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Has a nuke gone off?

by voxadam on 6/20/25, 10:08 PM with 2 comments

  • by noone_youknow on 6/20/25, 10:44 PM

    Definitely going to build this, I’ve been worried I might miss a nuke going off for a while now and this looks like just the thing!

  • by burnt-resistor on 6/21/25, 7:21 AM

    I wonder what PDC's test and warranty processes are.

    Hopefully, it's not like this:

    Customer: "Hello, can you hear me? I'd like a refund in gold or survival meals."

    Tech support: "Sorry, what?"

    Customer: "It didn't work!"

    Tech support: "Did you try turning it on and off again?"

    Customer: "There's nothing left to reset. There's no plug, button, wire, or electricity, only a smoking crater. But at least it should've last a few milliseconds." [0]

    Tech support: "I'm afraid I'm going to need a valid serial number, vendor ID, order number, and support contract PIN to proceed providing exceptional service."

    Customer: "Oh well, corporate tech support flowcharts strike again. It was worth a shot. Go into the wasteland in peace, my friend."

    0. The Computer Designed To Die in Milliseconds (yt @scottmanley) https://youtu.be/FYdAT0v4DHs