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    8 days ago

    me, pouring kool-aid into my laptop’s keyboard a month before the accidental damage warranty expired…

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      8 days ago

      Nail polish remover here 💅🏻 apart from the track pad not working anymore, it seems to have staved off most expected damage. Well, apart from a giant white stain across the entire keyboard, that is

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        7 days ago

        I backed up all my stuff, took it outside, and poured extra super sugary kool-aid into it. I was alarmed when it started up and worked fine the first try.

        The second try… it hung on the boot screen forever. I loved that laptop, and it cost me about 2kUSD… but free upgrade! I couldn’t pass it up. That was in 2011. I still use the upgrade I got, 14 years later, and it works amazingly (after maxing out its specs)