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When people are way too smug about their wrong answer.

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[–] LillianVS 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are they asking for a desktop you can carry like a suitcase? Because I mean they make those too lol

[–] stevedidWHAT 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also known as a large laptop

[–] jettrscga 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surely at some point they become a lapbottom once it's big enough to sit on the case while you use it.

[–] zaph 2 points 1 year ago

Imagine not using a pelican case for your macbook.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] stevedidWHAT 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, they used to have to dial in ones too with the receiver attachment

[–] DrNyaaa 5 points 1 year ago

I am pretty sure they said desktops which you can carry in a suitcase very clearly

[–] ChatGPT 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine if I could take my landline phone anywhere without needing to plug it into a phone jack.

[–] zuhayr 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, not a modern smartphone?a

[–] User_4272894 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think he said landline phone very clearly.

[–] over_clox 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some people should require a license to operate technology.

[–] orphiebaby 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This just reminds me of those stupid fucking ads that said "I'm a Mac. And I'm a PC!" And idiots everywhere just assumed Macs weren't PCs. People are friggin' dumb.

Also Miracle Whip is not comparable to mayo. They're not even close. Mayo is an oil that you can cook in. Miracle Whip is a salad dressing that burns in heat. They don't even taste alike. Blame Kraft for their on-label bullshit.

[–] themusicman 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Mayo is an oil that you can cook in"... WTF NO

[–] orphiebaby 1 points 1 year ago

What, you never made a grilled cheese with mayo instead of butter? Or grilled a burger bun in mayo instead of butter? It's worth it, yo ^^

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Given the age of Lemmy users, most people here probably consider PC to mean 'IBM compatible'!

[–] UltraMagnus0001 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] puppy 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then it will be a UPS + a PC, not a PC. Come on now, DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT THE OP SAID? HE CLEARLY SAID A PC!

[–] zuhayr 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe we can put the UPS "inside" PC casing?

[–] WhoRoger 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And then attach a screen so it could close down on itself?

[–] zuhayr 5 points 1 year ago

I think we're onto something here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine if the keyboard was integrated in the case so you wouldn't have to carry one around with your portable PC! I reckon we've got a revolutionary idea going here

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 4 points 1 year ago

What if it was light enough to sit on your lap?

[–] telllos 5 points 1 year ago

To be faire I'm a bit sick of those bluetootj cables

[–] BloodSlut 4 points 1 year ago

All laptops are collectively owned

[–] CaptionAdam 4 points 1 year ago

Laptop smartphone tablet. All personal computing devices that are able to be taken anywhere

[–] jungekatz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree I wish wireless PCs existed so I could have worked from anywhere !

[–] dustyData 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Best we can do is we'll give you laptops but you still have to come to the office for 8 hours every day, fight with your coworkers for one of the places to sit in or you'll have to use an underfilled pouf on a corner. What do you mean parking bonus? No, buses don't come to this part of downtown, you'll have to walk from the train station 3 km away. We have WiFi, but only management machines are allowed, we have conveniently placed ethernet ports around the office, you can bring your own cable or use one of our one foot cables that IT made with spares.

[–] jungekatz 2 points 1 year ago
[–] glimse 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Acronyms are not pluralized with an apostrophe

[–] Kolrami 1 points 1 year ago
[–] waigl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did your phone pick the wrong word there? Because I think you meant to say acronym, not anagram...

[–] glimse 1 points 1 year ago

Lol no autocorrect just me typing the wrong thing

[–] SomeoneElse 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] glimse 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your title was correct, I'm making fun of the confidently incorrect guy

[–] SomeoneElse 1 points 1 year ago

I know, I just enjoyed the “all laptops are collectively owned” comment 🙂

[–] islandofcaucasus 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Laptops are kind of a misnomer. It's really not a good idea to use a laptop on your lap. That's a great way to make them over heat. Mobile computer (MC) would be better

[–] SomeoneElse 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just like “mobile phone” makes more sense than “cellular phones”.

[–] MaxVerstappen 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cellular phone makes perfect sense though. It's a nod to the technology that makes their existence possible. My old 2.4GHz cordless house phone was technically "mobile"; it just couldn't go too far.