• S0UPernova@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    I have a minecraft server running on an old chromebook which I installed arch on, though I made sure it stays on when the lid is closed (screen still turns off).

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    21 days ago

    This laptop is secretly downloading scientific papers behind a paywall to release them on the public internet. Sadly, the owner will be prosecuted unfairly and threatened with unreasonable punishment.

    Remember Aaron.

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      21 days ago

      Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren’t designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.

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        21 days ago

        As right as that might be, it’s on carpet!

        I don’t believe they put much thought into airflow and overheating…

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          21 days ago

          Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.

          Let’s face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn’t have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they’ve been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.