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What Was Your Worst Computer Accident?

Posted by timothy on from the you-mean-besides-the-railgun dept.

Anonymous Writer writes "I learned years ago to backup regularly and never keep a drink on the same table as a laptop. I accidentally spilled a drink onto my laptop's keyboard where it drained into the laptop's innards, ruining the motherboard, CD-ROM, and hard drive. Thousands of dollars and all my data disappeared in a flash. Considering that there are even people out there that intentionally damage hardware, I was wondering what kind of disasters Slashdot readers have experienced."

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  1. Re:Honest by nick125 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    hehe. i made the biggest mistake. i bought Win98, Win98SE, WinME, and stupidly enough i also bought WinXP. i must have had a 1/10 of a brain cell working at that moment. A Damm Good thing theres Gentoo Linux. :)
    Linux. No BG. No BS. No Price Tag. No Windows!