Say a prayer or three for me today y’all. Light a candle, chant, dance naked in the sunlight I don’t care - just send me happy computer thoughts. The plug to my laptop finally said “oh HELL naw” and popped out when I disconnected it today. Does anyone know how to repair this problem, or am I going to have to suck it up and send it in?

See that piece of metal sticking out? Yeaaaah, that’s not supposed to be there. That’s supposed to be mounted in the laptop.
My current method of operation is to watch the battery drain, say a few choice words and try to wiggle the thing back into connecting properly. Most of the time I’m able to get and keep power to it. However, I’m going to be spending tomorrow making backups and moving things around juuust to be on the safe side.