POWERLESS

Here in North America, there's 2 different kinds of electrical outlets: the 3-pin, which includes a ground, and the 2-pin without a ground. High tech stuff requires the 3-prong variety: things like LCD displays, external hard drives, and even power strips. But if you can even fathom it, every single outlet in my house is the 2 pin. Shitty! Here's what I've been considering:

complain to the power company and ask them to come here and upgrade me to 1985

hack an extension cord so the ground prong is unused and risk electrocuting myself?

read the entire Wikipedia article linked above to learn what the ground prong does
It's sad because although I work with electronics and computers all the time, I know almost nothing about electricity. I've may have wired up a rudimentary circuit with a LED, a battery and a switch when I was ten, but I still need to look at the directions every time I boost my car. Well, at least if I electrocute myself, I've built up a resistance using Dr. Ho's Massage System.

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