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Posted by Marine on April 25, 2008 at 9:40am
Last night signalled the end of a long relationship. Last night a close friend of mine left me for heaven (or, at least, a version of it).It all started with a strange noise, clank clank clank.Like something wasn't in place.And then, a ppffffttll.Even scarier than the previous one.There were signs of uneasiness a few days ago. As usual, I brushed them off (mainly with my foot) and kept going. Others things on my mind which I thought more important.And then, it happened. That BSOD that will haunt my nights more than that attacker will ever do.You never know what you have 'til it's gone, i guess. So, yeah, last night my computer signed out. Forevermore. Bad timing, I was supposed to get in touch with a friend living not so close to me. There's still phone, you'll tell me, but I've always thought that phone is a bit unpersonal, more than chat will ever be....or maybe not. Hopefully, there's still this glorious thing called WORK to get my hands on a keyboard and my eyes on a blinding screen. Yay !Anyway, after almost losing a digit to try and figure out if it could be saved (bloody fan !), I took maybe five seconds to feel a bit guilty. Can't say that I've been the best of SU for this poor excuse of a PC. Running almost all the time on that-useless-OS-that-nobody-likes-but-everyone-still-uses, even if I had an installed Debian (it was old, but it worked ! No excuse there !), kicking it when it wouldn't work, not gently (heeled shoes and computers do NOT get along),letting the dust in, blaming it for my ineptitude (hmmm, segfaults)... And then, the good times too, when I took care of it when it broke down, and I took it for a walk. Yeah, uncomfortable and everyone looks at you like you're insane (I am, people, I am !!). Countless hours spent mastering stupid Flash games, reading feminist websites, keeping in touch with people I met abroad, asking for help on developper websites... Checking for French spelling as well...Sure, it couldn't go on forever, it was pretty old and in bad shape. "I guess I knew your time would come...". So, after almost six years of good service (I told you, it's decrepit ! Didn't even have USB 2 !), maybe it's time we both go separate ways.But then, again, my mind wanders. What will happen to this poor heap of metal ? After a few minutes looking around (and another few minutes for translation ;), I found, first, what my dear friend was made of : plastic, gold, copper, nickel, and other hevay metals such as cadmium and palladium. Don't ask what these two are. I just know they have respectively the atomic numbers 48 and 46 (thx wikipedia). I'll have to make sure that the disposal facility can recycle it efficiently.Just in case, does anybody know how to write "I'm sorry, I never meant to put your health in danger with my Western consumerist habits." in hindi, so I can carve it on what's left of my PC ?That's quite a long text to recount my old PC's death. I wouldn't last as much on the controversy around the beatification of Padre Pio.Maybe indeed there IS something wrong with me.
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