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Options For a Laptop With a Broken Screen?

Posted by timothy on from the voice-activated-car-computer-or-giant-panel-slave-pc dept.

DefenseSupportParty writes "I recently traveled via an unnamed airline, and stupidly checked my laptop. Unfortunately, the screen broke in transit and they refuse to take responsibility for it, claiming that it could have been broken before the flight. I'm not really in the mood to replace the screen if I have to pay for it, as I have other laptops that I can use. At the same time, I don't want to waste computing power that could be put to good use. I've thought about the common stuff: file server, SETI@Home, but I'd like to do something a little more creative. Does anyone have good ideas for a relatively powerful laptop without a display?"

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  1. Braille Quake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Braille Quake is available for Windows & Linux.

  2. Oblig. by Jamamala · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about you take a few more flights and then set up a beowulf cluster?

    1. Re:Oblig. by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, but how will he be able to fly the airline again, considering it has no name?

    2. Re:Oblig. by Chabo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can you be my facebook friend? Can I follow your twitter feed?

      You must be new here.

      The correct way to say it is: "Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter."

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  3. PQ by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Run 10,000 instances of progress quest.

  4. Checked it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about setting it up a a monument to your carefree lifestyle? I mean, really, who on earth checks laptops?

  5. That's what you get... by Jawbreaker4Fs · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what you get for traveling on an unnamed airline.

  6. Re:Donate it? by youthoftoday · · Score: 5, Funny

    Regular flier?

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  7. Answer a centuries old question . . . by UnknowingFool · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will it blend?

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  8. Re:Donate it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be really, really clumsy.

  9. Re:Oblig. ^2 by suso · · Score: 4, Funny

    *Whoosh*

    For more information, read the last 10 years of Slashdot comments.

  10. OH WHY DONT YOU JUST ADD AN EXTERNAL MONITOR? by greentshirt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh what's that? This has already been suggested six hundred and seventy four times, basically at a frequency of every 5th post?

    Oh.

    Well I don't care I'm posting it anyways, what good is the internet if I can't chime in about something?

  11. Worlds most ridiculous door bell. by upuv · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rip the key board out mount the key board in some sort tin contraption. Now mount the keyboard and laptop in the tin contraption on the wall outside of the house/unit/apt/country lane.

    Then put up a sign.
    "Please enter the 64char apt code then hit enter. To gain entry or ring tenant".

    Now load the laptop up with every annoying you got the answer wrong game show sound. Just randomly play one of the files, when ever someone hits a key other than say "+". Where "+" actually rings you and lets you know someone is at the door. :)

  12. Re:Oblig. ^2 by lewko · · Score: 4, Funny

    Had you read the last 10 years of Slashdot comments, you would realise that the correct expression is: "You must be new here".

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