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Tech Support Hall of Shame
Please don't submit legitimate questions. These awards aren't for people who need help with something, but for the people who definitely didn't manage to help.
And for the record, I PMed a mod before opening this, so if you find something you said here, and don't like it, maybe you should have thought before you posted it.
This is an effort to congratulate people for providing unintentional comedic value to the Tech Support Subforum. Feel free to post your own favorite moments as well. (I'm sure you lovely smartasses will dredge up every time I've had to retract a statement made there...)
Obviously, nobody is perfect, but sometimes people should really shake the magic 8 ball a little harder before trying to help people. Some of this stuff is pure genius, and makes me giggle every time.
I learn at least as much as I help, courtesy of articles and discussion, but some of the notions that people cling tenaciously to are ridiculous, and some of this stuff is so insanely wrong it almost seems like malice instead of ignorance...
Here's a few of my favorite gems.
Read the OP Next Time Category
+ Show Spoiler +As a solution to scareware: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=228239¤tpage=2#22try to update drivers! if not, just clean all unnecesary files from youre hdd, or reinstall (reinstall is the last option) ofcours you may need to buy a new hdd, cause these kinfs of slowdowns are happening cause of HDD or drivers, sometimes it maybe something like a soundcard, or overheating!
change the thermo paste on youre CPU, cause it might be overheating! its called autothrottling, you can disable that, just google it, but it maybe risky!
For a GPU for a person not worried about high graphics, on a low resolution: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232663#7Not quite as terrible, but really? I would go for the 460/560/560Ti, depending on how much u are willing to spend http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=233153#8Your GFX is very bad for videogaming. Consider getting a new one. Also, 3 Gb RAM is a little low. Also, Win7 is much more ressource efficient than Vista. Switching to 7 would probably help too! Too bad he has 32bit? And was asking about streaming? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=233192#7it could be really likely that your video card isn't on he right hertz my brother had something similar before Even if he could open Catalyst, I think anyone who has a decoder ring that works on this advice would already have fixed the actual problem. Here's a guy suggesting an SSD to someone who wants a higher quality stream... http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=233811#3SSD, will give your computer a very noticable speed increase. It wont up your fps but you will notice yoru systm gets alot snappier
Pure Facepalm
+ Show Spoiler +About RAM: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=229655#14 it may be overpriced, but it has better heatsink then the cheaper ones!
Follow up to that, same poster, when told the heatsink and higher clock aren't going to be a significant increase in performance for most users... yeah, youre a man who talks though he knows nothing, you say that clocks mean nothing ha? if you have a ram with 400mhz or 800mhz which will run faster? 800!
and rams go to high temperatures! so you need good cooling for it, especially if hes doing video editing, cause rendering really brings the heat up!
and actually i would tell him to get AMD cause its cheaper and better, especially for editing, but hes probablly a intel whore just like you all!!!
A question that shouldn't have been asked. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232186#19Why overclock an i5? The performance increase will be negligible. It's not the computations that slow you down its things like cache misses, which will load from your 1333MHz memory.
WTF?
+ Show Spoiler +Regarding paging slowing someone down due to HDD speeds: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=231693#16They USED to be a lot slower than ram. But the fundamentals are no longer like this. You see, RAM bus is outside the chip, hence subject to abysmally slow speeds compared to intra-chip solutions. It also means that the speed growth of the connections is limited. And while harddrive read/write speeds are increasing EXPONENTIALLY, similarly how hard drive sizes are, the linear growth of ram speed cant keep up. So hard drives ultimately have come close to the speed of RAM read and write, only being limited by the same outside-chip fundamental problems. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=233202#12On June 14 2011 07:28 stevarius wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2011 07:21 AngryNarwhal_111 wrote:
Thanks guys. Problem with the blackwidow is that the backlit version is almost $60 more, but I guess I'll start saving. Save the money, you don't need backlighting. Isn't it awesome that people know the needs of random strangers online, and can objectively tell them their sense of aesthetic is wrong? Only thing this post made universally known is not to listen to you... http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=234097#2I did not read this, so I am posting it.
Reformat your computer.
This as far as I know is "universally" known requirement with any new components.
Out of the Frying Pan...
+ Show Spoiler +A beautiful set about CPU temps and OCing... http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=228810#5Numbers really dont matter much.
Is your PC stable? (i.e. does not crash during stressPrime or similar tests)
If so, then the temperature is perfect.
Dont worry too much if the sensor says 30 or 60, who cares? What you want is a stable PC, not a cool or warm PC....right?
I'd say its much more dangerous to have blind faith in working temperature specified in the white papers (OR ON A FORUM DESIGNED FOR GAMING!?).
You think the specific temperature is important, i value stability of the system more. For cleaning old Thermal Paste. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232837#14tbh you are ok with a slightly damp cloth as long as you are gentle+careful and dont run any power through the cpu until its totally dry Really? Is a Q-Tip and a milliliter of Rubbing alcohol too much to protect your components?
And the winner in a brand new category, xplitcit, Reply Button Impaired!!
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232729
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232689
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232663
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232341
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=231722
All those threads, for ONE PC build!
More will be added as needed. Congratulations to those of you who managed to earn the first batch of prizes!
Edit: Wow, I seem to have struck a nerve with someone I quoted! Every post in my blog just picked up a rating of 1 from someone. Passive aggressive much, someone? Go read Twilight.
 
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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
On June 12 2011 06:09 IamBach wrote:
These are so funny
I think I died laughing, myself.
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This is a really good idea, I'm surprised no one else thought of this beforehand.
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Tech support is a gold mine of unintended geek slapstick.
Silly echo.
On June 12 2011 06:20 echO [W] wrote:
This is a really good idea, I'm surprised no one else thought of this beforehand.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=230724#15
Someone strongly endorsing the air cooling capabilities of a case based on reviews that didn't test air cooling? And it turns out it sucks for air cooling? Who did that?
I think I may have just created the person who's going to pull up my own screwups with this one...
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ha? if you have a ram with 400mhz or 800mhz which will run faster? 800!
loool
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yay, glad nothing i posted is in there ^^
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On June 12 2011 06:44 Grobyc wrote:
yay, glad nothing i posted is in there ^^
Should there be? Self nominations will be accepted 
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Could add almost the entire anti-virus thread to the hall of shame as well.
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On June 12 2011 06:46 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 06:44 Grobyc wrote:
yay, glad nothing i posted is in there ^^ Should there be? Self nominations will be accepted
nonono of course not :D I try to keep quiet about things I'm not confident in!
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On June 12 2011 06:55 Grobyc wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 06:46 JingleHell wrote:On June 12 2011 06:44 Grobyc wrote:
yay, glad nothing i posted is in there ^^ Should there be? Self nominations will be accepted nonono of course not :D I try to keep quiet about things I'm not confident in!
Nonsense, this is the internet. None of that heresy shall be tolerated.
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Added a couple more beauties I tracked down...
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Somebody's gonna have to keep an eye on me if I post there. No, I won't be giving advice, I'll be mindlessly conforming to the advice of these people, because I know nothing of computers.
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On June 12 2011 07:13 Dalguno wrote:
Somebody's gonna have to keep an eye on me if I post there. No, I won't be giving advice, I'll be mindlessly conforming to the advice of these people, because I know nothing of computers.
Don't worry, there's almost always at least one person who can find sources (due to sources actually existing to back them up) at any given time.
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I don't know what's worse, that I find some of these funny, or that I don't get the rest.
And I just built a computer T_T
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the Dagon Knight4002 Posts
I have never felt more wronged than when I saw that this had less than a 5/5 rating.
May God have mercy on us all.
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On June 12 2011 07:34 SirJolt wrote:
I have never felt more wronged than when I saw that this had less than a 5/5 rating.
May God have mercy on us all.
That would be courtesy of someone wanting to try and cause me severe mental anguish for mocking them, without having the nerve to claim their brilliance, I assume.
Obviously, my life is ended, as my blog posts all got rated 1 by an offended stranger. I wonder if that person knows a content search for the quoted text would find their name?
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It strikes me as a bit funny that you made this because you thought these posters weren't being helpful.
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Have seen so much terrible advice but never thought to compile this list
edit: OP you need to quote the people who actually gave this terrible advice 
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On June 12 2011 10:20 petergibbons wrote:
It strikes me as a bit funny that you made this because you thought these posters weren't being helpful.
They weren't. If someone has a broken arm, and I hit them in the forehead with a hammer, did I actually help them, or just give them a concussion?
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I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more.
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On June 12 2011 10:57 R1CH wrote:
I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more.
Well, if you want, any time I see something worth updating this for, I'll PM you the post number too, so you can see if it's worthy.
That stamp is awesome.
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On June 12 2011 10:57 R1CH wrote:
I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more.
Wait, can someone link a post with this please? I don't frequent the tech support for the very reasons outlined in this thread...
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On June 12 2011 11:59 krndandaman wrote:
this is really scary because i have no idea what they are talking about so they all sound really smart and knowledgeable to me...
Hence the problem. As helpful as the internet age is, it can also lead to many issues.
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On June 12 2011 12:05 divito wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 11:59 krndandaman wrote:
this is really scary because i have no idea what they are talking about so they all sound really smart and knowledgeable to me... Hence the problem. As helpful as the internet age is, it can also lead to many issues.
Pretty much. That's why I thought some mockery for the people who make the internet a little less safe for the tech-savvy might be a good idea. If enough people see this, maybe they'll start fact-checking themselves first... or am I dreaming again?
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Those are pretty funny, but I don't see why the last 2 quotes about temperature are included.
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On June 12 2011 13:05 Radical wrote:
Those are pretty funny, but I don't see why the last 2 quotes about temperature are included.
He was saying you shouldn't worry about CPU temps, that your CPU is guaranteed to be unstable before reaching dangerous temps.
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There should be a special icon for TL Tech Support gurus. That way, we know that they aren't pulling shit from their bag of jargon.
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On June 12 2011 13:08 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 13:05 Radical wrote:
Those are pretty funny, but I don't see why the last 2 quotes about temperature are included. He was saying you shouldn't worry about CPU temps, that your CPU is guaranteed to be unstable before reaching dangerous temps.
Yeah I mean I get that it's kind of extreme to say that temps don't matter at all, but really, modern CPUs will most likely shut off if they reach unsafe temps, and the temp readings that the vast majority of people use are very inaccurate anyway.
So yeah, I would say stability is far more important than temperature is.
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On June 12 2011 13:12 Radical wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 13:08 JingleHell wrote:On June 12 2011 13:05 Radical wrote:
Those are pretty funny, but I don't see why the last 2 quotes about temperature are included. He was saying you shouldn't worry about CPU temps, that your CPU is guaranteed to be unstable before reaching dangerous temps. Yeah I mean I get that it's kind of extreme to say that temps don't matter at all, but really, modern CPUs will most likely shut off if they reach unsafe temps, and the temp readings that the vast majority of people use are very inaccurate anyway. So yeah, I would say stability is far more important than temperature is.
The issue is more generalizing it the way he did, to a novice, on a non-enthusiast forum.
TL Tech Support isn't Hard OCP. People who know OCing know what he meant. People who don't that take him the wrong way could fry a rather expensive chunk of brand new silicon.
A novice could easily raise voltages too much, be stable, but get temps up high enough to start causing problems.
OP Edited with links. R1CH's content search is amazing, was able to re-find all those fast as hell.
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Dammit, I clicked Edit, not quote.
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On June 12 2011 10:57 R1CH wrote:
I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more.
holy shit that is so fucking obnoxious and funny of a stamp
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As funny as it was, the old classic about downloading RAM was kind of a legitimate question and definitely not a response like those covered in this thread.
I've seen some of the strangest descriptions about what hyper-threading is on Intel CPUs that support it, but it's somehow a common mistake.
e.g. this, but I already responded to the below so no need to harp on it too much:
The i3-2100 has hyperthreading, so it technically utilizes 4 cores, but its not as good as a true 4 core like an i5
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I didn't find any of these funny, they were just sad and aggravating ): Kudos to you for having the patience to sift through these, I think even my own advice may find its way to this topic.
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On June 12 2011 14:21 Torte de Lini wrote:
I didn't find any of these funny, they were just sad and aggravating ): Kudos to you for having the patience to sift through these, I think even my own advice may find its way to this topic.
They have multiple effects. First, I do a double take, and try to hope they're trolling. Then I facepalm. Then I type out what I want to say back. Then I delete that, and respond with something that won't get me banned. That's usually followed with an email to my wife and dad, both of whom work in IT, so they can get a giggle. My giggling runs simultaneous with the emailing.
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Hahahaha that was gold :'D
Loved the stamp too LOL
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Why overclock an i5? The performance increase will be negligible. It's not the computations that slow you down its things like cache misses, which will load from your 1333MHz memory.
On second thought, this kind of intuitively doesn't seem that wrong. It's just that the reality is that for most tasks, there are apparently many cache hits, proper out-of-order execution and branch prediction, and so on, so the limiting factor generally is the computations rather than the memory access speeds.
If it weren't for those clever tricks in the CPU, we probably would all be wanting that 2000 MHz RAM or whatever, complete with RAM coolers and the whole deal.
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On June 12 2011 14:36 Myrmidon wrote:Show nested quote +Why overclock an i5? The performance increase will be negligible. It's not the computations that slow you down its things like cache misses, which will load from your 1333MHz memory. On second thought, this kind of intuitively doesn't seem that wrong. It's just that the reality is that for most tasks, there are apparently many cache hits, proper out-of-order execution and branch prediction, and so on, so the limiting factor generally is the computations rather than the memory access speeds. If it weren't for those clever tricks in the CPU, we probably would all be wanting that 2000 MHz RAM or whatever, complete with RAM coolers and the whole deal.
Making sense or not doesn't change the fact that 10 seconds on Google would have showed him that the performance increase is anything but negligible.
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On June 12 2011 14:13 Myrmidon wrote:As funny as it was, the old classic about downloading RAM was kind of a legitimate question and definitely not a response like those covered in this thread. I've seen some of the strangest descriptions about what hyper-threading is on Intel CPUs that support it, but it's somehow a common mistake. e.g. this, but I already responded to the below so no need to harp on it too much: Show nested quote +The i3-2100 has hyperthreading, so it technically utilizes 4 cores, but its not as good as a true 4 core like an i5
lol, wasnt there a recent thread where someone thought that was a serious link?
also threading joke 
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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=232687¤tpage=2#24
The thread is asking advice about Filco Keyboards and switches... the genius advice?
just get a razer laycosa or arctosa, theyre really good, or you could get blackwidow, they will go pretty well with youre deathadder, filco keyboards look very hard to press, believe me its easier to play on more flat buttons that push freeley!
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really hoped to see this,
On August 26 2006 06:04 GoKu_ wrote:I have purchased two years ago a licensed version of the Starcraft-BroodWar. Everything was fine until three days ago, when connection to Europe, then USWest and then Asia, failed to start, with no messages returned, but the gateway list window back again. Only working gateway is US East. I have no problems with my ISP or firewall setings, because one gateway is still working. Need help, pls. 
On August 26 2006 06:25 Smurg wrote:
Your only option is to defeat US-East so you can unlock the other gateways!
This happens once every millenia or so, they randomly select a person they think is noble of spirit and true of heart, they issue a challenge that will take the said person on a long and dangerous adventure that will lead to great personal growth within the protagonist. The protagonist being you!
Good luck my friend...may your unlocking of the sacred gateways be successful...I know it will be tough, but if anyone can do it...it's you...Goku.
On August 26 2006 06:43 SexyGirl[ro] wrote:
Is not funny Smurg. Because i have the same problem.
On August 26 2006 06:48 Smurg wrote:Show nested quote +On August 26 2006 06:43 SexyGirl[ro] wrote:
Is not funny Smurg. Because i have the same problem. TWO? IN THE SAME ERA? ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE! DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME?
a TL classic 
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Added a new genius to the OP.
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People are lining up for the honor of being added. Got a new one.
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I think all the topics made by Veg in the tech support forum should bear honorable mention.
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Jingle Hell deserves an award!
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I'm not even a computer/tech genius and I know half the shit these people are spouting is just horrible and/or non related to the problem.
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I know i am an idiot becuase i only understood about 1/3 of these. I know that i know nothing about computer so that satisfies me!
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I do not really agree with this thread, but nonetheless it scared me quite a few times. I thought I was the composer of some of those comments in the OP lol.
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United Kingdom31255 Posts
Between the closed forums section and the Tech support you really can find some golden posts
I enjoyed it and hope to see some more posts up there soon
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I've very disappointed in myself that I only understood half of them if that. My computer knowledge is highly lacking
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On June 13 2011 07:50 Drazerk wrote:Between the closed forums section and the Tech support you really can find some golden posts I enjoyed it and hope to see some more posts up there soon
The only reason I hope to be able to add to it is because that means I saw them and had the chance to make sure the person receiving the bad advice knew it was just that...
Funny as it may be, bear in mind, people's PC's are in mortal peril every time someone self-nominates for a place of honor in this thread.
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Catyoul
France2377 Posts
Some real gems there. My favorite is the one about the HDD speed vs RAM speed :D
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Hmm, anyone have other posts that are censored for our protection? I want to find each and every one of them hats off to r1ch again for making that hehe
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On June 13 2011 07:58 Catyoul wrote:
Some real gems there. My favorite is the one about the HDD speed vs RAM speed :D
Yeah, wish I'd known HDD's were so fast before I wasted money on an SSD... oh wait, that thing's still slower than my RAM? And how much faster than my HDD?
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Hmm, that one seems relatively benign on the bad advice scale of Zero to Electrical fire.
Would be annoying to have it not work, but time consumption > Wasted money.
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On June 13 2011 07:38 MaxField wrote:
I know i am an idiot becuase i only understood about 1/3 of these. I know that i know nothing about computer so that satisfies me!
It's okay not to know about computers, it's just bad when you don't know anything about computers, but try to give people advice anyway. Basically the same as when people give bad strategic advice, except more concrete and empirically wrong.
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On June 13 2011 08:26 Chef wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 07:38 MaxField wrote:
I know i am an idiot becuase i only understood about 1/3 of these. I know that i know nothing about computer so that satisfies me! It's okay not to know about computers, it's just bad when you don't know anything about computers, but try to give people advice anyway. Basically the same as when people give bad strategic advice, except more concrete and empirically wrong.
And with the potential to cost large amounts of money or cause slightly inconvenient electrical fires in the worst case scenarios.
That's why my OP states not to post people for legitimate questions, only for bad advice. Nobody worth a damn wants to make people feel bad for asking a question. Just for giving harmful advice.
The worst cases of PEBKAC all come from people who think they know more than they do, anyways.
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Some of these are so face-palm inducing. Hahaha
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omg.. That post about downloading ram should definitely be on the front page.
I've never laughed so hard in my life XD
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Formatted the OP a bit more, to make additions smoother.
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On June 13 2011 08:52 MrFibble wrote:
omg.. That post about downloading ram should definitely be on the front page.
I've never laughed so hard in my life XD
Really?! That's a really, really old joke/troll/delusion
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On June 13 2011 08:55 Z3kk wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 08:52 MrFibble wrote:
omg.. That post about downloading ram should definitely be on the front page.
I've never laughed so hard in my life XD Really?! That's a really, really old joke/troll/delusion
Kinda like the old Cupholder one.
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On June 13 2011 08:58 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 08:55 Z3kk wrote:On June 13 2011 08:52 MrFibble wrote:
omg.. That post about downloading ram should definitely be on the front page.
I've never laughed so hard in my life XD Really?! That's a really, really old joke/troll/delusion Kinda like the old Cupholder one.
LOL :D
Also, don't worry about 1-star ratings or whatever...it really doesn't matter~ Also, unless you're a widely respected forum member, people will also like to randomly 1-star blogs too, etc. Stick and stones may break one's bones, but bad blog ratings on TL will never hurt heh.
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On June 13 2011 09:06 Z3kk wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 08:58 JingleHell wrote:On June 13 2011 08:55 Z3kk wrote:On June 13 2011 08:52 MrFibble wrote:
omg.. That post about downloading ram should definitely be on the front page.
I've never laughed so hard in my life XD Really?! That's a really, really old joke/troll/delusion Kinda like the old Cupholder one. LOL :D Also, don't worry about 1-star ratings or whatever...it really doesn't matter~ Also, unless you're a widely respected forum member, people will also like to randomly 1-star blogs too, etc. Stick and stones may break one's bones, but bad blog ratings on TL will never hurt heh.
Oh, believe me, I laughed my ass off when I saw it. I only even mentioned it in the OP because I thought it added to the comedic value that someone went all passive aggressive because they didn't like being featured here, but didn't have the stones to try and defend their statements.
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i know nothing about what these guys are talking about :|
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On June 13 2011 09:26 heaven- wrote:
i know nothing about what these guys are talking about :|
This advice is generally on par with suggesting someone go mass SCV to counter Banelings.
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On June 13 2011 09:26 heaven- wrote:
i know nothing about what these guys are talking about :|
Me neither. I was expecting a cheap laugh, and happily call someone a retard and snigger some more.. but honestly I'm just lost..
What do clocks have to do with anything?
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On June 13 2011 09:30 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 09:26 heaven- wrote:
i know nothing about what these guys are talking about :| This advice is generally on par with suggesting someone go mass SCV to counter Banelings.
So what you're saying is if I produce a diamond level replay of me crushing a baneling zerg player using mass SCV's I'll understand computers? That sounds like a worthy endeavor
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I'm certain RAM has surpassed HDDs in efficiency by now...
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On June 13 2011 09:32 Euronyme wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 09:26 heaven- wrote:
i know nothing about what these guys are talking about :| Me neither. I was expecting a cheap laugh, and happily call someone a retard and snigger some more.. but honestly I'm just lost.. What do clocks have to do with anything?
They let you know what time it is, clearly.
On June 13 2011 09:56 mizU wrote:
I'm certain RAM has surpassed HDDs in efficiency by now...
That's why it's funny. Except for the part where RAM exists to be faster than less volatile forms of memory. It never would have started being used if it wasn't faster, since it loses the data rather quickly without being refreshed.
On June 13 2011 09:46 n.DieJokes wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 09:30 JingleHell wrote:On June 13 2011 09:26 heaven- wrote:
i know nothing about what these guys are talking about :| This advice is generally on par with suggesting someone go mass SCV to counter Banelings. So what you're saying is if I produce a diamond level replay of me crushing a baneling zerg player using mass SCV's I'll understand computers? That sounds like a worthy endeavor
It should qualify you to at least the same level as all of the people that inspired this thread.
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On June 13 2011 10:02 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 09:56 mizU wrote:
I'm certain RAM has surpassed HDDs in efficiency by now... That's why it's funny. Except for the part where RAM exists to be faster than less volatile forms of memory. It never would have started being used if it wasn't faster, since it loses the data rather quickly without being refreshed.
It was satirical.
But thank you.
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On June 13 2011 10:11 mizU wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2011 10:02 JingleHell wrote:On June 13 2011 09:56 mizU wrote:
I'm certain RAM has surpassed HDDs in efficiency by now... That's why it's funny. Except for the part where RAM exists to be faster than less volatile forms of memory. It never would have started being used if it wasn't faster, since it loses the data rather quickly without being refreshed. It was satirical. But thank you.
Apologies. Enough people have posted here saying they don't get it that I missed the sarcasm dripping in your tone of voice.
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On June 13 2011 01:03 TheAwesomeAll wrote:+ Show Spoiler +really hoped to see this, On August 26 2006 06:04 GoKu_ wrote:I have purchased two years ago a licensed version of the Starcraft-BroodWar. Everything was fine until three days ago, when connection to Europe, then USWest and then Asia, failed to start, with no messages returned, but the gateway list window back again. Only working gateway is US East. I have no problems with my ISP or firewall setings, because one gateway is still working. Need help, pls. On August 26 2006 06:25 Smurg wrote:
Your only option is to defeat US-East so you can unlock the other gateways!
This happens once every millenia or so, they randomly select a person they think is noble of spirit and true of heart, they issue a challenge that will take the said person on a long and dangerous adventure that will lead to great personal growth within the protagonist. The protagonist being you!
Good luck my friend...may your unlocking of the sacred gateways be successful...I know it will be tough, but if anyone can do it...it's you...Goku. On August 26 2006 06:43 SexyGirl[ro] wrote:
Is not funny Smurg. Because i have the same problem. On August 26 2006 06:48 Smurg wrote:Show nested quote +On August 26 2006 06:43 SexyGirl[ro] wrote:
Is not funny Smurg. Because i have the same problem. TWO? IN THE SAME ERA? ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE! DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME? a TL classic
Haha. This made me laugh so hard. That guy is hilarious. I am now reading all of Smurg's posts in hopes of finding more gold.
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Indeed, asking for (simple) computer help on a forum is really stupid, when most of the information can be found on the Internet. I'm tired of especially the build threads, people are just too lazy to do their own research and are just waiting for people to spoon feed them, or in cases as shown in OP, getting spoon fed, resulting in more uninformed and ignorant people. A lot of people tend to think they're some kind of tech wiz and often don't back up their statements with evidence or do research before they spout their nonsense.
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Jingle this is great, I read almost only the Tech Support forum on TL now, so its good to see all the fails get pointed out to others. Also there are many more smaller fails in there as you would know because i see you in there all the time.
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It's not actually the replies that make me laugh as much as the knowledge that they all positively think they're 100% right and would've continued giving that advice to real life friends and colleagues if no one ever corrected them.
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On June 13 2011 12:06 Count9 wrote:
It's not actually the replies that make me laugh as much as the knowledge that they all positively think they're 100% right and would've continued giving that advice to real life friends and colleagues if no one ever corrected them.
Realistically, given the reactions to the corrections, they most likely will anway.
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I read this entire thread, and understood literally nothing.
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On June 13 2011 13:06 PHILtheTANK wrote:
I read this entire thread, and understood literally nothing.
Microwave.
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On June 12 2011 10:47 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 10:20 petergibbons wrote:
It strikes me as a bit funny that you made this because you thought these posters weren't being helpful. They weren't. If someone has a broken arm, and I hit them in the forehead with a hammer, did I actually help them, or just give them a concussion?
oh god... nothing will ever be funny ever again- i think i broke something laughing so hard at this post...
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I feel so stupid reading all of these. Even when I read some basic courses about this stuff, I doubt I would have been able to follow it. Luckily, I haven't posted in these kind of threads my self, so none of my quotes will appear in the op
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Thanks, this made my day =D
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Hardware is not my best field of knowledge, but the Frying Pan section truly gave me a laugh (and a heart attack), I hope nobody ever tries that sh*t on his PC. Pure money dumb imho. Thanks for the funny glance at the techsupport forums. I'm looking forward to the 2nd edition.
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best anti-virus program in the world is your brain
people think I am trolling when I tell them this.
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I don't get any of the posts I guess I'm not this type of nerd, although I guess I would never show up on these because I don't purport to be any sort of computer genius though.
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Am I the only one who doesn't understand any of these technical posts? lol I just know I own a laptop with 4 gigs of ram.
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On June 13 2011 16:01 Milqman wrote:
best anti-virus program in the world is your brain
people think I am trolling when I tell them this.
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You should tell them to get CommonSense Pro Edition 2011.
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@Jingle
omg i nearly died laughing. great thing to start.
best possible read after beeing on vacation for a week <3 tech supp forum
On June 13 2011 16:01 Milqman wrote:
best anti-virus program in the world is your brain
people think I am trolling when I tell them this.
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im with you milqman
no antvirus and other shit for like 10years and i had not a single infection.
if you really know what your doing those are just not needed. every day at work is another proof for me that no software on this planet will keep stupid people pc clean!
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Dunno if this is posted yet or something but i just found this.
+ Show Spoiler +you will be able to run at low/medium settings without problems, even on xp, but if you want some better performance get windows 7 and diable aero!
i understand you, i dont have much money, so i wont get any kind of pc to run sc2 yet in the near future, but you will be fine!
I would say quite retarded ^^
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On June 13 2011 19:09 Alex) wrote:Dunno if this is posted yet or something but i just found this. + Show Spoiler +you will be able to run at low/medium settings without problems, even on xp, but if you want some better performance get windows 7 and diable aero!
i understand you, i dont have much money, so i wont get any kind of pc to run sc2 yet in the near future, but you will be fine! I would say quite retarded ^^
Source? Got to see the context... Granted, given the number of exclamation points, I know which poster's history I could check. That dude's already donated quite a bit of his credibility to humor here.
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Ohhh.... Xplicit you silly goose
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Well I don't understand many of these so now I feel stupid. Thanks op!
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On June 13 2011 22:11 redFF wrote:Well I don't understand many of these so now I feel stupid. Thanks op!
Meh, you shouldn't feel stupid for not understanding them, the people who said them to begin with should, on the other hand.
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The unfortunate thing is that most threads in the Tech Support section have at least one post that would make this list, if not more...
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I didn't like this. I thought I would have a good laugh, but instead, I am just disappointed. However, too many people try to seem important by giving advice, and as always, not all of them will be accurate. That being said, I think it is the duty of the person receiving the advice to actually do some research on their own, and to take into account that some people will just be ridiculous.
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Oh dear, this thread is pretty awkward.
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The beautiful thing is that most of this terrible advice is accompanied by horrible spelling and grammar. Really? REALLY? Is it so hard to type out the word "you" while you're claiming that CPU temps don't matter?
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On June 14 2011 02:21 SonicTitan wrote:
The beautiful thing is that most of this terrible advice is accompanied by horrible spelling and grammar. Really? REALLY? Is it so hard to type out the word "you" while you're claiming that CPU temps don't matter?
Meh, if it's halfway readable, I don't usually care. Although you might notice a certain pattern in a few of the winning posts of excessive exclamation points, that make it feel like the neurotic squirrel from Over the Hedge is talking about memory clocks? Drives me insane for some reason.
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Got some new goodies in the OP.
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i feel like a loser for not being able to easily appreciate the comedy in these
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On June 14 2011 08:48 cavalier117 wrote:i feel like a loser for not being able to easily appreciate the comedy in these
Just do what any self-respecting self-nominator for this thread would do. Use Google to find out what's wrong with a specific one, mock the person for not knowing better, and then every time someone makes a thread in Tech Support, relate it to that one thing.
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Meh, classic trolls don't qualify. Only people who actually think they're being productive.
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I saw this on another forum wasn't TL. A user was complaining about his computer being slow and a very special forum goer said something along the lines of
You have the system32 virus. Fixing it is very easy, just search your computer for every file with the word system32 in it and delete it.
Ill see if I can find the link.
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On June 14 2011 10:05 Fuzzymonkey wrote:I saw this on another forum wasn't TL. A user was complaining about his computer being slow and a very special forum goer said something along the lines of Show nested quote +
You have the system32 virus. Fixing it is very easy, just search your computer for every file with the word system32 in it and delete it.
Ill see if I can find the link.
I think that's malice more than stupidity...
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This thread just made my day.
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I actually learnt a lot from reading these stuff...
btw, what's your opinion about this post? It's a solution to viruses using Hijackthis and Combofix.
Thanks.
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On June 13 2011 16:01 Milqman wrote:
best anti-virus program in the world is your brain
people think I am trolling when I tell them this.
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Agreed. And to top it off the only infection warnings my AV ever gave me was when Avast pushed a fucked up update that considered any mention of gzip types as an infection attempt. They corrected it really really fast though. I can only imagine what was going on at their company for that time :D should have been worthy of a comedy.
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On June 14 2011 18:15 JieXian wrote:I actually learnt a lot from reading these stuff... btw, what's your opinion about this post? It's a solution to viruses using Hijackthis and Combofix. Thanks.
Well, until my wife bought the most recent version of Norton on sale a couple of months ago, I used a combination of Spybot and common sense.
I've never had worse than semi-benign tracking cookies actually make it onto my PC. In other words, if they aren't directly malicious chunks of software being billed as anti-viruses or whatever else, I'm a terrible judge of whether they're a bad solution.
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On June 14 2011 22:14 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2011 18:15 JieXian wrote:I actually learnt a lot from reading these stuff... btw, what's your opinion about this post? It's a solution to viruses using Hijackthis and Combofix. Thanks. Well, until my wife bought the most recent version of Norton on sale a couple of months ago, I used a combination of Spybot and common sense. I've never had worse than semi-benign tracking cookies actually make it onto my PC. In other words, if they aren't directly malicious chunks of software being billed as anti-viruses or whatever else, I'm a terrible judge of whether they're a bad solution.
Ah.. I've never had any problems for almost 10 years. Though I think my common sense isn't too bad, I'm worried because I don't exactly just surf.
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Good stuff there. The guy suggesting that you clean thermal paste off of your CPU with a damp cloth..............I almost shivered right there. If I caught someone doing that i think I'd probably kill them right on the spot.
And the downloading RAM guy is clearly trolling. I know I've made the same kind of post on several tech websites for the lulz. Its funny, you get all the wannabe smartasses posting entire stories telling how farking stupid you are. :-D
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This is amazing.The thermal paste one was the best!
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On June 15 2011 03:22 phant wrote:
This is amazing.The thermal paste one was the best!
Which one? Thermal paste to fix scareware, or cleaning thermal paste with water?
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On June 12 2011 06:01 JingleHell wrote:
Edit: Wow, I seem to have struck a nerve with someone I quoted! Every post in my blog just picked up a rating of 1 from someone. Passive aggressive much, someone? Go read Twilight.
This whole thread was mildly amusing until the end. While people say dumb things, I can't really put my heart behind a thread that mocks people with generally good intentions who are trying to help.
The bit I quoted was downright bitchy though. You sir, earned one star from me.
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I have no idea what any of this means, good thing I don't and never will post in the tech support section offering advice ^^.
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On June 15 2011 04:47 Deja Thoris wrote:Show nested quote +On June 12 2011 06:01 JingleHell wrote:
Edit: Wow, I seem to have struck a nerve with someone I quoted! Every post in my blog just picked up a rating of 1 from someone. Passive aggressive much, someone? Go read Twilight. This whole thread was mildly amusing until the end. While people say dumb things, I can't really put my heart behind a thread that mocks people with generally good intentions who are trying to help. The bit I quoted was downright bitchy though. You sir, earned one star from me.
You call it good intentions to give advice without having a clue what you're talking about in a way that has the potential to damage other people's expensive computers, or waste huge chunks of their time? That's as dumb as the stuff I'm mocking with this thread.
As for being bitchy? I wouldn't call it any more so than what I was responding to, but at least you, unlike the person I was mocking there, had the balls to say something. The other person was just being a crybaby who couldn't handle getting publicly humiliated for being at best a jackass, and at worst a malicious poster.
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Hey in This Thread some kid thinks cpu temps are all the same.
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On June 15 2011 12:25 XKiller wrote:Hey in This Thread some kid thinks cpu temps are all the same.
I'm actually pretty sure he's making an honest effort to get himself on the OP of this thread. He's got to be a troll.
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Added a new one to Didn't read the OP.
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To be fair, I think you just misread this guys post. Of course his advice doesn't help the OP with the problem he was asking about, but the content of the post itself isn't worthy of your comment about him referring to the SSD increasing stream quality imo.
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Nice ones... PSU's always do turn into fun conversations.
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I was certain something I said would have ended up in here, haha. Hilarious thread. I feel like the Tech Support forums should redirect to Google until the user has passed a test certifying that they have tried Google already.
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On June 16 2011 13:09 Zeke50100 wrote:
I was certain something I said would have ended up in here, haha. Hilarious thread. I feel like the Tech Support forums should redirect to Google until the user has passed a test certifying that they have tried Google already.
If you want, I can dig through your post history tomorrow...
I must agree, Tech Support needs some serious loving on the moderation... at least consistency, even if it continues to be too light.
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On June 15 2011 03:56 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2011 03:22 phant wrote:
This is amazing.The thermal paste one was the best! Which one? Thermal paste to fix scareware, or cleaning thermal paste with water?
the one with the damp cloth.
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On June 16 2011 13:41 phant wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2011 03:56 JingleHell wrote:On June 15 2011 03:22 phant wrote:
This is amazing.The thermal paste one was the best! Which one? Thermal paste to fix scareware, or cleaning thermal paste with water? the one with the damp cloth.
Yeah that was painful. It's amazing how many people think that just because it happens to be good for us that water can't harm anything.
Even if you used distilled, filtered, really pure water, and got it 100% dry first, it can still cause oxidation and corrosion. Add in all the shit that comes out of the average faucet as far as mineral deposits, and you're setting yourself up for heat issues even if you don't directly fry it or damage it.
Water, as it turns out, is one of nature's best corrosives...
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I'm going to assume all the quotes with unnecessary exclamation marks are courtesy of S.O.U.L.
Edit - And of course terrible information/advice
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On June 21 2011 04:22 firexfred wrote:
I'm going to assume all the quotes with unnecessary exclamation marks are courtesy of S.O.U.L.
Edit - And of course terrible information/advice
Amazing how distinctive he is, isn't it?
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I've sworn off of updating the OP of this particular blog. Too many people showed up either trolling or failing to prove they were smarter than the people already in the OP, and Tech Support turned into a cesspool of stupid responses for the duration of the spotlight.
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