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 Post subject: how do computers work?
PostPosted: Thu February 11, 2021 3:37 am 
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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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there's a bunch of ones and zeros who get together and be friends in all kinds of conglomerations.

And then they get sent out in packets through wires and sometimes not even wires so I guess with lasers!

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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there's a bunch of ones and zeros who get together and be friends in all kinds of conglomerations.

And then they get sent out in packets through wires and sometimes not even wires so I guess with lasers!

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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i don’t know what any of that means

other than the zoolander gif

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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Something to do with junctions and dope.


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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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come on, guys

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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like everyone else, they get up in the morning and put the coffee on

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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i'm done with this

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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This has something to do with computers.

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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Microsoft update broke our printers. This is why you don't update immediately following the release.


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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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Microsoft update broke our printers. This is why you don't update

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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knee tunes wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
Microsoft update broke our printers. This is why you don't update


If its Windows XP and your org pays for support, its probably worth it. Otherwise...


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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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update/reinstall your drivers


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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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I'm going to order a raspberry pi and try to set up a retro gaming console. Wish me luck, please.

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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sounds delicious


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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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this is all gibberish...please stop

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 Post subject: Re: how do computers work?
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My computer has been slow for ages and I couldn't figure out why until I looked in the box and saw that some wires were getting wrapped around the CPU fan, so Windows was throttling the hell out of my PC. Lucky it didnt fry.

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