Comment on the year of the linux desktop

alienghic@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• PrincessTardigrade@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My Chromebook self-destructed a couple years ago and nearly burned our house down. That thing also was the shortest lived computer I’ve ever owned.

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  • alienghic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yikes!

    What brand was that garbage?

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    • PrincessTardigrade@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Shoot, probably Dell? This was a few years ago, but it looked just like the Dell ones that are currently on the market.

      Also, the house still has a vague burnt plastic and lithium smell, especially noticeable when I’ve been away for a day or so. I think our couch absorbed all that smoke smell :(

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      • alienghic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Eeew…

        I had a coworker who’s laptop started emitting smoke in a meeting. thankfully this was in the days when you could still remove batteries. That was a nice safety feature.

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