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I have to give my 20 yo daughter credit - she confessed.
After explaining the symptoms of her laptop - all evil - she admitted she had set it down on her desk "abruptly". Yielding dark screens, BSOD, etc. And clicking noises ...
I recommend cloud storage for family debris...
I now leave it to the lounge to post 10s of witty responses to "abruptly" 
She is shopping for a new laptop (current one is 5 yo)
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Clicking noises are never ideal...
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that was my clue to "very very bad"
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: She is shopping for a new laptop
Now that is just wrong, she should inherit yours and YOU should be out looking for a new beast.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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True, but mine is 18 months old and I'm not giving it up.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I guess the new one will have an SSD with a high G rating.
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I suspect so... She would do things like leave the laptop on her bed, the blanket underneath obstructing the vents then wonder why the fan was running so fast 
I'm learning to stop caring. It's their laptop, bust it? go fix it, what part of this is my problem? Greatly reduces stress in my life when applied to all of their problems.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Was she attempting 'Percussive Maintenance'?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Very good Dave. You sometimes annoy, but you never disappoint.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I just discovered a delightful site which hosts Understanding Breadbaking[^], a book written by a lady who really understands bread. It's not a collection of recipes, but a description of the theory and process of producing a fine loaf from scratch. It's short, and a great read, if you love home baked bread. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Baking bread. Bollocks. There are other substances that can be baked. Or they bake you. Or whatever. This post sucks. Pass me the stuff homie.
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So, she is The Bread Whisperer 
And now I am hungry 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Hmm...I notice that he included a copy of the original Copyright page...so does that make him honest, or not? 
Since it was written in 1976, and copyright lasts for 70 years after the death of the last one of everyone involved passes away, it is in copyright for a few years yet...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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"§ 304 . Duration of copyright: Subsisting copyrights
(a) Copyrights in Their First Term on January 1, 1978. —
(1)(A) Any copyright, in the first term of which is subsisting on January 1, 1978, shall endure for 28 years from the date it was originally secured."
The author did not file for renewal, which would have added 67 years to the term.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I ate for the last decade only home made bread and can tell you one thing for sure - it takes time to bake your own...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Dough!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Well that was a crusty reply!
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Maybe just half-baked.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Probably just trying to get a rise out of us.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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Nah! Just loafing around.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Muffin wrong with that.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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There's a grain of truth in that reply.
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Yes, but is it the Wholegrain and nothing but the grain?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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