Computer 1 : Human 0

Five days ago, my computer and I went into a room.
Today, only one of us came out. And it wasn’t me.

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed that my usually speedy laptop was not so speedy anymore. I tried a few things to perk it up, but nothing worked, and on the 10th of February it came to a virtual standstill. And so, the following morning, I got up early and initiated the Return to Factory Settings sequence.

For those unfamiliar with this process, it involves (or used to involve) perfor...