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[Chaoswizkid]

Power supply failed in my desktop.  Again.  This is the third time.  It's over 6 years old now, but the PS failed less than a year ago last time.  Ugh.

Sounds like your PS doesn't have enough wattage. Don't replace it at its current rating, go with something more powerful. They shouldn't be burning up that quickly at all. I've had power supplies that last 6 years or longer, so you're either buying crap or you're buying parts that aren't cut out for the job.

Entirely possible.  It's a server motherboard because I wanted to be weird and get a dual socket system, and only a 550W power supply.  It's never been unstable so I assumed the wattage was good enough, but I didn't pay a ton for the power supply so it probably really just wasn't up to the job.

Oh well, I'm replacing the whole system now anyway.  I'll get something bigger this time, more than enough to temporarily get this one back up and running to get some of my data off of it.

I usually aim for 200W more than is needed for the mobo+video card+lights/fans/whatever if they use a bunch. Might be a good bit more expensive, but I haven't had to worry about a failing power supply since and therefore save money in the long run. Good luck with your new build.

[Bauglir]

I... should probably find a better way to figure out if lines cross. This one has spiraled out of control to an outrageous degree, dwarfing everything else in the program (though a good part of that is the sea of comments necessary to parse what the shit is even happening). And I'm still evidently missing a possible scenario in which a line crosses another >_____________<

[Avis-Mergulus]

Guh, my grandmother waltzed into my room without knocking or anything. Seriously considering buying a lock for my door. DX

May I inquire what you were doing when the unfortunate event occurred?

[Putnam]

Guh, my grandmother waltzed into my room without knocking or anything. Seriously considering buying a lock for my door. DX

May I inquire what you were doing when the unfortunate event occurred?

...I wouldn't have.

[nenjin]

Went to the grocery store, noticed my car was pulling hard to the left. Sure enough, flat tire! Note, it's 0 out before the wind chill, -20 when it's blowing.

Gas Station #1: Air hose appears to have a weak clamp on the hose so air leaks out where it and the nozzle assembly meets. Tire won't fill, hands freeze. Gas station attendant denies all responsibility for doing anything about it. Tire status: dangerously low.

Gas Station #2: Pump is just weak, period. Tire won't fill. Hands freeze. Tire status: Critical.

Gas Station #3: Finally find a pump with more air pressure than a weak fart. Spend about 10 minutes alternating between filling the tire and getting in the car to warm my hands. After 3 rounds of filling, the tire is fuller but still low. It looks like a major leak. So I limp home on it. Meanwhile, we're supposed to get major snows tomorrow or Monday.

*sigh* This is like the 3rd flat tire I've had in two years. Getting sick of this shit.

[ChairmanPoo]

Guh, my grandmother waltzed into my room without knocking or anything. Seriously considering buying a lock for my door. DX

"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a lock on the door..."

[Evilsx]

Guh, my grandmother waltzed into my room without knocking or anything. Seriously considering buying a lock for my door. DX

"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a lock on the door..."

"...and an Sexy voice being heard in the background..."

Also an ton for project just got given to me and having an panic about it right now with also rage

[MaximumZero]

Went to the grocery store, noticed my car was pulling hard to the left. Sure enough, flat tire! Note, it's 0 out before the wind chill, -20 when it's blowing.

Gas Station #1: Air hose appears to have a weak clamp on the hose so air leaks out where it and the nozzle assembly meets. Tire won't fill, hands freeze. Gas station attendant denies all responsibility for doing anything about it. Tire status: dangerously low.

Gas Station #2: Pump is just weak, period. Tire won't fill. Hands freeze. Tire status: Critical.

Gas Station #3: Finally find a pump with more air pressure than a weak fart. Spend about 10 minutes alternating between filling the tire and getting in the car to warm my hands. After 3 rounds of filling, the tire is fuller but still low. It looks like a major leak. So I limp home on it. Meanwhile, we're supposed to get major snows tomorrow or Monday.

*sigh* This is like the 3rd flat tire I've had in two years. Getting sick of this shit.

Note: tire shops (Belle Tire, Discount Tire, et al,) will fill your tires for free. Discount does a lot of stuff for free.

[Akura]

Week from hell. Woke up tired Monday, and ended up having triple the workload because no one else showed up. Woke up tired Tuesday, and again had thrice as much work to do.

Woke up tired Wednesday, and the other girl actually did show up, only they had her trying to do my job. In addition to having to clean up that mess, I also don't like the potential implications of that.

Adding to the stress was the feeling that my crush doesn't really like me. Fortunately, I called her and asked her if I was being a problem, and Good News! I don't terribly annoy the girl I'm in love with!

Friday wasn't too bad except the bus ride to work. Where I was standing(no seats) I only had on foot on solid floor and barely anywhere to hold on to. When a seat became available, some bitch who already had a seat jumps into it before I can move, because she felt she was somehow entitled to two seats. Then she starts this loud conversation about the tons of shit in her life, because she felt everyone needed to hear about her and her boyfriend's drug problems, or how thoroughly in love she is with him despite him already having two kids with someone else(with a third on the way).

Then Bay12 was down yesterday.

Tried to make pancakes this morning, only turned out a little bad, and worse, I found that my stepdad had hidden the syrup on me. For fuck's sake, they take $150 in food stamps from me a month, which I don't see any evidence of them using, and I'm still not allowed to enjoy the stuff I buy with my own money?! And when my stepdad noticed I was in a bad mood, he said something to the effect that I really don't have any right to a bad mood.

I'm also stressing out because the possibility of missing work tomorrow because of snow. It's a low chance, but still, I need moneys in my paycheck.

Guh, my grandmother waltzed into my room without knocking or anything. Seriously considering buying a lock for my door. DX

I had a lock on my door once. Then my stepdad changed the doorknob.

[Sirus]

Change it back, superglue the locking knob in place.

[Flying Dice]

Change it back, superglue the locking knob in place.

Get a rope ladder, be grateful for windows.

[Sirus]

Change it back, superglue the locking knob in place.

Get a rope ladder, be grateful for windows.

Disregard windows, acquire teleportation abilities.

[Vorthon]

Or just sign up for geared-to-income housing. e-e

[Frumple]

... assuming there is any (or an equivalent), where Akura is. Or that A qualifies for it, if there is. Near as I can remember, Akura lives in the states. No guarantee there's anything of that nature in the area Ak's at, or that Akura qualifies, or that the situation in whatever the closest thing is wouldn't be worse than the current one.

[Flying Dice]

Yeah, relying on the social safety net in the U.S. is something you do when you have no other alternative.