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[RoseLuck462]

Got the S10+ in Pearl White!

128gb version, don’t need a lot of space as it’s gonna be for light app development projects.

 

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1 hour ago, RoseLuck462 said:

Got the S10+ in Pearl White!

Nice!  Congrats!

 

I'm holding off for now, waiting for custom ROMs and an opportunity to actually use the S10+. 

Kinda worried about the size though.  My S7 is about as big as I'm comfortable with, so I may opt for the regular S10 instead. 

 

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microSD card for the phone.  My current 128GB one is getting too small (or my music collection too big).

 

Oh, and the new Billie Eilish album, of course. 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

6 minutes ago, Quibiss said:

A spooky ship

Wow! You built that? Well done! Such detail!

[PlayStation 2]

1 hour ago, Quibiss said:

A spooky ship

"That's it! Squidward, this ship belongs to the Red Baron!"

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I picked these goodies up from my mail service today. First:

 

 

This (not so) little jewel can cut iron pipe up to 2". Considering how cheap it was, I'll be happy if it can cut six 10' joints of black iron pipe in half. Why do I want to do that? These:

 

 

 

Buying 10' joints of pipe and cutting them down to 5' (only one end needs to be threaded) will save far more than the cost of the cutter.

 

These are clamps designed to be used with 3/4" iron pipe, much like a bar clamp. I was disappointed with these. First, I ordered eight sets of these but the idiot vendor (Harbor "Fright") had only six on hand so they shipped six and back ordered two without consulting me first. When I found out and called them to cancel the order, I was told it had already shipped. It didn't actually ship until the next day. Then, they screwed up my address and, after arriving in my home town, it was returned to CA. I called Harbor Fright (they spell it Freight) again and they agreed to cancel the order and give me a full refund. Then the lying *&^%$#@!s shipped it again (and no refund!

 

The castings are not the greatest quality on Earth. What really bites my ample asset is one jaw face is flat but the other one was not (the face is on the bottom).

 

 

Another shot of the less than flat face.

 

 

These were designed to have wooden pads screwed to them. I don't need to worry about the other, flat space. I'll just cut some half inch poplar and secure them with screws and 3M VHB tape. I'm thinkin' I can grind some of the high spots off the bad face. Before screwing the pads on that face, I'll assemble the clamp on its pipe, then soak the remaining face in water for a day or two. Just before screwing on the face, I'll gently nuke the pad in the reactor a bit (microwave it) to help soften it up some more, screw it to the clamp face, cover the good face pad with packing tape to keep it dry, clamp it together tight enough to force the irregularities of the face into the wood, then let dry, cinching up the clamp and screws every now and then. The wood should compress enough to conform to the irregularities of the face and hold its shape once dry. Once dry, I can unscrew the pad, add some VHB tape, then screw it back on. Those pads shouldn't go anywhere until I want them to.

 

Now for the fun toy. This is a device that converts an m.2 NVMe SSD to a USB 3.1 Gen 2 device.

 

 

 

This little gem is machined from solid aluminum and is heavy enough to kill birds if thrown at them (pity it wouldn't work on the blasted feral cats and loose pet cats in the neighborhood that keep tracking up my truck and doing other property damage). It also comes with a combination type C to Type C or Type A cable and a Torx screwdriver for the screws that came with the device (like I needed the screwdriver but still a nice touch).

 

 

 

 

I plan on using to check and format m.2 NVme SSDs before installing them in a new machine. It will be especially handy when replacing an m.2 SSD that has croaked and I want to restore an image to its replacement instead of starting all over again with a fresh install (yeah, I'm that lazy).

[flibberdipper]

12 hours ago, Captain Chaos said:

icroSD card for the phone.  My current 128GB one is getting too small (or my music collection too big).

 

Oh, and the new Billie Eilish album, of course. 

Can see you're in the same boat as me lol

My 32GB card is really pushing the limits now that I'm getting back into having locally-stored music, and that 20 dollar 128GB EVO is looking dummy thicc

 

It'd also help me in my seemingly tradition of having an SD card double the size of my phone's storage (current phone is a 16GB and next phone is gonna be a 64 lmao)

[WereCatf]

 

Some random nerdo bought this one, tested that it works, but then decided that he actually wants a managed one instead, so I got it for 1/3 the original price. Not bad.

[buzzinkeegs]

Interesting 

[ubm3d]

bought a pcie-mini to pciex16 adapter, playing around with a old HP DV-6 mainboard which really doesnt need the wifi module but a better GPU XD , we ll see if - or if it doesn't work

 

[buzzinkeegs]

That would be an awesome integration and imagine the old spin wheel replaced with fan and some sick rgb 

[MEC-777]

On 3/29/2019 at 4:01 PM, TVwazhere said:

As long as you dont plan to game on that, it's great! A friend tried to use a bridge since she was so far away from her router (which refused to be move, long story) and latency was terrible. 

No gaming. It's mainly to strengthen the wifi on the ground floor of our very old house with very thick walls, lol. It works awesome though.  

[D13H4RD]

Had it for just over a week at this point but I got an extended grip for my Fujifilm X-T3, which was sorely needed for my huge hands to hold it comfortably for extended periods 

[Emillia]

I bought Udon from Yogi's Grill. -licks my lips- I could eat another too!

[poochyena]

Bought some plants for my bunny. Its cheaper to grow than to buy a bag of lettuce every week.
some some parsely, sage, and romaine lettuce.

[TahoeDust]

On 3/29/2019 at 11:32 PM, Lady Fitzgerald said:

Now for the fun toy. This is a device that converts an m.2 NVMe SSD to a USB 3.1 Gen 2 device.

 



 

This little gem is machined from solid aluminum and is heavy enough to kill birds if thrown at them (pity it wouldn't work on the blasted feral cats and loose pet cats in the neighborhood that keep tracking up my truck and doing other property damage). It also comes with a combination type C to Type C or Type A cable and a Torx screwdriver for the screws that came with the device (like I needed the screwdriver but still a nice touch).

 



 



 



 

I plan on using to check and format m.2 NVme SSDs before installing them in a new machine. It will be especially handy when replacing an m.2 SSD that has croaked and I want to restore an image to its replacement instead of starting all over again with a fresh install (yeah, I'm that lazy).

I just bought that exact enclosure.  I had an extra 512gb 960 Evo I put in it.  Incredibly fast...

[Lady Fitzgerald]

53 minutes ago, TahoeDust said:

I just bought that exact enclosure.  I had an extra 512gb 960 Evo I put in it.  Incredibly fast...

Thanks for the endorsement!

[Kirrr]

Flea market find: T60, 2GB ram, T1300 Core2Solo (will be a T7200 C2D tomorrow, for $3), 320GB HDD, 14" 1400x1050, new 9 cell battery, new original adapter. Not a single scratch on the whole machine. Registered Windows 10, whisper quiet fan... $10

 

 

[MEC-777]

Free tablet from Koodo with 3GB data for $7/month for being a 10-year customer.

 

Alcatel A30 8". Nothing special, but quite handy around the house and when out on the road.

 

[CodeNova]

UltraFire 7w 300lm Flashlight. 6.00 USD, not bad for "300lm" (supposedly), pretty bright though. Supports a 14500 3.6v battery or AA 1.5v, super nice feature.

Spoiler

 

[PlayStation 2]

20 hours ago, Kirrr said:

Flea market find: T60, 2GB ram, T1300 Core2Solo (will be a T7200 C2D tomorrow, for $3), 320GB HDD, 14" 1400x1050, new 9 cell battery, new original adapter. Not a single scratch on the whole machine. Registered Windows 10, whisper quiet fan... $10

 

 

OH SHIT. It's the 1400x1050 model. I've heard those are very hard to come by, especially for cheap.

I just don't understand who equipped this with that display and the Core 2 Solo, though... unless it wasn't a stock addition?

[Kirrr]

4 hours ago, handymanshandle said:

OH SHIT. It's the 1400x1050 model. I've heard those are very hard to come by, especially for cheap.

I just don't understand who equipped this with that display and the Core 2 Solo, though... unless it wasn't a stock addition?

I tought the high res screen was the default for the ATi models and you can not configure it with the standard iGPU models. But hey, here it is! Core2Duo cpu is on the way, will bump the ram to the max and maybe put an SSD in it... Maybe if I can finally find it in my room... lol

[iamdarkyoshi]

On 4/1/2019 at 12:19 AM, Kirrr said:

Flea market find: T60, 2GB ram, T1300 Core2Solo (will be a T7200 C2D tomorrow, for $3), 320GB HDD, 14" 1400x1050, new 9 cell battery, new original adapter. Not a single scratch on the whole machine. Registered Windows 10, whisper quiet fan... $10

Thinkpad!!! Awesome find, give it an SSD and a fresh copy of win10 and it'll be quite a nice machine, especially with that display!

 

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As for me, I bought a freakin' condo to live in, no more living with my parents

 

Should be moving in in a month or two.

[Kirrr]

14 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Thinkpad!!! Awesome find, give it an SSD and a fresh copy of win10 and it'll be quite a nice machine, especially with that display!

SSD if I find it. Thinking about Windows 10 but maybe Lubuntu is more responsive on these machines. Or even convert it to a Chromebook...

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 hour ago, Kirrr said:

SSD if I find it. Thinking about Windows 10 but maybe Lubuntu is more responsive on these machines. Or even convert it to a Chromebook...

Core 2 duos are still plenty capable of running windows 10 from what I've seen. The requirements haven't really changed since vista, except storage drives

[RoseLuck462]

They had a sale on these 12 packs, also bacon!

 

 

Hope to be investing in one of those custom, mini keyboards later this month.