What To Do With All of My Gadget Chargers? 696
legoman666 writes "On my desk I have chargers for the following gadgets: Nokia N810, LG Chocolate, Sony Ericcson Z310a, Canon Powershot SD1000, Cowan iAudio X5L, Lenovo Thinkpad, Logitech MX1000 and my Nintendo DS. Not a single pair of them share a similar connector. I have two power strips whose singular purpose is to energize these chargers. My question to Slashdot is: How do you organize all of your different chargers? Please, share your secrets."
Insomnia (Score:5, Funny)
I organize mine alphabetically by manufacturer. It gives me something to do on the nights that I can't sleep.
But no matter how sleep-deprived I am, I would never submit such drivel to slashdot, nor, were I an editor, would I post it.
side by side!! (Score:3, Funny)
organize them according to their risk level (Score:5, Funny)
Risk of Exploding
1- nokia
2- dell
3- sony
4...
Randomly (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Through them out (Score:4, Funny)
Or as the khalif of baghdad, when it was taken by mongolian forces.
You should be placed in a tower, with all your gadges, and the the doors should be sealed, and all the windows should be barred, and you would no bread nor water delivered for thirty days, for you are so happy for your gadgets, that i can only conclude you can live on them!
There, i've made a reference to Marco Polo on slashdot, although sort of half-assed but hey...
a great post (Score:4, Funny)
forget the nay sayers... I for one want to see what the /. community do. Do they run a DC ring around the house? Strip the wires and fudge some coins together to make a potential divider? replace the transformers with rodent power?
I have 4 USB hdds that I've not gotten around to putting in a case yet, because I dont have the cash for a mixed sata/ide jbod server, all of which need their own adaptor. I have a headset that needs an adaptor. My phone charger, and mp3 charger. That's some 7 sockets I'm using on 8 socket power strip, with the 8th going to a another 4 socket in serial to power my PC and high-fi (i know you shouldn't have power strips in parallel... but pfft, im not running a kettle off it like at Uni :D)
it is a problem. step down transformers are notoriously wasteful. There has to be a better way!?
Disassemble them all! (Score:5, Funny)
You may wish to update your fire insurance.
Luxury problem (Score:3, Funny)
Why three mobile phones, are you waiting for the not so ineviteble question "Is that 3 mobiles in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
Re:Serious issue! (Score:5, Funny)
It does raise a serious issue of why the flying fuck in the sky don't gadgets simply have the same bloody connectors for charging? There's no excuse!
Your question takes two steps to solve. First, hold shift. Second, press 4.
Re:organize them according to their risk level (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wherever possible, use usb chargers. (Score:5, Funny)
Genius! I can charge my thinkpad from my thinkpad's USB port! Could this be the solution to the world's energy problems?
Re:Three Mobile Phones? (Score:3, Funny)
One for friends
One for women
Doesn't everyone have three phones?
Re:News for nerds? (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, a newlywed I see.
chance_of_sex = 1 / (year_of_marriage + number of children - WAF/1000)
As you can see, prior to marriage, a high WAF can actually be detrimental (she'll think you are gay). But after a few years of marriage and/or children the WAF becomes all but meaningless.
Re:Insomnia (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Serious issue! (Score:5, Funny)
First, hold shift. Second, press 4.
I have a French keyboard, you insensitive clod!
Re:Serious issue! (Score:3, Funny)
No, Money. Wo$h is ctl-alt-delete
Re:News for nerds? (Score:5, Funny)
And some wives have their own "gadgets" that require chargers.
Re:easy (Score:2, Funny)
but that would drain the charge in my gadget thrower. Then what?
Re:Serious issue! (Score:5, Funny)
I have a better idea -- First, hold Alt. Second, press F4. Thanks!
Re:News for nerds? (Score:4, Funny)
Ah, no children I see.
chance_of_sex = 1 / (year_of_marriage + 5*number of children - WAF/1000)
Re:Insomnia (Score:4, Funny)
Getting a USB port installed in your body also seems like a drastic step.
Re:Serious issue! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Three Mobile Phones? (Score:4, Funny)
1. Wife
2. Girlfriend
3. Boyfriend
I'm having the same kind of problem (Score:4, Funny)
I know what you mean, I have a Ferarri F350, a hybrid Toyota, a Hummer and a Smart. Oh I forgot the Tesla prototype. The thing is, I want all of them to perform at their 100% but I want to use the same fuel. What do you slashdotters do to avoid this kind of problem?
Answer: Stop whining about trivial problems you already know the answer for.
Re:USB is the answer (Score:3, Funny)
Re:USB is the answer (Score:3, Funny)
What I really want is to hook it up to my phone in such a way that it will lock me out of my address book if I am over 0.15%.
Re:USB is the answer (Score:5, Funny)
I shaved my beard off four years ago.
Re:USB is the answer - Uh, about that... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Serious issue! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Serious issue! (Score:4, Funny)
I have a French keyboard, you insensitive clod!
I am a clod, you insensitive Frenchman!
Re:News for nerds? (Score:3, Funny)
After being married for 20 years, the gadget my wife needs are powered by 2-stroke gasoline engines. During the summer when we have the windows open, the neighbors sometimes ask why we're running our lawnmower indoors.
And let me tell you, it's not easy yanking the starter cord when I'm wearing handcuffs.