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Peter Vaughan Truslow
By Peter Vaughan Truslow
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... when you try to cable managment everything. EVERYTHING. it's driving me crazy.

... when you try to cable managment everything. EVERYTHING. it's driving me crazy.

I get you man

Thankyou,

Hitman123

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When someone asks for a build that can run BF at some setting, under a budget, and you without hesitation list different components and their tradeoffs. 

 

When you're thinking about buying more noisedampening even though your pc is barely audible under load.

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When you install Linux on anything and everything in sight... just because.

 

When you tell people to give you their old PCs and laptops instead of throwing them away so you can bring them back to life... and install Linux on them... just because. :P

 

When you have your main PC and a handful of other PCs and laptops laying around in various states of restoration/functionality.

 

When you have overflowing drawers and boxes of spare parts/cables.

 

When you have a bunch of external HDD laying around with random backed up data and a spare USB stick with your favorite Linux distro on it.

 

When you're waiting for at least one part to be returned from RMA at any given time...

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When you cant help but buy more mechanical keyboards just because you love them. 

HAHA, I wish I had money to buy one  :(  :D

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When you cant help but buy more mechanical keyboards just because you love them. 

yes. i've done this. and now i dont know where to put them. HAHAHAHA

Lo and Behold

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When you get asked to help with every remotely tech-related issue by EVERYONE in school...

Not only computers...I am ALWAYS the one doing lighting and sound for any kind of event in school...

my school actually hired me to do lighting and sound, Most of the time it's just sitting there doing nothing, but getting paid $8.15 untaxed :P

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my school actually hired me to do lighting and sound, Most of the time it's just sitting there doing nothing, but getting paid $8.15 untaxed :P

I dont get paid nothing when my school does that. Fuckin cheapskates. 

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When your teacher is having computer problems and you easily know how to fix it.

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When your closet is full of PC part boxes

 

When you can heat your room with your PC, not your heater

 

When you get frustrated at people who don't know simple tech things

 

When you would rather carry around a 12 lbs gaming laptop instead of a macbook pro

 

When you can point out small things that people do wrong with their phone/computer

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

- Gandalf the Grey

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when you bring a mechanical keyboard to middle school because you cant use a school keyboard. 

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when you can speak and not make any sense to the Technology teacher at school

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You go and tell your dad about new tech even though he probably doesn't understand what you're saying, because you are too exited and you need to share your exitement.

When a friend comes and tells you something cool they read about hardware, and you know it months ago.

When normal guys think about girls before sleep, and i think about graphics cards and good looking cases AND girls.

When your youtube history is about tech reviews of all kinds.

When you'd rather upgrade your pc in any possible way than buying new pants, no matter the condition of em (My current situation, not kidding lol).

I agree with every single last one of these. Soooooooo accurate xD

Just a guy who peaked at building back in the days of the GTX 980. If you see me here, assume i have technical knowledge akin to a committed hobbyist builder back then. If something's changed, you'll need to tell me(nicely plz). I'm probably asking for help with the modern build scene since I have no clue what's going on.

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when you bring a mechanical keyboard to middle school because you cant use a school keyboard.

If i had one I would.

Just a guy who peaked at building back in the days of the GTX 980. If you see me here, assume i have technical knowledge akin to a committed hobbyist builder back then. If something's changed, you'll need to tell me(nicely plz). I'm probably asking for help with the modern build scene since I have no clue what's going on.

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When you start a viral thread on a tech forum.

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Ohhh... Can't stand anything but keyboards with blue switched now.

I am dirty dirty boy

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^this when it is your IT teacher.

"How do I get the computer screen on the smart board/ tv"

It's literally 1 cord you plug in...

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When you constantly shake your head in public listening to other people complain about tech

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When you cry because your gpu died , and the company won't get back to me about an rma , yes diamond I'm talking about you .

Please quote me or tag me if your trying to talk to me , I might see it through all my other notifications ^_^

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may you all rest in peaces in the giant pc in the sky

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my school actually hired me to do lighting and sound, Most of the time it's just sitting there doing nothing, but getting paid $8.15 untaxed :P

 

ahahahahah that's so cool

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ahahahahah that's so cool

 

Yeah, though there are like 7 other people who have the same job as me, so its sort of taking turns for who works what event. (Usually its just 1-2 of us per event)

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