โฒ 142 โผ 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 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) When I was a kid I had a tv develop a big rainbow circle in one corner underneath where I set a speaker on top of it. I took it off but the circle didn't go away. A quick google search later and that's how I learned what degaussing was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 9 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago I caused that with a refrigerator magnet, then also fixed it with a refrigerator magnet. Then entertained myself more in the next couple weeks by fucking with my screen with magnets than any actual TV shows or video games. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) When I was a kid I had a tv develop a big rainbow circle in one corner underneath where I set a speaker on top of it. I took it off but the circle didn't go away. A quick google search later and that's how I learned what degaussing was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 9 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago I caused that with a refrigerator magnet, then also fixed it with a refrigerator magnet. Then entertained myself more in the next couple weeks by fucking with my screen with magnets than any actual TV shows or video games. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 9 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago I caused that with a refrigerator magnet, then also fixed it with a refrigerator magnet. Then entertained myself more in the next couple weeks by fucking with my screen with magnets than any actual TV shows or video games. permalink fedilink source parent