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[–] nieceandtows 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Except it's the fake power off button in the TVs. You think you turned it off, but it's only on standby.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah and suffers from the severe misconception that a reboot fixes errors in the code.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] shalafi 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sure it can. Don't let "better" be the enemy of "cured".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

If it doesn't make me feel like my rosy memory of childhood it's a complete waste of time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That doesn't prevent you from trying tho

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Traveling to a new location or town is a hard reset. You start from square one and spend all your time trying to figure out how to survive in a new situation.

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[–] TwoBeeSan 3 points 5 days ago

We call it a pressure sleep.

Real life encroaching upon the bubble you've built? TIME TO SLEEP

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

...and it's a shitty nap, to boot....