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I Assumed 'Twas The Boot Code (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Bring_Back_Buggy_Whips@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 123 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

When I was younger I had a computer where the front fell off and stripped the wires from the button.

To turn it on and off I had to hold the wires together, felt like I was hot wiring a car every time.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 41 points 4 months ago

Perfect prelude to playing GTA

[–] Zenorbi@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't this built so the front wouldn't fall off?

[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well, Its not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

We've towed it outside of the environment.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

Well how is it untypical?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

When I bench tested components at a PC shop, I’d use my smallest screwdriver to short the pins on the motherboard to start up the caseless computer.

[–] StinkyRedMan@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kinda the same here but one day I noticed it also worked by simply touching the case with one of the wires and that's how I did it from here.

[–] __ahhhhh@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) 
          SW
In ------/  ----- GND ---- Chassis
     |                     
     \
     / 10Kohm
     \
     /
    +5v
[–] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I have a server that's a motherboard in a shelf that I stick a screwdriver into to power cycle

[–] varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

You Monster! Why would you power cycle a server?