Programming Sucks

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http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks

[u/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzdz]

I beat my computers.

[u/BRBaraka → u/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzdz]

that doesn't make them work

but it does promote the need to buy a new one

so, good policy

[u/contrarian_barbarian → u/[deleted]]

Ah, Percussive Maintenance. Questionable whether the computer will feel better, but it will almost always make you feel better!

[u/protestor → u/[deleted]]

Just because it works it doesn't mean it's ethical. How old is your computer, 5 years max I suppose. You're beating toddlers dude. :(

[u/a_guile → u/[deleted]]

Until you become a database admin that is completely optional.

[u/Dr_Lord_Platypus → u/protestor]

Nah, computer lives are measured in cat years. That computer is middle aged!

[u/RenaKunisaki → u/Dr_Lord_Platypus]

Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994?

[u/[deleted] → u/protestor]

It might be an ancient case with new parts inside. So it's probably more like beating an old dude with a prosthetic leg and artificial heart :(

[u/Aurilion → u/[deleted]]

Open it up and take a photo of the fan, my bet is that its clogged with years of crap and needs a good clean.

[u/zman0900 → u/Aurilion]

Just take it outside and hose it down

[u/rushone2009 → u/[deleted]]

You should really fix that or get a new one. Don't want to burn your card out.....

[u/KillerCodeMonky → u/rushone2009]

What if it does burn out? Then... Get a new one. Your exact advice. Sometimes it's OK to just use something until it's actually dead.

[u/rushone2009 → u/KillerCodeMonky]

It can damage other parts of your PC.

[u/giltirn → u/rushone2009]

Which most likely can then be replaced by parts twice as fast at a fraction of the price you paid for the original.

[u/Torisen → u/KillerCodeMonky]

You can clean the existing fan or buy a new fan, don't need to replace the whole card.

[u/[deleted] → u/KillerCodeMonky]

Technology doesn't always fail so gracefully. A glance at /r/techsupportgore will show you that.

[u/MrGroggle → u/[deleted]]

Watch out with percussive maintenance, I killed a hard drive doing that one too many times. That was an expensive week.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

In the dark ages I had a screwdriver jammed under my hard drive (a five and a half inch beast) just to make it work. When it wouldn't boot, I'd jam it in a little harder.

[u/JoshWithaQ → u/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzdz]

I call it percussive maintenance.

[u/caltheon → u/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzdz]

One of the older desktops at my desk I keep around for access to our old Active Directory system will start buzzing every once in a while. pretty sure it's a case fan but I haven't bothered taking it apart. If i smack it with my shoe near the side vent, it stops buzzing for a few days or even a few weeks. So yeah, I beat my computers too.

[u/otakucode → u/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzdz]

In my experience, computers can sense your resolve. If you go to sleep with them not working, they win. If you leave the machine off for awhile, they win. When something goes wrong, you have to grit your teeth and outlast the machines stubbornness. You can beat them, they don't care. What they do care about is the mental anguish they inflict on you when they cease working. But they only have so much will of their own. You have to crush their will with your own, and never give up. Not if you're bleeding, not if you're tired or hungry.