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jebblue
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Ironically there was a time when a coding error could lead to physical damage to the screen, even the CPU or other electronics.
Also ironically, breaking things is not only half the fun it's maybe 75% of the learning.
SamReidHughes
on Feb 10, 2014
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Read the VLC story. That time hasn't passed.
timje1
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That wasn't VLC's fault, it was Dell putting a 10w sound card with a 7w speaker. It was a hardware problem.
jebblue
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Good point. Guess the risk is still there, makes things more interesting.
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Also ironically, breaking things is not only half the fun it's maybe 75% of the learning.