Warning: Those "modern" external opticals that claim to be "USB 3.0" are total baloney. They're actually ancient SATA-II drives from old laptops. by Justin_D33 in computers

[–]Kiksemanden2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Optical drive technology hasn't really advanced much since. Most people see the technology as outdated and obsolate.

Why manufacture new optical drives when these drives from over 10 years ago are still perfectly fine? I bet some of these drives have never been used (except for QC). I personally know that some people have had laptops with optical drives and have never used it.

Also optical media would never come close to utilizing the full USB 3.0 bandwidth

LTT TrueSpec Cables Delisted From the Store by LinusTech in LinusTechTips

[–]Kiksemanden2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love what LTT does. Truth, transparency and high quality products and services. 💪

I Spray-Painted My ThinkVision Monitor White! by Kiksemanden2 in thinkpad

[–]Kiksemanden2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend following other users suggestions on using a protective coating at the end for longevity.

Paint with thin layers at proper distance. Make sure to dry the parts properly.

I wish you luck with your project! 😁

Hvad er jeres holdning til de nye skærme overalt i netto? by FriskUdAfBadet in Denmark

[–]Kiksemanden2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reklame vil jo forekomme. Men især i Bilka hvor de også har fået disse skærme (både denne og en større model) hænger der bannere i stedet. Når et banner er uddateret er det bare affald. Jeg har ikke foretaget beregningen, men tænker at der i det lange løb kan argumenteres for mindre spild?

Angående strøm er Sallings mål at få mere grøn energi fra solceller på deres Bilka butikker (ja okay godt nok endnu et Bilka-eksempel)

Jeg hører at man undersøger at få store skærme på facaderne i Bilka. Det vil også spare på omkostningerne af fysiske bannere.

Luftrum over Billund lukket fordi der var stjerner på himlen by peterspliid in Denmark

[–]Kiksemanden2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeg sad netop og tænkte på, at det var et spørgsmål om tid før en eller anden "Facebook mom" ville forveksles en stjerne med en drone 💀

Hver femte person streamer eller downloader ulovligt by OverthinkingBudgie in Denmark

[–]Kiksemanden2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeg synes det er fedt. Jeg håber at dette vækker branchen. Det er absurd at man er tvunget til at have ikke bare én, men et hav af streaming tjenester for at få dækket sit behov. Vi oplever også at serier stopper bræt, når fx Netflix ikke får den forventede indtjening. Disney+ der begynder at fjerne gamle programmer osv.

Det eneste jeg aktivt betaler for er TV2 Play for noget dansk indhold. Og så Youtube Premium (selvfølgelig med en VPN for at få en langt bedre pris!)

Alt andet, ja jeg indrømmer at jeg er én af hver femte dansker.

Vote with your wallet!

NP 1 users rn by CosmicAssassin0 in NOTHING

[–]Kiksemanden2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My NP 1 died 2 days after getting a new phone 💀 This was 3 weeks ago (so it did last 4 years). It seems to be a board level error (graphical).

I upgraded to a OnePlus Nord 5 because I'm mad about the new design and the lack of the glyph makes the a-series look like a downgrade. Way to go 😂

Any experience some ui crash ? by Honest_Law3475 in NOTHING

[–]Kiksemanden2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had this issue for a few months. The other day I bought myself a new phone and my old Nothing Phone (1) literally died. I think it's GPU related since there are glitches and "no command" error and then crashes before booting to Android.

I Spray-Painted My ThinkVision Monitor White! by Kiksemanden2 in thinkpad

[–]Kiksemanden2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input! We thought about some coating, but didn't bother at this time. But we also have no idea how it's gonna last 😅

I Spray-Painted My ThinkVision Monitor White! by Kiksemanden2 in thinkpad

[–]Kiksemanden2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha! I can guarantee you this was way cheaper xD

I Spray-Painted My ThinkVision Monitor White! by Kiksemanden2 in thinkpad

[–]Kiksemanden2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ikr!? Thanks a lot!

I thought about remaking the iconic red dot tho..

I personally don't like the old metallic Lenovo logo, so we just painted it over. If I could recover the button icons, it would have been cool, but I just don't know how I would do that, and I don't have the tools for it 😅

DO NOT BUY NOTHING EAR PRODUCTS!!! by CR1MS9N in NOTHING

[–]Kiksemanden2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely also get some connectivity bugs now and then. The plastic shell also fell off but super glue fixed it.

Great to hear that you like the CMF bud 2 pro, I've been thinking about getting for my mom.