@matsimpsk nah, he misread it as the "FAFO" prize and wants another one
January 3rd 2026 - doom-scrolling at its best
@yetzt Teuchborough, but close enough ;)
Launched Notepad on Windows 11 and found that they 1) added CoPilot and 2) automatically logged me into an account. I don't use a Microsoft account for Windows but one is required to install Office. They had no business reusing that signin for any software outside of Office. I just want a damned plain text editor.
Assholes. DIAF.
My dad made me a Vesa compatible holder for my oscilloscope and it turned out great! Just as imagined. Of course, it is a massive steel construction, we both would not trust a 3D printed construction with my dear Rigol.
A sundial that shows time digitally.
How you make it: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1068443
Video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Su0ZqP_0c
@neotoy *except* gaming? my netbook only just doesn't play Unreal Tourney at a usable speed ;)
yeah, batteries are a consumable at a certain point.
RIP removable batteries :'(
@neotoy jeez, just realised the "new" laptop turns ten this year. i7-7500u with 32gb of ram has lasted well, despite a drop which broke part of the lid a year in.
apparently it won't run Win11, which is reassuring. should probably do a clean Ubuntu install this decade though
@Viss graph-burger?
Pic of the day: Lomography Spinner 360 and Lomography X-Pro Slide 200 film.
#FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm
@neotoy aww :)
I'm not supposed to talk about the ages of my toys any more, but one of my 2 current laptops is an Acer D250 netbook from <mumble mumble> years ago.
Still works fine as a remote terminal despite the low res screen.
Infinite collaborative word search https://words.zip
Steve:
frequent overthinker, compulsive fixer, digester-then-explainer, "why?" question relishing father, minor-irritant partner, excessive disassembler, original-form hacker, high-efficiency googler, borderline-competent car-fixer, expert-level car-breaker, faster-by-qwerty communicator, indiscriminate photo-taker, Leatherman owner.