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minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·4 days agoFairphone owner? External batteries don’t count.
minus-squareMummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·4 days agoYou’re not Randall Munroe, you don’t get to choose what counts. I think external batteries do count.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·4 days agoCommon sense disagrees.
minus-squareMummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoI don’t think xkcd is for people who value common sense.
minus-squareCorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 days agoIf I say “my phone is out of juice, let me grab a spare battery” most people will be confused if I start putting a bunch of tools in a box. Nobody will be confused if I simply grab an external battery.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoCommon sense isn’t a thing that exists, it’s a lazy trope used when you don’t want to explain something you think is obvious.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·4 days agoit’s a battery that you have as a spare in case your main battery runs out. it’s a spare battery.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoOkay then explain to me how to swap out said “spare battery” without opening the phone with specialized tools. Guess what? You can’t, because it’s not a spare battery. It’s an external battery pack.
Fairphone owner? External batteries don’t count.
You’re not Randall Munroe, you don’t get to choose what counts. I think external batteries do count.
Common sense disagrees.
I don’t think xkcd is for people who value common sense.
If I say “my phone is out of juice, let me grab a spare battery” most people will be confused if I start putting a bunch of tools in a box. Nobody will be confused if I simply grab an external battery.
Common sense isn’t a thing that exists, it’s a lazy trope used when you don’t want to explain something you think is obvious.
it’s a battery that you have as a spare in case your main battery runs out. it’s a spare battery.
Okay then explain to me how to swap out said “spare battery” without opening the phone with specialized tools.
Guess what? You can’t, because it’s not a spare battery. It’s an external battery pack.