Today, my step-mom restarted the computer because she thought she'd downloaded a virus that stopped her from being able to click on anything, erasing my 7-page paper in the process. It turns out it was just the batteries dying in our wireless mouse. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after almost a week of my cursor randomly freezing, I'd had enough and was about ready to go out and get a new computer mouse. It wasn't until just now that I realized nothing was wrong with my mouse. It was running on fumes because I forgot to replace the battery. FML
Today, at work, my mouse cursor kept randomly moving all over the screen, and messed up an entire day's attempted work. As I was leaving, I overheard one of my co-workers saying he'd plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my computer, and had been trolling me all day. FML
Today, my computer mouse suddenly stopped working. Assuming it had died, I put a new battery in. It still didn't work. After spending several hours trying to understand what problem it could possibly have, I figured out that it helps if you don't put the battery in backwards. FML
Today, my mum vented her anger on me by shattering my mouse on the floor, taking my keyboard and nearly ripping out my monitor. At least a spare mouse and the on screen keyboard are better than nothing. This hurts. FML
Today, my mom thought it would be a good idea to see what websites I go on from my computer while I wasn't home. She clicked the link that gave my computer a virus that I just got rid of a few days ago. FML
Today, my mom borrowed my computer without my permission and downloaded a virus. I came home to a blue screen of death. She refuses to admit fault and pay for a new computer. FML
Today, I sat down at my computer for the first time in a week, and discovered that my cat had thrown up all over my keyboard. I needed to write up an important document but the chunks were stuck down in the keys, effectively locking it up and making it useless. FML
Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML
Today, my dad was sat on my laptop in the living room trying to learn how to do some rewiring around the house when he, and I quote, ”clicked on the thing.” My laptop is now riddled with so many viruses it’s basically a house brick. FML
Today, I noticed my laptop kept shutting down and the mouse cursor was all over the place, clicking on every folder. I dismantled the entire computer only to notice something in one of my USB drives: the receiver to a wireless mouse my colleague put there earlier to play a prank on me. 5ML
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TheSithAssassin 15
I'm not certain why you never saved it once. It just seems like the obvious thing to do. There is a chance that the file still exists on your hard drive if you want to search for it. Some word processors create auto recoveries and backups which are sometimes hidden files.
NFSMax 5
Hopefully your document has auto save function. Or use EasyRecovery. Good luck!
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BossPathfinderGM 14
Mom: 1 Education: 0
thetechdude22 0
I have been in situations like that many time but I have learned every time that it was my own fault for not saving all the time. I find the keystroke ctrl-s (command-s for Mac) it is useful I usually press it every time I am done a paragraph. So YDI for not saving it... Also if someone else wanted to use the computer I can't believe you didn't even save it then
sugarshane007 20
Maybe this will be one of those times where you luck out and write a better paper the second time around. One can hope right? Either way your step mom clearly needs some education in computer troubleshooting.
mystashisgone 6
I feel if the mother was smart enough to know how to restart the computer then she should have known to ask someone more experienced with a computer before messing with it when there is a possible. "Virus".
BjgUsername 12
Thats happened to me a few times go under "recents," it was more than likely auto saved.
DocBastard 40
I KNEW there was still something good about using typewriters! Sure, if you make a mistake you have to start the whole page over, but at least THIS sort of thing can't happen. ****, I'm old.
sugarshane007 20
Hey some typewriters ha the scratch button in case of mistakes. Of course that only merited one or two letters before the paper was trashed, but hey.
spaboolly 26
Don't feel too old, Doc. I learned to type on an electronic typewriter. I've always thought it would be a great way to teach kids to pay attention when they type. Old technologies are often the most useful for teaching. And they don't get viruses.
stormchaser24 24
They have typewriters that you can erase/fix mistakes. They are electric but still do the job.
crazytwinsmom 25
I learned on manual typewriters, so I'm right there with you doc.
redhedsaysrawr 18
Op probably left the computer for a moment telling the step mom not to delete anything and maybe she didnt remember it was on there before she deleted it. Try auto recovery or download something that can, but YDI for my saving.
Tezoma 28
You should always save your files before letting somebody else use the computer; even if that somebody else is your step-mom. Considering you were that far in to your paper, you should have saved before anyway. I hope it doesn't take you too long to retype it.
xrudeboyrock 29
My thoughts exactly. I get very paranoid letting someone else use my computer because it has all my school stuff on there, and I'm always sure to save. Hopefully it was Microsoft Word, which I'm pretty sure will have saved at least some of it.
jmcgirl 3
And that, my sorry friend, is why and good student compulsively does a Ctrl+S regularly throughout their writing.
catanita 18
Your fault. There is a button - SAVE.
tayraaah 31
Saving is always good.