Relative Effectiveness of Computer Repair Techniques

Relative Effectiveness of Common Computer Repair Techniques PROBLEM SOLVED NOTHING IRREVERSABLE DAMAGE Reboot System Press any Key Press many random keys Close all Programs Close Chrome Defragment Strike Keyboard Strike Monitor Beat the ever livin' piss out of the system Windows PROBLEM SOLVED NOTHING IRREVERSABLE DAMAGE Reinstall broken packages Review system logs - Google problem Reboot System 'sudo' everything ? tell someone you use linux Reinstall OS cry rm '-rf' on directory you've never seen before Linux PROBLEM SOLVED NOTHING IRREVERSABLE DAMAGE Buy a new iMac Don't buy a new Mac

A three-panel chart compares the supposed effectiveness of computer repair techniques for Windows, Linux, and Apple computers. Windows users try increasingly destructive keyboard and hardware fixes, Linux users use escalating commands and eventually cry, while Apple users simply buy a new iMac—or suffer irreversible damage by refusing to buy a new Mac. The joke stereotypes each operating system’s repair culture and mocks Apple’s expensive replacement strategy.

• @gentoomemes / 14010 2024-10-12