poweruser

joined 3 years ago
[–] poweruser 1 points 1 week ago

Beware, if your device is the Verizon version then the answer is that most likely there is absolutely nothing you can do. Never buy the Verizon version because they lock them down and throw away the key

[–] poweruser 1 points 2 weeks ago

In my experience, 100% of the time the app works perfectly fine anyway. Google is just lying.You can install them using the alternative Play Store frontend called Aurora Store. Aurora is available in the F-droid repository.

On LineageOS I think F-droid is not installed by default but you can get it from https://f-droid.org/

[–] poweruser 4 points 3 weeks ago

Why is 12 afraid of 10?

Because 10 was in the middle of 9/11!

[–] poweruser 3 points 1 month ago

Also Dick, as in Philip K. Dick. In German Dick = thick = fat

[–] poweruser 25 points 10 months ago

There's more than one actually; I was expecting to see this one: https://xkcd.com/3109/

[–] poweruser 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a Quest 2 but I hardly ever use it for gaming (modded Beat Saber once in a blue moon). Instead, it's my personal gigantic HD TV.

I am a night owl but everyone else in my household is not so I use IR light sources and camera passthrough for janky night vision.

I sideloaded Android APKs and watch streaming video in super high definition. With wired earbuds and various settings and mods (such as spatial audio disabled) it makes for a comfy couch experience.

(I really wish the Quest wasn't tainted with Facebook though. Imagine Linux on it!)

[–] poweruser 3 points 11 months ago

Gale is such a sweetheart. I agreed to gay romance him mostly for the lulz but I found myself really moved by how gentle and caring he is.

Although his interaction with the wizard in the tower in act 3 was somewhat less wholesome lol

[–] poweruser 5 points 11 months ago

I like you too 💕

[–] poweruser 1 points 11 months ago

To add to your point, antiques are often an example of survivor bias. The stuff that lasted the test of time is generally the best stuff.

All the mass produced trash is much less likely to have survived to today, so when you find a well-cared-for antique it's more likely to be good quality

[–] poweruser 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Surely the other orks would beat it back into line for not being orky enough

[–] poweruser 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I have heard of people disassembling laptop battery packs which are apparently made of multiple 18650 cells, which are a super common standardized part that can be sourced very affordably. Then they simply replace the cells and keep the original battery enclosure and charging circuitry.

However, Chromebooks tend to be built for planned obsolescence, so it may very well be a one of a kind part

[–] poweruser 8 points 11 months ago

Plus it was usually yellowed and sticky with nicotine tar

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