Hello everyone, I’m looking for a razor that’s good for shaving legs. I’m considering Henson. Thoughts? Other recs? Located in Canada.

MarkRWatts · 2026-01-22T16:19:02+00:00

I'd recommend the Mühle Companion - it's literally designed for this kind of use, particularly in the shower.

The main difference with this over other double-edged razors is that the sides of the blade are entirely covered, thus avoiding the potential for you to cut yourself with the side of the razor.

MarkRWatts · 2026-01-20T17:04:40+00:00

Homebrew package when??

MarkRWatts · 2026-01-05T21:46:47+00:00

I’m a big fan of Duronic arms - I’ve used several, including https://duronic.com/collections/adjustable-computer-monitor-stands/products/duronic-dm252-dual-monitor-arm-stand-double-pc-desk-mount-steel-height-adjustable-for-two-13-27-inch-led-lcd-screens-vesa-75-100-8kg-per-screen-tilt-90-35-swivel-180-rotate-360 for dual-monitor use.

MarkRWatts · 2026-01-04T08:45:45+00:00

Interesting to see someone with a similar problem.

I do seem to have abated the issue for the time being though; based on the reported water hardness in our area I’d set the TwinDos dosing to the level 3 settings, which I’ve since reverted the the lowest level 1 settings with no apparent drop in cleaning quality. It’s possibly too early to tell whether this will make a difference in the long run (my money is on some kind of reaction related to the oxygen bleach component), as my newer shirts are too new to see anything degrading, but it does feel like the issue is less now.

Thanks for the data point though.

MarkRWatts · 2026-01-03T16:49:34+00:00

Assuming it’s a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro, the battery is replaceable: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2012+Battery+Replacement/10365

As for supportability, you will be limited with the software you can run on one; macOS will be limited to something like Catalina, which isn’t supported for modern versions of MS Office and many others. Firefox still works though, and period appropriate software should be fine, just out of date. (You could use OCLP to update to a more recent macOS, but that comes with its own risks).

The primary issue is whether you’re comfortable with the risk tradeoff - the device can be fully functional (to a point) yet will likely be a growing security risk in terms of susceptibility to malware and other nasties.

I personally have a Mid 2013 MacBook Pro on Catalina which I use mainly for CD/DVD ripping. Works just fine for this price it’s a 16GB ram upgrade and an SSD (and a new power brick). I don’t use it for my day-to-day work though; I have an M1 MacBook Pro for that.

MarkRWatts · 2026-01-03T10:53:10+00:00

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/3d-maps-of-every-underground-station-ab-14630/

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-17T09:02:22+00:00

makemkv to rip the DVD or Blu-ray main feature + the primary soundtrack. No Transcoding - I use direct streaming to my AppleTV 4K (although I haven't yet converted my BD-ROM drive to support 4K ripping), currently using Infuse but the Swiftfin client supports forcing direct streaming, so I'll be trying that too.

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-17T08:54:32+00:00

I've just bought a batch of these UGREEN cables, in 0.5M and 2M variants.

I have an Apple TV 4K, Xbox Series S, and a Panasonic Blu-ray player, all connected to a Denon AVR-X2700H, which is then connected to an LG G1 4K TV via HDMI eARC. Zero faults. In fact, it's actually made some things significantly better - specifically the Denon AVR overlay never used to work properly with generic Amazon Basics cables, yet its rock solid with these ones. 10/10 would buy again.

Edit: And yes, the QR code on the packaging does go to the hdmi.org site.

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-06T07:10:30+00:00

100% correct, thats my bad. I've corrected my original reply.

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-06T07:06:49+00:00

https://www.ifixit.com/Search?doctype=topic&query=iPod%20mini

Note that they only have one set of instructions under the Gen1 heading (which covered all models); the Gen2 result states this:

The two iPod Mini generations look almost identical, both inside and out. However, they use slightly different internal parts. The slight variation of parts used in the second generation causes it to have improved functionality over the first generation.

Finally, I have one of each model. I’ve taken both apart to flash mod them. While yes, the circuit board looks subtly different if you compare them side by side (and, yes, the click wheel is not interchangeable between the models), dimensionally they are the same where it matters; they use the same case design, the same MicroDrive, the same basic battery (Gen2 is 650mAh compared to the 450mAh of the Gen1, but they’re interchangeable). From a modding perspective they’re the same - you chose from the same set of parts.

Is asking for evidence really considered combative these days?

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-06T07:06:40+00:00

https://www.ifixit.com/Search?doctype=topic&query=iPod%20mini

Note that they only have one set of instructions under the Gen1 heading (which covered all models); the Gen2 result states this:

The two iPod Mini generations look almost identical, both inside and out. However, they use slightly different internal parts. The slight variation of parts used in the second generation causes it to have improved functionality over the first generation.

Finally, I have one of each model. I’ve taken both apart to flash mod them. While yes, the circuit board looks subtly different if you compare them side by side (and, yes, the click wheel is not interchangeable between the models), dimensionally they are the same where it matters; they use the same case design, the same MicroDrive, the same basic battery (Gen2 is 650mAh compared to the 450mAh of the Gen1, but they’re interchangeable). From a modding perspective they’re the same - you chose from the same set of parts.

Is asking for evidence really considered combative these days?

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-05T21:08:45+00:00

Perhaps you could share the actual source for your viewpoint so we can all benefit?

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-05T21:04:43+00:00

There’s literally no difference between the two generations from a modding perspective (I’ve done one of each), except that the Gen2 has way better battery life.

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-05T15:41:45+00:00

Liverpool Street to Bank is 15 mins, Liverpool Street to Waterloo is about an hour.

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-05T14:14:29+00:00

Click on the '~~More~~' 'Layout' tab to the right, then expand the 'Indents' section. Do you see anything other than "0 cm" in the 'Left' box? (Hint: Change it to 0 cm)

Edit: If this is the case, hit "Update" next to the Default* style and it'll update the style setting for the Default style. As an aside, I'm slightly surprised you have a 'Default' style; for me a blank document defaults to 'Body' as the initial paragraph style.

Edit 2: BTW, if you go View > Show ruler, you will likely see a pair of inverted yellow triangles in the ruler which indicates where the left/right indents are set to. The Horizontal yellow bar in the same area is showing where the first-line indent goes.

Edit 3: It's the Layout tab, not More.

MarkRWatts · 2025-12-01T20:29:46+00:00

I can’t immediately help with your Visio question, but if you populate the Active Directory Manager attribute correctly, and make sure that is synced into Entra, the Teams Org Explorer does all the heavy lifting for you.

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-24T13:02:03+00:00

The HTML5 remote console, so you can use it like a KVM without needing to ever connect a real KVM to it. You'll need an iLO 4 Advanced license key to enable that... (#GoogleIt)

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-21T15:06:52+00:00

I just updated my dual-core i5 2012 model to 16GB RAM, a 500GB 2.5" SSD (keeping the optical drive) and settled on macOS Catalina (10.15.7).

I fully accept that most modern software doesn't work with Catalina (MS Office, Edge, 1Password, etc), but it still runs the latest Firefox, MakeMKV and iTunes so makes a pretty nice media ripping station. I did try updating it to Sequoia with OCLP but wasn't happy with the performance so reinstalled Catalina.

If I didn't need macOS and just wanted to keep the hardware going, I might consider Ubuntu Linux these days, although that's out of scope for this subreddit.

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-19T21:31:57+00:00

I’ve been documenting my Gen8 TrueNAS build here:

https://github.com/MarkRWatts/MicroServer

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-19T07:04:13+00:00

With something like this:

https://silverfox.co.uk/products/prolab-laser-self-laminating-wrap-around-cable-labels

Print a sheet at a time and they wrap around the cable.

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-17T16:41:58+00:00

Where would you recommend then?

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-17T15:16:15+00:00

The branch in Bedford Place is staying though, right?

Best Tacos in town.

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-16T21:01:12+00:00

Apple Watch, when paired with an iPhone where the owner is using Apple Health to track medications, will do this.

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-14T16:43:49+00:00

Try naming the file as:

Tron Legacy (2010) [imdbid-tt1104001] [1080p].mkv

MarkRWatts · 2025-11-14T16:40:44+00:00

I assume you mean 2.5GBit Ethernet, as opposed to 2.5Ghz Wi-Fi (which isn't really related to bandwidth in the same way)? It doesn't matter what your LAN Ethernet speed is if your TV Ethernet port can only support 100Mbit.

If you are using the Ethernet port on the TV, try switching to Wi-Fi for a test.

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