• Stovetop@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

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

      • tired_n_bored@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 hours ago

        I also have a laptop working as a server. The problem is that the WiFi antenna is in the lid and it just doesn’t work well when the lid is closed

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 month ago

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

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

        • taco@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          1 month 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.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 month 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.