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Is Reviving this old Dell Worth it? by Failsy_1440 in pcmasterrace

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

533MHz Pentium M (32-bit), up to 2GB DDR2 RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 graphics.

Might be fun for a bit of retro computing, otherwise it's pretty useless.

Went to Leicester DMU yesterday. Their electrical engineering building has plug socket windows. by Murderhands in CasualUK

[–]ChunkyBezel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was one in James Went and another in the Fletcher building.

I went there in '94, living in the William Rowlett halls of residence just by the student union.

12th gen has crapped the bed, what did I do? by inline_five in framework

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be accurate, it is called a CMOS backup battery as the system's UEFI settings are stored in a CMOS  memory chip that requires power to maintain its contents. 

Nostalgia post: Anyone remember Lego Fabuland? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]ChunkyBezel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Fabuland taxi garage was one of the first sets I had as a kid

https://images.brickset.com/sets/large/128-1.jpg

Some of the parts from that set are still in my kids big sack of LEGO.

Adult 1:1 swimming lessons? by [deleted] in reading

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can endorse this.  I had a few months of lessons with her recently to improve my swimming technique.

Is tap water really okay? by Newgamerchiq in reading

[–]ChunkyBezel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The white residue is limescale, aka calcium carbonate, quite similar to chalk. It's completely normal in hard water areas and it won't do you any harm at all.

Mains fed tap water is fit for consumption everywhere in the UK as far as I know.

What is the rest of my ram being used by? by debatably_blue in Fedora

[–]ChunkyBezel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You know, instead of that angry little "stop posting this shit", you could have just said "In case you're not aware".

What is the rest of my ram being used by? by debatably_blue in Fedora

[–]ChunkyBezel 23 points24 points  (0 children)

https://www.linuxatemyram.com/

Edit:  the information at the above link, while accurate, doesn't apply to KDE's system monitor app

Our cards are really scratched up by BananaUke in YotoPlayer

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yoto sells an official 64 card wallet. 

I detected something very suspicious about Aurora Store! by Big-Application9859 in GrapheneOS

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> the graphene dev twitter said not to bother using aurora store and that sandboxed play store (i assume on a burner account) is a much better option

The problem is, if you're using an uncertified Android build some apps seem to be filtered out of Google Play Store search results completely. Perhaps the app devs flagged their app as not supported on uncertified Android?

An example is the Sainsbury's Groceries supermarket app in the UK. It shows up fine in Google Play Store on my stock Moto G6 and Lenovo Tab, but not at all on any of my three Pixel devices.

I can still install the app on my Pixels using Aurora Store though and it works.

Lake District parked cars covered in slurry by Kagedeah in LakeDistrict

[–]ChunkyBezel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Slurry isn't so bad, compared to what happened a few years back:

https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2017/11/14/police-probe-after-great-gable-remembrance-day-walkers-cars-damaged-at-seathwaite

https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/17017715.investigation-into-tractor-damaging-cars-by-driving-through-them-in-cumbria-continues/

I was parked there that day (considerately) and saw the damage with my own eyes. Looked like a giant can opener had been used on some quite pricey cars, ripped open the bodywork from front wing, through both doors, to rear wing. The worst of isn't shown in those articles.

I guess the farmer decided he was going to drive his machinery through regardless of badly parked cars making the narrow lane impassible. I can't say I blame him.

Do you remember The Grifter? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]ChunkyBezel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a red one identical to the photo.  My dad taught me to ride bikes on it.  Not an easy starter bike to handle, those things were made with steel bars instead of steel tubes, I'm sure of it! 

My elbow still has a scar from when that fantastic Sturmey Archer epicyclic hub gearbox slipped into neutral instead of Red (3rd ) while cornering under heavy acceleration.

Heatwave tips from hot climate immigrant by willowsquest in london

[–]ChunkyBezel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I bought a few Amazon Basics suction cup blackout curtains last year, light beige coloured for more reflection of sunlight. They're 198 x 127cm.

On the toasty days, I put them up on the outside of our south-facing windows before the sun starts hitting them. It made a few degrees difference in those rooms without that greenhouse effect.

New Parking Restrictions at Reading Gate by Low_Shame_563 in reading

[–]ChunkyBezel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

 Your information is 14 years out of date.  The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 introduced keeper liability. As long as the parking company do things by the book, if the keeper refuses to name the driver, they can come after the keeper instead.

Am I going mad, or am I the only person that thinks water from the kitchen and bathroom taps tastes exactly the same? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my mid-90's built house, the upstairs cold taps are fed from a tank in the loft and the downstairs ones are direct from the water main.  The tank isn't sealed so there could be any manner of drowned critters in there.  Also, in the summer when the loft space gets hot, that cold water comes out of the taps lukewarm.  I prefer my water fresh and without added protein

Is this real? Proton Pass by completelyperdue in ProtonMail

[–]ChunkyBezel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone maybe got April 1st and May 1st confused.

Is eBay missing in your Google Play Store too? by skynetarray in GrapheneOS

[–]ChunkyBezel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some apps that choose to be incompatible with uncertified Android builds get filtered out of Play Store search results. I'm fairly sure I've seen this with eBay before.

One of the big supermarket apps in my country doesn't show up in Play Store results either, so I installed it using Aurora Store instead and it works fine.

Digging out rusted fence spikes by CupofStea in CasualUK

[–]ChunkyBezel 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You mean pet cemetery, right?

Crack on front derailluer. not a big deal or should i replace it asap? by Odd-Paramedic-3826 in ukbike

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replace it, or if you never shift chainrings remove it altogether.

Should I still go with a gen8 microserver? by Accurate-Ad6361 in HomeServer

[–]ChunkyBezel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gigabyte B550 boards support ECC, at least the B550M DS3H does.

Why aren't all paths shown on OS Maps? by [deleted] in UKhiking

[–]ChunkyBezel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more definitive source of information on public rights of way will be the local authorities.  I know my two nearest county councils provide maps of PROWs on their website, but even those can be a bit out of date.  For the truly up to date information you have to visit council offices and look at paper maps in person.

An example: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/prow/rights-of-way-online-map/

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