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Stupid computers.....do what I want!

29th March 2007

My answer to Stupid computers.....do what I want! on Ask MetaFilter

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Posted 29th March 2007 at 3:52 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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