If It's Stupid But It Works, It Ain't Stupid

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If It's Stupid But It Works, It Ain't Stupid

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The eternal battle between aesthetics and functionality in PC building. Top panel: a gorgeous $200 horizontal case with perfect cable management, RGB lighting, and probably cooling that would make Antarctica jealous. Bottom panel: literally a computer thrown under an old sewing machine table with a random barrel nearby for... ambiance?

Every developer eventually reaches this enlightenment. Your first build is all about the perfect components and matching RGB. Your tenth build is whatever keeps the CPU from thermal throttling while you debug that production issue at 2AM.

Function over form. Ship it and move on. The code doesn't care if your battlestation looks like it belongs in a dumpster.

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