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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 44 minutes ago* (last edited 42 minutes ago)

I'm native American!

"Oh yeah? Me too actually. I'm one one-hundredth Ehhh... What was that Jeep model called again? Cherokee! Yes"

For the fact Americans are seemingly proud enough of their native population to bring them up randomly and wear their imagery on t-shirts they sure still treat them like shit.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 55 minutes ago

Something like "We couldn't log you in" I think

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Same goes for America and Canada, though

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

The public voting system was definitely abused though, you can't tell me people just unironically enjoyed Israel's performance

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (4 children)

Yeah, that was the funniest thing about the event; Israel giving their 12 points to Australia only for Australia to not return the favour at all.

Germany not getting any points in the public vote was also pretty funny.

But newsflash; IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER. It's Eurovision.... it's a mystery why Australia even participates.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Hello Games' new Co-Op game Light No fire and Big Walk by House House.

It seems that Light No Fire is in development hell, unfortunately.

I guess GTA VI, too, but not really.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

TIL JCPenny still exists

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I think they tried to make their own crypto currency

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Reminds me of a scam by the son(?) of Pablo Escobar a while back where they sold the ""Escobar"" Fold (which was obviously just a Samsung Galaxy Fold 1) for $200 or something ridiculously low like that.

Of course it sold out within minutes but the only ones that ever received their phones were influencers.

Edit: Actually looks like it's an HTC

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So this thing isn't vaporware? How disappointing

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I hate to say it, but I kinda agree with Zuck on that one even if it's for a completely different reason. Particularly advance fee scams are often framed as some sort of reimbursement for scam victims.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Murder to manslaughter... Was his lawyer fucking Saul Goodman?

 

macOS recently introduced the ability to limit your battery to only charge up to 80%, a feature that I personally appreciate as I'm mostly using my MacBook plugged into a dock and it's arguably a great way to limit the ageing of the unit.

There's just one huge problem. Well, two actually. Firstly it doesn't allow me to set a minimum charge ("start charging when battery is at X%"), so when it falls to 79% it just tops it back up to 80, not a big deal but slightly annoying. The much bigger issue is that the charge limit apparently isn't being saved to the battery firmware itself so when the MacBook is turned off and plugged into my dock it just keeps on charging to 100%...

Similar issue with my Pixel 9 Pro, it normally sticks to the charge limit quite well, but multiple times a month I'd say it just randomly charges to 100% regardless. Apparently that's to calibrate the battery or something? As far as I know you have to do a complete cycle to calibrate a battery which 80% to 100% isn't, also I don't think a Li-ion battery needs to be calibrated this often, does it?

To contrast, KDE Plasma retains the limit at all times, lets you set a minimum amount and actually tells the battery to always stop charging at that amount.

Am I just not getting something about this?

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by FireWire400@lemmy.world to c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml
 

Some of you might remember the T540p I got for free from work a couple of years back - after its mainboard died I rebuilt my older personal T540p with the the remaining good components and a donor W541 I bought on eBay.

I'm quite pleased with the result. Its revised specs are: i7 4930MX, Quadro K2100M, 32GB DDR3L RAM, AUO B156HAN01.2, an HP Blu-Ray drive and an Intel AX210 WIFI card.

And a few stickers obviously.

 

Looks more like a cove imo

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by FireWire400@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone
 

Near West Head, Sydney. Sorry for the crappy photo, I had to zoom in quite a bit.

 

Super cool location, felt pretty unreal actually being there... shame you can't go inside any more

Edit: Seems like they made a new website for it! I hope they can turn it around somehow

 
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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by FireWire400@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone
 

Before you say something, I am aware now that cashew nuts aren't that good for them (too fatty) and that you probably shouldn't feed them at all.

I went to the Lagoon that morning specifically to feed a cocky and I did... as well as about a dozen ducks. I'm sorry, I won't do it again.

 

Sat there for 20+ minutes just taking it all in

 

Saw some people posting random pictures lately, figured I might as well join in. This was near Wollundry Lagoon in Wagga

 

First of all, sorry if this really isn't the right spot for this but I figured that maybe some Aussies in here recognise it.

I've had this stuffed frilled-neck lizard since roughly 2006 when a family member brought it back from Australia for me, I know for sure that my brother had a stuffed dinosaur with a similar design on it. According to the tag it was hand made in Australia by "Kurrajong Aboriginal Products". A quick search brought me to a company with the same name that sells child education books and hand made dolls, so the connection is kinda there but I can't be sure; they don't sell stuffed animals (anymore). I'd really like to know if anyone has seen these or even has one.

Here's some pictures I took of it.

When I was in Australia myself a while ago I searched for similar things but couldn't find anything. Even the museum shops I went to only seemed to sell generic Chinese-made stuff, which really is a shame but anyway...

 

I just came back from a 6 week trip to Australia; spending time with my relatives (some of whom I've never met before or haven't seen in 20 years) and I had a really really really great time. Everyone was so welcoming and just appreciative; I was really overwhelmed by how amazing the whole experience was.

On my flight back I was crying the whole time; I never felt like that before and just couldn't handle my emotions (much to the dismay of the people sitting next to me). Most of all I just didn't wanna return to my dysfunctional family in Germany. It's been my goal to move to Australia for some time now but after this experience I'm determined to move as soon as possible. It's gonna take a lot of figuring stuff out and it won't be easy but I'll make it work.

Just wanted to get that out there I guess.

Edit: if someone happens to have a few tips and pointers for me regarding my plans they would be greatly appreciated

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