When I first subscribed to Make magazine, one of their slogas was, "If you can't open it up, you don't own it." I was lucky that my father taught me what to open up, for what reason, how to do it safely, and how to figure out what needed to be fixed. (Most of what I own is not labeled "No user-serviceable parts inside"). I know that, if a button comes off my coat, I don't need to buy a new coat, although I may want to buy a new button. I know what to do about a BSOD. It frustrates me that I can't repair my cheap meat suit without expensive pharmaceuticals, expensive surgical procedures, and other heroic measures. I have a strong tendency to think of myself as "the person who fixes things".
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