Botzo

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[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Barnes and Noble Nook HD+

I was all in on a 1080p tablet with micro sd card in 2012. And then it just shut off and never turned on again a few months out of warranty.

Then there was a Lenovo yoga tablet in 2014 with windows 8. The Intel atom processor was such a dog it just ended up being a solitaire screen and about nothing else.

Recently bought another cheap tablet for a different specific use case. We'll see if this one is a POS.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My Das Pro 4? just crossed 9 years of professional daily use.

It was a massdrop special with mx clears and I added custom caps with a funky profile.

Here it is in 2018 when it was still fresh.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

For sure (our Volvo is 1 year too old to have the android automotive system and ... It would be better). The Amazon effort that powers the Alexa + Ford sync business isn't quite at that depth: it's an API with always online "AI learning" stuff OEMs can integrate.

https://developer.amazon.com/automotive/

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Ford has had Amazon Alexa built-in for something like 5 years ...

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Up over 7% after hours (on near 2x expected EPS). For a business that big, it's enough. Of course that could change next quarter. The mythical "investor" is capricious in the extreme.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

I'm convinced that the writers had Janeway wipe out the timeline where he made Captain in the finale specifically as a final joke at his expense.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Jabba the Hutt looks weird with hair and pink lips.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a classic.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Ironman indiglo? Still miss that watch, and I haven't worn one for 15 years.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fried spam with some cheap yellow mustard was a regular Sunday lunch. Usually with some boxed waffle mix topped with watery mapleine homemade "syrup".

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

For sure, but good cheese curds are amazing.

 

I took the toaster apart and cleaned the contacts for the lever that signal the hold down while toasting. Now we don't have to stand there and hold it (that was 3 morning routines slightly out of order).

I had to buy a set of special bits because someone decided they needed to use security torx bolts in the corners hidden under the feet. This was of course in addition to the 14 regular old #2 Phillips screws. But it's always nice to have a reason to get new tools.

In other news, the clean signal started flashing on on the espresso machine today, so I have another little project for tomorrow too.

 

I don't really have anyone else to shout at about this, but it's an amazing way to host services in rootless containers entirely in user space using systemd (systemctl --user).

https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.html

 

I applied some paste wax to the table saw and was pleasantly surprised that it made a difference.

I think I'll have to use this on the wood runners on the old dresser I have too.

In case you're concerned, it's just a little DeWalt contractor's table saw. No sawstop or powermatic here. That's for the cool guys on youtube.

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