# Oh, So THAT'S What's Been Causing Micro$oft's Programs to Crash! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-whats-been-causing-micro-ofts-programs-to-crash/259312 "2004-08-11T03:19:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-whats-been-causing-micro-ofts-programs-to-crash/259312/1 "2004-08-11T03:19:09Z")
It’s _not_ because of bad coding, it’s because the motherboard wasn’t set up [following the principles of Fung Shui!](http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/07/feng_shui_motherboard.html) :smack: > [@](#): > > We put the CPU in the center, because that is the chi, or life force for the entire board. A centered chi provides better performance." > > "We didn’t rely on reference boards or schematics from chip manufacturers. Those designs had too many straight lines and sharp corners, which are unnatural and direct poison arrows at our soul. Instead, we tilted the memory slots and added an extra expansion slot at an angle to direct those negative energies away from the user. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-whats-been-causing-micro-ofts-programs-to-crash/259312/2 "2004-08-11T03:31:29Z")
You know that site is satire, right? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-whats-been-causing-micro-ofts-programs-to-crash/259312/3 "2004-08-11T03:36:09Z")
OK, for some reason I thought this was a pit thread. Since it’s MPSIMS, I think it’s clear you knew it was satire… Excuse me while I slink off… ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-whats-been-causing-micro-ofts-programs-to-crash/259312/4 "2004-08-11T03:37:41Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > OK, for some reason I thought this was a pit thread. Since it’s MPSIMS, I think it’s clear you knew it was satire… > > Excuse me while I slink off… On your way out, would you mind emailing a mod and have them delete **your** posts, so the cat’s not out of the bag quite so soon? Thanks. :wally ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-whats-been-causing-micro-ofts-programs-to-crash/259312/5 "2004-08-11T04:45:04Z")
Maybe that’s why my cupholder keeps breaking!