Work and Miscellaneous: Back to square one - FML

Back to square one

By Anonymous - 05/08/2025 15:00 - Australia - Perth

Today, I was colouring countries on a map on my computer whilst listening to music. I was almost done when, whilst swinging my legs to the beat, my leg caught on the computer’s power cord and pulled it out. I was so caught up in the job I hadn’t saved in a while, so all my progress went up in digital smoke. FML

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Tuesday 5 August 2025 21:10

I'm surprised that computers these days don't have an emergency battery backup.

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Tuesday 5 August 2025 21:10

I'm surprised that computers these days don't have an emergency battery backup.

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