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Is there a law for this?

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Is there a law for this?
Gawdzilla Sama Offline
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Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 7:59 pm
My cable box wouldn't work post "updates". So I unplugged it, waited one minute ish, and then plugged it back in. It worked.

There has to be a nerdy term for this? Huh
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 8:02 pm
Power-Cycling.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 8:14 pm
Do I have to wear the tight pants?
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 9:09 pm
(April 12, 2023 at 7:59 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: My cable box wouldn't work post "updates". So I unplugged it, waited one minute ish, and then plugged it back in. It worked.

There has to be a nerdy term for this? Huh

You do something similar with an xbox if you want to hard reset it... ie you have to physically disconnect the plug and wait a short time; I'm assuming that basically clears RAM, the data in which it presumably retains whilst it's powered, even if the machine is off (that's just my theory though).
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 9:14 pm
(April 12, 2023 at 8:14 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Do I have to wear the tight pants?

Tight pants, loose pants, no pants, it's all good.
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 9:26 pm
I always wear pants, guys lose their girlfriends if I don't.
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 9:40 pm
Electronics and computers are like people.

If they stop working, you hit them with a hammer. Either they'll start working again or they never will.

Either way, your problem is solved with that particular piece of equipment.

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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 9:53 pm
...and my bank account.
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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 12, 2023 at 10:04 pm
(April 12, 2023 at 9:26 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I always wear pants, guys lose their girlfriends if I don't.

It's true.

My avatar is me throwing my clothes at him.

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RE: Is there a law for this?
April 13, 2023 at 4:04 am
Around here it's called a Japanese reset, power off and on and all the nasty stuff goes away (except when it doesn't)
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