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Numsgil:
My computer was hit by lightning last night... and won't turn on anymore.  My monitor appears to have exploded as well.  (Gunshot noise, ozone smell).

I was close to releasing the C++ version as an alpha sometime saturday probably, but that's probably going to be postponed indefinately, depending on exactly why my computer won't turn on and what's wrong with it (please just be the power supply fuse!).

Internet at my house also died, along with my TV.  Acts of God destroying everything that brings me joy!

Testlund:
I'm very sorry to hear that. I don't suppose you made a back-up on CD?

But you might be able to recover it from the harddrive if you connect it to another computer.

EricL:
Bummner.  Lightning sucks.  I will never look at clouds or lightning the same way again after sailing near the equator.  Really scary stuff, worse then sailign in hurricane zones IMHO - at least you can see a hurricane coming and do somethign about it.  Lightning can sink boats (we know a few) and the EMP can destroy anything electronic even if you don't take a direct hit.   We had three really scary moments last year when I thought we were fried - huge strikes hitting the water within a few hundred feet around us, etc..  I actually have a write up on lightning strike preparedness for sailors on my site...

maheshjr2000:
Num you might have to send your harddrive for proffesional recovery. Course I bet you could already tell with the crispy smell lol.

shvarz:
Holy crap!  (sorry about the blasphemy to all religion-sensitive people).  This is sad indeed and the HD has a pretty high chance of being fried  

That's the first time I hear about lightning just blasting away stuff in people's homes.  Sounds scary...

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