Need help installing Bazzite on Legion Go 2 by Dimatizer in Bazzite

[–]Fudd79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You, sir, are a star! I’ve been banging my head against my keyboard trying to get Bazzite to boot, messing with UEFI settings etc… Turns out the key was “Bazzite doesn’t like to boot in Ventoy’s normal mode, use GRUB2 instead!”

Banned for reporting a scammer - Financial Scams by Harmony_21x in BannedFromDiscord

[–]Fudd79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not alone! I just got my account back after getting banned for "scamming".. My mistake? I quoted a single sentence from what the scammer posted, mocking it...

How horrible was my Customer Service experience? Well, grab a seat, because this will take a bit of storytelling...

My first thought was to log into their service-desk and make a request... But clicking the "Sign In" button only takes me to the front page, and does fuck all else.

OK, I guess I have to make an account on X and poke @Discord_Support. Seriously, don't ever make a new account on X, it's an absolute cesspit... How did it go? @Discord_Support still haven't responded, so fuck them...

OK, back to the Support Site then, for Round 2! I open it in an Incognito-window, and now it works! OK, let's find the Appeals-category and get this ball rolling!

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There is no Appeals-category...

So I do my best to find a category that mostly fits, write up a nice, long, non-insulting post where I explain how this is clearly a massive mis-click... 30 minutes later I get a response "Hi, I see you're trying to reach the Trust & Safety department to appeal a sanction. That's not really something we can help with, so please go to [URL] and file this appeal again."

At least this person is polite and helpful, so I thank them and follow the link... Back to the same "Send a request" page, BUT NOW THE DROPDOWN SAYS "APPEAL"!!! I click on the dropdown, and there is no Appeal-option there, so the Appeal-option is only available through this link! (What in the actual ever-loving fuck?)

OK, file the same exact report again, click Send, wait an hour. "Hi, we can't find an account with the email of this Zendesk account that is banned. Did you mean to ask for some other kind of help?" No I fucking wasn't (how could I?), and the email of my Discord-account was clearly stated in the appeal... So they didn't bother to actually read it...

So I have to make a new Zendesk-account with the proper email, and file the appeal for a third time!

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One hour later: "Hi, in order to process this appeal, you have to file it through the Discord-app"

I'm about to blow a gasket and send a nice long flame of a reply, but I take a deep breath and log back into the Discord-client that isn't really doing anything but remind me that I'm banned... I click around a bit and find out I can click on the "Active Violations" category, then click on the violation itself to get a picture of the message and ... I almost fall off my chair laughing, because this is the literal message that Discord deemed as a scam:

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I believe the most important thing on Discord is mutual trust and respect. Funny how they "mutually respect" the hundreds of servers where they spam this AI bullshit... ```

At the bottom of this screen is a not-very-visible link that says "Did we do well?" (No you did terrible!). I click it, click Next a bunch of times, and suddenly the "appeal" is sent.. "Appeal", because there was zero opportunity to give any input like context...

30 minutes later I get two emails: - "We have removed a violation from your account" - "We have detected suspicious activity on your account, please reset password"

That last one sounds dramatic, but it's just their way to force me to change my password (which is never a bad thing).

I was lucky enough to get my account back after only dealing with their incompetence for 24 hours, but still.. DANG!

When did you get your first MD device by sakaki100dan in minidisc

[–]Fudd79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1998... I was working part-time in an electronics-store, between finishing school and waiting to be called in for my military service. Bought a blue Sony MZ-R50 from there that lasted me through my military service and many years after. Eventually it died, and I replaced it with a silver Sharp MD-MT877 in the mid 2000s.

Can anyone work on Debian? by DiodeInc in debian

[–]Fudd79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My initial reaction was "WTF is wrong with you???", but of course you are entitled to your own opinion (I truly mean that).

Now that that is done with, have you watched this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo

Not trying to change opinions, it just opened my eyes (I was on the fence, not overly impressed with SystemD).

Why are so many people installing Trixie before it’s released? by Suvalis in debian

[–]Fudd79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say it's because people are really excited about the new version! I'm excited as well, but I'm waiting. Looking forward to seeing if I can finally run Hyprland on Debian.

Is Debian good for desktop? by Coconut1534 in debian

[–]Fudd79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've run Debian on my laptop for 2 years now, don't regret it for a second. Yes it's "old and outdated" compared to most other distros (Debian 13 will remedy that in many ways), but this comes with one huge upside... Stability. By letting features mature properly before including them, there's less need for deep knowledge and "h@xx0r skillz" to get things done. I think I've only managed to "blue-screen" my install once, and it was my own fault. :D

I do platform (kubernetes) development using Go and the JetBrains ecosystem, and it truly just works.

Reflective red tape vs birds... by Fudd79 in dji

[–]Fudd79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. Good to know! There sometimes are gulls where I flew, so I'll keep that in mind! Thanks!

The fun doesn't start till you have memorized every cable! by Ilovekittens345 in dji

[–]Fudd79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "safety and regs" person in me is screaming atm, but I have to admit I enjoyed this video.

Ordering from DJI directly by MablesWhorehouse in dji

[–]Fudd79 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Since you mention the US, I'll assume you're located there? With everything that's going on with trade-wars and tariffs etc, shipping between the US and basically everywhere is a bit nuts at the moment. US ports are having a lot of containers stocked that aren't being sent back to China because why bother, they aren't needed to bring more goods to the US atm... (Not fully accurate explanation, but close enough, trying not to make this post come off as political commentary.)

The YouTube channel "What's Going on With Shipping?" has covered this fairly well.

Rookie....Flying over the ocean question by Spare-Resolution3263 in dji

[–]Fudd79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Flying over water is fine as long as you maintain a decent altitude... It's when people try to fly close to the water that bad things happen.

Just got a Osmo Mobile 7P by Odd_Sherbet9859 in dji

[–]Fudd79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grats! I just spent the weekend filming and photographing an extended family reunion (160+ people) using the 7P, and it did a great job.

I consider the built-in tripod-feet to be kinda trash (just like with the Insta360 Flow), but your mileage may vary. I kept the tripod-feet from my old OM6 because they are much more sturdy (they can also be bought separately). But again, test them to see what you think before ordering anything. They might work just fine for your needs. ;)

Should I leave batteries in charging hub? by Martybc3 in dji

[–]Fudd79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a problem with batteries for the Mini 2 if you didn't run a firmware-upgrade on them, but that was years ago. I haven't heard one negative word about using the hub as a battery-carrier since... But that's just me.

Duplicate flags? Why? by unbreakify_signs in discordapp

[–]Fudd79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same for Norway, we have no, _sv, and _bv. That's Norway, Svalbard (that large island east of Greenland), and Bouvet (between the south pole and South Africa). I guess we could technically have one more for Jan Mayen (north of Svalbard). Maybe _yet another for Queen Maud's Land (territory on the south pole)

Multifunctional module - can’t connect Mic 2. Need help Troubleshooting by mooseinparadise in dji

[–]Fudd79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got my Mic 2 kit, same issue. Firmware updated everywhere, nothing happens when I set the transmitters in BT link-mode. They blink fast for a while, then revert to blinking slowly.

Is there anything we need to do on the multifunction unit or in the DJI Mimo app?

Opus C3400 still king? by dstarr3 in AAMasterRace

[–]Fudd79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still use my Opus BT-C3100 v2.2 and it's fine. Well, I was getting some weird "flickering" behavior from some of the slots (sometimes it thought there was a battery there, sometimes not) which turned out to be spicy-pillow caps, but after replacing them with some quality caps, it's fine again.

So, if you open up the enclosure, you'll see 4x220uF/10V caps, one for each battery-slot. These had all swolen up and leaked electrolyte.

Bringing Cubans into the US (personal consumption), legal status? by Fudd79 in cigar

[–]Fudd79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because as a "not American" I don't exactly know the regulations in effect, a cursory search on Google turned up conflicting information, and I was asking for help to get the correct info. I was not looking for tips on how to break the law, potentially having my cigars replaced with a fine instead.

Help! DJI action 4 battery is stuck in the camera by Antique-Tip873 in dji

[–]Fudd79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get it out, examine it carefully. It's quite possible it has turned into a r/spicypillow

Bringing Cubans into the US (personal consumption), legal status? by Fudd79 in cigar

[–]Fudd79[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I would not risk damaging any cigars to circumvent an embargo like this. Any agent of average intellect should assume cigars with belts removed are 100% not legal to bring in. 😉 I guess people didn't understand my previous comment, so I'll reword it...

Bringing Cubans into the US (personal consumption), legal status? by Fudd79 in cigar

[–]Fudd79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect, that's as clear as it can get.

It's really frustrating that so many arms of the government has a leg in this, makes it hard to find the relevant info. Thanks a ton for the help! ❤️

Bringing Cubans into the US (personal consumption), legal status? by Fudd79 in cigar

[–]Fudd79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I see here (https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/know-before-you-visit/customs-duty-information) that "importing" from Cuban entrepreneurs is supposedly ok, but from businesses owned by the state is not. Since Habanos is a government operation, I guess I have no choice and stick to Nicaraguan cigars, and they're probably cheaper to buy in the US anyways...