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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    05:24 PM

    In reply to 8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems
    Apparently Sean has never had to fix a wonky VT200/220 terminal.

    Most of the repairs for display issues required percussive maintenance due to bad/old solder joints. Far easier to drop the CRT from 4-12" onto a table than open the case, discharge the caps and tube, yadda.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    05:19 PM

    In reply to 8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems
    Funny that the legitimate way of fixing a lot of Sony Camcorder tape-loading-mechanism issues involves a good whack.

    I've had many a sore quad and palm from this.

    [www.google.com]
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    04:41 PM

    In reply to 8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems
    Shut the hell up, Sean! You know exactly fuck-all about fixing delicate machinery.

    I remember fixing a 486 that kept crashing by stabbing it 44 times in the side with a Philips head screwdriver. Worked like a charm. After that, I just called the computer "Tina", what with all the times I punched it.

    And let's not forget the fact that any CRT monitor could be repaired by hitting the side of the enclosure really hard.

    You cannot break electronics through so-called "abuse". If you hit a gadget and it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

    Anyone who says otherwise is a mincing panty-waisted limp-wristed fruit parfait.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04:26 PM

    In reply to 8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems
    Re: No. 7, I'm sure the kid was wearing friction proof OshKosh's. Anyway, if he was with me, he wouldn't be able to go limp. The deathgrip on his earlobe would keep his ass on his feet.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    04:33 PM

    @Kaiser-Machead: You mean kids aren't pets?
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    04:01 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Awesome list Kyle, thanks for doing all the work for us.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    03:41 PM

    In reply to The 5 Best TVs You Can Buy
    The 5 Best TVs I Can't Buy

    /fixed
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    03:26 PM

    In reply to The 5 Best TVs You Can Buy
    All I want is a nice 54" plasma hanging on the wall.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    03:32 PM

    @OMG! Ponies!: That is a nice goal. I enjoy mine.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    04:20 PM

    @OMG! Ponies!: All I want is my fucking 6-ton 52" Samsung DLP from 2004 out of my living room.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    03:15 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    hey guys. just got here. where are the TVs?

    /that guy'd
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    02:54 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Where are those awesome 25% off Macs we've been reading about on the internets? Bah-humbug. ;)
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    02:51 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need

    Lemme see...
    How much an I going to spend on the Gizmodo staff?

    One... Yeah. That should do it.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    03:27 PM

    @DustyButt™: It looks like he is wearing a Hefty Bag.
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    03:41 PM

    @Curves: Hefty Hefty Hefty Hefty
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02:51 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Holy shit. This is amazing. Thanks, Gizmodo!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02:45 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    I was sort of hoping that when I bought that cheap HDMI cable from Amazon, it spontaneously created a sharply jagged cluster of calcium in Noel Lee's kidney.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    02:43 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    Since apparently nobody has brought it up yet, where are the TVs?

    /sarcasm
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    02:40 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    For those noticing stuff missing, please stand by. Technical issues.
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    Image of dimsum4u dimsum4u
    02:33 PM

    In reply to Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
    No tvs? Or did I just over look them.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    02:36 PM

    @dimsum4u: No videogames either. More like "the only list you need unless you want something we didn't list"
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    03:00 PM

    @yantelope: Fixed. Thanks Giz!
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