The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for January 03, 2023
Transcript:
Nurse Ludmilla: Why squinty, angry eyes, Mr. Dusty? Dusty: Mah computer screen keeps flickerin' on and off. Ah can't figure out what's wrong with the dang thang! Noise: WHUMP! Dusty: Fixed! Ah can't believe that worked! Nurse Ludmilla: After Trotsky, Fonzarelli is top hero.
Back in the previous century we called that “percussive maintenance”, and it worked quite well to reset chips, boards and other such things. Much to the horror of the user.