tnarg42

joined 1 year ago
[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Watch for battery life when buying older Surface devices. Replacing batteries in the older Surface Pros is notoriously difficult, because apparently the whole assembly is glued together. Loss of battery life is what forced an early retirement of my 5th-gen (2015) Surface Pro, even though not was otherwise completely serviceable. Newer versions are apparently more repairable, but you'll have to investigate where that cut-off line of repairability is.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Mach-E GT's are a steal right now

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

I mean, I think it started as a BSD fork with a Linux kernel jammed in so... you're not far off.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

That's about where I am. If I'm doing really light duty stuff (web browsing, no video) I can get maybe an hour. Any more than that, the clock is ticking pretty fast.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I've done several repairs and battery replacements on various tablets, but as an amateur, I won't touch this one. I'm sure if you crack these things regularly you can get proficient at it, but given the complexity, I'm not sure it's worth the labor.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

One caution on older Surface Pros: They are generally not serviceable, and when the batteries eventually go, you will have to replace the device. The 9th gen and later may be better. I am dealing with this right now in a 2017/5th gen Surface Pro. While it's nice hardware (as a user), apparently the battery is glued-in in such a way that you cannot replace it without destroying the tablet. I'm currently looking to replace it with either a Lenovo ThinkPad X12 detachable or a Dell Latitude 7320 detachable, both of which are similar but (purportedly) much more repairable.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

(Brace yourself for Much 'Merica) Several gas utilities I've had in the USA measure natural gas CCF, which is 100 cubic feet (at some standard temperature/pressure), which happens to be almost exactly the same as a Therm, or 100,000 BTU.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Pretty sure this is just natural selection in action. Unfit mates are less desirable. This has less to do with political polarization and more to do with fundamentally unfit partners.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Dude, you live in Italy, the food is amazing! That said, after a two week trip to Italy, my wife is a much better cook of Italian food now. ...In America.

[–] tnarg42@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The state of Florida. They don't need my tourist dollars right now. When they can figure out state government again, I'll consider spending my money there. They have no shortage of tourists, but I know it's not my money propping up that insanity.