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apocalypse (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 5 months ago by pmjv to c/unix_surrealism
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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 103 points 5 months ago

Fun fact, sometimes computers can grow crystals from their solder.

tin whiskers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)

[-] pmjv 47 points 5 months ago

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[-] Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago
[-] pmjv 22 points 5 months ago

clean up after yourself when you're done please

[-] paperd@lemmy.zip 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

CRUSH UP THOSE CRYSTALS AND SMOKE THEM

only then can you become one with the machine.

[-] pmjv 12 points 5 months ago

You are banned for saying the T-word.

[-] paperd@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

Oh noes 😭

[-] refurbishedrefurbisher 13 points 5 months ago

At least there wasn't a third party, kernel level security software suite installed.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 13 points 5 months ago

Who's that character on the right?

[-] pmjv 20 points 5 months ago
[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 18 points 5 months ago
[-] pmjv 12 points 5 months ago
[-] JackRiddle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

I hope to one day be brave enough to switch to 9front

[-] pmjv 2 points 4 months ago

Sign up for the winter sdf bootcamp! https://sdf.org/plan9/

[-] Abnorc@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

You know it’s not for the faint of heart when it closes off with “Good luck, you may need it.”

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 10 points 5 months ago

The good news is the magic smoke is still inside the chips, so we can fix it! Get me some flux stat!

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Pretty, let's make those big suckers into jewelry!

[-] wgs 2 points 5 months ago

We call them crowdstals down there. They used to only target ancients NT kernels but apparently they evolved to infect other environments. Eh, nature.

this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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