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		kijin on March 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dude, it's a laptop you want, not an iPad Off topic, but I never thought I'd see someone on HN refer to the desktop tower as "the CPU". That's what Grandma does when she points to the LCD monitor and says "the computer".

WiseWeasel on March 5, 2012 [–]

How do you know I'm not your grandma?

kijin on March 5, 2012 | [–]

Because she'd point at the tower and say "the hard drive".

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