• Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Nah, our little tech buddies love being dragged from purgatory and made useful again. Revive and use your old hardware!

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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      17 days ago

      It looks pretty content in the last panel. Struggling but content. Whoops there goes another disk sector.

  • mech@feddit.org
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    17 days ago

    My 10yo laptop is faster than my wife’s new one.
    I mean hers is a lot more powerful obviously, but fuck if I know what Windows does with that power, cause it sure isn’t using it for the stuff she wants to do.

  • Turious@leaf.dance
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    17 days ago

    I don’t know why this comic makes me so sad. Every time I see it it feels more and more sad.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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    15 days ago

    *20 years old laptop. The ten years old is as old as this meme. Computer tech progress slowed down in the last 10 years.

    • xthexder@l.sw0.com
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      17 days ago

      Me: What do you mean my server is old? I built it last year!

      Server Uptime: 988 days(!)

      Oh…

  • oatscoop@midwest.social
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    15 days ago

    I wonder how many people don’t realize thermal throttling is likely contributor to their old laptop slowing down.

    The occasionally blast of compressed air and replacing the 6 year old dried out thermal paste does wonders.

    • REDACTED@infosec.pubEnglish
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      14 days ago

      I’ve always felt sus about using canisters instead of compressor/fan. They use gas which instantly freezes the surface, which introduces some serious material stress in the long term. Also, with cold surfaces but warm air comes condensation

      • Soapbox@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        14 days ago

        They only freeze the surface if you hold the can upside down or sideways though. If you hold it upright it just sprays close to room temp CO2 as it is suppose to.