The other person with a sick computer this week. Asked me where to get a new laptop battery, because theirs was dead after years of use - wouldn't recharge anymore.

I sent back info about identifying and removing the battery, and who might have a new one for sale. They write back with a rant about how shop assistants gave her wrong advice...when a parenthetical remark makes everything clear. Because apparently there's this little flashing light which means the battery needs replacing.

The battery isn't dead. It's flat. And it's never been flat before. And they think it only takes a moment to charge.

I've only got one face and two palms. It's just not enough.

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  1. Well, just because people have access to technology doesn't mean they know how to use it.

    Recently, I surprised a friend when I made rice in a pot. She couldn't believe that rice can be cooked without a rice cooker. Apparently, no one reads the directions on the package anymore.

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  2. Well, just because people have access to technology doesn't mean they know how to use it.

    Yeah but...essentially not knowing what a battery is. Evidently thinking it's charge lasts for years then it gets thrown away.

    If someone had never met a computer before, just maybe they could make that kind of mistake. But someone who uses them every day at home and work?

    But you may have trumped me. Not knowing you can make rice in a pot? That's...real autopilot mode in the kitchen.

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