this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago

At least you did post an excellent meme because of the painful, terrible event.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let's hope it's a framework laptop and you can just buy replacement parts.

[–] jelloeater85 11 points 1 year ago

Man I want one of those...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's why you buy a thinkpad - mine dropped several times down. Just a bit clippedy dew and a restart and everything is fine, again.

[–] hackitfast 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or in my case, my Thinkpad T490 is absolutely brain dead and shuts itself down / crashes during idle sleep mode every time.

Similarly, my Yoga C930 battery drained in 2 days while powered off and fingerprint scanner stops working after waking from sleep.

Lenovo used to be good..

[–] teruma 1 points 1 year ago

oh good it's not just me... And what's with that absolutely awful contrnt aware brightness implementation?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The stairs after I dropped my Thinkpad down them

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the context of the original picture? That guy seems like he isn't having a great time.

[–] Godric 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan"

"It depicts the grief-stricken Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, the Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich, shortly after the elder Ivan had dealt a fatal blow to his son's head in a fit of anger. The painting portrays the anguish and remorse on the face of the elder Ivan and the gentleness of the dying Tsarevich, forgiving his father with his tears."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible_and_His_Son_Ivan

It's one of my favorite paintings

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Many thanks. That being said, "forgiving his father with his tears" big ole X on that one

[–] Godric 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's really hard to see in this image, but they're definitely there in higher definition pictures

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I think they were referring to the younger Ivan crying because he’s in pain, not because he’s forgiving his father.

[–] SpaceNoodle 4 points 1 year ago

It's just a flesh wound

[–] red_rising 17 points 1 year ago

A lot of higher end credit cards also include protection against this kind of thing as well.

[–] Plaid_Kaleidoscope 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Renters insurance is your friend. Might be a good idea to look into, it's cheap af and covers things like this.

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

Don't you have to pay a deductible with renters insurance?

[–] SpaceNoodle 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Bigbon 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or just don't drop your shit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Shit happens

[–] Plaid_Kaleidoscope 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You do, but its generally a lot less than repairs or a new laptop. I'll give you my example.. My laptop is a 2021 Razer 14 The power port had a broken connector on the inside, and since the way it was made the port was part of the motherboard, the repairs for that power port were going to be over $1700 on a $2300 laptop.

Renters insurance was definitely the less painful option. Just one of those things that may only be useful on rare occasions, but when it is, it really is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting! I'm only familiar with home owners insurance and car insurance, and those are typically between $500-1000. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[–] CoolSouthpaw 6 points 1 year ago

Bruh. Fucking RIP lmao.

[–] Copythis 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just turn it off and on again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

put it in rice

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh no! OP, I'm so sorry for your loss!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's the reason why my laptop has a big dent by the hinge. I do plan on getting that fixed eventually.