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What To Do With All of My Gadget Chargers?

Posted by kdawson on from the visa-or-mastercard dept.

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."

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  1. Insomnia by Harmonious+Botch · · 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.

    1. Re:Insomnia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I agree as well, lame stories such as this shouldn't ever be posted to the front page of Slashdot! On the other hand, whining about which stories and questions are posted, and 'me too' replies to them, keep me fascinated, please tell us more of your expert editing opinions. If at all possible, please continue to do so without any humor, off hand insight, or any other redeemable content, as we all are better knowing that you too, have felt like your time is wasted.

    2. Re:Insomnia by maxume · · Score: 4, Funny

      Getting a USB port installed in your body also seems like a drastic step.

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  2. organize them according to their risk level by extirpater · · Score: 5, Funny

    Risk of Exploding
    1- nokia
    2- dell
    3- sony
    4...

    1. Re:organize them according to their risk level by oodaloop · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't get it. Any vertical list of positive integers on /. should include ??? and Profit! What gives?

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  3. Randomly by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 5, Funny

    I store all my chargers in a drawer. Each time I need one I sort throught them, untangle the wires and curse about it.

  4. Disassemble them all! by ThomsonsPier · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cut off the plugs from all of the cables and solder all of the wires to the output of one transformer, thus enabling you to simultaneously charge all of your devices and cook your dinner on the monstrosity you now have plugged into the wall.

    You may wish to update your fire insurance.

  5. Re:Serious issue! by ex0a · · 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.

  6. Re:Wherever possible, use usb chargers. by Anonymous Coward · · 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?

  7. Re:News for nerds? by Anonymous Coward · · 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.

  8. Re:Serious issue! by rarel · · Score: 5, Funny

    First, hold shift. Second, press 4.

    I have a French keyboard, you insensitive clod!

  9. Re:News for nerds? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    And some wives have their own "gadgets" that require chargers.

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  10. Re:Serious issue! by digitalsushi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have a better idea -- First, hold Alt. Second, press F4. Thanks!

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  11. Re:Serious issue! by gnud · · Score: 5, Funny

    "les Profitable" sounds like a boring musical.

  12. Re:USB is the answer by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 4, Funny

    I shaved my beard off four years ago.

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  13. Re:USB is the answer - Uh, about that... by amilo100 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are going to wait quite a while for your plug-in hybrid.