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title: Computer crashes
date: "2005-03-31T12:00:00Z"
lastmod: "2009-02-20T17:54:06Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 687
description: I explore common human reactions to computer crashes, from physical frustration to strange coping mechanisms like deep frying hardware, and ask readers how they handle the stress of system failures and unexpected technical downtime.
keywords: [computer crashes, system failure, tech frustration, hardware issues, troubleshooting, user experience]
---

What do you do when your [computer crashes](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7329279/)? Hit it? Yell? Sweet talk to it? Deep fry it? Take a break?