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Kids are short circuiting their school issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's my thoughts as well

I once abused a USB port on my laptop to use as a 5v power supply but I later shorted it by connecting the wrong wires. It didn't explode but it did blow the fuse for that port.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Especially something marketed to schools to issue to every student. Seems like a basic safety feature. Sure, they shouldn't be doing that but c'mon... kids do dumb shit sometimes.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Kids do dumb shit all times

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's only a safety feature if it stops someone from getting injured. If it just kills the device, that means they have to buy a replacement!