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There's a subreddit called r/techsupportgore, and its name perfectly describes its content: people who fix computers upload photos of the nightmarish scenarios they find themselves in. From melted extension cords to server rooms that look like a jungle, some of these hardware disasters are so bad, you can't help but feel for the folks who have to fix them. So continue scrolling, check out the pics, and don't be surprised if you cringe to the brink of passing out after only a few of them.

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Ticket Said "Camera Flickers To Fuzzy Brown Image Often"

Ticket Said "Camera Flickers To Fuzzy Brown Image Often"

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Hans
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a very accurate description. Bird-friendly design as well. Hans approves.

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One of the moderators of the subreddit, Coffeechipmunk, said the most popular posts there 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,'" they told Bored Panda.

The subreddit was created on the 29th of February, 2012, and since then it has grown into a 427K member-strong community. They aren't interested in trivial things like cracked screens or anything -- just the filthiest, nastiest gore there is. And it doesn't seem that it's drying out, too. Just think of all the people who acquire a new gadget or an appliance and are so eager to use it, they skip the operation manual (myself included).

"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," Coffeechipmunk explained.

They think the reason why r/techsupportgore got so popular is quite a simple one: "Honestly... it's very fun," Coffeechipmunk said. "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."

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End User Had A Heater Next To The PC Which Was Randomly Shutting Off And She Thought She Had Smelled Burning A Couple Of Times. It Is Literally Screaming

End User Had A Heater Next To The PC Which Was Randomly Shutting Off And She Thought She Had Smelled Burning A Couple Of Times. It Is Literally Screaming

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If you are, however, afraid that you're gonna end up on this subreddit, there are things you can do to prevent it. There's plenty of information on the internet that you can utilize to become more tech savvy. There are forums, websites, and YouTube channels dedicated to specific fields where you can find comprehensive information on how to reset your iPhone and how to fix a malfunctioning laptop. Heck, if you're feeling really adventurous, you can even learn how to code.

When it comes to technology, the information is out there and it's available. You don't have to study computer science to know this stuff. Like a blacksmith who has an exact feel for how he needs to beat a piece of metal in order to mold it, knowledge and regular use of it will make you better at technology.

#4

I Can't Even...

I Can't Even...

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#6

First Day On Job; Set Up Those 4 Wireless Speakers For You.

First Day On Job; Set Up Those 4 Wireless Speakers For You.

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Ola Polowczyk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here, dear children, you can see speakers resting in their natural habitat

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#7

Told A User To Shutdown Their Virus Infected Computer And Ship It Back And To Label It As Infected. They Did Good

Told A User To Shutdown Their Virus Infected Computer And Ship It Back And To Label It As Infected. They Did Good

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Ancient Temple Of Asus

Ancient Temple Of Asus

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Mark
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well seeing as there is nothing connected to it its just looks like a mother board covered in a load of c**p.

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#9

I Need Somewhere To Set This Candle... Oh Here’s A Good Spot!

I Need Somewhere To Set This Candle... Oh Here’s A Good Spot!

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#10

"My Fan Was Making Too Much Noise!"

"My Fan Was Making Too Much Noise!"

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Hans
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not comprehending technology is one thing. Not comprehending basic physics is yet another. How do such people survive?

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#11

I Should Tell Them It's Not A Touch Screen...

I Should Tell Them It's Not A Touch Screen...

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#12

"My PC Shut Off Suddenly And Won't Turn Back On"

"My PC Shut Off Suddenly And Won't Turn Back On"

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Quality Repost Here. (I Assume This Has Been Posted Before)

Quality Repost Here. (I Assume This Has Been Posted Before)

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Bill
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How old is this picture? I haven't used a floppy in over 25 years

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#14

One Of My Co-Workers Was Eager To Unpack Her New Mouse

One Of My Co-Workers Was Eager To Unpack Her New Mouse

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“My Space Heater Stopped Working”

“My Space Heater Stopped Working”

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#17

AT&T Has No Idea Why Their DSL Services Is So Poor. It Must Be My Wires In My House. No I Don't Think So

AT&T Has No Idea Why Their DSL Services Is So Poor. It Must Be My Wires In My House. No I Don't Think So

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Someone Unplugged Something And Now The Office Internet Doesn't Work...

Someone Unplugged Something And Now The Office Internet Doesn't Work...

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Customer Came In With His iPhone, His Glass Cracked, He Thought He Could Peel Off The Glass So He Wouldn't Notice The Crack Anymore

Customer Came In With His iPhone, His Glass Cracked, He Thought He Could Peel Off The Glass So He Wouldn't Notice The Crack Anymore

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#20

Plugging In Your USB Receiver With A Hammer For That Flush Mounted Look

Plugging In Your USB Receiver With A Hammer For That Flush Mounted Look

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"It Didn't Plug In, So I Bent The Pins To Make It Fit"

"It Didn't Plug In, So I Bent The Pins To Make It Fit"

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Don't Forget To Tip Your Server

Don't Forget To Tip Your Server

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My Friend Drilled Holes In His Mouse To Make It Lighter So It Would Give Him An "Advantage"

My Friend Drilled Holes In His Mouse To Make It Lighter So It Would Give Him An "Advantage"

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#24

My Grandpa Thought His Headphone Jack Was A Screw Hole

My Grandpa Thought His Headphone Jack Was A Screw Hole

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Work For Local High School, The Disc Drive Wasn’t Working. Probably Been There Since 2012

Work For Local High School, The Disc Drive Wasn’t Working. Probably Been There Since 2012

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#27

User "Dropped It Walking To The Car." It Came In The Day After The Super Bowl

User "Dropped It Walking To The Car." It Came In The Day After The Super Bowl

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"But I Like It This Way, It's Convenient." -My Tech Savvy Aunt

"But I Like It This Way, It's Convenient." -My Tech Savvy Aunt

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#29

Round 2 Of How Students Treat Their Chromebooks In My School, I Have No Words

Round 2 Of How Students Treat Their Chromebooks In My School, I Have No Words

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Monday
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes me sad. This Chromebook did not deserve this.

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Sterrinatu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess I was raised different. My mom taught me to not destroy other people's property. In fact, you treat it better than your own.

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temmie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you don't know how many kids at my school play with a Chromebook like if its a football and some of them say "the schools going to pay for it" um ..... did you read the contract they gave us before we got them and they pays like $500 or more and get mad just for that and saying i an't pay'in. there are so many dumb kids at my school i honestly don't know how they got to high school they think life is a game.

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ember avery
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my school does the same and last year someone had to pay over $300 and she started crying saying she didn't do anything 😐😩

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Oskar vanZandt
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people, including ignorant adults, think that when they wreck something they've been given to use, someone else ought to pay to fix/replace it. No respect for others' property or for something that has been given to them without having to work for it.

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Bored Silly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because they did not pay for it. If the cash cam from their part time jobs this would be pristine

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Sam Meyers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly. Because they did not pay for it they have no sense of value. Right now my school district has loaned out thousands of laptops to kids for home learning. I doubt they get many back, in a working state anyway.

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jevais
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kids that damaged laptops should pay towards new ones. This is inadmissible.

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Elizabeth Molloy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We didn't have a lot of money growing up, so everything we owned was treated with the greatest respect.

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Mascha Claessens
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jup. Happend every time. They throw it on their table, they throw it in their bags, they throw their bags around... Seriously not understanding how parents can buy their kids expensive phones... :')

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María Hermida
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should be forced to pay for it, plus a fine, plus "you can't get anything else for free for the next ten years because you don't deserve it".

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Steven Meyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That just goes to show if you give someone something, and they don’t work for it, it has no value to them.

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Vanta Black
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am currently using a Chromebook. This has given me yet another reason not to have kids.

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Scott Lloyd
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the keyboard looks good besides the space bar. who the hell takes a space bar out?

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jevais
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kids that have no manners, that who does such stupid things.

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cinderelly 0f sPiRiTlAnD
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If anyone did that to my Chromebook I would probably get them back with a prank (sugar vs salt, hot sauce lunch, etc.)

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John Baker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it were up to me, that student wouldn't get a replacement - or a passing grade.

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AnnSmithJones
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spoiled brats. Their parents should have to pay for that. When my kids were loaned chromebooks for school, I'm not joking when I say that I bought them foam envelops to keep them in, checked to make sure they were not damaging them, cleaned it, taught them how to care for the cables, etc. But I take care of things, even when they're not mine. ESPECIALLY when they're not mine.

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rehabisforquitters
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a teacher, I'm fighting every impulse to rant about respecting the school's property...

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David Kichi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you give it to kids for free, they think it's cheap junk and treat it as so. Next time, have them put a cash deposit for value of laptop. If returned in bad condition, money is used to buy replacement and they get to keep the one they destroyed. Everyone wins!!!

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Kent Fishburn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They didn't pay for them, the taxpayers did. So, it's free, right?

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Nerdiqueen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*reads this on a school chromebook* *screams in terror realising i KNOW people who do this*

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jevais
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Debby totally agree with you. It's up to the parents to provide them instead giving them their own TV for the bedroom, no Mobil phones and less pocket money. This way the parents have no excuses for not buying one.

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Cee Mor
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well now they will have to write everything out by hand and actually carry books!

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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A reason some kids may do this, or at least from my experience, is that sometimes when you break your computer and need a replacement, they'll have to give you this silvery-chrome samsung one, but it's the exact same size and everything. Just pretty and sparkly and shiny.

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cinderelly 0f sPiRiTlAnD
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if someone did this to my Chromebook (I am currently using) I would get SO THORNY MAD 😡😡😡😡😡

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Boop
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have these at my school and our teachers are SUPER strict about this so we're all careful about this

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Bindi Adams
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly, not a unique event...some genius at ours decided to stick a pin through the camera......another decided it was a cool event to switch all the keys around.....guess that better than taking every second key......very sad

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Jace
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They’re f*****g trash. It’s no surprise that they get abused. Computers are almost the perfect generator of impotent rage.

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Clare Amidei
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm on a chromebook right now and I had to keep scrolling otherwise my chromebook would flip out

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Jeff Diamond
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depending on where the school is, kids tend to think the school just buys all new stuff every year. Sad to think that some kids don't respect things that can be provided as a service, but have to be done for years.

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Donald Holder
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spoiled millennials. When we attended school. You had to provide your own equipment consisting of a calculator, and a pen and paper.

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Drake Pillsbury
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly I have one from my classroom that does not look much better.

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kids shift key started sticking and I started panicking thinking I was going to have to replace the whole thing two weeks ago. They were nice about it and replaced it.

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ANDREA SERRANO MORALES
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my chromebook from the school shuts off randomly during zoom meeting and while doing work. kids forget their pencils or earbuds so then they just close the laptop and well, it breaks, cracking the screen.

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L Duncan
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reasons 1 to 1 fails. Create safe libraries open until 10 for access.

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Ian Koch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually had the weird glitchy screen happen to a friend once! he didn't do it on purpose...

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Travis Juchter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe they watched porn on it and was too paranoid someone would find out. Might as well smash it!

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Albert G. Fernández
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This it´s easy to explain: He´s definitely bad at Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

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Destiney Torres
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

same thing happened to me except i didn't screw it up to bad just the screen,but a couple of friends of mine decided to use an umbrella and well u know, and beside my was an accident.

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Ann Sterzinger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope they didn't give you a replacement till you'd read a paper book or two... clearly you are learning to spell from Reddit. Aren't they teaching you any language skills AT ALL? Or are they just spending the money I pay in taxes for you to break things?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, those Chromebooks are c**p and would have broken sooner or later.

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“My Flash Drive Won’t Show Up And I’ve Literally Tried Everything!”

“My Flash Drive Won’t Show Up And I’ve Literally Tried Everything!”

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