"Will not charge unless plugged in"

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17 Comments

doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 50 pts · 1y (9 replies)

They probably tried setting it on their wireless phone charger. I hope they aren't dumber than that, but I don't really have a lot of hope.

kamiheku@sopuli.xyz · 62 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Probably just a brainfart and what they meant was that the device won't stay powered on unless plugged to a charger. Probably.

A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Both yall are way too optimistic, I have ABSOLUTELY met the mfer that would do this

doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I did say I didn't have much hope. I considered the "won't work unless plugged in" option but we don't know what kind of device it was. I also considered the complete idiot option. All of these are possible.

A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

In the 21st century, no device survives contact with the user.

molten@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Yup. This guy has worked helpdesk.

1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee · -7 pts · 1y (3 replies)

If both devices use USB-C, that might charge the Chromebook a little bit and make it give a useful error about the quality of the charger.

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

That's not how this works

1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Okay, I'm wrong. That's not how this works. I'm pretty sure I've seen an error on a Lenovo running Windows when I hooked it up to a phone charger.

How does it work?

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Try re-reading the comment to which you originally replied, and identify key terms.

Sans_Seraph@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Giving them the benefit of the doubt and assuming they mean the laptop won't charge USB devices unless it's plugged in.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y

Bios setting.

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y

Thanks you for being you

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I usually do the opposite, I charge people fees because they unplugged something and lie when they say it is plugged in.

Deconceptualist@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Right? This is almost refreshing.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

This person probably drove to work.

Practice defensive driving, folks. It can save your life.

Empricorn@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y

So now I'm supposed to drive, text, and look out for stupid people like this!? Doesn't seem very safe. I'm just trying to enjoy my beer out here...

stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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