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[–] tyler@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

CRT? You were probably generating enough static electricity to do the electron realignment thing that they usually have a button to do.

[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 20 hours ago

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 6 points 1 day ago

CRT, yes. I really hope that static electricity was the explanation honestly. I sort of always assumed that it was just tilting it forward jiggled something around back into place, something stupid like that, but they swore that was the only thing that worked. It would please me greatly to think that they were right and the dragging across carpet was actually a vital component that they had figured out.