GreatBlueHeron

I wouldn't say he admitted it either. I'd say he's bragging about it.

I'm assuming Linage does not cripple the battery? I'm nervous about my banking apps.. I have Linage on an old Sony Xperia - I should test them on that I guess.

Yes, I do. I opted for the cash. I didn't intend to - I was just clicking through the "find out if you're eligible" links and found that by exploring the cash option, I had committed to it. It's probably what I want anyway - this experience has put me off getting another pixel and I don't have anywhere I can get it replaced nearby.

That does not sound dumb at all. In fact it reminds me that that was the solution to a similar issue I had in the early '90s trying to make an IBM7171 (RS233 terminal attachment unit) work in a different building. I'll give it a go!

The Cisco switch says all pairs are open - which is clearly wrong as it's working at 100Mbit/s. That's why I asked about a 'proper' termination to get a more meaningful result.

It's cable spec'd for direct burial and it is direct buried. Damage during the trench backfill is the most obvious answer - I'm just making sure I've covered all options before abandoning it.

This is me too. I'm still on Facebook for some family contacts and a couple of useful groups. Years ago I could spend hours a day there. Now I spend maybe 15-30 minutes each morning scrolling for friend/family updates and group content - and hitting "Hide all from ..." on every single bit of unsolicited content. I was reporting and blocking them, but I've decided it probably doesn't achieve anything and it was too many taps/clicks.

Instagram is similar - I used to spend hours there too but now I only go to check if there's progress on one car build I'm following and scroll for maybe 5-10 minutes and I'm out for the day.

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Which is really really sad. When I was younger I used to think we just need these old people to age out of the system and my generation can do things better. We seem to be doing significantly worse.

This isn't a generational thing. For a start, he's technically Gen X, not a boomer. And secondly, I'm older than him and I'm just as happy about that as everyone else.

I was thinking that the only disappointing thing about this situation is that it won't cause his family(*) the hardship it would cause yours or mine.

• by family I mean anyone close to him that has been happy to live off his money.

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NB: I'm no guru - I just googled "remove file extension in bash".