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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I've used this Windows 10 live image to run the occasional windows-only diagnostic tools and firmware updates: https://github.com/VulpesSARL/MiniNT5-Tools

It doesn't choke loading GUI programs like the install disc command prompt and doesn't have any weird blobs except for windows itself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Agree with most of the other posts here. Some of the cheaper faucets I've come across have these miserable plastic valves that set you back $15 a pop and last only a year until they break. Then it either jams or water starts dripping.

That said, an Ikea faucet I got on sale for $20 five years ago still works like it did on day one. In fact, I got two more while it was still on sale, fearing it would break like the other cheap ones, but they're still sitting in their boxes under the sink.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've done that a few times to reverse tether Android phones and tablets

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Only the part with youtube. Don't know if they are pulling some tricks on uBlock users, but about 10 tabs of youtube can get nasty, even with a somewhat recent workstation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Someone from an advanced spacefaring civilization

You know those stories about people who insist they remember their past life? But there's no way to confirm it? I'd like my memories passed down like that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Approximations for yesterday since neither have a proper screen time counter

  • Phone: ~1.5 hours
  • Computer: ~7 hours

Kinda scary to see how many hours of the day I was seated in front of a screen. Should I feel less guilty that over 4 hours of that was spent writing documentation?

What I don't feel guilty about is screen time accrued while waiting in line. That makes me feel productive, or at least like offloading my scrolling to otherwise idle time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

The level of detail and control in the Properties dialog from the file explorer in Windows. Also its ability to easily search by metadata like the bitrate of media files.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Nice thing is that the X230 still closes properly with a thin sliding webcam cover.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

When a colleague or new friend asks me to exchange contacts, I offer them the option to be part of my "main phone club" by getting Signal, Wire, or Element/Matrix.

I have a separate phone to handle SMS and Whatsapp. That covers 99% of cases, if they want something esoteric like Instagram/Snapchat/iMessage, then that's too bad. I'll turn off Airplane mode and check this secondary phone when I'm seated and comfortable like during my lunch break or when I get home. If, say, Johnny is running an event and needs me to text back whenever from 10 to 12, then I'll generally leave my phone on for that time period. If there's something sensitive but not particularly urgent, I'll save it for the next time we meet in person.

If someone wants to message me at any random time of the day without prior notice and have a quick response back, they'll have to join my main phone club.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Old hardware indeed, but 768 pixels ought to be enough for any window

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