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I'm Cursed!

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#1
aztok
Sep 26, 2010 19:48:58
Lately I have noticed that whenever I use technology, it breaks. I know that all technology eventually breaks, but everything mechanical tends to break down only with me. Regardless of what the technology is, or how little its interaction with me, it has a good change of breaking down.

For example: I'm watching cable television, and then try to change the channel, and then the television freezes on the channel. The show will go on, but with the numbers of the new channel on the screen as well. It then refuses all and every command, either with the remote, and the actual cable box. I can turn off the television itself, but the cable remains on and on the same channel, unless I unplug the entire machine from the wall. This never happens to other people in my family.

Another example; I park my car, do some errands, then return to my car. I unlock the car and get in, and the car assumes its being stolen and shuts down all systems. It remains shut down until I call up family and they come out and simply turn on the car.

Cars, computers, watches, lamps, television, everything! It hasn't reached the point where it happens all the time (otherwise I wouldn't be posting this now) but it seems to be getting worse. I honestly don't know what to do, or how to avoid it. Right now its merely irritating and inconveniant, but it is happening with more and more frequency.

What do I do?
#2
ADHadh
Sep 27, 2010 13:08:33 You're an artist, aren't you?
#3
Klirshon
Sep 27, 2010 19:48:33 It is obvious that you have angered the machines you were manipulating. Perhaps proper maintenance diagnostics and reparations are in order. Failing that, you could go live in a cave that is uninhabited of technological entities.
#4
EscherEnigma
Sep 27, 2010 19:50:54 I've always found the art/tech division to be curious. Both are simply skills that can be learned. Both benefit from inspiration and creativity. To wax poetic for a second, writing a particularly elegant yet robust piece of code is an art form of it's own.
#5
KillerGM
Sep 27, 2010 20:24:23
I've always found the art/tech division to be curious. Both are simply skills that can be learned. Both benefit from inspiration and creativity. To wax poetic for a second, writing a particularly elegant yet robust piece of code is an art form of it's own.

I agree. The art/science divide has been that way for me too. I enjoyed my physics classes, and always did well in the sciences, as well as my art classes. Bleh.
#6
Escef
Sep 27, 2010 21:43:07
Another example; I park my car, do some errands, then return to my car. I unlock the car and get in, and the car assumes its being stolen and shuts down all systems. It remains shut down until I call up family and they come out and simply turn on the car.

I've had a similar problem with my car. It's a 2003 Grand Am GT. Common problem on a lot of GMs, actually. Caused by a faulty sensor in the security system, one that is supposed to read the key. You have to leave the key in the ignition with it turned to the first setting clockwise from off for about 10 minutes to reset it.
#7
pigknight
Sep 27, 2010 22:11:00 Art is the pinnacle of chaos, whilst technology is the harbringer of order!

Unless art is order and technology causes chaos! In which case that is not good.

But then again good is boring, and who needs boring anyway?

Not me.

/chugs mercury
#8
idhriniel
Sep 29, 2010 6:20:11
Art is the pinnacle of chaos, whilst technology is the harbringer of order!

Unless art is order and technology causes chaos! In which case that is not good.

But then again good is boring, and who needs boring anyway?

Not me.

/chugs mercury

Everything is a product and causer of chaos. Creating order results in more chaos, as the energy conversions required to produce that order have created an equal amount of chaos in the universe. Thus, order can never truly exist.

#9
death_isthe_begining
Sep 30, 2010 11:37:15
Art is the pinnacle of chaos, whilst technology is the harbringer of order!

Unless art is order and technology causes chaos! In which case that is not good.

But then again good is boring, and who needs boring anyway?

Not me.

/chugs mercury

Everything is a product and causer of chaos. Creating order results in more chaos, as the energy conversions required to produce that order have created an equal amount of chaos in the universe. Thus, order can never truly exist.

You are both in error and both correct. All things balance. To create order creates chaos in equal measure. Neither chaos nor order is limited. To create chaos here only creates order elsewhere.

To Aztok: Maybe you have a strong magnetic field that screws with that sort of thing. My mom seems to kill batteries pretty quick, stop watches, and other things of a simmilar nature and she claims to have a strong magnetic field.

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#1 aztok Sep 26, 2010 19:48:58	Lately I have noticed that whenever I use technology, it breaks. I know that all technology eventually breaks, but everything mechanical tends to break down only with me. Regardless of what the technology is, or how little its interaction with me, it has a good change of breaking down. For example: I'm watching cable television, and then try to change the channel, and then the television freezes on the channel. The show will go on, but with the numbers of the new channel on the screen as well. It then refuses all and every command, either with the remote, and the actual cable box. I can turn off the television itself, but the cable remains on and on the same channel, unless I unplug the entire machine from the wall. This never happens to other people in my family. Another example; I park my car, do some errands, then return to my car. I unlock the car and get in, and the car assumes its being stolen and shuts down all systems. It remains shut down until I call up family and they come out and simply turn on the car. Cars, computers, watches, lamps, television, everything! It hasn't reached the point where it happens all the time (otherwise I wouldn't be posting this now) but it seems to be getting worse. I honestly don't know what to do, or how to avoid it. Right now its merely irritating and inconveniant, but it is happening with more and more frequency. What do I do?
#2 ADHadh Sep 27, 2010 13:08:33	You're an artist, aren't you?
#3 Klirshon Sep 27, 2010 19:48:33	It is obvious that you have angered the machines you were manipulating. Perhaps proper maintenance diagnostics and reparations are in order. Failing that, you could go live in a cave that is uninhabited of technological entities.
#4 EscherEnigma Sep 27, 2010 19:50:54	I've always found the art/tech division to be curious. Both are simply skills that can be learned. Both benefit from inspiration and creativity. To wax poetic for a second, writing a particularly elegant yet robust piece of code is an art form of it's own.
#5 KillerGM Sep 27, 2010 20:24:23	I've always found the art/tech division to be curious. Both are simply skills that can be learned. Both benefit from inspiration and creativity. To wax poetic for a second, writing a particularly elegant yet robust piece of code is an art form of it's own. I agree. The art/science divide has been that way for me too. I enjoyed my physics classes, and always did well in the sciences, as well as my art classes. Bleh.
#6 Escef Sep 27, 2010 21:43:07	Another example; I park my car, do some errands, then return to my car. I unlock the car and get in, and the car assumes its being stolen and shuts down all systems. It remains shut down until I call up family and they come out and simply turn on the car. I've had a similar problem with my car. It's a 2003 Grand Am GT. Common problem on a lot of GMs, actually. Caused by a faulty sensor in the security system, one that is supposed to read the key. You have to leave the key in the ignition with it turned to the first setting clockwise from off for about 10 minutes to reset it.
#7 pigknight Sep 27, 2010 22:11:00	Art is the pinnacle of chaos, whilst technology is the harbringer of order! Unless art is order and technology causes chaos! In which case that is not good. But then again good is boring, and who needs boring anyway? Not me. /chugs mercury
#8 idhriniel Sep 29, 2010 6:20:11	Art is the pinnacle of chaos, whilst technology is the harbringer of order! Unless art is order and technology causes chaos! In which case that is not good. But then again good is boring, and who needs boring anyway? Not me. /chugs mercury Everything is a product and causer of chaos. Creating order results in more chaos, as the energy conversions required to produce that order have created an equal amount of chaos in the universe. Thus, order can never truly exist.
#9 death_isthe_begining Sep 30, 2010 11:37:15	Art is the pinnacle of chaos, whilst technology is the harbringer of order! Unless art is order and technology causes chaos! In which case that is not good. But then again good is boring, and who needs boring anyway? Not me. /chugs mercury Everything is a product and causer of chaos. Creating order results in more chaos, as the energy conversions required to produce that order have created an equal amount of chaos in the universe. Thus, order can never truly exist. You are both in error and both correct. All things balance. To create order creates chaos in equal measure. Neither chaos nor order is limited. To create chaos here only creates order elsewhere. To Aztok: Maybe you have a strong magnetic field that screws with that sort of thing. My mom seems to kill batteries pretty quick, stop watches, and other things of a simmilar nature and she claims to have a strong magnetic field.