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The Dog Ate My Computer Fan

July 16, 2023July 18, 2023

CUTTING RED TAPE

Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania:

We fixed I-95 in 12 days. Here are our lessons for U.S. infrastructure.



SAVING DEMOCRACY

Got five hours, spread over four Saturdays?

We perhaps owe it to our forefathers who died fighting for it — and to future generations — not to let democracy slip through our hands.

Check it out!



THE DOG ATE MY COMPUTER FAN

I turned on my trusty old Lenovo a couple of weeks ago to the sound of a stiff breeze whooshing through the room.  The fan had suddenly been given voice.  It caused no harm, so for those couple of weeks I just lived with foreboding.

This past Thursday I turned it on to find the whoosh gone — replaced by a loud persistent buzzzzzz.  As if someone were at my door.  I thought the whole laptop might fly apart and closed the cover immediately.

If you’ve ever tried migrating to a new PC, especially if the old one is suddenly kaput (or stolen), you know the feeling I had.

But guess what!  The repair guys around the corner from me cleaned the fan and tightened a loose wire that was hitting it 50 times a second, producing  that loud buzz, and — $100 and a day later — I was back in business, ready to annoy you once more.

I count my blessings quarter-hourly.

Have a great week!

 

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