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@decryption@aus.social

Writes about computers for a living. Australian.

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got a pixel 8a - too cheap not to!

  • RRP is $849

  • JB is running a promo where you get $300 off the 8a if you trade in any smartphone, so I gave them a Samsung Note 10 with a cracked screen for $1, bringing the price down to $548

  • if you make a new JB Hi-Fi perks account you get a $10 off coupon, $538

  • I paid the $538 with a gift card I got at 5% off making my out of pocket cost $511.55

  • plus JB give you a $200 gift card if you buy an 8A during its first 2 weeks of sale, which I'll happily use on more ink for my Epson ET-8550, or a new lens for my camera, making the effective price $311.55 for a brand new phone that has support for 7 years ($45/yr if the battery makes it that long!)

I love bargains ๐Ÿ’ธ

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it's not as nice in the hand as a pixel 5 though - the metal rim feels worse imho than a simple all plastic case

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Issue 2091 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

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  • New LPCAMM2 form factor makes RAM thin & user replaceable

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decryption,
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@stufromoz I have a few appointments today in Melbourne :(

decryption,
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@78zeros thereโ€™s over 2000 issues of the sizzle you can re-enjoy :)

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Not been a great couple of weeks.

There was a Windows update that killed 70% of my business (had to rewrite a shitload of code because Microsoft and Backblaze wouldnโ€™t). Will try to write a blog post on that later.

Now trying to deal with a situation where Iโ€™m arguing about privacy and doxing and being caught up between Dun & Bradstreet, Apple, and the European Union. Will also write a blog post on how that probably didnโ€™t end well for any other software developer like me.

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@nealon selling software as a sole trader/indie has never been such a pain in the arse

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Hate watching the kangaroos at this point

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wasting my life on this team, I swear to god

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@wallamba itโ€™ll be all the sweeter when north win a premiership in 2-3 years

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Did Switzerland refuse to invade Iraq or something? Local woolworths doesnโ€™t have Swiss cheese.

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@Kels_316 mild, sweet and nutty is why my wife married me

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can't complain about false advertising when this thing sets fire to your house, it's right there in the ad

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one for the radio enthusiasts @xssfox @vk3xe https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006414770146.html

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went outside just before sunset and took a few photos on the new camera, they all suck but the camera itself is pretty awesome - the autofocus is crazy with how fast it is and how many focus points it has

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@rossfloate thereโ€™s official adapters to go from EF mount to R mount - supposed to be basically as good as native, probably a shitload of YouTube videos about it. This is my first ever canon camera! Used Nikon for a decade then Sony the last decade or so

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got a camera (the Sony is my wifeโ€™s)

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want to go take some photos with the new camera but the battery was flat, waiting for it to charge :(

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still waiting to charge! managed to submit the two cashback offers ($150 off the camera, $159 off the lens) to canon - also purchased these with 5% discounted JB gift cards via amex and got JB to price match digidirect

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@dawnstar the action ring is cool, I think I'll set it to shutter speed or something if that's possible

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@cgiffard yep, lol

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@endareth thanks for the tip, absolutely need a spare battery or two

shermozle, to food
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Feels like the first proper cold day so far which gets me thinking...

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@shermozle is that pea & ham soup in the slow cooker??

decryption,
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@shermozle love pea & ham soup, wish my wife wasnโ€™t anti peas so we could eat it

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Hi @decryption are you still rocking the fleet of Epson scanners? Trying to decide between the DS-530 & DS-570WII. Both seem almost the same.

decryption,
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@dingbat yep they're the same but one has Wi-Fi, one doesn't - that's the only difference

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@dingbat from my personal experience with all those brands, the epsons suck the least

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fucken buying a camera today

decryption,
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@andyb fucken scammers ruining it for the rest of us

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