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What's the dumbest thing you've done to fix a tech issue? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Evkob@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Turned it off ... and then turned it back on again. It feels stupid, but it fixes way more issues than it should.

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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca [S] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That's not stupid, that's one of the first steps of any sane troubleshooting.

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's stupid that it works. 😂

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[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Weeeell, the software is complex - basically no one seems to understand anything deeply any more

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