TMW SYNDROME

[Jake]

Expendable skills....

Using a 10X magnifier, I use to pride myself mounting a delicate 100 leg IC chip on the motherboard without doing a butcher job.  Now, I need my soldering hand restrained in a vise to keep it steady.

Unfortunately, I have a form of epilepsy. My doctor diagnosed it as TMW syndrome (too much wankin').

[baronapart]

7 hours ago, Jake said:

Expendable skills....

Using a 10X magnifier, I use to pride myself mounting a delicate 100 leg IC chip on the motherboard without doing a butcher job.  Now, I need my soldering hand restrained in a vise to keep it steady.

Unfortunately, I have a form of epilepsy. My doctor diagnosed it as TMW syndrome (too much wankin').

Yep, I used to build PCs with my sons and for myself as a hobby. It has been a few years since I built one. Decided last month to build a new Ryzen system.  Sweat was dripping off my forehead, my hands were shaking and I was swearing like a sailor (wait I was a sailor :-) ). When I swear my wife says that I am speaking German)))) System runs fine but it was not an enjoyable experience like it used to be. I think I will retire as a system builder and just buy Thinkpads from now on.

[Jake]

1 hour ago, baronapart said:

Yep, I used to build PCs with my sons and for myself as a hobby. It has been a few years since I built one. Decided last month to build a new Ryzen system.  Sweat was dripping off my forehead, my hands were shaking and I was swearing like a sailor (wait I was a sailor :-) ). When I swear my wife says that I am speaking German)))) System runs fine but it was not an enjoyable experience like it used to be. I think I will retire as a system builder and just buy Thinkpads from now on.

Hey Shipmate, that Ryzen system looks awesome!  Cussing up a storm, my first build of a desktop was a no joy.  I returned all components back to Fry's Electronics.  It didn't boot up, was stuck in the boot menu.  After that, every time I need to troubleshoot, I use my crescent-hammer.  

[Tommy T.]

18 hours ago, Jake said:

Expendable skills....

Using a 10X magnifier, I use to pride myself mounting a delicate 100 leg IC chip on the motherboard without doing a butcher job.  Now, I need my soldering hand restrained in a vise to keep it steady.

Unfortunately, I have a form of epilepsy. My doctor diagnosed it as TMW syndrome (too much wankin').

Jake... try switching hands from time to time - don't forget to double-clutch when changing gears! (And maybe you should get a girl friend?)

10 hours ago, baronapart said:

Yep, I used to build PCs with my sons and for myself as a hobby. It has been a few years since I built one. Decided last month to build a new Ryzen system.  Sweat was dripping off my forehead, my hands were shaking and I was swearing like a sailor (wait I was a sailor :-) ). When I swear my wife says that I am speaking German)))) System runs fine but it was not an enjoyable experience like it used to be. I think I will retire as a system builder and just buy Thinkpads from now on.

I used to work in a very hi-tech microfilm photo job. I could patch film errors with opaque patching "paint" and a tiny, pointed artist's brush to within a few thousandths of an inch accuracy, then verify the fix using a 100x microscope. Now I can barely handle a 3 inch wide paint brush without making a mess! (and I DON'T have TMW syndrome!)

8 hours ago, Jake said:

Hey Shipmate, that Ryzen system looks awesome!  Cussing up a storm, my first build of a desktop was a no joy.  I returned all components back to Fry's Electronics.  It didn't boot up, was stuck in the boot menu.  After that, every time I need to troubleshoot, I use my crescent-hammer.  

Jake... we had some rules aboard yachts for repairs...

If at first you don't succeed, use a bigger tool. If you still don't succeed, then use a hammer - bigger is better. If still no joy, then break out the torch!

And, of course, there was always the "float test." Take any recalcitrant item - computer, calculator, modem...etc. - and hold it over the side and over the ocean and threaten to see if it will float... Amazing how many items worked well after that!!!

Edited March 12, 2021 by Tommy T.