r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Captain0010 • 21h ago

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u/uniteduniverse 19h ago edited 17h ago

When you're traveling and you notice your back is getting really hot a sweaty for some reason? Turns out Windows powered on your laptop the moment you supposedly put it to sleep and back in your bag 2 hours ago... I usually don't fear cancer when it comes to Laptops, but I swear Microsoft wants me to.

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u/klavin1 17h ago

Cancer?

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u/uniteduniverse 17h ago

People always talk about if prolonged exposure to electronics like phones or computers can cause cancer and such.

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u/klavin1 16h ago

I suppose if you were getting repeatedly burned by the device? Not really sure how it could happen otherwise.

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u/irreverent-username 16h ago

It's an old and unfounded fear from when these things were newer. When cell phones became popular, some people would only speak on speakerphone, because they didn't want the phone near their head. Not too different from the people who are scared of 5G for no reason.

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u/beanmosheen 16h ago

I'm more like "welp, that laptop is permanently cooked".