how do computers work?
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Re: how do computers work?
There's things inside them that turn off and on again really quickly. Then they become sentient and try to murder you in your sleep.
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Re: how do computers work?

Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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Re: how do computers work?
there's a bunch of ones and zeros who get together and be friends in all kinds of conglomerations.
And then they get sent out in packets through wires and sometimes not even wires so I guess with lasers!
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And then they get sent out in packets through wires and sometimes not even wires so I guess with lasers!
The end
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Re: how do computers work?
knee tunes wrote:there's a bunch of ones and zeros who get together and be friends in all kinds of conglomerations.
And then they get sent out in packets through wires and sometimes not even wires so I guess with lasers!
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Re: how do computers work?
i don’t know what any of that means
other than the zoolander gif
other than the zoolander gif
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Re: how do computers work?
Something to do with junctions and dope.
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Re: how do computers work?
come on, guys
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Re: how do computers work?
like everyone else, they get up in the morning and put the coffee on
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i'm done with this
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Re: how do computers work?
Microsoft update broke our printers. This is why you don't update immediately following the release.
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Re: how do computers work?
simple schoolboy wrote:Microsoft update broke our printers. This is why you don't update
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Re: how do computers work?
If its Windows XP and your org pays for support, its probably worth it. Otherwise...knee tunes wrote:simple schoolboy wrote:Microsoft update broke our printers. This is why you don't update
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Re: how do computers work?
update/reinstall your drivers
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Re: how do computers work?
I'm going to order a raspberry pi and try to set up a retro gaming console. Wish me luck, please.
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Re: how do computers work?
sounds delicious
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Re: how do computers work?
this is all gibberish...please stop
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Re: how do computers work?
My computer has been slow for ages and I couldn't figure out why until I looked in the box and saw that some wires were getting wrapped around the CPU fan, so Windows was throttling the hell out of my PC. Lucky it didnt fry.
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