Computer carnage!

[protege]

This is actually my father's computer. Or, rather, what was left of it. This 9-year-old Compaq finally wore out last month, and he bought a new machine. A rather nice HP desktop, in fact. Because of that, this thing had been used mainly as a backup...until it failed last week. It wouldn't power up, and I got tired of messing with it.

I'd already robbed the thing for parts--the drives went into more deserving causes, the memory sold off, and the motherboard was trashed. The case had already been trashed trying to access the power switch, so it truly was junk.

Last night, the thought of beating the thing to death with the 40-pound fence maul...proved too much, and I succumbed. Trust me, there's nothing like beating the living shit out of something with that hammer. Especially if you got stuck troubleshooting said something, and then getting screamed at when the repairs don't work.

So, without further delay...hit any key to continue

[technical.angel]

You went all kinds of Office Space on that thing!

[lordlundar]

Ahh, nothing like healthy, safe, and legal acts of mayhem to provide stress relief.

[protege]

Considering that I hated that computer, it was well warranted. This was the machine that my father refused to update his virus defs, or even Windows updates. Then he'd go screaming about how he always got viruses, or why the thing was loaded with spyware Needless to say, I considered it an obligation to beat the shit out of it

[Fufu487]

you lived the dream!! i would LOVE to do that to my compt sometimes.... Hey, the ABM at work gives me alot of trouble, I wonder how many cracks it takes to get inside an ABM.....LOL

[lordlundar]

you lived the dream!! i would LOVE to do that to my compt sometimes.... Hey, the ABM at work gives me alot of trouble, I wonder how many cracks it takes to get inside an ABM.....LOL

Five, if you're a good shot and know where to swing, but it also depends on the model.

[Eric the Grey]

Ahh, nothing like healthy, safe, and legal acts of mayhem to provide stress relief.

It's called Therapy, and cheaper than a person.



Eric the Grey

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta....

[Bandit]

My version of computer therapy.... with a .3030



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[draggar]

You went all kinds of Office Space on that thing!

I was thinking the same thing.

It would have been great to walk near a computer ship and do it out in their parking lot. Not directly in front of them, but near them.

[lordlundar]

My version of computer therapy.... with a .3030

a 50-cal is more satisfying. That one usually requires referring to the hard drive afterward in plural as opposed to singular after.

[Racket_Man]

I know I have mentioned this one before.

10 years ago the company I worked for updated their computer systems and I had 4 small IBM System/36's that were takedn out of service. I e-mailed each of the sites that they needed to dispose of these units properly ie. smash the HDDs and then do the eco friendly disposal. in a seperate private e-mail/phone conversation I indicated that no one would care if

1. the unit was "accidently" dropped off a 200 foot cliff
2. the unit was "accidently" run over by a semi truck in the parking lot/shipping lot
3. the unit was "accidently" crushed under a 2 ton crate
4 the unit was "accidently" bashed to small flakey bits by a gang of roving rogue drunk 10 pound sledgehammers
5. the unit was "accidently" dropped off the back end of a pickup truck driving down the highway
6. the unit was "accidently" cut into unrecognizeable peices by a crazzed acid trippin manic-dpressive saw-saw
7. the unit was "accidently" blown up by:
a. 1 pound of C4
b. 20 pounds of dinamite
c. a case of M-80's or M-100's
8. the unit was "accidently" shot 200 times with a shotgun deer slug/.45 handgun while trying to "escape" the building


in the case of the "accidents" I told them straight out -

This is your mission, should you choose the accept it. if you are caught or killed I will disavow any knowledge of your action. HOWEVER I WANT VIDEO. THERE MUST BE VIDEO

[Ironclad Alibi]

HOWEVER I WANT VIDEO. THERE MUST BE VIDEO

That being said, where is the video? Sharing is it nice thing to do.

[Blade_Raver]

The carnage pics were nice, but it looks like it could use some more smashing.

I'd like to lend a pair of hands and a sledge hammer to help do the honors.... that is, if you live close by.

[protege]

It's been smashed up a little more since that night. Right now, it's nearly flattened. Problem is, these cases can take only so much abuse--eventually, the last of the rivets will snap off, and I'll be left with a pile of flat panels. Er, make that *reasonably* flat panels. Those are rather boring to bash up.