Broken Monitors, the Internet, and the Cleveland Steamroller or: It Really Is a Small World After All

The advent of the internet has definitely been a huge technological leap for the world; but it also has made said world smaller.

Las Vegas, NV (prHWY.com) June 6, 2012 - Broken Monitors, the Internet, and the Cleveland Steamroller or: It Really Is a Small World After All

My friend came over the other day and asked me why I had so much "electronic crap" (as he delicately put it) in my room. I told him that rather than selling old electronics and buying new ones, I prefer tinkering with them and learning a great deal along the way about how these things work.
For example, just the other week, my LCD monitor finally broke down after more than two years of abuse (my computer which was rarely being shut down, since I work an at-home online job; and then of course there's my video gaming addiction). Rather than selling the broken device for a paltry sum and buying a new one worth hundreds, or even having someone repair it for me for around 50 bucks, I thought I'd just make fixing it a DIY project in the hopes of saving a lot of money.

I first Googled possible reasons for an LCD monitor to go on the Fritz, and I found out that a large number of diagnoses pointed to leaking or blown capacitors. I then looked up capacitors for a bit (just to have a basic understanding of what I was about to get myself into) and learned how to detect faulty ones. After that, I searched for tutorials on how to actually go about repairing the thing, of which I found a lot. I then finally proceeded with the actual repairing; and wouldn't you know it, it took me all of 2 dollars to make it run perfectly again.

It got me to realize how much different life had been when I was a kid. Back then, I could regale my friends with made-up histories of the Transformers because they really didn't know any better; I could bring my big brother's hussy mag collection to school and be the toast of the whole 6th grade; and if I was just a little older (alright, significantly older, but bear with me; I'm trying to make a point here) I could walk around and pretend that I was actually the reclusive director, Stanley Kubrick.
These days, I have to be doubly careful with the facts I say because someone armed with an internet connection will readily swoop in at the chance of pointing out every wrong thing I say; a kid younger than I was when I first discovered "teh pron" will just go "Meh" when I tell him what the "Cleveland Steamroller" really means; and let's just say that if I had gone around pretending to be Stanley Kubrick, they would have made a movie about it by now much to my eternal shame (or misplaced pride, depending on how you look at it).

And yes, whether you're looking to sell broken electronics for cash or trying to fix them yourself, everything you need to know is right at the tip of your fingers.
The internet has been a giant technological leap for the world, but at the same time, it has made the world that much smaller.

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