• Mathazzar@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      The navy manual for troubleshooting equipment in the field includes “lift 3-6 inches and drop”

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        Percussive maintenance can help sometimes. It’s not a permanent fix but you can’t always do the right fix in the middle of the ocean. Things it can help with: dislodging debris in mechanical components, reseating electrical connections that are corroding, and making yourself feel better.

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      What? Did I turn it off and on again? I’m a very smart technology person, of course my big brain already thought of that. I develop software for a living. It couldn’t be that simple or I wouldn’t be calling you.

      . . .

      Turning it off and on again worked. My shame is immense and I have wasted everybody’s time.

      (And that is how I learned to embrace my own idiocy and do the recommended, simple troubleshooting tasks without questioning them.)

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        Dude, I just had my mechanic call and tell me my car was out of oil. I’ve never felt so dumb and ashamed.

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      Well it didn’t work, my grampa is still sleeping, i’ll try the unplug for several minutes trick, I’ll let you know

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        isn’t that what they are researching with psilocybin? I could use that big time to reset my head. I have severe health anxiety.

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      This is a funny joke and all but it’s so far from actually true.

      Source: 27 years working in I.T.