Playing around your PC's power-strip with your foot and accidentally shutting it off: C or D

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I do this at least a few times a year.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 04:56 (twenty-two years ago)

not as dud as someone else playing around with your PC's power cord with their foot and accidentally shutting your PC off, while you've 3 hours' worth of unsaved work.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 04:58 (twenty-two years ago)

OUCH...bitterness

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 04:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Which is why I use a laptop. Instant uninterrupted power supply.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 05:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The best is when your UPS just doesn't work at all. Or it hiccups.
DUD!

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 05:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"3 hours of unsaved work" should not happen. That's your fault there, sorry.

But yes, massive dud.

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 05:13 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, laptops are where its at. or something.

― todd swiss (eliti), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Fucking ... I was working on a film project and had like an eight minute segment rendering under the bed for like six hours, and I started playing with the cord between my toes. I pulled it out accidentally, and when I rebooted the whole clip was corrupted. Two days later I bought a $130 UPS. So yeah: big dud.

― Atila the Honeybun (Atila the Honeybun), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 05:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I've never lost anything that mattered this way.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course, you could always reorient your power strip so that the switch isn't within firing range...but definitely a UPS is a great idea, because it just keeps the power that much more stable in general.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

When is this ever classic?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

When it happens to someone else! HAW!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

i did this the over day just as i was writing a post to ILE hahaha

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

S A V E A S Y O U G O , people.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Erk, bad formatting: SAVE AS YOU GO!

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh this sucks a#######;';';'#;##;#';*****
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>SPLUTTER<

― mei (mei), Wednesday, 18 February 2004 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

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