this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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you know the computer thing is it plugged in?

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[–] Ostrichgrif 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I work in IT and hear this about once a week. They also will call the computer anything but a computer. Most common name is the modem 🤦

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

"He now realizes that it's the hardware, the Mother modem, the heart itself of the hard drive, is faulty"

A classic Swedish news article circulating the internet since forever. I hope the tech didn't burst a blood vessel due to the mangled quote