A client in Tampa kept insisting his laptop was 'cursed' because it would only boot on the third try, every single time.

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Sounds like a classic hardware flake. My old desktop did that when the power supply was dying. Some parts just get weird before they fully go.

faith_lopez482mo ago

Okay but that's not a curse, that's just how old computers act sometimes. My old laptop did the exact same thing for months. It was just a worn out power button that needed a couple tries to make a good connection. Or maybe the battery was going bad and needed a minute to wake up. Tech has weird little habits, not magic.

the_anna1mo ago

My car's radio only works after the third speed bump, which is basically the same thing.