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jennifer_west
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11h ago
Vent: everyone keeps dripping oil down the barrel when they lube a fan bearing
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the_oliver
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1d ago
The repair guy at the flea market in Allentown said my soldering was the problem, not the caps
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miles_grant35
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1d ago
Warning: my old ThinkPad's boot time went from 4 minutes to 25 seconds and all it took was a $22 SSD
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the_dylan
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5d ago
Just realized keeping the original 2013 battery in my ThinkPad beat the $70 replacement
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noahcampbell
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5d ago
Rant: a retired tech at the Seattle flea market said my solder joints were too shiny and he was right
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theawest
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12d ago
DAE keep a dead phone alive by choosing a slow charge over a fast one?
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wrenstone
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13d ago
A guy at the flea market in Tulsa sold me a 1998 Palm Pilot and said nobody wants them anymore
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lisa_jones21
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13d ago
Update: my 2011 ThinkPad's screen died in the middle of a work call last Tuesday
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ivan_hayes29
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14d ago
My 2009 MacBook battery swelled up, and I stopped babysitting old lithium packs
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evan151
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14d ago
My 2009 MacBook charger died at JFK and the $8 airport fix lasted longer than the $80 Apple one
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palmer.henry
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14d ago
Shoutout to the $6 USB floppy drive that rescued 20 years of my dad's tax files
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troyjackson
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15d ago
My 2009 MacBook battery went from 40 minutes to 3 hours after I cleaned the charging port with a toothpick
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finley939
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16d ago
Why does nobody warn you about those cheap USB floppy drives on eBay
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jessicamiller
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16d ago
My ThinkPad T420 bit the dust on Tuesday after 11 years of daily use and I feel like I lost a pet
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noahcampbell
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21d ago
My 12 year old nephew asked why his old iPod Classic needs a new battery every 2 days, and his reaction to my answer changed how I fix stuff now
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