the16bitgamer

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The remote is IR, so it’s facing up so the receiver can see it. That said I don’t think it’ll work when the bag is full. It’s in the front pocket for easy access.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 11 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Though dim, it can fill a room with light

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

Honestly if you are looking to move to Canada, they are desperately looking for Nurses especially out in Eastern Canada like Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Immigration is being tightened right now, but if you already have a degree and looking to get recertified here its a good starting point.

Source: lived in Halifax for 5 years and know a connection or two in that industry

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Because printing in Linux both works and is supported and not supported and hope that there are drivers and they work.

For example, I have a brother printer and in both arch and Ubuntu/mint the printer worked out of the box. But I was missing features like double sided printing. So I had to download drivers for it.

In arch the drivers were on the AUR, so I was printing is seconds.

In Ubuntu/mint they weren’t in my package manager, so I had to go to brother’s website and hope they had drivers. Brother did and while it took a bit it did work too. No worse than windows.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Twaddle: something insignificant or worthless or another word Nonsense.

Discovered this word while reading the dictionary during silent reading in English and they wouldn’t let me play games.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Welp I guess this also includes NSO games.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

I'm not worried, after all I didn't use any emulators

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 11 points 10 months ago

For me I was looking for reliability, so I ended up with Prusa. But I ended up with them thanks to a few simple rules I followed.

  1. Can the machine and it's parts be replaced with off shelf components?

  2. Does it use, or is the platform compatible with open source slicers (Prusaslicer/Cura)?

  3. Does the community support the device with mods on 3D model repositories (Thingiverse/Printables)?

  4. Does the manufacturer have a track record for support (or the lack thereof)?

Before I got my Prusa, the Creality Ender 3 was the goto, and it was a really reliable machine. For my printing needs I need a direct drive print head, and a better auto bed leveling routine. But the Ender 3 s1 looks pretty good as an alternative.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

I've use metal watch bands for years instead of silicone. Current one was for my Pebble time I got from Fossil and it's still going strong.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

I personally use a metal watch band for myself. I react poorly to p/leather and silicone and I've used a watch band I first got as a substitute for my Pebble Time. Might be from Fossil, but any old stainless steel metal band works for me.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Ditto, but I don't exercise as much as they do so I assume its longevity is based off of how much you sweat.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Pro: Price, Convenience, Looks

Cons: Much like buying an "iPhone" from Temu, the price is usually reflected in the quality.

Don't get me wrong, there are cheep smart watches if you look for them or go second hand. But what you'll find advertised on Temu isn't it.

Build quality is usually the first to suffer, but you'll find mislabeled battery info a 500mah instead of the promised 1000mah. Or an LCD instead of an OLED.

But those are things we can adapt too. The biggest problem is software. That'll do and close enough has been the name of the game for years now. And sometimes "smart" just means it can (badly) track your steps and pretend to check your heart rate with a led pretending to be a sensor.


Alternative

If you are looking for any budget electronics try looking for last years or a few years ago models. I got a Garmin Forerunner 235 in 2022 for 1/5 of its asking price because I found a deal on eBay.

I'd also look into the landscape of the market you are buying into and seeing who is actually making these things, and what is running on it.

For smart watches I found the answer was

Apple

Android with Watch OS (Samsung google and many more)

Garmin

If the watch isn't running android watch os or is made by Apple or Garmin. Assume its good too be true and look into it more, or look elsewhere.

Good news China is lazy and one clone usually is made by many factories and someone else made a video about it. Might not be the same name, but it'll be close enough.

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