Category Archives: Them Computin’ Machines

Exploits with hunks of silicon and plastic

Fix one thing, ya bust something else

Posted on August 4, 2007 by Marchbanks

If we’re going to have problems, August is a good time for it. Continue reading →

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Exhaustion—it’s what’s for dinner

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Marchbanks

By this morning, I’d had maybe nine hours of sleep since Tuesday. Continue reading →

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Should I disappear . . .

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Marchbanks

I’ve only got a hard drive that hasn’t failed . . . YET. Continue reading →

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The new printer is so. Fucking. HOT.

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Marchbanks

:: /me does Teh Geek New Hardware dance :: Continue reading →

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Goodbye Erwin, hello Syd

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Marchbanks

Two days and $661 later I owned a new desktop system. Continue reading →

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Oh, now this should stir up the gaming punters

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Marchbanks

The Empire buys Little-Green-Men

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They talk to one another, I swear they do . . . .

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Marchbanks

Computers.  They coordinate their problems so you get a whole run of breakdowns at once. Continue reading →

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Adventures in ordering computers

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Marchbanks

The Matrix models were released for sale last month.  Or were they? Continue reading →

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YARGH!!!

Posted on January 2, 2005 by Marchbanks

At least I had a backup, so I only lost three weeks’ worth of work instead of months’ worth. Continue reading →

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A certain amount of computerish success

Posted on July 24, 2004 by Marchbanks

When the computer tells me it’s running a temperature, it worries me to give it two metaphoric aspirin. Continue reading →

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