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[vr_trakowski]

Well, my laptop does seem to be out of commission--a day's rest yielded the same result--but I fixed up a solution for my car that lets me open the trunk and pull a wire to unlock my back door.  I was overthinking the problem--all I had to do was unlock one of the rear doors.  I tried to do the same for the front door handle, but I think it has metal in it as I couldn't get the drill bit all the way through.  (Bless my parents for giving me a rechargeable drill for Christmas!)  Still, I'm considering solutions for the broken part of the outer handle.  With luck and a sturdy key, I can actually open it from the outside, after a lot of prying, but I'm not sure how long the plastic will hold up so I don't depend it. 

But that does nothing for my laptop, sigh.

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[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice! It does boot, but then it promptly warns me of the problem and leaves it to me to shut down (which I have to do using the power button, since the repeat pop-up keeps interfering). But I'm not going to try any more.

At this point I may have to wait until I can afford a new one. The hinge was already threatening to break on this one as it was. And I have a computer, and Internet access, at work. Still...it's bloody annoying.

[peutetreace.livejournal.com]

Computer problems are always annoying. They're depended upon so much, and due to expense and time dedicated to them, they're expected to work consistently. Yell at it; it's cathartic.

Meanwhile, good luck with your self-re-engineered car. I'd bet that you can definitely say by now that you have the vehicle with the most character. All of the functions that you added to make it work remind me of that old game Mousetrap. You're just missing all the intermediary steps and the trap door to fall on those who get too close to it. Look at it this way: your car now has extended features. :)

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

*snerk* I'm building a better mousetrap? Why not.