package manager problems: rpm db corruption|glibc detected double-linked|etc

[Alan Cox]

Very good summary indeed.

> Static's usually not a problem for the assembled computer.  Though
> there's cases of people walking up to a running computer and zapping it
> to death, and mouse cables charging up as they're dragged about the
> desk, they're a bit of a rarity.

The case is usually anchored to earth and that protects the PC from the
worst of it. I have once seen a spark flash between someone and a PC and
reboot a box, but it survived.