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I use a Kindle Fire 7 and a 10HD with Fire Toolbox fixes so I can actually have real useful software because my eyes are getting bad because I am an old. They were both super cheap on the periodic Amazon sales, but I am looking for a new cheap android tablet. Any recommendations?
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I use a Kindle Fire 7 and a 10HD with Fire Toolbox fixes so I can actually have real useful software because my eyes are getting bad because I am an old. They were both super cheap on the periodic Amazon sales, but I am looking for a new cheap android tablet. I still have 3 older hd10s with lineageOS running on them and they're great. I couldn't stand using their ad masquerading as an os. It was unbearable for me.
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Feb 26, 2024 18:27
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I bought a used Kobo Aura. It rules, does everything I want, integrates with my library. Better than anything on AliExpress, and was cheaper too
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Feb 26, 2024 20:11
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hark posted:I still have 3 older hd10s with lineageOS running on them and they're great. I couldn't stand using their ad masquerading as an os. It was unbearable for me. Link to dist or instructions? lineageos site doesn't have any Amazon devices listed as supported.
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Feb 26, 2024 21:28
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Bondematt posted:If they are lithium rechargeable, you're looking at a few hundred mAh at most in that size. Plus some conversion inefficiency. It says "Type Li-Ion" on the product page (at the bottom, in the Specifications table). Yeah I don't really have a grasp on how much a "mAh" is, but it doesn't surprise me that Ali mAhs are like Ali lumens. Actually, looking at the listing now, the claimed mAh amount even changes from 4800/3800 to 3800/3000 between the image and the text. Whatever, if they hold a reasonable amount of charge and won't burn my house down when charging, I'll be happy, but in retrospect, I guess I should've just gone with Ikea LADDA or something.
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Feb 26, 2024 21:39
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HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:It says "Type Li-Ion" on the product page (at the bottom, in the Specifications table). Yeah I don't really have a grasp on how much a "mAh" is, but it doesn't surprise me that Ali mAhs are like Ali lumens. Actually, looking at the listing now, the claimed mAh amount even changes from 4800/3800 to 3800/3000 between the image and the text. I'm surprised the failures people are seeing are so mild then! I'd definitely charge those outside, lithium failures will stink up a room for weeks.
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Feb 26, 2024 23:53
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I found my old Powerball arm exerciser the other day, must have had it fifteen-twenty years easily, I remember posting a thread about it in GBS waaay back in the early days of the forums. Thought I'd look up if they had been improved in the intervening decades (yes they have a wind-back autostart spring mechanism instead of a string cord or just flicking the gyro with your thumb til it catches) https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805872004673.html lolling at getting one actually these dimensions and having to whirl it round while clutching it to your chest with both arms like a gyroscopic kegger.
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Feb 27, 2024 01:39
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Bondematt posted:I'm surprised the failures people are seeing are so mild then! There were photos in the reviews that show the capacities measured as about 700/300 mAh (AA/AAA):   .
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Feb 27, 2024 02:00
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5TonsOfFlax posted:Link to dist or instructions? lineageos site doesn't have any Amazon devices listed as supported. I used unofficial builds I found on xda similar to this https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-unofficial-11-arm64-lineageos-18-1-for-amazon-fire-hd-10-maverick-9th-gen.4575987/
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Feb 27, 2024 07:45
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Talk about a multi tool: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqNpWIW Kinda surprised nothing like that is sold in the US. probably something silly like safety. The notion of a 4” chainsaw on your electric drill with its own stabilizing handle is delightfully absurd. Still, part of my brain is always in the “better to have it” mode with tools now.
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Feb 27, 2024 09:32
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NoneMoreNegative posted:Powerball arm exerciser I got one of these from the Pick 3 thing. I cannot figure out how to get it going at all.
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Feb 27, 2024 10:04
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Talk about a multi tool: There's a few power tools like this in the US where the handle has a motor and it comes with different tools. Usually they're not as good as a stand alone tool since different tools work better at different speeds and whatnot but they exist. I don't see any with a chainsaw attachment, though. It's even got a grey and an orange variety: https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-BDCDMT1206KITWC-MATRIX-Cordless/dp/B091BDRB8Y https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-BDCDMT1206KITC-Matrix-Combo/dp/B00PK4XY90?th=1 This one was advertised as an all in one workshop but it released in 2021 and isn't for sale anymore so I guess it didn't sell: https://www.lowes.com/pd/CEL-Power8-Power8-Create-Plus-All-in-One-Multi-Function-Combo-Tool-Kit/1003016250
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Feb 27, 2024 10:12
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Tad Naff posted:I got one of these from the Pick 3 thing. I cannot figure out how to get it going at all. This guy has the best quick explanation I found to send to another friend who bought one a few years back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3g68Me0tI
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Feb 27, 2024 10:44
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Man I still have a light up one somewhere, wonder if I still have the string.
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Feb 27, 2024 11:11
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I like the idea of combining the impact driver and the multitool, but it's kind of expensive by ali standard. I already got most of these tools. If they sell the kit separately, I will buy the base kit with the sanding attachment first and build it up later. A portable sanding kit on Makita battery is the only one I don't have .
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Feb 27, 2024 11:35
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ante posted:I bought a used Kobo Aura. It rules, does everything I want, integrates with my library. Kindle app was important to whatever I bought because I own* so many books through them already. So my choices were limited to another kindle or something where I could load the app - android devices like the inkpalm. *in that way where we don’t really own anything because it’s platform dependant.
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Feb 27, 2024 11:36
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Talk about a multi tool: It's pretty hilariously sketchy.
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Feb 27, 2024 12:30
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NoneMoreNegative posted:This guy has the best quick explanation I found to send to another friend who bought one a few years back the things people go through to get off
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Feb 27, 2024 16:04
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Has anyone bought second-hand motherboards from Aliexpress before? Prowling a bit, the prices are substantially cheaper (and models more readily available) than in local-Craigslist-equivalent, even after shipping.
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Feb 27, 2024 16:43
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ronya posted:Has anyone bought second-hand motherboards from Aliexpress before? Prowling a bit, the prices are substantially cheaper (and models more readily available) than in local-Craigslist-equivalent, even after shipping. I know mileage may vary when it comes to LTT as a source, but they’ve had a few videos on ordering those sorts of parts from these sorts of sites. Not only is it questionable if you’ll get what you actually order like always, but what you get can be weird. I want to say one of the things they ended up with was a consumer-oriented board layout that took a server-oriented processor or something?
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Blue Moonlight posted:I know mileage may vary when it comes to LTT as a source, but they’ve had a few videos on ordering those sorts of parts from these sorts of sites. Phils Computer Lab on youtube has checked a bunch of these, and they seem to be made by putting surplus enterprise-grade components on consumer boards. You'll get a brand new motherboard with double CPU sockets, but it uses 24-core Xeons from 2012 that are like $25 on eBay. If you have a very specific use case or software needs you can get enormous amounts of computing for next to nothing, while for other uses the exact same hardware will triple your power bill and turn your house into a stove for something that could be done with a single modern i5 or Ryzen.
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Feb 27, 2024 17:16
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I don't mean mysteriousname mysteriouswhatever from the deepest hellpits of Huaqiangbei, I mean Aliexpress listings that say "this is second-hand Asrock/Asus/MSI/Gigabyte model #555" I have no doubt these are "fell off a refurb reject truck" and may or may not have had ad hoc component swapping done to it, but I'd like to know if anyone has a sense of how really repaired these are ronya fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Feb 27, 2024 |
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Give it a shot and if it's garbage just open a dispute.
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I’m wouldn’t think “repaired” so much as ”retrieved” None of the tools exploded, I’m a bit disappointed. Still very multitooldinal though.
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HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:It says "Type Li-Ion" on the product page (at the bottom, in the Specifications table). Yeah I don't really have a grasp on how much a "mAh" is, but it doesn't surprise me that Ali mAhs are like Ali lumens. Actually, looking at the listing now, the claimed mAh amount even changes from 4800/3800 to 3800/3000 between the image and the text. I remembered why I didn't order Ikea LADDA, or from other local retailers: all they have is rated at 1.2 V voltage. Now, I don't remember what the device was, but I remember having trouble with running something with 1.2 V rechargables where it would work with 1.5 V, so I will only get 1.5 V rated stuff now. These measured at that voltage, but now I'm worried that they'll explode or leak when charging :/
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You're probably better off finding likely the single device that has problems with 1.2V and seeing if it's replaceable.
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Feb 27, 2024 20:33
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All rechargable AA are 1.2v, except your weirdo batteries. Now I just want to know what device requires exactly 1.5v to run.
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I've looked into this when dealing with my VR controllers that use AAs, and some people online claimed rechargables suck because of the 1.2v issue. Maybe there are some weirdo devices that might have an issue but keep in mind the 1.2V is the "nominal" voltage. They start at about ~1.5v fully charged:  Eneloop pro aka Ladda  Energizer 91 So in fact, it'll stay above 1.2v for longer than the alkaline batteries. So I guess it might only be an issue if it tries to calculate the remaining capacity from the voltage?
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There’s something different about modern nimh rechargeable batteries, they used to have a high self discharge rate so they would go flat annoyingly quick in stuff like remotes and wall clocks where an alkaline battery would last years. I put IKEA ladda batteries in my wall clock and they only need charging once or twice per year
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Feb 27, 2024 21:49
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Early rechargeables were nickel cadmium, those did that.
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DRINK ME posted:Kindle app was important to whatever I bought because I own* so many books through them already. So my choices were limited to another kindle or something where I could load the app - android devices like the inkpalm. Calibre and De-DRM is your friend.
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Flipperwaldt posted:Early rechargeables were nickel cadmium, those did that. No, Ni-Cad cells have lower self-discharge rates than nimh, but early nimh were particularly bad about it, it's better with modern ones.
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Feb 27, 2024 23:07
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Cheap motherboards?! Has anyone got Mini ITX recommendations?
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Talk about a multi tool: LOL, I just ran across this in a Kickstarter promo email: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpietech/maker-pro-17-in-1-multipurpose-tool-set It's almost identical, and they want $450 for it. 
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Black and Decker has had the Matrix tool line for more than a decade. I've had mine 10ish years. It's not something you're going to use professionally, but it's been good enough for DIY and craft work. B&D isn't the most prestigious name, but it's functional enough if you're not pushing it hard. And it's not much more expensive than the AliX junk.
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B&D has been experimenting with that since the seventies and the concept was always flawed.
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yoloer420 posted:Cheap motherboards?! Has anyone got Mini ITX recommendations? these are popular with DIY NAS builds for their 6 sata ports. the cpu is low power which works well for a server, maybe not so much for a desktop. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804565944286.html
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Zeriel posted:these are popular with DIY NAS builds for their 6 sata ports. the cpu is low power which works well for a server, maybe not so much for a desktop. gently caress that would be perfect if it had a pcie slot (or more SATA ports). I need 8 SATA ports, so really I have to use a HBA card.
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For a NAS your probably want some kind of LSI SAS card like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004906115912.html I've had bad luck with onboard SATA controllers either quietly corrupting data or hanging the whole system when a drive starts to go bad. Obsolete server cards seem a lot more reliable with rock solid linux drivers. It sucks that modern consumer motherboards have so few full size PCIe slots, you quickly run out adding a SAS HBA and 10gbit NIC. 
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yoloer420 posted:gently caress that would be perfect if it had a pcie slot (or more SATA ports). I need 8 SATA ports, so really I have to use a HBA card. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006374631897.html Or this https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/N100DC-ITX/ Or maybe you could use an m.2 adapter?
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