Blustering Blackbeard's PC was all at sea, sysadmin got him shipshape in seconds

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Mar 13, 2026, 3:30 am228 pts
Have you tried turning it on, never mind off and on again? On Call Arrr! How is it Friday already? The Register can't explain where the week went, but we can deliver a new installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that shares your stories of tech support SNAFUs.…

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