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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Tahitian pearl Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: Can static electricity kill your mouse? Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:42:39 -0600 Organization: Pieces o eight Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <5sgsqj5nu3vpudeaoj2ee24daj9vdqtf1c@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net yUYVVib9xN1101Zsz36p+w0Z1oyf8HspvniOV81MnjZ76ChzhY Cancel-Lock: sha1:TQwOBscgrozJwbGI1S5i+cRyvMc= sha256:PaCjJ/VXVXmXtZ7dOOetGGxOwuSJB7OMTJ6p1ZJo2MU= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.20 In-Reply-To: Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > On Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:40:23 +0000, JAB wrote: > > >> One of the nice things I've found about getting old is that my purchases >> have become far more about what I actually need and not just because I >> can. My younger self got a Gameboy Advanced pretty much on a whim and >> I've only ever played it maybe three hours. I also managed to buy >> another portable Minidisc player even though my current one was less >> than six months old. >> > I was fortunately embued with the ideal that, when purchasing, that I > should buy the best I could afford rather than just because it's on > sale... even if it means I need to put off the purchase a little while > because I needed to save up first. I will try this for awhile. I got burned by Marvel Midnight Suns 85% off but doesn't work. -- No heebies, creepies or hallucinogenics It's the height of paranoia Male, white, mid-to-late thirties