I was installing a newer version of linux on the craptop (an ancient 800 mhz p3 laptop that I keep for Matthew's use) and unknown to me I had plugged it into an outlet that only worked when an otherwise unused lightswitch was in the on position. Mid-install, someone turned it off. When the battery died, so did the craptop.
No problem, I'll just restart the install on a more stable outlet. Plug it in, it started to boot and died again. Then I smelled something. Uh-oh. Turned it around, sure enough there was smoke coming from the power plug.
Damn. Time to get a new craptop.
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My brother told me when working with computers you're NOT TO LET THE MAGIC SMOKE OUT or it won't work anymore. I thought, being a computer guy, that you would've known that...sorry you had to learn the hard way. This rule also applies to iPods, which I learned the hard way.
Alas, poor iPod...
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