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My cousin is an idiot

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My cousin just started as a freshman at UNC Charlotte in the engineering program. He bought the top of the line macbook pro and had me upgrade the ram to 4gbs of crucial ram. Every possible thing he could get with it he did.

Well it was so B.A.

He called me an hour ago to tell me he spilled orange juice all over it.
 

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What is with people and spilling stuff on expensive computers (particularly Macs)? We must see at least one of these per week.
 
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I am so paranoid about doing that to my MBP, I keep drinks so far away from it!
 
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What is with people and spilling stuff on expensive computers (particularly Macs)? We must see at least one of these per week.
You really don't want to know how many times I've 'saved' a laptop by flipping it over and yanking the battery :D

that being said, those are work assets... so I don't care (and they'll just fix it anyway)
 
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That's why protective shields come in place guys.
 
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Why would people bring something potentially "dangerous" near something as beautiful as a Mac? I barely let other people touch my Macbook, and even I wash my hands before I use it! Call me paranoid, but it works!
 
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This is why irresponsible people shouldn't be given expensive toys.
 
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This is why irresponsible people shouldn't be given expensive toys.

Those are the words I was looking for. I almost repeated the same accident!
 
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I just read, and apparently it does not cover "accidental" damage. But what's the opposite of that, intentional damage for your money back?
 
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I'd be wiling to bet that intentional damage would void the warranty contract
 
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This is why any and all drinks I have are at least two feet away from my Macbook. If it spills, it's not getting anywhere near the Mac, maybe my PC's mouse, but it's easier to replace a fifty dollar mouse than a fifteen hundred dollar laptop.
 

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LOL I think it's funny that he calls you up thinking you can do something about it.

You would think an engineer would be a little bit more computer savvy. At least smart enough to know that liquids and computers don't mix. >_<"
 
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Why? I've had to explain base networking to graduated EE's before.
 
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Maybe he's one of those people that can't tell the difference between Apples and Oranges?
 
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LOL I think it's funny that he calls you up thinking you can do something about it.

You would think an engineer would be a little bit more computer savvy. At least smart enough to know that liquids and computers don't mix. >_<"

Being an engineer doesn't mean diddly squat. My roommate from a couple years ago was going into some sort of computer engineering and he had no clue how to assemble a computer. I had the misfortune of guiding him on how to build one himself and I literally got a dozen calls from this guy on how to set it up. I was like, you're like two or three years into your engineering degree, haven't you learned anything?
 
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What is with people and spilling stuff on expensive computers (particularly Macs)? We must see at least one of these per week.

you had me LAUGHING OUT LOUD with that comment.
 

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Being an engineer doesn't mean diddly squat. My roommate from a couple years ago was going into some sort of computer engineering and he had no clue how to assemble a computer. I had the misfortune of guiding him on how to build one himself and I literally got a dozen calls from this guy on how to set it up. I was like, you're like two or three years into your engineering degree, haven't you learned anything?

I think this is quite sad. They shouldn't be able to graduate if they can't even assemble one. It's not like it takes a lot of brain power to assemble one.
 

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