Don’t move the mouse around. It takes up computing power.
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2026
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Oh shit is that a real thing? I remember moving the mouse always made things slower… but that actually makes sense now
Probably not significantly depending on what year you were 9. (I remember testing it between similar loading screens in games I like as a kid, but my hypothesis was that spamming would somehow make the computer realize I'm impatient.)
9 year old you was right.
Same with printers.
Printers can smell your fear.
Printers can smell fear and desperation, and will deliberately malfunction when they do. They are the tools of an infernal power, sent to torment us. You must approach them with a casual nonchelance, or, a warmed up soldering iron, a screwdriver, and an aura of pent up rage, if you wish to receive your document in a timely fashion.
This is how you get good at minesweeper
You get good by using the cheat code for minesweeper
XYZZY, right?
Yes. Add right shift and enter after that combo and watch top left pixel(it was easier on a CRT because there was less pixels)
This is how I caught legendaries in Pokemon.
My C64 has taught me that threats of physical violence work best.
Me installing the newest DirectX from the CD in my gaming mag every month because PC go faster.
Oh man. That's so dumb. Everyone knows pressing start a bunch of times skips through quicker.
It will feel like it loaded faster if you focus on something else, at least.
Eventually I would do the same with P2P downloads. When I'm cool and chill 😎: 1.2MB/s! When I'm stressed out 😰: 300KB/s 😒
power of disassociation