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by asciimov 5y ago
My most recent build was: $25 for new case and click wheel $42 for the iFlash Quad $20 for some SD cards, caught them on sale. $18 for a new battery. $32 for a rough condition iPod 5g. The screen was in good shape, but the case was beat to
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by asciimov 5y ago
I'm not a big fan of RockBox, it's always been too buggy for me. Regarding the iFlash, the best way to avoid file corruption is to transfer files to the iPod while using the Apple Firmware (don't sync with iTunes, just copy t
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I've done this a few times, some things to think about if you decide to take the plunge. 1. New backs aren't always made well, often with the mounting posts not lining up as well as they should. 2. New batteries are a crap shoot.
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In my hometown, it's in part so they can say they have it and part kowtowing to state Republican leadership.
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The reason EROCT, the Texas Republicans (TRP) and the minesr are doing this is to raise prices on electrical power. During the right time of year, the cost of power can often go negative overnight. Ercot wants to get rid of this and ultimat
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As someone who lost a day of work because a clever ad prompted my partner to install malware (it looked like an official Adobe Flash update), I'll continue blocking most ads for the foreseeable future. The only ads that I don't bl
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My family purchased our first PC the summer of '97. It took me 6 weeks to go from Packard Bell Navigator to discovering MAME and other emulators. I miss those early internet days, when finding new things online seemed magical.
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Nice humble brag there guy. I'd kill have that kind of savings and those life experiences. As hokey as it sounds, practice mindfulness or meditation. You need to learn acceptance and self love. Also, you should work on getting healthy
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A tiling window manager. I settled on dwm. It helps me utilize more of my monitor. Gone are the days of overlaying windows, everything is front and center, and on it's own virtual desktop. A non-mechanical keyboard. I moved off of cher
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I think two things happen as online communities grow. 1. People, consciously or not, start forming their comments with upvotes in mind. 2. People realize that positive comments don't generate as much discussion as neutral or negative c
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Public transportation is awful. My car is clean, arrives and departs on my schedule, can go nearly everywhere, and is available at my doorstep. I don't have to deal with homeless people, sick people, poop, mystery fluids, or animals. A
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I've got a CS degree and of all the things that I studied, including OS design, nothing gives me that feeling of black magic like Kernel hacking and driver building. It's like being told your gonna learn how to draw an owl you sta
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Nothing is safe, you just have to acknowledge the risk involved and accept it. Risk is everywhere, if you accept the risk involved you may find yourself having a good time.
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What drove me off of Android was my bank stopped supporting my device because of security updates. When I bought the phone it was a just released LG flagship, I got a full 18 months worth of sporadic at best updates, followed by nothing. My
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Another 2016 SE user chiming in. Other than a Battery Swap, everything still works great. I can get on the internet, send texts, make calls, do facetime. Screen is still in perfect condition, but I'm not hard on screens. Camera is fine
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by asciimov 5y ago
I still want a filesystem that can do both. I want to have regular folders, and then folders that I can issue a SQL style query to generate their contents. Take multimedia. With a traditional file system you can only have one type of sort.
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The dice deck is alright, but just alright. Even if you include the card that tells you to reshuffle the deck, the bell curve is just too smooth. If you have a roll drought, you know that deluge is on its way. The best thing I have done for
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You can't use electric blankets on foam beds as the foam retains too much heat and you could end up cooking yourself.
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> What am I overlooking? Mutations. An increased infections means increased chance of evolution of this virus. If the virus changes in the right way, current vaccinations wont work anymore. Another problem is if it becomes more mutable,
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Looks like both of her parents were Pilots and she has been flying since she was 6.
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It's sad that the MBA's have finally taken over at Google, and now they have to squeeze every last penny out of their customers (on top of all the ads they sell). The worst part of all this, is most of us casual users just want to
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by asciimov 5y ago
There is definitely a silent majority of people who love pineapple on their pizza. My local pizza guy tells me Hawaiian is one of his top selling pizzas. Those that like pineapple on their pizza just don't speak up because they don&#x2
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Either way, it shouldn't take Tesla more than 3 working days to remedy this situation. Breakpads are a common vehicle consumable that should be available at every dealership. The rotor and a caliper should also be common enough that th
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> I don’t understand people’s obsession with plastic vs metal lenses. It's an issue with perceived quality. So much of the inner workings of things have been replaced with plastic, usually not for the better. When you spend as much
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Have you gone to your manager and discussed the meeting? Start there, One on one. Just tell them what their boss told you and go from there. Take any criticisms with a grain of salt. While they may be valid they also may be their own frustr
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by asciimov 5y ago
Another problem western shows have is their increasingly vague release schedules. The new Star Treks, Doctor Who, The Witcher, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul you get them when you get them. (or maybe AMC will decide to break a season in
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My partner has been watching a ton of foreign dramas and romcom series the past few years. It started with Midnight Diner and Samurai Gourmet on Netflix, then to K-Dramas, and now we have a few Asian Languages streaming services. My partner
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Most auto parts stores are terrible places these days with low quality parts at high prices, and staff that are just competent enough to check out your items. It used to be (20-25 years ago) you could go in tell them what you were doing and
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The older people fully own their homes, so they don’t have to pay as much to sustain their lifestyle. Then the younger lower wage people either moved in with family, got roommates, or are now homeless.
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Genius level intellect is fairly well distributed amount the global population. However, the opportunity for these people to add to the collective knowledge isn’t well distributed. If you look at the backgrounds of most of the well known ge

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