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What’s the worst piece of technology you’ve ever owned? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 92 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The worst piece of tech I currently own is a small server that must have hard drive issues cause it forgets everything when it restarts and I have to set it up again.

The worst piece of tech that I have ever owned in my life is a CD Cleaner I bought from GameStop back in the day. That shit was straight up a sacrificial altar. It never cleaned. Only consumed.

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  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The worst piece of tech that I have ever owned in my life is a CD Cleaner I bought from GameStop back in the day. That shit was straight up a sacrificial altar. It never cleaned. Only consumed.

    Oh shit, I remember those. They "cleaned" by using an abrasive spray to "polish" the CDs. Those things were straight-up evil.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Was it a cleaner or one of those "Resurfacing" things with the crank that just scratched the hell out of your discs in a circular pattern?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You needed to use the lubricant that came with it. I used mine hundreds of times with incredible results.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    -- forgets everything

    Many mother boards have a battery on them that is used in retaining state. May need to be replaced.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I checked the CMOS and ended up replacing it. I thought that was it too. Same issue.

    I paid 100 bucks for this server 5 years ago, came with 4TBs. Only thing I ever did with it was run private game servers on it for my friends. Maybe I'll try replacing it again just for laughs and poop.

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