rockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldimagemessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down19
arrow-up1358arrow-down1imageAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldrockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squareJRaccoonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy employer lets us keep our old work laptops when we upgrade so basically every two to three years I get a new home server. I remove the battery just to be safe
minus-squaretpihkal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWhat does removing the battery do?
minus-squarejamesorlakin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s probably to avoid it being left charged all the time and potentially swelling into a ‘spicy pillow’
minus-squareveng@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI don’t think I’ve discharged a laptop battery below 80% since 2011…
minus-squareDaCrazyJamez@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFirst time I’ve heard that term…using it from now on
My employer lets us keep our old work laptops when we upgrade so basically every two to three years I get a new home server. I remove the battery just to be safe
What does removing the battery do?
It’s probably to avoid it being left charged all the time and potentially swelling into a ‘spicy pillow’
I don’t think I’ve discharged a laptop battery below 80% since 2011…
First time I’ve heard that term…using it from now on