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u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)

@ user224 @lemmy.sdf.org

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I like computers, trains, space, radio-related everything and a bunch of other tech related stuff. User of GNU+Linux.I am also dumb and worthless.My laptop is ThinkPad L390y running Arch.I own RTL-SDRv3 and RSP1 clone.

SDF Unix shell username: user224

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  • I did nothing. After using either the default 200MB or the 80MB I pay for it's supposed to be throttled, but that kinda just... doesn't happen. I activated a 2nd SIM of those yesterday, same thing. The most I used in a month was some 28GB (out of 80MB), getting me as much as 150Mbps in cities covered by LTE-A from Telekom (this SIM can connect to Telekom, Orange and O2).

    Though I just went back to my previous carrier and keep this as a backup. The second SIM I put into a USB modem. May come in handy if I finally decide to try Tailscale.

    Searching around, I found someone with the same "issue" for a different provider on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoContract/comments/ntul3w/unlimited_data_sim_for_only_45year/

    Also a one that was meant to have 64kbps unlimited, but it just... wasn't throttled. But based on one comment they fixed it later which I assume will happen here too. Almost 4 months so far though.

    But perhaps they just don't care that much. Based on ToS I can be charged extra €1.30/GB (excl. VAT) since I use permanent roaming, and perhaps I will as it is defined as >50% of usage in EU roaming for the past 4 months. Maybe they just rely on that to kick in...? Also the data warning states "...may be probably temporarily restricted.", which is just so oddly phrased.

    But most likely scenario, someone just fucked up the config.

    I found yet another such fuck up here: https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/c6ilbp/bought_the_new_15gb_international_data_pass_didnt/

    Dude used up 24GB out of 15GB high-speed data pass.

    It can happen both ways though. My current carrier accidentally (I hope) set the limit to half the one stated in ToS. This was reversed already. I assume it was an accident, because they plainly stated the incorrect limit in SMS as well.

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  • And finally "We are reaching out to let you know Alexa key phrase based activation will no longer be supported. For better personalization, Alexa will always process audio in background. Don't worry, your audio is safe with us, we highly care about your privacy."

  • Texas lawmakers file FURRIES Act, targeting animal roleplay in schools

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  • Leopards? Faces?

  • Texas lawmakers file FURRIES Act, targeting animal roleplay in schools

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  • The workaround may be using guns as dildos, which would probably be more obtainable in Texas anyway.

  • Morning people + Runner People is a deadly combination

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  • Being a night person is a superpower.

    You can work night shifts, get paid more, feel better than during the day, not miss business hours because you're working at the same time as everyone else, and enjoy the outside without people in better air and no eye pain from the sun.

  • Seating Posture

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  • I am just reading this on my laptop, sitting on a bed in shrimp-like shape with laptop (a ThinkPad of course) on top of egg carton (called Eggsbox 360 based on The Two Ronnies skit) which is on top of a pillow while listening to music from a CD being played on an e-waste sourced 5.25" DVD drive attached via SATA to USB that can only reliably load CDs (perhaps because the USB provided power is less than half max spec of 2A) and accessing the internet via USB cellular modem using cheap IoT SIM that has broken (not applied) throttling (instead of 64/32kbps).

  • "I'm doing good. Everything is fine."

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  • I wish my parents seen this when I was younger. The image with the guy I mean.

    They didn't allow me to have a transparent umbrella because "that's for girls".

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  • I'd extend that to around 25 - 30 for such bigger things since around that is when brain generally finishes developing..

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  • I left Reddit after API protests, but that's not where I found it. I was just lurking around elsewhere. Then at one point on Twitter, SDF posted about running a Lemmy instance, so I tried joining it.

    Hence the username, I thought this was an SDF's thing so I used my SDF UNIX username, user224, instead of my regular lukmly013.

    user224 was also unintentional, since I intended to use lukmly013, but someone, a user name xiled, has verified my account for free giving me more access. And thus I had to keep the username, originally meant just for testing purposes.It would otherwise be just $1, but via PayPal which I am unable to use. I even got shadow-banned for cases when guest payments are allowed in my country. And I am not going to make an account for a barely functional service (PayPal).

  • Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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  • I just got an old HP inkjet that doesn't care about reported ink levels and cheap ink bottles from AliExpress.

    I print white on black because I have so much damn ink and nobody expects dark mode documents. Kinda funny when I take out a sheet of paper and have to dry it out. 120g/m² is absolutely the minimum when doing such crap though. Regular 80g/m² just wrinkles up and leaks through, although that's also a property of dye ink vs pigment ink.

    But I also lucked out on sales combined with coupons

    Currently it's €18.50, though for 0.5L (~1 pint) that's still cheap. Honestly I am surprised I actually received that.

  • Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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  • Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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  • 10 years laterPrinters now include embedded cellular modems as backup for OTA firmware updates, ink subscriptions and telemetry.

  • Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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  • Wait, I thought that's something that only color laser do with yellow toner...

    Edit: Possibly

  • Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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  • And once again the only available good tech is old 2nd hand.

  • Why can't we go back to small phones?

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  • Based on https://postmarketos.org/install/ the Nokia N900 can run the latest stable release of PostmarketOS.

    Nokia N900 was a proper Linux-powered phone released in November 2009.

    So yeah, it's been getting over 15 years of community support so far.

    Edit: Fixed typo

  • Why can't we go back to small phones?

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  • I have fairly small hands, but still prefer a larger phone. More content on the screen and space for battery.

    HOWEVER, I'd take both. A small phone would be a good secondary device. I want something modern the size of my Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830i). The back also has a really nice texture.Oh, yeah, it also has a headphone jack, MicroSD card slot and quickly swappable battery which I should probably replace because it seems it has slightly increased its capacity... volumetric capacity.

    But I also prefer a bit more thickness so it doesn't feel like a fragile, slippery sheet of glass (rugged phones are good for that).

  • How to secure your phone before attending a protest

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  • remove the battery

    Don't forget a portable heat gun, suction cup and prying tools. /j

  • How to secure your phone before attending a protest

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  • Yeah, but then don't kill it with a fucking 4 digit PIN or pattern. Use a good password. Yes, it takes longer to type it in, but it would take far longer to brute-force.

  • How to secure your phone before attending a protest

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  • Not if I do that regularly anyway.

  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance

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  • Probably the latter.