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M0les

@M0les@aus.social

Certified Practicing Timewaster.
Grand Master of the Weston Creek Wokerati Lodge.
Turns surly in the presence of incompetent management.
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boooooo

M0les,
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@decryption FWIW, after all that faff with the JB Pixel 8a deal, I went from SIM to eSIM on my old 6a, then moved that to the 8a with minimal fuss. I'm now talking to you from a phone that's never had a physical SIM card in it!

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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 💸

M0les,
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@decryption Extreme couponing with Anthony: Better than winning second prize in a beauty contest.

M0les,
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@decryption @trib This calls for an ancient marketing meme

M0les,
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@decryption Also: You don't need to trade in a "smart" phone for the $300 voucher - There's a 3G trade-up deal where you can get $1 for a working 3G dumbphone.
I'm going to send them my father in law's recently shed 3D phone.

M0les,
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@decryption Hm, $10 voucher won't stack with $300 one - harumph!

M0les,
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@decryption Yeah: "Better coupon already applied" or some such nonsense. Can one still get 5% off gift cards - if so: where?

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Any solutions for using a smartphone permanently plugged in without destroying the battery? e.g for use as a security camera, or a display

M0les,
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@decryption Most expensive computers/phones/brains have battery management stuff that's supposed to look after this for you. They shouldn't() continuously charge the battery(/ies). Pixel phones in particular have very elegant charge control stuff that tries to preserve your battery's life too.
(): Things that come to market rapidly (like electronic hoverboards and scooters a few years ago) can often skip sane battery management. On the plus side they have a second use as firelighters!

M0les,
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@decryption I'm not an expert, just parroting what I've heard (and i'd expect it'd vary by device). Personally I've only had that happen to two devices: one was an old Samsung phone that had been on the shelf for some years, the other was an old Sony tablet sitting on its Sony speaker dock. The only commonality was "old", but one was permanently on power and the other wasn't.

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i wish i was as cool as this guy

M0les,
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@decryption Bonus points for the detail on the Mac, right down the the D-shell sockets and the compliance plate.

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gearing up for a big forum post

M0les,
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@decryption Yeah, that's my "explaining" hand.

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once again it is time to ruin my weekend and watch the north melbourne kangaroos

M0les,
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@decryption I keep tipping them out of solidarity with you.

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    M0les,
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    @decryption it's the Melbournian equivalent of the M5 tunnel!

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    M0les,
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    @decryption Serve it up with some fava beans and a nice chianti?

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    M0les,
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    @decryption I have several generations of "compensation stamps" to make older stamps usable at the latest prices.
    I kind of wish we still had those cast-iron vending machines that would dole out 2c stamps from a roll. Mainly because they were cool, not that I post much any more.

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    M0les,
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    @decryption @jellway apologies for the unsolicited advice: have you tried cleaning the filter(s)?

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    M0les,
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    @decryption Yeah, I keep getting the same single image fake PayPal, eBay or McAffee bill phishing scam. They're obvious fakes, but NFI how they pass the gate.

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    Microsoft Excel

    M0les,
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    @NanoRaptor Where did you get the little man image from (looks like a merge of two from Mario Bros)?

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    M0les,
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    @decryption :blob_cat_ohnoes:

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    M0les,
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    @NanoRaptor @decryption Or... hear me out... A MIEV Kei car?

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    M0les,
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    @decryption I've had something similar from many niche hardware vendors. I suspect they're all built from Excel macros or Rexx scripts or something on the backend with a bundled interpreter containing some broken half-baked DRM/registration schemes on the front.

    M0les,
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    @jpm @decryption Well... it used to be embedded IE.

    M0les,
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    @decryption @jpm OLE!

    decryption, to random
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    25L of unleaded fuel that's been stored in a shed for months for $40 - who the fuck is buying this versus just going to a petrol station where you'll get fresh fuel for less money??

    M0les,
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    @decryption But this has been expertly cellared!

    alexkidman, to random
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    So there's now (no joke) a Dune expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

    You know, for all those times you've ever wanted to see a 747 eaten by a sand worm.

    M0les,
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    @alexkidman The sleeper must awaken... to secure their tray-tables and raise their window shades as we make our descent into Carthag.

    KathyReid, to ai
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    NVIDIA: Everyone needs Sovereign

    My interpretation: "If only the big AI companies are buying our , then that is a limited market. Let's increase our market to national governments"

    https://au.pcmag.com/ai/103799/nvidia-ceo-calls-for-sovereign-ai-infrastructure-says-ai-costs-negligible

    M0les,
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    @KathyReid My thoughts exactly.

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