiglas then drill big holes in the sheet before attaching. That way it ventilates. Even adding a fan like a vent one at the bottom
#25
Computer Froze
MPS 3 years ago
Well i can't seem to find the button to turn it off (some reason I read it in a Yorkshire accent)
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Raylan Givens 3 years ago
I was on the DMV website...please hold, please continue to.hold, order in which it was received...
#26
That's Always A Fun One To Clean, Isn't It
Keller Worthen 3 years ago
Baking soda and water 50/50 ratio, use with q-tip to clean off corrosion
Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
Hello? Alkaline! Use vinegar. Baking soda is for acid battery damage.
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Beeps 3 years ago
Duracell used to do really good batteries (like 30 years ago or so) now they *always* leak. :(
Phyzzi 3 years ago
If I am going to spend money on good batteries, I'm buying Panasonic thank you, otherwise it's lucky to even have a brand name on it.
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Banana Peehole 3 years ago
Carefully wrap lower end in foil, tap on lower side about 3 times, drop in a ziploc baggie, fill with sugar and shake for 3 minutes. Squeeze batteries side between your fingers and walk over to the garbage can. Drop in.
Susanne B 3 years ago
I am sure that you never put batteries in the garbage can even ruined ones
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Kate Poole 1 year ago
Nobody has pointed out that you should not mix different types of batteries. Probably why they're leaking. Throw the batteries in the recycling. It's not worth damaging your equipment.
#27
My Buddy Couldn't Get Into His Harddrive Through The Os, So He Decided To Brute Force It
Phyzzi 3 years ago
What are you supposed to do when redrawing the course in black marker doesn't solve things?
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GenericPanda09 3 years ago (edited)
If you're take stuff apart out of curiosity, get the proper tools for the job. (To be clear, this should not be done with functioning hard drives as they are hermetically sealed for a good reason - but with an old bust one it's worth opening one up just so you can learn and understand how they work like the drive arm and platters... and the very tight tolerances between them)
Evil Little Thing 3 years ago
Yeah. A screwdriver would have taken that casing off in a minute. Also just a technicality- hard drives aren't hermetically sealed. They are put in metal cases to prevent damage from debris, not airtight.
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#28
Found This Mummified Dualshock4 At Work, Anyone Knows Which God Of Egypt Used To Play With This?
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Or maybe ductape. Either way - it's better than the one that looked like this but DIDN'T have tape on it! *hurks*
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Sara Littrell 3 years ago
We do.... This is from not cleaning the controller 🤢
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#29
The Joys Of Being It Support At A Construction Company(This iPad Was In A Protective Case)
Beepbopboop 3 years ago
When that got brought in guarantee the guy said something along the lines of "yeah I dropped it on the floor and it stopped working". I know this because I am this guy.
Octavia Hansen 3 years ago
Maybe it saved someone's life . . . or they were using it for soccer practice . . .
Jace 3 years ago
Protective case doesn’t matter when a 265lb construction worker steps on it while carrying a 60+lb load, or someone runs over it with a truck.
Phyzzi 3 years ago
This looks like someone set/dropped a large iron pipe on it unless it was the case itself that caused the indent.
Load More Replies... Nubis Knight 3 years ago
I'm in fear for the human heads "in a protective case" at their construction side. o.O
Shelly Graham 3 years ago
"It's not my fault, I dropped it, Bob's the one who ran over it with the Loader"
#30
Client: "It Was Working Perfectly Fine Yesterday, Probably A Windows Bug"
Alena Vysotskaya 3 years ago
A bug crawled across the screen, and you killed it with a hammer?
Emma Stripp 3 years ago
Yes that bug called dropping it on the floor. Yes that elusive little bugger
Raylan Givens 3 years ago
Bug; listening 👂🎧 device ...or the other end of an old school phone 📞
#31
Placed A Headset I Wasn't Using Into A Drawer For A Few Months. I Guess The Cup Material Kept Absorbing The Moisture Out Of The Air
Dynein 3 years ago
How much do they sweat? How moist is the air in their place? And how tightly does their drawer shut? I'm not sure I could achieve this even if I wanted to! (yuck)
Load More Replies... Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
This happened because he didn't clean the headset after use. That is his own skin cells and oils being fed upon.
Kay Yomi 3 years ago
I don't think it's about it's ears, I believe the cups are made from real leather and are just being decomposed.
David Henry 3 years ago
If you put these on they will latch on and form a symbiotic relationship. Nah, just kidding. They just Rick Roll ya forever until you drive off a cliff. (There's a creepypasta...)
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Look up the Bananaphone flash animation (warning, it's twisted)
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User: "Cpu Is At 100% And This Just Happened"
pemdas927 3 years ago
I was gonna say "same thing happens to me after Taco Bell".
Load More Replies... Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
You're about to get a battery in the face! I'd pitch that outside ASAP.
#33
This
chaotic legal 3 years ago
oof that one needs a power washer (entirely kidding, saw someone do this and I think I've lost it)
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LittleLiz 3 years ago
A specific kind of guy. Most men I know would never treat their computers like this.
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LittleLiz 3 years ago
It's the sticker from the lid on the extra big can. I feel like I already know this person and I don't want to
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Phyzzi 3 years ago
This is spotless compared to "animal agriculture" though.
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When 12 Screws Is Just Too Much To Remove The Hard Drive
M O'Connell 3 years ago
If the equipment is being destroyed, then this really is a time-saver.
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William Henley 3 years ago
Dealing with stripped screws is a pain. That said, I would expect this to be part of a data recovery project
Robert T 3 years ago
Same on anything I've had to swap HDDs in. New laptop will be slightly different as it has a non-removable SSD.
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#35
Customer Claims Nobody Ever Worked On His 2012 Imac, That This Is How It Came When He Bought It From Apple
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Lol, I just got a "refurb" replacement for a portable speaker that was DoA, and the refurb was missing the actual speakers/drivers. In, let's remember, a portable speaker!
Load More Replies... Dre Mosley 3 years ago
Nah. Apple cares too much about how their stuff looks to ship that. He's lying.
Marko Jovanovic 3 years ago
those are obviously not original MacZip™ iTes® but some cheap knockoff
#36
Was Looking For Old PC Parts And Found This
beau danner 3 years ago
I KNEW I should have kept that old drive. See, this is why I don't throw stuff away honey
January Tempis 3 years ago
Motorized decision making. Exactly what I didn't know I was waiting for!
#37
This Is How Newton Discovered Gravity
Mommy 747 3 years ago
It WAS a pigeon https://www.news18.com/news/tech/angry-partner-throws-rs-1-67-lakh-apple-imac-out-of-window-after-fight-4741097.html
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Shyla Clay 3 years ago
Back in the dark ages of Windows 3.1, a man shot his computer. Neighbors heard, and called the police. The guy was arrested for disturbing the piece. He couldn't understand why he couldn't shoot his own computer in his own house. He didn't even murder a bird, just an IBM. R.i.p bird.
#38
All In One
Clan Leader 3 years ago
What is it with the half full toilet water in the USA? Splash Back city. Yuck. Here that’d be considered blocked
Scarlett Barbee 3 years ago
The way us toilets are made, the water acts as a 'lid' to block stinky sewer smell/sewer gas from coming into the house. Trust me, it is not blocked and very much neccessary.
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Kiryn Silverwing 3 years ago
Recently cleaned, still has toilet cleaner in it. I can practically smell what that room is like just by looking at it.
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Lisa Henry 3 years ago
Finally, I have a place to work and think. I'll never be interrupted again with petty things like going to the bathroom.
#39
Windows Be Like " Should Have Gone For The Head" Reported As "It Was Making A Burning Smell So I Threw It Out The Window" Joys With Working From Home And Providing It Support
Phyzzi 3 years ago
It's an Avengers Endgame reference. The BBEG tells a character that tried to chop off an arm to stop said BBEG that they "should have gone for the head". In other words, the person who tried to kill this computer should have tried harder, because it still seems to work.
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#40
This Folks Is Why You Don't Leave Batteries In Electronic Equipment
Tom Hanlin 3 years ago
Go on. What kind of "electronic equipment" uses six AA cells? What the heck was that?
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
Remember boom-boxes? Ours took like 8 D-cell batteries.
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Fluffy Griffin 3 years ago
Is it just me, or do batteries explode ridiculously fast nowadays? I remember 25 years ago finding maybe one or two exploded batteries a year, now it's practically every time I change batteries!
Dianne Riedel 3 years ago
I'm not understanding... Are you supposed to remove batteries after EVERY time you use electronics? Like, say, a TV remote?... Sorry, but I am not chasing batteries around in the middle of the night just to watch some insomnia time television... The caption is not clear.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
You don’t have to remove them from items you use frequently. But if it’s something you won’t be using for a while, or don’t use often, you should remove the batteries. For example, any battery-powered Christmas or Halloween decorations should have their batteries removed before storage. For devices you use often, just pop off the cover once a month or so and take a peek at the batteries to check on them. And corrosion isn’t the end of the world - it can be safely and easily cleaned off of the connections and the device should work fine with new batteries!
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David Henry 3 years ago
It...kinda looks like you interrupted a private party for them batteries, and maybe you should put the cover back on and allow them their privacy.
#41
Customer Tried To Fix A Connector For A High Power Studio Flash By Soldering The Wires Himself
Teh Weh 3 years ago
Omg... a studio flash has enough stored power to easily kill you twice over. This is absolutely terrifying.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
This has the look of using lead-free solder with an inadequate iron. Modern ROHS compliant solder needs a much hotter iron than old 60/40 or Sn63
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#42
Mild Gore/Spicy Pillowness From Yet Another 7490. Thank You Dell!
David Henry 3 years ago
Hey, move it up and down and it'll look like it's talking! Your lil (non working) computer buddy!
Vicki Cunningham 3 years ago
Have had only Dell computers for the last 45 years. Never a problem. Not once. First one was a 486 that cost over $3000.
#43
Just Cooking Lunch On A Athalon
Katie Kerg 3 years ago
That looks like the one I've had for 10 years... mine still works for it's intended purpose (old PC games) and runs Vista
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Beepbopboop 3 years ago
If they didn't want you to cook with it they'd put a barrier and a sticker saying so. Full send.
#44
My "USB-C" 2tb Drive Came Today
Jace 3 years ago
Did you disassemble it to reveal that it’s a scam product, or is that how it arrived??
Andrew Bridges 3 years ago
I bought one of these from Amazon last week and all I received was an empty box, still better than yours though.
#45
May I Present, My Gtx580
Jill Hojnacki 3 years ago
I’ve never tried using one to grind meat before. Where do you feed it in?
Georgia Hebert 3 years ago
Hmmm...not enough fur for cocker spaniel yet, but it's getting there.
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#46
A Galaxy Battery So Bloated It Has A Rings Around It
#47
Nephew Attempted To Build His New Machine Without Waiting For Today To Have Me Do It With Him. Bye Bye 3600x
Teh Weh 3 years ago
Once did something similar when my heatsink pulled the CPU out of the socket by mistske. You can fix that by straightening the pins with a tiny piece of paper and a toothbrush. But it takes at least a couple of hours and only works if none of the pins are actually broken.
A.E. Marlowe 3 years ago
Another trick is to use a credit/library card. Run it slowly through the pins to straighten them out
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GenericPanda09 3 years ago (edited)
recoverable with a razor blade, a magnifying glass, and a steady yet delicate touch. Also if you just have one or two bent pins around the edges it's worth looking up a diagram of the pin layout for the specific chip because some of them are redundant pins and so as long as they're not impeding any pins that are, you don't have to fix them perfectly in order to get the chip working
#48
I Present To You The Morsemouse!
#49
Just Got Myself A New Mattress
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
If they have a nightmare that a huge nest of fire ants have attacked in their sleep, they may want to jump up and GTFO ASAP!
#50
Swollen Battery....asked If We Need To Replace...
StankleBerry 3 years ago
I mean you could offer to not replace it and have then sign a disclaimer you won't be responsible when their house burns down 🤷🏾♀️
#51
Tool Of The Trade...
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
I want one. Would definitely hang it on my keychain and just DARE people to ask me what it is XD “Oh, I like to have my data ROUGH.”
Nora Petricien 3 years ago
Is that supposed to be one of those whip thingies but with ethernet cables ? 😭 (I know in french it's martinet but idk what it's called in English)
#52
The Show Must Go On
#53
Switch Not Working
#54
Found At A Local College. Paper Says “Leave Fan Pointed At The Servers”
James Pasquini 3 years ago
As someone unplugs the fan and says, "it's still pointing at the servers."
#55
"It Suddenly Stopped Working". The PC Was So Hot The Liquid Spilled In It Caramelized
Candia Lee 3 years ago
I'm thinking it wasn't sugar water, it was high fructose corn syrup, which doesn't recrystalize because it's been cooked.
Load More Replies... GenericPanda09 3 years ago
Hmmm.... wondering if i'd be able to make candyfloss if i stick an old 560ti in a case and fire up crysis 3 on ultra.
#56
The New iPad Air 2022 Uses USB-C - Customer Seemed To Have Not Gotten The Memo And Perhaps Tried To Repeatedly Put A Lightning Cable Into It - They Stated Their "Charging Port Was Faulty"
#57
Fiber Cleanup From My Dood Justin
Tony Berna 3 years ago
Why would Justin do the clean up and make brownies?
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James Pasquini 3 years ago
The one on the left had more color. Now it's rather bland. Ugh! lol
#58
There Has To Be Some Useful Life Left In Them!
#59
Rage... Rage Against The Night...
Lillian Swaim 3 years ago
glass top tables look nice, but they are weak and flimsy, I mean, the ARE made of glass
Kira Okah 3 years ago
Especially when you put a clamping stand onto them. Bet that stand for those dual monitors stressed that glass like crazy.
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#60
Figured Out Why Our Internet Went Out On Christmas Eve
Silly Lilli 3 years ago
not an expert... but I think something somewhere MIGHT be a little broken
#61
Customer States: Took Laptop Apart To Get Data Off And Could Not Figure Out How. Left The Screws Off For You To Make It Easier. Data Super Important!!
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
There's times when I think I'm beyond stupid with technology, I see pictures like this and feel so much better!
#62
Someone Purchased A Cpu From Me To Do An Upgrade. It Didn't Work And Then His Old One Wouldn't Either So He Sent The Laptop To Me To Have A Look. He Managed To Put The Cpu In The Wrong Way Round!
AniLiquorice 3 years ago
Always look for the small triangles on the cpu chip and the socket you can't go wrong following that advice unless the manufacturer made a mistake.
#63
Just Moved Into A New Apartment With The Router Looking Like This...
BluEyedSeoulite 3 years ago
Tbf, it seems like you just need a new cable. They are super cheap
M O'Connell 3 years ago
That's plenum cable, not a proper patch cord. The jacket isn't designed for frequent flexing, thus the splits. It wont hurt anything though (until the conductors break).
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago (edited)
If one of the perks of choosing a place is the wifi the landlord needs to spring to bring it up to code or take the thing out and don't advertise free wifi, Clan Leader.
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“Please Ignore The $1000 Wap Hanging From The Ceiling.” -Management
Aaron W 3 years ago
Thanks for clarifying! I was thinking something else entirely.
Load More Replies... Evi Grimes 3 years ago
I mean, either form of WAP hanging from the ceiling would be concerning.
#65
My Razer Penicillium Came In The Mail Today!
#66
I Was Asked To Try Fitting A Desktop Heatsink To This Overheating Laptop To Get It To Boot
#68
4tb Of Ram For A Laptop! The Speed Might Be An Issue
Jose Antonio 3 years ago
fine, ill accept 4gb of ram instead of 4tb....you gotta have realistic expectations right?...but I swear if that ram stick doesn't spin at 7200rpm...somebodies gonna pay
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Banana Peehole 3 years ago
Someone just took the sticker off of a nearby HD. Thinks they're funny.
StankleBerry 3 years ago
Did they buy that in Amazon with a 5 star review for a child's car seat?
#69
Before/After On Fire
#70
Translation: "The Manual For Thermal Compound Should Say To Not Use The Whole Tub"
#71
I'd Like To See What This Was Being Plugged Into
#72
This Fibre Was Running Half A School…
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Fiberoptic cable is made of glass. It doesnt take kindly to being kinked.
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Is This How A "Brute Force Attack" On The Network Works?
James016 3 years ago
Its a cabinet for the cables and the panels. All the floor/wall ports around the building go there.
Load More Replies... Stephan Henkel 3 years ago
Forklift drivers... We have several network cabinet installed on the wall at 15ft hight so they won't hit it, but they still manage to run into them. Not that badly though, but I still have to lift/push/wiggle the doors in a certain way to open them.
James Pasquini 3 years ago
Why did they leave the keys in it? Someone will steal what's inside.
Did you hear that? 3 years ago
It's a fair warning for other network boxes that are thinking of crossing him.
#74
Girlfriend Tried To Install Her Little Brothers New Hard Drive.... She Didnt Want To Bother Me...
#75
Incidental Rat Rod PC
GenericPanda09 3 years ago
There is a whole community of pc modders that would love this case to do a stealth build in. A stealth build is basically getting shitty old cases and putting all the latest components in. Like getting a classic car body and fitting air con, power steering, electric windows, ABS etc.
#76
My Drawer Of Sad Apple Watches
#78
Narrator: It Wasn't So Good
Dav Carro-Ripalda 3 years ago (edited)
If the plug has got that many ports, it is assumed it can bear the load. Just do not plug both the switches on the same wall plug...
GenericPanda09 3 years ago (edited)
Not that bad considering those are usb hubs and not outlet extensions. Just don't expect that many usb unpowered 3.0 devices to work at the same time if they're drawing more power than it's rated for.
#79
" It Would Not Enter Into The Hdmi, So I Thought It Needed A Bit Of A Push. ;." A Pair Of Pliers And 2 Minter Later
#80
Left Is A Real iPhone. Right Is A Fake iPhone
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
Nah, op says someone brought in the one on the right because itunes wouldn't recognize the device to reinstall the ios. It's a cheaper knockoff that the guy got swindled into thinking it was real.
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#81
Well This Explains Why The UPS Was Freaking Out
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
How does that even happen? 32Hz? I don't even know how you do that.
absolute zero 3 years ago
Loose neutral in the house. It's one parts of a two part 240v line that haven't quite burned the house down yet.
Load More Replies... Robert Thompson 3 years ago
??? Mine dips as low as 100 some times, but what happened at your end of the grid?
Stephan Henkel 3 years ago
Frequency will drop, when the loaf on the power grid is too heavy .. btw: old stove clocks use the power grid frequency instead of a crystal, that's why they tend to fall behind the real time.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
They actually lose time due to internal friction in the mechanism due to lack of lubrication after decades. Load pulls down the local voltage, frequency stays the same as it is mechanically locked to the generators. Frequency compensation for Drift occurs in the middle of the night so there are precisely 5,184,000 (if memory serves) cycles per 24 hour period.
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My Highschool's It Team Is Now Refusing To Fix Pcs In This Room. Guess Why
Lizzie Andricks 3 years ago
because they didn't unscrew the vga plug before ripping it out and thus obliterated the connector.
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"My Keyboards Not Working, Can You Help Please?"
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
No problem. Just compose an email detailing the issue and send it to the above address. Press alt+H to get a phone number if you are unable to compose an email.
#84
Why Tho?
#85
Customer States “I Fitted A Cpu Myself And Now My PC Won’t Turn On”
Jeremy Pierce 3 years ago
All these broken CPUs give me such anxiety and PTSD. I had gotten a new 4 channel ryzen cpu (when they were brand new) and my dumbass cat thought it would be funny to attack me. I bent a ton of pins, tried for a day to unbend. Yes i tried to unbend them. I still have the cat, not that processor lol
GenericPanda09 3 years ago
It's not that it's upside down, intel generally has the pins on the motherboard not the chip, whereas amd still have the pins on the cpu. It's the fact the pins that are on the motherboard are bent af.
#86
My Friend Got A New Hdd
#87
My Sisters Setup
#88
When You See It
#89
Found An Old Hdd I Buried In My Yard When I Was Around 10
James Pasquini 3 years ago
It would have made for a nice time capsule. I bet it doesn't work now; the boxed message says, "DO NOT COVER THIS HOLE", and he covered it. What's with the "Don't shock push cover"?
#90
How My Weekend Project Is Going
GraphicHealer 3 years ago
Ohhhhh i know the feeling... Ripped the camera connecter off my pi zero once.
Jeremy Pierce 3 years ago
Hey graphic, Ive been wondering about micro pcs like PI. Are they worth it. Im legit asking. I like the minimalist look and my tower is rather contrary
Load More Replies... Jeremy Pierce 3 years ago
OMG Ive done this with a ribbon cable. Pro tip: Patience. IF you are getting frustrated, walk away or you'll be spending a lot more money
#91
Found A Way To Level My New Shelves
M O'Connell 3 years ago
The corners of a hard drive are extremely sturdy in the vertical axis. The middle, not so much.
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Where Did They Come From? What Are You Going To Do With Them? Just Why?
somnomania 3 years ago
i've kept parts from a couple of dead drives for this exact reason! some of the little mechanical bits are quite beautiful
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If It Look Stupid, But It Works, It Ain’t Stupid
#95
Some Guys Did That In A Factory, We Specifically Asked Them Not To Replace Any Components. Now They Ask Why It's Not Working
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
That CR2032 in the picture is surprisingly important. I got a free tower (from the dumpster outside my complex) because it needed a new battery. Very clean (software and hardware).
GenericPanda09 3 years ago
Also important if you've locked yourself out of the bios as removing it for a while will reset everything to default usually.
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Uhh....
Kira Okah 3 years ago
Okay, so the battery is certainly now secure I guess, but what possessed someone to screw through the battery?
#97
I've Went Through 2 D Keys So Far, On A 2 Month Old Laptop
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
Maybe start going by dave and stop talking about your job as a didgeridoo dealer so much
Load More Replies... somnomania 3 years ago
hm, maybe i should be worried, this is the exact laptop i have and the D key IS the most worn... now i'm intrigued, do i go right in games more because i'm right-handed?
#99
Had A Friend Ask Me Why He Was Struggling To Screw In His Cpu? Smh
James Pasquini 3 years ago
You should have told your friend it's because it has reverse threads. lol!
#100
Client Said The Computer Won't Post....
Jeremy Pierce 3 years ago
Real question: How do you warp a ram chip? Ive seen broken, installed incorrectly, doesnt fit, but not warped 🤔
M O'Connell 3 years ago
The heat spreader doesn't look bent. I think this is just a counterfeit part.
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Rev Silverspine 3 years ago
They aren't bent or warped. Those aren't even RAM sticks. The only thing they do is RGB (think of them as placeholders to have a more aesthetically pleasing build)
MrJohn Manek 3 years ago
I don't see the problem here there is nothing wrong looking with those.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
The connectors are warped. (The little gold bits at the bottom of the RAM stick)
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D. Pitbull 3 years ago
Aaaand this is where... "Behold... these demonstrate why it is smart to admit when you don't know 'the thing'... and get someone who does." - but of course... there'll be that person who was told all their lives they're so smart, so intelligent... and never understanding that doesn't mean they're smart in **EVERYTHING**. Yes, you may have X-number of degrees in theoretical physics... or chemistry.... but that doesn't mean you know how to fix your computer.......
LittleLiz 3 years ago
It was a shock to learn that I can be smart without knowing everything, but I'd rather have the Geek Squad laugh at me than cause irreversible damage to my computer.
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Stephanie Paich 3 years ago
My mom was in a computer class one day with a woman who had never used a computer. The instructor looking at her monitor told her to move the mouse up to an icon he was pointing at. She lifted the mouse upwards off the mouse pad.
Susanne B 3 years ago
It is easy to laugh, but she just did what she was asked to do. The instructor needs to learn how to deal with beginners
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*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
I'm scared of lithium batteries now. The worst part is my sleep headband has a lithium battery. Should I continue to fear?
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Short answer: no. Longer answer: there are situations where pretty much any new technology can be dangerous, but for something like lithium batteries there has been years of development to make them safer. In fact, these pictures of lithium batteries are likely because something else in the computer cooked them, and while it's certainly not a great result, it's also not actually catastrophic. Even in the worst cases (like the Samsung Galaxy Note a few years back) the chances of a real problem were around one in several hundred thousand.
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phil blanque 3 years ago
I took my daughter to work, on the day. I set her up with Harvard Graphics to play around. She got to my settings, and changed all the backgrounds and text to white. lived in a snowstorm the next two days
Nolgoth 3 years ago
Used to work for geek squad back in 06/07. Customer brought in computer saying it wasn't working properly. I connected it to monitor and power at the counter and sire nuff wont start. Pop open side of case and omfg so many roaches both dead and alive. Senior coworker very quickly got several large black trash bags put the pc in one then that bag in another bag and in another bag, handed it back to the customer and just said "nope". Lol
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
Dang. How did the customer react to "nope"?
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Karen Lyon 3 years ago
This oddly.makes.me feel better about the work computers I have broken the last few years....just from dropping them (or being careless about how I toss my keys on my desk.) Yeesh.
Ann Harste 3 years ago
The time a coworker sent a laptop back to my husband because it had a virus. When my husband opened the laptop a wad of Kleenex was stuck to the keyboard.
D. Pitbull 3 years ago
Aaaand this is where... "Behold... these demonstrate why it is smart to admit when you don't know 'the thing'... and get someone who does." - but of course... there'll be that person who was told all their lives they're so smart, so intelligent... and never understanding that doesn't mean they're smart in **EVERYTHING**. Yes, you may have X-number of degrees in theoretical physics... or chemistry.... but that doesn't mean you know how to fix your computer.......
LittleLiz 3 years ago
It was a shock to learn that I can be smart without knowing everything, but I'd rather have the Geek Squad laugh at me than cause irreversible damage to my computer.
Load More Replies... Stephanie Paich 3 years ago
My mom was in a computer class one day with a woman who had never used a computer. The instructor looking at her monitor told her to move the mouse up to an icon he was pointing at. She lifted the mouse upwards off the mouse pad.
Susanne B 3 years ago
It is easy to laugh, but she just did what she was asked to do. The instructor needs to learn how to deal with beginners
Load More Replies... *Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
I'm scared of lithium batteries now. The worst part is my sleep headband has a lithium battery. Should I continue to fear?
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Short answer: no. Longer answer: there are situations where pretty much any new technology can be dangerous, but for something like lithium batteries there has been years of development to make them safer. In fact, these pictures of lithium batteries are likely because something else in the computer cooked them, and while it's certainly not a great result, it's also not actually catastrophic. Even in the worst cases (like the Samsung Galaxy Note a few years back) the chances of a real problem were around one in several hundred thousand.
Load More Replies... phil blanque 3 years ago
I took my daughter to work, on the day. I set her up with Harvard Graphics to play around. She got to my settings, and changed all the backgrounds and text to white. lived in a snowstorm the next two days
Nolgoth 3 years ago
Used to work for geek squad back in 06/07. Customer brought in computer saying it wasn't working properly. I connected it to monitor and power at the counter and sire nuff wont start. Pop open side of case and omfg so many roaches both dead and alive. Senior coworker very quickly got several large black trash bags put the pc in one then that bag in another bag and in another bag, handed it back to the customer and just said "nope". Lol
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago
Dang. How did the customer react to "nope"?
Load More Replies... Karen Lyon 3 years ago
This oddly.makes.me feel better about the work computers I have broken the last few years....just from dropping them (or being careless about how I toss my keys on my desk.) Yeesh.
Ann Harste 3 years ago
The time a coworker sent a laptop back to my husband because it had a virus. When my husband opened the laptop a wad of Kleenex was stuck to the keyboard.
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