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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] CuriousRefugee@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I built my first computer in college with a friend helping me. It didn't turn on, and we spent 3 days troubleshooting, switching out components (including the power supply) until we realized that the outlet we were plugging into was on a switch. We felt like morons

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not the best idea to plug it directly into the socket either, unless your home has surge protection built in. Dunno if that's even a thing.

Ideally plug it in to a UPS with an isolated circuit so that it acts as a surge protector, filter, and battery backup.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've never done it in decades of owning computers, the only hardware that ever broke was a sketchy PSU, one regular hard drive and a refurbished one. But I guess it also depends on the quality of your electrical supply